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  1.                                Plane Crazy README.TXT
  2.  
  3.         "PLANE CRAZY" DEMO - README.TXT
  4.         (c) 1998 Inner Workings
  5.         (c) 1998 SegaSoft Networks, Inc.
  6.         Single Course Demo - "Border Dash"
  7.         Single Player & Multi-Player on HEAT, LAN & TCP/IP
  8.         July 10, 1998
  9.                                                                                    
  10.                                                                                    
  11.                                                                                    
  12.         PLANE CRAZY.
  13.                                                                                    
  14.         1. Machine Specification.
  15.         2. Demo Installation.
  16.         3. Plane Crazy Setup (Video/Network Options.)
  17.         4. About Plane Crazy - Retail Version.
  18.         5. Troubleshooting and DirectX(tm).
  19.         6. Contact Details.
  20.         7. Copyright Information.
  21.                                                                                    
  22.                                                                                    
  23.                                                                                    
  24.                                                                                    
  25.                                                                                    
  26.         1. MACHINE SPECIFICATION:
  27.                                                                                    
  28.         Minimum:
  29.         --------
  30.                                                                                    
  31.         o Pentium 166Mhz & Compatibles.
  32.         o 16MB RAM / 32MB RAM for Playing on HEAT.NET.
  33.         o Microsoft Windows '95/'98.
  34.         o DirectSound(tm) Compatible Sound Card (eg. Creative Labs
  35.         Sound Blaster or Compatible.)
  36.         o 75MB Free Disk Space.
  37.         o 2MB DirectX(tm) Compatible PCI SVGA Graphics Card.
  38.                                                                                    
  39.                                                                                    
  40.                                                                                    
  41.         Recommended:
  42.         ------------
  43.                                                                                    
  44.         o Pentium 200Mhz & Compatibles.
  45.         o 32MB RAM.
  46.         o Microsoft Windows '95/'98.
  47.         o DirectSound(tm) Compatible Sound Card (eg. Creative Labs
  48.         Sound Blaster or Compatible.)
  49.         o 150MB Free Disk Space.
  50.         o 4MB Video RAM or Larger Direct3D(tm) compatible 3D accelerator
  51.         (eg. 3Dfx Voodoo/Voodoo II compatible boards.)
  52.                                                                                    
  53.                                                                                    
  54.                                                                                    
  55.                                                                                    
  56.                                                                                    
  57.         2. DEMO INSTALLATION:
  58.                                                                                    
  59.         If you are installing Plane Crazy from a CD-ROM, and Plane Crazy does
  60.         not start automatically, browse into the "Plane Crazy" folder, and run
  61.         the SETUP.EXE program. Then follow the on-screen instructions to
  62.         install
  63.         the demo.
  64.                                                                                    
  65.         If the Plane Crazy Demo was downloaded from the Internet, BBS or other
  66.         source
  67.         in the form of a ZIP file, extract the ZIP file into a temporary
  68.         directory
  69.         with a program similar to WinZIP (http://www.winzip.com.) After
  70.         extracting,
  71.         run the SETUP.EXE program from the "Plane Crazy" folder and follow the
  72.         on-screen
  73.         instructions.
  74.                                                                                    
  75.         If the Plane Crazy Demo was downloaded from the Internet, BBS or other
  76.         source
  77.         in the form of an EXE file, simply double-click the EXE and follow the
  78.         on-screen instructions.
  79.                                                                                    
  80.                                                                                    
  81.                                                                                    
  82.                                                                                    
  83.                                                                                    
  84.         3. PLANE CRAZY SET-UP:
  85.                                                                                    
  86.         Once Plane Crazy has been installed, from the Windows '95/'98 Start
  87.         Button,
  88.         select "SegaSoft/Plane Crazy Demo/Plane Crazy Setup". With this
  89.         option, players can customize their own default machine settings under
  90.         Display to use, Renderer, Screen Resolution and Sound Driver.
  91.                                                                                    
  92.         Note: If "Plane Crazy Setup" is not run, the default video display
  93.         setting will be configured to run using the software renderer. If you
  94.         have a 3Dfx or similar 4Mb accelerator card, you must change the
  95.         default renderer option in order take full advantage of your 3D card.
  96.                                                                                    
  97.         For a LAN, modem to modem or serial link network game, check the box
  98.         'Enable Network Game' to take you to the next set of dialogues.
