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- Control Keys
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- A: Aim
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- Move the mouse left or right to aim the cue. Move the mouse forward or
- back to change the up/down angle of the table. Hold the left mouse button
- and move the mouse back to zoom in. Hold the left mouse button and move
- the mouse forward to zoom out. The view stays centered around the cue ball.
- The Status Area will inform you when you are in AIM MODE.
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- S: Shoot
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- Hold the S key down and move the mouse back for your backstroke, and then
- forward to strike the cue ball. The faster you move the mouse forward, the
- harder you will strike the cue ball. As with a real pool cue, a smooth
- stroke is very important. The Status Area will inform you when you are in
- Shoot Mode.
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- V: Change View
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- Press V to select View Mode. Move the mouse left and right to rotate
- the table. Moving the mouse forward and back changes the up/down angle of
- the table. Hold the left mouse button and move the mouse forward/back to
- Zoom the view. Hold the C key down and move the mouse to change the center
- of view. The center of view is the point the view rotates about. Changing
- to Aim mode will bring the view back to the cue ball (AIM) view.
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- M: Select and move ball
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- Hold M down to move the currently selected ball. Hold H down to change the
- ball selection. 'Move' will only work on the cue ball when you have ball
- in hand during a game, or while in practice mode. H only works in
- practice mode.
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- B: Raise butt of cue
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- For some advanced shots, such as the masse, you must hit the cue ball from
- above. Hold down B and move the mouse forward or back to bring the butt of
- the cue up or down. The Status Area will display the cue angle. The angle
- will be reset to normal after the shot.
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- C: Move Center Point
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- Hold C and move the mouse to move the center point of the view to a different
- location on the screen. Moving the view in this way does not affect the aim
- of the shot.
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- E: English: Move cue tip
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- Hold E and move the mouse to apply English (change the cue tip location on
- the cue ball). The dot on the cue ball indicates where the cue tip will hit.
- English is used to place spin on the cue ball, and can be very helpful in
- making what would otherwise be impossible shots. Hitting the cue ball to the
- left or right of center places a left or right spin on the ball. Hitting the
- cue ball above center puts a foward spin on the ball. Hitting below center
- puts a backwards spin on the cue ball.
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- F: Vary Force of Tracking hit
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- This option is only available if (T)racking is turned on. While Tracking is on,
- hold F down and move the mouse forward or back to change the force of the hit.
- Tracking Lines get longer as the mouse is pushed forward (Increase Force),
- shorter as the mouse is pulled back (Decrease Force). The balls will all end
- up exactly where the Tracking indicator shows if you hit the cue ball with
- the specified amount of force. Use the SPACE BAR to use exactly this amount
- of force.
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- H: Select a different ball to move
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- You must first select M first to activate ball Move. Then hold the H key and
- move the green crosshair cursor with the mouse over the ball you wish selected.
- When you release the H key the cursor will snap to the nearest ball. Once the
- ball is selected, hold the M key to move the ball to the desired location.
- Only available in Practice Mode.
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- Left Mouse Button: Zoom
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- Hold the left mouse button down and move the mouse backwards (down) to zoom in,
- move the mouse forward (up) to zoom out.
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- Right Mouse Button: Opens Main Menu System
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- Press the right mouse button to enter the Main Menu. You may also access
- the Main Menu by pressing the F10 key or the Escape Key.
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- Shift: toggle Amplify
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- Press the shift key (no need to hold it) to toggle Amplify. "Amplify" will
- appear in red in the status area. Mouse movements are exaggerated while
- Amplify is turned on. This option is used primarily for the break.
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- Ctrl: toggle Fine Tune
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- Press the Ctrl key (no need to hold it) to toggle Fine Tune. "Fine Tune"
- will appear in red in the status area. Mouse movements are much finer while
- amplify is turned on. Use this control for setting up trick shots or anytime
- precision alignment is needed. It also comes in handy for hitting the cue
- ball softly.
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- L: Toggle table lines
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- Press the L key to toggle the table lines on or off.
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- P: Preference Color
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- Changes the color of the table.
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- R: Replay last shot
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- Press R to replay the previous shot. You can change the rate of replay (even
- during replay) with the + and - keys.
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- T: Toggle Tracking
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- The T key will toggle the Tracking Lines on and off. Tracking shows you
- the path of every ball on the table, based on the current aim and force setting.
- Each ball's path is indicated by a line of the same color as the ball.
- Striped balls have striped paths. The Tracking lines end where the ball will
- stop. The exact path balls will follow is based partly on the force of the
- hit. To hit the cue ball with exactly the force shown by Tracking, press S
- and then press the space bar instead of shooting the ball with the mouse.
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- U: Undo
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- Press U to Undo the last shot. The view will reset to the AIM and table
- position of the previous shot. This is very useful for practicing shots.
- Undo is not available when playing a computer opponent, or when connected to
- a remote player via network or modem.
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- Z: Zip to result
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- Press Z after you shoot to progress immediately to the end of the shot. Z will
- skip to the result of the shot, placing the balls where they would have ended
- up if allowed to roll naturally to a stop.
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- + (=) Increase replay rate
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- The + key (or the = key) will increment the replay rate. Replay rate can be
- 1/8 speed, 1/4 speed, 1/2 speed, or 1 (full) speed. The replay rate is shown
- at the top right of the status area. Replay rate can be adjusted at any
- time, even during the replay.
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- - Decrease replay rate
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- The - key will decrement the replay rate. Replay rate can be 1/8 speed,
- 1/4 speed, 1/2 speed, or 1 (full) speed. The replay rate is shown at the top
- right of the status area. Replay rate can be adjusted at any time, even
- during the replay.
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- Alt-C: Send communication to remote player
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- Press Alt-C and you will be able to send a text notice to a remote player.
- Your notice can only be one line across the screen. If you need more room,
- send the message in more than one piece. Press Enter when you are done
- entering your message and it will be sent to the remote player.
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- Alt-L: Load Saved Game or position
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- Alt-L will load a previously saved game or shot.
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- Alt-M Declare miscall on previous shot
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- Most games require players to call their shots. Usually the shot you are
- attempting is obvious. If a shot doesn't go in as you planned, the computer
- doesn't know, so you are on the honor system to admit it. Press Alt-M
- and play will proceed to the next player. Not available in Practice Mode.
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- Alt-Q: Quit current match
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- Alt-Q quits the current match. You will be asked to confirm this option.
- Game and Foul totals will reset to zero for both players.
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- Alt-S: Save game or position
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- Alt-S saves the current game. You can use this to save a game to resume
- later, or you can use it to save trick shots. You must enter a name to save
- the shot under. Not Available in Demo Version.
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- Alt-T: Change player turn
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- If you want to play "push out" rules, let your opponent try again, or just
- got mixed up whose turn it was, press Alt-T and play will go to the other
- player without the movement of any balls, or the assessment of any fouls.
- Not Available in Demo Version.
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- INS: Spot selected ball
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- Insert will spot the selected ball at the foot spot. Available only in
- Move Mode.
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- DEL: Pocket selected ball
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- Delete will pocket the selected ball. Available only in Move Mode.
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