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version (TW2Setup.exe).

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Copyrights not owned by the Author:

- Some of the game graphics
   Pokémon Ruby/Sapphire
   İ      2003 Pokémon.
   İ 1995-2003 Nintendo
   İ 1995-2003 Game Freak Inc.
   İ 1995-2003 Creatures Inc.
- The game font
   Kingdom Hearts: Chain Of Memories
   İ 2005 Nintendo
   İ 2005 Disney Interactive
   İ 2005 Square Enix
- Some of the game musics
   İ 3DO (ripped from Heroes III)

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 - - - - - - T A B L E   O F   C O N T E N T S - - - - - -

 - - - <   I   >  Game general - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

 1.	Introduction
 2.	Contacts (author etc.) + Copyrights 
 3.	The game

 - - - <  I I  >  Game menu  - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

 4.	Menu screen
 5.	Personalizing the game
 6.	Game Data
 7.	Selecting the game mode
 8.	Starting a New Game
 9.	Unlocking levels

 - - - < I I I >  Gameplay - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

 10.	Controls
 11.	Moving around
 12.	Shooting
 13.	Collectibles
 14.	Using special weapons
 15.	CPU players
 16.	Weather
 17.	Landscape elements

 - - - <  I V  >  The leftovers  - - - - - - - - - - - - -

 18.	Tips & Hints
 19.	Game version history
 20.	The files included
 21.	Thanks and bye!

 - - - - T A B L E   O F   C O N T E N T S   E N D - - - -

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 1.	Introduction
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Tank Wars 2.0 is finally here!
It totally turns the game world around as it harshly upgrades your average Tank Warz!

New features:
- More levels!
- More weapons!
- More shields!
- More collectibles!
- Score and Honor bars!
- Weapon boosts!
- External normal fire and special weapons!
- Teleport action!
- Ammo system!
- CPU players!
- Three main modes and several minor modes!
- Single player levels!
- Better game saving!
- More friendly user interface!
- Level detail screen!
- Music files are now external -> a lot faster loading!
- Easier movement!
- Exciting landscape elements!
- Unlockable levels!
- Automatically saved game progress!


 2.	Contacts + Copyrights
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This game is a freeware, full-version game made with a user-friendly, amazing
game making/publishing program Game Maker 6.1. At the time of this repackaging, the
latest version is 8.1. Download it from the website below.

www.yoyogames.com/gamemaker

This game was made by me, Soulweaver. All rights belong to me unless told otherwise.
No part of the game code is to be sold or published, whether altered or not.
Please use this e-mail address to contact me:

ultimate.sephiroth(at)hotmail(dot)com

Some resources are from external sources and thus not copyrighted to me.

- Some of the game graphics
   Pokémon Ruby/Sapphire
   İ      2003 Pokémon.
   İ 1995-2003 Nintendo
   İ 1995-2003 Game Freak Inc.
   İ 1995-2003 Creatures Inc.
- The game font
   Kingdom Hearts: Chain Of Memories
   İ 2005 Nintendo
   İ 2005 Disney Interactive
   İ 2005 Square Enix
- Many music files
   İ 3DO (ripped from Heroes III)

 3.	The Game
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Are you ready... to blow your friends apart? This fancy game takes
your senses to the next level as you fight against your friends and
some CPUs in a vast variety of levels! Collect weapons, shields
and other accessories to claim your rightful place! Enjoy the LOUDNESS!


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        ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ   ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ

 4.	Menu Screen
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The menu screen has five different selections: New Game, Load Game, Game Data,
Settings and Quit. Alongside them is the mode selector. The Load Game
selection can only be used when you have a saved game. Otherwise it is useless.
The Quit selection simply quits the game. Nothing else really to say about it.
About the other selections, please read the corresponding chapter:

- Settings		 5.	Personalizing the Game
- Game Data		 6.	Game Data
- Mode selectors	 7.	Selecting the game mode
- New Game		 8.	Starting a New Game


 5.	Personalizing the Game
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To start personalizing the game, just first choose the Settings selection
from the Main Menu. Then you have 3(+) settings to edit:

- Play in window/fullscreen mode
- Use game own/Windows default cursor
- Level sorting

Then you can choose whether to save the settings or to use them only this
time. NOTE: temporary settings are lost when loading a game.


 6.	Game Data
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To access the game data, first choose the Game Data selection from the
Main Menu. There are a lot of things shown in this view.
It shows you the kills/defeats table, number of won games with each player,
total kills of each player, number of games ended to a draw, the number of
games played in each game mode and total games, and even the best score earned
in one game! This information might be interesting and it may help you to
measure your progress while unlocking the locked levels. See chapter 9 for
more information about unlocking levels.


