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- TigerShark(tm) Playable Demo v1.0b for Windows 95.
- (c)1997 n-Space, Inc. All rights reserved.
-
-
- This is a one-level interactive demo of TigerShark(tm) for
- Windows 95.
-
-
- Features:
- Windows 95 32-bit Application
- DirectDraw, DirectSound, and DirectInput Support
- MMX Accelerated 16-bit Graphics
- 3Dfx Accelerated Graphics
-
-
- DIRECTX WARNING:
-
- This game demo REQUIRES Microsoft DirectX 3.0 or later. If
- you do not already have DirectX 3.0 you can obtain a copy
- from Microsoft at:
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- http://www.microsoft.com/games/downloads/
-
- Note that the older versions of DirectX do not have all the
- features that this demo requires.
-
- 3DFX WARNING:
-
- Running this demo on a Voodoo system (Orchid Righteous 3D, Diamond
- Monster 3D, etc.) REQUIRES Glide 2.1.1 or later Windows 95 drivers.
-
- You can get the newest drivers from 3Dfx at:
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- http://www.3dfx.com/game_dev/updates_bench.html
-
- Follow the link to your card's manufacturer.
-
-
- ------------------------------GETTING STARTED----------------------------
-
- Start TigerShark by running GO.EXE. This starts the TigerShark
- menu. Follow these quick-start steps to launch TigerShark:
-
- 1) Click the "Install" Button
-
- This makes a few entries in the Windows 95 Registry
- and displays an informational message about DirectX.
-
- 2) Click the "Configure" Button (don't worry, it will appear
- after clicking Install)
-
- This opens the configuration menu. The text below
- contains a detailed explaination, but here's the quick tour:
-
- A) Look at the Controls panel for the control keys
- B) Look at the Video panel and click on MMX or 3Dfx
- if you're lucky enough to have one of these
- C) Click "Ok" at the bottom of the menu
-
- 3) Click the "Launch" Button (Back on the TigerShark Menu)
-
- This starts the actual game. You'll see GT's logo,
- our logo, and a TigerShark title screen. For the impatient,
- just about any key will flip through these.
-
- When you get to the menu, choose "Start New Mission" and then
- choose a difficulty level. Note, training is not available
- in this demo version, so pick one of the other three.
-
- Slide show time: you'll be shown four slides including a
- mission overview, and pictures of your three targets. Once
- again, just about any key will skip through the slides.
-
- The adventure begins.
-
- REMOVAL:
-
- This demo stores some settings in the Windows 95 Registry.
- To remove these, click the "Remove" button from the main TigerShark
- menu. You will have to delete the directory that you unzipped
- the TigerShark demo into.
-
- ----------------------------CONFIGURATION MENU---------------------------
-
- HELP:
-
- A small help description is included the configuration menu.
- Just click on the "?" button in the upper right corner and then on
- the button, panel, or label that you want help with. Most of the
- windows are fairly self evident how to use, but this can help you
- with most of the common questions.
-
-
- CONTROLS:
-
- All available controls sets and their configuration options
- are shown on the Controls Tab of the Configration Menu.
-
- This demo defaults to a basic keyboard control set. An example
- of a more advanced keyboard controls set is provided as well.
- Also provided are several joystick configurations, as well as a
- mouse configration and a few custom configurations for specific
- controllers.
-
- By clicking on the control mapping buttons, you can remap any of
- the controls to any button (keyboard, mouse, joystick). Where
- applicable you can choose any valid joystick or mouse axis.
-
- When you customize a control set, the control set label at the
- top of the Control Menu will go blank. The demo will retain this
- setting when you restart the game, but to be safe you should use
- the Save Control Set option to NAME and SAVE your control set.
- It will then be listed with the provided sets and you can
- reselect it at any time.
-
- The basics of what the controls do are explained later on in the
- gameplay section of the README.
-
- INPUT DEVICES:
-
- This panel allows you to select which joystick device you want to
- use. Note, that you have to MAKE SURE that your devices are
- installed and calibrated yourself. You can do this from the Joystick
- Icon in the Windows 95 Control Panel or you can use our Properties
- button on this menu.
-
- VIDEO SETTINGS:
-
- This demo uses DirectDraw to render to the screen. If you do not
- have the right video drivers (or good drivers for that matter) for
- your video card, you may not be able to run the game at all or it
- may run poorly. Certain video cards run much better in DirectDraw
- than others. For best results, obtain the latest DirectDraw driver
- for your card from either Microsoft or the hardware manufacturer.
-
- AUDIO SETTING:
-
- This demo uses DirectSound for digital sound effects. If your
- sound card does not have DirectSound support, or has a bad driver
- don't expect much from the sound. For best results, obtain the
- latest DirectSound driver for your card from either Microsoft
- or the hardware manufacturer.
-
- Depending on your system, the Audio Quality setting can have a
- significant impact on performance. If TigerShark seems choppy,
- try using the 8-bit, 11 kHz, or Mono (uncheck Stereo) settings.
-
- ---------------------------------GAME PLAY-------------------------------
-
- WEAPONS:
-
- You have two weapons systems available. The cannon and phased
- plasma repeater operate above water and below water respectively.
- Likewise, the missile and torpedo system operate above and below
- water respectively.
-
- The select weapon key cycles between the following missiles:
-
- SR70 Straight-line rocket
- ECM Electronic Counter-Measure
- SM25 Homing missile
-
- The select weapon key cycles between the following torpedos:
-
- MK65 Homing torpedo
- EMP Electro-Magnetic Pulse (use to reset Japanese tap)
- ECM Electronic Counter-Measure
- MK60 Straight-line torpedo
-
- MISC:
-
- Pressing both the throttle up and down at the same time will
- bring the TigerShark to a quick stop.
-
- Pressing both left and right at the same time will hold the
- current turn speed.
-
- Use the turn fast button with the keyboard and/or gamepad
- to increase your turn rate. A joystick or mouse already has
- the full range of motion and does not require the fast turn.
-
- ---------------------------CONTACT INFORMATION---------------------------
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- Questions, comments, bugs... send e-mail to tshark@n-space.com
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