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HARDWIRE
Version 1.0
Presented by noddybox '98
Written using DJGPP v2 and Allegro 3.0
Allegro written by Shawn Hargreaves
===============================================================================
USAGE
-----
hardwire [-v] [-q]
-v Report version number
-q Disable sound (in case you can't stand it or the autodetection
messes up)
-m Disable music (if you suddenly discover you have good taste)
-s Trim some special FX off to try and make it run acceptebly on
slower (486) machines.
RULES FOR WIRE MODE
-------------------
Blocks (or columns) will descend the screen in the time honoured tradition, but
with the slight twist of being made up of pieces of circuit board. Rather than
making complete horizontal lines it's your jobs to make connections between
any of the connectors lining the sides and bottom of the pit. A complete
connection will cause the circuitry to burn up, making more room for the never
ending supply from upstairs. Likewise makeing a completely enclosed circuit
will induce a current that destroys those pieces of circuit.
Every so often a special block will fall that once layed in place will blow up
all circuit pieces that match the ones surrounding it.
If the blocks (even a special) overflow the top of the pit, it's game over and
back to the dole office.
RULES FOR TETRIS CLASSIC MODE
-----------------------------
Blocks drop down into the pit. Complete horizontal line disappear, causing the
above lines to move down. The game is over once the pit overflows. I'm sure
you've heard of the idea... :-)
KEYS (title)
------------
F1 Change between TETRIS WIRE, COLUMNS WIRE and TETRIS CLASSIC mode
F2 Change game level. Anyone who can play past 10 has my sympathies!
F3 Alter pit width.
F4 Toggle motion sickness. (Go on, waste those spare CPU cycles!)
F5 Toggle music on/off
I View instructions and README.
R Redefine keys
SPACE Play game
ESC Quit back to DOS
KEYS (game)
-----------
RIGHT Move block right
LEFT Move block left
UP Spin block clockwise / rotate column up
DOWN Spin block anti-clockwise / rotate column up
SPACE Drop block (hold down to keep dropping)
P Pause
F9 Frankly I'm bored, and may as well goto the next level.
ESC Quit back to title (in a rash act of kindness you also get to keep
your current score...)
The movement, rotate, drop and pause keys can be redefined.
HINTS
-----
If you find the graphical frippery of the GAME OVER screen tiresome, it can be
sped up with the DROP key.
In TETRIS mode blocks will become 'unglued' and drop if there is space below if
one of it's member pieces is destroyed in a connection, or if it is above a
piece that gets destroyed in a connection... It should make more sense when
you see it... Hopefully!
In COLUMNS mode the blocks are always 'unglued'.
If it helps the order of checks is to see if any of the side connectors are the
start of a circuit, then the bottom ones and then see if any loops have been
made.
CONTENTS
--------
The archive should include :
HARDWIRE.TXT This file
HARDWIRE.EXE The executable
CWSDPMI.EXE DOS virtual memory type thingy... You shouldn't need this for
Windows 95
HARDWIRE.DAT The Allegro datafile holding the sprites, sounds, etc.
ALLEGRO.CFG Setup file for Allegro. If you have troubles with the sound or
graphics try editing this (the file is as supplied with Allegro
and is reasonably self-documenting)
MAKEFILE. Makefile. Requires GNU make, DJGPP and Allegro
HARDWIRE.C The source
PIECEMAP.H Source file defining the tetris piece maps.
HWPAL.H Definitions for the palette
HWDAT.H Definitions for the datafile
KEYSTR.H Scan code -> strings array
README.H Arrayed version of this file for internal README
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email: ianc@noddybox.demon.co.uk
URL: http://www.noddybox.demon.co.uk/
Please send any bug reports or incompatabilities to the above address. Run
'hardwire -v' to find version number when reporting bugs. TVM.
You are free to do whatever you want with this code, aside from claim
responsibility for it and charge for it.
(c) 1998 noddybox
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