Senntient.com occasionally offers promotional bargains, called "Specials," for a limited time after their announcement. Designed to promote the sales of the game, these Specials also help reward those who take advantage of them. For a chance to win a free copy of Cuboingo™, be sure to read about the Referral Program as well!

The Cuboingo™ Referral Program is a way to reward those who help support the sales of Cuboingo™. Anyone who refers two or more people who turn out to buy Cuboingo™ will either receive: 1) A free copy of Cuboingo™ or 2) A free upgrade to the next version of Cuboingo™! The choice is up to you... so if you're interested, start by clicking on the link below...

Senntient.com believes Cuboingo™ can improve usage and application of memory, abstract & three dimensional visualization and hand-eye coordination, thereby making it a perfect learning tool for children and people with learning disabilities. Senntient.com also believes that educational institutions rarely get adaquate funding. In order to help provide Cuboingo™, Senntient.com offers a discount for such institutions. Please inquire for more information.

Senntient.com does offer volume discounts on purchases of 5-9 or 10+ copies of Cuboingo™ purchased at one time. Please inquire for more information.

The Demo version offers a portion of the Full Cuboingo™ game for a limited amount of time. The Beta version is reserved for Cuboingo™ Beta Testing team members and editors only, offering full functionality for a limited amount of time. The full version offers the ability to create your own Cuboingo™ games, load new Game Scripts and more. If you are an editor, please email Support for more information. If you are interested in becoming a Cuboingo™ Beta Tester, click here to apply.

The Cuboingo™ Installers, depending on the version to download, are between 6 and 11 Megabytes. Prior to downloading anything, you should be given an indication of the size of the file you will download.

Once installed, and depending on the version you have downloaded, the Cuboingo™ folder and its contents should expand to no more than 13 Megabytes.

The Cuboingo™ Installer is an executable program, identified by its ".exe" file extension. Once activated, this installer creates a folder called "Cuboingo" on your computer. Inside, the Cuboingo™ executable game ("cuboingo.exe" or "cuboingo_demo.exe") is accompanied by various folders comprising files inside them (scripts, sounds, stats, etc.). If you're not sure what a folder or its contents are for, be sure to view the "readme.txt" text file located in each directory.

To download the Demo version of Cuboingo™, you should visit the Cuboingo™ Demo page. To download the Commercial version of Cuboingo™, you should visit the Cuboingo™ Purchase page. Official Cuboingo™ Beta Testers (click here for details) have access to pre-release version(s) of Cuboingo™, and a small handful of individuals (such as editors) get special access as well.

Cuboingo™ is packaged inside an installation executable (.exe) file. When you download the Demo or Full Versions of Cuboingo™, installation instructions should be sent to the email address you provided. If you are a Beta Tester, you should receive download & installation instructions in one email sent prior to downloading. If you have lost the email with download and/or installation instructions and would like to learn how to install the game, send an email to Support and include your name, the type of Cuboingo™ game you downloaded (i.e. "Demo" or "Beta" or "Commercial") and which version of Cuboingo™ you downloaded (i.e. "Version 1.0").

Unless you have saved new files inside your Cuboingo™ folder, you can uninstall Cuboingo™ simply by selecting 'Uninstall Cuboingo' in Start/Programs/Cuboingo. If you have saved new Game Scripts, Stats files, etc., then you will also need to manually delete the Cuboingo folder (found in your 'Program Files' folder, unless you changed the location when installing).

When you install the Cuboingo™ game, you are presented with a default folder location into which you Cuboingo™ will be saved. You may change this folder location, but for simplicity's sake, it is best to leave the path to which the game will be saved on your computer as "Program Files/Cuboingo". You may start your Cuboingo™ game by selecting 'Play Cuboingo' inside Start/Programs/Cuboingo. If, for some reason, you cannot locate your Cuboingo™ game, perform a Windows Search. In the 'Start' menu, select 'Search' then 'For Files or Folders...' Enter "Cuboingo" in the 'Search for files or folders named...' textarea then press the 'Search Now' button. If an application or folder named "Cuboingo" is found, double-click on it with your left mouse button.

To find the version of Cuboingo you are using, start Cuboingo™ and select 'About Cuboingo' in the Help pull-down menu. You may also find this information at the top of the "readme.txt" text file within the Cuboingo™ folder.

