USER MANUAL - Strategy First
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1. USER MANUAL Strategy First dayoream A UNIQUE GAMING EXPERIENCE CONTENT CONTEN Fosa dd 1 GAMECONCE Paita dd iii 2 SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS riiseni ai 2 INSTALLATION oo ds 3 ACTIVATOR CODES FOR ONLINE PLAY occicicicicionicicinnnnicinnoncncnonos 3 SIGN UP FOR ONLINE PLAY s stizz z s n same kisse ie za ganz ggg l 4 MENU NAVIGATION coioninnniia ns 5 MAIN MENO casita deis 5 ESCMENUO gt aa 12 MATCH INTERFACE ooo aii adn 12 PLIGHT CONTRO Satin 14 DAL a A a 16 EQUIPMENT 00 diana 16 VENUESS tania ads 18 WATCH TYPES a o A 19 LE as 19 PANIC iio lato Riad 20 TECHNICAL SUPPORT anio ia AEEA A aerials 21 THE FUTURE SPORTS EXPERIENCE amp A UNIQUE GAMING EXPERIENCE GAME CONCEPT FLY GATHER INTERFERE SCORE Experience the thrill as you rack up a big score Try to keep cool as you rush through the detailed landscapes at high speed Despair as your high value ball chain is snatched from you at the very mouth of the goal leaving you to collapse defeated in sweaty exhaustion as time runs out Clusterball is like nothing you have ever experienced before it is fast intense and truly addictive Clusterball is the future of ball sports OL og IDEA OF CLUSTERBALL IS SIMPLE AND CAN BE SUMMARIZED AS FOLLOWS e Fly your ship around in the landscape that forms the venue e Gather colored balls from the magnetic tracks e Use the equipment found in depots and on quickstops to interfere with your opponents2. e Score points by flying the ball chain towed behind your ship through the scoring ring in the arena PRETTY SIMPLE DON T YOU THINK For more information about the Clusterball concept please visit www clusterball com SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS You need the following system requirements to ensure that Clusterball will run smoothly on your computer CPU Pentium II 233 MHz processor or similar 400 MHz recommended System memory 64 MB RAM Free hard disc space 25 MB Video 8MB 3D video card supporting 3dfx Glide or OpenGL Audio PC sound card 3D support recommended OS Windows 95 Windows 98 or Windows 2000 Clusterball also requires DirectX 7 or above Clusterball works with Logitech Wingman products EREJ T AA www clusterball com A UNIQUE GAMING EXPERIENCE INSTALLATION FROM CD e To install Clusterball insert the Clusterball CD into your CD rom drive and wait for the installer to start then follow the instructions e Ifthe installer does not start automatically double click the installer exe file located on the CD My Computer F cb1007en exe and follow the instructions ONLINE VERSION e To install Clusterball locate and double click the downloaded installer exe file cb_inst_1007 exe and follow the instructions e To start Clusterball select Windows start menu button gt Programs gt Strategy First gt Clusterball TO REMOVE CLUSTERBALL e Select Windows start menu button gt Programs gt St
3. NEXT MATCH This tab shows the settings for the upcoming match Only the host can change these settings Click the ready button to tell your opponents that you want to play ball the letter R will be displayed next to your name THE FUTURE SPORTS EXPERIENCE amp A UNIQUE GAMING EXPERIENCE PLAYERS In this tab information about your competitors is presented for example their experience connection type and ping TEAMS This tab is available in team play matches only and presents information about the teams INDIVIDUAL In team play you can check your own performance in the match here SCOREBOARD After a match the scoreboard will present the match results If you have enabled ranking you play for ranking points see ranking If there is a tie in score the player or team who reached the score first is awarded the higher place Leave click this button to leave chatroom and server VIEW MATCH Select view match when you want to watch saved matches remember to toggle the Autosave online matches option in the Setup menu to ON if you want to save your online performances Mark the match you want to watch and click view to start If you want to remove a saved match just mark it and click delete If you have received a replay file from a friend put it in the Saved games folder inside your Clusterball folder to make it show up in your list of saved matches When viewing a saved match you have several camera options s
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6. end before the time reaches Zero if a time limit has been set and reached 4 SCOREBOARD The scoreboard displays the current position and points scored for all competitors It automatically pops up for a few moments whenever a players scores When playing with a score limit the scoreboard also points out players that are close to reaching the score limit or in winning positions You can toggle the scoreboard on and off manually at any time during a match see controls 5 RADAR The radar reveals your competitors positions when within radar range Your competitors current ball chains are also displayed here and the yellow arrow indicates the direction to the arena where the goal ring is located 6 CROSSHAIR If the crosshair option in the Options tab is set to NON LOCKED the crosshair will only show when precision equipment is selected If an auto targeting equipment see THE FUTURE SPORTS EXPERIENCE amp A UNIQUE GAMING EXPERIENCE equipment is selected any opponent s ship will be targeted automatically if visible The currently targeted ship is marked by a rotating crosshair and if there are several opponents in sight you can toggle targeting between them see controls for key binding 7 MESSAGES Messages from competitors and the onboard computer are presented here Press Enter default key to enable writing messages Type your message using the keyboard and send it by pressing Enter again 8 SUPERBOOST Displays the a
