Epic Rocks, version 1.0, made by NeoTron Games.

Story :
Epic Rocks is a clone/remake of a classic arcade game. (Guess which one. ;)
You have to destroy all asteroids while trying to stay alive. Each asteroid splits into smaller parts when hit, so be careful. Thankfully, a bunch of special weapons are available, which will increase your chances of survival. You also have an advanced shield which deflects asteroids as long as it has remaining energy.

Epic Rocks is designed for fast, quick matches. The goal is to survive and get as much points as possible. There is no end of the level, it just gets harder...

Files :
There are three different files which run at different processor speeds. The game will run fastest with the Very_Fast file, but many units cannot handle that which will result in a black screen. If that occurs, try running the slower versions.

Controls :
Right and Left rotates the ship.
Up activates thrusters. The ship has an automatic breaking system, so you will slow down and stop if thrusters are not on.
X fires the main weapon.
B fires the secondary weapon.
Start releases the shield. It will then exlode and destroy all adjacent enemies. However, you will be defenceless afterwards.
Select exits the game.


Levels :
Different levels have different types of obstacles and dangers.
The game contains six levels, but only four of them are unlocked from the start.
To unlock level five, you need to get more than 5000 points on level one and two.
To unlock level six, you need to get more than 5000 points on level three and four.


Secondary Weapons :
There are four special weapons in the game which can be picked up and used :
Saber-Beam : Focuses energy in a beam in front of the ship. The ship can move and rotate while this weapon in activated, and the weapon can then be wielded in a sword-like way.
Guided Rocket : This missile can be rotated in the same way as the ship. By rotating the ship it can be guided towards its target, where it explodes with splash-damage, taking everything within the explosion with it.
Twin Rockets : Fires two heavily armed rockets. They cannot be guided, but they explode with splash damage.
Gravity Mine : An experimental and highly dangerous weapon. When activated, it draws everything around it towards it's center. Can be used to concentrate enemies to a single area of space. However, anything it draws in remains solid, so take caution when using it.


Usage :
Epic Rocks is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
(at your option) any later version. This applies to the source code.

You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with this program.
If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/

Graphics and music is licensed under the Creative Commons BY-SA licence as detailed here :
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/

If you like our games and want to encourage us to continue making free games, we'll gladly accept a donation.
Any amount is appreciated and it can be done through paypal, to "imerion@gmail.com".
Any questions goes to that adress as well.

NeoTron games is : Daniel "Imerion" Eriksson and Marcus Fredriksson.
Code, Graphics and Ideas by Daniel Eriksson.
Music, Graphics and Ideas by Marcus Fredriksson.
Testing by Josef Johansson.

At last, thanks for trying out our game.
