************************************************************ QQQ W W h ! Q Q : W W h i ! Q Q W W h zzzzz ! Q Q W W hhhhh i z ! Q Q W W h h i z ! Q Q : W W W h h i z QQQQ W W h h i zzzzz ! C R E A T O R D E M O ************************************************************ CONTENTS ======== 1.0 Distribution Notice 2.0 Disclaimer 3.0 Introduction 4.0 Hardware Requirements 5.0 Creator Instructions 6.0 Obtaining the Full Version of Q:Whiz! - Creator 7.0 About Psyche 8.0 Last Bit ************************************************************ 1.0 DISTRIBUTION NOTICE ======================= The Q:Whiz! Creator Demo is Public Domain and may be freely distributed providing the following points are followed: i) All files are left on the disk and are not altered in any way. ii) Costs for the disk should be to cover for postage and handling costs only. ************************************************************ 2.0 DISCLAIMER ============== The Creator demo has been thoroughly playtested, however it is used at your own risk and we cannot be held responsible for any damage to equipment, loss of data, global wars etc which could arise from its use. ************************************************************ 3.0 INTRODUCTION ================ Q:Whiz! Creator is a very simple (I hope!) quiz making utility which enables stand-alone quizzes to be produced with the minimum of hassle. ************************************************************ 4.0 HARDWARE REQUIREMENTS ========================= Q:Whiz! Creator should work on any Amiga which uses Workbench 2.0 or higher and has at least 1 Meg of RAM. If you only have 1 Meg of RAM, you may have to disable additional drives, if you have a number attached, as the Creator will need virtually every scrap of memory it can get it's grubby hands on. If you forget to disable additional drives, a message will be shown during the program's initialization telling you to turn them off and then to reboot your machine , if it is necessary. You will also have to ensure that this is the only program you have running because of the amount of memory is consumes. ************************************************************ 5.0 CREATOR INSTRUCTIONS ======================== Once the program has loaded you will be presented with the MAIN MENU. This consists of the following: MAKE QUESTIONS TEST QUIZ CHECK QUIZ OPTIONS ABOUT You select what you want by moving the mouse pointer over the button in question and pressing the left mouse button. To quit the Creator, place the mouse pointer in the top-right of the screen and press the left mouse button. The MAIN MENU headings will now explained in more detail. ------------------------------------------------------------ 5.1 MAKE QUESTIONS ================== This is where the questions, making up your quiz, are inputted. Each quiz can consist of up to 100 questions. Each entry needs a question, 4 choices and a correct choice indicator. The way the question is copied and removed from the screen can also be selected from a number of pre-defined effects. There are five text boxes, corresponding to the question and 4 choices. To enter a text box either place the pointer inside the one you want and press the left mouse button or alternatively press which will cycle through the boxes. The active box will contain the cursor. The correct choice is indicated by selecting one of the small boxes which come before the choice text boxes. A marker will be shown to indicate which box has been chosen. To change the correct choice, just place the pointer inside the box you want and press the left mouse button. The correct choice marker will then be moved accordingly. The bottom panel contains various functions which will now explained: "CLEAR QUES" Will clear the data from the current question. "RESET QUES" Will restore the current question to the data which was stored prior to the last operation. Here, "last operation" refers to either: "CLEAR QUES", any of the text justification commands, "PASTE", line up, line down. "INSERT QUES" Will create a space for one question between the current question and the one before it. "DELETE QUES" Will delete the current question. All questions after this entry will be moved down by one. "FX-IN" Allows you to specify how the current question will be copied to the screen. "FX-OUT" Allows you to specify how the current question will be removed from the screen. Justify: "<" The text line where the cursor is will be moved across so that it is flush with the left edge of the text box. Justify: "><" The text line where the cursor is will be centered. Justify: ">" The text line where the cursor is will be moved across so that it is flush with the right edge of the text box. "INSERT" Changes the text mode to insert. As you type, all characters to the right of the cursor are moved across by one in order to accommodate the new text being inputted. "OVERWRITE" Changes the text mode to overwrite. As you type, any current text is replaced by the