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How to install it
Unpack the downloaded zip file to a directory and type:
java -jar Install.jar
After selecting the destination directory, the
installer copies the game to the specified location.
How to start it
Go to the directory where you installed Phoenix PacMan
and type:
java -jar PacMan.jar
After some seconds the game will be started.
To start the map editor you must type:
java -jar MepEdit.jar
How to recompile it
Go to the sources directory in your PacMan directory.
There are the directories containing the source code of
the main parts of the project, enter the direcory
containing the part, what you want to recompile.
There are the source codes, you can recompile these with
javac *.java
After compilation, lots of class files will be generated, these are the
binary code, they can be used directly, or put in a jar file
You must copy the binaries to your pacman directory, elsewhere
the game cannot reach the data files.
What is the system requirements
- About Pentium II 300Mhz or better.
- Graphical operating system.
- SUN JDK (or JRE) 1.3 or better (the music isn't
perfect with Microsoft JRE) You can download
SUN JRE from here.
- A Sound card is recommended, we found it is required under
Linux it
required under Linux, the game doesn't
start without it.
What are the controls
You can control PacMan with the arrows, and can drop a bomb
with space (if you have bombs)
You can pause the game with P and continue with any key
You can start new game in the menu, and can start from a
specified level with level code. You can see the High Score
table from the menu. And also you can turn the music on/off.
What are the rules
You have to collect ten diamonds (
) at every level.
The monsters are trying to catch you, if a monster touch you,
you will die, and lose a life. There are four type os monsters:
- The Patrol (
) is the simplest enemy, He moves randomly
Through the level and tries to catch you.
- The Hunter (
) is very agressive and clever. He follows you
everywhere you go, uses teleports, to catch you more quickly
He is a very dangerous enemy.
- The Guardian (
) moves around randomly in the level, and if he finds
a diamond he guards it, he is walking around it.
- The Collector (
) walks around the level, like a patrol, but if he
find a bomb, an elixir, or some bonus, he takes it.
You can collect bombs (
) to eliminate the monsters.
You can have maximum 5 bombs at one time. You can place
bombs by pressing the space key, the placed bomb (
) blows
up, if anybody touches it, or disappears in 5 second.
Sometimes there is an elixir (
) in the level, if you cacth it
gives you an extra life.
There are bonuses (
) lying around the level, worth different
ammounts of points.
In some levels there are teleports (
) if you step in them they will
teleport you to an other place of the level, but sometimes they are closed
In this case you have to wait.