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Star Wars(R): Episode 1 Racer Demo(TM) ReadMe
Version 1.0
6/07/99
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Thank you for purchasing Star Wars: Episode 1 Racer Demo. We
recommend that you read this file to get the most up-to-date
information about running and maximizing Racer's performance.
For additional information and in-depth technical document-
ation about specific hardware, we recommend reading the
Troubleshooting Guide. The Troubleshooting Guide can be
accessed by clicking on README & TROUBLESHOOTING on the Racer
launcher or by double-clicking RACER.EXE on the CD-ROM. For
the very latest updates related to Racer, be sure to check
the LucasArts website at www.lucasarts.com.
Contents of the ReadMe file:
1) General Information
a) Minimum System Requirements
b) Laptop Systems
c) OEM Features on Brand Name Machines
d) Skipping Cut Scenes
e) Game Controls
2) Multiplayer
*Multiplayer is only available in the full version of
Racer.
3) General Issues
a) Control Issues
1) Reserved Settings
2) Boosting On The Starting Line
3) Looking Around
4) Front End Navigation
b) Gaming Device Issues
1) Switching Gaming Devices
2) Keys Not Responding
3) Joystick And Mouse Active
4) Can't Scroll Through Podracers Or Tracks
c) Display Issues
1) Video Card Requirements
2) To Find Out If Your Video Card Will Work
3) What is a Primary Display Driver?
d) Miscellaneous Issues
4) Command Line Switches
5) How to Contact LucasArts
a) Hint Line
b) Technical Support
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1) General Information
a) Minimum System Requirements
COMPUTER: 100% Windows 95/98 DirectX compatible computer
required.
GRAPHICS CARD: 4MB AGP or PCI 3D Accelerator card
required.
CPU: Pentium 166 or faster required. Pentium 200 or
higher recommended.
MEMORY: 32MB or higher RAM required. 64MB or higher
recommended.
CD-ROM: Quad speed IDE or SCSI CD-ROM drive required.
SOUND CARD: 100% Windows 95/98 DirectX or Aureal
compatible 16-bit sound card required.
INPUT DEVICE: 100% Windows 95/98 compatible keyboard and
mouse required.
DIRECTX: Microsoft DirectX 6.1 is included on this CD
and must be installed to play Racer. Please refer to
Installation and DirectX Setup in the Troubleshooting
Guide for more information about DirectX.
NOTE: Your system may require the latest Windows 95/98
drivers for your particular hardware.
HARD DISK SPACE: Installation requires 40 MB free
hard drive space. It is recommended that you have an
additional 50 MB of free space available for the
Windows swap file.
OPTIONAL SUPPORT
Force feedback controllers supported; such as steering
wheels and joysticks.
3D sound support using Aureal A3D (TM) 2.0 and Microsoft
DirectSound 3D (TM).
MULTIPLAYER SUPPORT
Local Area Network Play: Supports up to 8 players via
IPX Local Area Network in the full version.
b) Laptop Systems
While Racer should work fine on most systems that meet
the minimum hardware specifications, it has NOT been
tested with laptop systems and therefore we can NOT
guarantee compatibility.
Due to the wide variety of hardware configurations that
ship with today's laptop systems, it would be impossible
to configure a game that would work with all of them.
Many laptops are limited in their ability to be used as
a gaming machine because of memory configurations, their
microchannel architecture, port configurations (i.e.
no place for a joystick) and sound systems primarily
designed to be used with productivity software.
Laptop systems will attempt to compress the traditional
version of the standard 101-function keyboard (found on
almost all desktop systems) into a much smaller key
configuration. This is usually done by relying on
multi-function keys that allow the user to assign
different functions to the same key. Unfortunately,
this has been known to cause problems with our games.
c) OEM Features on Brand Name Machines
Many brand name computers come with a variety of
features provided by the manufacturer, including special
buttons on the keyboard or special functions assigned to
buttons common to all keyboards. For example, on one
machine with which we tested, the Pause key did not work
because the machine's manufacturer had assigned that key
to bring up a special menu on the desktop.
d) Skipping Cut Scenes
To skip through a cutscene ("movie") at any point press
the Spacebar, Enter key or Escape key.
