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StarInfo/Curson/!WhakAmole/!Help/HelpText
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| Filename: | StarInfo/Curson/!WhakAmole/!Help/HelpText |
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| File size: | 043F bytes |
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File contents
Whack-A-Mole!
Programmed by Philip Mellor
E-mail: yr92pm4@hors4th.demon.co.uk
Web: http://members.tripod.com/~microsloth/index.htm
Sound system added by William Curson
What is it? How do I play it?
Whack-A-Mole is a little desktop game which tests your reactions, and is also rather fun. You have 15 seconds to whack as many moles as possible by clicking on them. You score 5 points for each mole you whack, but lose 3 points if you click and miss, and lose 2 points if a mole gets away.
Can I change the sounds?
Yes, To change the sound effects go to the menu and click on the option "Sound Dir" this will open the "Sounds" directory containing the sounds. To change them, find some suitable sound effects (In VoiceMod Format) place them in the "Sounds" directory and rename them to match the ones already in the directory (After removing the others to the "OldSounds" directory for safe keeping). Run "!WhakAmole" and the new sound effects will be used.
Can I switch them off?
Yes, go to the menu and click on the "Sound On/Off" option to switch the sounds on and off. 00000000 14 57 68 61 63 6b 2d 41 2d 4d 6f 6c 65 21 0a 50 |.Whack-A-Mole!.P| 00000010 72 6f 67 72 61 6d 6d 65 64 20 62 79 20 50 68 69 |rogrammed by Phi| 00000020 6c 69 70 20 4d 65 6c 6c 6f 72 0a 45 2d 6d 61 69 |lip Mellor.E-mai| 00000030 6c 3a 20 79 72 39 32 70 6d 34 40 68 6f 72 73 34 |l: yr92pm4@hors4| 00000040 74 68 2e 64 65 6d 6f 6e 2e 63 6f 2e 75 6b 0a 57 |th.demon.co.uk.W| 00000050 65 62 3a 20 68 74 74 70 3a 2f 2f 6d 65 6d 62 65 |eb: http://membe| 00000060 72 73 2e 74 72 69 70 6f 64 2e 63 6f 6d 2f 7e 6d |rs.tripod.com/~m| 00000070 69 63 72 6f 73 6c 6f 74 68 2f 69 6e 64 65 78 2e |icrosloth/index.| 00000080 68 74 6d 0a 53 6f 75 6e 64 20 73 79 73 74 65 6d |htm.Sound system| 00000090 20 61 64 64 65 64 20 62 79 20 57 69 6c 6c 69 61 | added by Willia| 000000a0 6d 20 43 75 72 73 6f 6e 0a 0a 14 57 68 61 74 20 |m Curson...What | 000000b0 69 73 20 69 74 3f 20 48 6f 77 20 64 6f 20 49 20 |is it? 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Y| 00000170 6f 75 20 73 63 6f 72 65 20 35 20 70 6f 69 6e 74 |ou score 5 point| 00000180 73 20 66 6f 72 20 65 61 63 68 20 6d 6f 6c 65 20 |s for each mole | 00000190 79 6f 75 20 77 68 61 63 6b 2c 20 62 75 74 20 6c |you whack, but l| 000001a0 6f 73 65 20 33 20 70 6f 69 6e 74 73 20 69 66 20 |ose 3 points if | 000001b0 79 6f 75 20 63 6c 69 63 6b 20 61 6e 64 20 6d 69 |you click and mi| 000001c0 73 73 2c 20 61 6e 64 20 6c 6f 73 65 20 32 20 70 |ss, and lose 2 p| 000001d0 6f 69 6e 74 73 20 69 66 20 61 20 6d 6f 6c 65 20 |oints if a mole | 000001e0 67 65 74 73 20 