Hi everyone, a preliminary download is available. Please note that this isn't the quality to be expected of the full game, all the graphics are just place-holders for now. Also there's no sound or music (or title screen & options for that matter). The demo allows you to bat a full inning against South Africa, playing as Australia :P
Download:
Requirements:
.NET2 framework - you can get this from:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...cb-4362-4b0d-8edd-aab15c5e04f5&DisplayLang=en
WinXP (not tested on Vista)
Keyboard & Mouse :P
The controls:
Moving the batsman:
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J - move left
I - move up
K - move down
L - move down
Spacebar - run
* the batsman can only be moved during the bowler runup
* the batsman cannot be moved once a shot has been selected and powered
* press Spacebar while running to cancel the run and run back
Playing shots
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Right-handed batsmen:
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A - cut
D - pull
Z - cover drive
X - straight drive
C - on drive
S - forward defensive
W - backward defensive
Left-handed batsmen:
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A - pull
D - cut
Z - on drive
X - straight drive
C - cover drive
S - forward defensive
W - backward defensive
* shots can be powered by holding in the key (hold in Z to charge a powerful cover drive)
* to play the shot, release the key (release Z to play the cover drive)
Selecting batsmen:
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* when a wicket falls, a list of batsmen will be displayed
* select the next batsman to come in using the mouse
Scoresheets:
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* to go past a score sheet or a pause in the game, press any key
* to access the scoresheets, press Escape
Quitting:
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* to quit, press Escape and select Quit from the menu options
KNOWN ISSUES:
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* the CPU fielding isn't working 100% just yet, I'll be fixing that today
* batsmen can't be stumped
* once the last wicket falls, the game cannot continue (I'll fix that when the basic gameplay is finalised)
* the bat & ball physics aren't working 100% but mainly needs tweaking right now
* player attributes might be a little off :P
Please people, I'd really appreciate any feedback
Even negative criticism...
Cheers
Kurt