The User Manual
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1. Host a Game 2 E M ean leo 4 Join a Game 1 2 ge sels IP Address 192 168 1 1 Port 53844 Max Players 2 IF Address 142 157 61 13 Port 53844 Player Name IPlayert Open Mode Host Lobby Room Map Selection The Host selects a map to play Player can select a colour orange white grey yellow magenta pink brown and beige This will be the colour that will represent the player s units Note that the player can only modify his her own colour not the other players Player can select a team number between 0 and 7 Players with the same team number will be considered to be on the same team and will be against all other players with a different team number Note that the player can only modify his her own team number not the other players The Start button will start the match 1f the following requirements are met There are at least two different teams No player has the same colour The map selected has more islands than there are players in the lobby The Back Button will bring the player back to the previous hosting dialogue The Cancel button will bring the player back to the main menu There is a Chat Window on the bottom of the Lobby Room Here players can send messages for the others to see This makes it easy to discuss team formations and the settings for the match As the Host the user can boot other users out of the Lobby Room if they are not wanted in the2. Options Allows user to enable disable Music and Sound FX Credits Credit goes to Jonathan Imrose Joshua George and Kelvin of The Amazing Aardvarks Exit Exit the application Starting a Match Hosting a match On the Main Menu click on Host A window will pop up with the following elements Max Players The user must enter a maximum number of players in the match I P Address This is the user s current I P address to give to other users to join the match with Port The port number to use for the match Player Name The user must enter a name to use This name will be displayed to the other users The Player Name must agree with the following requirements Name must be between 3 and 12 characters Name must only contain letters digits underscores or hyphens Name must start with a letter Open Mode Toggle for open mode See page 13 for more information Next Proceed to the Lobby Room Back Return to the Main Menu Joining a Match On the Main Menu click on Join A window will pop up with the following elements I P Address The user must enter the Host s I P Address here Port The port number to use for the match Player Name The user must enter a name to use This name will be displayed to the other users Join Attempt to join the Host s Lobby Room using the given I P Address Cancel Return to the Main Menu
3. The User Manual Brought to you by The Amazing Aardvarks Jonathan Faubert Joshua Begleiter Imrose Islam George Astafurov Kelvin Yuen Introduction Thank you for taking your time to try out the newest game that we have developed in 2010 Island Wars This is a new strategy based game that will bring you the fun factor everyone has been looking for Look no further for the insanity and chaos you can experience in this 8 Player strategy game Enjoy Credits Jonathan Faubert Team Leader and Lead Game Engine Programmer Kelvin Yuen Assistant Game Engine and Lobby Programmer User Manual Design Imrose Islam Lead Network Programmer Joshua Begleiter Lead Graphics Programmer Sprite and Tile Design George Astafurov Lead Lobby Programmer Lead Chat Programmer Special Thanks to http www gsarchives net for the unit icons http freeplaymusic com for the music and Faye Vicki and Josh for the sound effects And an extra special thanks to all our playtesters Wodahs TheDDRtist kaneda GU and Ross System Requirements Minimal Requirements Java Runtime Environment version 1 6 0 Any Operating System that supports Java Recommended Requirements Java Runtime Environment version 1 6 0 Unix Based Operating System How to Start the Application Run the IslandWars jar file Elements in the Main Menu Host Hosta Match Join Join a Match being hosted Load Load a saved match
4. Artillery Fighter Transport Bomber Carrier Tower City Port
5. alternative way of changing your game screen view is by clicking on a spot on the mini map on the lower right corner as explained below Using the Mini Map On the lower right corner of the in game screen there is a mini map This map represents what has been discovered by the player and the player s team mates The black areas are areas on the map that still have yet to be explored by the team The player can click anywhere on the mini map and the focus of the game screen will be brought to that area of the map This makes it easier for players to quickly check the area they wish to see Using the In Game Chat Room Inthe In Game Chat Room players will be able to send messages to all other players also in the game by clicking on Send to All or they can send the message they typed only to their team mates by clicking on Send to Team To build a unit Left click on the producer Tower City or Port you wish to use to start building a unit Left click on Build Unit on the lower left corner of the screen A window will pop up showing the player all the different units the Tower City Port can build Simply left click on the unit you wish to start building GameChat Welcome to the game Kelvin Hey Imrose ready to lose Imrose Never How to move a unit Step Kelvin s turn Days Passed 7 Select the unit that you wish o move The tile will be highlited in yellow and its
6. e Lobby Room will be exactly as though the user hosted a new match or joined a new match However none of the users will be able to modify any of the settings Players Colours Team Numbers and Map The original Player Names will be shown on the left written in green or red Ifa Player Name is shown in green it means that a player has assumed the role of that original player Ifa Player Name is shown in red it means that nobody has assumed the role of that original player yet Until all Player Names are shown in green the host cannot start the game Players attempting to join a game that was loaded must join with a Player Name that was used in the saved game 4 Load a Game 2 2 olaj ap lz lt f a loaded Lobby Room Player Names are shown in green if a player is currently in the Lobby Room gt ORANGE Player Colours and Team numbers lt using the corresponding Player Name Player Names are shown in red if there is currently no player joined in the saved game as that player with the corresponding Player Name Cancel Server Kelvin has joined the game Using the GUI Gane gt Minueto Kelvin s turn Days Passed 1 Jk over Producing N A Days Left N A Next Place All Places _ Unit Producer Stats J END TURN Next Unit Moving the game screen To move your game screen view around the map simply use the arrow keys on your keyboard An
7. match Typing kick PlayerName boot message will boot the player with the corresponding player name out of the Lobby Room and the boot message is shown to all players in the Lobby Room including the player that was booted from the Lobby Room Join Lobby Room Everything will be the same as the Host Lobby Room described above only the player will not be able to start the match Only the host can do this Name of Map to be used in the Match Kelvin Ross server Kelvin has joined the game sever Ross has joined the game Saving and Loading Saving a Match Open up the Pause Menu Click on Save Game A new window will appear The user must select a directory to save the file in and the user must also specify a name for the save file to be used Click on Save to complete the save process User will be returned to the Pause Menu Note that save files will automatically have the file extension 1ws 99 Loading a Match On the Main Menu left click on Load A window will pop up with the following elements Browse Click on this to browse for the save file to load I P Address This is the user s current I P address to give to other users to join the match with Port The port number to use for the match Cancel Returns to the Main Menu Load Creates a Lobby Room The user will automatically play as the original host of the saved game Loaded Game Lobby Room Th
8. n P END TURN 7 Submarines and their Sonar Capabilities Since submarines are submerged underwater none of the enemy units can see it with the exception of enemy submarines Since submarines are the only units equipped with Sonar capabilities they are the only ones that can detect each other Once enemy submarines are detected any units can attack it Any undetected submarines can attack enemy units without worrying about any counterattacks i e the submarine can perform a one way attack Open Mode If this 1s turned on the match will begin with no Fog of War This means all Players can see everything on the map as opposed to being able to see only the tiles within their Producers and Units radar range If this is left off the match will have Fog of War for the whole match In the Pause menu the user can toggle Open Mode on and off However this only works if the Host had turned Open Mode on while setting up to Host a new match If that is the case any user can toggle Open Mode on or off in the Pause Menu but will only affect their own Game Screen view not everyone s Legend The following is a table of Producers and the units available to build in the Producers Towers Cities and Ports Do not forget that only Ports can produce the Sea Units Note that the units will appear in the colour of the owner s chosen Player Colour ra a j Flag Submarine Tank Battleship
