Cannons readme
2003

EULA: Use the program at your own risk 'nuff said.


This is my entry to the one-key challenge held at forum.qbasicnews.com
It's a simple game where you try to hit your opponent(s) with a projectile,
by deciding angle and velocity, before the opponent(s) hit you.

Menus
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New game:   What it says, you will be prompted a few questions before the
            game begins

Options:    Here you can change various things concerrning the graphics

Exit:       What it says, but it's a bad choice ;*)

In the game:

Instead of inputting figures for the angle/velocity,
which is quite hard with one key and still keep the gameplay,
the croshair moves in an arch back and forth from 0 to 180 degrees
and reverse. When the crosshair is at the desired direction,
push and hold down the spacebar, when the status bar at the downmost
part of the screen shows the desired speed, release the spacebar
and a shot is fired...

Esc will take you back to the main menu when ingame...

Keys
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Up arrow    Used for menu navigating
Down arrow  See above
Enter       Used to toggle menu things
Space       See above + used ingame

If you want to create your own background for cannons it IS possible!
Open PP256 and load the pp256pal.pal palette file (as palette duh!),
then make a file with two 64x64 images, the first will be used as
foreground (ground), the scond will be used as background ("air")
If you create some tilesets, please show them to me, I might host them
or something...

Q/A
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Q: The game won't run.
A: Specify your problem better, then mail me, but that's no promise
   that I can fix it or help you out, as my skills are modest.

Q: The game runs too fast on my 1337 computer.
A: Change the delay in the options menu.

Q: The game runs too slow on my 1337 computer.
A: Change the delay in the options menu.

Q: How can I create my own tiles?
A: Read this file again but this time, pay more attention.

Q: The sound doesn't work.
A: It will never do in this game.

Q: What is the meaning of life?
A: 42

Q: What did you mean with the above answer?
A: It's the answer to 6*7=

Q: There's a lot of spelling errors in the game/readme
A: Wlel a Cmbairgde sutdy has sowhn taht taht deos not mtatr.

Q: Can I send you money?
A: Of course, but I don't accept credit cards.

Q: The Q/A section desn't seem very serious.
A: Amen.

                                    /red_Marvin red_Marvin@hotmail.com
