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- MOONLITE SOFTWARE (TM)
- Presents
-
- FLUX
- by
- Kim Williamson
- (C)1992 by Kim WIlliamson. All rights reserved.
-
- Hardware Requirements:
- ----------------------
- Flux will work on most PC's and Compatibles. A VGA monitor and
- a mouse are required to run FLUX.
-
- General Description:
- --------------------
- FLUX is a unique and addicting game. Unique because there isn't
- anything out there quite like it. Addicting because it challenges
- everyone that has played it, from 8 to 80. (Yes, we really had an 80
- year old play the game! We couldn't get her to stop playing the game!
- We finally had to call the paramedics because her pacemaker was being
- affected by all the radiation from her monitor).
-
- You start with a simple 7x7 playing grid (49 squares). Inside the
- playing grid are 2 red flux pieces (human player) and 2 blue flux
- pieces (computer opponent). Also inside the grid are four or more
- blocks. These blocks serve no purpose, other than to limit movement and
- occupation by the flux pieces.
-
- The object of the game is for your flux to multiply and strategically
- occupy as much of the playing grid as possible. Whichever side has the
- most points at the end of the game or occupies the entire grid is declared
- the winner. Scoring is described below.
-
- Menu Options:
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- After starting the game, you will be presented with a list of menu
- options. Use your mouse to select the options of your choice by
- clicking on the appropriate button. The list of options include:
-
- START GAME - What else? It starts the game!
- GRID SIZE - Select between a 7x7, 9x9, 11x11 or 13x13 square grid.
- LEVEL - Clicking on this button allows you to toggle between
- Easy, Average or Expert Gameplay.
- SOUND - Toggles the sound ON or OFF.
- QUIT - Allows you to Quit the game
-
- Hitting the right mouse button will also start the game with the selected
- options being active.
-
- If you're a "Manly" kinda guy (or gal), choose the 13x13 square grid and
- set your Game Level to "Expert". Be sure to hide our address if you do.
- We don't want to receive any hate mail from your spouses or children
- complaining that they only see the back of your head since you started
- playing this game!
-
- Movement and Gameplay:
- ----------------------
- FLUX supports mouse input only. When starting the game, a simple
- menu will display allowing you to select your options. For now,
- select the "Easy" mode.
-
- To move a piece with your mouse, click on one of the red flux pieces.
- A crosshair should appear over that piece. Now move the mouse
- cursor to an unoccupied, adjacent square and click again. The flux
- piece will throb and multiply and a new flux piece will now occupy the
- chosen square.
-
- You should now have three flux pieces instead of two.
-
- The computer will now take it's turn.
-
- You may have noticed that the computer chose to move one of it's two
- pieces without multiplying. You have this option as well. Any flux piece
- can be moved within a two square radius providing the new square is
- unoccupied.
-
- To move a piece, first select it using the keyboard or mouse. Once the
- crosshairs appear over the flux, select an unoccupied square no further
- than two squares away from the marked flux piece. The flux will jump
- from it's original square to the newly selected square.
-
- If your flux piece is moved to a square adjacent to an opponent piece,
- any opponent flux that is in direct contact with your flux piece, will
- become infected and turn into your color. These pieces are now yours to
- control, multiply or move.
-
- Obviously, the same holds true for the computer. Your computer opponent
- can move one of it's flux pieces into a square adjacent to one or
- several of yours thereby infecting your pieces and taking them over.
-
- Game Menu Options:
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- After starting a game, you can bring up the game menu by hitting the right
- mouse button. You will the be presented with a list of menu options.
- Use your mouse to select the options of your choice by clicking on the
- appropriate button. The list of options include:
-
- RESUME PLAY - What else? It resumes gameplay!
- PLAYER COLORS - Selects a new color scheme for player pieces.
- COMPUTER COLORS - Selects a new color scheme for computer pieces.
- SOUND - Toggles the sound ON or OFF.
- QUIT - Allows you to Quit the game
-
- Hitting the right mouse button will also resume play with options selected
- being active.
-
- Scoring
- -------
- The score is tallied after each move. Initially, each flux piece is
- worth 2 points. If a flux piece is moved to a square that has 1 or more
- opponent pieces adjacent to it, those pieces will then be worth 1 point
- only. All other pieces that are not in contact with a square occupied
- by the opponent will still be worth 2 points.
-
- You can see then, that it is possible to win the game with fewer pieces
- than your opponent. Strategy plays a big part in this game.
-
- Registration
- ------------
- Thanks for playing FLUX if you enjoyed this program and would
- like to continue using it please send $15.00 for registration
- of your copy. FLUX is distributed as shareware and as such this
- copy is for evaluation purposes only. If you like FLUX and want
- to continue to use it, you must register this copy with us.
-
- To register your copy send a check or money order made payable
- to --KIM WILLIAMSON-- in the amount of $15.00 to:
-
- MOONLITE SOFTWARE
- P.O.Box 94
- N. Aurora, IL. 60542-0094
-
- As a registered user you will receive any fixes to the game if
- needed (It has been extensively tested but ya never know).
-
- Watch for more games coming soon from MOONLITE SOFTWARE. As a
- registered user you will also receive a $5.00 registration discount
- on future releases!
-
- Product support for registered users is available thru the above
- address or thru the following systems:
-
- Compuserve: 71203,1454
- Prodigy : RCVH52A
-
-
- Notes from the Author:
- ----------------------
- This is my first serious entry to the shareware industry. A lot of time
- and work has gone into the making of this game. If you like this game,
- and would like to see more like them, please send in your shareware
- fees! I'm getting tired of standing by freeway off ramps with my
- emaciated dog and a sign that reads "Will Program For Food". I need to
- pay my rent, pay my bills, buy my beer, and buy my meals (Not necessarily
- in that order!).
-
- MOONLITE SOFTWARE is a group of sick and twisted individuals. So a
- special Moonlite thanks go out to all my friends (both of them) who
- beta tested FLUX for me. Without them, none of this would be possible!
- (Yeah, right, sure!) Thanks go out to Chris for nothing really special
- at all and to his Girlfriend Joyce for letting me watch. By the way Chris,
- I really don't like you THAT much! I was only kidding about you getting
- those Breast Implants on your back! Thanks also to Bob and his wife
- Geneva for writing these docs.
-
- MOONLITE SOFTWARE is 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
- or send a CompuServe message via CompuServe Mail to ASP Ombudsman 70007,3536.
-
-
- Feedback:
- ---------
- I'd love to hear from any of you that like this game. Those of you that
- don't like the game should write to Washington. Or, never mind that,
- he's dead.
-
- You can reach me on any of the Following:
-
- Compuserve: 71203,1454
- Prodigy : RCVH52A
- QuestHaven: A great "little" board located in Sunny Southern Cal.
- Logon as "NEW" and leave feedback to Necro (That's Me!)
- QuestHaven's number is: 310/429-3807
-
- Hope to hear from y'all! Be sure to look for more games, soon to be
- released from MOONLITE SOFTWARE!
-
-