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- Winpool 1.3
-
- This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful(I mean 'fun'),
- but without any warranty. No author or distributor accepts responsibility
- to anyone for the consequences of using it or for whether it serves any
- particular purpose or works at all.
- Everyone is granted permission to copy, and redistribute this file under the
- following conditions:
-
- -Permission is granted to anyone to make or distribute copies of the program
- in any medium, provided that all copyright notices, permission and
- nonwarranty notices are preserved, and that the distributor grants the
- recipient permission for further redistribution as permitted by this
- document.
- -No alteration on any resource that could change the copyright notice.
-
- Ismail ARIT 1992-1993 Kusadasi,AYDIN,TURKIYE. 09400
-
-
- winpool v1.3
- ======
-
- Winpool is a windows game which simulates a billiard
- game by using an approach called Discrete Element Method(DEM).
- For interested people, the source code is in XpoolTable1.[0,1,2,3].tar.Z
- which is the X window version of the same game. Now, both X and Windows
- versions use the same source code(of cource, with some differences in
- apperance and operating system dependent sections). If you have internet
- connection, you can get it from many ftp sites(or use archie/gopher to find
- the nearest ftp site which has XpoolTable source code).
-
- First of all, I would like to thank to those of you who were really kind to
- send very nice comments about the game. Looks like many people really enjoyed
- the game.
- I finally got some spare time and fixed some stupid bugs in the program, now
- it runs better and handles a lot of stuff more properly. It also has a help
- menu.
-
- This version still uses floating values, so you still need a fast CPU like
- 486, but I am planning to switch to integer values, and do some other
- optimizations so that the game will run on slower CPUs too. I am working
- (almost done) on the network version of Xpool that lets two people play
- against each other(plus, eight other people can also watch the game from
- different locations). I would like to do the same with winpool by using
- modem communication. We'll be able to play winpool over the phone line.
-
-
- Here are some rules:
-
- If you know how to play pool, excellent!, if you don't,
- here is all I can say (and know) about this game:
- With the current setup, we have two sets of balls, first
- set is ball # 1-7, second set is ball # 9-15. whoever
- gets his/her balls in first and then gets the black ball
- in last wins. We don't have automatic scoring right now,
- so whoever wins is supposed to increase his/her score by
- clicking on his/her '+' button (under Scores).
- If you want to see where your ball will go, click on
- 'trajectory ' radio button to get a trajectory of your shot.
- The cue stick lenght determines the hitting strenght, so
- if you want to hit harder, change your cue stick lenght
- by moving your mouse away from the cue ball(white ball).You don't
- have to click on the white ball to start stick handling
- you can click anywhere on the table and start stick
- handler. The white ball goes to the opposite direction
- relative to the cue stick.
-
-
-
- One last thing before we go on; I am going to have to start asking for a
- small amount of registration fee($15). But, I don't like to offend people
- by forcing them or by putting some sort of code in the game that will keep
- prompting for registration every time you run the game. Even if you can't
- pay, give this game to a friend who can pay. If you register, you will get
- a nice postcard(nature,ancient civilizations, egean sea, mediterranean, you
- name it..) from Turkiye(Turkey) informing you the new version of winpool,
- when we release the next version. Also, by registering, you will be
- supporting the further development of this game. If you get both X(unix)
- and Windows(dos) versions, you don't have to register twice, one
- registration is enough. Thank you in advance for your registration.
-
- If you would like to register by sending US$15 ;
- In USA ;
- please send your checks to;
- (payable to Kadir Tepecik )
- Kadir Tepecik
- 4240-A Connecticut st.
- St. Louis, MO, 83116, USA
- In Canada ;
- please send your money order (for US$15) to;
- (payable to Kadir Tepecik )
- Kadir Tepecik
- 4240-A Connecticut st.
- St. Louis, MO, 83116, USA
-
- In Europe and others;
- please send your money order (for US$ 15) to
-
- (payable to Kadir Tepecik )
- Ismail Arit
- Cumhuriyet Mah. Devrim Sok. #4
- Kusadasi, AYDIN, 09400 TURKIYE
-
- If you have any question/comments, you can still send email to
- iarit@tara.mines.colorado.edu
- but, I will be done with the school this summer and start worring about
- some other problems(like how to find a job, and pay $40,000 education
- loan :-( ), so I will be real busy. If I can't reply to your email, I
- apologize for that. I will post my new email address(hopefully, from
- Turkiye) with the next release of winpool. For now, send your questions/
- comments to
- iarit@tara.mines.colorado.edu.
-
- Happy playing,
- IstakayI kIrma Haaa..!!!!( Don't break the cue stick OKKKKKKKK.!!)
-
- Ismail ARIT Kadir Tepecik
- iarit@tara.mines.colorado.edu kadir@sluatm.slu.edu
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