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KOPS v1.0 for Windows
File Summary
| File | KOPS | |
| Version | 1 | |
| File size | 3.24 MB | |
| Release date | June 6 | |
| Release year | 2001 | |
| Type | Video game | |
| Platform | Windows | |
| Requirements | Pentium, 32MB memory, DirectX | |
| License | Freeware | |
Game Summary
| Developer | Jetro Lauha | |
| Publisher | Jetro Lauha | |
| Original release date | November | |
| Original release year | 1996 | |
| Genre | Action | |
| Subgenre | Cave-flying | |
| Series | [[:Finnish games:|]] | |
| Article | KOPS | |
| Website | {{{Website}}} | |
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Freeware Release User Manual v 1.0
Contents
1. What's KOPS?
2. Legal stuff
3. How to play
3.1 Weapon descriptions
4. Registering
5. Troubleshooting
6. Acknowledgements
7. Revision History
8. Customization
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| 1. What's KOPS? |
`------------------------------------------------------------------------'
Kops is a two-dimensional gravitational shoot'yer'friend game in
640x480x256 graphics mode. The original version was made back in 1996.
This is port from the DOS version to Windows and released as "freeware",
i.e. there is no need to register the game since this free release
is fully functional with all the features previously available only in
registered shareware version.
Requirements
------------
Pentium-class computer with 32MB memory. (probably works with less)
A decent graphics adaptor.
DirectX.
Optional:
A decent sound card (with windows drivers)
Recommended:
Pentium II (or faster)
Lots of memory
Author contact info
-------------------
Internet E-mail: jetro@***.fi
Internet WWW: http://iki.fi/jetro/
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| 2. Legal stuff. |
`------------------------------------------------------------------------'
LICENSE
Using this software means that you accept this license agreement:
This software/data is owned by Jetro Lauha (hereinafter referred as
"author"). This software/data is protected by both Finland's Copyright
Law and international copyright trade provisions. By your using the
software/data, you accept the terms and conditions of this agreement.
You have no rights or privileges beyond those specifically spelled out
under this license agreement. The author retains title to this
software/data.
You assume complete responsibility for the selection, installation, and
use of this program. If you do not agree with the terms and conditions
contained in this agreement, please return the packaged media and
possible associated documentation to the author (no reimbursement).
1. AUTHORIZED USE OF THE SOFTWARE/DATA: Under this agreement, your
authorized use of this program is limited to these
activities/functions:
a. You may use the software/data on one or more computers at a time.
b. You may freely move the program from one computer location to
another.
c. You may distribute copies of the software/data. You must transfer
whole unaltered original copy of the software/data installation
package and the receiving person must accept this license as well.
If these conditions are not met you may not transfer the
software/data.
2. UNAUTHORIZED USE OF THE SOFTWARE/DATA:
By law you MAY NOT DO THE FOLLOWING:
a. Modify, alter, merge or adapt the software/data or portions of it.
b. Reverse assemble, reverse engineer, decompile, reverse compile,
or disasseble the program or create derivative works.
c. Sublicense, time-share, rent, lease, sublease, assign the software,
disk, or documentation.
d. Remove or obscure the author's copyright.
e. Use the software/data for any commercial transaction, sale,
barter, or exchange for anything of value.
Contact the author for inclusion with magazines or other compilations.
3. LIMITED WARRANTIES: The product is provided "AS IS" without warranty
of any kind, either expressed or implied, including but not limited to
the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular
purpose. The entire risk as to quality and performance of this program
is with you. You assume the entire expense of necessary servicing and
repair.
4. TERMS: This license agreement is effective from the day you use the
software/data first time and continues until you return the original
software/data to the author and certify in writing that you have
destroyed all copies you may have recorded on any storage system or
other medium.
5. TERMINATION OF THE AGREEMENT: If any of the terms of this agreement
are broken, the author has the right to terminate the license agreement
and request that you return the software/data to the author. If such
should occur, then you must also certify in writing that you have not
retained or transferred any copy of the software/data.
6. GOVERNING LAW: This license agreement is to be governed by the laws
of Finland and all relevant international laws and treaties. In case of
dispute arbitration the place of arbitration shall be Helsinki, Finland.
The language of arbitration shall be Finnish.
7. PURPOSE OF DISTRIBUTION OF LICENSE: You agree to use your best
efforts and take every reasonable step to protect the software from
use, reproduction, or distribution except as authorized by this license
agreement. Much time and effort has been spent to develop this program.
To use the product in violation of copyright laws and this license
agreement is illegal, dishonest and unfair.
8. ENTIRE AGREEMENT: This license agreement constitutes the entire
agreement between you and the author for use of this software/data.
You acknowledge that you have read this agreement, understand it, and
agree to be bound by the terms and conditions.
