BURNING MOUSE STUDIO
ELF-ZERO: Winter Break


Running the Game:
    There is no executable for Elf Zero, the game is a script that runs within the
Electro application environment.  

  Win32:
    This distrubution comes with a compiled version of electro for the win32 
platform. To execute, run one of the .bat files; run.bat or run-geowall.bat.

  Other:
    First install Electro, visit www.evl.uic.edu/rlk/electro for details. Then 
execute Electro, passing the main.lua script as an argument. You must invoke 
electro from the directory containing main.lua in order to preserve references
to the other necessary files. Example: (assuming electro is in your path)
    electro -f main.lua -m


System Requirements:
    Though simple, this game is somewhat CPU/GPU hungry due to its detailed 
models and large scene graph. A modern computer is recommended. Additionally, a
top end graphics card is required that supports openGL 1.4, including the 
ARB vertex program, ARB fragment program and ARB point sprite extensions. See
the system requirements listed on the Electro home page for specific details.
  www.evl.uic.edu/rlk/electro


Controls:
    Elf-Zero was designed to be played with a game pad controller. For best results
use a logitech dual-action controller. Keyboard mappings are also available if no
joystick controller is available. The following keys can be used to control 
Elf-Zero:

  UP    : Shift lanes away from the camera (to the character's left)
  DOWN  : Shift lanes towards the camera (to the character's right)
  LEFT  : Lean backwards during a jump
  RIGHT : Lean forwards during a jump
  SPACE : Go
  ALT   : Go Fast
  ENTER : Select menu option