Nuclear Strike Demo
(C)1997 Electronic Arts
README
09/17/97
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1) MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
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MINIMUM CONFIGURATION

	- Pentium 133 Mhz or faster
	- 16 MB RAM
	- Quad speed CD-ROM drive (MPC 2 Compliant)
	- 16-bit Sound Card (Windows 95 and DirectX5 Compatible)
	- SVGA DirectX5 Compatible Graphics Adapter
	- Hard Disk (28MB) plus space for DirectX Drivers
	- Keyboard

	
RECOMMENDED CONFIGURATION

	- Pentium 166 Mhz or faster
	- 3dfx-based 3D-accelerator board
	- Eight speed CD-ROM drive
	- 32 MB System RAM	

2) HOW TO START NUCLEAR STRIKE
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This is a DEMO version of Nuclear Strike.  It contains a mini-level
specially created for this demo.  This software is BETA.  The full
version will include:
	
	- 15 vehicles to control
	- 5 multi-mission Campaigns across varied terrain
	- Full Motion Video Briefings, Debriefings, and Info clips
	- Multiple Difficulty levels

INSTALLATION
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1. Download the NSTRKDEM.EXE demo file.
2. Double-click on NSTRKDEM.EXE to extract the demo files.
3. DirectX5 is required.  
4. The demo also includes 3dfx support.  To run the demo with a 3dfx 
   card,the Glide 2.4 Runtime Drivers are required.  They are available
   at: http://www.3dfx.com/software/download_glidert.html 

3) HOW TO PLAY NUCLEAR STRIKE
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STARTING THE GAME
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It is recommended that you first close any other programs. Applications
running in the background could reduce the performance of the game and
cause other problems.

Now run the NukePC.exe file located in the 'NStrike' folder:
1) Double-click on 'My Computer'
2) Double-click on the hard drive that you installed to. (Default C:)
3) Double-click on the 'NStrike' folder
4) Double-click on the NukePC icon.

If a 3dfx 3D-accelerator board is detected and the Glide 2.4 Runtime
drivers are installed, the demo will display the 3dfx logo while 
starting to let you know it will use the accelerator board. If problems
are encountered when using a 3dfx board, the use of the board can be
disabled by launching nukepc.exe with the -nofx option on the command 
line (see below for specific instructions). 

CONTROLS
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General
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Keypad 8/2		Moves Forward/Backward
Keypad 4/6		Turns Left/Right
Keypad 7/9		Jink Left/Right
NumPad Enter		Changes Camera View
Enter			Enters SMFD 
H			Cycle HUD options
D			Jettisons Cargo
Left Shift+Weapon key	Select a Weapon for the Target Box
D (held for 1 sec)	Call in Chopper to Transfer from Ground Vehi
P			Pause
M			Activate Mouse (in Enhanced HUD, 640x480 res)

Weapons 
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Spacebar	Fires Chaingun
X		Fires Hydra Rocket
Z		Fires Hellfire Missile
C	 	Fires Sidewinder

Other
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()The HUD radar is located in the bottom right corner of the screen.
  The chopper is in the center of the circle.  Red = Enemy, 
  White = Fuel/Ammo/Friendly, Blue = Mission item, Yellow = Heading.

()To use the waypoint indicators (they appear in your compass and point
  you to your next objective), enter the SMFD and select the item you'd
  like it to point to (next mission, fuel, ammo, etc.).  After exiting
  the SMFD you'll notice a blue (mission), red (enemy), or white(asset)
  arrow in the compass.  Alternately, you can use the F1 key to cycle 
  through available Missions, F2 key to cycle through known Enemies,
  and the F3 key to cycle through remaining Assets.

()To transfer into the M1 Abrams Tank or AV-8 Harrier, first complete 
  mission 1 by destroying most of the island defenses.  Then hover over
  the Landing Zone next to the vehicle (it's blue with a red arrow).

()While you can fly over the entire map, only the northeast quarter is
  populated.

ADDITIONAL COMMAND LINE OPTIONS
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To use the below options:
1) Select 'Run...' from the Windows Start Menu.
2) Enter 'c:\nstrike\nukepc' followed by any of the below options.

For example, to run the Nuclear Strike demo in low resolution (for
increased frame-rate), you would enter 'c:\nstrike\nukepc -lr'
If the demo is installed on a hard drive other than the 'C' drive,
substitue the appropriate drive letter for 'c'.

-lr				low resolution (320x240)
-ds				use DirectSound
-nods				don't use DirectSound (faster, default)
-smooth				terrain smoothing
-nosmooth			no terrain smoothing (faster, default)
-fast				horizontal line skip (faster, default)
-dither				use dithering 
-nodither			do not use dithering (faster, default)

3dfx options
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-nofx 				do not use 3dFX board
-anti_alias			use anti_aliasing
-noanti_alias			no anti_aliasing (faster, default)