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- Nuclear Strike Demo
- (C)1997 Electronic Arts
- README
- 09/17/97
- _______________________________________________________________________
-
- 1) MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
- =======================================================================
-
- MINIMUM CONFIGURATION
-
- - Pentium 133 Mhz or faster
- - 16 MB RAM
- - Quad speed CD-ROM drive (MPC 2 Compliant)
- - 16-bit Sound Card (Windows 95 and DirectX5 Compatible)
- - SVGA DirectX5 Compatible Graphics Adapter
- - Hard Disk (28MB) plus space for DirectX Drivers
- - Keyboard
-
-
- RECOMMENDED CONFIGURATION
-
- - Pentium 166 Mhz or faster
- - 3dfx-based 3D-accelerator board
- - Eight speed CD-ROM drive
- - 32 MB System RAM
-
- 2) HOW TO START NUCLEAR STRIKE
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-
- This is a DEMO version of Nuclear Strike. It contains a mini-level
- specially created for this demo. This software is BETA. The full
- version will include:
-
- - 15 vehicles to control
- - 5 multi-mission Campaigns across varied terrain
- - Full Motion Video Briefings, Debriefings, and Info clips
- - Multiple Difficulty levels
-
- INSTALLATION
- ------------
-
- 1. Download the NSTRKDEM.EXE demo file.
- 2. Double-click on NSTRKDEM.EXE to extract the demo files.
- 3. DirectX5 is required.
- 4. The demo also includes 3dfx support. To run the demo with a 3dfx
- card,the Glide 2.4 Runtime Drivers are required. They are available
- at: http://www.3dfx.com/software/download_glidert.html
-
- 3) HOW TO PLAY NUCLEAR STRIKE
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-
- STARTING THE GAME
- -----------------
- It is recommended that you first close any other programs. Applications
- running in the background could reduce the performance of the game and
- cause other problems.
-
- Now run the NukePC.exe file located in the 'NStrike' folder:
- 1) Double-click on 'My Computer'
- 2) Double-click on the hard drive that you installed to. (Default C:)
- 3) Double-click on the 'NStrike' folder
- 4) Double-click on the NukePC icon.
-
- If a 3dfx 3D-accelerator board is detected and the Glide 2.4 Runtime
- drivers are installed, the demo will display the 3dfx logo while
- starting to let you know it will use the accelerator board. If problems
- are encountered when using a 3dfx board, the use of the board can be
- disabled by launching nukepc.exe with the -nofx option on the command
- line (see below for specific instructions).
-
- CONTROLS
- --------
-
- General
- -------
- Keypad 8/2 Moves Forward/Backward
- Keypad 4/6 Turns Left/Right
- Keypad 7/9 Jink Left/Right
- NumPad Enter Changes Camera View
- Enter Enters SMFD
- H Cycle HUD options
- D Jettisons Cargo
- Left Shift+Weapon key Select a Weapon for the Target Box
- D (held for 1 sec) Call in Chopper to Transfer from Ground Vehi
- P Pause
- M Activate Mouse (in Enhanced HUD, 640x480 res)
-
- Weapons
- -------
- Spacebar Fires Chaingun
- X Fires Hydra Rocket
- Z Fires Hellfire Missile
- C Fires Sidewinder
-
- Other
- -----
- ()The HUD radar is located in the bottom right corner of the screen.
- The chopper is in the center of the circle. Red = Enemy,
- White = Fuel/Ammo/Friendly, Blue = Mission item, Yellow = Heading.
-
- ()To use the waypoint indicators (they appear in your compass and point
- you to your next objective), enter the SMFD and select the item you'd
- like it to point to (next mission, fuel, ammo, etc.). After exiting
- the SMFD you'll notice a blue (mission), red (enemy), or white(asset)
- arrow in the compass. Alternately, you can use the F1 key to cycle
- through available Missions, F2 key to cycle through known Enemies,
- and the F3 key to cycle through remaining Assets.
-
- ()To transfer into the M1 Abrams Tank or AV-8 Harrier, first complete
- mission 1 by destroying most of the island defenses. Then hover over
- the Landing Zone next to the vehicle (it's blue with a red arrow).
-
- ()While you can fly over the entire map, only the northeast quarter is
- populated.
-
- ADDITIONAL COMMAND LINE OPTIONS
- -------------------------------
- To use the below options:
- 1) Select 'Run...' from the Windows Start Menu.
- 2) Enter 'c:\nstrike\nukepc' followed by any of the below options.
-
- For example, to run the Nuclear Strike demo in low resolution (for
- increased frame-rate), you would enter 'c:\nstrike\nukepc -lr'
- If the demo is installed on a hard drive other than the 'C' drive,
- substitue the appropriate drive letter for 'c'.
-
- -lr low resolution (320x240)
- -ds use DirectSound
- -nods don't use DirectSound (faster, default)
- -smooth terrain smoothing
- -nosmooth no terrain smoothing (faster, default)
- -fast horizontal line skip (faster, default)
- -dither use dithering
- -nodither do not use dithering (faster, default)
-
- 3dfx options
- ------------
- -nofx do not use 3dFX board
- -anti_alias use anti_aliasing
- -noanti_alias no anti_aliasing (faster, default)
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