On Fri, Oct 07, 2011 at 10:31:07AM +0200, Milos Sramek wrote:
> Hello,
>
> when translating the recent tuxmath version, I came to these
> expressions, which I do not understand:
I am very distant from TuxMath lately (not involved in dev, and my son's
still a bit too young to play it), however, it sounds like you're
asking about the Fraction Asteroids game (which presumably plays a bit
like the original arcade game:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asteroids_(video_game) )
> Thrust: up arrow or right mouse button.\n
> What does thrust do?
In the original game, and presumably TM's fractions game, you
can rotate clockwise or counterclockwise, and apply thrust
(from thrusters or rockets) to move in the direction you're facing.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thrust
And from the page on "Thruster", wikipedia describes a thruster as
"a small propulsive device used by spacecraft and watercraft for
station keeping, attitude control, in the reaction control system, or
long duration low thrust acceleration."
> Activate Powerup: [Shift].\n
> What does powerup mean here
>
> Fast-moving powerup comets
> and what does powerup mean here - seems to be something different
Again, I sadly have to admit I haven't played the asteroids game in TM yet
(I'll have to see how recent TM is in my Ubuntu), but it sounds as though
the game includes comets, which move faster than other objects, which
contain power-ups that you can collect. (Not sure, but I'd imagine things
like shields, better weapons, etc. being the kinds of power-ups.)
Once collected, you can use the SHIFT key to activate (use, or utilize) the
power-up that you have on-hand.
If I'm way off base, hopefully someone responds quickly. :)
Thanks for translating!
-bill!
(Tux Paint guy)
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