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 /\  _ `\                                      /\_ \    __    /\ \           
 \ \ \L\ \___   __  __  __     __   _ __   ____\//\ \  /\_\   \_\ \     __   
  \ \ ,__/ __`\/\ \/\ \/\ \  /'__`\/\`'__\/',__\ \ \ \ \/\ \  /'_` \  /'__`\ 
   \ \ \/\ \L\ \ \ \_/ \_/ \/\  __/\ \ \//\__, `\ \_\ \_\ \ \/\ \L\ \/\  __/ 
    \ \_\ \____/\ \___x___/'\ \____\\ \_\\/\____/ /\____\\ \_\ \___,_\ \____\
     \/_/\/___/  \/__//__/   \/____/ \/_/ \/___/  \/____/ \/_/\/__,_ /\/____/
      By FRAGILE


THE IDEA
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Powerslide is a two player game on a single computer. The game consists of short
rounds where winning is all about timing and precision. In the beginning of each
round both players have equal number of balls that are moved by adding force
fields. To earn points either finish the slide first or leave the opponent's
balls far behind.


Moving the balls
  Move the balls by leaving force fields on the slide. A player can switch
  between pushing and pulling forces. The forces affect also opponent's balls on
  the board so think where you place them. A player can have 4 force fields at a
  time.

The players
  The players can be told from different colouring. Green color indicates player
  1 and red player 2. A player can change his/her force field between pulling and
  pushing forces. Next to the slide a text is shown indicating which one the
  player has currently selected.

Winning a round
  1. Winning by finishing first
     There is a finish in the end of the slide. The round ends as soon as either
     player gets to the finish. The player who got first over finish line will
     earn 4 points.
  2. Winning by outrunning the opponent
     The more usual way of winning is to outrun the opponent. As the balls move
     down the slide the higher end of the slide will follow the ball that is moved
     the furthest. A ball will disapper if the end of the slide reaches it. So
     always try to get near the leader ball and push opponent's balls towards the
     higher end of the slide.
     From this type of win the winner gets points according to amount of the balls
     he/she has left on the board when opponent's last ball has disappeard.
  
  HINT:
  Addition to moving your own balls further try to slow the opponent's balls down.
  One good way of doing this will be adding pulling force behind the opponent's
  balls and this way make them stop or even go backwards.



PLAYING THE GAME
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PLAYER 1: 
Arrow keys		Move
Enter			Add force field
Shift			Change the direction of the force

PLAYER 2:
W,a,s,d			Move
Space			Add force field
Control/Alt Gr		Change the direction of the force

General:

  Music:
  p: Pauses the music
  n: Next music track
  m: Mutes/Unmutes the music

  Other:
  Backspace: Start a new round (no points for anyone)
  Enter: Skip animations, start game.
  ESC: Exit



TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS
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Minimum requirements:
- 256MB ram
- OpenGL compatible graphics card
- Windows or Os X
- 1280 x 720 resolution
- Java installed (recommended version 1.6.0_07)

Tested configuration (recommended):
  Intel Core 2 Duo E6750
  X1950 Pro 256MB
  4Gb RAM
  Windows Vista 64 bit

Tested configuration (minimum):
  MacBook Pro 13.3"
  Intel Core 2 Duo 2.26GHz
  NVIDIA GeForce 9400M 256MB
  2Gb RAM
  OS X Leopard





TROUBLESHOOTING
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1. In terminal write and execute: "chmod +x Powerslide.app/Contents/MacOS/JavaApplicationStub"
2. Update your java client
3. Update your graphic card's drivers






CREDITS
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Music: PK (a.k.a Pekka Ketonen)
Assembly compo video editing: Lauri Eloranta
Idea: Lauri Eloranta & _SCN_
Everything else: _SCN_ (a.k.a. Iiro Isotalo)




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Keep on playing and have fun with it!
Fragile, 2009