iFrac (J2ME release) User Manual v 1.0.0
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1. 1 move back left CONAN CON Move current block down if pressed for longer causing auto repeat then drop it For a device that doesn t support auto repeat or if Delayed Drop Operating the Application iFrac J2ME release User Manual v 1 0 0 is set to no the block just drops Comments Sound on off allows to suspend and resume sound without leaving current game For permanent sound preferences see Settings Board scan You can stop scanning the board after completing layer s by pressing either Off Hook or On Hook or one of command buttons Main menu Use Up and Down arrows to change highlighted item FIRE or left command button to select highlighted item right command button to quit Alternatively press a numeric key according to menu item number the item might not be highlighted Between games To operate and intergame screen high scores submission codes etc use command buttons according to the labels World Wide Score If your score is at least 6000 this value may change in future and among top 3 of your personal top scores 1 e top scores stored on the current device you are given a code for submitting your result to the World Wide Score Table In order to succeed the result should be among 30 world top scores You don t need to be a registered user for score submission The submission details date score and code are stored in the local data base To overvi2. from 1 to 9 shown in the top corner of the screen opposite to score board The time out between two consecutive drifts varies from 2 5 sec on level 1 to 0 2 sec on level 9 The speed level increments after a designated number of levels is completed which for score below 10000 is while number of layers is incremented by 1 with each 10000 of the score A registered copy rolls over speed level from 9 back to starting level while an unregistered copy never leaves level 9 once it is reached You can increase level before completing required number of layers by entering LEVEL command Though this does not affect your score immediately you will pick up score faster because the remaining layers are completed at a higher speed level thus contributing more to the score Scoring Rules Maximum Score The maximum score is 999999 Game terminates if your score is over it Hopefully this will never happen Score for a landed block Every landed dropped or rested block adds to score a value shown as Bonus on the score board The bonus starts from 20 and decrements with any down drift while being unaffected by a move down as a result of LOWER command Score for completed layers At speed level 1 ayers 1 2 3 4 100 300 60m too For higher speed levels the above numbers are multiplied by a factor Leve 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 2 iFrac J2ME release User Manual v 1 0 0 100 points are add
3. Intelligent Frac GFRAC J2ME Release User Manual Version 1 2 0 Prepared by Michael Glickman 14 December 2002 Revised 19 February 2003 iFrac J2ME release User Manual v 1 0 0 Table of Contents Getting Starte dh vines cccccsscadsssnscencssddccdcecgecdunesevecs stud oa ere soaa rees Kanoso eoxscienseseesessusacossasodansveacesedesosucossescdesessesusesencsGesees 1 TMTOAUCTION tentado TARTEA 1 ISO A ia 2 SUpport ese oA te chee a E alee 2 O 3 NO A E RON 3 O a iio 3 Operating the Application ssi scisicccccescecscstscasecesnacsvesesenccsnuees cecssssunsseacevsceceuntessoneceguetscndeseeveswescescessvucerearocseseseaase 5 Key names used in the manual eee i e E a aaan estha EE eE P TETE E giii 5 Using AAA AA ET E T ae ENE 5 World Wide Core ut EAA A E EER dt E A AAN 6 EMT S oee EE eE ANE TERA TE EE AEE EAEE ET E E E AE EET T EA Death E 6 KNOW BUGS E E a E EE E S E E E S E E 8 AA se issecisksssicetsseccccsnsteusassaccontssscelsovecsonsedssvapesecebuovecsesescsnsssouessnneCennasssdseonvenscusssuncsoseoocebsssduareaseesseceosentes 9 Where and O Wi tev A NNE E i boda ado O lee te 9 Advantage Of TESISMALIONS a ariel EAE NAs 9 Entering and activating registration details eee eeecceessecenceceeececeeeessaeceeaceeeaeeceeeceeeesaecseaecseaeeceeeees 9 Getting Started Introduction Frac is a 3D packing TETRIS like game where you just pack rectangular prisms having at least two reebs of same size A complete board layer i e no s
4. ed to score with each rollover Bonus for a non empty board If a game starts with a non empty board you get an initial bonus depending on the number of dirty layers Layers 1 2 3 4 5 Bonus 500 1000 1750 3500 4500 Scoring Operating the Application Key names used in the manual Command buttons Two keys located just below the screen Standard applications a k a Soft keys typically mark left command buttonas Select or Options right command button as Back Motorola devices also have middle command button marked as Menu Here the buttons are used in a slightly different context Joystick Keys Left Right Up and Down located in the form of joystick Send key A key with a green handset on it Sometimes referred as Yes key Phone keys Keys 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 and FIRE This action is often associated with SEND key with a green picture of handet hoever some devices might have a different assignment Using keys During a game Key button Action Default Action Left command button Next Level Options Right command button Quit Middle command Sound available Sound off on see comments button Sound unavailable equivalent to key Menu Motorola only Sound available while middle command button is unavailabe Sound on off see comments All other cases turn in normal direction Move current block horizontally Corner keys move a block diagonally e g
5. eed to do something about that which could also be a nice present for Linux community The new generation of FRAC named ifrac or Intelligent FRAC was released in 2000 for Linux svgalib and X11 It supported a range of screen resolutions and colour modes 4 to 32 bpp Though it was not planned originally after numerous emails including ones from Max and Per I released a Windows 95 port of the game 2001 which happened to become a kind of Linux rep in Windows world The current version is based on the Palm port of the game v 1 0 1 released earlier this month August 2002 As compared to Linux Windows release I made the conditions more relaxed and changed the scoring system to encourage skipping levels or starting with a non empty board This modifications were inherited by the current version This edition is released with the permission from the original authors Support The application web page is _http ifrac tripod com j2me Send your feedback comments bug reports to Michael Glickman lt palmcrust yahoo com gt Other links relevant to FRAC For Symbian OS _http ifrac tripod com symb For Palm and compatibles http 1frac tripod com palm For Linux X11 and Windows http ifrac tripod com pe More software products from us http palmcrust tripod com History Rules Speed Levels While a block is in the air it drifts down according to current speed level Speed level is a number