 7.	Selecting the game mode
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You can select the game mode in Main Menu. The mode selectors are on the right
side of the screen. The 'Main mode' selectors are the three ones that are in the
right-upper corner of the screen. The others just modify an option or two.
There are a lot of different minor mode selectors and you can make fully different
and exciting games by experimenting with different combinations.

Tip:  If you have a slow computer, it is recommended that you choose 'Weather off'
	when playing Tank Wars 2.0.


 8.	Starting a New Game
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You can start a new game by choosing the New Game option in the Main Menu.
Then you'll see a wide variety of levels (probably most of them are locked). You can
toggle the page of levels shown by pressing the green arrows on the lower part of the
screen. If you click one's select button, the level details appear on the right side of
the screen. There is told the name of the level, its designer and a short description.
Also there is a preview picture of the level on top. The player togglers are on
the right side of the description. In some levels only P1 or P2 is allowed to compete.
These levels are called 'SINGLE PLAYER' levels. In those levels there are naturally
CPU players. To play, you must have two human players or a human player and at least
one CPU player. Otherwise entering is not allowed. When you're ready, just press the
GO! button on the right-down corner to begin the game!


 9.	Unlocking levels
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There are a total of 25 levels in this game, and only five of them
are unlocked at the beginning. You must unlock them all! On the most
of the levels there is an unlocking hint which tells you how to get
the level. There are 7 ways to unlock a level:

- Play X games				Just go and play any mode you want X times.
- Play X "Defeat Others"		Play X times the "Defeat Others" mode game.
- Play X "Collect Score"		Play X times the "Collect Score" mode game.
- Play X "Kill Most"			Play X times the "Kill Most" mode game.
- Let the G/O CPU score X kills		You must die caused by the G/O player X times.
- Score over X points			In one game you should get over X points.
- You must find by yourself...		Isn't it irritating? Do your best, try any
					of the ways above or their combinations and
					find the solution!

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>------< I I I > <Gameplay>------------------------------<
        ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ   ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ


 10.	Controls
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P1	W		Move up
	A		Move left
	S		Move down
	D		Move right
	Space		Fire
	M		Use special weapon
	B		Teleport

P2	Numpad 8	Move up
	Numpad 4	Move left
	Numpad 5	Move down
	Numpad 6	Move right
	Numpad 0	Fire
	Numpad +	Use special weapon
	Numpad -	Teleport

P3	(Joystick 1)
	Pad up		Move up
	Pad left	Move left
	Pad down	Move down
	Pad right	Move right
	Button 2	Fire
	Button 3	Use special weapon
	Button 4	Teleport

P3	(Joystick 2)
	Pad up		Move up
	Pad left	Move left
	Pad down	Move down
	Pad right	Move right
	Button 2	Fire
	Button 3	Use special weapon
	Button 4	Teleport

Please refer to other sources or try some experimenting
to find out which button of your joystick equals to these
buttons mentioned above.


 11.	Moving around
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You can move your tank by pressing the indicated buttons. The levels are
tiled in 32x32 tiles on a 1024x1024 board. The tanks can only be on a
single tile, so when you're moving from a tile to another don't think that you
can stop at the exact point to dodge the upcoming bullet.
There is another movement action: teleporting. You can teleport by pressing the
indicated button. You lose 5 HP, but if you're in a real danger, teleporting is a
great skill.

 12.	Shooting
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You can shoot normal fire by pressing the indicated button. Normal fire
can be shot as rapid fire. The bullet is shot to the direction the tank
is facing. Here is the basic information of Normal Fire:

Normal Fire
Damage: 1
Rank: 1
Ammo: Unlimited
Rapid Fire: Yes
Desc: This plain shot just goes forward until it hits something.
	Nothing else really to say about it.


 13.	Collectibles
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-=-=- WEAPONS -=-=-
Missile
Damage: 4
Rank: 2
Ammo: 5
Rapid Fire: No
Desc: This simple missile goes directly to the direction it is
	shot until it hits something. It does somewhat damage and
	has a bigger rank than the Normal Fire.

Wave Attack
Damage: 8
Rank: 5
Ammo: 1
Rapid Fire: No
Desc: This massive pack fires a wave-type attack to four directions.
	The waves then go straight ahead until they hit something.
	Note that they do not get blocked by rocks and crystals but they
	damage them. It has a high rank which can let it even to block
	a Homing Missile.

Flame Shot
Damage: 1
Rank: 2
Ammo: 2
Rapid Fire: No
Desc: This clever shot launches a hell on a distant foe as it begins to
	shoot Normal Fire bullets after a short delay with a massive speed.
	The bullets are launched to its own direction and to both of its
	sides. However, it can be easily blocked with almost any other
	weapon.

Land Mine
Damage: 15
Rank: 5
Ammo: 2
Rapid Fire: No
Desc: This small bomb is placed on the ground. It then lays there until some
	weak and stupid player drives onto it. It is a smart weapon as it can not
	be blocked by any weapon. The only thing capale of blocking it is to drive
	on it while having a shield on. This weapon does a lot of damage, and it is
	very small. These things make it a good tactical weapon!

Homing Missile
Damage: 10
Rank: 4
Ammo: 1
Rapid Fire: No
Desc: This missile is a lot more clever than the standard one: it can take a target
	and then go a wise route to hit the target! But be careful. It can handle only
	places where there are walls wide enough. It may fail to find the target.
	Still, it does good damage and has an extreme range in wide levels.

Slicer
Damage: from 1 to extreme
Rank: 8
Ammo: 1
Rapid Fire: No
Desc: This megalo weapon is at its deadliest when it is launched from the edge
	of the level. The arrow-like bullet travels through all obstacles and damages
	them drastically. It can make helluva damage to a foe going the same way as
	this weapon. It is hard to block and it goes through the whole level, so it
	may be called the true weapon of this game.

-=-=- SHIELDS -=-=-
Blue shield
Shield time: 10 seconds

Purple shield
Shield time: 15 seconds

Red shield
Shield time: 20 seconds

Yellow shield
Shield time: 30 seconds

-=-=- ACCESSORIES -=-=-
Minor health
Effect: HP +10
Desc: First aid kits are for your health! When in danger, look
	for this small pack of health accessories!

Medi health
Effect: HP +15
Desc: First aid kits are for your health! When in danger, look
	for this medium pack of health accessories!

Major health
Effect: HP +20
Desc: First aid kits are for your health! When in danger, look
	for this huge pack of health accessories!

Blue mystic bottle
Effect: Upgrades a skill.
Desc: It is not surely known what effects this ancient potion
	has, but it seems to upgrade a skill of some sort.

Red mystic bottle
Effect: Upgrades a skill.
Desc: It is not surely known what effects this ancient potion
	has, but it seems to upgrade a skill of some sort.

Yellow mystic bottle
Effect: Upgrades a skill.
Desc: It is not surely known what effects this ancient potion
	has, but it seems to upgrade a skill of some sort.

Green sack
Effect: Score +1000
Desc: Raises your score total a lot!

Blue sack
Effect: Score +2500
Desc: Raises your score total massively!

Red sack
Effect: Score +5000
Desc: Raises your score total extraordinarily!


 14.	Using special weapons
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Special weapons are used by pressing the indicated button. They
usually launch a delay that makes it impossible to shoot some special
fire all the time. The weapons appear randomly on the level. If the
mode 'Items do not appear' is selected, there will no longer be any
weapons too (unless there are some assigned with the level).


 15.	CPU players
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The CPUs come in two types: Gray CPU and Orange CPU. They work mainly with
same behaviours, but there are some little differences.

Gray CPU:
- more dumb; moves and teleports randomly
- can do a selfdestruct by teleporting
- fires a bit less than orange CPU

Orange CPU:
- teleports more often, but only if he has more than 5 HP
- uses special weapons instantly
- fires a lot
- usually escapes from the player's range


 16.	Weather
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The weather is maybe the only thing that makes Tank Wars 2.0 sometimes
run slowly. However, it can be toggled off from the mode settings. There are
8 different weather states and they are listed below.

Clouds
The normal weather.

Sunny
The screen is lighter. Also the range of visibility has been extended.

Rain
Obviously it is raining.

Heavy Rain
This rain is the weather that makes Tank Wars 2.0 sometimes run slow. A lot
of water is poured down from the sky.

Snow
Some snowflakes fall down the sky.

Fog
Visibility has been harshly cut.

Rain & Fog
Just combine the Fog and Rain weathers to compile this weather.

Snow & Rain
Just combine the Snow and Rain weathers to compile this weather.


 17.	Landscape elements
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There are a lot of basic elements in this game. In this chapter only the special
ones are covered. (Basic elements contain bushes, water, boxes etc.)

Movement Platforms
These arrow-like platforms force you to move to a certain direction. You can't
change the direction of your tank as long as you are on any of these tiles. Other
commands are usable.

Mixers
Mixers are those nasty black-and-yellow tiles that throw all your upgrades, weapons
and shields away to random positions. There are two types of this tile. The first
one spins you around and sends you back to the direction you came from. The other
just becomes visible when you go on it.

Rocks
The plain rocks are good when you want to be honored. Destroying them raises your
Honor bar a bit. Rocks are very weak; they can be destroyed with a single hit.

Crystals
These crystallized things raise your honor a little. They are very sturdy and it can
take five shots to take one out. Obviously destroying Crystals give you more Honor
than destroying Rocks.

?????
These curious thing-a-majigs just keep respawning after they are destroyed. But they
change their shape! Why is that so? These things can take up to ten shots to destroy.
They give you Honor too, and as they can respawn they are the best supply of Honor bar.

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        ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ   ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ

 18.	Tips & Hints
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I	Setting Up Mines

When you are about to set up a Land Mine, try setting it to
a corridor. Then a foe going that way should either go back
where (s)he came from, (s)he should drive on the mine or
(s)he should teleport (which costs him/her health!)

II	Save Your Upgrades!

In Maniac Mech Fort level there is a transfer line containing
a lot of upgrade bottles. When you get to the very end of the
line, there is a platform that tosses all of your upgrades away.
But if you teleport before getting on that platform, you don't lose
those precious upgrades but only 5 HP!

III	Trap Him!

If you're not in a mood of killing the orange player but you want to
make him do a self-destruct, you should take him to a one-block hole
in any wall and go in front of him. Because of he can't move anywhere,
he'll teleport instead.

IV	Maximal Clash!

First, you should collect the Slicer weapon. Then, launch it from
the side of the level... and hopefully you get a mass damage! Also,
this weapon is the key of winning the "Most Score" games. It puts
a score rain upon your tank to build your victory up!


 19.	Game version history
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   TankWarz		Date unknown	V1.00.0.000.00.3
   TankWarz		Date unknown	V1.05.0.000.00.3
   ----------------------------------------------------
   TankWars2		Date unknown	V2.B0.0.000.00.0
   TankWars2BetaA	31.12.2006	V2.B0.2.005.03.4
   TankWars2BetaB	15.01.2007	V2.B0.3.152.06.4
   TankWars2BetaC	01.02.2007	V2.B0.4.608.08.4
   TankWars2BetaD	05.02.2007	V2.B0.5.608.17.4
   Tank Wars 2          21.02.2007      V2.00.0.000.00.0
   Tank Wars 2          23.02.2007      V2.01.0.000.00.0
<X>-----------------------------------------------------<X>
 | TW2 Repackaged	28.01.2012	V2.01.1.000.00.0 |
<I>-----------------------------------------------------<I>

   Advanced info on the newest versions
   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
	V2.0BetaD	05.02.2007		- 17 Lev's made
						- Uploaded to Internet

	V2.00		16.02.2007		Tank Wars 2.0 Complete!
						- All 25 levels complete
						- Music files added
						- Installer, uninstaller and everything related to them added
						- An extra weapon "Slicer" was added
						- New data saving location has been used
						- Cheats have been disabled

	V2.00		17.02.2007		- Fixed a major bug in New Game screen
						- Data Resetter and Data Converter added

	V2.00		19.02.2007		- Wrote the accidently blank-left readme file

	V2.00		21.02.2007		- Fixed the music bug when loading the game
						- First published FINAL version.

	V2.01		23.02.2007		- Fixed the grand error in level 23

	V2.01.1		28.01.2012		- Repackaged version:
						- copyright and contact data updated
						- installer and beta converter scrapped


 20.	The files included
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- TankWars2.exe				The game itself.
- TankWars2.ico				The icon of the game.
- Game Maker Website.url		Just a link to the GM home site.
- Game Maker Suomi Forums.url		Ilmaista mainosta ja lisää kävijöitä GM Suomelle!
- Readme.txt				If you don't know what's this for, you don't know anything.
- Music000.mp3				A music file used in menu screen.
- Music001.mid				A music file used in a battle.
- Music002.mp3				A music file used in a battle.
- Music003.mp3				A music file used in a battle.
- Music004.mid				A music file used in a battle.
- Music005.mid				A music file used in a battle.
- DataReset.exe				A tool for resetting all game data.

Only included in the installer version:
- Uninstal.exe				To uninstall the game.
- ConvertB.exe				A device to carry the Beta game data to the new version.

 21.	Thanks and bye!
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I'd like to thank all these people a lot.

- My friends for not letting me down but making me continue on this game.

- My bro who made some levels for me and even brought some new landscape
  elements in.

- Mark Overmars for making overwhelmous work with Game Maker. Boy, I'm
  really waiting for the new GM 7.0 to come out!

- My mom and dad for everything.

- Everybody in Game Maker Suomi for cheering me up. I tell you, file.am really
  is one big s**t! Keep up the good work, guys!

- You for reading this help (yes, reading manuals is useful) and playing this
  game.

- Me for making this game. Dont'cha think I deserve a thank too? Maybe not.

- P.S. GET UP ON THE HYDRA'S BACK! BYE!


İ 2006-2007, 2012 Soulweaver
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