7. is not already in use by another pilot in multiplayer matches it will be given to you when joining a match TEAM COLOR choose your preferred team color In the team play mode join by color you will join or create a team with this color In the mode two teams team colors are determined by the first two players to enter the match see match types VIEW SKIN Toggle this option to the type of skins you want to view Choose between default default dir name team name and team color Get ranking click this button to check on your current ranking to have your nick and password confirmed and to check that you have contact with the ranking server Back arrow returns to the previous menu OPTIONS This menu allows you to set different features of game play gt Crosshair if you want the crosshair to be displayed all the time you should toggle to ALWAYS If you only want to use crosshair when precision equipment is selected then toggle to NON LOCKED USE JOYSTICK if you want play using a joystick or other game controller toggle this option to desired controller THE FUTURE SPORTS EXPERIENCE amp A UNIQUE GAMING EXPERIENCE Flight model select your preferred flight model Choose between Beginner Normal Advanced Semi Pro and Pro Select custom 1 2 or 3 and press Return to customize a new flight model in detail according to your preferences see flight models Some experimenting is suggested as the behav
8. speed Renderer set the appropriate renderer for your graphics accelerator 3dfx GLIDE or OpenGL gt Resolution set resolution according to your computers capabilities and your personal preferences Lower resolution will increase game speed Network speed choose the type network connection you have optimizing the data transmission when playing Internet matches gt Enable proxy If you re behind a firewall and experience difficulties contacting the Clusterball master server you can open your proxy and port by toggle this option to ON detects proxy from the system registry gt Proxy if necessary hard set proxy number here Port if necessary hard set port number here QUIT If for some strange reason you do not want to play any more select quit and you will return to Windows ESC MENU Press Esc at any time during a match to reach the Esc menu LEAVE VENUE Takes you out of the match and back to previous menu SETUP Brings you to a limited setup where you can change the game settings MATCH INTERFACE The following on screen indicators status gauges and message fields will present important information to you during a match AAA www clusterball com y E presented here NS BALL SNATCHER SUPERBOOST O 1 E X J merman 11 1 SCORE Displays your current score 2 BALLS Displays your current ball chain 3 TIME LEFT Displays the remaining time of the match A match may
9. where the goal is situated gt Landing strip where you take off at start and after crashes gt Tracks the primary location for balls gt Depots small buildings where you pick equipment up Quickstops short crossway tracks where you pick equipment up AAA www clusterball com A UNIQUE GAMING EXPERIENCE You cannot fly to escape or hide outside the venue At the border a wall of air will pre vent such unsportsmanlike tactics MATCH TYPES In Clusterball you can choose to compete in the following match types FREE FOR ALL Every man for himself the player with the highest score after the final whistle or the first player to reach a given score limit wins the match TWO TEAMS The regular team play consisting of two teams Team colors are set by the first two players to enter the match All other players will join each team alternately in order to even up the competition All individual points scored during match are added to the team score The team with the highest total score after the final whistle or the team that reaches a given score limit first wins the match JBC TEAMS JOIN BY COLOR A team play mode where up to eight teams i e Free for all can participate e g it s possible for 4 two player teams to play each other Players with the same team color will join the same team All individual points scored are added to the team score The team with the highest total score after the fina
10. 000 Daydream Software AB publ All Rights Reserved Clusterball and Daydream are trademarks and or registered trademarks of Daydream Software AB publ Windows is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation All other roduct names are trademarks and or registered trademarks of heir respective manufacturers www clusterball com A UNIQUE GAMING EXPERIENCE STRATEGY FIRST President Don McFatridge Senior V P Brian Clarke V P Business Development Steve Wall V P Product Development Richard Therrien V P Systems Dave Hill Product Manager Adam Phillips Director of Marketing Steve Milburn Director of Communications Christina Ginger PR Associates Kelly Ekins Mich le Fortier Packaging and Design Kenneth Green Philippe Brindamour Marketing Assistant Emanuel Protopapas THE FUTURE SPORTS EXPERIENCE Director of Product Development Jamie McNeely Executive Producer Paul Thibault QA Manager Phillip DeRosa Customer Support Michel Chouinard Nabil Yared QA Testers Yan Favreau Lipp Ethan Petty Ludovic Pinard Sylvain Schmidt Eric Tougas Web Design Serge Mongeau Hugo Tr panier DISTRIBUTION INFOGRAMES INC V P Third Party Value Affiliates Ezra Chen Senior Buyer Gardnor Wong Product Line Liaison Brian McCreary Senior V P Wim Stocks amp A UNIGUE GAMING EXPERIENCE LICENSE AGREEMENT AND LIMITED WARRANTY PLEASE READ THIS LICENSE CAREFULLY BEFORE USING THE SOFTWAR
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12. E ONLINE MATCHES toggle this option to ON if you want to save your multiplayer exploits and be able to view them in the replay mode or distribute them to other players gt Fast chat message 1 10 messages that can be sent quickly to your competitors Edit chat messages to your liking see controls for key binding CONTROLS Everybody has his or her own favorite definition of controls Please customize according to your own preferences gt Turn left Turn right LEFT ARROW RIGHT ARROW these keys make the ship turn left or right Pitch up Pitch down UP ARROW DOWN ARROW these keys make the ship pitch up or down AAA www clusterball com A UNIQUE GAMING EXPERIENCE Roll E to roll instead of turn when pressing keys assigned for turning hold this key down Accelerate W press this key to increase speed gt Brake S press this key to decrease speed gt Superboost RIGHT MOUSE BUTTON press this key to activate Superboost a powerful temporary engine boost that increases the speed of the ship dramatically gt Fire LEFT MOUSE BUTTON press this key to activate launch the selected equipment Keep the button pressed down for auto fire gt Next equip Previous equip D A press these keys to toggle through the available equipment gt Change target Q press this button to change target when using auto targeting equipment gt Decoy ball SPACE press this key to release a decoy ball see
13. Leif Lundberg Matti Larsson Fredrik Ostman Jakob Marklund THE FUTURE SPORTS EXPERIENCE amp A UNIQUE GAMING EXPERIENCE Graphics Leif Holm Fredrik Jonsson Ulf Larsson Jonas Fjellstrom Art Director Nigel Papworth Sound Erik Phersson Music Toontrack www toontrack com QA Manager Lars Lindstrom Marketing and PR Andreas Waleij Niklas Nystrom WEB Jakob Nyman Aron Karlsson Andreas Waleij Umea Datakonsulter Centrum f r e handel UmU Community Evangelist Oskar Lindberg Manual Lars Lindstrom Aron Karlsson A cluster of thanks to our families and friends your support has been a mountain Senior Test Pilots Hamlet aka Fredrik Augustsson Spock aka Thomas Hedstr m Tut aka J rgen Natterlund Boogieman aka J rgen Sandstr m BLOB aka Patrik Westberg TheDevil aka Martin Andersson TT aka Tommy Holmstrom BoneCrusher aka Tomas Abrahamsson B Real aka Peter Blomqvist Entrope aka Peder Lundstrom Honour Test Pilots Bladerunner aka Peter Bonjernoor Bleh aka Konrad Henningsson Eribra aka Erik Br nnstr m Major Mjol aka Tobias Magnusson Ragnus aka Anton Hultdin Ripper aka Eli Juhala Ritchie UK aka Richard Hale RUN DMZ aka Adam Hart Spinner aka Kenneth Holmlund Webemil aka Emil Janitzek Daydream Software AB publ cannot take any responsibility regarding your computer software or hardware when using Clusterball Installation and use of this software is completely at he users own risk Copyright 2
14. Log on to www clusterball com or in the game by clicking Get Ranking in Setup Player to verify your user You are now all set to compete online with other Clusterball pilots from all over the world SIGN UP FOR ONLINE PLAY When signing up for a free membership on www clusterball com you become a member of the community of Clusterball and are thereby able to play online and compete for ranking points in the World Ranking system As a member you will also have access to the forums of clusterball com news and patches and you will also receive invitations to official Clusterball tournaments and competitions THE MEMBERSHIP IS ENTIRELY FREE OF CHARGE SO DO NOT HESITATE TO SIGN UP THIS IS HOW YOU DO IT Direct your browser to www clusterball com Click the Sign Up button and follow the easy steps of the registration process through A few minutes later you will receive a confirmation e mail containing a password Log on to www clusterball com or in the game by clicking Get Ranking in Setup Player to verify your user e You are now all set to compete online with other Clusterball pilots from all over the world AAA www clusterball com A UNIQUE GAMING EXPERIENCE MENU NAVIGATION Click left mouse button to enter menus or activate buttons Use left and right mouse buttons to change settings Back out of menus by clicking arrow button located in the lower left corner on your screen MAIN MENU TRAINING If you want