e) Star Wars: Episode 1 Racer Demo Controls
KEYBOARD
Front End Navigation:
Select/Next Screen ENTER, SPACE
Cancel/Previous Screen ESC
Podracer Select Screen:
Turn Statistics On/Off TAB
Inspect Vehicle Screen:
Move Camera Arrow Keys
Change Pod Part A, D
Zoom In ~
Zoom Out TAB
Main Menu:
Look Around ALT and Arrow Keys
Look Around in Cantina ALT and Arrow, Shift and Arrow
Setting Screens:
Adjust Slider Bars +, -
IN RACE
Thrust W, ENTER
Brake S
Turn Left J, Left Arrow, Num Pad 4
Turn Right L, Right Arrow, Num Pad 6
Pull Up I, Down Arrow, Num Pad 2
Nose Down K, Up Arrow, Num Pad 8
Slide SPACE
Boost Left SHIFT
Roll Left A
Roll Right D
Repair R
Taunt/Flamejet E, Right CTRL
Switch Camera ~, Left CTRL
Look Back TAB, Q
Reserved Settings:
Cycle Map Indicator Caps Lock
Default Cam F1
Engine Cam F2
Speedfreak Cam F3
Behind Cam F4
Take Screen Shot F12
Mouse Enable/Disable CTRL-M
Joystick Enable/Disable CTRL-J
Force Feedback On/Off CTRL-F
Quit Multiplayer Race CTRL-Q
MOUSE CONTROLS
Thrust Left Button
Brake Right Button
Turn Left Push Left
Turn Right Push Right
Pull Up Pull Back
Nose Down Push Forward
JOYSTICK
Turn Left Stick Left
Turn Right Stick Right
Nose Up Stick Back
Nose Down Stick Forward
Thrust Button 1
Brake Button 2
Boost Button 3: Hold Thrust and push
the stick forward, then tap
boost when the indicator turns
yellow.
Repair Button 4
Slide Button 7 (if no hat)
Roll Left Hat Left, Button 5 (if no hat)
Roll Right Hat Right, Button 6 (if no hat)
Switch Camera Hat Up
Look Back Hat Down
WHEEL AND PEDALS
Turn Left Wheel Left
Turn Right Wheel Right
Nose Up Button 8
Nose Down Button 7
Throttle Right Pedal
Brake Left Pedal
Boost Button 4: Depress the right
pedal and hold Button 7 until
the boost indicator turns yellow
then tap Boost.
Repair Button 6
Slide Button 1
Roll Left Button 5
Roll Right Button 2
Look Back Button 3
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Multiplayer
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Multiplayer mode is only available in the full version of
Star Wars: Episode 1 Racer Demo.
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3) General Issues
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a) Control Issues
1) Reserved Settings
These are game controls which cannot be remapped or
assigned to a gaming device and are exclusive to the
keyboard in a race.
Caps Lock: Cycle Map Indicator: When in a race you
can change the way your track map looks by pressing
Caps Lock.
F1, F2, F3, F4: These are shortcuts to the four
camera views available in during a race. Please refer
to the "Camera Views" section on pg. 16 of the manual
for further information.
F12 Screen Shot: This function allows you to take a
picture of the game at any point. It will save a
bitmap picture in the C:\Program Files\Lucasarts\Racer
Demo\ folder with the name: snap_000.bmp. Screen shots
can be viewed with MS Paint.
Force Feedback Enable/Disable: Pressing CTRL-F allows
you to turn Force Feedback on or off during a race.
Joystick Enable/Disable: Use CTRL-J to activate or
turn off your joystick in race.
Mouse Enable/Disable: Press CTRL-M to turn your mouse
on or off during a race.
2) Boosting On The Starting Line
Getting left in the dust at the starting line? There
is a way to jump to the head of the pack! All podracers
can get a quick boost by hitting Thrust at the right
moment during the countdown. If you are using a
steering wheel and pedals or the throttle wheel on a
joystick: put the throttle at max (put the pedal to
the metal) and tap Boost at the right time during
the countdown.
3) Looking Around
On screens with the Main Menu (where the race is
started from) you can look at your surroundings. Hold
down the ALT key and use the Arrow keys to look. You
can only do this when the Main Menu is on the screen.
4) Front End Navigation
For navigating through the interface we recommend
using the keyboard and mouse; joysticks, gamepads and
wheels are not fully supported for the Front End
interface. You can interact with some items using the
mouse and others with the keyboard. We recommend
exploring the various menus thoroughly to find a method
of getting around that suits you best.
b) Gaming Device Issues
1) Switching Gaming Devices
If you add, change or remove your gaming device we
recommend going to the "Joystick Settings" screen in
the "Settings" menu and choosing restore defaults. Even
though your gaming device may be correctly set up, Racer
will not redetect which device you have installed until
you choose 'defaults'. For more on setting up gaming
devices refer to the Trouble Shooting Guide.
2) Keyboard Not Responding
Almost all keyboards have a maximum number of keys
that can be held down and function at the same time.
Once that number is reached other keys may not respond.
This is most commonly seen when trying to slide and
turn at the same time as you often hold three keys
simultaneously during the maneuver.
3) Joystick and Mouse Active
We do not recommend enabling the mouse and the joystick
at the same time as it may cause control conflicts
during a race.
4) Can't Scroll Through Podracers or Tracks
If you experience problems scrolling through options
or menus and have a joystick enabled make sure that it
is completely centered or exit the game and recalibrate.
c) Display Issues
1) Video Card Requirements: 4MB for your 3D card.
To run Racer, you need at least a 4MB PCI or AGP
Direct3D compatible accelerator card.
2) To find out if your Video Card will work.
