Virtual Deep Sea Fishing¢â Demo Version 1.0 ¨Ï 1999 Taff System. All Rights Reserved. Taff System and the Taff System logo are trademarks of Taff System. Virtual Deep Sea Fishing, the Virtual Deep Sea Fishing logo, Interplay, Interplay Sports and the Interplay Sports logo are trademarks of Interplay Productions. Windows, Windows 95 and Windows 98 are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. All Rights Reserved. Exclusively licensed and distributed by Interplay Productions. All other copyrights and trademarks are the property of their respective owners. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- In this demo you can go on a fishing trip to San Diego, California. This will give you only a small preview of the Giant Fish and Saltwater Sport Fishing. Happy Fishing! The full version of Virtual Deep Sea Fishing¢â, lets you angle the world's biggest game fish in a beautiful, action-oriented, real-time 3D environment. Go after 18 varieties of saltwater game fish in 13 exotic locations using your mouse to reel in your trophy as it twists and turns on your line in the ultimate battle. Features * Real-time 3D graphics and true-to-life sound effects. * Easy-to-use mouse control that simulates reeling action. * Choose one day trips or 1 to 4-day tournament trips. * Hunt and catch 18 different types of fish including Shark, Marlin, Tuna, Tarpon and more. * Realistic motions and fighting characteristics for each fish. * 8 different types of boats to choose from, each with their own unique characteristics. * Complete profiles for 13 exotic locations including Australia, Hawaii, Mexico, South Africa and more. * Choose from 12 different types of bait to lure your fish. * Save replays of your fishing trip and pictures of your prized catches in your photo gallery. * Dynamic cameras allow you to see fish and action above and below the water surface. * Tournament and World record tracking. * Host fishing clubs and tournaments for multi-play with up to 8 people via serial connection, modem, IPX or TCP/IP. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Contents 1. Introduction 2. System Requirements 3. Controls 4. How to play 5. Technical Support ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ¡¡ 1. Introduction Billfish, such as blue marlin, black marlin, and sailfish are known as symbols of great fish. They can weigh up to almost 1100 lbs, and they're the dream of an angler for their beautiful and huge body. Players will fight with these fish as well as shark and other types of big game fish using just one rod and reel, in full 3D real time rendering. The game also allows for close views of jumping, twisting, and diving fish on the water as well as swimming fish under the water. This will be enough excitement to raise the blood presure of all gamers. Players will fight with several kinds of big fish including Sailfish, Marlin, Tuna, Mahi Mahi, Wahoo, Tarpon, and many others. There are also various modes of tournaments in which the player will be able to compete in to see who can catch the largest fish in various categories. The player will be able to create charachters, have them join fishing clubs, and compete with friends over TCP/IP, IPX, serial connections, or a modem to find out who the best fisherman in the world is. On the world map, the user will be able to select a location, and information will be displayed for the many famous places for big game fishing. The player will then be able to move around that area during the game. So, have fun, and if you're lucky, you will catch the chance to fight with a Beautiful Giant fish. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. System Requirements Minimum requirements: CPU : Pentium 166(Pentium 133 with 3D accelerator) RAM : 32MB DirectX 6 Recommended requirements: CPU : Pentium 200 RAM : 32MB over 3D accelerator DirectX 6 Supported 3D accelerators: 3Dfx Voodoo 3Dfx Voodoo II Riva 128 Permedia 2 Intel i740 To download the latest version of DirectX, visit Microsoft's web site at http://www.microsoft.com/directx ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3. Controls Esc/Num Lock Pause the game and open the menus. Tab Hide the Cast button/fish finder. Del Remove any chat messages from the screen. Space Bar/Ctrl/Ins Change the cameras view. It should be clarified that this command only works when you have a fish on your line. Enter Cast. + Increase the drag. - Decrease the drag. Left Arrow Turn the boat to the left. Right Arrow Turn the boat to the right. Up Arrow Move the boat forward. Down Arrow Back up the boat. F1 Bait window. You can choose the bait in this window. F2 Map window. From here, you can change your location, and fish from another area. F3 Fish window. This window shows all the fish that you have caught. F4 Menu window. This is where you can quit the game or quit the fishing trip. C Cut the line. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4. How to play CAST: Click on the CAST button (or press Enter) to cast the bait into the ocean. DRAG: This controls the how easily line may by pulled from the reel by a fish. If you want to increase the drag, press the "+" key. If you want to decrease the drag, press the "-" key. The drag influences the amount of tension on the line; as you increase the drag, you increase the tension. If your line keeps breaking, try decreasing the drag; this will allow the line to wind from the reel more quickly and reduce the tension. TIME: This displays the remaining amount of game time. TENSION: The tension on the line is displayed in the upper left hand corner of the screen with a red bar. The more red that is displayed, the more tension is on the line. With too much tension, the line will break, so be careful! LINE: This displays the amount of line between the angler and the fish. DEPTH: This displays how deep the fish currently is in the ocean. MOUSE: When the mouse is moved in small, tight circles, the angler draws back the fishing rod. LEFT BUTTON: Wind the reel. If there is no fish hooked, this button does nothing. RIGHT BUTTON: Instantly pulls the line back into the boat to change the bait. When a fish is hooked, this button does nothing. ¡¡ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5. Technical Support TROUBLESHOOTING DOCUMENTS ONLINE! Interplay Productions Technical Support now offers troubleshooting guides with complete installation and setup instructions as well as information that will help you overcome the most common difficulties. If you have access to the World Wide Web, you can find these at http://www.interplay.com/support/index.html Here you will find troubleshooting information on as well as information on regular system maintenance and performance. 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