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1.
Installation
Jack the
Uni-Psychle Second Edition requires 3.4 MB of space to operate on and requires 5mb
of runtime memory.
2. Controls
How
exactly do you play Jack the Uni-Psychle SE? Well, it is actually very simple.
The first thing you need to do is calibrate the controls. This can be done
via the options menu by clicking on the word calibrate. If you start a new
game without calibrating it will automatically bring you to the calibrate
screen. You will configure keys on your device for the following controls.
In Game Controls
Move left - Used to move Jack left in game.
Move right - Used to move Jack right in game.
Jump - Used to make Jack Jump.
Psychic Attack - Used to fire Jack's Psychic Attack.
Pause/UnPause Game - Used to Pause/UnPause the game.
Menu Key - Used to bring up the in game Menu screen.
Menu Up - Not used in game.
Menu Down - Not used in game.
Now that
you know the controls, the game play is quite simple as well. You navigate
Jack around by using the left and right buttons and you jump from place to
place to avoid falling into holes. There are 2 main types of non boss
enemies in the game. The walking enemy and the jumping/hovering enemy. You
defeat the walking enemy by jumping on its head and you defeat the
jumping/hovering enemy by blasting it with your Psychic Attack. The five
end-boss machines are unique and it will be up to you to figure out which
attack is required to defeat them.
There is
an Optional Control set in game that can be done via the Stylus. NOTE:
ipaq 36xx users and possibly older users must use the stylus controls at
least for moving left and right as the 36xx ipaqs have a hardware flaw that
two buttons can't be pressed down at the same time. If you notice in
game there is a small graphic that looks like two of the Psychic Attack
Brainwave graphics put together. You use your stylus on this graphic to
control Jack. Clicking on the Left brainwave of the graphic will make Jack
go left. Clicking on the Right brainwave of the graphic will make Jack go
right. Clicking on the dot in the center will make Jack do a Psychic
Attack. Clicking high up on the graphic will make Jack Jump. (You can
click high and to the right to make jack do a moving jump to the right,
same for left direction.) You can also use the keys in combination with
the stylus if you prefer.
Now all
of the menus of the game can be controlled via the stylus or the keys on
the front cover (With the exception of the Secret Code, which requires the
keys, and the Controls Calibrate, which requires the stylus).
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There are four types
of menus that you will encounter in Jack the Uni-Psychle SE. The first is the Main Menu. You have three options:
Start, Options, and Quit.
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MainMenu
Screen
Key Commands
Start ~ Jump Key
Options ~ Pause Key
Quit ~ Menu Key
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The
next menu screen is the Options Screen.
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Here
you can use up and down to select either music, sound or secret code.
When Music is selected you can use the left and right keys to move the
slider left or right effectively lowering or raising the volume of the
music.
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We
recommend about a 1/3 on the slider so that the music does not over power
all of the sound effects) You can use the Pause Key to check and uncheck
the Music checkbox, to enable and disable the music. Sound works the same
way as music as far as controls go. When you have Secret Code selected
you can press the Jump Key or Press Left to activate Code Edit Mode.
Then you can use Menu Up and Menu Down to select a number. Press the Jump
key again to enter that number. Repeat to enter a code. You can press
Menu Key (Or click on any other part of the screen with the stylus)
to leave Code Edit Mode. And finally the Menu Key (When not in
Code Edit Mode.) will bring you back to your previous menu.
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The
next menu screen is the Profile Screen.
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This
screen is so you can select an empty profile that your game will be saved
in. (Jack
the Uni-Psychle
autosaves after each level) At this screen you can use Up and Down keys
to navigate between the 3 profiles.
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If you
have previously saved games then you can use left and right to roll back
and forth to and from your previous level saves. Now with one of the
profiles highlighted you can press the Jump key to select a new game to
be saved into that profile or you can select to continue from that
profile at the level you have chosen by pressing the Menu Key.
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Our
final menu screen, the InGame Menu, works just like the main
menu.
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The Jump Key chooses
resume game, the Pause Key chooses the options menu, and the Menu Key
chooses quit game.
And there you have it
for the controls.
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3. Support
If you find any bugs in the game or have any suggestion or want to make
any complaints or praises please feel free to email me at spock@discordstudios.com .
4. Changes to
Version 2.0
-Now Jack’s jump height is based on how long you hold the jump button
down.
-Jack now is affected
by gravity on hills and will slow down going up a hill.
-Small tweaks to his
acceleration and deceleration
-A three point health system
-Health Powerups
-Invincibility
Powerups
-Zoomed out
view
-Redesigned levels
5. FAQ.
Q. I have uninstalled the game but it did not delete everything.
What should I do?
A. If you noticed in the Remove Programs Dialog when you
uninstalled it probably said it could not remove the Discord Studios\Jack
folder. The reason is that Jack creates 3 files during the game for saved
game info, etc that the installer knows nothing about, so it can't delete
them. You can delete the folder manually from File Explorer. If you
installed in Main Memory then it will be located in \Program Files,
otherwise it will be on your CF card, etc
Q. I pressed the hibernation button while the game was running.
When I return to the game there are problems. Is this a bug?
A. No. Being able to put your PocketPC to sleep during the game
does not work on all machines. Since windows does not notify applications
when you press the button, there is no way to detect this in Jack. So if
it doesn't work correctly on your device then don't do it.
Q. I just installed the game and I can't find the shortcut to it.
Where is it?
A. It will be in the Games folder in Programs under your Start
Menu.
Q. I just installed the game and the icon is all messed up and/or
my sound is crackling. What is the problem?
A. This seems to be an issue with windows on your device. Do a
soft reset and it should fix the problem.
Q. The key controls do not work correctly. I cannot jump and move
at the same time. I have a ipaq 36xx or older. What is the problem?
A. There is a problem with the earlier ipaqs that they could not
have two hardware keys pressed at once. Please refer to Optional Stylus
controls above..
Q. I have Actve Sync enabled and I get serious lag in Jack the
Uni-Psychle. Why is that?
A. Jack the Uni-Psychle SE is a very resource intensive game. It uses
lots of CPU power to run when it is not minimized. So when active sync
kicks in it steals some of that CPU power that jack needs, thus creating
lag. This lag can happen in spikes in the game if your PPC is hooked to
your computer and if you active sync actually syncs while jack is running
then it will minimize jack and produce lots of lag in both jack and
windows. Simple wait about 10 seconds before maximizing Jack again. (or
you can play around with windows menus until you notice the lag is gone.)
Thanks again for
downloading our game and we hope you enjoy it.
Tim Newell
Discord Studios
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Any errors or corrections, please
contact spock@discordstudios.com
For
more information, please contact us via the web at:
www.discordstudios.com
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