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GRIDWARS.DOC
DOCUMENTATION FOR GRIDWARS VERSION 1.0
Introduction:
Gridwars is a strategy game for 2-4 players. At the beginning
of the game each player will select a team to begin with. Each
team consists of 3 icons (or characters) to start with. With
these icons you, in turn, can move & attack other players. You
can collect gold (money), and other items to help you in your
ultimate goal: wipe out all of your opponents.
Requirements:
Computer: DOS compatible
Memory: 384K
Graphics: VGA (640X480X16)
Input: Mouse Required
The following is a list of the files that should be included:
gridwars.exe ('286 or above version)
grid8086.exe (8086 version)
gridwars.doc (This File)
gw.res
gwt.res
gwc.res
gwi1(-7).res
archer.0
soldier.0
wizard.0
knight.0
techno.0
fifth.plr
force10.plr
blsswmpy.plr
nitemare.plr
obvious.plr
caddies.plr
the_one.plr
game.0(-9)
examp1.gif (The GIF's are visual aids)
examp2.gif (look at them with any GIF)
examp3.gif (file viewer.)
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Jump right in:
If you have a GIF file viewer, take a look at the screens, they
will help you understand what is what better than any printed
material can. You should be able to play a practice game after
studying these pictures without to much help, although understanding
every aspect of this game will take time....
The Game:
How to get started:
The left mouse button is used for selection, the right aborts
in most situations. This is important to remember when you
change your mind about moving, attacking, or loading a game.
Click on NEW. A menu will appear for a new game. You will see
four boxes at the top, which have X's in them. X means that
team is not playing, click on the boxes to cycle through
possible teams. Change only the number of boxes as there are
players playing. Then choose the length of players' turns by
clicking on the box next to the number of seconds. Then click
on DONE.
The OPTION menu will then appear. Choose the number of rounds
between BUY PHASES. Then choose the player turn mode:
FLAT = 1,2,3,4 ...
RANDOM--Obvious.
PACE LINE = 1,2,3,4 2,3,4,1 3,4,1,2 ...
PALANDROMIAL = 1,2,3,4 4,3,2,1 ...
Then click on DONE.
Here is a list of teams:
5th Column : 3 good soldiers make up this team.
Force 10 : For a real challenge pick this team. There is a
wizard, knight, and a good archer on this team.
Blisswimpy : 2 mediocre archers and a soldier make up this team,
but they all carry potions to begin with.
Morgans Men: 2 wizards, a soldier, and RANDOMLOGIC (TM) plus
few potions hold this team together.
Hobbsrapes : The obvious team of choice for those who want to
win at all costs. A good soldier, knight, and
techno make up this team.
The Caddies: 3 very respectable archers with Slayer arrows make
up this team.
THE ONE! : 2 technos and a wizard--enough said...
Phases of the game:
Each player takes their turn in the order that was choosen at
the beginning of the game. If the timer runs out during a players
turn then that players turn will be ended for him. One round of
play is finished when all players have taken their turns. Every
3, 4, 5, or 6 rounds the BUY phase takes place. No team may EVER
possess more than six (6) Icons at a time. So if you already
have 6 do not bother trying to buy more.
During a turn a player may ATTACK or MOVE in any order. The
procedures for attacking, moving, and buying are described
in the "playing screen" section.
********* In between turns and rounds items may appear randomly on the
various levels. It is completely random, there are no favorites
played out here. This aspect of the game makes it very unpre-
dictable as to who will win.
If a player does not ATTACK during a round, that player will
have two ATTACKs during the next round (this applies to MOVEs as
well). Note that only TWO ATTACKs or MOVEs can ever be saved up.
Also note that using some items (Slayer, Grenade, M-72A3 LAW)
does not count as an ATTACK. The game is over when only one
player is left.
The game pieces:
Player Icons:
All Icons have the following attributes:
HP: Hit Points- Rating of damage that can an Icon can take.
