Klax5

Klax5 v1.00 ----------- Contents 1. Introduction 2. Installation 3. Usage 4. Deletion 5. History 6. Details 1. INTRODUCTION Thanyou for trying Klax5, the latest arcade-puzzle game available for the EPOC-32 based system (Psion Series 5 + GeoFox 1). Klax5 is (surprisingly) a version of the classic game "Klax" which people have been getting addicted to over the last decade or so. 2. INSTALLATION A folder called "Klax5" should be created within the "\System\Apps" folder on the Series 5. It should be possible to install to a compact flash disk (Drive "D") instead, but this hasn't been tested. All of the files from this archive should then be copied to this folder, with the sound effects remaining in the "SFX" directory. The Control file "Klax5.ctl" is also included for use on the PC if you are using PSISETUP (PSISETUP is a PC-based auto-installation program, available from http://www.rmrsoft.com/) 3. USAGE Once installed, the icon for Klax5 should appear on the extras bar. Just click on this to run the program. Once the program has started, you can start a game by either: o pressing "Ctrl+N" o Selecting "New Game" from the "Game" menu o Clicking on the "New" button on the toolbar You will then be presented with the warp-screen menu. This appears once every 5 waves (levels), letting you choose how much further in the game you want to go. After selecting a wave, the game starts. A message appears at the beginning of each level in the top-right hand corner of the screen, giving you a hint at how to become better at Klax5. By default, the paddle that you control uses the following keys: Left Arrow - Move the paddle to the left Right Arrow - Move the paddle to the right Up Arrow - Flip the uppermost tile on the paddle back onto the slide Down Arrow - Slide all of the tiles down quicker Space Bar - Drop the uppermost tile on the paddle onto the grid below These keys can all be redefined on the Configuration screen, which can be accessed from the toolbar / menu system. PLAYING KLAX5: The idea of the game is simple. You must stop all of the tiles from the slide from falling off. To do this, you move your paddle underneath them to catch them. Your paddle can only hold 5 tiles though. To get rid of tiles completely you must drop them onto the grid below and get 3 or more in a row of the same pattern. This can either be vertically, horizontally, or diagonally. To the right of the screen are the level details: What type of level you are on and what you have left to do to finish the level. The level types are as follows: o Klax - any 3, 4 or 5 in a row - vertically, horizontally or diagonally o Diagonal - any 3, 4 or 5 in a row diagonally o Horizontal - any 3, 4 or 5 in a row horizontally o Points - You must get Klaxes up to a certain number of points (Diagonal and horizontal klaxes are worth more, as are 4 & 5 in a row klaxes) o Tile - You must survive a certain number of tiles falling from the top of the screen. The number you have left to get is displayed below the level type. Depending on what level you are on, you have wither 3, 4 or 5 lives. These are shown as the lights next to the paddle. As you lose a life, one of the lights goes out. When all of the lights go out you can either retry the level or start the game again. Once playing, the game can be paused from either the toolbar or menu system. 4. DELETION To delete Klax5, just delete the Klax5 folder from where it is installed to ("\System\Apps"). 5. HISTORY v1.00 - First release: 11/04/98 o No known bugs o First 30 levels + tips are the same as on the original Klax 6. DETAILS Klax5 is shareware. This means that if you like it, and play it beyond a trial period (a couple of weeks or so), that you should register it. To do this, either fill in the form included in the "Register.Frm" file included, or send a cheque for £10 sterling to the address at the end of this file. Please also include your name (as the registration code you are given depends on it), and your e-mail address to send the registration code to. If you do not have e-mail access, please include your home address. If you like this program, why not see if I've written anything new since at: http://www.york.ac.uk/~jsg102/ Please send any comments / ideas to: jsg102@york.ac.uk or to: JS Greenwood, 113 Crosland Road, Oakes, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire HD3 3PW England 11/04/98