To find your Machine ID, first start your Cuboingo™ application (if it isn't open already). In the Title Screen, select 'About Cuboingo' in the Help pull-down menu. Your Machine ID should be listed near the top of this window. Press the 'Clipboard' button to copy this number to the clipboard for use elsewhere. If you are using a Demo version that has expired, or if you have purchased Cuboingo™ without trying the Demo, you will be presented with a window displaying your Machine ID. Please use this number when purchasing Cuboingo™ or requesting your Serial Number.

You should receive your personalized Serial Number in an email sent to you shortly after purchasing your official commercial version of Cuboingo™. If you did not submit your Machine ID when purchasing Cuboingo™, you should request your Serial Number by including your Machine ID in an email sent to Support.

DEMO VERSION: Double-click your Cuboingo™ application. In the Title Screen, either click on the big rotating cube, press the 'Enter' key, press Ctrl+g or select 'Start Game' from the "Game" pull-down menu. Next, press the 'Play Now!' button or press the 'Enter' key. Click here for more information.

FULL VERSION: Double-click your Cuboingo™ application. In the Title Screen, either click on the big rotating cube, press the 'Enter' key, press Ctrl+l (Load Script) or select 'Load Script' from the "Game" pull-down menu. Next, select a script in your Scripts folder, press 'Open' then the 'Play Now!' button (or press the 'Enter' key). Note: Once you view the intro screen, you can skip it every other time if you'd like, simply by checking the 'Skip Intro' checkbox. Click here for more information.

Six of the nine numbers on the numeric keypad of your computer keyboard are used to control the 3-dimensional rotations of your cube. Please refer to the How to Play page for more information.

Press the 'Shift' key to increase the speed of gameplay. The actual amount speed is affected depends upon the Cuboingo™ Script you are playing. Please refer to the How to Play page for more information.

To configure your Cuboingo™ settings, including graphics (quality display and window size), sound effect/music volume and your game control scheme, select 'Configure' in the "Game" pull-down menu. You can also press 'Alt+g' then 'c' on your keyboard.

Cuboingo™ is currently designed specifically for the IBM PC and compatibles. It is possible that a Macintosh "PC Emulator" may allow Cuboingo™ to run, but this has not been tested as of February, 2002. The best way to help get Cuboingo™ onto a platform such as Macintosh, Playstation, Game Cube, Gameboy Advanced, X-Box, etc. is to express your interest to those companies. A representative from one of those companies would be the most effective chance to help get Cuboingo™ ported to that particular platform. If you participate in a forum that is dedicated to a game system for which you would like to see Cuboingo™, let the forum community know!

An OpenGL compliant 3D accelerator card with at least 8 Megabytes of video RAM is strongly recommended to play Cuboingo™. Before running Cuboingo™, please be sure you have installed the latest drivers for your video card.

Most sound cards should work. Microsoft DirectX is required for sound and music playback. Please visit www.microsoft.com/directx for the latest free version.

Though the plan is to support these control mechanisms in a future version, Cuboingo™ (as of Version 1.0) utilizes the computer keyboard for its control interface. To provide some flexibility, you have the option to configure your own game controls.

A Cuboingo™ Script (or "Game Script") is a text file that, when loaded, controls the progression of your Cuboingo™ game. For more information, click here.

To load a Cuboingo™ Script, start Cuboingo™ then click on the large rotating cube, or select 'Start' from the 'Game' pull-down menu. A dialog window opens and should look in the 'Scripts' folder inside your Cuboingo™ folder. Select a valid Script file and you'll start playing it!

Cuboingo™ allows you to load a script only from the Title Screen (the screen which displays after you double-click the Cuboingo™ application). You can replay a script after finishing a game by clicking on the 'Restart' button in the 'Game Over' or 'Game Win' screens.

You edit and save your Cuboingo™ Scripts using a text editor, such as Notepad, Wordpad, MS-Word, etc. When you save, just be sure your script is saved as a simple 'Text Document' (with the ".txt" extension).

Click here for a comprehensive guide to making your own Cuboingo™ Game Scripts!

A 'Stat' is a statistics file that saves how well you played your Cuboingo™ game and is used by Senntient.com judges to determine contest winner(s). Information such as the total playing time, how many mistakes you make, how many times you rotate your cube, etc. are stored in this file.

Your Stats are saved as Cuboingo™ Stat Files, or CSF files with the .csf extension. These are for read-only purposes and are not used to play Cuboingo™.

