Catapults v0.9
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Catapults Homepage:
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http://www.global-rd.com/catapults/

contents:
  [Legal Bits & Others]
  [Description]
  [Game styles]
  [Controls/game options]
  [Contact info]
  [Credits/INFO]
  [Links]
  [Build instructions]

-=+ Legal Bits & Others +=---------------------------------------------
“Catapults” is distributed under the GNU GPL license.  
See http://www.opensource.org/licenses/gpl-license.html for details.
I accept no responsibility for any damage caused by using this program. 
You can distribute it freely and please send a copy to your friends. 
All I ask is for you to send me an e-mail with your opinion of this game, 
ideas and bug-reports (although there are none in my game ;) ).

E-Mail: catapults@global-rd.com

Music files can be added to the /sound/ directory and will be avaliable in 
the game

-=+ Description +=-----------------------------------------------------
The game has two modes, the ‘classic’ turn-base game and the-real time game.
(More details will be specified in "Game styles")
the idea is very simple, to connect 4 balls in a row.
The way to do it is another story.

-=+ Game styles +=-----------------------------------------------------
*Real-time mode:
In this mode you can win by:
Get "4 in a row" 6 times.
Hit 50 sheeps.
Fill 3/4 of the grid.
If you did managed to get "4 in a row" 6 times, you’ll be the winner.
But in the other 2 cases the winner will be the one with the most points.

*Real-time Scoring:
  "4 in a row"			   		= 500 points
  Hitting a sheep		   		= 50 points
  Sheep-A-Cide				    	= 250 points + 50* hidden     (Hitting 3 or more sheeps at one time)
  Destroying enemy balls			= 25
  Destroying your own balls	      	= -13
  By hitting 5 sheeps you'll get a bomb.

*'classic' mode:
Try getting "4 in a row", sounds easy? you'll be surprised... :)

-=+ Controls/game options +=-----------------------------------------------
*Options window:
  its possible to disable/enable SoundFX and music in the options window.
  The game can run at windowed/full-screen modes, this also can be defined at 
  the options window.
  The user can configure the keys, just click on the label and press on the wanted key.

*New-Game window:
  Show Hints        - Display who can win at the NEXT turn. (3 in a row)
  2 Tems            - Allows 4 player to play the game, available only in real-time.
  Classic/Real-time - As explained above.

  Note 		- that you can click at the image to change your color or the AI(computer) level.

*Music Control:
(the list is available in the game by pressing F1 key)
  Music volume: -/+ .
  Mute/Max music: F11/F12
  (Mute sets the volume to 10)
  Previous/Next song: F9/F10.
  Select a random song: F8.
  Song's title: F7.

*In game:
  Press F1 to pause/show players keys.
  In real time mode it will also display game statistics.

*ESC to exit any window.

-=+ Contact info +=--------------------------------------------------
Please feel free to contact me. You can send comments and suggestions
to: catapults@global-rd.com
(if you want to report a bug/error please include the catapults.log file, 
it's in the same directory as Catapults)

if you're wandering: 
My name is : Ariel Jacob.
And live in, 
Cite : Ramat-Ishy. ISRAEL 

-=+ Credits/INFO +=-------------------------------------------------
I must thank to:
 *Shahar Eldar for is GREAT graphics work !
   (you don't want to know how the game looks before... I can't draw!)
 *Daniel Borochovitz the GRE... ..working.. Artificial Intelligence, 
   and general help (playtesting the game :)

The written with Delphi/Kylix and the SDL libs.
I also must thank the *great* JEDI_SDL group.

External files, Music:
The music was downloaded from a free music site at:
http://www.modplug.com/

aRKiTeKTuRe.mod by Josss.

Dreams of Peace by Dronir.

Mixing Separations.it by Diktaattori 2000.

Oscillator.mod by unknown...

SpaceArena.mod by Silvio Banzi.

Suburbia.mod by unknown...

World Of Dentro.mod by unknown...

-=+ Links +=-------------------------------------------------------
JEDI-SDL : Delphi bindings for SDL
 http://www.delphi-jedi.org/Jedi:TEAM_SDL_HOME

SDL: Simple Directmedia Layer
 http://www.libsdl.org/

-=+ Build instructions +=------------------------------------------
Its nesesary to have Kylix ( any version ) installed. 
Make sure you have the JEDI-SDL bindings on your computer.  
- ( http://www.delphi-jedi.org/Jedi:TEAM_SDL_HOME ) 

Edit the Kylix environment options so that SDL.pas, 
SDL_Image.pas, SDL_Mixer.pas are in your library path. 
Use Kylix to load the game's .dpr file, compile and run.

There isn't any other library need, all file will be in the JEDI-SDL.

-=+ !!! Enjoy catapults !!! +=--------------------------------------
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* Please try the tutorial, many hours went into it's creation *
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