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- "PLANE CRAZY" DEMO - README.TXT
- (c) 1998 Inner Workings
- (c) 1998 SegaSoft Networks, Inc.
- Single Course Demo - "Border Dash"
- Single Player & Multi-Player on HEAT, LAN & TCP/IP
- July 10, 1998
-
-
- PLANE CRAZY.
-
- 1. Machine Specification.
- 2. Demo Installation.
- 3. Plane Crazy Setup (Video/Network Options.)
- 4. About Plane Crazy - Retail Version.
- 5. Troubleshooting and DirectX(tm).
- 6. Contact Details.
- 7. Copyright Information.
-
-
-
- 1. MACHINE SPECIFICATION:
-
- Minimum:
- --------
-
- o Pentium 166Mhz & Compatibles.
- o 16MB RAM / 32MB RAM for Playing on HEAT.NET.
- o Microsoft Windows '95/'98.
- o DirectSound(tm) Compatible Sound Card (eg. Creative Labs
- Sound Blaster or Compatible.)
- o 75MB Free Disk Space.
- o 2MB DirectX(tm) Compatible PCI SVGA Graphics Card.
-
-
- Recommended:
- ------------
-
- o Pentium 200Mhz & Compatibles.
- o 32MB RAM.
- o Microsoft Windows '95/'98.
- o DirectSound(tm) Compatible Sound Card (eg. Creative Labs
- Sound Blaster or Compatible.)
- o 150MB Free Disk Space.
- o 4MB Video RAM or Larger Direct3D(tm) compatible 3D accelerator
- (eg. 3Dfx Voodoo/Voodoo II compatible boards.)
-
-
-
- 2. DEMO INSTALLATION:
-
- If you are installing Plane Crazy from a CD-ROM, and Plane Crazy does not
- start automatically, browse into the "Plane Crazy" folder, and run
- the SETUP.EXE program. Then follow the on-screen instructions to install
- the demo.
-
- If the Plane Crazy Demo was downloaded from the Internet, BBS or other source
- in the form of a ZIP file, extract the ZIP file into a temporary directory
- with a program similar to WinZIP (http://www.winzip.com.) After extracting,
- run the SETUP.EXE program from the "Plane Crazy" folder and follow the on-screen
- instructions.
-
- If the Plane Crazy Demo was downloaded from the Internet, BBS or other source
- in the form of an EXE file, simply double-click the EXE and follow the
- on-screen instructions.
-
-
-
- 3. PLANE CRAZY SET-UP:
-
- Once Plane Crazy has been installed, from the Windows '95/'98 Start Button,
- select "SegaSoft/Plane Crazy Demo/Plane Crazy Setup". With this
- option, players can customize their own default machine settings under
- Display to use, Renderer, Screen Resolution and Sound Driver.
-
- Note: If "Plane Crazy Setup" is not run, the default video display
- setting will be configured to run using the software renderer. If you
- have a 3Dfx or similar 4Mb accelerator card, you must change the
- default renderer option in order take full advantage of your 3D card.
-
- For a LAN, modem to modem or serial link network game, check the box
- 'Enable Network Game' to take you to the next set of dialogues.
-
- If you wish to play to Plane Crazy on HEAT, use the shortcut "Plane
- Crazy on HEAT" to take you to http://www.heat.net from your default
- web-browser. From HEAT, you can browse to the Plane Crazy section (from
- the games page) and directly launch Plane Crazy by clicking the "Play
- Now" button within HEAT.
-
- Once the settings have been made, from the Windows '95/'98 Start Button,
- chose either "Plane Crazy Single Player", "Plane Crazy Multi Player" or
- "Plane Crazy on HEAT" to play the game.
-
-
-
- 4. ABOUT PLANE CRAZY - RETAIL VERSION:
-
- Plane Crazy is a 3D flying, racing game that takes the freedom of stunt flying
- and combines it with the thrill of high-speed racing. Players take their
- planes, and with the option to tune performance during The Championship Mode,
- compete against human flyers or the computer controlled "Crazy Aces" in order
- to win and achieve the best race time.
-
- Once airborne, the player's objective is to get through each checkpoint and
- ultimately achieve the best time over the race. Interaction with other flyers
- is a key element of the game. Not only can players fight for airspace by
- "ramming" into opposing players, but by also collecting unique "power-ups" and
- "power-downs" distributed throughout the length of the course, they can
- quickly gain advantage over the opposition. Power-downs can be fired at the
- leading planes (e.g. Extreme Slow, Static Charges and gravity altering
- effects.) Power-ups can be used by the player to gain speed and strength
- (e.g. Nitro Speed Bursts and Stealth). Plane Crazy also gives the player the
- option to fire on the landscape with a Sonic Cannon in order to reveal
- shortcuts in each race. The Sonic Cannon can also be used to create obstacles
- for planes flying behind and so can add to a playerÆs strategy for winning the
- race.
-
- Gameplay features:
-
- o Single, Ghost Race and Championship modes.
- o Multi-player support for up to eight (8) players on
- HEAT, LAN or TCP/IP.
