Greebles Manual

Greebles Version 1.0 © 1997 Peter N Lewis and Stairways Shareware Greebles is an action packed game of skill involving Bulldozers, Cockroaches and Fish. With one hundred unique levels to explore, it will keep a single player busy, and when you add multi-player play (up to four people on a single computer, and up to nine computers playing over a network) the possibilities expand enormously. Features One hundred unique levels to explore with unlimited progression. Three different skill levels: Easy, Normal, and Suicidal. Up to four players with a single computer. Up to nine computers. Up to 36 players in total! Friendly computer players (for when your friends can't visit) Nasty computer players (for that added challenge) Rich graphics, neat sound effects, great music. Custom game options (like infinite lives, so you don't have to hack) Multipack discounts: as low as $8/copy for five or more copies. Requirements Greebles requires System 7.0 or later, a 68040 or PowerPC, 256 colours, 640 by 480 screen, 3Meg of RAM. Networking requires Open Transport 1.1 and a TCP/IP network (modem not recommended). Contents How to Get Started The Full Explanation Setting Controls About Blocks Squishing Greebles Specials A Special Note on Greeble Generators Play Modes Know Thine Enemy: Greebles Know Thine Enemy: AIs Know Thine Enemy: You and Other Players Level Progression Network Play Server Options A Good Network Game The Greeble Tracker Registering Greebles Registration Gets You... How To Register On-Line Registration Off-Line Registration Warranty Fine Print Acknowledgements How to Get Started The easiest way to lean Greebles is to play the game, but there are some things you can do to make your life easier when you are a beginner. You may wish to try observing the Demo game for a while, which will give you some idea of how the game is played. Just click the Demo button, sit back and relax. Or, if this is all too passive and you want to get Squishing: Start by running the game and clicking on the Setup button At the bottom of the Setup window is a pop-up menu which lets you chose the Difficulty of the game. Select Easy from the Pop-Up menu Edit the controls corresponding to the player location you want to start in (i.e. if you want to start in the top left, edit the controls shown in the top left), and edit that Player's name by clicking in the text box. Make sure the check box is enabled so that that your character will be included in the game You can change which keys the Players uses by clicking on one of the arrows or the push key (in the middle of the arrows). When a button is highlighted you can choose which key to use by tapping it on the keyboard You may wish to check t…