First, find the name of your video card. Then, refer
to the List of Supported and Unsupported Cards in the
Video Section of the Troubleshooting Guide to see if
your card has any known issues. If your card or chipset
is supported, check the 'Specific Video Issues' section
of the Troubleshooting Guide to see if your card has
any known issues.
3) What is a Primary Display Driver?
A Primary Display Driver is actually your computer's
main video card. A pass-through card, such as a Voodoo
Graphics or Voodoo2, is not a Primary Display Driver.
d) Miscellaneous Issues
1) Task Switching is not recommended. We recommend that
you do not task switch (pressing Alt-Tab, Ctrl-Esc, or
the Windows key to access another program) while
playing Racer.
2) The System Analyzer is different before and after the
game is installed. Before the game is installed, the
System Analyzer will determine whether your computer
is qualified to install Star Wars: Episode 1 Racer.
However, it does not check for a supported 3D video
card.
3) There is a utility to fully analyze your system,
including your video card(s), that only gives complete
results after DirectX is installed. In the Launcher,
after installing the game, press 'Hardware Configura-
tion,' then press 'System Analyzer.' This brings up
the DirectX Diagnostic Tool (for more detail, please
refer to the DirectX Setup Section of the Trouble-
shooting Guide).
NOTE: this file is located at
C:\Program Files\directx\setup, and double-click on
'dxdiag' or 'dxdiag.exe')
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4) Command Line Switches
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There are some command-line options, or switches, that can
be used to increase performance or change certain options.
To use these, first create a shortcut to Swep1rcr, or
Swep1rcr.exe. Its default directory is
C:\Program Files\LucasArts\Racer Demo. To create a shortcut,
right click on the file labeled 'Swep1rcr.exe' (some folders
only show it as 'Swep1rcr') and drag the file to your
desktop, then select 'Create Shortcut here.' Then, right
click on the shortcut and select 'Properties.' Then, select
the tab at the top labeled 'shortcut.' In the field labeled
'Target' should be the path to the Racer executable. At the
end of that line, after the quotation marks, put a space,
and then the command:
a) Display
-i Disables the introduction cutscenes when launching the
game.
-v Triggers the "Display Settings" window but does not
launch the game.
b) Multiplayer
-nut x Where x is the time in milliseconds to delay
between network updates.
c) Force Feedback
-force Disables force feedback on a force feedback
gaming device. This should be used if you have
a Force Feedback device that is causing
problems while playing Racer.
d) 3D Sound
-s Turns the sound engine off. Low end machines
may see an increase in framerate if the entire
sound engine is off.
+3DImpacts Turns on additional 3D collision sounds with
with certain Aureal 3D cards and the Sound
Blaster Live. This option will not have any
effect unless 3D Audio is enabled in Racer.
NOTE: This switch will only function properly if you have
an Aureal 3D or Sound Blaster Live card in your system.
-d <float number> Changes the 3D sound doppler-scale
factor to exaggerate doppler effects.
The higher the number, the more exag-
gerated the doppler. 1.0 is the default
and 0 turns Doppler Effects off.
-r <float number> Changes the 3D sound rolloff factor.
The bigger this number the faster the
sounds will become quieter as they
move away from you. 0.1 is the default.
All 3D-Spatialized sounds will play at
the same volume and will not be
attenuated by distance.
e) What the Command Line Should Look Like:
"c:\Program Files\Lucasarts\Racer Demo\Swep1rcr.exe" -i -s
This would run the Racer without any sounds and without
the intro sequences.
Be aware that these switches may have a variety of effects
while playing Racer. We recommend exercising caution when
using these switches and only using them if necessary.
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5) How to Contact LucasArts
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LucasArts has set up a variety of services to provide you with
information regarding our programs, hint & gameplay assistance,
and technical support.
Hint Line
If you need a hint, you may call our automated Hint Line. The
average call length is three minutes. This service requires a
touch tone phone.
NOTE: You must be at least 18 years old or have your parents'
permission to call.
U. S.
1-900-740-JEDI (1-900-740-5334)
95 cents per minute
(The option to speak with a live Hint Operator is also
available through this number.)
Canada
1-900-677-JEDI (1-900-677-5334)
$1.25 (U.S.) per minute
Where To Find Us Online
Visit the LucasArts Web site at http://www.lucasarts.com. From
there, you will have the option to receive online technical
support through Yoda's Help Desk, browse technical documents,
or leave a message for an online representative.
Yoda's Help Desk
We are proud to feature Yoda's Help Desk, which is available
in the Technical Support section of the LucasArts Web site at
http://www.lucasarts.com/support/. Yoda's Help Desk offers
interactive solutions to technical issues based on information
you provide. Visitors to Yoda's Help Desk will be able to
receive technical support 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
LucasArts Company Store
Visit the LucasArts Company Store at http://www.lucasarts.com.
The Company Store offers the complete line of LucasArts games,
hint books and logo gear.
(c) LucasArts Entertainment Company.
(c) Lucasfilm Ltd. & TM or as indicated.
All rights reserved. Used under authorization.
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