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- Essential Information - Quick Start Instructions
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- Pease take a few moments to read this short file, so you may enjoy the very
- best that Virtual Pool has to offer.
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- Video/Sound Setup:
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- When you start Virtual Pool for the first time, the configuration program
- will run, allowing you to select your video driver and sound card. If you
- do not know what video driver to use, you can select the auto-detect option,
- and the program will attempt to determine which video driver to use.
- Depending on your system hardware, the auto-detect may not be able to
- select the proper driver, and in some cases may hang your computer.
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- You may select the option "VIDEO SETUP" from the Start-Up Menu for a more
- detailed explanation on setting up the proper driver for your specific card.
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- If, at any time you wish to change these settings, you may do so by selecting
- (R)eset Config. from the StartUp/Help Menu, or directly from within the game.
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- Quick Start Instructions:
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- When Virtual Pool begins you will be in AIM MODE. Simply move your mouse
- Left or Right to change the AIM. Moving the mouse forward and back tilts
- the view of the table. Holding down the left mouse button while moving the
- mouse foward or backwards to increase or decrease the Zoom level.
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- When you are satisfied with your aim, press and hold the S key. Your Mouse
- is now connected to the cue stick. As you move the mouse back and then
- forward, watch the cue stick move in response. Move the mouse forward
- quickly for a powerful shot, slow for a light tap.
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- The Main Menu can be accessed by pressing F10, the Escape Key or the Right
- Mouse Button. F1 opens the Virtual Pool Help System.
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- Virtual Pool requires approximately 570K free conventional memory.
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- Special Tips:
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- If you need help lining up a shot, press "T" to turn on Tracking. Colored
- Lines will appear, showing the paths of the balls using the current Aim.
- You may then adjust your Aim more precisely. Tracking lines are displayed
- based partly on the amount of Force used to hit the cue ball, so ball paths
- will vary depending on how hard you shoot. To use exactly the amount of
- Force shown by Tracking, press S to enter SHOOT mode and then press the
- spacebar. The spacebar makes the shot automatically, and the balls will
- then follow the exact paths shown by Tracking. To change the amount of
- Force, hold down the "F" key while tracking is on, and move the mouse
- forward to increase force; backward to decrease force. The colored Tracking
- lines will grow longer or shorter in response to your mouse movements.
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- Hold the E key while moving the mouse to adjust English. Hold the B key
- while moving the mouse to raise or lower the butt of the cue stick.
- To Undo a shot press "U". To Replay a shot press "R". For an Overhead
- View press "O".
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- Be sure to Select the "Control Keys" option from the Start-Up Menu for a
- complete listing of all Virtual Pool Commands.
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- Trick Shots:
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- Included in this demo is a small assortment of Trick Shots. To view Trick
- Shots select "Game Setup" from the Main Pool Menu and then choose
- Practice/Trick Shots. Then, to Load a Trick Shot, press ALT-L, or choose
- "Game Options" from the Main Pool Menu and select "Load Position". Now
- select a trick shot from the menu. The selected Trick Shot will then be
- loaded into the game. Upon Loading a Trick Shot, the game will be in view
- Mode to allow you to move around the table to view the setup of the shot.
- You may wish to turn on Tracking (T) at this point to inspect the finer
- details of the shot. When you're ready to watch the shot, press R, and the
- shot will be replayed. To slow down the replay rate press the - key; the
- + key increases the rate. After watching the replay, try making the shot
- yourself by pressing "U" to UNDO the shot, "A" to enter AIM MODE, then press
- "S" and use your mouse to attempt the shot.
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- That should be enough to get you started. We hope you enjoy playing
- Virtual Pool as much as we've enjoyed making it for you!
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