AC: Armor Class- Rating of ability to evade an ATTACK.
MOV: Movement- Rating of movement of the GRID.
RNG: Range- Rating of range for ATTACKs on other Icons.
SPD: Speed- Minimum # of attacks (most Icons have a min. to max.)
ACC: Accuracy- Modifier to hit enemy.
Damage- Rating of minimum to maximum amount of hit point damage
an Icon can do. This attrubute is not displayed.
All of these attributes can be increased by picking up special
items or weapons during the course of the game.
Here is a table of icons and their GENERAL attributes. Note that
this table is not hard and fast for every Icon- each will be at
least slightly different in some way...
HP | AC | MOV| RNG| SPD| ACC| Damage
---------------------------------------------
Archer | HI | LOW| MED| LOW| LOW| MED| LOW
---------------------------------------------
Soldier| MED| LOW| LOW| MED| MED| LOW| MED
---------------------------------------------
Wizard | LOW| MED| VHI| HI |VLOW| HI | HI
---------------------------------------------
Knight | VHI| HI | MED|VLOW| LOW| LOW| VHI
---------------------------------------------
Techno | MED| VHI| LOW| VHI| VHI| HI | MED
Here is a list of items any Icon can pick up and/or use:
Chest of Gold: Landing on this will yield your team 3-10 gold
pieces.
* Mystery Potion: Imbibe this and some of your attributes may go up,
or they may go down...(Blue)
* Heal Potion: Drink this to fully heal yourself.(Green)
Ring of Speed: Save this for a higher number of attacks.(Pink)
Ring of Accuracy: Save this for better accuracy.(Cyan)
Ring of Movement: Keep for better movement.(Dark Purple)
Ring of Protection: Saving this will raise your AC.(Brown)
Ring of THE ONE!:Best ring of all. An Icon with a few of these
will be tough to kill. Raises Hit Points and
other attributes.(White)
* Free Icon: Pick this up and use at any time. Gives your team a
free (random) Icon. Remember that no team may EVER
possess more than six (6) Icons at a time. So do
not waste this if you already have 6, wait until
one of them is killed.
* Random Killer: Save and threaten other players with using it.
Using this destroys, at random, Icons all over
the MAIN level. Note that it can affect your
team as well, and does not always work.
Here is a list of special items and which icons can use them:
* Slayer-Archer: This arrow almost always hits when used.
** Crossbow-Archer: This magical weapon will increase speed
and damage.
* Grenade-Soldier: Use this to Destroy all but the strongest
opponents.
* M-72A3 LAW-Soldier: Use this anti-tank weapon to obliterate any
bad situation which happens to befall you.
** Orb of Power-Wizard: Speed and damage are increased with this.
** Shield of Inverness-Knight: AC goes way up!
** Sword of Might-Knight: Range increase of one, speed and damage
also go up.
** Fussion Accelerator-Techno: You have just become a terminator.
* These items are disposable.
** Never pick up more than one (each) of these items for each
Icon, or you will LOSE more than you gain.
One final note on items- If you click a ring or weapon, it means
that you are dropping it forever. All benifits of keeping that
item will be lost, but sometimes dropping one item of five to
pick up something better is a good idea.....
The playing screen:
After the title screens are gone the playing screen will appear.
Except for the size of the GRID, it will not change.
The GRID:
This is the playing field. You will notice four icons already
placed on the GRID, these are teleporters which lead to four
different sub-levels. This level is the main level, the sub-
levels have one teleporter each which lead back to the main
level. The players will start the game in a corner of the main
level (which one depends on the teams' color).
The Control Area:
The right side of the screen is where all of the game controls
are located. At the top:
NEW: Click here to start a new game.
LOAD: Load a saved game.
SAVE: Save a game.
PAUSE: Pause in the middle of a game (note that the timer stops).
QUIT: Exit to DOS.
OPTION: Only used to change somthing in the middle of a game.
