TEST DRIVE: OFF-ROAD (PLAYABLE DEMO) (c) 1996, 1997 Accolade, Inc. ****BEFORE RUNNING THE TEST DRIVE OFF-ROAD DEMO, REMEMBER TO SET YOUR**** ****SOUND CARD USING THE SETSOUND PROGRAM. NOT SETTING YOUR SOUND**** ****CARD MAY CAUSE THE GAME TO CRASH.**** The Test Drive: Off-Road demo will need approximately 50 megabytes of hard drive space. If you can see this file, Test Drive Off-Road should have installed correctly into a TDORDEMO directory. The Test Drive Off-Road demo can be played in DOS or from a MS-DOS prompt in Win 95. INSTALLATION AND LOADING 1) DOS users: Type D: (where D, is the letter designating your CD-ROM drive). Type CD TDORDEMO . Then type INSTALL . WIN 95 users: Click on the START menu and select RUN. Type D:\TDORDEMO\INSTALL and click OK. 2) Select your Sound Card type, and then highlight the "EXIT and SAVE CHANGES" option and hit RETURN. SETSOUND also allows you to swap the left and right channels on your speakers. 3) To begin Test Drive: Off-Road, type "TDOR" from the TDORDEMO directory in your hard drive. Get ready to drive! Game Controls Test Drive: Off-Road can be controlled via the keyboard, a joystick or a gamepad. Here are the default Keyboard Controls: Up Arrow Accelerate Down Arrow Brake/Reverse Right Arrow Turn Right Left Arrow Turn Left Right CNTL Key Hand Brake* (The above controls can be altered using the Controls menu) The Numeric Keypad controls the camera view. The 1 through 9 keys switch through the various camera angles and views. * Note: Hit the Hand Brake key repeatedly to induce a power slide. Introduction: Welcome to Test Drive: Off-Road Demo, a wild ride in the world's most exotic 4x4s. You'll race the hottest production 4x4 vehicles head to head or in mixed-vehicle races. You'll see how you stack up against the other drives as you speed through the twelve grueling courses. Choose from these incredible rides: the Hummer (r), the Land Rover (TM) Defender 90, the Jeep (r) Wrangler or the Chevy K-1500 Z-71 (TM). Feel the power and the speed as you roar and slip through the straight-aways and curves of the race tracks. Test Drive: Off-Road Demo uses real-world physics to calculate the interaction between the vehicles and the terrain for real race simulation action. You can play solo, or against your friends. You'll find two tracks featuring two different environments, each one a unique challenge. You'll hear the actual engine sounds of the vehicle you are driving. No cheap imitations here! You'll need to sharpen your reflexes to win in this game. So break out those driving gloves, strap on your helmet, and get read to go! Menu Controls When you start up Test Drive: Off-Road, the following menu will appear after the introduction sequence. To skip the introduction, hit any key. The Menu Choices: Single Race: Choose this to drive a single race on a track of your choice. Players: This option allows you to select the number of players. Options: Select this to access the Options Menu. See below for more details. Exit: This selection ends Test Drive: Off-Road, and returns you to DOS. To escape from any menu or screen move down to the Exit and hit ENTER, or press the ESC key. SINGLE RACE: When you select this option, you'll be asked for the name of your driver. Type in the name you want, or hit ENTER to accept the default name. Once you've done that, you'll see the vehicle select screen. Here you can select the type of 4x4 you'll be driving in the race. The Left and Right arrow keys change the vehicle type. The Up and Down arrow keys change the paint job. Each vehicle has a selection of color schemes that are tailored for each different type of 4x4. Once you're satisfied with your ride, you'll come to a screen which allows you to pick the track and the length of the race. The Up and Down arrow keys move you from option to option; the Left and Right arrow keys allow you to change the selection. A race can last from one to five laps, and there are two tracks for you to choose from. Each of the tracks has a name at the top, and the track type (dirt, desert, or snow) at the bottom. Once you've made your way through all of those screens, it is time to race! When you've finished the race, you'll see the results screen. If you've turn the Action Replay option on, you'll be given the choice to view the Replay. This is a good way to see what you did right and what you did wrong. Once you're done viewing the replay, you can choose to save it. PLAYERS: This allows you to select the number of players for the game. The default value for the demo is one player. OPTIONS: Selecting this menu choice will bring up the Option sub-menu, which is detailed below. Sound FX: This will allow you to set the sound volume for the sound in the game. Use the Up and Down arrow keys to move around the menu, and the Left and Right arrows to change the values. Move down to Exit and hit ENTER to leave this menu. Graphics: This sub-menu will allow you to select various graphic options for the game. To change a value, use the Up and Down arrows to highlight the entry you wish to change, and hit ENTER to choose between On and Off. Action Replay: Allows you the option of viewing a finished race. Map: This turns the small map on or off. Race Info: Displays speed in miles per hour, elapsed time, and current lap Sky: This turns the sky animation on or off. Dust: This turns the dust animation on or off. Player Names: When this option is on, the name of the driver will be displayed over his car. Display: This sub-menu allows you to set the following display options: screen mode, draw distance, texture distance, and camera view. Driver Setup: The driver set up screen allows you to do the following: enter name, turn anti-skid on or off and turn power steering on or off. You will also have the option to turn the on screen displays on or off. Friction: Choose to turn the setting for friction on or off. With the Friction turned On the vehicle you are using will act realistically when crossing various terrain, i.e. the vehicle will slow down when traveling across grass/mud etc. With the friction turned off the various terrains will not slow you down or affect the handling of the car. Difficulty: Test Drive: Off-Road offers you three difficulty settings to choose from there are: Easy, Medium or Hard. EXIT: This will exit you from Test Drive: Off-Road. Hit ENTER to exit the game. RACING: Driving in Test Drive: Off-Road is straight-forward. Use the arrow keys to accelerate, turn, and brake. The small map shows you the shape of the course, and where you are. This can help tell you when you need, and is also good for determine the positions of your opponents, if they are near you. The numeric keypad will control your camera view. It is helpful to find an angle that you are comfortable with at the beginning of the race, and sticking with it as you drive. Some drivers like to switch between the out the windshield view and a camera angle that lets them see their entire vehicle. Some practice will tell you what works best for you. As you roar around the track, you will drive over check points set into the ground. If you miss a check point, you must go back and drive over it. Driving next to it does not count; you must pass over the color portion of the track. If you miss a check point, or wander too far off the track, a small arrow will appear to let you know what direction you need to drive to find the check point. Pay attention to this arrow! You don't want to find yourself at the end of the race and realize that you missed one of the check points. Down in the right corner of your screen is a number. This number is your place. If you are in the lead it will be a 1; a 4 means that you are last. Be careful as you jockey for position; the other drivers will bump you and try to knock you out of their way. You can (and should) do the same to them. However, making contact with another vehicles is a good way to loose control. Rolling your 4x4 will put you into last place. The type of track you are racing on matters a lot. You need different driving techniques depending on the surface of the course. Power-sliding through a turn is a great idea on a dirt track. However, if you try the same thing on a snow track, you're liable to spin out and lose time. Practice, as always, will make perfect. You'll need to drive hard, and drive aggressive, in order to win races. Remember, though, that there is another pedal besides the accelerator. The brake is a valuable tool; it will help you win if you learn to use it wisely. Know your vehicle as well. Some vehicles are faster while others corner better. Play to the strengths of your ride, and learn to compensate for its weak points. If you put it all together, you'll be standing in the winner's circle! The Vehicles: In Test Drive: Off-Road, you'll be able to drive one of four exciting vehicles. Each of these 4x4s has been carefully chosen to give you the race of a lifetime. Study them well, and pick out the one that best suits your driving style. Hummer: It's not a car. It's not a truck. It's not just another 4x4. It's a Hummer, a vehicle designed to face the rigors of combat; designed to meet the demands of the United States Armed Forces. What could be better for off-road racing? The Hummer features sixteen inches of ground clearance, full-time four wheel drive, and a 72-inch-wide track for with an extremely low center of gravity. Its unique design give true full-time four wheel drive because with Hummer's torque blasting differentials, power is delivered to all four wheels, even when one or more has lost traction. And flat tires aren't a problem. With Hummer's Runflat Tire System, you can go up to 20 miles at speeds of up to 30 mph on flat tires. Perfect for those grueling races when you just don't have time to stop. The Hummer boasts a 190 horsepower GM LOS 5.7 liter gasoline engine delivering 300 lb. ft. of torque. This translates into top speeds of over 75 miles per hour and power when you need it. The 4-wheel fully independent suspension system with heavy-duty springs and shock absorbers provides comfortable ride even on the toughest terrain and enables the Hummer to carry up to two tons. And with the Central Tire Inflation System, you can inflate and deflate your tires while on the move to adjust to the terrain. Land Rover Defender 90: The Defender 90 was Four Wheeler Magazine's "1994 Four Wheeler of the Year," and it's just gotten better. The interior has been improved to make it quieter, more comfortable, and more convenient. But you don't care about all of that. You care about power, about performance, about guts. And the Land Rover has all of that and more. It features a 3.9 liter, 182 horsepower, aluminum alloy V8 engine with electronic fuel injection to move you along at breath-taking speeds. The 10.5 inch hydraulically-actuated clutch mated to the smooth-shifting R380 5-speed manual transmission makes tackling tough ground a breeze. The permanent four-wheel drive, the live axles front and rear with four wheel, long travel coil spring suspension and front and rear sway bars will drag you over any terrain. And the four-wheel power assisted disc brake system with ventilated front disks will make sure that you can slide through those turns and stay out of trouble. But best of all, you'll be showing your sense of individualism and freedom as you drive one of the classiest vehicles around. Nothing says ‚élan like Land Rover; nothing says adventure like Land Rover. Chevy K-1500 Z-71: More power is what you want. And more power is what you get with the Chevy Z-71. The Vortec 5700 L31 engine is loaded with 255 horsepower and 330 lb.