To save your stats in the middle of playing a Cuboingo™ game, select 'Save' in the "Stats" pull-down menu or press 'Ctrl+s'. To save your stats after your Cuboingo™ game ends, follow the same method, or simply click on the 'Save Stats' button. When you save your Cuboingo™ stat file, you should enter your UserName at the Senntient.com Forums. This is used for verification purposes in contests, and when sharing stat files in the Cuboingo™ Colony. Note that Cuboingo™ searches for your saved stats files in the Stats folder, inside your Cuboingo™ folder.

NOTE: The Cuboingo™ Demo allows you to save Stats only after winning the game.

Cuboingo™ allows you to save your stats anytime during a game, or immediately following a completed game (whether you won or lost). Cuboingo™ automatically opens the 'Save Stats' window when you win the Demo version.

To submit a Cuboingo™ Stats file, first save it and then select 'Email Stats' (or press Ctrl+E) from the 'Game' pull-down menu. In your email, attach your Stats file and send it as an attachment to Senntient.

To display a saved stat file, 'Display' in the "Stats" pull-down menu or press 'Ctrl+d'. Cuboingo™ looks inside your 'Stats' folder for .csf stat files and displays any it finds in the 'Display Stats' window.

You can display a saved Cuboingo™ Stat file at any time while the Cuboingo™ application is open. This includes the Title Screen, In-game Screen and Game End Screens (win or lose).

DirectX is another piece of software which enables programs to interact with your hardware more directly than is otherwise possible. It actually lets program interact with your video card, sound card, input devices, etc. Cuboingo™ uses DirectX to interact with your video and sound cards.

Our testing seems to indicate that DirectX 6 is the minimum required. The best way to find out if Cuboingo™ will work with your version is to simply try it! If Cuboingo™ complains about DirectX, you can download the latest version of DirectX from Microsoft at www.microsoft.com/directx. Please note that installing DirectX, like installing drivers, can be risky. Make sure you back up all of your important data before attempting this.

OpenGL is software code that enables programs like Cuboingo™ to interact with video hardware. The video hardware is what creates the 3D cube as well as everything else you see in the Cuboingo™ world.

There are two possibilities - you do not have an OpenGL or Direct3D compliant video card installed in your computer, or you do not have the latest drivers for your video card. If you do not have an OpenGL or Direct3D compliant video card you can still play Cuboingo™, but it probably won't look as good.

A driver is software code that the video card manufacturer provides to implement the OpenGL and/or Direct3D software. In order for a program to use OpenGL/Direct3D to interact with your video card, the manufacturer has to provide a driver.

Go to the web site for your video card manufacturer to obtain the latest drivers for your computer. Please note that installing newer video drivers is always a little risky. You should always back up all of your important data before installing new drivers on your computer.

Many video cards do not have enough hardware to fully support OpenGL/Direct3D. You will have to play Cuboingo™ in software mode (which is automatically enabled if hardware isn't present).

Sure, there are three things you can try. All three things can be found in the Configuration dialog (in the Game menu). In the Graphics tab, try setting the visual quality to Medium. You can also try making the window size smaller (try 400x300). Finally, in the Music tab you can turn off music by sliding the music volume slider all the way to the left. Try each of these things independently and in combinations until you find a suitable quality and frame rate for your computer.

There's one issue we have discovered in testing. Some 3D programs make a small change to your system which can break certain OpenGL programs. To fix this, open your WIN.INI file (click the Start button, select Run, and type in WIN.INI). Search for "DVA=0" (without the quotes). If this line exists, put a semicolon before the line. It should now look like ";DVA=0", without the quotes. Save the file and quit your text editor. Now try Cuboingo™. If this doesn't fix the problem, or if it causes problems with other games, just remove the semicolon to restore things to the way they were.

We have encountered some OpenGL drivers that don't re-initialize cleanly. Simply quit and restart Cuboingo™ to fix this problem.

On some keyboards, Cuboingo™ may appear to slow down when the 'NumLock' key is on. This is related to the way Windows passes Cuboingo™ messages regarding keyboard buttons and should occur only when the 'Shift' key is held and the cube is rotated at the same time. If you experience any similar slow down, make sure your 'NumLock' key is turned off.

If you are using the full commercial version of Cuboingo™, and the above does not help, you are most-likely playing a Game Script that specifies the 'Shift' key to slow down gameplay when pressed, rather than speed it up (so in this case, playing a different script or editing this script is necessary to remedy the intended slow down). Click here for more information about how to control the speed of your game with the 'Shift' key with Cuboingo™ Game Scripts.