new characters being inputted. "COPY" Will copy the line where the cursor is to a text buffer. Please note, "COPY" does NOT copy the whole question, only the current line. "PASTE" Will copy the text stored in the text buffer, from the last "COPY", to the line where the cursor is. Line: "\/" Will move the line where the cursor is to the line below. This function is only available in the question text box. Line: "/\" Will move the line where the cursor is to the line above. This function is only available in the question text box. Question: "<<" Will move back 10 questions. If this value will be less than the first question, you will be taken to the first question. Question: "<" Will move back one question. Question: ">" Will move forward one question. If this value will be greater than the current last question number, the value will be increased. Careful as you could add unwanted blank questions if you press this button too often. ">>" Will move forward 10 questions. If this value will be greater than the current last question number, the value will be increased. Careful as you could add unwanted blank questions if you press this button too often. "TEST" The current question is removed and returned to the screen using the FX-in / FX-out currently selected. "EXIT" Returns you to the MAIN MENU. "LOAD" - NOT AVAILABLE IN DEMO Enables you to load in a previously saved quiz. "SAVE" - NOT AVAILABLE IN DEMO Will save the quiz data using the current quiz filename as shown at the top of the screen. "SAVE AS" - NOT AVAILABLE IN DEMO Enables you to specify a filename for the quiz data to be saved. Proportional Bar / Slider: Between the text boxes and the functions panel is a black strip which contains an orange square. Select the orange square and move the pointer left / right to quickly get to a specific question. You can only go as far as the current last question number so don't worry about adding blank entries to the end of your quiz. Attached quiz screen: Each quiz can have an attached IFF picture. This will be loaded in and shown before the quiz is played, enabling the author and subject of the quiz to be given. Please note that the picture is only optional and you don't need to create them for things to work properly. ------------------------------------------------------------ 5.2 TEST QUIZ ============= This enables you to step through the whole quiz where each question will be copied and removed from the screen using the appropriate FX-in, FX-out given to that question. The commands available are: "<<" Will move back 10 questions. If this value will be less than the first question in the quiz, you will be taken to the first question. "<" Will move back one question. ">" Will move forward one question ">>" Will move forward 10 questions. If this value will be greater than the last question in the quiz, you will be taken to the last question. "START" Will move to the first question in the quiz. "END" Will move to the last question in the quiz. "EXIT" Returns you to the MAIN MENU. ------------------------------------------------------------ 5.3 CHECK QUIZ ============== This checks that each entry is complete by making sure each text box contains some text and that there is a correct choice marker. If something is missing, it will report an error. Please note that it doesn't check to see if the actual question / choice statements are complete, or make sense, or if the correct choice marker indicates the correct answer - it's not that good! The checker is started by selecting the "BEGIN" button. If there is an error in the entry, the checker stops and reports what's missing. This is done by lighting up the appropriate part on the status panel. The entry can now be COMPLETED, DELETED or the checker can be abandoned. "SHOW QUESTION" If this button is pressed, each question will be shown as it is being checked. If not pressed, the questions are not shown and the checker runs faster. "BEGIN" Starts the checker. "COMPLETE" Returns you to the MAKE QUESTIONS section of the Creator to complete the current entry. "DELETE" The current question is deleted and the checker starts off again. "EXIT" Returns you to the MAIN MENU. If all the questions are complete, a stats box will appear giving various pieces of "useful" information regarding the quiz. Select "OK" to return to the MAIN MENU. ------------------------------------------------------------ 5.4 OPTIONS =========== This enables certain aspects of the quiz system to be changed to settings of your own preference. "Key Speed" and "Key Lag" affect how fast characters are typed onto the screen. Key Speed: Length of time, in 50ths of a second, between each successive character appearing on the screen. Select the "<" and ">" buttons to change the current value. Key Lag: Length of time, in 50ths of a second, between pressing a key, and the start of the repeat sequence. Select the "<" and ">" buttons to change the current value. Key Pip: This enables you to change the