https://github.com/gingerbeardman/tranquility-levels
Levels for the discontinued game tranquility (TQworld)
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Levels for the discontinued game tranquility (TQworld)
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/gingerbeardman/tranquility-levels
- Owner: gingerbeardman
- License: unlicense
- Created: 2020-12-21T14:38:24.000Z (over 5 years ago)
- Default Branch: main
- Last Pushed: 2023-01-31T21:13:37.000Z (over 3 years ago)
- Last Synced: 2025-10-08T23:53:26.500Z (8 months ago)
- Homepage:
- Size: 92.8 KB
- Stars: 8
- Watchers: 4
- Forks: 0
- Open Issues: 1
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- License: LICENSE
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README
# tranquility-levels
Levels for the discontinued game tranquility www.tqworld.com
## what game?
- Mac (32-bit Intel & PPC): https://macintoshgarden.org/games/tranquility
- Windows: [archived download](https://web.archive.org/web/20060921084553/http://www.tqworld.com:80/tranquilityWIN.exe)
## installing these levels
- Mac: `~/Library/Preferences/tranquility`
- Windows: `C:/Program Files/tranquility/levels`
# description language
## quick guide
```
I = init
W = world
M = message
E = event
T = timer
N = note
A = aggregate
G = geometry
C = color
O = oscillator
P = platform
Q = quark
# = comment
```
## detailed guide (work in progress)
Each plain text .tq level file contains a definition for 7 layouts, each containing a spinner.
Some .tq levels masquerade as GIF files for reasons I do not yet understand.
- `A` = aggregate
- example: `A 1`
- this is a counter that increments before each event
- see: E = event
- `C` = color
- example: `C 10 0.930308 0.886546 0.479355 0.7 0.00005 0.136678 0.842395 0.479355 0.7 0.00005`
- format (gradient): type r g b a r g b a delta
- example: `C 0 0.0 1.85 0.4 0.2 0.0001`
- format (solid): type r g b a delta
- type
- 10 = gradient
- 0 = solid
- r,g,b = value (0.0 to 1.0)
- a = alpha/opacity (0.0 to 1.0)
- delta = animates alpha
- `E` = event
- example: `E 1 0 0 0`
- format: ?1 ?2 ?3 ?4
- ?1 =
- ?2 =
- ?3 =
- ?4 =
- `G` = geometry
- example: `G 8 150.0 150.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Z0c1yu`
- format: s d(x8) ?1(x8) id
- type
- 8 or 50
- d = dimensions
- type 8
- d = 37.0 37.0
- d = 150.0 150.0
- d = 200.0 200.0
- type 50
- d = 50.0 50.0
- ?1 = ?
- 0 = solid
- 1 = gradient
- 2 =
- 3 =
- 4 =
- 5 =
- 6 =
- 7 =
- 8 =
- id = alphanuneric id
- see: P = platform
- `I` = init
- example: `I`
- no arguments
- `M` = message
- example: `M 100 2:This Daily Demo for May 10, 2011`
- format: line color:text
- line number
- 0-21 = menu text
- 100-121 = overlay text
- 99 = comment
- 128 = server values
- color
- 0 = red
- 1 = orange
- 2 = yellow
- 3 = green
- 4 = turqoise
- 5 = cyan
- 6 = blue
- 7 = purple
- 8 = magenta
- 9 = grey
- text
- | = hard space
- `N` = note
- example: `N 6 20 36:34:32:31 1 1 4`
- format: instrument volume sequence ? tuning reverb
- instrument
- 0 = pad
- 1 = bass pad
- 2 = string
- 3 = guitar
- 4 = brass
- 5 = glass
- 6 = underwater lead
- 7 = underwater bass
- 8 = underwater bass
- 9 = piano
- 10 = piano echo
- 11 = piano chords
- 12 = bass chords
- 13 = underwater bass
- 14 = cymbal
- 15 = cymbal
- 16 = underwater pad
- 17 = underwater pad echo
- 18 = bongo
- 19 = bass drum
- 20 = bass echo
- 21 = bass echo
- 22 = synth
- 23 = synth echo
- 24-48 = repeat above order with effects
- volume
- 1 to 30
- sequence of note values
- ?
- values: 0,1,2
- tuning
- reverb
- #N >= #T
- see: T = timer
- `O` = oscillator
- example: `O 100 0.001 0.734818 257.531952`
- format: type ?1 ?2 ?3
- format: type ?1 ?2 ?3 ?4
- type
- split into digits?
- seen values: 0, 4, 50, 52, 100, 101, 112, 351, 352
- speed
- ?2
- ?3
- ?4
- `P` = platform
- example: `P 111 40 0 1 1 1 1 4.4 4.4 0.0 100.0 0.0 160.0 10.0 160.0 0.0 160.0 0.0 0 1.0 1.0`
- format: type quantity ? partvisible 1 1 1 4.4 4.4 0.0 x y z 10.0 160.0 dx dy dz 0 1 1
- see: G = geometry
- `Q` = quark
- example: `Q 1 20 6 6 011 011 7.7 7.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 210.0 1.0 210.0 1`
- format:
- `T` = timer
- example: `T 1 120 0 0 0 1.0 7.0 0 0 0`
- format: id duration
- type: lsb binary number
- duration (60ths of a second)
- ?2 = 0
- ?3 = 0
- ?4 = 0
- echo?
- valid values: 0.0, 1.0
- reverb?
- seen values: 1.0, 7.0
- ?7 = 0
- ?8 = 0
- ?9 = 0
- see: N = note
- `W` = world
- example: `W 1.0 0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 30.0 0.006 1.0 4000.0 5000.0 0.001 0.0 0.0 0.0 F0`
- format: W active 0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 ? ? x y z ? cdx cdy cdz fov
- active = 1.0 animation on
- ? = 0
- ? = 1.0
- ? = 0.0
- ? = 0.0
- ? = 0.0
- ? = 0.0
- ? = 20.0, 30.0
- ? = 0.006
- x = player x
- y = player y
- z = player z
- ?
- dx = player delta x
- dy = player delta y
- dz = player delta z
- fov = field of view
- `Z` = timestamp
- example: `Z 20110510163720+0100`
- format: yyMMddHHmmssZZZZ
- `#` = comment
- any line beginning with this is ignored
## example level:
- [Daily Demo (May 10, 2011)](contributions/gingerbeardman/raw.tq)
## undocumented keys in the game
- f = futurist [magic 8-ball messages] (off, on)
- h = help (same as ?)
- H = jump to max height
- m = music mode (trio, quartet, pastoral, ensemble, traditional, adaptive, mostly drums, all drums)
- R = track playback (off, on)
- r = track recording (on, off)
- t = frame rate limit (unlimited, 60fps, 30fps)
- w = waterfall mode (off, light, full)
- W = wireframe mode (off, on)
- X = G_MirrorTexture decrease
- x = G_MirrorTexture increase
- Z = PlaformOffset decrease
- z = PlaformOffset increase
- [ = maximum speed decrease
- ] = maximum speed increase
- | = show/cycle welcome message
- home = view score
- pg down = look down
- pg up = look up
- end = look straight/reset