Plane Crazy README.TXT "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 theplanes (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 players 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 Page 3 Plane Crazy README.TXT Airframe strength.) o Customize planes 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.