Welcome to Tech Demo 2.5 of Homestrife 4 1/3!


Known MINIMUM System Requirements
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- A graphics card that supports OpenGL 2
- Windows Vista (ie. Higher than Windows XP)


Default Keyboard Controls:
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Player 1
W: Up
A: Left
D: Right
S: Down
J: Jump / Menu Back
H: Light Attack / Menu Confirm
N: Heavy Attack
K: Block
Right Shift: Pause


Player 2
Up: Up
Left: Left
Right: Right
Down: Down
Numpad 5: Jump / Menu Back
Numpad 4: Light Attack / Menu Confirm
Numpad 1: Heavy Attack
Numpad 6: Block
Numpad +: Pause


System Controls:
Enter: Menu Confirm
ESC: Menu Back


Information
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Movement Controls While Grounded:
-Double-tap Left or Right to dash in that direction. Alternately, "smash" the analog stick left or right.
-When standing on a raised platform, hold down and press Jump to drop down through it
-Tap jump briefly for a short hop, and hold it a little longer for a full jump.


Movement Controls While Airborn:
-Hold left or right to alter your trajectory.
-Press jump again to double-jump. This can't be done after air dashing.
-Double-tap the direction you are facing to air-dash in that direction. Alternately, "smash" the analog stick left or right. This can't be done after double-jumping.
-Hold both down and jump simultaneously to fall through raised platforms. You won't double jump if you press the jump button while holding down.


Attacking:
Press the Light Attack button to execute an attack. You'll get different attacks if you hold up, down, or forward while pressing the attack button. You'll also get another attack if you hold backward while airborn.

Hold forward and press the heavy attack button while on the ground to execute a particular heavy attack. More to come!

Do a quarter circle forward motion (down, then down-forward, then forward) and press the light attack button to execute a special move. This will work on the ground or in the air. Again, more to come!


Blocking:
Press the block button to block incoming attacks. This will only block damage from the front.


Fighting:
Either deplete your opponents health or knock them off of the stage to elimiate one of their lives (the red numbers under the health bars). When a player's lives drops to zero, they have lost.


Known Issues
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Missing DLL's
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If the game asks you for a dll file, such as MSVCP100.dll. You'll have to download the Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 Redistributable Package (x86). You can download it here:
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=5555

If it asks for MSVCP110.dll, you'll need the Microsoft Visual C++ 2012 Redistributable Package (x86), which can be found here: 
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=30679


Not Valid Application
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If you get an error stating the game is "not a valid win32 application", this unfortunately means you're running a version of Windows that is too old, ie. Windows XP. This game seems to require at least Windows Vista. Windows 7 recommended.


Game won't open
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If after running Homestrife.exe and a black window pops up then instantly closes, this means that you're getting an error of some sort. Check the log for details.

If after running Homestrife.exe and you get a black screen, this might mean that you're not running a supported graphics card. To our knowledge this only seems to happen with low spec, OpenGL 2.1, integrated Intel graphics cards(laptops). Updating your graphics drivers might fix this problem.


For any other issues, email us at homestrifegame@gmail.com.