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- Welcome to the demo version of
- EXTREME ASSAULT!
-
- (C) Blue Byte 1997
-
-
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- VERY IMPORTANT - PLEASE READ
-
- To: MAGAZINE PUBLISHERS
-
- While Blue Byte invite individuals to
- make use of this demo, any magazines
- wishing to include the demo on their
- own publication as a promotion may
- ONLY do so having FIRST attained
- written permission from:
-
- for UK Territories
- Matt Broughton - PR Manager
- broughton@bluebyte.co.uk
-
- for USA/Canada
- Samantha Flint - PR Manager
- flint@bluebyte.com
-
- Blue Byte will pursue any violations
- of this to the fullest extent the law
- allows.
-
- Thanks for your co-operation.
- Blue Byte Software
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-
-
-
- Table of Contents
- 1. What's in the Demo
- 2. Minimum Configuration
- 3. Recommended Configuration
- 4. Installation under MS-DOST
- 5. Installation under Windows 95
- 6. Running the Installation Program
- 7. Setup Sound
- 8. Additional Information
- 9. Starting Extreme Assault under
- MS-DOS
- 10. Starting Extreme Assault under
- Windows 95
- 11. Key Assignments
- 12. Playing Extreme Assault
- 13. The Sound Setup
- 14. Resolution Setup
- 15. Graphic Detail Level
- 16. Controls Setup
- 17. The Cockpit
- 18. Confronting the Enemy
- 19. Contacting Blue Byte
-
-
- 1. What's in the Demo
-
- In this demo version of EXTREME
- ASSAULT, you'll fly the Sioux AH-23
- through the first part of Operation
- Zones One and Two. You'll
- experience breathtaking real-time 3D
- graphics that flow smoothly without
- the need for any expensive graphics
- accelerator cards. Check out the
- awesome visual effects like fog,
- transparent laser barriers, and
- scorch marks left on the terrain
- from your gun blasts.
-
- The action is fierce, so be sure you
- don't miss the bonuses that re-
- energize your shield and replenish
- your ammunition. In this demo, your
- helicopter has very powerful weapons
- systems, but there will be more
- available in the final version.
-
- Also missing in this demo, is the
- T1. It's a powerful high-tech
- battle tank you'll command in later
- Operation Zones. There are many
- more features that are found only in
- the final version including: unique
- multi-player levels, rockin' CD
- audio tracks and additional types of
- cunning opponents.
-
- TIP: If you have any technical
- difficulties or questions about
- EXTREME ASSAULT, call our technical
- support line at:
- (847) 995-9981, between 8:30 AM
- and 5 PM Central Time.
- For the quickest results, make sure
- to write down your hardware system
- information including: installed
- sound cards, graphics cards, main
- memory and any additional hardware
- like an AVI-Accelerator. Software
- information is also helpful, in case
- we need to analyze driver problems.
-
-
- 2. Minimum Configuration
-
- PC CD-ROM
- 486 DX4/100
- VESA-compatible graphics card
- Local Bus
- 16 MB memory
- MS-DOS version 5.0 or Windows 95
-
-
- 3. Recommended Configuration
-
- Pentium 133
- PCI-Bus
- 16 MB memory
- Sound Card
- Joystick
-
-
- 4. Installation under MS-DOS
-
- 1. Turn on your computer and insert
- the EXTREME ASSAULT CD into your CD-
- ROM drive.
-
- 2. At the end of the boot sequence
- switch to the CD-ROM drive. At
- the DOS prompt, type the letter
- of your CD-ROM followed by a
- colon and then press [RETURN].
- For example: D: [RETURN]
-
- 3. Type "Install" and then press
- [RETURN]. You will now see the
- start menu for the installation
- program.
-
- 4. Follow the instructions in
- Section 6 entitled "Running the
- Installation Program".
-
-
- 5. Installation under Windows 95
-
- 1. Turn on your computer and insert
- the EXTREME ASSAULT CD into your CD-
- ROM drive
-
- 2. Use the Windows Explorer to
- change to the EXTREME ASSAULT
- directory. Double click on
- "INSTALL.BAT" to start the
- installation.
-
- 3. Follow the instructions in the
- section entitled "Running the
- Installation Program".
-
- Note: Please make sure that your
- sound card is installed correctly
- under Windows 95. For information
- and guidance please see the On-Line-
- Help from Windows 95.
-
-
- 6. Running the Installation Program
-
- 1. Click on "Install Extreme
- Assault" to start the
- installation.
-
- 2. Select the drive where you'd like
- EXTREME ASSAULT to be installed.
- The program shows you the drives
- where enough hard drive space is
- available.
