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- :: Lucas Arts Entertainment Co. ::
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- :: OUTLAWS tm ::
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- README V 6.0
-
- What is Outlaws?
-
- Outlaws combines first-person gun slinging action, with stunning
- cinematic cutscenes, to create an exciting Wild West adventure. You
- are former marshal James Anderson, on a mission to retrieve your
- daughter, who has been kidnapped by an evil land baron. Drawn into
- a conflict that you never wanted, you will be forced to use your wits
- (as well as your trigger-finger) to save your family.
-
- However, it won't be easy. Out to stop you, are the single largest
- group of evil-doers, misanthropes, criminals, and flat out bad guys
- to ever gather in the old west.
-
- The full version will feature:
-
- * Single or multiplayer gameplay over modem, Internet, LAN
- (Local Area Network) or serial connection.
-
- * Highly stylized characters with distinct personalities and weapons.
-
- * Original CD-Digital soundtrack and custom-designed sound effects.
-
- * 3D Sound emulated & with hardware support to provide realistic sound
- environments.
-
- * Scaleable difficulty for novice to advanced.
-
- * Scaleable gameplay for low to high end machines.
-
- * Realistic 3D environments incorporating sloped surfaces and
- rooms-over-rooms.
-
- * Simulated "real-world" physics models on both land and in the water.
-
- * Translucent smoke and glass effects.
-
- * Gameplay involving puzzle solving to tease the mind, and exciting
- 1st person action-adventure.
-
- For the very latest updates and information on OUTLAWS, we highly
- recommend that you consult the Troubleshooting Guide included with
- this demo, and check out the LucasArts website at www.lucasArts.com.
-
- Also, please note that this demo features one level of the single-
- player version of OUTLAWS. The full version will support
- multiplayer gaming.
-
-
- I) INSTRUCTIONS FOR INSTALLING AND RUNNING THE OUTLAWS DEMO
- II) SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
- III) KEY COMMANDS
- IV) MOUSE CONTROL
- V) CONFIGURATION MENU
- VI) GAMEPLAY ISSUES
- VII) CHANGING VIDEO MODES
-
-
- I) INSTRUCTIONS FOR INSTALLING AND RUNNING THE OUTLAWS DEMO:
-
- **PLEASE NOTE**
-
- Before you will be able to run the OUTLAWS demo, you will need to have
- Microsoft's DirectX 3.0a installed on your system. Please see the
- Outlaws page on our website for instructions on obtaining DirectX:
-
- http://www.lucasarts.com/static/outlaws/directx.htm
-
- Also, for additional information on DirectX, please see the
- Troubleshooting Guide included with this demo.
-
- Once you have DirectX installed on your system, please refer to the
- following instructions for starting the demo:
-
- 1. Create a directory for the demo on your hard drive (ex. C:\OUTDEMO).
- Once you have done this, move the OUTDEMO.EXE file into this
- directory.
-
- 2. Extract the demo by double-clicking on the OUTDEMO.EXE icon. The
- demo is self-extracting.
-
- 3. You can then launch the demo by double-clicking on the OLDEMO.EXE
- icon.
-
- II) SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS:
-
- OPERATING SYSTEM: Windows 95 required.
- CPU: Pentium 60 or faster required.
- MEMORY: 16MB RAM required.
- CD-ROM: 2X CD-ROM required. 4X CD-ROM or above
- recommended.
- GRAPHICS CARD: SVGA graphics card required
- SOUND CARD: 16-bit sound card required.
- INPUT DEVICE: Keyboard and mouse required. Joystick and
- DirectInput compatible devices also supported.
- DIRECTX: CD includes necessary Microsoft DirectX
- drivers.
- INSTALLATION: Demo Installation requires 21MB free hard
- drive space
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- III) KEY COMMANDS:
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- During the game, you can press the [ESC] key to access the Game
- Options menu. From there, you will have the option to save a game
- (SAVEGAME), load a previously saved game (LOAD), select CONFIGURATION
- to adjust volume and brightness, or to exit the game. Additionally,
- there are various keys that will be used throughout the game.
