Ancient Maze Information __________________________________ Current release version: 1.1 ( December 15, 2004 ) Contact e-mail: a_maze@mail.ru Game Website: http:/www.palmgear.com, type "Ancient Maze" in the searchbox and press "Go" button. Copyright (c) 2004 Alexander Rassenikov. All rights reserved. Introduction ___________________________________________________________ Ancient Maze is a labyrinth exploration game for the Palm OS featuring highly detailed graphics, and advanced game world generation engine. The maze structure and location of the game objects are generated on the fly providing you with unique gaming experience each time you start a new game. Chests full of ancient treasures, twisted walkways, secret passages and deadly traps are waiting for you! Minimum System requirements ___________________________________________________________ - Palm OS version 3.5 or higher with color suport. - 250 kb of free memory after installation of Ancient Maze. Installation ___________________________________________________________ Note: If you have the Ancient Maze Demo installed on your handheld please uninstall it before installing the full version of the Ancient Maze. 1. Use an archival program such as "WinZip" on the PC or "Stuffit Expander" on the Mac to extract the Ancient Maze file. 2. Install the game by double-clicking the .prc file. 3. Use the HotSync button to install the game onto your handheld. 4. Start the Ancient Maze. 5. Enter the registration code. For questions regarding the registration please contact Alexander Rassenikov at a_maze@mail.ru Playing Ancient Maze ___________________________________________________________ 1. Start the game on your Palm. 2. Set the difficulty level. Note: At the highest difficulty level it may take up to 2 minutes for game world to be created depending on speed of a handheld - please be patient! The progress bar at the bottom of the screen will indicate the advance of the maze creation process. For canceling the maze creation process tap the screen or press any of the hardware buttons. The main screen inside the game is featuring: six navigation buttons and the compass. Compass is showing the current heading. Tap on the compass to open a map. The map will display the areas of the maze that were already explored. Additionally the screen may contain the key icon and the magic charm icon if corresponding items were picked up on the way. The objective of the game is to find a way through the maze and uncover the "Maze Heart" - a mystical ancient artifact. Once the "Maze Heart" is found tap on it to finish the game. The end screen will display the game statistics and the final score. More score points can be obtained for every discovered treasure item. The HUGE bonuses are added for finding EVERY treasure chest in the maze, including those that are locked in the secret places! Ancient Maze is not a friendly place so watch your step carefully! If you notice a slightly raised stone on the floor in front of you - you are facing a deadly trap. One step forward - and the game will be over. Tap a stone to disarm the trap. Study your map closely. Empty black areas surrounded by walkways, may contain a secret passage with a hidden treasure chest. To open a secret passage tap on a small stone that stands out of the wall. Every chest in the maze is locked with a puzzle. Move the puzzle pieces around by tapping them. The chest will open once the puzzle pieces are put together into a complete picture. Some of the chests may contain magical artifacts: "All-seeing Eye scroll" will reveal a piece of map around the current location. "Protective charm" will glow in red near the traps, giving a warning about this dangerous obsticales. On “Normal” and “Hard” difficulty levels some passages are closed by the doors. To open a door find a corresponding key in one of the treasure chests. At the end of the game the Ancient Maze will save the statistics. The statistics can be viewed by pressing "Statistics" button in the main menu. Revision History. _____________________________________________________ Version 1.1 December 20, 2004 Fixed save game issue, crashing Ancient Maze on PalmOS 5.2 or higher. Version 1.0 December 15, 2004 First game release. Technical support and feedback _____________________________________________________ Help us to create better products - send us a feedback. Your opinion is very important to us! For questions, comments, suggestions, compliments, and complaints please contact: a_maze@mail.ru Software License Agreement _____________________________________________________ This is a legal agreement between you, the end user, and Alexander Rassenikov. Read this agreement very carefully. If you do not wish to accept this agreement, you may not use Ancient Maze on a device or software emulator. Grant Of License This License permits you to use Ancient Maze on any single computer, provided the software is installed on only one handheld device at any time. Copyright The software is owned by Alexander Rassenikov and is protected by the applicable national laws. You may not modify, adapt, translate, reverse engineer, decompile, disassemble or otherwise attempt to discover the code and algorithms of the software. Other Restrictions You may not rent or lease the software, but you may transfer your rights under this license agreement on a permanent basis provided you transfer all copies of the software and all written materials and the recipient agrees to the terms of this license. No Warranty The software is delivered as is and Alexander Rassenikov makes no warranty as to its use or performance. Alexander Rassenikov does not, and cannot warrant the performance or results you may obtain by using the Software or its documentation. Alexander Rassenikov makes no warranties, express or implied, as to noninfringement of third party rights, merchantability, or fitness for any particular purpose. In no event will Alexander Rassenikov be liable to you for any consequential, incidental or special damages, or for any claim by any third party. Legal ____________________________________________ Alexander Rassenikov takes no responsibility for any adverse effect that this software could cause to your machine or the data on it: backup important data before using Ancient Maze. Ancient Maze is protected by copyright laws and international copyright treaties, as well as other intellectual property laws and treaties. Ancient Maze is licensed, not sold. You may not reverse engineer, decompile, or disassemble this software. Written permission must be obtained before distribution of this game, either in demo form or full form, through any online or offline methods. Copyright (c) 2004 Alexander Rassenikov. All rights reserved. Palm and Palm OS are trademarks of Palm One and Palm Source. All rights reserved.