kakiarts 8-ball by Kakiarts [web]
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P R E S E N T S `. `.
A N A R C A D E B I L L I A R D S \ \
G A M E I N < 8 0 K | |
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code, ingame graphics: KeyJ .' ||
title graphics: gabi | /
music: dq | ,'
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Key Features
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- 2-player arcade 8-ball game
- OpenGL 3D graphics
- executable size is ~78 kilobytes (no cheating, only standard system DLLs
are used)
- a "minimal" version with reduced features is also available, at just under
14 kilobytes
- standard 8-ball rules, tunable (no professional rules, though)
- background music
- sound effects
- nice title screen :)
Requirements
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- Windows 2000 or XP
- a CPU that isn't too slow (think ~500 MHz minimum for low detail, 2 GHz or
equivalent for high detail)
- OpenGL acceleration. GeForce-2 class will do (at least in low detail mode)
Options
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Screen Resolution: The first item, "(Windowed)", starts the game in a
maximized window. The remaining items will run it
full-screen in the resolution of your choice.
High Detail: Activates high detail mode for fast computers.
Antialias: Activates 4x Full-Screen Anti-Aliasing. If such a mode isn't
available on the machine, it will silently fall back to a
non-antialiased mode.
Music: Activates music from the start. Music can also be (de-)activated later
with the [M] key.
Sound: Activates sound effects from the start. Effects can also be
(de-)activated later with the [S] key.
Controls
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First important note: Don't touch the mouse, you won't need it.
[Left] and [Right] Aim
[Down] or [Space] Fire (hold the key down to increase the cue power)
[Shift] "Precision" Modifier: slows down aiming and firing
[Ctrl] "Fast" Modifier: increases aiming and firing speed
Cursor Keys (ball in hand) move cue ball
[Enter] (ball in hand) confirm cue ball position
[Q] or [Esc] Quit the game
[N] Start a new game
[M] Toggle music
[S] Toggle sound effects
[D] Toggle aiming help
[Tab] Aim at another ball
[H] Show or hide help window
[R] Show or hide rules window
[1] through [7] Toggle a rule (while the rules window is visible)
[V] Show ball velocity vectors
[W] Toggle wireframe balls
Camera Controls
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[F1] Switch to overview camera
[F2] Switch to near camera
[F3] Switch to far camera
[F4] Switch to fly-by camera
[F5] Switch to auto camera
(far camera while cueing, overview camera when balls
are rolling; this is the default)
[F6] Switch to free camera
[-] and [+] Increase/decrease camera distance
[PgUp] and [PgDn] Raise/lower camera
[Left] and [Right] (free camera only) Rotate camera
[Up] and [Down] (free camera only) Move camera forward/backward
[Home] and [End] (free camera only) Change camera altitude
[Ins] and [Del] (free camera only) Move camera left/right ("strafing")
Minimal Version
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The minimal version offers all gameplay features except
- no configuration dialog
- no title screen
- no sound
- no music
- no fullscreen mode
- no low detail mode
- no antialiasing
- no fps counter
- no cue power indicator bar
- no wireframe and "show velocities" mode
- no free camera
- no icon :)
Acknowledgements
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External code used in this game:
- V2 synthesizer system by kb/farbrausch
- kkrunchy executable packer by ryg/farbrausch
- Crinkler linker + packer by Mentor/TBC and Blueberry/Loonies (for the
minimal version)
Special thanks to Prozac for extensive testing.
-- KeyJ <[email protected]>[ back to the prod ]