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   Latest news

2004-07-10 - Free for all !

Jalweg full version is now completly free ! Well, I never actually believed I was going to make money with this little game :-) But I liked the idea of creating a "complete product", with a web site, a registration and everything. Anyway, the full version is finally free, so please enjoy and have fun ! Goto the Full version web site

For the archive, the unregistered version is still downloadable.

2003-08-28 - Release of version 1.1

Network game is now available !! Try it and let me know :) This version also corrects a lot of small things, like the "CSimpleShader - OpenGL Error" that showed up when trying to launch the game in less than 32 bits colors.

Another major improvement is the game Launcher. This is a program allowing to launch Jalweg via a user friendly interface (or kind of :). It also allows to launch a Jalweg server and to search a local network for Jalweg servers.

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   About

Jalweg is based on a simple idea: you control a small sphere (the hero ) in a level and you are chased by at least one big metal sphere (a monster ). The goal is to destroy all the other spheres (the balls ) by making the monster colliding with them. If the hero collides with a monster it is destroyed ... and you lose. However the hero can safely collide with the balls. The idea is simple - but trust me, you will have a hard time to finish all the levels ! And if it is not enough, a game editor is included !

Provided that you have a recent graphics board (see requirements ), you will be suprised by Jalweg graphics ! Jalweg shapes are very simple (spheres, cylinders, ...) but if you think that it results in a bad looking game, look at the screenshots ! Believe me, your graphics card is no longer waiting for the CPU !

Jalweg was designed to play for short periods of time - and to have fun :) The replay functionnality allows you to send your best plays and - if you are good enough - to have your name in the hall of fame.

Can't wait more to try it ? Jump to the download section !

Content

Screenshots
Requirements
Download
Quick documentation
Licence
Hall of fame
Credits and acknoledgements

Screenshots

Requirements

In order to play Jalweg you need:

• 500 MHz processor or higher
• GeForce 3, ATI Radeon 8500 and higher or at least an OpenGL hardware accelerator *

* if you don't have a video card compatible with this requirements, the game will work - but the graphics will not be as good. For a comparison of the graphics with and without the shaders, see below:

without	with

Jalweg uses complex lighting effects. Therefore do not expect an extremly high frame rate. If you find the game too slow for playing please send me an email describing your computer and the average frame rate you get (displayed at the bottom right corner of the screen).

Download

Download, uncompress, have a look to the quick documentation and play !

Jalweg FULL version v1.1

Download (zip)

3.9 Mo

Jalweg unregistered v1.1

Download (zip)

3.9 Mo

Change log:

• v1.0.10 - corrects a sound initialization problem
• v1.0.11 - corrects a problem with glActiveTextureARB on hardware without shaders
• v1.0.12 - minor improvements + glux v1.51
• v 1.1     - network game improved (and now available in demo), add a launcher for easy configuration adds a launcher for easy configuration, corrects the "CSimpleShader - OpenGL error" bug.

Quick documentation

All you need to know to play is described here !

Commands:

• [arrows] control the sphere
• [CTRL + arrows] strafe
• [space] slow down 
• [o] [p] zoom in / zoom out
• [mouse] change view point
• [F12] screenshot

Network:

In network the goal is to use your monster to kill the other players (not surprising ...). Your monster does not kill you. The round ends when a player frag count reaches 8. To play in network, use the launcher.

Tips:

• When you get close to a monster, an alarm rings.
• If you get very close and manage to survive, you gain adrenaline. The adrenaline allows you to survive to the next collision with a monster.
• The radar, on top of the screen, shows you the direction of the monsters. If a monster is close to you, the corresponding plot becomes red.
• There are different type of fences: some are automated, some other open only when you pass a line. When you hear a bell, it means that you have triggered a fence.
• Each level can be solved ! Don't be afraid to do it several times in order to understand the behaviour of all level elements (espacially if the level contains animated fences). If you are stucked in a level, visit the hall of fame to see how top-gamers managed to solve it efficiently.

Launcher:

Use the launcher to easily configure and launch Jalweg. Just double click on "launcher.exe" (the program with a ball icon). You can host a game session by clicking on the "Host..." button, or join a game session by first searching for hosts and then clicking on the "Join !" button.

Command line arguments:

• -level <level name> launch the game with a specific level. The level file must be in the levels sub directory.
• -play <replay file name> use this command to watch a replay. The replay file should be in the Jalweg main directory.
• -full launch the game in fullscreen mode
• -size <width> <height> set the screen (or window) resolution to widthxheight

Example     jalweg -level uturn -full -size 800 600

Licence

Jalweg is now a freeware - but feel free to send me a kindly mail, a postcard or a few dollars ;) Why was Jalweg a shareware at its first release ? It is a lot of fun to make a game (and even more if someone else is playing it ;) But it is also a lot of work ! As I would like to continue to make games and as I also need to eat something (pizza is cheap, ok, but ... ;), I was trying to figure out if one can earn some money from shareware games. So Jalweg was a shareware - which did not make a single dollar ;)

Jalweg is a freeware. This software comes without any warranty. Its author disclaims all warranties and conditions, either express or implied. This software is protected by internationnal copyright laws.  Jalweg - (c) Sylvain Lefebvre 2002-2003 - all rights reserved

Credits and acknoledgements

• Jalweg code, GFX and game design - Sylvain Lefebvre.
• Thanks to Alexis Angelidis for the font and logo graphics.
• Jalweg uses SDL, SDL_net, libNetGhost , Persist, XML and OpenAL libraries.

Hall of fame

You think you are good  at playing Jalweg ? Have a look at these replays and think twice before pretending anything :) (Some of these replays use levels only accessible to registred users - if you are not a registred user you will not be able to view them). If you can do better, let everyone be amazed by your skills, send your replay !

To watch a replay download the archive and uncompress it into the Jalweg directory. Each replay archive should contain two files: the replay data file and a batch file. To watch the replay, double click on the batch file.

Name	Level	Time (mm:ss:ms)	Download replay	Screenshot	Adrenaline used	Adrenaline gained
Tride	arena	00:54:43	arena.zip		0	1
Tride	corner	01:03:39	corner.zip		0	2
Tride	diags	00:24:40	diags.zip		0	0
Tride	fence1	00:25:54	fence1.zip		0	4
Tride	fence2	00:26:68	fence2.zip		0	1
Tride	first	00:29:96	first.zip		0	2
Tride	holes1	00:48:85	holes1.zip		0	0
Tride	stress	00:40:01	stress.zip		1	4
Tride	tripod	01:12:26	tripod.zip		2	4
Tride	uturn	01:07:71	uturn.zip		0	1
Tride	wheel	01:00:03	wheel.zip		0	0

Bugs ?

I am trying very hard to make the game bug free ... but a bug knows well how to remain hidden from programers.
So if you find something strange, please send me a bug report at bugs@jalweg.net (do not forget to check that you have the latest version of Jalweg). Please describe your computer, your graphics hardware and driver version in your email.

The game was fully tested on the following graphics hardware:

• NVidia GeForce 3
• NVidia GeForce 4
• NVidia GeForce FX 5800 Ultra
• ATI Radeon 9700
• ATI Radeon 9000 Mobility

Jalweg (c) Sylvain Lefebvre 2002-2003 all rights reserved