                                PIPE MANIA

Typed in by MR.TERRY of TRIPPLE H. Edited by PARASITE.


HARD DISK INSTALLATION
Make a  new folder on your hard disk called PIPE or another
suitable name. Copy the contents of your AUTO folder into the
hard disk folder. Then copy the file PIPEDATA in as well. These
two are the only necessary files.

PLEASE NOTE
The program can only load and save high scores to a floppy disk.
If you want to save your high scores you must have the game disk
in Drive A:. If you wish,however,you can copy the high scores onto a
blank disk of your choise. To do this insert your chosen disk into
the drive and then during the attract sequence press ALT-S. After
a warning the high scores will be written to your disk.

SECRET CODE
Certain versions of Pipe Mania require you to enter a secret code
at the beginning in order to start the game. A screen will appear
with one large symbol, with a colour below it and seven  assorted
pipe sections. You'll use the large symbol to get the secret code
from the code card.Find the large symbol on your code card
together with the colour. Read down the card from the large symbol
until you find the line opposite the colour. Where these two lines
cross you will find three pipe sections. Now find the matching
pipe sections on the screen and click on them in the same order
they appear on your card.Don't lose your code card as you can't
begin the game without it.

THE GAME
Pipe Mania starts on a playing grid that is empty except for the
starting piece. The object is to score as many points as possible
by construction pipeline from the starting piece.
As you play, pipe sections appear in a dispenser to the left of
the grid. You can place a pipe section anywhere you like, wheather
or not it connects with other pipe sections.In fact, you'll learn
to place pieces in a pattern that anticipates connections five or
ten moves in advance.
You can "bomb"any previously placed pipe section by placing a new
section on top of it.The old pipe will explode and the new pipe
will appear in its place. There is a short time delay for
replacing pipes, and a 50 point penalty.
Once  a pipe piece fills with flooz,you can no longer replace it.
At the start of higher levels advanced pipe sections and obstacles
will appear randomly on the grid. These pieces can't be replaced
by other pieces.
With each level you have a set amount of time in which to connect
as many pipe sections as posible before the flooz starts to
flow.This time decreases as you as you progress up through the
levels. When the flooz reaches the end of your pipeline the round
is over.
Once you've placed all the pipe pieces you can(or want to), press
the F key and the flooz will speed up and end the round quickly.
You will score double points for each additional pipe section the
flooz passes enough.

ADVANCING TO THE NEXT LEVEL
In order to advance to the next level, the flooz must flow through
a certain number of pipes. A counter in the upper right corner of
the screen indicates the minimum number of sections that must be
connected within that level.
The countdown starts the moment the flooz starts flowing through
the pipeline allowing you to keep track of how many sections still
need to be connected. When the counter reaches zero, you qualify
for the next level. On higher levels things change.

* The flooz flows at a faster rate.
* Obstacles appear on the grid which you can't "bomb".
* Bonus-pieces: These earn you extra points if the flooz goes
  through them.
* One-way pieces: Through which the flooz can only flow in one
  direction.
* End pieces: In addition to achieving the required pipeline
  lenght,the flooz must terminate in an end piece in order to
  advance to the next level.
* Reservoir pieces: These slow down the flooz giving you valuable
  extra time.
* There are sections of the grid that allow the flooz to exit one
  side of the screen and reappear on the opposite side.

PLAYING MODES
Pipe Mania has three playing modes: basic one-player, expert one-
player and competitive two-player. There is also a training mode
that allows you to play any of these modes at a slower rate of
flow. In training mode it is not possible to enter your score into
the high score table.

BASIC ONE-PLAYER
Pipe sections appear in a single dispenser on the left of the
screen.You can always see the next five sections in the dispenser.

EXPERT ONE-PLAYER
Pipe sections appear in two dispensers on the left side of the
screen, one above the other. The pipe sections nearest the middle
of the screen are available to be placed on the grid. You can
always see the next three sections in each dispenser.

COMPETITIVE TWO-PLAYER
As in expert mode, pipe sections in two dispensers on the left
side of the screen. Player one uses the pipes from the top
dispenser and player two uses the pipes from the bottom one.

PIPE SECTIONS
You'll encounter a variety of pipe sections, obstacles and
speciality pieces as you progress through the levels of Pipe
Mania.