-
- The following is a list of the default functions for the keyboard
- keys as they are used during the game:
-
- MOVEMENT
- [Up Arrow] Move Forward
- [Left Arrow] Turn Left
- [Right Arrow] Turn Right
- [Down Arrow] Move Down
- [Left Shift or Right Shift] Move Fast (Hold down when pressing
- one of the arrow keys to
- run).
- [Spacebar] Nudge (used when opening doors etc.)
- [X] Jump
- [C] Crouch
- [Caps Lock] Move Slow
- [Comma or ALT + Left Arrow] Strafe Left
- [Period or ALT + Right Arrow] Strafe Right
-
-
- WEAPONS
-
- As you progress through the game, you will encounter a variety
- of different weapons (Although for the demo, only certain weapons
- are available). To select a weapon, press one of the number
- keys on your keyboard. The following is a list of the weapons you
- will encounter, along with their corresponding number key:
-
- [1] Fist
- [2] Pistol
- [3] Rifle and Toggles Scope
- [4] Single Barrel Shotgun
-
- In the full version of the game, you will gain access to a variety of
- additional weapons, including: a knife, sawed-off and double-barrel
- shotguns, and the ultimate in old west defense, the gatling gun.
-
-
- How to use a weapon:
-
- [CTRL] Fire Primary
- [Z] Secondary Weapon Action key.
- [R] Reload
-
- Other Key Functions
-
- [Left/Right Brackets] Scroll Through Inventory
- [ENTER] Select/Use Item
- [Tab] Active Map
- [L] Lamp
- [0 (Zero)] Disarm
- [= or -] Change Screen Size
- [G] Drop Item
- [Page Up or F + Up Arrow] Look Up
- [Page Down or F + Down Arrow] Look Down
- [End] Look Back
- [F] Free Look
-
- Many of the keys listed above can be reconfigured by using the
- custom configuration menu. To change the default functions for the
- keys, press the [ESC] key during the game, select OPTIONS, and
- select KEYBOARD. This area will also provide you with additional
- information on key functions.
-
- IV) MOUSE CONTROL
-
- If you would like to play Outlaws with both the mouse and the
- keyboard, we have provided a second set of default keyboard
- keys that work optimally with a mouse-keyboard combination.
-
- To see what the keys are, refer to the Mouse Configuration
- screen in the game by selecting OPTIONS from the MAIN
- MENU and then clicking on KEYBOARD (the secondary keys are listed
- in the right hand column).
-
-
- V) CONFIGURATION MENU:
-
- You can access the Options menu by selecting OPTIONS from the main
- menu, or you can press the "ESC" key at any time during the game,
- and select CONFIGURATION.
-
- The Options screen will give you the ability to make the following
- adjustments:
-
- SCREEN SIZE - Sliding the bar will adjust your screen size.
- Decreasing the size of the screen may help to enhance
- the performance of the game.
-
- VOLUME - Adjust the volume for the music and sound effects.
-
- JOYSTICK - Configure and calibrate your joystick.
-
- MOUSE - Configure the mouse.
-
- KEYBOARD - Configure the keyboard.
-
- OTHER OPTIONS - Toggle a variety of game options including Headwave
- and Gore.
-
- VI) GAMEPLAY ISSUES
-
- a) Difficulty Settings
-
- Here is a little more information about the three level settings
- that are available:
-
- GOOD: The "Good" setting is designed with the first-time
- player in mind. The gameplay, power-ups and enemy
- placement, and damage multiplier are set to teach a
- new player how to maneuver, sight enemies and
- use power-up resources, without gratuitously punishing
- them for making blunders such as stepping into a room
- packed with enemies. The Good setting is intended to
- make the game enjoyable, but not particularly
- challenging.
-
- BAD: More often than not, the "Bad" setting will feature more
- enemies in any given area, then those that would be
- encountered on the "Good" setting. Occasionally, these
- enemies will have heightened health, or different
- power-ups. Bad is intended to be more challenging, but
- still not extremely difficult.
-
- UGLY: "Ugly" is designed to be especially challenging. When
- the game is set to Ugly, you will only be able to endure
- one or two shots before you are killed. However, you
- will also be given increased accuracy when targeting
- enemies. The enemies, though quite deadly to you, will
- most often drop in one shot. Health and power-up items
- are difficult to find, but occasionally rewarding
- (i.e. more Elixirs than you would generally expect.)
