SKID ROW - FOXY! - presents the doc for Great Courts 2! The most important things have been translated from french to english! I hope you will appreciate because it was not quite simple! Some special greets to Mitlantecuhtli and Scooter for their cool dox! ------- -------------- ------- ==================== ||GREAT COURTS II!|| ==================== IF YA HAVE ONE MEGABYTE: ------------------------ The game will load a maximum of data in memory giving u better ac- cess to the game and more possibilities. By the way, if ya wanna make a fast game, press the left mouse button while loading and let it when the screens comes black. You can also copy the game to yer HD if ya have 512k or more of Chip memory. ICONS. ------ Due to the fact that the game is now much more better, the menu is more important. All the options are available under icons form. Here we ex- plain you how to use them: The Sliders: To change something in yer capacities, move yer joystick til the chosen capacity gets a white lighting and then, press the button. While you press it, move it left or right to change what ya want. To chose a file: It is a wuite special menu. When ya want to load some data, you get this menu (also if you want to save a player). MAIN MENU. ---------- In the main menu, you can see 9 icons, they are: -1) THE CUP: With this opiton you an access to the tournament mode. Then ya choose a the tournament from the year you want to get in. -2) PLAYGROUND: By chosing this icon, you can start by a 'normal' match. -3) PREFERENCES: Here can set the balls thrower and other things. -4) BALLS THROWER: It is the machine you use in practice mode. You can set the machine like you want to. It is very useful for beginners. -5) INFORMATIONS: If you make a season in the mode 'characters', you will get many informations about your player. -6) ABOUT US: This option gives sum infos about the authors. -7) LOADING: It loads your preference file including everything. -8) EXIT: This icon appears only if you can leave Great Courts II. -9) SAVE MODE: Here you can save Everything from Great Courts 2. FRIENDLY MATCH. --------------- You can try to play a friendly match without the pressure of a real match. Normally, When you have selected for the first time your personnal settings, the playground's color changes and the number of players is indi- cated. THE TOURNAMENT SEASON. ---------------------- If you click on the cup of the main menu, you acceed to the tournament mode where you get the following actions: -1) PLANNING: Here you choose the tournaments you want to play. You can select them for the whole year. you can find ALL the tournament from the smallest to the best Like the Davis Cup. Of course, you cannot select all the tournaments for your player and if you select the Davis Cup, you won't be able to select many tournaments. Warning!: If you always select the best tournaments, you will have to play against the best tennis men, so, at the beginnig, better select the small ones. -2) PLAYGROUND: When you click on it, you start your season and get some in- formations on the other player. -3) PRE-SETTINGS: Here you chose the technic from your player. -4) LOADING: Here you can load the match you have saved and continue your season. -5) EXIT: You come back to the main menu. -6) SAVING: Here you save your tournament to continue later. PRESETTINGS. ------------ -1)WICH PLAYGROUND: Here you select the playground you will paly on. -2) NUMBER OF PLAYERS: -Simple mode with two players. -Dirty mode with THREE players. -Double mode with four players. -3)WINNIG SETS: Here you select the numer of sets needed to win the match. THE MATCH. ---------- As soon as you start, you can use P for pause and press ESC to exit. To hit the ball, press the fire button to prepare your hit. -Service: Press the fire button and keep on pressing while chosing the where you want to send the ball and then release it. If you press the button for a long time, you will send the ball very fast! -Ball speed: When you are about to send back the ball, if you press the button for a long time, you will send back the ball very fast. Also, while pressing the button, chose the direction you want. Warning! If you send some very fast balls, you will make more faults. Ok, so now have a good game with BEST tennis game on Amiga! FOXY!