[Scummvm-cvs-logs] SF.net SVN: scummvm:[44733] scummvm/branches/branch-1-0-0/backends/platform /ds/arm9/dist/readme_ds.txt
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Wed Oct 7 15:27:43 CEST 2009
Revision: 44733
http://scummvm.svn.sourceforge.net/scummvm/?rev=44733&view=rev
Author: agent-q
Date: 2009-10-07 13:27:43 +0000 (Wed, 07 Oct 2009)
Log Message:
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DS: Updates to readme_ds.txt for 1.0.0
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scummvm/branches/branch-1-0-0/backends/platform/ds/arm9/dist/readme_ds.txt
Modified: scummvm/branches/branch-1-0-0/backends/platform/ds/arm9/dist/readme_ds.txt
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--- scummvm/branches/branch-1-0-0/backends/platform/ds/arm9/dist/readme_ds.txt 2009-10-07 12:53:58 UTC (rev 44732)
+++ scummvm/branches/branch-1-0-0/backends/platform/ds/arm9/dist/readme_ds.txt 2009-10-07 13:27:43 UTC (rev 44733)
@@ -41,6 +41,14 @@
What's New?
------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ScummVM DS 1.0.0
+
+ * A mouse pad area underneath the on-screen keybaord allows you to move
+ the mouse with the keyboard open.
+ * Using the laptop trackpad-style controls, moving the cursor to the edge
+ of the screen now scrolls the view
+ * The usual round of bugfixes.
+
ScummVM DS 1.0.0 RC1
* Gamma correction feature to improve brightness level of game on the
@@ -100,19 +108,14 @@
Features
------------------------------------------------------------------------
- * Runs nearly all of Lucasarts' SCUMM games up to and including Sam
- & Max Hit the Road
- * Runs many non-Lucasarts point-and-click adventures too
- * Supports sound
- * Provides a GUI to change settings and choose games
- * Supports using the DS touch screen for controls
- * Suports saving games to compatible flash cards
- * All games run at pretty much full speed
+ * Alows you to play many 80s and 90s era point and click adventure games on
+ your Nintendo DS!
+ * The games play with full sound and save/load facilities, and most run at
+ full speed, exactly as you remember them.
+ * Hugely customisable controls which made great use of the Nintendo DS touch
+ screen.
-
-
-
How to Get ScummVM DS Onto Your DS - Simple Explanation
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@@ -310,7 +313,7 @@
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I'm glad you asked. Here is a list of the compatible games in version
-1.0.0 RC1. Demo versions of the games listed should work too.
+1.0.0. Demo versions of the games listed should work too.
Flight of the Amazon Queen, Beneath a Steel Sky, and Lure of the
Temptress have generously been released as freeware by the original
@@ -398,7 +401,7 @@
Lure of the Temptress G
-Nippon Safes G
+Nippon Safes H
Full Throttle and The Dig can run on the DS using an external RAM pack
@@ -428,49 +431,70 @@
4. Now click on the name of the game you want to play from the list and
click 'Start'. Your game will start!
-You can use the B button to skip cutscenes, and the select button to
-show an options menu which will let you tweak the DS contols, including
-switch between scaled and unscaled video modes. The text is clearer in
-the unscaled mode, but the whole game doesn't fit on the screen. To
-scroll around, hold either shoulder button and use the D-pad or drag the
-screen around with the stylus. Even in scaled mode, a small amount is
-missing from the top and bottom of the screen. You can scroll around to
-see those areas. The top screen shows a zoomed-in view. This scrolls
-around to focus on the character who's speaking, and also follows where
-the pen touches the screen. You can change the zoom level by holding one
-of the shoulder buttons and pressing B to zoom in and A to zoom out.
+There are two ways of controlling ScummVM DS:
+ * You can tap on the screen where you want to click the mouse<
+ * You can use the bottom screen as a kind of laptop trackpad. Dragging
+ the bottom screen moves the mouse cursor around on the top screen.
