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- * SOLEAU SOFTWARE PRESENTS *
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- OILCAP
- (6.0)
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- Programed by William Soleau
- 1990
-
- Version 6.0 (c) 1992
-
- Requirements: Mouse and EGA Graphics Card
-
- Files Needed:
- OILCAP.OV1 OILCAP.OV2 OILCAP.OV3
- OILCAP.OV4 OILCAP.OV5 OILCAP6.EXE
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-
- * Directions / Objective *
-
- Welcome to Oil Cap....
-
- The objective of Oil Cap is to create a consecutive series
- of links, as long as possible, through which the oil can flow
- without reaching a dead end.
-
- At the beginning of each level, there will be a starting
- square. It will say "Start" on it. It is from this grid that the
- oil will begin to flow once the clock timer reaches 0:00. At the
- bottom of the screen (below the game board), you will see four
- blocks of links. Your mouse cursor will be on the fourth one across.
- This is the present link to be placed onto the 8 X 11 grid board.
- Select that link by pressing the left button on your mouse. The
- link will then disappear, and your cursor will now be visible on
- the game board. You must remember what that link looked like
- because you won't be able to see it again until you place it on
- the board. With your mouse cursor, find where you want to put that
- link and press the left button again to place it there.
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- Once you have placed the link, the other pieces below will
- move over one, and you can continue placing links until the clock
- counts down to 0:00 and the oil starts to flow from the starting
- grid. You can still place links on the game board while the
- oil is flowing, but don't let the oil run out of links to move
- through, or that level will end and your score will be totaled.
-
- ** Note ** See added features for version 6.0, at the end of these
- directions, allowing you to speed up the oil once you've
- finished placing all your links. Also, a much requested
- <P>ause button has been added to this version.
-
-
- * SPECIAL LINKS *
-
- There are many special links that you can use to increase
- your score. Bonus links sometimes appear on the grid board. Each
- one of these has either 100/200/500/1000 points written on it.
- If you can make the oil pass through these links, that number will
- be added to your total at the end of the round. Also, you will
- find special 50 point links that occasionally come along and are
- to be placed by you. These links are very squiggly. This makes
- the oil spend more time getting through them, giving you valuable
- time as you race to keep ahead of the gushing oil.
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- You cannot place links on any black grid or the starting
- grid. Once the oil starts to flow, and has passed through a link,
- it also cannot be replaced by a new link. You ARE allowed to place
- a link on top of an existing link. However, there will be a time
- delay of 4 or 5 seconds in which you will have to wait before you
- can continue to lay links. Therefore, place your links carefully
- and think ahead. By looking at the links that are coming up, you
- can figure out just where to place the link to the best advantage.
-
- Certain links are built like this (+) which means that the
- oil can either pass down through it or across it. If you can get
- the oil to pass through itself, then 100 points will be added to
- your score. If you can get 4/8/12/16 crosses of oil, you also get
- bonus points (see scoring).
-
- On some levels, there will be a floating black grid that will
- move around the board each time you select a link to place. It
- will sometimes appear where you want to put your present link...
- get the idea! You'll have to wait until your next selection to
- make it move.
-
-
- * OIL RIGS *
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- At certain levels, there will be an Oil Rig on the game board.
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- NO MATTER WHAT, YOU MUST MAKE THE OIL END UP FLOWING INTO THE
- BOTTOM OF THAT RIG, OR ELSE THE GAME WILL BE OVER, NO MATTER HOW
- MANY POINTS YOU HAVE SCORED THAT ROUND!
-
-
- * END OF LEVEL *
-
- The round will end when the oil cannot continue to flow. The
- points will then be totaled up. For each link not used, 60 points
- will be deducted from your score. To continue onto the next level
- you must have at least a certain number of points, which is
- calculated as follows.
