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Seven Seas Information

Current released version: 2.0 - 20th January, 2003
Current release expires: never
Feedback to: Howard Tomlinson (howard@astraware.com)
Game Info: http://www.astraware.com/palm/sevenseas/
Recent update headlines: New High Resolution versions available! Enhanced graphics, and added wave sound ability for Sony Clie and OS5 owners!

Copyright (c) 1999 - 2003 Astraware Ltd, 2000 - 2003, PopCap
All rights reserved.

Introduction

Seven Seas is the palm version of the great online game from PopCap games!

Simple to learn and great fun to play!

Astraware Seven Seas Features:

- Color and Greyscale versions included
- High resolution 320x320 versions included for compatible devices.
- Excellent graphics
- Easy interface
- Configurable extra controls
- Sound effects with wave audio for compatible Sony Clie or OS5 device users.
- Two levels of difficulty
- Pirates, Pirate Bosses, Islands, Sea Monsters and Whirlpools!
- High Scores
- High Score export!
- An 'undo' function
- Battery Meter and Clock built in
- Ranks to earn - work your way from 'Landlubber' to 'Grand Admiral'

How To Install

Use an extractor program such as WinZip on the PC or Stuffit Expander on the Mac to get at the Seven Seas files. Install the game by double-clicking the prc file.

Use the HotSync button as usual to install the game onto your handheld. If you have a handheld with an expansion card, you may move the game over to it. Do this before you register the game!

Now run Seven Seas and tap the screen to play the game!

If you've got any queries about Seven Seas or the registration process, first check out our knowledge base on our website (you must be connected to the internet to access this). If this doesn't help, get in touch with us at support@astraware.com. If you've got any questions (or suggestions, we love those) about the game itself, please get in touch with us at the email address at the top of this page.

How To Play Seven Seas

Install and run the game on your Palm.

Tap the 'Instructions' button to get a quick reminder of what to do,

Tap the screen on 'Easy Game' to start a game !

The game will start with your ship (which will blink a few times so that you can find it more easily) and some islands and pirates all around.

You have to decide whether to move your ship or fire your cannons, to destroy all of the pirates.

Once you make a move, the pirates will also make a move towards you. If you fire your guns, the shots will go out as a broadside - which means directly towards

Registering

If you purchased a copy of the game on a CD from a store, then it will come pre-registered! If so.. please find the accompanying details with the CD to find out how to register your purchase to get upgrades!

If you beam a demo to someone else, and they also like the game, then they can register it either by purchasing a copy from a local store, or by purchasing online.

If you downloaded the game straight from the internet, from Astraware's web pages, or from one of the popular handheld download sites, then your copy is in 'Demo' form.

In Demo form, you can play 10 games of Seven Seas for free, as you decide whether you like it or not. After these games are up, the program will display a short message asking you to register on the internet or purchase a full version from a shop!

Retail Copies

This and other great Astraware games are available to purchase straight from a store - you'll get a CD with pre-registered copies of the games - no hassle - and makes a great gift!

Registering Online:

For those that like the speed and convenience of buying of the internet, when you register for the game, you'll get a key which will unlock the game and remain valid for future 1.x upgrades. Go to the web page at http://www.astraware.com/palm/sevenseas/
for more details.

You'll need to know your HotSync ID which you can find by running Seven Seas, and going into the menu, and selecting the 'register' option. Your HotSync ID (or username) will be filled in for you below.
When you register, Astraware will generate a key based on your ID, which will normally be sent out by email within 48 hours of you registering. When you receive your key, go to the same register option, and enter the key into the space provided.

Submit your High Scores!

Registered users of the game are entitled to submit their high scores to our Internet High Score table.

Just visit the Seven Seas web pages at http://www.astraware.com/palm/sevenseas/ and select the link to view high scores.

To submit your own score, you need to go to the menu in the game, and select 'export high score'. This will provide you with a code which you can then type into our site:

http://www.astraware.com/palm/seas/high/

You can only submit high scores once you've beaten the scores built into the game!