15. balls to disrupt the homing of auto targeting equipment launched by other pilots gt Talk ENTER press this key to enable writing chat messages to your competitors Type your message using the keyboard and send it by pressing Enter again gt Toggle scoreboard T press this key to toggle scoreboard ON and OFF during the match gt Change view V press this key to change view cockpit or behind ship Fast equip 1 9 you can also switch to any equipment you have available using hot keys The default hot keys are Smoke Puffs Inflator Ball Snatcher Spaghetti String Backdraft Inverse Control Tractor Beam Shockwave Gravitator Fast chat message F1 F10 press these function keys to quickly send predefined messages to other pilots during a match SYSTEM Here you can set audio video and network options 100 D ADN Audio choose between 3D sound 2D sound or no sound at all Sound volume adjust sound volume to your preferences MUSIC turn game music ON or OFF THE FUTURE SPORTS EXPERIENCE amp A UNIQUE GAMING EXPERIENCE Message sound if you want the onboard computer to beep to catch your attention when messages from other players arrive toggle this option to ON gt Graphical quality set graphical quality according to your computer s capabilities Lower quality will increase game speed gt EDU visible set visibility of the EDU Equipment Delivery Unit to NO to improve game
16. bling horizontal sliding gt Brake flaps set a high percentage if you want to increase brake flap size and strength enabling faster braking Keys impact set a high percentage if you want to increase the sensitivity of keys when using keyboard Beginner and Normal are suitable for keyboard players while Advanced and Pro are suitable for mouse players BALLS In Clusterball balls count and they re of course your primary targets There are three different kinds of balls red blue and yellow Red balls are worth 1 point blue balls are worth 2 points and yellow points are worth 3 points when scored Thus d Red 1 point a Blue 2 points d Yellow 3 points The balls are most often placed on the tracks but in some instances they may also be found at other locations The blue and yellow balls are usually located further away from the arena or in a somewhat harder accessed parts of the venue DECOY BALL When in danger of being hit by a competitor s auto targeting equipment see equipment disrupt the homing of auto targeting equipment by dropping decoy balls The last ball in your ball chain is then released and converted to decoy mode A decoy ball cannot be picked up EQUIPMENT To your competing aid there are various pieces of equipment available that can be used both offensively and defensively The equipment is located in depots and on AAA www clusterball com A UNIQUE GAMING EXPERIENCE quicksto
17. e beam is broken or disrupted THE FUTURE SPORTS EXPERIENCE amp A UNIQUE GAMING EXPERIENCE in someway If a pilot manages to push an opponent s ship through the scoring ring he will be awarded the value of the ball chain of the target ship doubled in points and the pilot being pushed will get nothing However the pilot attempting to tractor score must wait until the balls in the chain of the target ship starts to glow before pushing it through or the maneuver will not be successful Auto targeting No GRAVITATOR A super heavy blob of green slime that will really weigh your competitors ships down Auto targeting Yes SHOCKWAVE Drop it and power away from the destruction in your wake When the shockwave deto nates it ll create a violent blast wave Auto targeting No SUPERBOOST This powerful turbo kick can boost you free from danger or if used incorrectly actually put you in danger When a competitor has launched auto targeting equipment at you your onboard computer will indicate this with a beeping sound The frequency depends on distance between you and the equipment persecuting you the higher frequency the more trouble you re in VENUES The venue is the area or landscape in which a match takes place Many of the venues in Clusterball have attributes from real historical landmarks such as the pyramids in Egypt and Stonehenge in England In every venue you will find these basic structures Arena
18. el and can be regarded as easy to handle and therefore a AA www clusterball com A UNIQUE GAMING EXPERIENCE suitable for beginners The Beginner flight model suffers in limited maneuverability though Pro on the other hand is a very flexible and fast flight model in these aspects and may need some training to handle The default flight models are Beginner Normal Advanced Semi Pro and Pro When selecting Custom 1 3 and hitting enter you reach a menu where you can customize your own flight models In this menu you also can trim an existing flight model to your preferences just select desired flight model and click copy from The different settings in this menu are a bit cryptic Here s a brief description Stabilizer if you want the onboard computer to auto stabilize your ship horizontally select full or partial stabilization Full stabilizes the ship in any given position while partial doesn t perform stabilization when you re flying upside down Select none if you don t want stabilization gt Stabilizer strength set a high percentage for fast stabilization low percentage for slow stabilization gt Roll protection if you want to keep your ship from rolling tipping over when turning select full partial or limited roll protection Full keeps the ship from rolling at all times except when colliding partial and limited have different roll protection strengths when turning Select none if you don t want rol