6. ew the details select Top Scores from the Main Menu and then press Codesdleft command button Settings This section 1f available allows to customize the following features Start level starting speed level default 1 Dirty layers number of non empty layers when game starts default 0 Sound mode Off Normal Annoying Different sound signals are produced for the following cases Using keys Using keys iFrac J2ME release User Manual v 1 0 0 1 Block drifts down 2 Block is dropped 3 Block stops 4 Full layers are released 5 Level advance 6 End of game 7 New top score submission entry In Annoying mode all sounds are produces If this annoys you switch to Normal mode where first three most often sounds are not generated And if you are still annoyed select Off for a complete silence Sound volume Low Average High Low 1 4 of full maximum volume Average 1 2 of full volume High just full volume Delayed drop Yes No HASH key can work in one of the following ways Delayed drop is No drop current block immediately Delayed drop is Yes moves current block down and drops when the key is kept pressed for longer Though Yes is more convenient and is the default option you might find No option more efficient for picking up score For a device that does not support auto repeat this parameter is not shown and always drops a block immediately Just a hint
7. paces is discarded adding points to the score with a chance to see obscured board pieces The faster you drop the block the more bonus you get to the score The following table shows the list of compatible devices J2ME devices Nokia 7650 3650 92x0 support is implemented with natural Symbian OS applications discussed in a separate manual Sound effects Background Images Nokia 3410 3510i effects Nokia 7210 Tone al all 6610 ess Mia Motorola T720 Motorola Wave Attempted A830 Motorola MIDI i95cl a k a SUCCERCEE Comments 1 An application can use up to 2 background images inside and outside game a single image is used while playing game 2 Attempted means that the application will use a particular feature if available 3 Full screen mode is used with all Nokia models command line does not appear so that full screen is used by the application while command buttons are still operational 4 Background music is currently not supported Getting Started iFrac J2ME release User Manual v 1 0 0 History FRAC was invented by Max Tegmark and Per Bergland two young and talented Sweeds who also called themselves Simsalabim Software The game was apparently named after Mandelbrot fractal used as the background for the original release for Mac in 1990 and later MS DOS EGA 640x350x16 I was very frustrated when my new computer happened to be too fast for FRAC and felt a n
8. see Entering and activating registration details The registration code for the given user name is valid for all future releases of the application The code consists of 12 capital letters or number It may include letters O and 1 but never numbers 0 or 1 To enter the registration code select Configuration from the main menu then choose Register sub item You will have to restart the application to activate the registration code Advantage of registration As you can see the application is void of nag screens or other deliberately annoying features There is only one significant advantage you get after the registration with an unregistered copy you find yourself trapped at level 9 once you reached this level you can t leave 1t As opposed to that with a registered copy you only need to complete few layers on level 9 to rollover back to starting level and relax As a matter of fact the rollover feature was introduced with PiFrac while some players feel quite comfortable with previous FRAC releases where there is not way relax at all The registered doesn t display registration notice it goes straight to the Main Menu where it show Licensed to lt user name gt Also the registered copy does not show UNREGISTERED during the game Ifyou are comfortable with a unregistered copy you may also consider registration to support our effort in creating first class software for PDA and mobile phones running on alternative patforms
9. which as we believe is the only way to ensure a healthy competition between different systems and methodologies In particular registration encourages further iFrac development Entering and activating registration details An unregistered copy starts with the Registration Notice Press Re g ister left button to get the registration form Enter user name and corresponding registration code using your phone keys Use UP and DOWN keys to change edited field User Name to Code and vice versa Registration iFrac J2ME release User Manual v 1 0 0 For this release the both user name and codes are case insensitive Once the registration details are entered press Ac cept left button to confirm and quit the application Restart the application to activate your registration details Registration 10
10. you can always move a block down and avoid drop with 0 key Known Bugs Nokia 7210 The following bugs are noticed with old Nokia 7210 devices You shouldn t have any problems with recent units Unable to run application message is related to a small heap size It is noticed to hapen regularly on an uregistered version when you attempt to play game after viewing top scores However if you start application with playing the game even if the game is terminated soon you can mix viewing scores and playing game without problem The messsage has a much lower chance to happen on an unregistered version A grey line on the top of screen appears when you go to registration form and then enter Cancel for playing the game This bug is definitely related to Nokia software and obviously does not happen on a registered version Motorola T720 Some early T720 releases have a terrible memory leak which makes in impossible to run the application The Motorola is working on that and hopefully it has been fixed by now Delayed screen refresh in demo mode and high speed level In play mode it works properly Known Bugs Registration Where and how You can purchase the product for 12 95 US from _http www handandgo com While registering the product you will have to quote the user name This name will appear as Licenced to name You will be given a code referred to as registration code that you will have to enter along with the user name
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