  99.                                                                                    
  100.         If you wish to play to Plane Crazy on HEAT, use the shortcut "Plane
  101.         Crazy on HEAT" to take you to http://www.heat.net from your default
  102.         web-browser. From HEAT, you can browse to the Plane Crazy section
  103.         (from
  104.         the games page) and directly launch Plane Crazy by clicking the "Play
  105.         Now" button within HEAT.
  106.                                                                                    
  107.         Once the settings have been made, from the Windows '95/'98 Start
  108.         Button,
  109.         chose either "Plane Crazy Single Player", "Plane Crazy Multi Player"
  110.         or
  111.         "Plane Crazy on HEAT" to play the game.
  112.                                                                                    
  113.                                                                                    
  114.                                                                                    
  115.                                                                                    
  116.                                                                                    
  117.         4. ABOUT PLANE CRAZY - RETAIL VERSION:
  118.                                                                                    
  119.         Plane Crazy is a 3D flying, racing game that takes the freedom of
  120.         stunt flying
  121.         and combines it with the thrill of high-speed racing. Players take
  122.         their
  123.         planes, and with the option to tune performance during The
  124.         Championship Mode,
  125.         compete against human flyers or the computer controlled "Crazy Aces"
  126.         in order
  127.         to win and achieve the best race time.
  128.                                                                                    
  129.         Once airborne, the player's objective is to get through each
  130.         checkpoint and
  131.         ultimately achieve the best time over the race. Interaction with other
  132.         flyers
  133.         is a key element of the game. Not only can players fight for airspace
  134.         by
  135.         "ramming" into opposing players, but by also collecting unique
  136.         "power-ups" and
  137.         "power-downs" distributed throughout the length of the course, they
  138.         can
  139.         quickly gain advantage over the opposition. Power-downs can be fired
  140.         at theplanes (e.g. Extreme Slow, Static Charges and gravity altering
  141.         effects.) Power-ups can be used by the player to gain speed and
  142.         strength
  143.         (e.g. Nitro Speed Bursts and Stealth). Plane Crazy also gives the
  144.         player the
  145.         option to fire on the landscape with a Sonic Cannon in order to reveal
  146.         shortcuts in each race. The Sonic Cannon can also be used to create
  147.         obstacles
  148.         for planes flying behind and so can add to a players strategy for
  149.         winning the
  150.         race.
  151.                                                                                    
  152.         Gameplay features:
  153.                                                                                    
  154.         o Single, Ghost Race and Championship modes.
  155.         o Multi-player support for up to eight (8) players on
  156.                                                                                    
  157.         HEAT, LAN or TCP/IP.
  158.         o Stunning 3D graphics, including fully gouraud-shaded
  159.                                                                                    
  160.         course & plane graphics.
  161.         o Rich, original music score to accompany the game.
  162.         o Dynamic lighting effects NOT found in the demo.
  163.         o Gain power-ups for extra speed and strength.
  164.         o Fire power-downs at your opposition, then blast right
  165.                                                                                    
  166.         past them!
  167.         o "Save Ghost" Mode which can be sent to friends/web sites.
  168.         o Record fastest race times (All race modes.)
  169.         o Multiple cameras.
  170.         o Optional Pit-crew commentary.
  171.                                                                                    
  172.         Plane Features:
  173.                                                                                    
  174.         o Three (3) plane classes ready to tune and customize.
  175.         o Upgradable aircraft features (Power, Handling and                                       Page 3                                Plane Crazy README.TXT        Airframe strength.)
  176.         o Customize planes paint job.
  177.         o Save/Load planes.
  178.                                                                                    
  179.                                                                                    
  180.                                                                                    
  181.         Course Features:
  182.                                                                                    
  183.         o Five (5) huge and unique point-to-point race challenges.
  184.         o A "Bonus" multi-lap circuit course!
  185.         o Three (3) rookie practice levels for beginners.
  186.         o Unique environmental effects.
  187.         o Animated obstacles and hazards
  188.         o In game power-ups and power-downs.
  189.                                                                                    
  190.                                                                                    
  191.                                                                                    
  192.                                                                                    
  193.                                                                                    
  194.         5. TROUBLESHOOTING AND DIRECTX(TM):
  195.                                                                                    
  196.         Gray Menu / Gray Gameplay
  197.         -------------------------
  198.         If you do not have a 3-D accelerator and do not run "Plane Crazy
  199.         Setup"
  200.         from the Start Menu before launching the game, you may experience a
  201.         series of "gray" menus without text. To quickly fix this problem,
  202.         simply run "Plane Crazy Setup" and switch the Renderer to the
  203.         "Fearsome
  204.         Software Rasterizer". We recommend that you experiment with a suitable
  205.         resolution for your 2-D video board, but 640x480 is usually safest.
