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- Ice & Fire
-
- Created by: AnimaTek, Moscow (c)
- Published by: Zombie Virtual Reality Entertainment(c)
- Distributed by: GT Interactive Software(c)
-
- September 28, 1995
-
-
- Installation
-
- 1. Insert the Ice & Fire CD-ROM into the drive.
- 2. The Ice & Fire CD-ROM icon should pop up on the desktop.
- 3. Double click on the Ice & Fire CD-ROM icon.
- 4. Follow the instructions and drag the Ice & Fire folder onto your hard
- drive icon. Ice & Fire will now be installed onto your hard drive.
- 5. Double click on your hard drive icon. Look for the Ice & Fire folder.
- 6. Double click on the Ice & Fire folder.
- 7. Double click on the Ice & Fire icon to start the game.
-
- System Requirements
-
- MacOS 7.0 or higher
- Power Macintosh (able to run on mc68k, but not advised)
- 8 MB machine (with 16 MB of Virtual Memory), 16 MB strongly recommended
- 10 MB hard disk space
-
- Ice & Fire installation troubleshooting tips
-
- Q1: Why doesn't the Ice & Fire CD icon appear on the Desktop after
- inserting the CD into the CD-ROM drive?
-
- Q2: While copying the 'Ice & Fire' folder onto the hard drive, a message
- appears stating a reading error.
-
- A: It could either be because of your CD-ROM drive or your Ice & Fire CD
- may be damaged. Try cleaning your CD drive and be sure that your Ice & Fire
- CD is clean and has no scratches or any sign of damage.
-
- Q3: What do I do if I don't have enough space on my hard drive?
-
- A: You may run the 'I & F' application off the CD, but you will not be
- able to save any settings and the game loading will be very slow. You may
- also turn on Virtual Memory or turn off any unnecessary extensions. See Q2
- under Frequent Questions.
-
- Place the CD into your CD-ROM drive. Open 'Ice&Fire CD'
- volume. Drag 'Ice&Fire' folder onto your hard drive.
-
- To run Ice & Fire, double click on the IF icon in the copied
- 'Ice&Fire' folder.
-
- Frequent Questions
-
- Q1: How do I bypass the fly-through and get to the mazes?
-
- A: The fly-through is very challenging and some first time usersmay wish to
- bypass it. Because of this you can push the 'esc' key at any time to get
- to the next maze. You can only do this, however, for mazes 1-5, not mazes
- 5-8 (those you have to find on your own!). Also, to understand the
- fly-through, study the way the lines meet each other. Sharp turns and
- obtuse angles usually don't connect, whereas smooth curves usually do.
-
- Q2: Why is the maze part of the game slow on my computer?
-
- A1: Make sure you have turned on Virtual memory if you have less than 8 MB
- of free RAM. Go to the Apple Menu and scroll down to Control Panels. Under
- Control Panels go to Memory. Under Virtual Memory click 'on' and make sure
- you have at least 16 MB of Virtual Memory. Then restart your computer.
- Once you are done playing Ice & Fire, be sure to turn off Virtual Memory
- and restart your machine.
-
- A2: Try turning off unnecessary extensions. Extensions you MUST have to
- run Ice & Fire are: Apple CD-ROM/ QuickTime/ QuickTime PowerPlug/ Memory/
- Mouse/Sound Displays/QuickTime Musical Instruments.
-
- A3: Check your keyboard rate. MacOS controls the speed of your keyboard.
- Go to the Keyboard Control Panel and set:
- - 'Key Repeat Rate' to Fast
- - 'Delay Until Repeat' to Short
-
- A4: Try to change the action window size by using the 'Z' key. We have
- three resolutions in the game: Small, Medium and Full Screen. Using the
- smallest window should improve the game speed.
-
- A5: If the game is still too slow, try turning off the music. This will
- speed up the game.
-
- Q3: Why is the Fly-through part of the game slow with occasional
- interruptions and delays?
-
- A: Check the above answers. Also, if you have a slow CD-ROM drive, it may
- be time to consider an upgrade. Another reason may be that your drive isn't
- reading the CD properly. If this happens the drive will stop and try to
- reread the information again and again. This will cause delays and stops.
- Try cleaning the CD and your CD-ROM drive.
-
- Q4: Why is my Joystick (or MouseStick) not operating correctly with Ice & Fire?
-
- A: Your Joystick (or MouseStick) must be calibrated before playing the
- game. Use the software that comes with your Joystick to calibrate it first.
- After that, you should have no problems playing Ice & Fire with your
- joystick.
-
- Q5: Why do I sometimes see error messages during the game?
-
- A: It could either be because of your CD-ROM drive or your Ice & Fire CD
- may be damaged. If your CD doesn't read the game CD properly, you may get
- an error stating that it could not find a file. Try cleaning your CD drive,
- and be sure that your Ice & Fire CD is clean and has no scratches or any
- sign of damage.