- o Stunning 3D graphics, including fully gouraud-shaded
- course & plane graphics.
- o Rich, original music score to accompany the game.
- o Dynamic lighting effects NOT found in the demo.
- o Gain power-ups for extra speed and strength.
- o Fire power-downs at your opposition, then blast right
- past them!
- o "Save Ghost" Mode which can be sent to friends/web sites.
- o Record fastest race times (All race modes.)
- o Multiple cameras.
- o Optional Pit-crew commentary.
-
- Plane Features:
-
- o Three (3) plane classes ready to tune and customize.
- o Upgradable aircraft features (Power, Handling and
- Airframe strength.)
- o Customize planeÆs paint job.
- o Save/Load planes.
-
-
- Course Features:
-
- o Five (5) huge and unique point-to-point race challenges.
- o A "Bonus" multi-lap circuit course!
- o Three (3) rookie practice levels for beginners.
- o Unique environmental effects.
- o Animated obstacles and hazards
- o In game power-ups and power-downs.
-
-
-
- 5. TROUBLESHOOTING AND DIRECTX(TM):
-
- Gray Menu / Gray Gameplay
- -------------------------
- If you do not have a 3-D accelerator and do not run "Plane Crazy Setup"
- from the Start Menu before launching the game, you may experience a
- series of "gray" menus without text. To quickly fix this problem,
- simply run "Plane Crazy Setup" and switch the Renderer to the "Fearsome
- Software Rasterizer". We recommend that you experiment with a suitable
- resolution for your 2-D video board, but 640x480 is usually safest.
-
-
- DirectX 5.2 Issues
- ------------------
- What is DirectX(tm)? - DirectX(tm) has been wholly developed by
- Microsoft(c) to run under Windows '95/'98. The result is that programs
- and software designed exclusively for Windows '95/'98 and that are using
- DirectX(tm) routines are able to talk directly to the graphic hardware.
- Therefore your games will run faster and your graphics will be
- smoother. However, in order for DirectX(tm) to work properly you must
- ensure that you have compatible DirectX(tm) drivers installed on your
- computer.
-
- You can download the latest end-user version of Microsoft's DirectX from
- the following web-site:
-
- http://www.microsoft.com/directx
-
- Once installed, you must ensure that DirectX(tm) is correctly installed on
- your system. To do this, you must run the following program. From the
- Windows "Start Button", select "Run". An "Open" box will appear. In the
- box field, type:
-
- "c:\program files\directx\setup\dxsetup.exe" <-- you MUST include the
- quotation marks
-
- Then click "OK" or the "Enter" key. In the box that appears, you should
- have a list of all of the different DirectX(tm) components. All those in
- the list should have the word "Certified" and a version number listed. If
- some of the components in the list are not "Certified", you will either:
-
- a) Need to re-install the latest version of DirectX(tm) or
-
- b) If reinstalling doesn't work, you will need to contact the
- suppliers of your system and ask them to provide updated
- drivers for Windows '95/'98. Web-sites are most likely
- available.
-
- The most common drivers in the list that aren't always updated are the
- Display driver or the Audio driver. The Display driver is the Video
- driver and the Audio driver is the Sound driver. If any of these are
- not updating, obtain the latest driver from your supplier and once
- installed, reinstall the DirectX(tm) program.
-
- Note: At the time of this document, the latest DirectX(tm) version
- number is 5.2. However, the actual "driver" numbers listed
- in the DXSETUP component window start with the number 4.
-
- Plane Crazy has been developed and tested with the most recent versions
- of the DirectX(tm) display drivers. Problems may be experienced while
- running Plane Crazy with older display drivers. If you do encounter
- such problems, contact your video card manufacturer to obtain the most
- recent version of their display drivers.
-
-
-
- 6. CONTACT DETAILS:
-
- Published By:
- SegaSoft Networks, Inc.
- 150 Shoreline Drive
- Redwood City, CA 94018
- Tel: 1-888-SEGASOFT
- http://www.segasoft.com
- http://www.heat.net
-
-
- Developed By:
- Inner Workings
- Granite House 4th Floor
- 31 - 33 Stockwell St.
- Glasgow
- G1 4RZ
- Tel: + 44 141 552 4451
- Fax: + 44 141 552 4427
- e-mail: Info@innerworkings.com
- www.innerworkings.com
- www.planecrazy.com
-
-
-
- 7. COPYRIGHT INFORMATION:
-
- Copyright 1998 Inner Workings Ltd.
- Copyright in the whole and every part of Plane Crazy belongs to Inner Workings
- Ltd (IWL) and may not be used, sold, licensed or transferred and Plane Crazy
- may not be copied or reproduced in whole or in any part in any manner or form
- or in or on any media to or by any person without the prior written consent of
- IWL. All rights reserved.
-
- Plane Crazy(tm) is a trademark of Inner Workings Ltd.
-
- SegaSoft, HEAT, HEAT.NET and the SegaSoft and HEAT.NET logos are trademarks
- of SegaSoft Networks, Inc.