X-Git-Url: https://git.distorted.org.uk/~mdw/sgt/puzzles/blobdiff_plain/e28d0584ec76ae4bd34805756b4c18bf174d3460..44bf5f6fb23fec37056c36580bb4e02fdf610915:/puzzles.but diff --git a/puzzles.but b/puzzles.but index 76521c2..b7435d7 100644 --- a/puzzles.but +++ b/puzzles.but @@ -1656,6 +1656,15 @@ will have to use more complex logic to deduce the colour of some regions. However, it will always be possible without having to guess or backtrack. +\lcont{ + +In \q{Unreasonable} mode, the program will feel free to generate +puzzles which are as hard as it can possibly make them: the only +constraint is that they should still have a unique solution. Solving +Unreasonable puzzles may require guessing and backtracking. + +} + \C{loopy} \i{Loopy} @@ -1715,6 +1724,58 @@ CPU time and memory. Be warned! } +\C{inertia} \i{Inertia} + +\cfg{winhelp-topic}{games.inertia} + +You are a small green ball sitting in a grid full of obstacles. Your +aim is to collect all the gems without running into any mines. + +You can move the ball in any orthogonal \e{or diagonal} direction. +Once the ball starts moving, it will continue until something stops +it. A wall directly in its path will stop it (but if it is moving +diagonally, it will move through a diagonal gap between two other +walls without stopping). Also, some of the squares are \q{stops}; +when the ball moves on to a stop, it will stop moving no matter what +direction it was going in. Gems do \e{not} stop the ball; it picks +them up and keeps on going. + +Running into a mine is fatal. Even if you picked up the last gem in +the same move which then hit a mine, the game will count you as dead +rather than victorious. + +This game was originally implemented for Windows by Ben Olmstead +\k{bem}, who was kind enough to release his source code on request +so that it could be re-implemented for this collection. + +\B{bem} \W{http://xn13.com/}\cw{http://xn13.com/} + +\H{inertia-controls} \i{Inertia controls} + +\IM{Inertia controls} controls, for Inertia +\IM{Inertia controls} keys, for Inertia +\IM{Inertia controls} shortcuts (keyboard), for Inertia + +You can move the ball in any of the eight directions using the +numeric keypad. Alternatively, if you click the left mouse button on +the grid, the ball will begin a move in the general direction of +where you clicked. + +All the actions described in \k{common-actions} are also available. +In particular, if you do run into a mine and die, you can use the +Undo function and resume playing from before the fatal move. The +game will keep track of the number of times you have done this. + +\H{inertia-parameters} \I{parameters, for Inertia}Inertia parameters + +These parameters are available from the \q{Custom...} option on the +\q{Type} menu. + +\dt \e{Width}, \e{Height} + +\dd Size of grid in squares. + + \A{licence} \I{MIT licence}\ii{Licence} This software is \i{copyright} 2004-2005 Simon Tatham.