Game Controls:
Moving the Blocks with the Mouse:
There are 2 ways to move the Blocks with the Mouse.
1) Leftclick the first Block, Leftclick the second Block.
2) Click & Drag: Leftclick the first Block and keep the Mousebutton pressed.
Now move the Mousepointer over the desired second Block and release the Button.
Activate the Extra Moves and the Joker:
Keep pressing <CTRL> until the Blocks will start to move. Alternatively you can
also use the Right Mousebutton to activate the Extra Moves.
Collecting Blocks of a specific Color:
Keep pressing <CTRL>, or the Right Mousebutton if you prefer, and move the Mousepointer
over the desired Block. The Block-ID and the collected amount will be displayed.
Calling the Clues:
The Clues are available after 99 Seconds. Every valid Combo will reset the Clues-Timer.
When the Player is passive for about 30 Seconds the Clues will show up automatically.
Pressing <C> to force the Clues is possible, if the Clues won't be overused. When the
Player is calling for Clues more than 3 Times in a Minute he will get a Clues-Penalty
of 99 Seconds.
Changing the Volume with the Mousewheel:
Turning the Mousewheel away from the Body will increase the Volume. Turning the Wheel
to the Body will decrease the Volume. Clicking the Mousewheel will turn the Volume to
the predefinded Values of 80% for the Soundeffects and 40% for the Backgroundmusic.
Selecting the Gamespeed:
With the Keys <1> to <5> the individual Gamespeed can be selected. Gamespeed <1> is
the slowest and <5> the fastest Gamespeed. (you can also try <0>). This Setting, and
many others, will be saved.
Using the Mouse in Menus and Dialogs:
A Leftclick will be interpreted as [Forward] or [Yes]. A Rightclick as [Back] or [No].
Also the Mousewheel can be used. A short Mouse description will scroll up.
Using Optional Tokens:
You can select optional Tokens with the Cursor Keys <UP> and <DOWN>. Those Images are
in BMP Format and can be edited for Color blindness or your own taste.
Saving and Loading:
The actual Game can be saved with the Keys <S> or <F9>. To load a previous saved Game
press <L> or <F12>. This can be done only once in a session.
Switching the Backgroundmusic on and off:
Press <M> to switch the Music off. Pressing <M> again will turn them on.
Pausing the Game:
Press <SPACE> to pause the Game. Pressing <SPACE> again will continue the Game.
Abort the Game:
Press <ESC> to abort the Game. Pressing <ESC> again will return to the opening Menu.
The other Functions:
After entering your Name in the Highscores you can return to the opening Menu with
a Keypress of <ESC>, <SPACE> or <ENTER> (or any Mousebutton). If you do not want to
enter your Name in the Highscores, just press <ENTER> (or any Mousebutton) to cancel.
You can switch the Highscoretables with the Cursor Keys <LEFT> and <RIGHT>.
With the <PAGE UP> and <PAGE DOWN> Keys the last (of the more important) Messages can
be switched back. The last 15 Messages of the Info-Box will be cached.
Pushing <F5> in the opening Menu will guide you to the Highscore tables.
A little Performance Display (FPS: Del: Res:) can be activated by pressing <V>.
FPS means Frames per Second and should be in the range of 60. Del is the amount of
Idle time for one Frame and can range from 1 to 16. Values over 12 are very good.
Res ist the current Desktop resolution and should be 16 or 32 Bit.
Thwit 2009