-ft. of torque. The straight-port cylinder heads with revised combustion chambers improve airflow, raise the compression ration to 9:4:1, and give you the maximum performance you need for top-notch race performance. And the features don't stop there. The five-speed manual transmission has been upgraded to handle the torque of that new Vortec V8. The gear shift has synchronized forward gears to provide the smooth, easy shifting you'll need to tackle the race courses. The Z-71 has independent front suspension with upper and lower control arms and a stabilizer bar to give you a road-hugging close ride. The Insta-Trac system allows you to switch between two-wheel drive and four-wheel drive "on-the-fly," with just the touch of a button. This baby has it all: power, handling, and reliability. Jeep Wrangler: This is what you want. Distinct, capable, real; Jeep is a legendary name among off-road vehicles. This is the ultimate freedom machine; the ultimate racing machine. From fender to bumper, the Jeep Wrangler has what it takes to win races. Feel the power of the high-output 4.0 liter 6-cylinder engine; a power plant that delivers more horsepower and torque than any vehicle in its class. And admire the Command-Trac (r) four-wheel drive system. Its low ranger more than doubles the normal gear ratio and gives phenomenal low-speed power and control in conditions that would bury normal vehicles. Conditions that you'll be racing in. The new Quadra-Coil (TM) solid axle multi-link suspension combines the utmost ruggedness and capability with pavement-happy ride and handling. The big windshield gives you a clear, unobstructed view of the road ahead. The superb engineering and Jeep toughness leaves the competition behind. The Tracks: There are two tracks to race on in the Test Drive: Off-Road Demo. Each of these challenging courses plows through one of three challenging terrain types. Forest Track: The forest track is the happy medium of this race circuit. Not as slippery as a snow track, not as shifting as a desert track, these courses call for well-balanced driving skills. Power-slides through the turns will serve you well here. And when there are long straight always, pile on the speed. But beware of the bumps and hills on the tracks; these can leave you airborne when you should be turning, and can even cause your vehicle to roll if you hit them at the wrong speed and angle. You may be tempted to drive the entire course, pedal-to-the-metal. But you'll be well served by moderation. Snow Track: In the snow course, you can get going quickly, but changing directions and slowing down are challenging. Don't try to skid through the turns, or you'll find yourself doing donuts or rolling. Anticipating the course is the key here; if you know what you are supposed to do well in advance of doing it, you'll prosper. Avoid contact with the other vehicles are all costs! More so than on the other two types of courses, hitting another vehicle can cause you to loose control. The Courses: The Test Drive: Off-Road Demo has two courses for you to race on. In single race mode you can choose which course you want to race on, which is perfect for practice. Type Course Forest Track Country Road Snow Track Pipeline Way ********************************************************************* CREDITS  ELITE Written by: Greg Knight Graphics: Adam Batham Edward Linley PlayStation Conversion: Dave Taylor Development Tools: Adrian Jones Simon Lacey James Roberts Additional Programming: PC Version: Adrian Jones Chris Nash PlayStation Version: Simon Lacey Paul Taylor Original Track Design: Jason McFee Sound Engineer: James Muggeridge Video Editing: Joel Rowney Testing: James Muggeridge Shaun Mallen Kirk Raybould Product Support: Phil Bradley Development Manager: Daniel Luczywo Executive Producer: Steve Wilcox ACCOLADE, INC. Executive Producer: Chris Downend Producer: Ted Tahquechi Associate Producers: Steve Allison James Vitales Product Manager: Steve Allison Director of Acquisition: Howard Newmark Test Department Supervisor: Alex V. Cabal Lead Tester: Matthew Guzenda Testers: Arif Sinan, Forrest Marsh, Arnold Galano, Richie Gangwish, John Arvay, Jr., Sean Fish, Ray Massa Test Support: Jared Jackson, Andrew Elbert Documentation: Bruce Harlick, W.D Robinson Special Thanks: Suburban Hummer, Sacramento, CA; Gunnar Erickson Land Rover of San Jose, San Jose, CA; Grant Butler, Ron McKenzie; Courtesy Chevrolet, San Jose, CA, Dave Spenser. ********************************************************************* CUSTOMER SUPPORT Accolade provides customer service, news, demos, technical support, and other information on the following on-line services: America Online: Industry Connection, Keyword: Accolade CompuServe: Game Publishers' A Forum, GO GAMAPUB Internet: techelp@accolade.com WWW: http://www.accolade.com Technical Help Accolade can help you over the telephone Monday through Friday, 8 AM through 5 PM, Pacific Time. 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