sound made when a key is pressed. Select the button with the marker in it to toggle the key pip on / off. Key Pip Pitch: Changes the pitch of the key pip sound. Select the "<" and ">" buttons to change the current value. Key Pip Vol: Changes the volume of the key pip sound. Select the "<" and ">" buttons to change the current value. Button Pip: This enables you to change the sound made when a button is pressed. Select the button with the marker in it to toggle the button pip on / off. Button Pip Pitch: Changes the pitch of the button pip sound. Select the "<" and ">" buttons to change the current value. Button Pip Vol: Changes the volume of the button pip sound. Select the "<" and ">" buttons to change the current value. Requestors: When functions are accessed, a requestor appears asking for confirmation. As these can become annoying they can be toggled on / off by selecting the button with the marker in it. "RESTORE" Will return all values to the settings originally given "SAVE" Will save the new settings which will be used each time the quiz created is loaded up. Don't forget to make sure your Creator disk is WRITE ENABLED! "EXIT" Returns you to the MAIN MENU. ------------------------------------------------------------ 5.5 ABOUT ========= Shows the Creator demo credits and where to get the full version from. Select "OK" to return to the MAIN MENU. ************************************************************ 6.0 HOW TO OBTAIN THE FULL VERSION OF Q:Whiz! - Creator ======================================================= The full version consists of 2 disks: Q:Whiz! - Creator ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This is the same as what you have on this disk BUT you will be able to load and save your quiz files - useful! Facilities have been made to enable you to customize the quiz game to give it a unique look. You can insert your own company logo screen and include details of your game on the "ABOUT" screen included. Screens have been stored in IFF format enabling you to load them into a suitable paint program for editing. Change the game screen, game name logo, timers, buttons etc. You can even have the quiz game laid out over the top of an IFF screen if you want. 3 different screens have been included which can be used as they are or form the basis of your own design. There's also a screen of "game bits" - timers, buttons etc to help you out. Game music and sound fx can also be changed. Full instructions have been provided on how to use the creator and how to get a disk ready for distribution - there's even a section giving information about Public Domain / Shareware etc. This program offers full support. Registered users can write to Psyche with any problems they have and will also be informed of any further updates made to the creator. Q:Whiz! - Player ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The player disk is a stand-alone disk used to distribute your quizzes. The player disk containing your quiz files can be released as PD / Shareware or you could even sell the disk yourself and make some money in the process! Fame and fortune are just around the corner*. The quiz game included on the player disk is an improved version of Q:Whiz! previously sold for £6.99 and reviewed in CU Amiga. Incorporates ideas given from player feedback, faster routines and bug fixes. This version has NOT been previosly released. Includes the following quiz files: FILMS&TV FormulaOne MIX&PIC1 MIX&PIC2 MIXEDBAG2 Red Dwarf (Easy) Star Wars (Easy) Includes these user-definable options: Music on / off Sound fx on / off Sequential / Random question-select modes Reveal answer on / off Quiz timer on / off, set value Question timer on / off, set value Fx-in on / off Fx-out on / off Also contains a basic text file giving instructions on how to play the game which can be distributed with your quiz files without needing any modifications. ( * If you play the National lottery). The full version costs a mere £4.99 + 75p p+p and is available from: F1 Software 31 Wellington Road Exeter Devon EX2 9DU England Tel: (01392) 493580 Cheques / Postal Orders made payable to: F1 Licenceware ************************************************************ 7.0 ABOUT PSYCHE ================ This consists of the following people: Programmer - Paul Nordovics Graphic Artist - Martin Jones Musician - Mike Richmond This is just a name used to identify games produced by us. We have our own individual projects on the go as well as doing Psyche stuff. You can contact us at: PSYCHE 4 Katharine Street MILLOM Cumbria LA18 4AQ England If you do write and want a reply, please enclose a stamped, addressed envelope, - very tight budget :-( You can mention us in your quiz credits if you want! ************************************************************ 8.0 LAST BIT >:-) ================= Well that's it. Hope I haven't bored you too much. Enjoy! Paul Nordovics (PSYCHE ;-) May 1996 ************************************************************