
Zonic the Hog, SpeedHack 2007
by Steven Wallace

A.cc Name: Harry Carey

Website: stevenvi.zendurl.com


 Tools and Libraries Used
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 Compiler/IDE: gcc-4.1.1

 Platform: Linux

 Language: C++

 Other libraries used:

   (none)


 Notes on Compiling
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Running the makefile should compile the game just fine if you use
either Unix or MinGW32.  Under MSVC, I cannot say for sure, as I don't
use proprietary software.  ;)

To build the level editor, run the ./ed_compile.sh or ed_compile.bat
files, which are included.  The default SpeedHack makefile only
supported one executable, and I was too lazy to make my own makefile.


 SpeedHack Rules
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Evilness: You control an evil pig stealing all the food from the other
happy animals on the farm.  There's a little bit more evil stuff, but I
don't want to give away the ending.  Play through it to see what I 
mean.

Radius of Influence: As you get near an item, it is propelled toward
you.  When it is within a certain range the amount of propulsion is
variable.

Get a Grip: There are four types of terrain: grass, ice, hay, and wood.
Each has their own traction properties, though to be honest, I can't
particularly tell except on the ice.

Ratio, Respect: I support standard, widescreen, and tallscreen
monitors.

Reverse Stereotypes: It's a pig who runs really really fast!

Dialoge: Cut-scenes, which at the beginning of the game are a 
glorified level select menu.  Also when you don't finish the levels 
in time, Harry Carey will ask you if you want to try again.

Act of Generosity: No thank you.

Code Reuse: My QuadMap class (which isn't exactly a quadmap),
Serializable interface, and Object class were taken from my Zelda 3
clone, which I started on a couple months ago.  The Timer and Logfile
classes are standard files that I always use, since about 2001.
Everything else (the bulk of the project) was written in the past three
days.


 About the Game
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Zonic is a pig who lives on Farmer Ted's farm.  It is slaughtering day.
Zonic does not want to die.  Instead, he goes on a rampage by stealing
all of Farmer Ted's food.  Race against the clock and collect as much
food as you can!


 How to Play
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The game is controlled with the arrow keys.  Spacebar jumps.

