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Bontago FAQ/Walkthrough

by rohan_bhanot200

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FAQ/Walkthrough
Version 1.00
Dated 15 June 2005
By rohan_bhanot200(aka RoKaWhite)
Email [email protected](prefered)
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Website http://www.cybcity.com/rkserious


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Table of Contents
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A General Note
I.    Revision History
II.   About the Game
III.  Controls
IV.   Game Options
V.    Gameplay Screen
VI.   Gifts
VII.  The Most Usefull Combo and The Sandbox
VIII. Credits

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A General Note
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All Content in this Guide is Copyright (C) 2005 Rohan Bhanot

This may be not be reproduced under any circumstances except for personal,
private use. It may not be placed on any web site or otherwise distributed 
publicly without advance written permission. Use of this guide on any other 
web site or as a part of any public display is strictly prohibited, and a 
violation of copyright.

The sites which are allowed to host this guide are-

http://www.neoseeker.com
http://www.gamefaqs.com

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I.Revision History
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Version 1.01 Updated Copyright Information

Version 1.00 Whole Guide written for the First time, I will be checking and
            adding other content later if I find any valuable tips.

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II.About the Game
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Bontago is a strategy freeware game, and a fairly simple one it is. Made with
DigiPen Technology, it uses real time Physics Effects. Bontago challenges you
to make towers out of blocks, and by doing so, expand your influence over a 
disc type world. Your goal is to get the maximum number of flags on the disc.
Because of it simplicity, it is quite a lot addictive and equally fun to play.
It also features multiplayer support by which you can sharpen your skills to 
their maximum.

Basically what you do is drop blocks to expand your territory. There are many
combos you can use to expand your territory(explained later)

Bontago works on almost any Computer, which gives it another good point.

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III.Controls
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Know the controls, Know the game.

Action                           Primary                       Secondary

Left                             Mouse Left                    Keyboard Left
Right                            Mouse Right                   Keyboard Right
Forward                          Mouse Up                      Keyboard Up
Back                             Mouse Back                    Keyboard Back
Up                               Mouse Wheel Up                      -
Down                             Mouse Wheel Down                    -
Camera Mode                             2                            A
Block Rotation Mode                     3                            S 
Default Block Rotation                Home                           Q
Drop Block                       Mouse Button 1                    Space 
Vertical Lock                     Right Shift                  Left Shift

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IV.Game Options
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All options in the Single Player Screen are explained here.

(1)Timer- This option specifies after how much time a block can be dropped.
          It is probably measured in seconds
(2)Gravity- The Gravitational Force is the pulling power. Measures below 1
            will allow the block to drop slowly whereas measures above 1 will
            make it drop faster. 
(3)Field Size- Specifies the size of the disk world you will play on.
(4)Flag Count- Specifies the number of flags on the disk.
(5)Gifts- Specifies the Gift(i.e disaster) spawn ratio.

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V.Gameplay Screen
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There is only one thing you should know about the gameplay screen- the image
on the bottom leftmost corner of the screen. The block shown will be the next
one and benath it is the map. On the corners of the circle which displays the
block, a timer will run. When it has completed a round of the circle, you can
throw a block, and if it completes another round during which you are not able
to throw a block, the block will be automatically thrown.  

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VI. Gifts
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The Gifts aka disaster managment. All of these disasters are activated when
a block comes over them.

(1)Bomb- A box with a bomb in it. When a block comes over it, a bomb is
         triggered, caausing immense damage.
(2)Anvil- A box with a black cuboid in it. It shakes the ground to a small
          radius.
(3)Rocket- A box with a rocket in it. Fires a rocket in a random direction.
(4)Propeller- A box with a fan in it. Spawns a fan in the area which pushes
              blocks away.
(5)Volcano- A box with a volcano in it. Spawns a volcano which shoots fire for
            a limited time.
(6)Jumping Bean- Danger! A box with a sphere in it. Causes a bouncy block to 
                 be spawned which consumes all blocks within its white area-
                 flags also show similar behaviour.
(7)Earthquake- A box with..ummm I dont know what. Causes the disk to shake and
               tropples all blocks.

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VII.The Most Useful Combo and The Sandbox
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The most usefull combo is to put blocks over each other with perfect balance.
This wont even consume a lot of space but will also capture multiple flags at
once.

The Sandbox is basically a practice and fun area- do what you wish there.

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VIII.Credits
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Myself for this guide
Circular Logic for this game
Everone who posted suggestion for this guide

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