Is fRaBs legal?
To the best of my knowledge, yes.
When will the next version of fRaBs released?
Whenever I have the free time to make a coherent
and stable build with enough new
features over the existing version.
How do I use the level editor?
From the DOS command line, type "abuse -edit" (without the quotes).
Rather than make a Windows shortcut, I often use
the Windows Run menu and make
various Abuse command sequences.
How do I change the screen resolution?
This is another command line tab. "abuse -size xxx yyy"
You can go crazy with this. '640 400', '800 600',
even '1280 1024'. Note that Abuse's
built-in lighting effects only work at the default
game resolution, '320 200'.
How do I configure sound?
As with many old DOS games, there is a file, setup.exe, which has a
sound card
configuration. Just let it auto-detect your sound card and you should
be fine. If the
autodetect crashes, then select a sound card manually, with the default
settings that it
gives you. If that doesn't work then dig up your soundcard manual.
Windows has a System Information utility that you can use to find your
sound card's
settings. It is located in the Start menu, under Accessories/System
Tools.
Why doesn't fRaBs have working music?
I don't know how the HMI file format works, and I assumed the old songs
were copy-
righted so I removed them from the distribution. I like Abuse without
music personally.
Make sure that you don't configure music when you run setup.exe.
I saw the Pong addon. Can you make other games with the Abuse engine?
Yup, you can go crazy with this too. To this date
there have been checkers, chess,
connect4, and more that have been done with the
Abuse engine. I have a few other
projects in store, if you check the updates
section closely. Abuse has a built-in LISP
interpreter, and almost every aspect of the game
is customizable somehow.
Why isn't there Pong documentation here?
I figure that I may add documentation for the addons when they are nice
and finished.
They will probably be tacked on to the single
player and deathmatch pages when it is
necessary. There are also text files in each addon directory with some
various notes.
How do I (insert engine function here)?
The level editing page has a full list of command-line
options. Some work, but some
don't. Experiment a little. If you have any problems,
my email is ready.
What is Satan Paint, and how do I use it?
I have no goddamn idea. I hate Satan Paint. It is such a pain in the
ass to work with.
If I ever get good with that lousy piece of shit, I will write a detailed
tutorial.
Satan Paint is used to make artwork for Abuse. You can view artwork
and animations,
which are stored in SPE format files. One SPE file can hold many pictures.
Does fRaBs have any warranties/guarantees/whatnot?
Nope. It's free, and it's fun, and if it does something bad to your
computer, it probably
isn't my fault.
Justin Cassidy
messiah15@dog.com