(Astraware reserves the right to remove this board or facility without any notice, or to remove individual names if necessary)

Astraware Products

You can find out about Astraware and the product range we have for the Palm-powered platform by visiting our website at www.astraware.com/.
Here are our top products at time of writing:

Astraware Palm Packs
GameHouse Games Pack 1 | Get shuffling with Nisqually, blast those blocks with Collapse and test your word power with TextTwist!
GameHouse Games Pack 2 | Make crazy chains in Glinx, match stunning gems in Gem Drop, and get them balls bouncing in Bounce Out!
It's A Blast! Shooting Pack | Let out your tension with some target practice with Galaxy Ranger, Police Range and Bang Bang!
Palm Games Pack 2001 | Zap!2000, Biplane Ace and Bzzz! together for under $25 - save over 25%
PopCap Games Pack | Get the web games revolution that is Bejeweled, plus Alchemy, Seven Seas, Mummy Maze and Atomica!
Astraware Palm Games
Abysma | It's a race against time as you attempt to fill in the puzzle pieces before the descending bar of doom!
Alchemy | Turn lead into gold in Astraware's addictive PopCap puzzle game!
Astro Defence | Defend your city from the asteroid threat!
Atomica | Make Molecules in Dr. Atomica's Laboratory in Astraware's addictive PopCap puzzle game!
Bang! Bang! | Backyard blasting fun
Bejeweled | Bejeweled is a Palm version of the incredibly popular and addictive online game by PopCap
Big Money! | Coin collecting fun in another Pop Cap classic!
Biplane Ace | Dogfight against rival fighter pilots
BookWorm for Palm | Feed the bookworm’s loquacious appetite with words made from connected letter tiles.
Bounce Out | Brain bending ball matching action
Bzzz! for Palm | Fly-catching action for the Palm
Candy Cruncher for Palm | Candy Crunching Fun
Collapse! | Tap matching blocks in this simple but frantic GameHouse game.
Dynomite | Get prehistoric with this dino egg-citing game!
Elixir | Collect valuable elixir from a stack of capsules without upsetting the balance in this ultra addictive game from Trixiam Studios.
Eye of Horus | Unleash your magical powers with this Astraware puzzle game.
Galaxy Ranger | Be a Galaxy Ranger, Save the Universe!
Gem Drop | Gem dropping, jewel matching fun
Glinx | Make chains of gems as long as you can!
Link Letters for Palm | Form chains of words by altering single letters in Astraware's version of a classic word linking game
Mad Gab | ...It's not what you SAY, it's what you HEAR!
Mahjongg | Relax your mind with the most authentic Mahjongg solitaire game for Palm-powered handhelds
Mars Needs Cows | The challenging PopCap puzzle game of animal abduction!
Mummy Maze | Escape the maze and outsmart the mummy in this great PopCap game!
Nisqually | Make lines of blocks to clear the screen and complete the level
Noah's Ark | Save pairs of animals from the rising water in this great PopCap game!
Police Range | Police Range is a fast game of reactions, dexterity, accuracy and good judgment!
Ricochet | Classic brick blasting fun comes to the Palm in this conversion of the PC favourite.
Rooks Revenge | Try to kill king in this real time chess game from ASAP Games.
Round Up | Marble Moving Madness
Seven Seas | Ship Ahoy! Blast pirates with a broadside and navigate through dangerous waters, in this PopCap puzzle game
T-Blaster | Practice your graffiti/text entry by blasting aliens!
TacTic | A twist on the classic Tic-Tac-Toe game pits you against the brain
Text Twist | Juggle letters to make as many words as you can in a limited time!
What Word for Palm | Word finding fun on your palm
Zap!2000 | Arcade gaming on the Palm has never looked so good!
Zap!2016 | The essential showcase for your 16-bit color Palm
Astraware Palm Applications
e.Guide | Your essential TV episode guide for Palm
Timetable Lite | Know whats when with Timetable!
Timetable ProPlus | The essential tool for teachers and students, with assignment tracker
Astraware Pocket PC Games
Abysma for PocketPC | It's a race against time as you attempt to fill in the puzzle pieces before the descending bar of doom!
Abysma/Elixir TwinPack for PPC | Buy the brain-busting Elixir and Abysma together and save $5!
Alchemy for Pocket PC | The Pocket PC version of this gold making game
Atomica for Pocket PC | Make Molecules in Dr. Atomica's Laboratory in Astraware's addictive PopCap puzzle game!
BookWorm for Pocket PC | Feed the bookworm’s loquacious appetite with words made from connected letter tiles.
Bounce Out! for Pocket PC | Brain bending ball matching action for the Pocket PC
Collapse! for Pocket PC | Tap matching blocks in this simple but frantic GameHouse game.
Diamond Mine | The Pocket PC version of the addictive PopCap gem-swapping game, Bejeweled
Elixir for Pocket PC | Collect valuable elixir from a stack of capsules without upsetting the balance in this ultra addictive game from Trixiam Studios.
Nisqually for Pocket PC | Make lines of blocks to clear the screen and complete the level
Rooks Revenge for Pocket PC | Try to kill king in this real time chess game from ASAP Games
Seven Seas for Pocket PC | Ship Ahoy! Blast pirates with a broadside and navigate through dangerous waters, in this PopCap puzzle game
Text Twist for Pocket PC | Juggle letters to make as many words as you can in a limited time!
What Word for Pocket PC | Word finding fun on your Pocket PC