-
- 3. Choose the directory in which
- EXTREME ASSAULT is to be installed.
- You can accept the directory
- shown or pick your own. Confirm
- your choice with [RETURN]. The
- game files will now be copied
- onto your hard disk.
-
- 4. You will then see a Setup Menu
- with the following choices:
- Setup sound
- Additional information
- Quit program
-
-
- 7. Setup Sound
-
- 1. From the Setup Menu click on
- "Setup Sound".
-
- 2. If you have a sound card, confirm
- the prompt "Select and configure
- midi music driver" with [ENTER],
- then proceed to number 3 below.
- If you don't have a sound card,
- choose "No MIDI music" and "No
- digital audio" and proceed to
- number 6 below.
-
- 3. You are now presented with a list
- of common sound cards. Choose
- the sound card that is installed
- in your PC. If your particular
- sound card is not listed, select
- "Creative Labs Soundblaster or
- 100% compatible".
- This selection works for the
- majority of sound cards and
- probably for yours as well.
-
- 4. The next prompt will ask you
- "Attempt to configure sound
- driver automatically". If you
- confirm with [ENTER], the
- configuration will be done
- automatically. If all has gone
- well you will see the message
- "Device detected successfully".
- Confirm with [ENTER].
-
- 5. If you have problems with the
- configuration and have good
- knowledge of computers, you might
- try doing the configuration
- manually. Choose the prompt
- "Skip auto-detection and
- configure sound driver manually".
- For those who are not so familiar
- with computers, we recommend
- trying a different driver,
- ("Select a different sound
- driver"), and then use the
- automatic configuration process
- mentioned above.
-
- 6. When you have successfully
- configured the midi music, click
- on the prompt "Select and
- configure digital audio driver"
- and repeat numbers 3 and 4 above.
-
- 7. When you have successfully
- completed the configuration
- process, leave the sound setup
- program by clicking on "Done".
- This brings you back to the Setup
- Menu.
-
-
- 8. Additional Information
-
- This section contains the readme
- text for this demo version. This is
- the file you are currently reading.
-
-
- 9. Starting EXTREME ASSAULT under MS-
- DOS
-
- 1. Change to the directory in which
- EXTREME ASSAULT is located.
- For example: C:\>cd
- bluebyte\extreme [ENTER]
-
- 2. The following line should now
- appear at the DOS prompt:
- C:\>bluebyte\extreme\
-
- 3. Now you must start EXTREME ASSAULT
- by typing the word "Start" and
- then [ENTER].
-
- Caution! If your graphics card
- doesn't support the 640x480
- resolution in HiColor (65,000
- colors), then you should start
- EXTREME ASSAULT using the batch file
- "LOWCOL.BAT" located in the EXTREME
- ASSAULT directory. This will enable
- you to start the EXTREME ASSAULT in the
- 256 color mode.
-
-
- 10. Starting EXTREME ASSAULT Under
- Windows 95
-
- 1. Use the Windows Explorer to
- change to the EXTREME ASSAULT
- directory.
-
- 2. To start, double click on
- "START".
-
- Caution! If your graphics card
- doesn't support the 640x480
- resolution in HiColor (65,000
- colors), then you should start
- EXTREME ASSAULT by double clicking the
- batch file "LOWCOL" located in the
- EXTREME ASSAULT directory. This will
- enable you to start the EXTREME
- ASSAULT in the 256 color mode.
-
-
- 11. Key Assignments
-
- Any of these key assignments can be
- changed by accessing the Options /
- Controls Setup / Adjust Controls
- menu. Highlight the control you
- would like to change, press ENTER
- and while the line is flashing press
- the key you would like to perform
- this function.
-
- A: Accelerates
- Z: Decelerates
- Left Arrow: Turns left
- Right Arrow: Turns right
- Up Arrow: Climb
- Down Arrow: Dive
- Drift Left: Left Shift
- Drift Right: X
- Fire Selected Weapon: CTRL
- Change Weapons: Backspace
- Fire Rocket: Enter
- Smart Bomb: Space
- Thunderbolt: T
- Selects target #1: TAB
- Select target #2: Q
- Zoom radar: r
- HUD on/off: 0
- Virtual Cockpit on/off: 9
-
-
-
- 12. Playing Extreme Assault
-
- After the initial title screen, a
- screen with four pilots will appear.
- These pilots represent the various
- difficulty levels, from the easiest
- in the top left corner to the most
- difficult in the bottom right
- corner. In this demo, there is only
- one pilot available. After you have
- chosen this pilot, the main menu
- will appear. It contains the
- following points:
-
- 1. New Game
- Here is where you start a new
- game. Before you begin, however,
- it pays to be sure that the
- helicopter's controls will
- function the way you want them
- to. See section 16, Controls
- Setup, to adjust the controls.