9. nto a Producer occupied by an enemy player Exception If a unit was being moved onto an in explored area and the in explored area are tiles that the unit cannot move onto the unit will move along the chosen path all the way up until it meets the tile that it cannot move onto Moving a Submarine under an enemy Fighter is illegal if the enemy fighter cannot see the submarine Moving a Sea Unit or Air Unit onto an invisible Submarine Attacking an Enemy Unit To attack an Enemy Unit head on simply move your own Unit onto the same tile occupied by the Enemy Unit Once this move is completed an attack will be automatically launched Loading a Unit onto a Transport To load a unit onto a Transport simply move the land type unit onto the sea tile with the Transport The player s land type unit will disappear from the Game Screen but will be present in the Transport Bombing an Enemy s Tower using a Bomber To bomb an Enemy Tower using a Bomber simply move the Bomber Unit onto the tile with the enemy s Tower Once this is done its special Bomb attack will be automatically activated Fortifying a Unit Fortifying a Unit will immobilize it However in exchange the Unit will gain an extra Strength point even if it surpasses the maximum Strength the Unit can have A Unit loses all movement points once it fortifies To Unfortify simply click on the now red Fortify button on the lower left co
10. rently someone else s turn Clicking on this button will have no effect on the game When the button is red clicking on this button will end the Player s turn However not all of the Player s units have performed an action yet Clicking on Next Unit will reveal the units that have not performed an action yet END TURN When the button is green all units have performed an action and clicking on this button N D 7 UJ R N will end the Player s turn After deciding what to produce at each Producer and reviewing your and your enemies units stats clicking on this button is just about the only thing left to do How to unload a Unit from the Transport Step 1 Kelvin s tum To unload a unit from a Transport left click on the Transport with the Unit you wish o unload Click on the Unload button on e bottom left corner amp END TURN A new window will pop up with all the units that are currently loaded in the Transport Simply chick on the Unit you wish to unload from the Transport X C Neca A a Next Place All Places Places D Unload gt 3 END TURN Fortify Unit How to unload a unit from the Transport Continued Step 3 at s leftis to left click on the tile at the user wishes to unload the Unit on Please note that players an only unload Units on tiles that are adjacent to the tle on which e Transport is o
11. rner Ifthe Unit is fortified in a City or a Port it will repair one Strength point per turn it spends fortified in the City or Port Carrer Carrier Strength 8 s Strength S s Moves 1 10 Moves OF 10 Fortify F ortify Shelling an Enemy Unit Select a Unit with Shelling capabilities Click on Shell on the lower left corner of the screen Click on an Enemy Unit that is within your Unit s radar range The Enemy Unit should now have lost 1 Strength point and your Unit should now be unable to move until the next turn The Shell button is now greyed out ep gt ep Next Place Button Clicking on this button allows the Player to cycle through all the Producers s he currently Owns Next Unit Button Clicking on this button allows the Player to cycle through all his her Units This button skips units that have no movement points left or are fortified This button stops responding once all units have no movements points left or are fortified All Places Button Clicking on this button brings up a new window listing all the Producers currently owned by the Player Clicking on one of these Producers will bring the Game Screen focus to that corresponding Producer End Turn Button Clicking on this button will end the Player s turn This button appears in three colours each one meaning something different When the button is grey this means that it is cur
12. stats will be shown on the lower left corner lt Fighter Strength 2 2 Moves 8 10 Next Place All Places END TURN Fortify Next Unit How to move a Unit Continued Step 2 if applicable Menu g Keii If the tile has more than one unit and producer a list will pop up Select the unit you wish to move Flag Tank Fighter or Bomber or select ower if you wish to produce a new unit o Right click on the tiles you want your unit to move to These tiles vill be highlighted in red to show your current selection END TURN J f f How to move a Unit Continued Step 4 Kelvi n s turn lll Days Passed 11 Right click adjacent tiles until you have successfully built a path from your unit s position to your desired Once you are done right click one last time on the destination tile to complete your move action In this case the destination tile is the tle marked with a 5 im this a ni Tank strength 2 2 Moves 3 3 Next Place All Places END TURN zart Next Unit Ifthe move is illegal the unit will not move from its original position The following moves are illegal Moving a Unit onto a tile of a certain land type they cannot be placed on e g Moving a Tank onto a Mountain tile Moving a Sea Unit onto a Sea Tile that already has another Sea Unit Moving any Unit other than a Flag o
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