Emlith
Emlith  Version 3.01E   Help Index

How to play Emlith

Emlith Commands

[Game] Menu Commands

[Option] Menu Commands

How to register

Copyright and Miscellaneous

Registration Request Form


How to Play
How to Play Emlith

Mouse

You can click the left mouse button on the falling lith to rotate it. By clicking to the right or the left of the lith, you can move it from side to side. You can also use the right mouse button to drop the lith into place.

Keyboard

You can use the following keys on the number pad to control the position of the falling lith:

'6' or the right arrow will move the lith to the right

'4' or the left arrow will move the lith to the left

'8' or the up arrow will move the lith down

'2' or the down arrow will drop the lith

'5' will rotate the lith

Escape key will pause the game

You can also change the function of the up and down arrow keys as well as the space bar by selecting the 'Assign Keys' menu option.

When you complete an entire row, the row will disappear and you will earn points. The more rows you complete at the same time, the more points you will earn.

1 row  =  1 point

2 rows =  5 points

3 rows = 10 points

4 rows = 20 points

5 rows = 50 points

6 rows = 100 points


Emlith Commands

 [Game] Menu Commands

 [Option] Menu Commands


[Game] Menu Commands

New

Starts the game from the beginning.

Pause

Pauses the game so you can do something else without losing your position in the game.

Resume

Resumes the game from pausing.

Stage Forward

Advances to the next stage in challenge mode.

Stage Backward

Returns to the previous stage in challenge mode.

Exit

Immediately exits the game.


[Option] Menu Commands

Play Mode...

In this option, you will select playing mode and kinds of liths.  There are five options as followings.

Size 4    All the liths will be made up of four blocks.

Size 5    All the liths will be made up of five blocks.

All Liths    Will randomly select from all sixty possible lith shapes.

Challenge    The game will progress with different liths as you complete stages.

Selected Liths    Randomly chooses liths from the ones selected with the [Select...] button.  (See also Select Liths)

Items...

Lets you select items (Bomb or Oil) to drop during the game.

Bomb   If a bomb drops, the blocks around the bomb will explode.

Oil   If oil drops, the blocks where the oil drops will be slippery, and all the blocks in the air in this row will slip downward.

Frame Width...

Lets you change the width of your playing area except in challenge mode.

Assign Keys...

Lets you change the functionality of the up arrow, the down arrow, and the space bar.

Settings...

Change the settings on the screen as followings:

Background    Lets you select the background color of your playing area.

Sound    Enables/Disables sound during the game.

Vertical Lines    Displays vertical lines across the playing area.

Monochrome    Sets the game colors so they will be usable on a monochrome monitor.

Save Size when Exiting    When this is checked, the size and the location of the window will be saved when you exit the game.

Rotation Direction

Lets you change the direction of the rotation.

Default Size

Change the window to the default size.


Select Liths

You can select liths from the total of sixty kinds of liths.  Left click on the lith to select so that a frame around the lith will appear.  Left click again on the lith to cancel.


How to Register

Request for Registration

If you decide to continue to play the game, please register your name to this shareware.  Your contributions will be used to make better software.  Foreign registration is welcome.

The registration fee

The registration fee depends on whether you would like to have a floppy disk containing the newest version of Emlith and other EmSoft Windows game programs.

In the U.S. or Canada or by CompuServe Shareware Registration Service:

US$10.00 (registration only) or US$15.00 (with a floppy disk)

In the U.K. or Scandanavia:

£8.00 Sterling (registration only) or £12.00 Sterling (with a floppy disk)

In the rest of Europe:

DM20,00 (registration only) or DM30,00 (with a floppy disk)

In Japan:

1,200 yen (registration only) or 1,700 yen (with a floppy disk)

How to register

If you have a CompuServe ID:  You can use the Shareware Registration Service in CompuServe by "GO SWREG".  The registration ID for Emlith is 523.  If you use this service, CompuServe will notify me that you have used the service, and I will soon e-mail you the registration information.  However, a floppy disk cannot be ordered through CompuServe because the newer version is always available in the WINADV library (GO WINADV).  Here is how to register on CompuServe.  From any prompt on CompuServe, type:

GO SWREG 	(goes to Register Shareware Menu)

2 	(Register Shareware)

1 	(Search by Registration ID)

523 	(Registration ID for Emlith)

Y 	(Yes to 'Would you like to Register?')

