Serendipity with Cubes
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Serendipity with Cubes is a puzzle solving game!
Running The Game:
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Simply unzip it to wherever and run game.exe (or game_BUGFIX.exe if you don't want the game to crash :)
NOTE that you'll need the latest DirectX runtime installed! Most gamers have this already, but if you get the error "The program can't start because d3dx9_43.dll is missing from your computer. Try reinstalling the program to fix this problem." you'll need to install it. It's available here:
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=35
Rules:
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*Connect the two pulsating cubes with a path of same-color cubes
*Click on a cube to select it, and an adjacent cube to swap their colors
*The goal is to remove all the colored cubes
*When a path is connected, all connected cubes of the same color will be cleared
*If any cubes become stranded, never to be connected, the game is over
Concept:
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"Tiny World" brought to mind the idea of how small the world is, bringing people together. Then I thought about the game "ticket to ride". Then I thought about cubes. Then algorithms. Then I started coding.
Controls:
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*NOTE: min/max/close window buttons don't work. Exit by pressing Escape.
Exit: ESC
Select Cube: Left Mouse
Rotate World: Right Mouse
Zoom: Scroll Wheel
Increase Num Colors: 0 (up to 5)
Decrease Num Colors: 9 (down to 2)
Increase World Dimension: = (up to 9x9x9)
Decrease World Dimension: - (down to 3x3x3)
Restart: R
Display Stats: S
TODO:
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* music
* min/max/close window buttons
* fullscreen mode
* not all cubes are solvable, but the algorithm tries its best :)
* lighting
* lots and lots of polish
Running The Game:
-----------------
Simply unzip it to wherever and run game.exe (or game_BUGFIX.exe if you don't want the game to crash :)
NOTE that you'll need the latest DirectX runtime installed! Most gamers have this already, but if you get the error "The program can't start because d3dx9_43.dll is missing from your computer. Try reinstalling the program to fix this problem." you'll need to install it. It's available here:
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=35
Rules:
------
*Connect the two pulsating cubes with a path of same-color cubes
*Click on a cube to select it, and an adjacent cube to swap their colors
*The goal is to remove all the colored cubes
*When a path is connected, all connected cubes of the same color will be cleared
*If any cubes become stranded, never to be connected, the game is over
Concept:
--------
"Tiny World" brought to mind the idea of how small the world is, bringing people together. Then I thought about the game "ticket to ride". Then I thought about cubes. Then algorithms. Then I started coding.
Controls:
---------
*NOTE: min/max/close window buttons don't work. Exit by pressing Escape.
Exit: ESC
Select Cube: Left Mouse
Rotate World: Right Mouse
Zoom: Scroll Wheel
Increase Num Colors: 0 (up to 5)
Decrease Num Colors: 9 (down to 2)
Increase World Dimension: = (up to 9x9x9)
Decrease World Dimension: - (down to 3x3x3)
Restart: R
Display Stats: S
TODO:
-----
* music
* min/max/close window buttons
* fullscreen mode
* not all cubes are solvable, but the algorithm tries its best :)
* lighting
* lots and lots of polish