Your video card is bored ?

You already fragged all your friends on-line ?

Want to play something new ?

It's time to try ...

 About

Jalweg is based on a simple idea: you control a small sphere (the hero ) in a level and you are chased by at least one big metal sphere (a monster ). The goal is to destroy all the other spheres (the balls ) by making the monster colliding with them. If the hero collides with a monster it is destroyed ... and you lose. However the hero can safely collide with the balls. The idea is simple - but trust me, you will have a hard time to finish all the levels ! And if it is not enough, a game editor is included !

Provided that you have a recent graphics board (see requirements ), you will be suprised by Jalweg graphics !

Requirements

In order to play Jalweg you need:

• 500 MHz processor or higher
• GeForce 3, ATI Radeon 8500 and higher or at least an OpenGL hardware accelerator *

* if you don't have a video card compatible with this requirements, the game will work - but the graphics will not be as good. For a comparison of the graphics with and without the shaders, see below:

without	with

Jalweg uses complex lighting effects. Therefore do not expect an extremly high frame rate. If you find the game too slow for playing please send me an email describing your computer and the average frame rate you get (displayed at the bottom right corner of the screen).

Quick documentation

All you need to know to play is described here !

Commands:

• [arrows] control the sphere
• [CTRL + arrows] strafe
• [space] slow down 
• [o] [p] zoom in / zoom out
• [mouse] change view point
• [F12] screenshot

Network:

In network the goal is to use your monster to kill the other players (not surprising ...). Your monster does not kill you. The round ends when a player frag count reaches 8. To play in network, use the launcher .

Tips:

• When you get close to a monster, an alarm rings.
• If you get very close and manage to survive, you gain adrenaline. The adrenaline allows you to survive to the next collision with a monster.
• The radar, on top of the screen, shows you the direction of the monsters. If a monster is close to you, the corresponding plot becomes red.
• There are different type of fences: some are automated, some other open only when you pass a line. When you hear a bell, it means that you have triggered a fence.
• Each level can be solved ! Don't be afraid to do it several times in order to understand the behaviour of all level elements (espacially if the level contains animated fences). If you are stucked in a level, visit the hall of fame to see how top-gamers managed to solve it efficiently.

Launcher:

Use the launcher to easily configure and launch Jalweg. Just double click on "launcher.exe" (the program with a ball icon). You can host a game session by clicking on the "Host ..." button, or join a game session by first searching for hosts and then clicking on the "Join !" button.

Command line arguments:

• -level <level name> launch the game with a specific level. The level file must be in the levels sub directory.
• -play <replay file name> use this command to watch a replay. The replay file should be in the Jalweg main directory.
• -full launch the game in fullscreen mode
• -size <width> <height> set the screen (or window) resolution to widthxheight

Example     jalweg -level uturn -full -size 800 600

Licence

Jalweg is a shareware. Why is it not completly free ? It is a lot of fun to make a game (and even more if someone else is playing it ;) But it is also a lot of work ! So while you are doing this, you cannot work on something else that provide you with money. So Jalweg is a shareware - but of course the licence is not expensive (see how-to-buy). There is a couple of fun features I would like to add to Jalweg - registering will help me to continue making game - and I hope will therefore help you having fun playing them :)

Registred users have access to a lot of new functionnalities:

• saving replays (and have a chance to compete in the hall of fame !)
• loading new levels
• game level editor
• full access to the VIP website
  • latest updates
  • new levels
  • editor documentation
• networked game beta test !

Registred users also get rid of the shareware notice screen that appears when you left the game ...

Jalweg is a shareware. Users can try a limited version (i.e. the shareware version) for free, but should register in order to have access to all the functionnalities of the software. The licence is accorded to an individual for one copy of the software and is non exclusive. The licence covers future releases of Jalweg. This software comes without any warranty. Its author disclaims all warranties and conditions, either express or implied. This software is protected by internationnal copyright laws.  Jalweg - (c) Sylvain Lefebvre 2002-2003 - all rights reserved

How to buy ? 

You can buy Jalweg using Yaskifo or PayPal. Both offer on-line secured payment services. The process is fully automated through Yaskifo. However if you buy through PayPal, I have to manually send your password by email so it may take a few days.

If you want to register without using these on-line services, feel free to contact me.

The licence price is 20$ US. The licence covers future releases of Jalweg, including the Linux version and networked game.

Thank you for registering :)

Credits and acknoledgements

• Jalweg code, GFX and game design - Sylvain Lefebvre.
• Thanks to Alexis Angelidis for the font and logo graphics.
• Jalweg uses SDL, SDL_net, XML and OpenAL libraries.

Bugs ?

I am trying very hard to make the game bug free ... but a bug knows well how to remain hidden from programers.
So if you find something strange, please send me a bug report (do not forget to check that you have the latest version of Jalweg). Please describe your computer, your graphics hardware and driver version in your email.

The game was fully tested on the following graphics hardware:

• NVidia GeForce 3
• NVidia GeForce 4
• NVidia GeForce FX 5800 Ultra
• ATI Radeon 9700
• ATI Radeon 9000 Mobility

Jalweg (c) Sylvain Lefebvre 2002-2003 all rights reserved