Formula 1 '97 for Windows 95 ---------------------------- Notes ===== When running the game it is recommended that no other Windows programs or tasks are running. If you have a joystick, steering wheel or other controller device, please make sure that it is configured and calibrated under your Windows 95 Control Panel. The Formula 1 '97 CD must be inserted in your CD drive in order to play the game in Single Player mode. However, you may play in Network mode as normal without a CD being present. 3D Accelerator Cards ==================== 3Dfx Voodoo Owners ------------------ Please ensure that, along with DirectX, you also have the latest version of Glide installed, which can be obtained from the 3Dfx web site (http://www.3dfx.com). Other D3D Compatible Card Owners -------------------------------- DirectX 5 will automatically be installed on your machine if it is needed. Please make sure that you also have the latest version of your card's D3D drivers installed. NB. If you experience any problems with this version of Formula 1 '97 and your sound card, this is probably due to a DMA bus-mastering conflict caused by some motherboard and driver combinations. Multiplayer Networking ====================== Set up your network game as detailed in the manual. In order to run at the optimum speed you should use your fastest machine as the host of the session, and limit the other traffic on your network to a minimum. Up to 8 player sessions are possible depending upon LAN speed and host server specification. It is not possible to run a network game using a mixture of D3D and Glide versions of the game. As there is no pause menu in network mode, the selection of controller device (keyboard / digital controller / analogue controller) can be made from the options menu in the frontend accessed by pressing the TAB key. Tear off strips are not available in a Grand Prix network game. Draw distance can be changed in-game for slower machines by pressing the F5 key (See note below). Saved Games =========== If you want to uninstall Formula 1 '97, but keep your game saves for future use, you must first copy the file F197.SAV from the game install folder (usually C:\PROGRAM FILES\ PSYGNOSIS\FORMULA 1 '97) to a different folder on your hard disk, or to a floppy disk. When you re-install the game you must then copy the same file back into the install folder, overwriting the F197.SAV file that is already there. Digital Edge Steering Wheel =========================== The buttons on your wheel correspond to the following actions: Yellow button - Reverse (also removes Tear Off) Red button - Rear View Right paddle - Gear Shift Up Left paddle - Gear Shift Down Extra keys ========== Extra game keys not documented in the manual: F5 - Changes the draw distance. (Choose a lower draw distance if you have a slower machine) F6 - Toggle player name display on/off in network game. F11 - Game screen shot key (3Dfx version only) (dumps a screenshot image named IMAGE000.TGA, IMAGE001.TGA etc. into the game directory, up to a maximum of 8 screenshots)