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#S000014
#P#Lgfx/keybeng.pcx#
#P#Lgfx/joypeng.pcx#
#P#C014LITTLE ADDENDUM
What would a manual be w/o an
addendum? Well, this one here
comes right in the middle of the
manual, because it belongs to the
two screens you just viewed.
#C014RECEIVING HELP ANY TIME...
The Help & Order Info can be acti-
vated from almost anywhere within
the game, by pressing the #C011F1#C015-key.
When you leave Help you'll be
right back at the same point where
you left off.
#P#C014PAUSING THE GAME
While you're in the actual race,
you can press #C011'P'#C015 or #C011BUTTON 3#C015 on
your control device. That's the
#C014YELLOW BUTTON#C015 on a Gravis GamePad.
#C014This will freeze the action in-
#C014stantaneously!
In order to resume to the game
press either #C011Ctrl#C015, #C011Alt#C015, the
#C011space bar#C015, or #C011BUTTON 1#C015 or #C0112#C015.
#P#C014WAKING UP THE NEIGHBORS!
Owners of a four button control
device can press #C011BUTTON 4#C015, i.e.
the #C010GREEN BUTTON#C015 on a Gravis Game-
Pad, to honk their horn.
This function is for entertainment
purposes only.
#P#C014THE MAIN MENU
The main menu is this conservative
kind of main menu that does not try
to confuse you by introducing any
new and innovative ideas...
#C014YOUR CHOICES ARE:
#C014LETS GO!!!
#C014HELP AND INFO
#C014OPTIONS MENU
Pops up an options menu. In there
you can modify the level of diffi-
culty, change from stick shift to
automatic, and redefine the keys.
Just follow the on-screen instruc-
tions.
#P#C014THE MAIN MENU (cont'd.)
#C014SOUND MENU
This pops up the SOUND MENU, the
menu with the power to wobble your
woofers and tickle your tweeters!
In it you can choose what kind of
sound you would like to hear, and
how loud you want it.
It also offers you a juke box.
Simply follow the on-screen in-
structions.
#P#C014THE MAIN MENU (cont'd.)
#C014THE EDITOR
Guess what?
(See the next pages for details).
#C014EXIT TO DOS
Guess what again!
(When you make this fatal choice
and that funny C:>_ thingy shows
up, just type ROADHOG)
#P#C014THE GAME
Your goal is to carefully manoeuver
your vehicle from START to FINISH.
The easiest way to accomplish that
is to slam on the gas and never to
use the brakes.
That means, this would be the
easiest way, IF the road was per-
fectly straight with no opponents
on it.
#C014Unfortunately, this is NOT the
#C014case!
#P#C014THE GAME (cont'd.)
#C014THE SCREEN
Besides showing the road, the
screen is your online-source for
an abundance of information.
In the top half you can see the
TIME, the SCORE, your PROGRESS in
the current stage (red bar), your
SCORE (a turtle), and the HISCORE
(a bunny).
#P#C014THE GAME (cont'd.)
#C014THE SCREEN (cont'd.)
In the bottom half you can see
your SPEED, your current POSITION,
and a STICK SHIFT (even if you're
driving an automatic).
After a crash a STEERING WHEEL in-
dicates, that you can freely posi-
tion your car on the road.
This will disappear as soon as you
set the car in motion.
#P#C014THE GAME (cont'd.)
#C014SCORING
Every time you begin with a new
stage, #C0145000#C015 points are added to
your current score.
Every time you advance by one po-
sition, #C014100#C015 points are added.
Every time you are passed by an
opponent, #C014100#C015 points are deducted.
#C01410#C015 points are deducted for every
second you waste!
Additional points are awarded for
picking up the various bonus stuff.
#P#C014THE EDITOR
The editor has two screens. The
first one gives you a list of the
15 available custom tracks. Here
you can either choose the track you
want to modify, or you can back out
to the main menu.
#C014Of course you want to pick a track!
Once this is done, using #C011UP/DOWN#C015 &
#C011FIRE#C015, screen |2 comes into the
game.
This whole screen is filled by a
first person view of the track in
its current shape.
#P#C014THE EDITOR (cont'd.)
You cannot change the track di-
rectly, but you rather change its
properties, i.e. WIDTH, LENGTH,
STEEPNESS, RANDOM 'SEED', etc.
At the top of the screen you can
see a number of red bars.
