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- :-------------------- World Of Windows Software (TM) ------------------:
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- Welcome to WOWSpill!
-
- WOWSpill Copyright 1993, Ben C. Pullen
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-
- DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY
-
- THIS SOFTWARE IS SOLD "AS IS" AND WITHOUT WARRANTIES AS
- TO PERFORMANCE OF MERCHANTABILITY OR ANY OTHER WARRANTIES
- WHETHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED. BECAUSE OF THE VARIOUS
- HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE ENVIRONMENTS INTO WHICH THIS
- PROGRAM MAY BE PUT, NO WARRANTY OF FITNESS FOR A
- PARTICULAR PURPOSE IS OFFERED. THE USER MUST ASSUME THE
- ENTIRE RISK OF USING THE PROGRAM. ANY LIABILITY OF THE
- SELLER WILL BE LIMITED EXCLUSIVELY TO PRODUCT REPLACEMENT
- OR REFUND OF PURCHASE PRICE.
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- HARDWARE/SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS
-
- WOWSpill is a Windows (TM) program, and therefore requires a
- machine capable of running Windows 3.x, with ample memory.
-
- WOWSpill requires VGA graphics or higher (pretty standard with
- Windows systems) and a mouse.
-
- The WOWSpill files take up almost 1 Meg of disk space.
-
- It is preferable to be running Windows 3.1 or greater, as WOWSpill
- is resource-intensive, and Free System Resources are more limited
- in Windows 3.0.
-
- If you are running under OS/2, OS/2 2.1 (non-betas) is necessary.
-
- If you encounter any problems related to hardware, please contact
- the author:
- Ben C. Pullen
- World Of Windows Software
- 7112 Brookdale Court
- Watauga, TX 76148
-
- CompuServe ID - 73163,2110
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- INSTALLATION / FILELIST
-
- Depending on where you acquired your copy of WOWSpill, you may
- have more files than shown. WOWSpill was initially distributed
- as a self-extracting compressed file (using LHARC). This file
- is WOWSPL.EXE, and contains all of the files necessary to run
- WOWSPILL. WOWSPILL.DOC (this file) may accompany WOWSPL.EXE,
- as well as WOWSPILL.SCR (score file, created upon demand).
-
- To install WOWSpill, create a directory on your hard drive,
- (preferably \WOWSPILL), and copy WOWSPL.EXE into it. Then
- just run WOWSPL.EXE and it will decompress into the following
- files:
- WOWSPILL.EXE - Main WOWSpill program.
- WOWSPILL.HLP - WOWSpill help file.
- WOWSPILL.DOC - This document.
- REGISTER.DOC - Registration/bug reporting form.
- VENDOR.DOC - Info for Shareware distributors
- SYSOP.DOC - Info for BBS Administrators
- README.DOC - Intro to WOWSpill
-
- To set up WOWSpill as an icon on your Windows Desktop, select
- the folder you want to place it in, and then select New... from
- the File menu in Windows Program Manager. You should get a
- dialog on which you can select Program Item, and then hit OK.
- This will bring up the properties screen. Enter WOWSpill in the
- 'Description' field and wowspill.exe in the 'Command Line' field.
- In the 'Working Directory' field, type the directory where you
- installed WOWSpill. Windows needs this info so WOWSpill can find
- the Help and Score files.
-
- The distribution of WOWSpill should be done in the WOWSPL.EXE
- form. Do not distribute the files separately.
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- HOW TO PLAY
-
- The object of WOWSpill is to obtain points by connecting pieces
- of 'pipe' together so that the water will flow thru them.
-
- There is a 'faucet' piece already on the board from which the
- water will start flowing. You pick up a pieces with the mouse
- by clicking on the piece in the selection area on the right side
- of the screen. Place the pieces on the board so that they connect
- to the faucet and to other pieces. In this manner, when the water
- starts to flow, it will flow through the pieces that are connected
- to the faucet.
-
- The water will continue to flow until it hits the drain or it hits
- a non-pipe piece. When a non-pipe piece is hit, a spill occurs,
- and the round will be over. You get three spills and then the
- game is over.
-
- When the water hits the drain, you will be advanced to the next
- level. When the water goes through a cross piece, it will
- continue to flow straight, and not spill out of the sides. This
- allows you to 'crossover' an already built section of pipe so
- you can continue building.
-
-
- You select the pipe pieces from the queue area on the right of
- the screen. The top three pieces are 'preview' pieces that are
- not selectable, they will shift down each time you select a
- piece.
-
- Once you select a piece, you can place it on the board in any
- square. If you place it on top of another piece, it will destroy
- the underlying piece, and subtract 60 points from your score!
- This is, you will find, sometimes necessary when a piece is in
- your way.
-
-
- At the top of the board, you will notice 4 status fields, which
- tell you the time before the flow starts, your score, the level
- you are in, and the number of spills you've had. You get 60
- seconds to place pieces in the first level before the water
- starts to flow. In the second level, you have 50 seconds. After
- that, only 40 seconds is given. Once the water starts flowing,
- you will get points for each second the water flows. Once you
- connect the faucet to the drain, you can increase the water flow
- speed by clicking the mouse on the faucet.