.------------------------------------------------------------------------.
| 3. How to play |
`------------------------------------------------------------------------'
You control your ship with five keys; thrust (move forward), turn left,
turn right, fire main gun and fire special gun. Both main and special guns
can be upgraded by picking up power-ups that appear around the level from
time to time.
When you pick up a main gun power-up, your gun is replaced instantiously.
Your main gun also has unlimited ammo. If you pick up worse gun than you
already had, tough luck.
Your ship also has special weapon with 2 to 16 slots; only one slot can
be active at a time. To activate another slot, you must either visit a
base and pick the slot, or pick up a "next slot"-power-up. The special
weapons have limited ammo.
When you visit a base, your ship is also automatically repaired; this takes
time, and you are literally a sitting duck when you are being repaired.
You also must return to a base when the last enemy goes down.
The bases may also be destroyed along with all the other terrain, but
they regenerate in time.
The game can be paused with key F11 (and unpaused with the same key).
You can also save a screenshot by pressing key F12 (fileformat is
640x480x256 RIX and filename is KOPSSHOT.RIX). The game can be run in
windowed mode if started with parameter -c1.
.------------------------------------------------------------------------.
| 3.1 Weapons |
`------------------------------------------------------------------------'
Main weapon slots
-----------------
The main weapon slot power-ups can be identified by looking at them;
the boxes don't have corners. Other weapons use one of the special weapon
slots Damage ratings; '+' means very little damage, 'x' is the basic unit
of damage, and 'X' means 5*x.
Weapon name.............: tuhnu
Destructive power rating: +
This weapon is very pathetic. It's even worse than what you begin with.
Don't pick it up if any way possible; if you accidentally grab it, RUN to
grab *any* other weapon.
Weapon name.............: peagun
Destructive power rating: x
This is what you begin with. It's pretty pathetic; to get anything done,
go grab something more powerful.
Weapon name.............: sling
Destructive power rating: x+
Better than nothing, but worse than most. But hey, it does 50% more damage
than your original weapon, so isn't this something? Nah.
Weapon name.............: big peagun
Destructive power rating: xx
So here's an upgrade for the old classic. The peagun mk II is a bit
outdated these days, but it comes cheap. Pretty good for home defence,
you know..
Weapon name.............: big sling
Destructive power rating: xx+
And here's the long-awaited upgrade for the good old sling. Well, not
much better than it's cheaper brother, big peagun, but still better than
nothing.
Weapon name.............: blastgun
Destructive power rating: xxx
The blastgun is a high-power version of the hand-held weapon; cheap
to build, but still pretty impressive in real-life situations.
Weapon name.............: mini blaster
Destructive power rating: Xxxx
Welcome to the 90's! This toy here is the economic version of the
famous blaster series. Blaster lite, you might call it.
Weapon name.............: blaster
Destructive power rating: Xxxxx
And here's the classical blaster itself! Have a wall you don't like?
Press the trigger a couple times and there you go!
Weapon name.............: big blaster
Destructive power rating: XX
This is *the* most powerful thing you can jam into the main weapon
slot of your fighter. After you get one of these, you don't need much
else; just go and blast 'em away. Okay, it's pretty rare, but if you
find one, grab it at no cost.
Special weapon slot
-------------------
The special weapon slot can handle much heavier weapons than the
main slot. Bad side is, the special weapons are not powered by your
ship's main fusion generator, and thus have limited ammo. Not all
toys you can jam there are necessarily weapons..
Weapon name.............: gas blaster
Destructive power rating: XXx
The gas blaster is even more powerful than the big blaster, as it
uses its own power source.
Weapon name.............: mega blaster
Destructive power rating: XXxx
The mega blaster is all the blaster family really can offer. Creating
more powerful weapons with the technology would be far too costly; the
research has to find another way to make deadlier weapons.
Weapon name.............: mine
Destructive power rating: XXXx
The antimatter proximity mines are pretty much fun; drop few of them
into a tight spot and then chase your enemy there. When you drop them,
they take a short while to activate, but I wouldn't stand close when
they do.. They also tend to self-destruct in time in order to save in
post-war cleaning costs.
Weapon name.............: heatseeker
Destructive power rating: Xxxxx
These 'smart' missiles always aim at the closest spot with ultra-high
temperature ratings; usually the fusion generator of the closest ship.
If you find one of these in your tail, either go around the next wall and
watch the seeker to hit the wall, or if you're close enough to another
ship, fool the seeker to follow it, instead.
Weapon name.............: morning star
Destructive power rating: Xxxx / xxxx * 64
The morning star is a neat-looking weapon with great psychological
value. Shoot this to a wall close to couple enemies and watch them
panic. The star shoots 64 small explosive packs around it, each doing
damage on impact.