Each of the bars stands for one of
the properties.
Use #C011UP/DOWN#C015 to select a bar,
#C011LEFT/RIGHT#C015 to change its value,
#C011FIRE#C015 to confirm your change and
to make it visible on the road.
If you select another bar before
pressing fire, your change on the
current bar will be discarded.
#P#C014THE EDITOR (cont'd.)
WIDTH, STEEPNESS, and CURVINESS
only take their full effect to-
wards the middle of the track, so
you might not see such a big dif-
ference every time.
The most massive changes are accom-
plished by changing the SEED-bar.
If your track looks alright and
you want to give it a spin, go
ahead and choose the TEST DRIVE
option.
If you like the feel of it, choose
EXIT & SAVE, which will ask you for
a name and save the track for you.
ABANDON TRACK will go back to the
list without saving your changes.
#T
#S001001#P#C014THE STORY
You're a nice and caring driver,
your driving habits are exemplary,
you'd even stop to let an old lady
cross the road.
Only every once in a while you get
sick and tired of all this MR.
NICE GUY crap. Then you find your-
self some desert road, like in
the MYSTIC MOUNTAINS or in N.Y.
during the rush hour.
You put on your PRETTY COOL sun-
glasses, flash them pearly whites
and turn into the meanest #C012ROAD HOG!
west of the Mississippi river.
#P#C014THE STORY (cont'd.)
Of course, your efforts to endan-
ger other drivers and the surroun-
ding flora and fauna won't go un-
noticed.
RHOG-TV is always looking for some
reckless drivers to put them on
their popular DOZER & MUSHBRAIN-
show. If you're the wildest driver
on the track then you're gonna be
on nationwide TV!
#T
#S002010#P
#C014 THANKS FOR TAKING THE TIME
#C014 TO TRY OUT ROAD HOG!
Of course, this Friendware(tm) ver-
sion of ROAD HOG! is just an appe-
tizer.
The main course, i.e. the complete
yummie ROAD HOG! experience, is ser-
ved a la carte in three different
versions:
#P#C014THE ROAD HOG! MENU:
#C011All three versions contain our #C010PRET-
#C010TY COOL#C011 realtime editor.
#C014Version |1:#C015 A Total of #C014SIX SCENARI-
#C014OS:#C015 America, Big City, Night in the
Mountains, Save the Yetis!, Desert,
and Underwater Race.
#C011We will feed you 30 EXCITING
#C011TRACKS.
#C014Version |2:#C015 A Total of #C014SIX SCENARI-
#C014OS:#C015 America, Big City, Night in the
Mountains, Asian Monstergongs, the
Madman's Territory, Easy racing by
the seaside.
#C011And again: 30 TOTALLY DIFFERENT WHA-
#C011CKY TRACKS!
#P#C014EASTER AND XMAS AT THE SAME TIME!
#C014Version |3:
#C014ALL NINE SCENARIOS,#C015 i.e.:
America, the Big City, a wild Night
in the Mountains, the Asian Monster-
gongs, the desperate Escape from the
Mad Man's Territory, bouncing some
convertibles by the seaside, the to-
tally unbureaucratic Rescue of the
Yetis, a Desert infested by Albino
Camels, and King Neptunes Realm!
#C011ALRIGHT! Our track wizards have cre-
#C011ated 45 CRAZY TRACKS, WHICH CAN BE
#C011ALL YOURS!
#P#Lgfx/ord1_eng.pcx#
#P#Lgfx/ord2_eng.pcx#
#P#C014ORDERING THE COMPLETE PROGRAM:
To order the complete program, just
type ORDER ┘ after you have left
the program.
Our dealers are located in the fol-
lowing countries:
USA
Australia
Deutschland/Germany
Schweiz/Switzerland
And more will be added all the time.
Check with HomeBrew Software in the
USA for dealers outside of Europe,
or with Jürgen Egeling in Germany
for dealers within Europe.
#P
#C014United States
HomeBrew Software
479 Mason Street, Suite 285
Vacaville, CA 95688-4542
USA
#C011Voice: (707) 451-9653
#C011FAX: (707) 451-2500
#C014Current Pricing:
#C014================
#C014Version |1 or 2:#C015 with 6 scenarios &
30 tracks each: $25 each.
#C014Version |3: #C015with 9 scenarios & 45
tracks: #C014A Bargain at ONLY $40!