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20. hown in the interface during the match when a player is close to reaching or has enough value in his ball chain to reach the score limit Max players set the number of players you want to participate in a match The max number of players that can participate in a Clusterball match is eight Go hit this button to start a host or start a multiplayer match Back arrow returns you to the previous menu JOIN MATCH Select join match to join a multiplayer match You can join a match that is in chatroom mode OPEN or place yourself in a wait room for a match that is in progress joining the match automatically when it returns to the chatroom as long as all eight slots are not full You cannot enter into a match in progress Select the host you want to join from the list and then click Go When joining a host you will enter a chatroom see chatroom where you can talk to your competitors reveiw their statistics and see the settings for the upcoming match To play online you must be a registered Clusterball user and have a password see Sign up for Online Play AAA www clusterball com A UNIQUE GAMING EXPERIENCE LAN Select this tab if your computer is part of a Local Area Network LAN and you want to list only the matches that are being hosted within that network e g when there are very many online hosts All computers involved should have Internet access e g directly or through a hub to allow validation of user acc
21. ior of your ship is highly affected by your choices gt Default view choose between cockpit or behind ship Nametags if you want to see the other players names when playing matches toggle this option to YES Equip pickup mode here you can set the EDU Equipment Delivery Unit switching mode Choose between NEVER manual switching ALWAYS switch to equipment last picked up or PRIORITY the predefined priority is 1 Ball Snatcher 2 Inverse control 3 Backdraft 4 Gravitator 5 Inflator 6 Spaghetti String 7 Tractor Beam 8 Shockwave 9 Smoke Puffs To alter this order you need to edit the config cfg file located inside you Clusterball folder gt Autoswitch empty equip if toggled to YES your EDU Equipment Delivery Unit will automatically switch to another piece of equipment if available when running out of whatever piece of equipment is currently selected Mouse speed set preferred sensitivity when you want to play using a mouse Higher speed makes your ship turn and pitch faster Invert vertical axis changing this toggle to YES will reverse the pitch up down when flying your ship to give standard flight simulation feel to your game controller or keyboard Force feedback toggle this option to ON if you want to play using force feedback Force feedback is only available for game controllers supporting this feature gt Force strength set desired strength of force when using force feedback AUTOSAV
22. l protection gt Roll protection angle set how much you want the wings to dip when turning none 360 90 or 45 degrees gt Leading edge sharpness set a high percentage if you want the ship to cut the air like a knife couple with trailing edge sharpness to avoid turbulence Trailing edge sharpness set a high percentage if you want the ship to cut the air like a knife couple with leading edge sharpness to avoid turbulence gt Rudder set a high percentage if you want to increase rudder strength enabling faster horizontal turning gt CPU rudder linkage set a high percentage for horizontal turn assistance from your onboard computer Magnetic rudder set a high percentage if you want to increase magnetic rudder size and strength enabling faster turning on tracks Elevator set a high percentage if you want to increase elevator size and strength enabling faster pitch Ailerons set a high percentage if you want to increase aileron size and strength enabling faster rolls Roll blaster set a high percentage if you want to boost your rolls when using the special roll maneuver gt Vertical jet booster set a high percentage if you want to increase the jet booster strength enabling vertical sliding harrier style THE FUTURE SPORTS EXPERIENCE amp A UNIQUE GAMING EXPERIENCE Side jet booster set a high percentage if you want to increase the jet booster strength ena