You will receive the registration information directly from me usually within 24 hours.

If you do not have a CompuServe ID:  Print and fill out the Registration Request Rorm.  If you would like to have a floppy disk containing the latest versions of Emlith and other EmSoft Windows game programs, please specify so in the registration form.  Please see the instruction below depending on where you live:

In the U.S. or Canada:  Please make out a check or money order for US$10.00 (or US$15.00 if you would like a floppy disk) to Yutaka Emura and send it to the following address with the registration form.  A check or money order is acceptable if it can be cashed through a U.S. bank.

Yutaka Emura

920-1, Higashi-Hiratsuka,

Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305 JAPAN

In the U.K. or Scandanavia:  Please send the registration form with a check or money order for £8.00 Sterling (or £12.00 Sterling if you would like to have a floppy disk) to:

Hillfoots Data Services,

Mains House,

Tillicoultry,

Clackmannanshire,

FK13 6PQ.

U.K.

In the rest of Europe:  Please send the registration form with a check or money order for DM20,00 (or DM30,00 if you would like to have a floppy disk) to:

Credit Suisse,

CH-3800 Interlaken,

Switzerland,

0367-206054-50,

Abegglen Heinz.

In Japan:  Choose one of the followings:

1. If you are a credit member of NIFTY-Serve, you can register by using the shareware registration service by GO SWSOKIN.  The shareware number of Emlith is 27.

2. In a post office, make a remittance to the following Yubin-Furikae account.  Write 'Emlith 3.0E' on the back of Haraikomi form, and order Tsujo-Haraikomi.

Utsunomiya 3-26195

3. In a bank, make a remittance to the following account.  Write me to let me know that you make a remittance for Emlith 3.0E.

Sakura Bank, Tsuchiura Branch, Futsu 3399917

If you have any questions or comments, please write or e-mail me.

CompuServe  	73560,2250

NIFTY-Serve  	QFG02250

ASCII NET  	pcs38156

PC-VAN  	KMA05549

Yutaka Emura

(See also Registration Request Form and Copyright)


Copyright
Copyright and Miscellaneous

How to get the newest version

The newest versions of EmSoft programs are always uploaded on CompuServe WINADV library.  Downloading from this is the easiest way if you have a CompuServe ID.  However, if you would like to have a floppy disk, send US$5.00 to me as shown at How to register.

Copyright

Although the copyright of this application belongs to Yutaka Emura, you can freely copy and distribute.  In case of using commercially, his permission is necessary.

Miscellaneous

Your comments are welcome.  If you find any bugs, please let me know.

The author would like thank the people in Way Forward Technology who helped me write this help document.

CompuServe   73560,2250

Yutaka Emura


Registration Request Form
In order to print this form, please choose "Print Topic" from the "File" menu in this Help Window.

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Registration Request Form for Emlith Version 3.01E (Author: Yutaka Emura)

Name:	______________________________

Address:  	________________________________________

________________________________________

Country:	____________________

CompuServe ID Number(if you have): __________________________

Would you like to have a floppy disk containing the latest version of Emlith and other EmSoft Windows game programs?

[   ] Yes, I would like to have a floppy disk, and I would like to register to Emlith (US$15.00 or £12.00 Sterling or DM30,00).

[   ] No, I don't need a floppy disk, but I would like to register to Emlith (US$10.00 or £8.00 Sterling or DM20,00).

If yes, which size of a floppy disk would you like?

[   ] 3-1/2 inch disk (720KB format)

[   ] 5-1/4 inch disk (1.2MB format)

The amount of remittance:    __________

Computer System:	__________________________________

Comments: 	________________________________________

________________________________________

Date:	__________________

Send this form with a check or money order to:

In the U.S., Canada or Japan

Yutaka Emura

920-1, Higashi-Hiratsuka,

Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305 JAPAN

In the U.K. or Scandanavia:

Hillfoots Data Services, Mains House, Tillicoultry, Clackmannanshire, FK13 6PQ. U.K.

In the rest of Europe:

Credit Suisse, CH-3800 Interlaken, Switzerland, 0367-206054-50, Abegglen Heinz.