| 1. I notice that Puzzle Collection is for Windows systems only. Will there be versions for Linux or Apple Mac systems? |
| Possibly. The game is based on the Allegro library
functions, which are portable. Some changes to operations involving
bitmaps would be required, and perhaps a few other operations would be
affected. Currently, the developer does not have a suitable environment
for compiling and testing Linux or Mac versions. |
| 2. Can I resize the game windows? |
| Not presently. The games are based on specific numbers of available pixels. |
| 3. What is the minimum screen resolution requirement? |
| A resolution of at least 800 by 600 pixels is required. |
| 4. Why does the WinLogic game go to full-screen mode? The others don't. |
| WinLogic is the most demanding for screen size, and the
Allegro functions are recognizing that there will not be enough room
for the game inside a window. It therefore switches into full-screen
mode if that will make it possible to display the game. |
| 5. Will Version 2 (or later) have a game just like [my favorite]? |
| No. Unless Puzzle Collection will be able to make
significant improvements over other well-known versions of a game, that
game will not be included in the collection. If you have found a game
you like, but you can think of changes that would make a real
difference in game play, please contact the developer. |
| 6. How can I uninstall Puzzle Collection? I don't see an uninstall program or an entry in the Add/Remove programs list. |
| Because Puzzle Collection does not make entries in the
Windows Registry, maintain user data in the Windows Applicaton Data
area, or any similar function, you can safely delete the folder you
created to install it, including its copies of the Allegro libraries
(these were not identified as sharable during installation). In the
same folder, Puzzle Collection has created a file called scores.dat
where it has kept the score history of the players known to it. This
file can also be safely deleted. Finally, you should delete any
shortcuts that you created for executing Puzzle Collection or its
individual games. |
| 7. What happens to my scores if I reinstall? And can I keep a copy somewhere as an archive? |
| All the score information is maintained in the scores.dat
file in the folder where Puzzle Collection was installed. There is no
copy of this file in the installation package, so it will not be
disturbed by reinstalling in the same folder. You can make copies of
this file elsewhere, or under a different name, but it is not designed
to be viewed except through Puzzle Collection. To see an old score
list, you would need to save it in the game folder as scores.dat. |
| 8.
There are several players besides myself using my copy of Puzzle
Collection. Can I compare my scores with theirs, or merge the data for
several players to be viewed together? |
| No such capability is currently provided or planned. |
| 9. Is there a way for me to see my average time or score for a particular game? |
| No such capability is currently provided or planned. |
| 10.
I have very limited disk space on my system, and I really only play one
or two of the games. Can I remove the ones I don't play? And how about
Puzzle Collection.exe itself? |
The Puzzle Collection games are so small that you may
not get much advantage from it, but yes, you can delete the individual
.exe files for games you don't want to keep, together with any
associated bitmaps (keyboard.bmp for WinLogic, pipes3.bmp and PI Legend.bmp for PipeInk). There will then be no response to clicking the graphic for a deleted game.
If you are not interested in seeing game scores, you can delete the Puzzle Collection.exe file and play the individual games; the readme.txt
file installed with the package explains how. In this case, you can
also safely delete the bitmap files used in the Puzzle Collection
window for linking to the games: mine.bmp, logic.bmp, and pipe.bmp. |
| 11. Is there a way for me to use different symbols in WinLogic? How about the color legend in PipeInk? |
| Yes. Use of the keyboard.bmp bitmap for WinLogic is explained in the downloadable Puzzle Collection Manual, as is the use of the PI Legend.bmp bitmap in PipeInk. |