-
- In general, Ugly is for the experienced player who
- enjoys the strategic elements of creeping around and
- staying hidden (someone who enjoys using their head, as
- well as their pistol!)
-
- VII) CHANGING VIDEO MODES
-
- If you are experiencing slow or choppy performance, you may want to
- try adjusting the video mode for the game. This can be done by using
- the OLCFG.EXE utility before you start the demo. To run OLCFG:
-
- 1. Open the directory where you extracted the OUTLAWS demo (this can
- be done by using the Explorer or by accessing your system with the
- MY COMPUTER icon).
-
- 2. Once the directory is open, double-click on the OLCFG.EXE icon.
- This will launch the configuration program.
-
- 3. Make your selection from the listed resolution options. If you
- experienced any difficulties, we recommend trying either the
- 320 X 240 or 320 X 200 options.
-
- 4. Once you have made your choice, click OK to save your selection.
- The next time you launch the demo, the new resolution should
- be active.
-
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-
- ⌐1997 LucasArts Entertainment Company. All Rights Reserved. Outlaws
- is a trademark of LucasArts Entertainment Company. The LucasArts logo
- is a registered trademark of Lucasfilm Ltd., used under authorization.
-
- DOWNLOADING, COPYING AND USE OF THE DEMO ARE SUBJECT TO THE FOLLOWING
- LICENSE AGREEMENT TERMS. PLEASE READ THIS LICENSE CAREFULLY BEFORE
- DOWNLOADING, COPYING OR USING THE DEMO. BY USING THE DEMO, YOU ARE
- AGREEING TO BE BOUND BY THE TERMS OF THIS LICENSE. IF YOU DO NOT
- AGREE TO THE TERMS OF THIS LICENSE, DO NOT DOWNLOAD, COPY OR USE THE
- DEMO, AND DELETE THE DEMO AND ALL RELATED FILES FROM YOUR COMPUTER.
-
- The software, artwork, music, and other components included in this
- demonstration program (the ôDemoö) are the copyrighted property of
- LucasArts Entertainment Company ("LEC"). The Demo is licensed (not
- sold) to you, and LEC owns all copyright, trade secret, patent and
- other proprietary rights in the Demo. LEC hereby gives you permission
- to make copies of the Demo (only in its original form as provided by
- LEC) to give to other persons and to distribute the Demo to others
- electronically, provided that in all such cases you may not charge or
- receive money or other consideration from any person or entity for
- the receipt or use of the Demo or any disc or materials containing
- the Demo. Except as may be permitted by applicable law, you may not
- decompile, reverse engineer, disassemble or otherwise reduce the Demo
- or its components to a human-perceivable form. You may not rent,
- modify, add or delete components or files, or create derivative works
- based upon the Demo in whole or in part.
-
- You expressly acknowledge and agree that use of the Demo is at your
- sole risk. The Demo and any related documentation or materials are
- provided "AS IS" and without warranty of any kind. LEC EXPRESSLY
- DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS AND IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
- LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR
- A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. LEC DOES NOT WARRANT THAT
- THE FUNCTIONS CONTAINED IN THE DEMO WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS, OR
- THAT THE OPERATION OF THE DEMO WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE,
- OR THAT DEFECTS IN THE DEMO WILL BE CORRECTED. THE ENTIRE RISK AS
- TO THE RESULTS AND PERFORMANCE OF THE DEMO IS ASSUMED BY YOU. SOME
- JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES, SO
- THE ABOVE EXCLUSION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.
-
- UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE, SHALL LEC, OR ITS
- DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES OR AGENTS, BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR ANY
- INCIDENTAL, INDIRECT, SPECIAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING
- DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF BUSINESS PROFITS, BUSINESS INTERRUPTION, LOSS
- OF BUSINESS INFORMATION, AND THE LIKE) ARISING OUT OF THE DOWNLOADING,
- COPYING OR USE OF THE DEMO OR RELATED FILES AND MATERIALS, EVEN IF
- LEC OR AN LEC AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE
- POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE
- LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL
- DAMAGES, SO THE ABOVE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.
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