Weapon name.............: sensor jammer
Destructive power rating: +
The sensor jammer messes up the ship's view for a while. Ever tried
to dodge a stream of blaster shots while you can't see all too well?
Weapon name.............: pyrotechnics
Destructive power rating: X / xxxx * N
This is a pretty good tool for terraforming. Drop one in a cave and
run. After a while there should be pretty much more room than there was.
Don't let it get wet, tho..
Weapon name.............: toaster
Destructive power rating: x
This toy shoots out bursts of liquid fire. Pretty bad for a spacecraft,
for example. Ruins the paint, if you know what I mean. Also leaves the
terrain in pretty bad shape, melting just about anything into jagged
edges. I wouldn't try to fly close to a wall after that..
Weapon name.............: rear sling
Destructive power rating: xxx
They just keep on chasing you, don't they? What about a rapid-fire
sling, backwards? Really drops them from your tail.
Weapon name.............: ring of fire
Destructive power rating: X * 32
Another pretty impressive looking weapon, the ring of fire. If multiple
enemies are onto you, blow one of these; a ring of 32 fireballs erupt from
your ship; if they don't dodge, well, that's their problem.
Weapon name.............: crawler
Destructive power rating: Xxxxx
This is a slow-velocity heatseeker, launched backwards. Using this
effectively is pretty hard, but if you manage it, it's a real killer.
The joke is to spawn a swarm of these behind yourself and *then* fly
by a bunch of enemies.
Weapon name.............: gravity flow
Destructive power rating: +
This weapon generates a wind of inverted gravity flows, effectively
pushing the target wherever you like. Okay, it takes a bit of creativity,
but it can be great fun.
Weapon name.............: bomb
Destructive power rating: XXXxxx
Okay, there the dude is again, sitting on that base with his megablaster
ready to blow you away. Drop a couple of these at him, and the base is no
longer one of your problems.
Weapon name.............: lash
Destructive power rating: X / xxx * N
This weapon launches a pod that drops small explosives as it flies. Looks
pretty, but takes skill to use effectively.
Weapon name.............: ultrathrust
Destructive power rating: -
Ever needed a kick?
Weapon name.............: toxic waste
Destructive power rating: X / xxxx * N
You're minding your own business, swimming in a pool, and then some
jerk comes and drops in a barrel of toxic waste. Don't you just hate it?
Weapon name.............: hyperspace projector
Destructive power rating: -
This is pretty evil one. Grab a good primary weapon and project yourself
partially into hyperspace; no matter can touch you, but your gun is
synchronized with the real-space, so you can waste them. They still can hit
you, too, but you no longer have to dodge *around* that hill.. The system
still seems to have some problems with water.
Weapon name.............: plasma ball
Destructive power rating: xx * N
This ball of super-heated gas goes through anything. And I mean *anything*.
And as long as your enemy stays in contact with it, the more she burns.
A real killer if your enemy happens to be going in the same direction.
Weapon name.............: pulse laser
Destructive power rating: xxx
It doesn't do much to the terrain, but it's the nightmare of the repair
personnel back in the base.
Weapon name.............: delayed blast
Destructive power rating: XXXXX
This toy creates a chain-reaction in the space-time, effectively creating
a wormhole into the center of a star. You know, HOT. Takes a while, tho.
Weapon name.............: retroboost
Destructive power rating: -
And they *still* keep chasing you? Fly backwards and give 'em a stream
with your blaster.
Weapon name.............: flipper virus
Destructive power rating: +
This marvel of the modern computer technology flips your enemy's video
feed upside-down. Then just watch 'em bang their heads into walls. Great
fun.
Weapon name.............: signal jammer
Destructive power rating: +
Signal jammer brings you yet another form of pain. By focusing radiation
at the video system of your enemy's ship, his video feed gets out of sync,
causing blurred vision.
Weapon name.............: spiller
Destructive power rating: xxxx
This is a rotative blaster weapon, pretty good for self-defence.
Weapon name.............: tuhnuruisku (originally in registered only)
Destructive power rating: +
This is an early result of the new rapid-fire technology. The researchers
took the worst weapon they could find and developed the technology to get
it to fire VERY rapidly.
Weapon name.............: tractor beam (originally in registered only)
Destructive power rating: +
Cm-ere! 'Nuff said.
Weapon name.............: twin laser (originally in registered only)
Destructive power rating: xxx * 2
A pretty good offensive weapon; just fly into a swarm of enemies with
your weapons blazing. The psychological value of this weapon is also
pretty good.
Weapon name.............: super pyrotechnics (originally in registered only)
Destructive power rating: XX / XX * N
Happen to have a mountain that annoys you?
Weapon name.............: hyper blaster (originally in registered only)
Destructive power rating: Xxxxx
This is the latest thing out of the research labs in the lines of
rapid-fire technology. Literally death in a package. Too bad it's so
rare. Only known defence against it is to flee.
