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- Welcome to the Slipstream 5000 Demo, the following text contains
- all the information regarding this demo and the full game.
-
- When you have finished reading this file and you want to run the
- game select exit from the menu and type 'DEMO'
-
- Note
- At any point in the demo you can exit to DOS by 'Ctrl & Q'
-
- Index
- -----
-
- 1.0 About The Game
- 2.0 Controls
- 2.1 Option Page
- 3.0 Selecting a ship
- 4.0 The Race
- 4.1 Joystick Control
- 4.2 Keyboard Control
- 4.3 Camera Controls
- 5.0 Troubleshooting
- 6.0 Full Game features Missing from this demo
- 7.0 ReadMe end
-
- 1.0 About The Game
- ------------------
-
- Slipstream 5000 is a fast and furious TRUE 3D racing game set in
- the near future. Each player adopts the role of the ten selectable
- pilots. Competing in a gruelling 10 race season to become the
- Ultimate Slipstreamer. The ten race tracks feature famous
- locations around the world. You can zoom down the river Thames in
- London, or shoot past the Sphinx in Egypt. The only track featured in
- the demo is Arizona USA where you will be flying at breakneck speed
- down a course we've constructed at the Grand Canyon. In the demo
- you'll be competing against 4 other Slipstreamers.
- There will be 10 of them in the finished game.
-
- 2.0 Controls
- ------------
-
- This Slipstream 5000 demo is controlled using Joystick or keyboard
- The mouse is only used for the menu systems at the moment
- but we will include it as a full option in the finished game.
-
- 2.1 Option Page
- ---------------
-
- Here there are two options, Start Demo or Configuration. If
- you select Configuration you will be presented with another screen
- displaying other options, the one to concentrate on is DETAIL. From
- this option you can adjust the game to suit your machine's speed.
- All the options are configured to work on a Very Fast PC such as
- a Pentium. By altering the various settings in the DETAIL menu you
- will be able to set the game to play smoothly if you have a slower
- PC. Experiment with these settings to get the best
- configuration for your machine. All the other options are
- self explanatory so I won't go into these in detail. The other
- option is START DEMO. Guess what? This will take you into the demo.
-
- 3.0 Selecting a ship
- --------------------
-
- You're going to need a ship to race in. When this screen appears
- you will see all the available ships. Move the cursor over the ship
- you want and press the mouse button (or if you are using the
- cursor keys, just hit return). The driver of this ship will
- appear with the commands; Accept, Cancel, and View.
- The first two are obvious and the View icon will show you
- the chosen craft in glorious 3D.
-
- 4.0 The Race
- ------------
-
- Down to business. When you begin the starting line-up will appear.
- Unfortunately you're in last place because we haven't included
- the 'Qualify' section in this demo. You can race using either
- the joystick or keyboard. Keep an eye out out for the blue tunnel
- entrance which leads you to the pit repair zone, fly through this
- your ship recharges back to full efficiency.
-
- 4.1 Joystick Control
- --------------------
-
- Joystick Movement Ships Movement
- UP DOWN
- DOWN UP
- LEFT LEFT
- RIGHT RIGHT
- BUTTON 1 ACCELERATE
- BUTTON 2 FIRE
- ADDITIONAL KEYBOARD KEY
- S SELECT WEAPON
-
- 4.2 Keyboard Control
- --------------------
-
- Keyboard Ships Movement
- CURSOR UP DOWN
- CURSOR DOWN UP
- CURSOR LEFT LEFT
- CURSOR RIGHT RIGHT
- SPACE ACCELERATE
- ENTER FIRE
- S SELECT WEAPON
-
- There is no brake (these are flying craft) but if you stop
- holding down the throttle you will slow down quickly.
-
- 4.3 Camera Controls
- -------------------
-
- During the race, fly-through and demos of other tracks you
- can change camera views using the function keys as follows:
-
- F1 - Cockpit, F2 - Chase, F3 - Rear, F4 - TV, F5 - Free
-
- When using the "Free" camera you can view your ship from any angle
- and distance by using the Ins, Del, PgUp, PgDn, Plus and Minus keys
- on your numeric keypad to move the camera around.
-
- 5.0 Troubleshooting
- -------------------
-
- The Slipstream 5000 Demo must be installed onto a hard drive in
- order for it to work.
-
- System Requirements
- Pc486 or better
- VGA Card
- 4 Meg Memory Minimum
- Soundblaster Recommended
- ADLIB and ROLAND supported
- Joystick Recommended
- Keyboard and Mouse Supported
-
- If you have problems running the SlipStream 5000 demo then check
- the following:
-
- Have you got at least 4 Megs of Memory free?
- Have you configured the sound card properly?
-
- 6.0 Full Game features Missing from this demo
- ------------------------------------------
- This demo is just a taster for the full game, the finished product
- will have the following features added.
-
- a.) Network, serial, and modem link modes
- b.) Split screen multiplayer option
- c.) Cockpit or race view
- d.) A wealth of pick up bonuses
- e.) Deathmatch showdown
- f.) Practice Modes, race single race, and full season options
- g.) A host of weapons and mines
- h.) Configure your craft to your own playing style
- i.) Engine upgrades, including turbos
- j.) In game commentary from the other drivers
- k.) Full training fly-through on every track
- l.) Video Replay
- m.) 10 Racers and 10 Spectacular race locations
-
- 7.0 ReadMe end
- --------------
-
- Well that's it. We hope that you enjoy playing this demo.
- Look out for the only game with real
- 3 D race action on the shelves soon.
-
- For information on retail availability or mail orders for
- Slipstream 5000, please call Front Street Publishing at
- 415-693-0297 between 8.30 am amd 5.00 pm PST.
-
-
- See you soon for the real thing !!
-