-Press the start button for the in-game menu where you can load or save
-your game (this works in Lucasarts games, other games vary). Saves will
-write directly to your flash card. You can choose the folder where they
-are stored using the GUI that appears when you boot up. If you're using
-a GBA Flash Cartridge, or an unsupported flash card adaptor, you will be
-using GBA SRAM to save your game. Four or five save game will fit in
-save RAM. If you save more games than will fit, a warning will appear on
-the top screen. When you turn your DS off, the new save will be lost,
-and only the first ones you saved will be present.
+The first method is easier to understand, and this is the way that ScummVM DS
+operates when you first start it, but the second method can be more accurate
+when you're trying to click on small items on screen. To switch modes, press
+the 'Select' button in game, and tick 'Use laptop trackpad-style cursor
+control' for the trackpad mode.
-Many of the games use both mouse buttons. Usually the right button often
-performs the default action on any object you click on. To simulate this
-with the DS pen, you can switch the input into one of three modes. Press
-left on the D-pad to enable the left mouse button. Press right on the
-D-pad to enable the right mouse button. Press up on the D-pad to enable
-hover mode. In this mode, you won't click on anything, just hover the
-mouse cursor over it. This lets you pick out active objects in the scene.
+The controls in each mode differ slightly.
+In the default mode (trackpad style cursor not ticked) the controls are:
+Key Usage
+D-pad Left Left mouse button mode
+D-pad Right Right mouse button mode
+D-pad Up Hover mouse (no mouse button)
+
+Pressing these keys changes the button that's clicked when you touch the
+screen. So, for example, after pressing D-pad right, touching the screen
+will right-click on that point on the screen.
+
An icon on the top screen will show you which mode you're in.
-In hover mode, there are some additional controls. While holding the pen
-on the screen, tapping D-pad left or D-pad right (or A/Y in left handed
-mode) will click the left or right mouse button.
+In hover mode, touching the screen does not click the mouse. You will
+just move the mouse cursor around. Also, in hover mode, while holding the
+pen on the screen, tapping D-pad left or D-pad right (or A/Y in left
+handed mode) will click the left or right mouse button instead of changing
+modes.
-There is an alternative method of control which doesn't require you to
-change modes with the D-pad. Press 'Select' to bring up the DS options,
-and choose 'Tap for left click, double tap for right click'. In this
-mode, you can quickly tap the screen to left click the mouse, and tap twice
-to right click the mouse.
+In laptop trackpad-style cursor mode, however, things work slightly
+differently. Dragging the pen on the screen will move the mouse cursor,
+while a quick tap anywhere on the screen performs a left click, and a quick
+double tap will produce a right click. In this mode, the D-pad works as
+follows:
+Key Usage
+D-pad Left Click left mouse button
+D-pad Right Click right mouse button
+So, you can drag the mouse cursor around with the touch screen, and use
+the d-pad to click if you prefer.
+
+Also, there is an onscreen keyboard. This allows you to type text into
+your game. This is useful for naming your saved games, and also for
+operating games like the Sierra AGI adventures, which are played mainly using
+the keyboard. To show the keyboard, press the X button. To close the
+keyboard, press the X button again.
+
+Underneath the keyboard is a mouse area. Dragging inside this area moves
+the mouse, while tapping/double tapping performs a left/right click. This
+lets you use the mouse without closing the keyboard first.
+
+The top screen shows a close up view of the game. In some games this scrolls
+around to follow whoever is speaking. You can also scroll the view yourself
+by holding the right shoulder button and using the D-pad. If you want to
+select something small on screen, you can also swap the screens over and
+interact with the close up view. To swap screens, press A.
+
+In the DS Options Screen, left-handed mode can be selected. This switches
+the D-pad and buttons over so that important features can be used by people
+holding the pen in their left hand.
+
Here is a complete list of controls in right-handed mode (the default
setting):
Key Usage
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