-
- Game Play
-
- An attack by an alien race forces the commander of Asteroid
- IF-1 to freeze everything on the asteroid- humans aliens, secrets!
- Now you have been selected as the frozen survivors only hope...
-
- In Ice & Fire you are able to decide the course of action - fast
- paced shoot them up or a more methodical game of exploration
- and elimination. The game consists of two parts. In the first
- part, the fly-through, you can explore the mystical terrain of the
- asteroid.
-
- CONTROLS in the maze
-
- A - ice blaster shot
- S - fire blaster shot
- Ctrl-A - ice missile/burst
- Ctrl-S - fire missile/burst
- Ctrl-<Arrow-Up> - jump
- Ctrl-<Arrow-Left>- shift to the left
- Ctrl-<Arrow-Right>- shift to the right
- Cmd-Q - exit
- ESC - skip movie
- Z - zoom-toggle
- <Shift><Arrow Left/Right> ,PgUp, PgDn - select objects from
- the pocket
- <Space bar> - Activate the current object
- TAB - map toggle
- P - game pause toggle
- H - call soldiers for help
- E - Explode the Fire bomb
-
- The mouse controls work only in the maze. To move forward,
- place the mouse above the center crosshairs and press the left
- button. This will move you forward. Likewise, placing the
- mouse below the cross hairs moves you in reverse. The farther
- away from the center crosshairs, the faster you move. To move
- left or right, move the mouse to the left or right side of the
- screen (while pressing mouse button).
-
- CONTROLS in the Cruiser
-
- Space bar - fire missile
- Arrow keys - motion control and turns
- Z - zoom-toggle
- Cmd-Q - exit
- P - game pause toggle
- Tab - map toggle
-
- I&F Credits
-
- Game concept by
- V.Pokhilko & A.Pajitnov
-
- Directed by
- V.Pokhilko & A.Pajitnov
- Producer: K. Collmer
- Project manager: D. Sokolov
- Executive director: D.Tolkatchev
-
- Art direction:
- M. Meshkov, K. Collmer,
- S. Smith
-
- Animation direction:
- V. Kolesnicova
-
- Rendering engine:
- Yuri Syrov
-
- Macintosh Porting:
- Yuri Syrov
-
- C-buffered movie technology:
- G.Naryshkin, M.Tsoupko-Sitnikov
-
- Compression engine
- Smacker by RAD Software
- (Mac 68k/PPC port by Yuri Syrov)
-
- Main Programmers:
- D.Sokolov, A.Blinov,
- A.Galkin, V.Tourtchenko
- Yuri Syrov
-
- System Support
- A. Strakhov
-
- Programming Help:
- G.Polevoy, A. Strakhov
- D.Tolstov, R.Ponomarev,
- Y.Gorvitovsky
-
- Artists:
- M.Meshkov, A.Kiselev,
- V.Sotskov, T.Iudin,
- V.Likhatchev , A.Kokina
- A.Kolomytsev, M.Skoblina
- D.Oserov, O.Ivanov
- D.Trofimov, J. Danielson
-
- also
- Kathy Buchheit, Guy Hundere,
- After Science/ Anne Graham
- Imagination Works
- Tom and Helene Knight
-
- Music:
- Roland Barker, Composer
- Y. Dicoushin, Programmer
-
- Sound Effects:
- Roland Barker, Y.Dicoushin
-
- Game Intro. movie:
- Televita
- I. Barbe
- A. Foht-Babushkin
- A. Zonin
- P. Chitashvilli
- Fog Studios
-
- Game Text:
- Fog Studios/Ed Dille
- P. Alau, K. Collmer
-
- QA:
- Peter Alau
-
- Testers:
- Michael Madden, Dan Mueller
- Mike Mansourian, Stefan M. Nelson
-
- Special thanks
- Mark Long, Joanna Alexander, George Noceti, Dennis Streveler,
- Allan Blum, Technology Solutions, rem graphic design/Lisa Liedgren,
- Janet Galore, Max Kelman.
-
- Final Notes
-
- Ice & Fire currently runs for PowerMac under MacOS 7.0
- and higher and QuickTime 2.0. You can run it for Mac Quadra, but it
- isn't recommended for appropriate game experience.
-
- Virtual i-O users will note that currently, Ice&Fire does not support the
- Virtual i-O headsets. At release time, the Virtual i-O system did not run
- with MacOS. This is currently being developed, and will be released at a
- later time. Please call Virtual i-O customer support at 1-800-646-3759 for
- more information on upgrades, or visit the Zombie website at
- http://www.zombie.com or the Virtual i-O website at info@vio.com.
-
- Also it runs under Windows 3.1 and Windows 95.
- Also Ice & Fire will be released for Sony Playstation
- in Spring of 1996.
-
- Enjoy Playing, Have fun.
-
-