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- (your present score) + 200 + (Level * 20)
-
- Therefore at level 1, you need at least 220 points in order to
- continue to the next level. The score you need to reach for the
- next level will be shown at the bottom of the screen, along with
- your score and the present level. On the right hand side of your
- screen, there is a special box marked Crosses, which will keep
- track of how many times you got the oil to cross itself during
- game play.
-
- The game will end if you do not reach your total needed for
- continuation of play, or if there is an Oil Rig present on the
- grid board and you did not end the flow of oil there, no matter
- how many points you scored. Remember! If you see an Oil Rig on
- the game board, YOU MUST END THE OIL THERE or the game will end.
-
-
-
- * CLOCK / OIL SPEED *
-
- In the upper right hand side of the board, there is a clock.
- At the beginning, you will have 40 seconds to place your links
- before the oil starts to flow. At the higher levels, the clock
- will only give you 35 seconds, then 30...25 etc.... The speed of
- the oil flow will increase at level 7.
-
-
- NOTE: For 33mhz Computers Only or Real Cheaters
-
- If you have anything under a 33mhz computer the game will set
- the proper speed. If you find that it is too fast, then create
- a special file called OILCAP.SPD and put 0 in the file.
- To do this:
- At the DOS prompt type -> COPY CON OILCAP.SPD (enter)
- type -> 0 (enter)
- press <F6>
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-
-
- * KEY ASSIGNMENTS & SCORING *
-
- <P>ause
- <S>ound Toggle
- <H>igh Scores
- <Q>uit Oilcap
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-
- 50 point links = 50 points
- 100 point links = 100 points
- 200 point links = 200 points
- 500 point links = 500 points
- 1,000 point links = 1,000 points
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- 4 oil crosses = 1,000 points
- 8 oil crosses = 3,000 points
- 12 oil crosses = 5,000 points
- 16+ oil crosses = 10,000 points
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- Oil Rig = 100 points
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- Unused link = minus 60
- Unused Oil Rig = Game over
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-
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- * BONUS ROUNDS *
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- Every 10,000 points, you will get a special bonus round in
- which you don't have to worry about reaching any score to continue.
- All the points you acquire will be added to your score and unused
- links will not be subtracted. The bonus round can only increase
- your score.
-
-
-
- * VERSION 6.0 : NEW FEATURES *
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- Speeding up oil when links are placed
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- If you have placed all your links down and are just waiting
- for the oil to finish running through the pipes, press the
- <SPACEBAR> to speed the oil to its destination. This will eliminate
- the waiting time while the oil flows through your links.
-
-
- * Pause Button *
-
- Due to many requests, I have added a Pause button for the game.
-
-
-
- * CONCLUSION *
-
- Upon the ending of the game, your score will be compared to
- the top 10 high scores. If you are within the top ten, you will
- be recorded as such. This version has a total of 12 levels, for
- unlimited levels see the Upgrade details below or the OIL_REG.DOC
- file.
-
-
- * SOLEAU SOFTWARE MEMBERSHIP / REGISTRATIONS *
-
- The details on how to upgrade the program are provided
- at the closing screen or in the OIL_REG.DOC file. With the
- registration of your game ($12.00), you have access to as many
- levels as you can reach. Past level 12, things start to get
- more difficult. The links which you see at the bottom of the
- screen, will be reduced from 4 to 3 to 2... thus making it
- harder to plan ahead. There are quite a number of challenges
- at the higher levels, especially as the countdown clock speeds
- up. For more details, see the closing screen at the end of the
- game.
-
- A registration for Oilcap will instantly make you a Soleau
- Software Member, which will entitle you to many special benefits
- and discounts on our other Soleau Software products. So please
- take the time to read the closing screen for information regarding
- the offers that Soleau Software Members can enjoy.
-
- We at Soleau Software thank you for your support and hope
- you will continue to enjoy this as well as our other Shareware
- products.
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-
- Sincerely,
-
- William Soleau
- President
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- Soleau Software
- 163 Amsterdam Ave.
- Suite 213
- New York, NY 10023
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- Compuserve #: 70407,1730
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