  206.                                                                                    
  207.                                                                                    
  208.                                                                                    
  209.         DirectX 5.2 Issues
  210.         ------------------
  211.         What is DirectX(tm)? - DirectX(tm) has been wholly developed by
  212.         Microsoft(c) to run under Windows '95/'98. The result is that programs
  213.         and software designed exclusively for Windows '95/'98 and that are
  214.         using
  215.         DirectX(tm) routines are able to talk directly to the graphic
  216.         hardware.
  217.         Therefore your games will run faster and your graphics will be
  218.         smoother. However, in order for DirectX(tm) to work properly you must
  219.         ensure that you have compatible DirectX(tm) drivers installed on your
  220.         computer.
  221.                                                                                    
  222.         You can download the latest end-user version of Microsoft's DirectX
  223.         from
  224.         the following web-site:
  225.                                                                                    
  226.         http://www.microsoft.com/directx
  227.                                                                                    
  228.         Once installed, you must ensure that DirectX(tm) is correctly
  229.         installed on
  230.         your system. To do this, you must run the following program. From the
  231.         Windows "Start Button", select "Run". An "Open" box will appear. In
  232.         the box field, type:
  233.                                                                                    
  234.         "c:\program files\directx\setup\dxsetup.exe" <-- you MUST include the
  235.                                                                                    
  236.         quotation marks
  237.                                                                                    
  238.         Then click "OK" or the "Enter" key. In the box that appears, you
  239.         should
  240.         have a list of all of the different DirectX(tm) components. All those
  241.         in
  242.         the list should have the word "Certified" and a version number listed.
  243.         If
  244.         some of the components in the list are not "Certified", you will
  245.         either:
  246.                                                                                    
  247.         a)Need to re-install the latest version of DirectX(tm) or
  248.                                                                                    
  249.         b)If reinstalling doesn't work, you will need to contact the
  250.         suppliers of your system and ask them to provide updated
  251.         drivers for Windows '95/'98. Web-sites are most likely
  252.         available.
  253.                                                                                    
  254.         The most common drivers in the list that aren't always updated are the
  255.         Display driver or the Audio driver. The Display driver is the Video
  256.         driver and the Audio driver is the Sound driver. If any of these are
  257.         not updating, obtain the latest driver from your supplier and once
  258.         installed, reinstall the DirectX(tm) program.
  259.                                                                                    
  260.         Note: At the time of this document, the latest DirectX(tm) version
  261.                                                                                    
  262.         number is 5.2. However, the actual "driver" numbers listed
  263.                                                                                    
  264.         in the DXSETUP component window start with the number 4.
  265.                                                                                    
  266.         Plane Crazy has been developed and tested with the most recent
  267.         versions
  268.         of the DirectX(tm) display drivers. Problems may be experienced while
  269.         running Plane Crazy with older display drivers. If you do encounter
  270.         such problems, contact your video card manufacturer to obtain the most
  271.         recent version of their display drivers.
  272.                                                                                    
  273.                                                                                    
  274.                                                                                    
  275.                                                                                    
  276.                                                                                    
  277.         6. CONTACT DETAILS:
  278.                                                                                    
  279.         Published By:
  280.         SegaSoft Networks, Inc.
  281.         150 Shoreline Drive
  282.         Redwood City, CA 94018
  283.         Tel: 1-888-SEGASOFT
  284.         http://www.segasoft.com
  285.         http://www.heat.net
  286.                                                                                    
  287.                                                                                    
  288.                                                                                    
  289.         Developed By:
  290.         Inner Workings
  291.         Granite House 4th Floor
  292.         31 - 33 Stockwell St.
  293.         Glasgow
  294.         G1 4RZ
  295.         Tel: + 44 141 552 4451
  296.         Fax: + 44 141 552 4427
  297.         e-mail: Info@innerworkings.com
  298.         www.innerworkings.com
  299.         www.planecrazy.com
  300.                                                                                    
  301.                                                                                    
  302.                                                                                    
  303.                                                                                    
  304.                                                                                    
  305.         7. COPYRIGHT INFORMATION:
  306.                                                                                    
  307.         Copyright 1998 Inner Workings Ltd.
  308.         Copyright in the whole and every part of Plane Crazy belongs to Inner
  309.         Workings
  310.         Ltd (IWL) and may not be used, sold, licensed or transferred and Plane
  311.         Crazy
  312.         may not be copied or reproduced in whole or in any part in any manner
  313.         or form
  314.         or in or on any media to or by any person without the prior written
  315.         consent of
  316.         IWL. All rights reserved.
  317.                                                                                    
  318.         Plane Crazy(tm) is a trademark of Inner Workings Ltd.
  319.                                                                                    
  320.         SegaSoft, HEAT, HEAT.NET and the SegaSoft and HEAT.NET logos are
  321.         trademarks
  322.         of SegaSoft Networks, Inc.
  323.