-
- 2. Continue Game
- This will automatically load your
- last successfully completed
- mission.
-
- 3. Load Game
- Choose this to load any of your
- saved games. Your progress will
- automatically be saved after
- every successful mission. You
- will be shown all successfully
- completed missions for each pilot
- and can choose where you would
- like to begin.
-
- 4. Change Pilot
- In the final version, you will be
- able to change pilots (difficulty
- levels) here.
-
- 5. Options
- By clicking on "Options" in the
- main menu an "Options Menu" will
- appear. You can also call up the
- "Options Menu" during the game,
- by pressing the F2 key. It
- contains the following choices:
- The Sound Setup
- Resolution Setup
- Graphic Detail Level
- Controls Setup
- These sections are fully
- explained in sections 13 through
- 16 respectively.
-
- 6. Network Play
- This is another option that is
- only available in the final
- version of EXTREME ASSAULT.
-
- 7. Credits
- Find out who is responsible for
- EXTREME ASSAULT.
-
- 8. Quit Game
- Ends Extreme Assault.
-
-
-
- 13. The Sound Setup
-
- 1. Briefing
- Select the way in which you
- receive your briefings: text
- only, voice only, or text and
- voice together. Only the "text
- and voice" option is available in
- this demo version.
-
- 2. Music Selection
- Normally, you could pick what
- type of music you'll hear: Midi,
- CD Audio or no music.
- Unfortunately, the CD Audio
- selection is not available in
- this demo version.
-
- 3. Midi Volume
- The volume level is presented in
- slide-bar form: left is soft and
- right is loud.
-
- 4. Sound Effects Volume
- This slide-bar adjusts the volume
- of all sound effects as well as
- the volume of the voice
- transmissions. Again, left is
- soft and right is loud.
-
- 5. Number of Effects
- Here you can adjust the number of
- simultaneously audible sound
- effects. The more effects
- available the better the sound
- quality; however, it also means
- that your computer will run more
- slowly. If you encounter
- problems with processing speed,
- try reducing the number of
- effects available.
-
-
- 14. Resolution Setup
-
- Adjust the resolution quality
- available for your missions. Tryout
- the different resolutions and pick
- the one which best suits your taste.
-
- Note: If you choose a resolution
- that is not supported by your
- graphics card and the game still
- starts, (games sounds are heard),
- but no picture appears, then press
- "F5" after the briefing. This will
- switch the resolution from LowRes
- to HiRes or vice versa. If you can
- now see a picture, press "F2", and
- use the OPTION MENU to change to a
- different resolution.
-
- Note: "F5" allows you to switch
- between LowRes and HiRes, even
- during the game.
-
- Caution! Because this is a demo
- version, it's possible that the
- resolution you chose, although
- supported by your system, still
- does not function properly. In case
- this should occur, please try
- another resolution.
-
-
- 15. Graphic Detail Level
-
- Select the level of graphic detail
- that best meets your playing
- requirements. Of course, an
- increase in graphic detail will
- decrease the speed of your computer.
- Play the game with the various
- options and decide on a balance that
- you like best.
-
-
- 16. Controls Setup
-
- 1. Configure the controls to operate
- the way you want. Click on the
- object to be defined (i.e. Keyboard),
- and press the desired letter or key
- for each command or control element.
- The same applies for a joystick, but
- instead of a letter or key, it's
- the movement that needs to be
- defined.
-
- 2. Choose from one of the three
- available control types: arcade,
- normal and pilot.
-
- 3. A special control function we
- added to EXTREME ASSAULT is called
- drift. Imagine that you are
- trying to avoid the fire of an
- attacking opponent, but don't
- want to lose sight of him. Drift
- allows you to move laterally to
- the left or right without turning
- your helicopter.
-
- You can assign drift left and
- right with the same joystick
- movements as turn left and right.
- Define drift with the "ALT" key,
- (naturally it can be any
- available key you desire), and
- define drift left and drift right
- with the appropriate joystick
- movements. Now during the game,
- to drift left or right, just
- press the "ALT" key and make the
- joystick movement for left or
- right. As soon as you release
- the "ALT" key, you'll return to
- the natural turning movement.
-
-
- 17. The Cockpit
-
- 1. Shield Display
- The energy bar at the top middle
- of the screen shows the amount of
- shield energy you have remaining
- to deflect enemy fire. When the
- energy level reaches zero, the
- next shot is fatal.
