Version 1... Tranquility

The original game of Tranquility was written in 1991 by William A. Romanowski and released on Silicon Graphics computers. It was distributed in some releases of the operating system by SGI, especially on the Indigo line.

In 1998 William Romanowski partnered with David Cook to create TQworld and Tranquility for Apple Mac OS and Microsoft Windows. This was a networked version of Tranquility, with levels being created by servers.

In 2021 David Cook created a Javascript version of Tranquility (this game). This version is visually similar to Version 1 but retains the network level creation of Version 2.

• William A. Romanowski and David Cook
• Special thanks to Richard Kerris for many things throughout the years
• Written in Javascript using the Babylon.js 3D engine
• Sounds produced by the Tone.js audio library

• Original Tranquility (version 1) © 1991-2021 William A. Romanowski
• TQworld Tranquility (version 2) © 1998-2021 William A. Romanowski and David Cook
• Tranquility (this version) © 2021 David Cook and William A. Romanowski

For any questions please contact dcook @ cookwareinc . com

If you enjoy playing Tranquility please consider a donation to support our game development and servers. You can donate using the Venmo application by following the link below for our QR code:

Game Goal...

Each level contains a random structure that stretches up from the grid and into space.

To begin playing, click (or tap) the CLICK / TAP HERE TO PLAY button.

Move towards the structure and collide with any of the steps to move upward. Continue to collide with the steps as you rise higher and higher.

If you miss a step you will fall to the ground... keep trying!

At the very top and end of each structure is the final target step... a flaming sphere. Collide with the sphere to win that level and have a new level generated.

Once you start, you can retap the screen to position your joystick. Where you tap is your joystick center. Retap again to reposition the center to wherever you want.

Move up from joystick center to move forward, down to move backward. Move right from joystick center to rotate right, left to rotate left.

Use the modifier buttons in the upper right corner to change options (see below).

Tranquility is easier to play on a tablet then a phone.

Once you start, the center of the screen is your joystick center. Move your mouse above the center to move forward, down to move backward. Move your mouse right of the center to rotate right, left to rotate left. Best played full screen!

Use either modifier keys or the modifier buttons in the upper right corner to change options (see below).

Desktop users can change options while playing by using keyboard keys. Both mobile and Desktop users can change options also using the modifier buttons that appear in the upper right corner when a level starts. The following are the keys/icons with a description:

B	- Mute/unmute background music.		Q	- Quit the game.
S	- Mute/unmute step sounds.		↑	- Tilt the camera up.
P	- Pause/unpause the game.		↓	- Tilt the camera down.
N	- Request a new level.

Other than your IP address (which is logged) and current level number, neither Tranquility nor the Tranquility game servers collect or record any other information about you or your game play. The game contacts our servers for each level, to receive that levels setup information.

• Original Tranquility (version 1) © 1991-2021 William A. Romanowski
• TQworld Tranquility (version 2) © 1998-2021 William A. Romanowski and David Cook
• Tranquility (this version) © 2021 David Cook and William A. Romanowski

For any questions please contact dcook @ cookwareinc . com

If you enjoy playing Tranquility please consider a donation to support our game development and servers. You can donate using the Venmo application by following the link below for our QR code:

How to win at Tranquility (and other hints)...

• BEST PLAYED FULL SCREEN
• Note that the background music may take a few seconds to load once your level has started. To mute/unmute the background music use the B key/icon.
• If the structure is very narrow and fairly straight up and down use the UP ARROW key/icon to tilt your camera view so you can see the top better. Use the DOWN ARROW to point the camera downwards.
• It is easier to approach the structure in the direction it is rotating so you can hit the first step from the front, rather than the back or side.
• Slow, gentle movements make it easier to complete each level, rather than rapid, jerky movements.
• As you approach the target keep your speed under control and as low as possible so you have the best chance to hit the target. However, don't go so slow that you fall through the holes between the steps or in the step shapes themselves.
• Once you hit the target, and win the level, the level will disappear and you will fall with gravity back to the floor. Once you hit the floor a new level will automatically be generated.
• Is the sound you hear when you hit each step bothering you? Use the S key/icon to mute/unmute the step sounds. Note that each level has unique sounds.
• Need to take a break? Pause the game with the P key/icon.
• Level too hard? Generate a new level with the N key.
• Just as with any new game, Tranquility may seem difficult to get the handle of at first. Keep at it. Use the N key to look for easier levels until you get good (easier levels are wider spirals rather than narrow spirals). Keep your speed low and mouse movements slow. It takes tranquility to play Tranquility.

If you enjoy playing Tranquility please consider a donation to support our game development and servers. You can donate using the Venmo application by following the link below for our QR code: