GENERAL:
[Q] - What is Koules
[Q] - What does 'Koules' mean?
[Q] - Who makes Koules and how can I get in touch with them?
[Q] - Where can I obtain Koules?
[Q] - What is the latest version of Koules?
[Q] - Will Koules ever support network play?
[Q] - Will Koules ever be ported to DOS?
[Q] - What are the point values 
[Q] - How can I pause or abort a game of Koules?
[Q] - What is the optimal control configuration for playing Koules?
[Q] - How many levels are in Koules
[Q] - How much time I need to complete Koules?
[Q] - Do you have any hints or tips for playing Koules?
X11:
[Q] - What version of X11 do I need?
LINUX:
[Q] - Do I need a sound card?
[Q] - What version of kernel svgalib and X11 do I need?
HISTORY:
[Q] - How long did it take to create Koules?

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                                   GENERAL
[Q] - What is Koules

[A] - Koules is an action funny game for Unix/X11 and linux/svgalib.
      It supports multi-player mode, high resolution, digitized sound, mouse
      joystick, up to 640x480 resolution with cool 256 color graphics.
      100 levels, intro / outro etc

      Koules is an original game. It was developed from scratch
      by Jan Hubicka in july 1995
 
[Q] - What does 'Koules' mean?

[A] - Koules is an English plural of the Czech word 'koule'(= ball)

[Q] - What computer do I need in order to play Koules?

[A] - Koules  runs unix machines, running  X11  or svgalib  1.2.5+.  For 
      640x480  you need computer faster than 486/50. 320x200  works fine
      on 386/40  with coprocessor

[Q] - Who makes Koules and how can I get in touch with them?

[A] - Koules is published as freeware under GPL by Jan Hubicka
      My Address:
      JAHUSOFT
      Jan Hubicka
      Dukelskych Bojovniku 1944
      390 03 Tabor
      Czech Republic
      Telefon: (048-I think) (0361) 32613
      eMail: hubicka@limax.paru.cas.cz

[Q] - Where can I obtain Koules?

[A] - The latest version of Koules is always on the following sites:
      limax.paru.cas.cz:/pub/linux/games/koules
      sunsite.unc.edu  :/pub/linux/games/video
      tsx-11.mit.edu   :/pub/linux/sources/usr.games
                       :/pub/linux/binaries/usr.games

[Q] - What is the latest version of Koules?

[A] - The current version of Koules is 1.1, dated 26/8/1995.

[Q] - Will Koules ever support network play?

[A] - In version 1.2

[Q] - Will Koules ever be ported to DOS?

[A] - Maybe, maybe never 

[Q] - What are the point values 

[A] - Bounce something         :  +1
      Eat extension            :  +10
      At end of level
      every live               :  +20
      every lost level         :  -100
      In deathmatch mode
      every destroyed competitor:  +100

[Q] - How can I pause or abort a game of Koules?

[A] - You may stop game by:
      pressing P
      switching to other window
      iconifing

      Press ESC to abort Koules

[Q] - What is the optimal control configuration for playing Koules?

[A] - I personally prefer cursor keys.
      There is problem with PC keyboard in more than two players mode.
      PC keyboard controller may crash if you press more than 3 keys
      following configuration works fine in 3 players mode:
      player 1:  <a> <s> <d> <w>
      player 2:  <j> <,> <l> <i>
      player 3:  <1> <2> <3> <5> (keypad)

[Q] - How many levels are in koules

[A] - 99+1 (bonus level:).

[Q] - How much time I need to complete koules?

[A] - stupid player:   a month
      worse player:    5 1/4 hours
      average player:  2 1/2 hours
      I and my friend: 50 minutes
      god:             1/1000000 ns

      (Medium difficulty)

[Q] - Do you have any hints or tips for playing Koules?

[A] - Standard KOULES fighters:
        - fly near boarders (they may not be able to keep in the screen)
        - wait near the border, when they are near fly around them, and 
          kick them out.
        - keep in the center
    - Standard B_BALLS:
        - hide behind holes
        - try to fly around magnetic holes ( B_BALLS may fall into )
    - Inspectors:
        - wait behind them B_BALLS would kick them out 

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                                     X11
[Q] - What version of X11 do I need?

[A] - X11R4 for xlib support
      X11R5 for mit shared memory support

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                                    LINUX
[Q] - Do I need a sound card?

[A] - You may play without sound or with sound using pcsnd driver

[Q] - What version of kernel svgalib and X11 do I need?

[A] - Linux Koules was developed using the 1.3 series kernel, SVGAlib
version 1.2.6-7 and XFree86 version 3.2. It should run with any stable 
series Linux kernel that includes the VoxWare sound driver.

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				   HISTORY
[Q] - How long did it take to create Koules?

[A] - The initial (1.0) version of Koules took approximately 2 days of coding
      and two weeks of tuning, playing and creating intro
      Version 1.1 took one week
