Alien DNA - Manual

Thank you for your interest in "Alien DNA" This is an instructional manual for playing the game.

If you are experiencing any problems with the game, make sure that your system meets these minimum requirements:

"If the extinction of the entire alien race was caused by their own genetics, then the only hope for survival is to purify the gene. "

For the past hundreds of centuries a distant Alien race known as the "Xailtics" has practiced "INTER-HYBRID." A custom only known to a few species in the universe. It's a ritual, where a race creates it's own DNA. Every living creature is cloned from the M.E.S. (Main Evolution Strand). The Xailtics take this practice very seriously, even if the DNA has enough mutations to destroy the entire race they will still clone from the M.E.S. The Xialtics also believe that the DNA creator is a God. That is why there can only be one DNA creator ... which is YOU!

You have been chosen to be the next Xailtic God. Your function requires you to build the next generation DNA for the Xialtics. The fate of this entire race is in your hands. Their ultimate extinction depends on your own quick thinking and precise timing!

DNA: deoxyribonucleic acid

DNA are long strands of polymers built of millions of nucleotide that are linked together. Building DNA is as simple as selecting the nucleotide SYMBOLS on the "Nucleotide Selector. "Each time you select a SYMBOL you add that nucleotide to your DNA strand. Some SYMBOLS do not add nucleotide to your DNA strand, i.e. like the pattern SYMBOL. Pattern SYMBOLS change the default pattern from Random to a more manageable pattern that will make it easier to pick the next nucleotide SYMBOL. Note: if there is no pattern SYMBOL in the "Patten Timer Window" the pattern will be random. You do not choose which nucleotide SYMBOL is next on the DNA strand. The "Next Nucleotide Window" will inform you what SYMBOL is next. Picking the wrong nucleotide Symbol will cause a mutation. Note: you can pick a pattern SYMBOL at anytime. Pattern SYMBOLS will not cause a mutation.

SYMBOL	TYPE	DESCRIPTION
	None	This means their is no symbol.
	Nucleotide	This will add a Nucleotide to the DNA strand.
	Nucleotide	This will add a Nucleotide to the DNA strand.
	Nucleotide	This will add a Nucleotide to the DNA strand.
	Nucleotide	This will add a Nucleotide to the DNA strand.
	Purifier	This will remove a mutation. This symbol is only available during Purify Round
	Bomb	This will end the Purify Round. This symbol is only available during Purify Round
	Pattern	This is the normal clockwise pattern. This pattern will last as long as it appears in the pattern timer window.
	Pattern	This is the normal counterclockwise pattern. This pattern will last as long as it appears in the pattern timer window.
	Pattern	This is the skip-one clockwise pattern. This pattern will last as long as it appears in the pattern timer window.
	Pattern	This is the skip-one counterclockwise pattern. This pattern will last as long as it appears in the pattern timer window.
	Pattern	This is the suck-up clockwise pattern. This pattern will last as long as it appears in the pattern timer window.
	Pattern	This is the suck-up counterclockwise pattern. This pattern will last as long as it appears in the pattern timer window.
	Pattern	This is the pole clockwise pattern. This pattern will last as long as it appears in the pattern timer window.
	Pattern	This is the pole counterclockwise pattern. This pattern will last as long as it appears in the pattern timer window.

When the "Nucleotide Selector" is active you will see a pulsating color. The SYMBOL that is pulsating is currently the active SYMBOL. When you click the space bar or the left mouse button you will select the active SYMBOL. The SYMBOL you selected will then move to the center of the "Nucleotide Selector" like in the picture below:

It will also display the number of times you missed before selecting the "Next Nucleotide" NOTE: if you select the "Next Nucleotide" with no misses you will receive BONUS points. To activate the "Nucleotide Selector" to continue merely press the space bar or the left mouse button again.

If you do not select the "Next Nucleotide" after so many misses it will automatically be selected for you. This will also cause a mutation. Below is a table of how many times you can miss according to the skill level:

After you have completed an entire section of your DNA you will enter the "Purify Round". This is your last chance to clear any mutations you might have. During the "Purify Round" the "Nucleotide Selector" will only display Bomb and Purifier SYMBOLS. There will be no pattern SYMBOLS. You clear mutations from your DNA by selecting a Purifier SYMBOL. One mutation for each Purifier SYMBOL. Once you select a Bomb SYMBOL the "Purify Round" will abruptly end. You will be unable to remove any of the leftover mutations for the rest of the game.

Controls	Action
Space bar	selects/deselects the current object in nucleotide selector
left mouse button	selects/deselects the current object in nucleotide selector
F3	Decrease Gamma Correction
F4	Increase Gamma Correction
F5	increase sound volume
F6	decrease sound volume
P/PAUSE	Pause the game
ESC	Quit the game

SKILL LEVEL	Number of misses before Auto Mutation
Easy	5
Normal	4
Hard	3