#P#Lgfx/ccborder.pcx##C014USA (Credit card orders only)
PsL
P.O. Box 35705
Houston, TX 77235-5705
#C011Voice: 1-800-2424-PSL
#C011 (713) 524-6394
#C011CIS: 71355,470
(we take MC, VISA, AMEX, DISCOVER)
#P
#C014Australia
Mercury Publishing Corp.
4/146 Greenhill Rd.
PARKSIDE SA 5063
Australia
#C010Orders: 1-800-807-486
#C011Info: 08-373-4469
#C011Fax: 08-373-4482
Call for Price.
We accept cheques, money orders,
Bankcard, Mastercard and Visa.
#P
#C014Europe, except for Switzerland
Jürgen Egeling
Waldstr. 49
D-76133 Karlsruhe
Germany/Deutschland
#C011Voice: +49-721-9203183
#C011FAX: +49-721-9203185
#C011BBS: +49-721-374625 (19200/8N1)
Our current prices:
#C014Versions 1 and 2: #C0156 Scenarios each,
with 30 tracks: 39,90 DEM each.
#C014Version 3:#C015 ALL 9 Scenarios and
45 Tracks: #C014AT ONLY 59,90 DEM it's a
#C014REAL BARGAIN!
#P
#C014Switzerland
ZAC-Soft
Thomas Kuhn
Postfach
CH 8401 Winterthur
Switzerland/Schweiz
#C011Tel: +41 89 402 15 10
#C011FAX: +41 89 402 15 10
Our current prices:
#C014Versions 1 and 2: #C0156 Scenarios each,
with 30 tracks: 36,- SFr. each.
#C014Version 3:#C015 ALL 9 Scenarios and
45 Tracks: #C014AT ONLY 55,- SFr. it's a
#C014REAL BARGAIN!
#T
#S003006#P#C014TEACY ENTERTAINMENT ENTERPRISES
We are:
One heck of a sourcerer,
mugician,
SFX-creator,
#C014TEACY! alias Tilo Christ
One heck of a painter,
designer, music maestro,
"paint package-operator",
provider of weird ideas
and of moral support ... NOT!
#C014CHAOS DESIGN! alias Axel Christ
#P#C014ON TEACY!
SWM, 21 yo., 5'6", untamed hair.
Look pretty intellectual, I s'pose,
he, he!
I seek: Experience in the ways of
the woman, unbounded wealth, etc.
ROAD HOG! is my first try to enter
the software scene.
It's only a game, but it has chan-
ged my life, and the way I drive!
I'm taking a break now, it's time
to regain my touch with reality...
(I haven't looked out of the win-
dow for the past couple of hours.)
#P#C014ON CHAOS DESIGN!
1. #C014Eat and poop and sleep -
a fulfilled life?
2. #C014Eat and paint and sleep -
Sounds better...
3. #C014Eat and paint -
Now we're getting there!
4. #C014Just paint (and starve) -
No, no, one step back, please...
5. #C014Eat and paint -
Alright, that's him.
#P#C014CREDITS
The following people have contri-
buted to the successful completion
of this game:
#C014TEACY ENTERTAINMENT-
Art, music, and programming
#C014Jürgen, Nick, Ken-
Cheerleaders, production, marke-
ting, and beta-testing
#C014Stefan, Shirley-
Cheerleaders, moral support,
beta-testing
#C014And many others...
#P#C014GREAT TOOLS & STUFF
The following tools & stuff have
been of great value to us:
Creative Lab's #C014SB16 MultiCD ASP#C014
sound board.
Roland Corp.'s #C014SCB-55#C015 daughter-
board. I LOVE IT!
Roland Corp.'s #C014DoRemix#C015 program,
a GREAT music production tool.
WinJammer Software's #C014WinJammer#C015
MIDI-sequencing software.
#P#C014DISCLAIMER:
We would like to point out that
all animals and bonus items in
this game are trained professio-
nals. No animals and bonus items
have been endangered during the
production of this piece of soft-
ware!
You are STRONGLY discouraged from
imitating any of the shown stunts.
REMEMBER: It is strictly prohibi-
ted to collect bonus items on
public highways.
#P#C014FAN MAIL
Fan mail goes to:
Jürgen Egeling Computer
Waldstr. 49
D-76133 Karlsruhe
GERMANY
He will forward it to the authors.
#T