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Copyright (C) 1999 Andrei Fedukov
Distributed by Ultisoft, Inc.
All Rights Reserved
2 Hooked!
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CONTENTS:
1. Game status
2. Brief description
3. Installation
4. Playing single game
5. Playing DeathMatch
6. Movement keys
7. Skill levels
8. Rating system
9. Shareware limitations
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1. Game status
2 Hooked! is shareware. You may install this program to
test and evaluate it; after that you must either register
this program or delete it from your computer hard drive
and other storage devices. (see "license.txt" file for
details). To register online you may visit
http://www.ultisoft.com/2hooked.htm
or you may register via mail - simple print and fill out
registration form (USorder.txt, AUSorder.txt or UKorder.txt).
After you register you will get registration code and name
by e-mail.
2. Brief description
2 Hooked! is classic arcade worm-like game. You have different
modes to play: four skill levels, Custom mode and DeathMatch.
On standart modes your task is very simple: just try to not hit
anybody or walls and eat an apples to grow up
3. Installation
For playing 2 Hooked! you must have Comic Sans MS fonts
installed on your PC. If you havn't it installed, just copy
files COMIC.TTF and COMICBD.TTF into your WINDOWS\FONTS
directory (included).
4. Playing single game
When you start the game first time you must create your
account - simple click <Change User> in main menu. Enter your
name and press <Enter>. Now you are the current user, your
name will be shown in main screen.
This name will be used for your statistic. When you start the
game next time you may not enter your name - the game remember
last user.
To create new account just click <Change User> again and enter
desired name. This user become 'current user'. All statistics
will be counted for him. To change 'current user' simple
<Change User>.
5. Playing DeathMatch
On DeathMatch you play against you friend - just eat the apples
of your color and ... don't die and help to die to your friend.
To play DeathMatch simple click <DeathMatch> in main menu.
The first player is yellow worm and the second is aqua. Just
eat the apples of your color to grow up. When you die your
friend get a score. So be patient.
6. Movement keys
The standart movement keys for single player game is UP, RIGHT,
LEFT, DOWN keys. To change them simple click <Controls> in main
menu. To change the key just click on desired box and press
desired key.
To play DeathMatch select keys for first and second player just
clicking on desired box.
Pause key: 'Pause Break' key. Music ON/OFF: F1/F2.
7. Skill levels
The game has four predefined skill levels: Beginner, Amateur,
Professional and Master, and custom level. Each of standart
levels has it's own parametres:
CPU worms: it's just how many alien worms will help you to
die. The more CPU worms - the more difficalt to
play.
Timer Interval: it's the timer intervals between game turns. The
more interval - the more easy to play.
Turn probability: it's the probability of the turning of the CPU
worm. The more probability - the more ...
I don't know, try yourself.
You may play Custom skill level - on that level you choose all
parametres by yourself. On this level there is no any
statistics.
To change current skill level simple click <Settings> in main
menu and select desired skill level.
8. Rating System
2 Hooked! has great statistic system for you to play again and
again to make it better. Each user that has it's own account has
different statistic for all four skill levels. To see current
statistic just click <Statistics> in main menu.
Each user on each skill level (except Custom level) has this
parametres:
Games: this is how many games this player have played on
that skill level.
Eaten: it's how many apples this player have eaten on that
skill level in summary.
Average: it's average number of apples user have been eaten
each game. This parameter calculated very simple:
Eaten / Games.
HiScore: this is the greatest result user have ever scored.
In the game screen you may see all this parametres of current
user on current skill level. Also you may see one more parameter
under the Average - it's just how your Average will change if
you die right now.
On the upper right corner of the game screen you may see the
absolutely High Score for this skill level.
All this parametres are saved in file 'stat.dat' in your
2 Hooked! installation directory. You may take part in Global
Rating - simple e-mail this file to the author:
sud@land6.nsu.ru
with subject 'stat'.
All this results will be posted on http://www.chat.ru/~sud.
9. Shareware limitations
2 Hooked! is shareware so before you register it you will only
have:
The only available modes to play is Amateur skill level and
DeathMatch, every 3 minutes of gameplay you will get
ordering screen, you can not get more than 30 score, you
can't take part in Global Rating sending us your stat file.
After you register you will get all modes available to play, all
nag screens will be removed, you may send us your stat file for
Global Rating, you will get full support, free future updates
and new versions of 2 Hooked!
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CONTACTS:
2 Hooked! homepage: http://www.ultisoft.com/2hooked.htm
Email Ultisoft, Inc.: ultisoft@mind.net
Email author: sud@land6.nsu.ru