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- 3D Ultra Cool Pool Demo:
-
- ReadMe File
- October 26, 1999
-
- Table Of Contents:
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- I. INTRODUCTION
- II. MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
- III. HOW TO START THE DEMO
- IV. HOW TO PLAY THE DEMO
- V. GENERAL TECHNICAL ISSUES
- VI. ORDERING INFORMATION
- VII. LEGAL INFORMATION
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-
-
- II. INTRODUCTION:
-
- Thank you for trying Cool Pool! This demo (one of 2 demos
- available) was designed to give you a taste of what the full game
- has to offer. In this demo you play one of the 10 games from 3D
- Ultra Cool Pool. You can play by yourself against a computer
- opponent (Practice) or play against human players. (2 players when
- you play the 8 Ball demo. 2-4 players when you play the Chameleon
- Ball demo.)
-
- Things to look forward to in the full version of Cool Pool:
-
- * 10 games--5 Classic games and 5 original Cool games
- * Easy online play
- * Great Music for every game
- * Videos to teach you to play
- * Fun for the Whole Family
- * Suggested retail $19.95
-
- Thanks again,
- - The Cool Pool Development Team
-
-
-
- II. MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:
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- * Windows (r) 95 or higher
- * IBM PC-compatible with a 166 MHz Pentium processor or
- better
- * 32 MB of RAM
- * 70 MB of free space on your hard drive
- * 4x CD-ROM drive
- * SVGA 800x600 @ 16-bit
- * Windows sound card
- * DirectX 6.1 (DirectX is available from the Microsoft
- website at http://www.microsoft.com)
-
-
-
- III. HOW TO START THE DEMO
-
- After running Setup to install this demo, click on the Start
- menu, select Programs, select Sierra, and then select 3D Ultra
- Cool Pool 8-ball Demo or 3D Ultra Cool Pool Chameleon Demo.
-
-
-
- IV. HOW TO PLAY THE DEMO
-
- You'll see two screens before you start playing that will show you
- how to play. One is a diagram of the user interface. The other is
- a short statement of the rules. If you ever forget what one of the
- game screen buttons does, just rest the mouse pointer over it and
- in a few seconds you'll see an explanation at the bottom of the
- screen.
-
- Shooting is done in two steps. First aim, then shoot. You can aim
- by dragging the cue stick around or by dragging the target ball
- around. Alternatively, press the left and right cursor keys
- (arrows) on the keyboard. Holding down shift speeds up the aiming.
-
- There are a couple of other special ways to aim. One is to double-
- click on an object ball, which will set the aim so that the cue
- ball hits the object ball dead-on. The other way is to right-click
- anywhere on the table for a custom camera view. The cue ball will
- be lined up to pass through the point you clicked.
-
- To set english (or spin), click anywhere on the cue ball icon
- which is found at the upper-right corner of the screen. Or, set
- the english by holding down the Ctrl key and moving the indicator
- with the cursor keys.
-
- To shoot, pull back the stick which is found at the right edge of
- the screen. Simply release it from the desired power line. Or push
- the mouse forward until you contact the ball. Another way to shoot
- is with the keyboard. Use the cursor up and down keys to position
- the cue stick. Then press the space bar to shoot or Esc to cancel
- the shot. Advanced users can just click anywhere on the screen and
- pull back and then push forward to shoot.
-
- If you ever get a camera view you don't like, click on the camera
- buttons on the lower right corner of the screen.
-
- Press Ctrl-Enter to toggle between full-screen and windowed mode.
-
-
-
- V. GENERAL TECHNICAL ISSUES:
-
- This game works best when there are no other applications running
- on your computer.
-
-
-
- VI. ORDERING INFORMATION
-
- You can order a full copy of this game from our web site at
- http://www.sierra.com/attractions/titles/coolpool/ (click on the
- Order button found along the bottom of the page). Or, call
- (800) 757-7707.
-
-
-
- VII. LEGAL INFORMATION
-
- SIERRA ON-LINE, INC. DOES NOT WARRANTY OR PROMISE THAT THE
- INFORMATION HEREIN WILL WORK WITH ANY OR ALL COMPUTER SYSTEMS.
- SIERRA DOES NOT ASSUME ANY LIABILITY, EITHER INCIDENTAL OR
- CONSEQUENTIAL, FOR THE USE OF THE INFORMATION HEREIN, INCLUDING
- ANY AND ALL DAMAGE TO OR LOST USE OF COMPUTER HARDWARE OR SOFTWARE
- PRODUCTS, LOSS OF WARRANTIES, OR LOST DATA BY THE CUSTOMER OR ANY
- THIRD PARTY. NO ORAL OR WRITTEN INFORMATION OR ADVICE GIVEN BY
- SIERRA, ITS EMPLOYEES, DISTRIBUTORS, DEALER OR AGENTS SHALL CHANGE
- THE RESTRICTION OF LIABILITY OR CREATE ANY NEW WARRANTIES. IN NO
- CASE SHALL SIERRA'S LIABILITY EXCEED THE PURCHASE PRICE OF THE
- SIERRA SOFTWARE PRODUCT.
-
- Copyright (1999 Sierra On-Line, Inc.)
-
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