.------------------------------------------------------------------------.
| 4. Registering |
`------------------------------------------------------------------------'
There is no need to register the game any more since this version is
freeware release of the original shareware version. If you still feel
like making a donation, then use the provided E-mail address.
.------------------------------------------------------------------------.
| 5. Troubleshooting |
`------------------------------------------------------------------------'
Problem:
Game runs slowly.
Solutions:
- Turn off parallax in options menu.
- Play with fewer players.
- Buy faster videocard.
- Buy faster computer.
Problem:
Graphics are too light or too dark.
Solution:
- Adjust the setting on your monitor.
Problem:
Game doesn't work or it hangs.
Solution:
- See that you have recent DirectX installed.
- Buy more memory.
- If you can't get the game working, send e-mail to
author and explain your problem.
Problem:
Music/sound doesn't work.
Solutions:
- Make sure you have installed your soundcard drivers
correctly.
.------------------------------------------------------------------------.
| 6. Revision History |
`------------------------------------------------------------------------'
Version 1.0 (June 2001)
+ Freeware release of the full game
+ Ported to win32 platform
+ Corrected some instability bugs
Version 0.52 (18.11.96/dd.mm.yy)
+ New keyboard handler (fixed kopsetup also a little)
+ Gravity can now be set from options menu
+ Killed players get now some of their old weapons back for
the next level. Winner gets less weapons back.
+ Some other little fixes
+ Totally new music by Erkki Turunen
Version 0.51 (09.11.96/dd.mm.yy)
+ Test mode with '-t' parameter (shows free mem, average fps etc)
+ Some fixes with sound support - not sure if the SB works yet though
+ Some other little fixes
Version 0.50 Beta (01.11.96/dd.mm.yy)
First released version.
.------------------------------------------------------------------------.
| 7. Acknowledgements |
`------------------------------------------------------------------------'
Credits
-------
Programming, artwork and sound effects by
Jetro Lauha
Music by
Erkki Turunen
Uses SDL (http://www.libsdl.org)
Uses FMOD (http://www.fmod.org)
Uses ZLIB (by Jean-loup Gailly and Mark Adler)
Thanks to
Jari Komppa (constructive criticism, ideas, betatesting,
technical bullshit in this manual, etc..)
Pepe Taskinen (betatesting, help with some sound effects)
.------------------------------------------------------------------------.
| 8. Customization |
`------------------------------------------------------------------------'
Run EXAMPLE.BAT inside command prompt to see the customization
possibilities.
Creating new levels
Make level picture and background picture to different PCX files.
Note that the format of PCX image files must 8-bit (256 colors).
Be sure that the pictures use the same palette and use only the
colors which are available (see table below). When the pictures
are ready you can use CONV-utility to create YOURLEV.KOP file.
Note that the filename extension must be ".KOP" so the game finds
it. Start CONV without parameters to see help on how to use it.
Look at EX_MAP.PCX, EX_BACK.PCX for example level graphics.
Table of reserved and usable color values in palette:
0 = flying space
1-7 = colors of water (use color 1 to draw the water)
7 = mark water wave places with this (use thin lines)
8 = color of water bubbles
9 = spot for ammo picking - mark some spots with this color
to level and don't use this color on level drawing
10-14 = colors of base
15 = reserved
16-127 = free to use for drawing level
128-255 = reserved
Parallax backgroundmap size calculation formula:
(LevelWIDTH-320)
Backgroundmap_WIDTH = ---------------- + 320
2
(LevelHEIGHT-240)
Backgroundmap_HEIGHT = ----------------- + 240
2
Parallax backgroundmap picture can be larger than the
minimum size but then only portion of that is used.
Using & creating external music files
You can use external music files by enterint /mFILE.KMU parameter
when starting the game. KMU means the music init file (see below).
Example external music init file. Numbers mean orders in the
sound data. There should be max 16 channels in the music (original
music uses only 8 channels).
Look at EXAMPLE.KMU and EXAMPLE.S3M for example external music.
- - -----starts-here---------------cut------- - -
; My external music init file
; ---------------------------
file=mytune.s3m
startmenu=0
status=5
endgame=6
info=7
; ... game musics ...
game=9
game=14
game=20
game=29
game=32
# order infos must terminate with line which starts with "#"
; this line won't be processed
- - -------ends-here---------------cut------- - -
Tag types:
file = tune filename (supported types: XM, S3M, MOD, MTM)
startmenu = menu music order
status = status (or "level change") music order
endgame = match ending music order
info = infoscreen music order
game = game background music order -
there can be multiple (max 256) of them
.------------------------------------------------------------------------.
| End of document |
`------------------------------------------------------------------------'
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