23. l whistle or the team that reaches a given score limit first wins the match JBN TEAMS JOIN BY NAME In this team play mode you join by your team name the first player from your team to enter the match sets the team color Players with the same team name will join the same team All individual points scored are added to the team score The team with the highest total score after the final whistle or the team that reaches a given score limit first wins the match STYLES You can choose between five different styles when playing Clusterball the styles differ in the amount and location of balls and equipment in the venues and also their THE FUTURE SPORTS EXPERIENCE amp A UNIQUE GAMING EXPERIENCE re spawn times The different styles are Universal International National Regional and Local Here is a brief description of each style Universal a lot of everything resulting in a total chaos in eight player matches Hard facts max amount of balls all equipment types with random positions fast re spawn times on both balls and equipment International Clusterball in its most strict and classic style this is the original Hard facts max amount of balls all equipment types with fixed positions slow re spawn times on both balls and equipment gt National a missile oriented style in which your onboard computer most likely will harass you with beeping sounds Hard facts medium amount of balls primarily missile eq
24. mount of Superboost charges that you currently have on board your ship The maximum amount is 20 charges 9 EQUIPMENT Displays your currently selected equipment and the amount left of it 10 SPEED This bar shows the current speed of your ship The top speed will be reduced as the number of balls in your chain increase Maximum speed can only be reached momentarily and by using Superboosts 11 HEALTH This bar indicates the current condition of your ship When the bar reaches zero your ship will crash and then you ll be brought back to the runway to start over in a repaired ship FLIGHT CONTROLS You can control your ship with your keyboard mouse game pad joystick or even wheel To get the most enjoyment out of Clusterball we at Daydream feel that the game is preferably played using a joystick Remember to attach any additional game controls before you run Clusterball to be certain that the equipment is supported and calibrated Select controls in the setup menu to customize the predefined keyboard and mouse controls Also note that e only one key or button can be assigned to a specific control e several controls cannot be assigned to one key or button e controls that are left undefined will not function when playing the game There are several different flight models that you can select when playing Clusterball The flight models gives the ship different characteristics when airborne e g Beginner is a slow and stable flight mod
25. onnected and that only partial ranking credit is awarded in relation to that player AAA www clusterball com A UNIQUE GAMING EXPERIENCE The construction of the current ranking system is a well kept secret of the ICLC that regrettably we do not have permission to report here Please visit the official Clusterball website www clusterball com for further information TECHNICAL SUPPORT If you have any questions about Clusterball please contact support clusterball com Should you experience a technical problem concerning the operation of this product please contact our technical support staff Before you call please read the README TXT file on the EUROPA UNIVERSALIS CD to see any last minute recommendations pertinent to your problem Also check out the Support page on our web site listed below When you Call please be at your computer and have the following information available e Computer make and model e Windows version Total system RAM e Total Hard Drive space Video card make and model Phone 514 844 2433 Mon Fri 10am 5pm EST Fax 514 844 4337 Attn Support Internet e mail support strategyfirst com Strategy First Web Site http www strategyfirst com Clusterball official web site www clusterball com CREDITS DAYDREAM SOFTWARE Programmers Christer Holmstr m Project manager Hakan Dalsfelt Erik Phersson Mattias Ohlsson Fredrik Sandstrom Lead programmers Tommy Mol n J rgen Isaksson
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27. ounts INTERNET Select this tab to find global Clusterball competition if you have an active Internet connection or else clicking this tab will result in an empty list The list displays the name matchtype venue currently running ping number of players and status of each host An asterisk showing in the matchtype column means that the host is password protected and in the venue column that the host is running a map cycle Clusterball is designed to run well even with bad latency and low bandwidth gt Sort by Choose to sort game hosts by ping rate alphabetical order or how long it will take before you can join a match Refresh Hit this button to update the list of available game hosts Stop Hit this button if you want the updating of available game hosts to stop Go Hit Go to join an OPEN match or place yourself in a wait room for a match in progress Back arrow returns you to the previous menu CHAT If you want to meet players not currently involved in any match this is the tab for you The player list displays all players that have entered the join menu Next to the names of players that are in this pre game chat colored squares will be shown The chat is a good place to find and gather competition CHATROOM When hosting or joining a multiplayer match you will first enter a chatroom where you can discuss the upcoming and previous match with other players When the host hits Go the match will start