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- WOWSPILL SCORING
-
- Scoring for WOWSpill occurs during play (flow score), as well as
- scoring for the level after level completion or a spill.
-
- During play, you get points for each second that the water flows
- through the pipes. If you place a piece on top of another piece,
- your score is reduced by 60 (if you have that many points!).
-
-
- After a spill or at the completion of a level, the Scoring Screen
- will appear, and show your scores for the level.
-
- When you begin a level, you will see bonus pieces appearing on
- the board. If you connect to these pieces, and the water flows
- through them, you will receive the specified bonus amount at the
- end of the level.
-
- Any pieces that are left on the board and do not have water in
- them are 'extras', and 50 points will be deducted for each.
-
-
- Crosses are special in WOWSpill, and can be used to score many
- points. You get points for a cross only when the flow occurs in
- both directions, ie. the whole cross is full of water. You get
- 100 points for having 1 cross, and the amount doubles for each
- subsequent cross, up to 7 crosses. If you get 8 crosses, you
- get 10,000 points, plus 5000 points for each additional cross.
-
- To simplify, if you get 1 cross you get 100 points.
- 2 200 points
- 3 400 points
- 4 800 points
- 5 1600 points
- 6 3200 points
- 7 6400 points
- 8 10000 points
- 9 15000 points
- 10 20000 points
- +1 +5000 points
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-
- If your final score is high enough, you will get to enter your
- name for the High Score Board. There is a High Score Board for
- each board in WOWSpill, (Small, Medium, and Large), and the
- scores are kept separately.
-
- To see the High Scores, you can select the Scores button
- from the left side of the menu. You will get a screen from
- which you can select the size board you want scores for.
-
- The high score file (WOWSPILL.SCR) will be created if none
- exists, so you can clear the high scores by deleting this
- file.
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- GAME SELECTION
-
- When you want to play a new game of the same size board, you can
- simply select the 'Same' button from the tile selection area. If
- you want to play a board of a different size (or same size), you
- can select the 'New' button from the left side of the screen.
- This will bring up a screen from which you can select the size of
- game to play. A purple border will surround the size board that
- is currently selected.
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- DEFINITION OF SHAREWARE
-
- WOWSpill is Shareware, which is a distribution method which gives
- users a chance to try software before they purchase it, and keeps
- costs of software down by not requiring the developer(s) to go to
- the expense of packaging and marketing their products.
-
- If after trying WOWSpill, you continue to use it, you are
- expected to register yourself as a user. This benefits both you
- as a user and shareware developers by keeping quality software
- on the market at reasonable prices.
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- ASP - ASSOCIATION OF SHAREWARE PROFESSIONALS
-
- WOWSpill is produced by a member of the Association of
- Shareware Professionals (ASP). ASP wants to make sure that the
- shareware principle works for you. If you are unable to resolve
- a shareware-related problem with an ASP member by contacting the
- member directly, ASP may be able to help. The ASP Ombudsman can
- help you resolve a dispute or problem with an ASP member, but does
- not provide technical support for members' products. Please write
- to the ASP Ombudsman at 545 Grover Road, Muskegon, MI 49442-9427
- USA, FAX 616-788-2765 or send a CompuServe message via CompuServe
- Mail to ASP Ombudsman 70007,3536.
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- REGISTRATION
-
- The Registration fee for WOWSpill is $15.00. This will entitle
- you to use WOWSpill, as well as to receive support for any
- problems. It will also get you on a mailing list for future
- World Of Windows products (currently under development).
-
- Please send $15.00 in US funds to: Ben C. Pullen
- World Of Windows Software
- 7112 Brookdale Court
- Watauga, TX 76148
-
- You can use the REGISTER.DOC file for registration if you have
- access to a printer. REGISTER.DOC provides a fill-in-the-blank
- type form for easy registration.
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- COMMENTS / BUGS / PROBLEMS
-
- If you have any comments or suggestions for WOWSpill, please
- feel free to write to the author at the above address or on
- CompuServe at 73163,2110.
-
- If you find any bugs, please report those as well. When reporting
- bugs, please include information about your systems hardware setup,
- such as the machine brand/model, display type, display card,
- and operating system being used (Windows 3.0, Windows 3.1,
- Windows NT, or OS/2 2.1). REGISTER.DOC has this info in a
- fill-in-the-blank type form for easy bug reporting.
-
- The most common problem encountered by WOWSpill users is not
- having enough Free System Resources/Memory, because WOWSpill
- is a resource-intensive application. When this problem appears,
- you will get the message "Could not load bitmap due to limited
- resources". You can usually solve this problem by closing other
- applications that are running on your system. If this does not
- help, then your machine may not have enough hardware (memory)
- or may not be a current enough version of the operating system.
- If this is the case, please do not attempt to register, as the
- author cannot support inadequate hardware/software configurations.
- See Hardware/Software requirements at the beginning of this file.
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- Thanks for trying WOWSpill!
-
- Ben C. Pullen
- World Of Windows Software
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