README
1Bubble Chains: free crossplatform 2D arcade-puzzle game
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3Official website:
4 https://github.com/ArsMasiuk/bubble-chains
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7ABOUT THE GAME
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9Bubble Chains is a funny 2D game which runs on Linux, Windows and FreeBSD.
10Bubble Chains was created using only free development software and free resources.
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13CREDITS & LICENSE
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15Bubble Chains originally created by:
16 Ars Masiuk & Alexander Korchenko (c) 2010-now
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18This software is free and is distributed according to GPL-3 and compatible licenses.
19Full text of GPL and more you can read here:
20 http://www.fsf.org/licensing/licenses/gpl.html
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22Icon set (GPL):
23 KDE Crystal Diamond (c) Everaldo Coelho
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25Thanks to the authors of the free software, graphic and sound resources used
26during game creation.
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29SUPPORTED PLATFORMS
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31Since Bubble Chains is based on Qt5 framework, all the platforms supported by
32it should be able to build and launch the game on.
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34In particular:
35 - Microsoft Windows
36 - Linux
37 - FreeBSD
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40INSTALLATION
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42Microsoft Windows:
43 - download corresponding installer executable
44 - run it and follow the instructions
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46DEB-based Linux (Ubuntu, Debian etc.):
47 - download corresponding .deb package (i.e. bubble-chains.xyz.deb)
48 - install it by running in the terminal:
49 sudo apt install ./bubble-chains.xyz.deb
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51RPM-based Linux (Fedora, RHEL etc.):
52 - tbd.
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54Installation from sources:
55 - tbd.
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58CHANGELOG
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600.2.x:
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62- original copyrights restored
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64- sources made buildable with Qt5
65- Qt4 support deprecated
66- dependency on SDL library deprecated
67- Sound effects are played via Qt Multimedia instead
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69- fixed issue with displaying Russian help
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720.1.1:
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74- fixed issue with restoring game progress
75- fixed some graphics
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77- added Russian language pack
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79
800.1.0
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82- initial release
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README.md
1# Original Bubble Chains Game
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3Bubble Chains is a funny 2D game which runs on Linux, Windows and FreeBSD.
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5The aim of Bubble Chains is to remove all of the targets on each level, and to do this before the time (indicated with the blue-colored bar at the right) runs out. Keep doing this until you have passed the last level and won the game.
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9# Changes compared to the original game
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11This repository contains original source codes and resources of the Bubble Chains game created in the year 2010, including necessary changes to be build with modern C++ compilers.
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13Actual version (0.2) has been ported to most recent version of Qt5 framework (Qt 5.15 as for now) so it can be build using mainly latest versions of actual C++ compilers (Visual Studio 2019, GCC 9, clang 11 etc).
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15Dependency of SDL has been removed, therefore playback of MIDI music files is deprecated. Qt Multimedia Framework is now used instead.
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17Original copyrights have been restored.
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19# Platforms supported
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21Since Bubble Chains is based on Qt5 framework, all the platforms supported by Qt should be able to build and launch the game on.
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23In particular:
24- Microsoft Windows
25- Linux
26- FreeBSD
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28# Credits & Licenses
29
30Bubble Chains software is free and is distributed according to GPL-3 and compatible licenses.
31Full text of GPL and more you can read here: http://www.fsf.org/licensing/licenses/gpl.html
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33Originally copyrighted by:
34- 2010-now (c) Arseniy Masiuk & Alexander Korchenko
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36Icon set used in the game (GPL):
37- KDE Crystal Diamond (c) Everaldo Coelho (https://www.iconfinder.com/iconsets/KDE_Crystal)
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39Qt framework (https://www.qt.io) is used under open-source license (GPL).
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41# Disclaimer
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43Bubble Chains has been created using only free development software and free resources.
44Its copies cannot be sold or used in any other commercial ways.
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46Thanks to the authors of the free software, graphic and sound resources used
47during game creation.
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49If I have occasionally forgotten to mention somebody's work used in the game, please contact me to resolve the issue.
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