28. ps Depots are small buildings that contain several equipment items and quickstops are short crossway landing tracks that contain one equipment item Here is a brief introduction to the equipment found in Clusterball SMOKE PUFFS Your standard equipment smoke puffs consist of small percussive shells of high density air that on impact will disrupt your competitors and possibly shred their ball chains Auto targeting No BALL SNATCHER The ball snatcher steals your opponents ball chain to their frustration and your joy Remember to give it some time to find its way back to you Auto targeting Yes INFLATOR Shoot a gas canister at the ball chain of your opponents and watch them float helplessly skywards until the inflated ball explodes Auto targeting Yes INVERSE CONTROL Turns your competitors flight control functions upside down putting their flying skills to a test Auto targeting Yes BACKDRAFT This rocket sends your competitors traveling backwards at high speed Have a pleasant flight Auto targeting Yes SPAGHETTI STRING This sticky elastic string of pasta attaches to any surface The spaghetti string will nail your opponents to the ground greatly limiting their mobility The string is however vul nerable to friction and stretch Auto targeting No TRACTOR BEAM A mean energy beam that will lock onto and give you control over your opponents ships The lock will hold as long as there is energy left or until th
29. rategy First gt Remove Clusterball ACTIVATOR CODES FOR ONLINE PLAY To enter your activator code look for the statement that applies to you and follow the described procedure I AM ALREADY A CLUSTERBALL COM MEMBER If you have already signed up for a free membership on clusterball com all you need to do is enter your activator code in your user profile on clusterball com This is how you do it Direct your browser to www clusterball com Log in using your nick and password Click on My Profile in the menu bar Click the Activator Codes tab Enter your activator code and click the Add code button Click the Update button You are now all set to play the venues online THE FUTURE SPORTS EXPERIENCE amp A UNIQUE GAMING EXPERIENCE I AM NOT YET A CLUSTERBALL COM MEMBER If you have not signed up for a free membership at www clusterball com you need to do this first read more about the benefits of the membership in the section Register for Online Play below You can enter your activator code on the same web page as you use for registering This is how you do it Direct your browser to www clusterball com Click Sign Up in the menu bar and enter required information in the form A field for your activator code is found in the same form Enter it and click the Sign Up button A few minutes later you will receive a confirmation e mail containing a password Now your venues have been activated for online play
30. to play a match against the Clusterball Al Flyers select training but remember that you will find the real competition online SETUP Set your training conditions here Venue set the scenery you want to play in Style the styles differ in amount of balls types of equipment and re spawn times Choose between Universal International National Regional and Local see styles Time limit set desired time length of match gt Score limit in addition to time limit you can set a score limit for the match that may force you to change your tactics when playing Higher score limit results in longer matches Score limit alerts are shown in the interface during the match when a player is close to reaching or has enough value in his ball chain to reach the score limit Max players set the number of players you want to participate in a match The max number of players that can participate in a Clusterball match is eight Go hit this button to start a training match competing against Al Flyers Back arrow returns you to the previous menu FLYERS In this menu you can choose which Flyers you want to compete against The Flyers have different behaviors and skills Selecting Flyers with high skill level results in tougher competition Flyer set the order of Flyers i e which Flyers to include first when setting different Max players Flyer one will be included first in training matches gt Name select Flyer you