Release Revision History!

Release 2.0 : 20th January, 2003

- Hi Resolution Support for 320x320 capable devices!
- Full OS5 support.
- Improved graphics speed.
- Added localisation support.
- Added compatibility for future devices.
- Improvements made to the control system.

Release 1.26 : 15th July, 2002

- Updated to use latest Astraware Libraries
- Registration system for Samsung phones

Release 1.25 : 20th February, 2002

- Revised with new library routines to have better support for latest devices.

Release 1.22 : 12th November, 2001

- Another fix to prevent further cheating by pref-editing.

Release 1.21 : 9th November, 2001

- Another small fix to prevent cheating.

Release 1.2 : 6th November, 2001

- Added a greyscale palette setting facility, so users with greyscale machines can adjust for the best display settings.
- Fixed a problem where the instructions screen didn't display the text properly for greyscale.

Release 1.1 : 31st October, 2001

- Altered the game to use a new framework with better graphics support for more devices.
- Combined the colour and greyscale games into a single version for easy use.
- Added a Beam Demo menu function.
- Facility to export high scores!
- Added a clock/battery display which are optional.
- Changed the scoring for the higher levels, so it shouldn't be quite so easy to go on for ever relying on the bonus points to give you a new life every time.

Release 1.05 : 25th June, 2001

- Bugfix with Serpents at the very high levels if you manage to lock yourself into a tight corner. (i.e. completely surround yourself)
- Changed the scoring for the higher levels, so it shouldn't be quite so easy to go on for ever relying on the bonus points to give you a new life every time.

Release 1.02 : 8th June, 2001

- Minor update with bugfix for pirates' double move, and random teleportation at higher levels.

Release 1.0 : 1st June, 2001

- First Public Release
- Beta Timeout removed

Feedback

If you've got suggestions about how to improve Astraware Seven Seas - or with reports of any problems you've had, then please contact us!

Seven Seas enquiries/feedback: seas@astraware.com
Registration problems: registrations@astraware.com
General Astraware enquiries: feedback@astraware.com

Contributors

Programming : Howard Tomlinson

Graphics and Game Design: Jason Kapalka / PopCap

Thanks also to the many beta testers for their helpful suggestions throughout May.

Legal

Astraware Ltd takes no responsibility for any adverse effect that this software could cause to your machine or the data on it: backup important data before using Seven Seas. Seven Seas is protected by copyright laws and international copyright treaties, as well as other intellectual property laws and treaties. Seven Seas is licensed, not sold.

You may not reverse engineer, decompile, or disassemble this software.
Astraware’s and its suppliers’ entire liability and your exclusive remedy shall be, at Astraware’s option, either (a) return of the price paid, if any, or (b) replacement of the product that does not meet the warranty and which is returned to Astraware with a copy of your receipt. This warranty is void if failure of the product has resulted from accident, abuse, or misapplication. Any replacement software product will be warranted for the remainder of the original warranty period or thirty (30) days, whichever is longer. These remedies are not available without proof of purchase from an authorized source.

Written permission must be obtained before distribution of this game, either in demo form or full form, through any online or offline methods.

Copyright (c) 1999 - 2003 Astraware Ltd, 2000 - 2003, PopCap.

Astraware and the planet logo are trademarks of Astraware Limited. All rights reserved.