Tetron 2000 Manual

This manual is still not complete and under construction...
it should be finished july 2001

Contents:

  1. Quick Start
  2. Multiplayer modes
  3. Defining controls
  4. Weapons
  5. World Rankings
  6. Server Setup

Quick Start

After your first start of Tetron2000 it is recommended to define your controls (see section: Definig controls).
Click on the "Single Mode" Tab on the left side.
Enter your name below the label "player1" and press the "Start Game" button.
Press the button and lets go...play. After or during the game, press Escape to return to the main menu.

Multiplayer modes

If there are two or more players, you can choose between differents modes of gameplay

Classic Deathmatch

If you complete more than one line, additional lines will appear on opponents field. If there are 3 players, you need at least 3 and with 4 players at least 4 lines to have any effect on all opponent players.

Enhanced Deathmatch

This mode is like Classic Deathmatch. Additionally you can use weapons. A list of weapons and their effects are described in section Weapons.

Friendly

This is kind of cooperative gameplay. the players can play independent without affecting the other. If the life is limited to one, each can play a game for the highscore.

Defining controls

Go to the Controls Tab and click the Configure button. Now press the keys one by one you want to use. The definition is finished after the last key is pressed.
Left move stone left
Right move stone right
Rotate rotate stone
Down move stone one unit down
Drop drop the stone
Fire start game/activate selected weapon
Weapon select next weapon
Sel Player select next player
W. Rescue hotkey: rescue yourself

Weapons

If you are playing the Enhanced Deathmatch mode, you can use weapons against your opponent or for yourself. All weapons can be used on yourself or any other player. Each weapon can be as useful as unuseful depending on the situation.

Long

If you activate Long, the selected player will get a red long stone after placing its current stone. I think, i don't need to explain, how useful it can be.

Leak

This weapon is very insidous. It is generating wholes in the selected players field. This can prevent any player from doing tetris or else. You can also use it on yourself hoping, that some blocking elements will be eleminated.

Block

This will block full lines and prevents them to disappear for a time. It is useful against your oppenent, when he at the very top of his field. Use it on yourself if you want to send your oppenent a large number of lines after collecting a lot of full lines.

Resuce

This is a defense. Use it to rescue yourself or any player. The 4 lines at the very bottom will disappear.

Speed up

Ahhh....this will speed up the stones (more gravity). If you use it twice on any player, he will be very sorry to know you ! ;). Double Speed is damn fast. But notice, that the second time (if your oppenent is already sped up) it will cost much more. Otherwise it is easy to kill... right?

Fill up

If you have this weapon, you are a lucky guy. It will fill in 4 additional lines on the selected field. Using it more than once, it can be very leathal.

World Rankings

To participate you need just some good scores.
step 1: Make sure, you are connected to the internet.
step 2: Select highscore tab and then the (best) score you want to submit
step 3: Press submit button
step 4: Enter your email address (it will be kept secret)
step 5: Press submit button.
After succesful submission, you can look at the ranking-table in the internet:

Server Setup

To start a server push the <Start Server> button in the options tab.
Specify the listening port.

A) If you are behind a proxy, gateway or firewall, you have to check the option
"use gateway". The Server is asking you for the address of your gateway or address that is visible from the outside of your LAN.
Do not forget to enable port-forwarding on your firewall or gateway.

The server is listening for server scan in LAN on port 7001.

B) Enter the name of your server and a short description. This will be visible to the tetron user after searching for servers.

C) Press the <Update to INet> button to publish your server on the internet.