31. uch as following different players and choosing what kind of scenes you prefer to see Here s what you can do with the camera system use Function keys to make changes F1 Follow player leader or all F2 Cutting normal fast or slow F3 Scenes general fighting scoring balls or behind F4 FF fast forward F5 JF jump forward 30 seconds F6 JB jump back 30 seconds Press change view see controls to follow your own ship in third person here you can AAA www clusterball com A UNIQUE GAMING EXPERIENCE use keys 4 5 6 8 and on your numeric pad to rotate the camera angle The match will run in a continuous loop when you want to terminate your viewing session press Esc and select leave venue SETUP Select setup when you want to configure your controls game options player info and system options The controls are configured to keyboard by default In options you can set flight model see flight controls mouse sensitivity force feedback etc PLAYER Here you set your player attributes Name enter your registered nick here to enable playing for ranking points in Internet matches Password enter the password to your nick here to enable playing for ranking points in Internet matches gt TEAM NAME enter your team name here In the team play mode join by name you will join or create a team with this name see match types gt Ship color choose your preferred ship color If this color
32. uipment types with random positions slow re spawn time on balls and fast on equipment gt Regional a dogfight style where nailing your competitors down to the ground with pasta often seems to be more important than scoring points Hard facts min amount of balls all equipment types with fixed positions fast re spawn times on both balls and equipment Local a ball oriented style invented by some wierdos in northern Sweden In this style it s all about balls Hard facts medium amount of balls a few equipment types with random positions fast re spawn time on balls and slow on equipment RANKING To be able to compete for ranking points you must sign up at www clusterball com to get a username and password see Sign Up for Online Play The first time you play you should enter your username and password in the Player Setup these will stay unchanged until you edit them Your current rank will be automatically downloaded from the ranking database to the host when entering matches After playing a match your performance in the game will be recorded in the database In the scoreboard the shortening WP stands for Winner Points awarding your winner instinct and CP for Competitor Points awarded for beating competitors TF stands for Time Factor i e the total points received depends on match length or when playing with score limit score reached An asterisk in the TF column means that at least one player left the match or was disc
33. ustomized new game levels and other related game materials for personal use in connection with the Software Personalized Game Materials In addition to the other terms contained in this EULA the use of the Software Utilities is subject to the following additional license restrictions You agree that as a condition to your using the Software Utilities you will not use or allow third parties to use the Software Utilities and the Personalized Game Materials created by you for any commercial pur poses including but not limited to selling renting leasing licensing distributing or otherwise transferring the ownership of such Personalized Game Materials whether on a stand alone basis or packaged in combination with the Personalized Game Materials created by others through any and all distribution channels including without limitation retail sales and on line electronic distribution You agree not to solicit initiate or encourage any proposal or offer from any person or entity to create any Personalized Game Materials for commercial distribution You agree to promptly inform TimeGate in writing of any instances of your receipt of any such proposal or offer 4 Termination This license is effective upon the first use installation loading or copying of the Software You may terminate this Agreement at any time by destruction and dis posal of the Software and all related documentation This license will terminate automatically without notice from the
34. want to compete against here Skill displays selected Flyer s skill level THE FUTURE SPORTS EXPERIENCE amp A UNIQUE GAMING EXPERIENCE gt Description displays a brief introduction of selected Flyer including his or her history and behavior HOST MATCH Select host match to host a multiplayer match To play online you must be a registered Clusterball user and have a password see Sign up for Online Play Host name enter the name you want to give your server here This is what other players will see when they look for available matches Venue set the landscape you want to play in MATCH TYPE select the kind of match you want to play Free for all or a team play match Note there are several ways to join a team play match you can join a regular 2 team match or a multi team match with your team color or team name see match types Style the styles differ in amount of balls types of equip and re spawn times Choose between Universal International National Regional and Local see styles gt Time limit set desired time length of match Longer matches will result in more ranking points awarded in Internet matches see ranking gt Score limit in addition to time limit you can set a score limit on the match which may force you to change your tactics when playing Higher score limit results in longer matches and more ranking points awarded in Internet matches see ranking Score limit alerts are s
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