61 77 61 79 2e 0a 0a 14 43 61 6e |gets away....Can| 000001f0 20 49 20 63 68 61 6e 67 65 20 74 68 65 20 73 6f | I change the so| 00000200 75 6e 64 73 3f 0a 59 65 73 2c 20 54 6f 20 63 68 |unds?.Yes, To ch| 00000210 61 6e 67 65 20 74 68 65 20 73 6f 75 6e 64 20 65 |ange the sound e| 00000220 66 66 65 63 74 73 20 67 6f 20 74 6f 20 74 68 65 |ffects go to the| 00000230 20 6d 65 6e 75 20 61 6e 64 20 63 6c 69 63 6b 20 | menu and click | 00000240 6f 6e 20 74 68 65 20 6f 70 74 69 6f 6e 20 22 53 |on the option "S| 00000250 6f 75 6e 64 20 44 69 72 22 20 74 68 69 73 20 77 |ound Dir" this w| 00000260 69 6c 6c 20 6f 70 65 6e 20 74 68 65 20 22 53 6f |ill open the "So| 00000270 75 6e 64 73 22 20 64 69 72 65 63 74 6f 72 79 20 |unds" directory | 00000280 63 6f 6e 74 61 69 6e 69 6e 67 20 74 68 65 20 73 |containing the s| 00000290 6f 75 6e 64 73 2e 20 54 6f 20 63 68 61 6e 67 65 |ounds. To change| 000002a0 20 74 68 65 6d 2c 20 66 69 6e 64 20 73 6f 6d 65 | them, find some| 000002b0 20 73 75 69 74 61 62 6c 65 20 73 6f 75 6e 64 20 | suitable sound | 000002c0 65 66 66 65 63 74 73 20 28 49 6e 20 56 6f 69 63 |effects (In Voic| 000002d0 65 4d 6f 64 20 46 6f 72 6d 61 74 29 20 70 6c 61 |eMod Format) pla| 000002e0 63 65 20 74 68 65 6d 20 69 6e 20 74 68 65 20 22 |ce them in the "| 000002f0 53 6f 75 6e 64 73 22 20 64 69 72 65 63 74 6f 72 |Sounds" director| 00000300 79 20 61 6e 64 20 72 65 6e 61 6d 65 20 74 68 65 |y and rename the| 00000310 6d 20 74 6f 20 6d 61 74 63 68 20 74 68 65 20 6f |m to match the o| 00000320 6e 65 73 20 61 6c 72 65 61 64 79 20 69 6e 20 74 |nes already in t| 00000330 68 65 20 64 69 72 65 63 74 6f 72 79 20 28 41 66 |he directory (Af| 00000340 74 65 72 20 72 65 6d 6f 76 69 6e 67 20 74 68 65 |ter removing the| 00000350 20 6f 74 68 65 72 73 20 74 6f 20 74 68 65 20 22 | others to the "| 00000360 4f 6c 64 53 6f 75 6e 64 73 22 20 64 69 72 65 63 |OldSounds" direc| 00000370 74 6f 72 79 20 66 6f 72 20 73 61 66 65 20 6b 65 |tory for safe ke| 00000380 65 70 69 6e 67 29 2e 20 52 75 6e 20 22 21 57 68 |eping). Run "!Wh| 00000390 61 6b 41 6d 6f 6c 65 22 20 61 6e 64 20 74 68 65 |akAmole" and the| 000003a0 20 6e 65 77 20 73 6f 75 6e 64 20 65 66 66 65 63 | new sound effec| 000003b0 74 73 20 77 69 6c 6c 20 62 65 20 75 73 65 64 2e |ts will be used.| 000003c0 0a 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 0a 14 43 61 6e |. ..Can| 000003d0 20 49 20 73 77 69 74 63 68 20 74 68 65 6d 20 6f | I switch them o| 000003e0 66 66 3f 0a 59 65 73 2c 20 67 6f 20 74 6f 20 74 |ff?.Yes, go to t| 000003f0 68 65 20 6d 65 6e 75 20 61 6e 64 20 63 6c 69 63 |he menu and clic| 00000400 6b 20 6f 6e 20 74 68 65 20 22 53 6f 75 6e 64 20 |k on the "Sound | 00000410 4f 6e 2f 4f 66 66 22 20 6f 70 74 69 6f 6e 20 74 |On/Off" option t| 00000420 6f 20 73 77 69 74 63 68 20 74 68 65 20 73 6f 75 |o switch the sou| 00000430 6e 64 73 20 6f 6e 20 61 6e 64 20 6f 66 66 2e |nds on and off.| 0000043f
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