BASIC SECTIONS
The seven basic pieses conduct the flooz straight, around corners
and back through itself in a loop. Remember, the flooz flows in a
straight line unless it has no other choice.

PLAYER TWO SECTIONS
They are just like player one's pipes, except for the identifying
dots and/or colour differences, depending upon your computer
system.

ONE WAY SECTIONS
The flooz can only flow in the direction of the arrow on the one
way pipes. so be careful how you use them.

START SECTIONS
Soon after the round begins, the flooz oozes out of the starting
section, identified by the letter "S", or an arrow.

END SECTIONS
On some levels, you'l find an end piece, identified by the letter
"E" or an arrow. Try to build a pipeline that exceeds the
minimum distance required and terminates in the end piece. When
the flooz enters the end piece, you'll earn a 1000 point bonus.
If you don't finish in the end piece you lose that level.

OBSTACLES
You can't "bomb" them or go through them, so you'll have to go
around them. Try to construct loops with the obstacles in the
centre.

RESERVOIRS
These are very useful because they buy a little extra time.
The flooz has to fill the entire reservoir before it will
flow out the other side. Use a reservoir before your
pipeline reaches the minimum distance and earn 500 bonus
points. After that you'll earn 1000 bonus points.

BONUS SECTIONS
Build a higher score by direction the flooz into a bonus
piece. Before the minimum distance required, each bonus
piece is worth 500 points. After the minimum requirement,
each bonus piece is worth 1000 points.

CONTROLS
JOYSTICK: Up, Down, Left and Right to move cursor. Fire
button to place a piece. In expert mode, whilst holding
the fire button down, move the joystick up to place a
piece selected from the top dispenser, or down to select
from the bottom dispenser.

MOUSE: Up, Down, Left and Right to move cursor and left
places a piece. In expert mode the left mouse button
selects from the bottom dispenser.

KEYBOARD:   UP     Up Arrow, keypad 8 or keyboard I
            DOWN   Down Arrow, keypad 2 or keyboard K
            LEFT   Left Arrow, keypad 4 or keyboard J
            RIGHT  Right Arrow, keypad 6 or keyboard L
            PLACE  Left Shift, Space bar, Return or keypad 0


TWO PLAYER:
All input commands are the same as for one player mode. The
players can choose any combination of mouse/keyboard/joystick
or two joysticks. Player one selects from the top dispenser
and player two from the bottom.

SPECIAL KEYS:     P     Pauses the game(any key to re-start)
                  F     Speeds up the flow of the flooz
                  ESC   Quits the game back to the title page

                           SCORING
BASIC GAME SCORING
* 50 points for each section the flooz flows through until the
  minimum is reached.
* 100 points for each extra section the flooz flows through.
* 500 points for each time the flooz crosses itself in a cross
  pipe section.
* 500 points for each bonus or reservoir section the flooz flows
  through.
* 1000 points for using the end piece.
* 100 point penalty at the end of each round for each unused piece
  left.
* 50 point penalty for each replacement made.
* After pressing the "fast flooz" key, every pipe the flooz flows
  through earns you double the usual point value.

EXPERT ONE PLAYER
The basic scoring as above, plus:
* 100 bonus points are given every time the flooz flows through
pipe pieces selected from alternating (top and bottom) dispensers.

COMPETIVE TWO PLAYER
The basic scoring as above, plus:
* Points from the flooz flow, including the 500 point bonus for
  cross-overs,are scored only by the player who placed that
  section.
* The 100 point penalty is taken only from the player who placed
  the pipe.
* The bonus piece points go to the player who placed the previous
  piece and connected it to the bonus piece.

PLAYING TIPS
* Use the training mode to become a good Pipe Mania strategist.
  Learn how to visualise the completed pipeline and place pieces
  accordingly.
* If you want a big score, don't be too eager to advance quickly
  to the next level. Earn as many points as you can on each level.
* Think ahead. If you don't need a piece right away, put it where
  you can connected it later. Blowing up pipes wastes time and
  valuable points.
* Use cross pipes wisely.You only get a limited number of them,
  and each one can earn you bonus points. Make sure you place them
  where there's room to loop back through.
* Even if you're way ahead of the flow, work fast. That way,
  you'll have time to figure out how to fill as much of the grid
  as much of the grid as possible, alternatively you can press
  the "F" key to score bonus points.