-
- 2. Weapons Display
- In the top left and right corners
- of the screen there are three
- lines of symbols. They indicate
- the amount of ammunition
- remaining for each on-board
- weapons system. In the left
- corner, from the top down, these
- systems are: the Razor Gun, Laser
- Cannon and Fire Flash. From the
- top, in the right corner, there
- are Guided Missiles, Smart Bombs
- and Thunderbolts.
-
- 3. Razor Gun
- It's a powerful, fully automatic
- machine-gun that fires armor-
- piercing rounds; these rounds are
- guided by the Target Sight (see
- Target Selection below).
-
- 4. Laser Cannon
- This cannon fires laser blasts in
- the direction the helicopter is
- facing. There is no guidance
- system available for this weapon.
-
- 5. Fire Flash
- A highly developed hi-tech weapon
- that fires lightning bolts. The
- penetrating force of this weapon
- is extremely high. It is
- available only later in the game
- and does not come with a guidance
- system.
-
- 6. Guided Missile
- You'll start the game with six
- Guided Missiles. When your
- magazine has less than six
- missiles left, you can pick up
- refills wherever you find them.
- The Guided Missile doesn't have a
- spectacular name, but it is a
- very effective weapon against
- fast and heavily armored
- opponents. There isn't a lot
- that an opponent can do to get
- away from it. To take advantage
- of the Guided Missile feature, be
- sure to first select a target
- (see Target Selection below). If
- this is not done then the
- missiles will not track their
- target.
-
-
- 7. Smart Bomb
- These bombs are not available
- right away, but you'll probably
- run across them during the game.
- The Smart Bomb is the most
- advanced and, like its name
- indicates, the most intelligent
- bomb in existence. The bomb
- disperses numerous rockets
- simultaneously which seek out any
- target in range. If you happen
- across a large group of deadly
- enemy forces, it may prove
- advantageous to have one or more
- of these bombs available.
-
- 8. Thunderbolts
- You have to find these bombs as
- well, but they sure are worth it.
- The Thunderbolt functions like a
- conventional guided missile; it's
- upon impact that you notice the
- difference. It covers an entire
- area with grenades and is very
- effective against tightly grouped
- stationary units. It's also
- fascinating to watch the effect
- it has on aerial vehicles that
- are threatening your chopper.
-
- 9. Target Selection
- Target selection is accomplished
- by pushing the assigned key.
- This key can be defined in the
- Control Setup menu. The Sioux
- AH-23's target selection system
- can lock-on any target within the
- Target Sight. When multiple
- targets are within this circular
- sight, the one nearest to the
- cross hairs will be picked when
- the select key is pressed.
-
- When a target has been locked-on,
- a Lead Point will appear that
- shows the opponents calculated
- position based on his current
- speed and direction. This point
- not only indicates where the
- opponent will be at the time of
- impact but also whether or not he
- is in range.
-
-
-
- 18. Confronting The Enemy!
-
- After you've chosen a pilot, made
- the necessary setup decisions and
- started EXTREME ASSAULT, you'll begin
- with a mission briefing. Your
- headquarters transmits mission
- orders and important warnings over
- the radio. Don't be surprised if
- you experience transmission
- disturbances once and a while. They
- are not due to problems with your
- computer! These problems are caused
- by atmospheric disturbances.
-
- You'll soon notice that two
- helicopters are approaching your
- location. Don't be alarmed; their
- choppers are no match for your Sioux
- AH-23! After you blow them out of
- the sky, take some time to
- familiarize yourself with the
- controls, before starting the next
- mission. One of those enemy
- choppers left behind an "extra" when
- he crashed. Fly near the site so
- you can pick up whatever it is. You
- can always collect extras so long
- as there is enough room on board.
-
- This time the extra is ammo for your
- Razor Gun. Now you'll be able to
- fire with all barrels, and be more
- effective against enemy targets.
- Naturally, that is only possible so
- long as the additional ammo holds
- out. Press "F12" when you're
- comfortable with the helicopter and
- its controls. The second mission
- briefing will then start, but this
- time we'll let you carry out the
- mission yourself. Good Luck!
-
- Have fun with the test version!
-
- The EXTREME ASSAULT Team
-
-
- 19. Contacting Blue Byte
-
- For more information on EXTREME
- ASSAULT, or any of our other hot
- titles, go to our web site at:
- http://www.bluebyte.com. Or if
- you're in the U.S. dial (800) 933-
- 2983. For those of you residing in
- the U.K. dial 44 1-604-259090 or
- 07000-BLUEBYTE. To get the latest
- scoop on all of our current and
- future games, email your name and
- address to hotline@bluebyte.com.
- Please mention code #EAINDOS.
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