Underneath:
Next there are several squares and lines. This area is the
Icon Display Area. When ever an icon is selected, information
about it will be displayed in this area. There are 5 boxes at
the top with lines which lead to a box at the center. The box
at the center is where the character selected will be displayed.
the other 5 boxes display any items that character might have.
The long rectangles left and right of the box in the center dis-
play the selected characters' attributes in a bar graph. If a
friendly icon was selected, the items displayed in the 5 boxes
(if any) can be dropped or used by clicking on that box. During
the BUY PHASE, clicking on the center box will cycle through
the available icons (in the catagory that was selected).
Below the Icon Display Area and to the left:
This area has 5 small GRIDs labeled M,1,2,3,&4. They represent the
Main level, and Sub-Levels 1-4. Buy clicking on any of these, the
various levels can be displayed, notice that the outline of the
level selected will change color to show which level is being
displayed.
Below the Icon Display Area and to the right:
This is the Buy Area. This area is only used during the buy phase
of the game. There are five small boxes labeled A,S,W,K,&T. these
boxes are for selecting the type of Icon you whis to look at:
Archer, Soldier, Wizard, Knight, & Techno. Click on one of these
and an Icon will appear in The Icon Display Area, also its cost
will appear. To cycle through the available Icons of that type,
click on the center box in the Icon Display Area. At any time
during the Buy Phase you can switch types. To buy an Icon click
on BUY, if you have enough Gold it will be yours. Note that once
an Icon is purchased, that particular one can not be bought again
during the game. This means that after all of the cheap ones are
gone you are going to have to save a lot more Gold, also this
keeps a game from going on forever. To end the buying, the player
must click on DONE to the right of the BUY Area.
Below the BUY Area:
Here you see ATTACK, MOVE, & DONE. You will use these 'Buttons'
the most through out the game. Use DONE when you are finished
with your turn. For ATTACK & MOVE you must first select a
friendly Icon, then ATTACK or MOVE, then select an enemy or
destination. If the enemy or or destination is in range your
team color will outline the box, if it is not in range the color
will be dark grey. Experiment with this to see how it works.
Other areas:
The black area is where all text will be displayed. 'GOLD' shows
how much gold you have. 'TIMER' shows how much time you have
left before your turn is over. 'ROUND' is the current game round.
'PLAYER' displays the color of the team whoose turn it is.
Strategies:
Do damage to other teams right off if you can, otherwise hunt
for good weapons and collect as much gold as possible. Even
though an Icon may not use a certain weapon, (such as an archer
landing on a Sword of Might) it is a good tactic to waste it to
prevent an enemy from getting to it.
Unless you only have one Icon left, don't buy a bunch of cheap
Icons in the face of a powerful enemy. The best way seems to be
save for later and buy a real challenge when you have enough
gold.
The range of the LAW is VERY long, but make sure you are fairly
close when using a Grenade or Slayer arrow. In time you will
know the ranges of these weapons with reasonable accuracy.
Spread out to cover many sub-levels, and check all levels every
time it is your turn to see if anything suddenly showed up. You
should coordinate your moves and attacks so as to collect any
items of value if possible.
Saving 2 ATTACKS & 2 MOVES allows for a nice hit and run, with
Icons of high movment.
Last Word:
This program was refined, played and tested many times for logic
errors and bugs, however there is one which involves using a
DEXXA mouse driver. It seems that during an attack or move the
cursor does not show a colored outline around the box. I don't
know how DEXXA managed this, but switching the same mouse with
a Microsoft Mouse driver seemed to work fine. This program was
written on a 20 Mhz '286 and compiled in Turbo C++ 1.01, and
took about a year (off and on) to complete. I plan more additions
and refinements in the future, so please register your copy for
-$7.50- and get the latest update. Send payment and any questions
you may have to:
Brian McMahon
PO Box 900411
San Diego, CA 92190
Thanks and have fun with it!
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