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If you have played Tetrinet you should have a big head start. I assume you know how to play regular Tetris. | If you have played Tetrinet you should have a big head start. I assume you know how to play regular Tetris. | ||
This game is Tetris with weapons. For each line you clear, a block with a letter on it will appear in your field. | This game is Tetris with weapons. For each line you clear, a block with a letter on it will appear in your field. | ||
These lettered blocks are weapons and can be used on your opponents or on yourself (some of them are good). | These lettered blocks are weapons and can be used on your opponents or on yourself (some of them are good). | ||
When you clear a line that has a weapon in it, that weapon will go into your inventory. | When you clear a line that has a weapon in it, that weapon will go into your inventory. | ||
To use the current weapon on an opponent (or yourself) you press the button that appears above their field (A, B, X, Y). | To use the current weapon on an opponent (or yourself) you press the button that appears above their field (A, B, X, Y). | ||
You can change which weapon is current by using the right thumbstick. | You can change which weapon is current by using the right thumbstick. | ||
'''Here is a list of all of the weapons and what they do:''' | |||
* A ADD LINE Adds a line | |||
* C CLEAR LINE Clears a line | |||
A ADD LINE Adds a line | * UP FAST Speeds the up falling block | ||
C CLEAR LINE Clears a line | * DOWN SLOW Slows down the falling block | ||
UP FAST Speeds the up falling block | * N NUKE Clears entire field | ||
DOWN SLOW Slows down the falling block | * B CLEAR WEAPONS Clears all weapons from field | ||
N NUKE Clears entire field | * F FLIP Flips field upside down | ||
B CLEAR WEAPONS Clears all weapons from field | * S SWITCH Switch fields with another player | ||
F FLIP Flips field upside down | * R RANDOM CLEAR Clears up to 10 random blocks from field | ||
S SWITCH Switch fields with another player | * G GRAVITY Sucks all blocks down to the bottom filling in all holes | ||
R RANDOM CLEAR Clears up to 10 random blocks from field | * Q QUAKE Randomly Shifts each line to the left, right, or center | ||
G GRAVITY Sucks all blocks down to the bottom filling in all holes | * O BOMB Ignites any bombs currently in the field causing the surrounding blocks to blow up into the field | ||
Q QUAKE Randomly Shifts each line to the left, right, or center | * I CLEAR INVINTORY Clears all of the weapons in the player's invintory | ||
O BOMB Ignites any bombs currently in the field causing the surrounding blocks to blow up into the field | * <> SWAP DIRECTION For 15 seconds, when the player hits left on the gamepad, the shape moves right and vise versa | ||
I CLEAR INVINTORY Clears all of the weapons in the player's invintory | |||
<> SWAP DIRECTION For 15 seconds, when the player hits left on the gamepad, the shape moves right and vise versa | |||
A quick start tip, yellow weapons are bad (offensive) and should be used on opponents while purple weapons are | A quick start tip, yellow weapons are bad (offensive) and should be used on opponents while purple weapons are good (defensive) and should be used on yourself or a teammate. Flip and Switch are green since they could be good or bad. | ||
good (defensive) and should be used on yourself or a teammate. Flip and Switch are green since they could be good or bad. | |||
Join #BattleBlocks on efnet to let us know how you like it. We always like to hear your ideas and suggestions. | Join #BattleBlocks on efnet to let us know how you like it. We always like to hear your ideas and suggestions. | ||
=== Major changes since bbx-0.0.1 beta: === | |||
* Menu system - You need a way to control all the new options below, hence, the menus. | |||
* Profiles - You can create and password protect your own profile. | |||
* Scoreboards - Keep scores for each player and display them on a scoreboard. | |||
* Custom Soundtracks - Plays music that you have ripped to your hdd via the xbox dashboard | |||
* Background image - The whole screen has a background image and you can customize your own background in the player menu | |||
* Rumble option - Each player can decide if they want their controller to rumble when shapes touch down | |||
* Team support - Red, Blue, and Green teams. You can join a team or play solo. | |||
==== Thanks goes to everyone who has beta tested: ==== | |||
kl0wn - found a bug in the menu system that caused BattleBlocks to crash and exit to the dashboard | |||
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jsz | jsz | ||
