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************************************** "High Risc Racing" (c) 1995 Modus Software CREDITS ******* Programmers: William Docherty Paul Sammy Graphics: Anthony Johnston Music: Michael James QTM player: Stephen Harrison NOTICE ******* Modus Software reserves the right to make improvements in this product described in this text at any time and without notice. Modus Software makes no warranties, conditions or representations express or implied, with respect to this text, its quality, merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose. The text is provided "as is". In no event shall Modus Software be liable for any special, indirect or consequential damages through the use or miss-use of this software. This demonstration version of "High Risc Racing" is under copyright, however, you may copy this demonstration version freely - provided that all files are included and remain unaltered. AVAILABILITY *********** "High Risc Racing" costs £25 fully inclusive (an extra charge may be made for orders outside the UK) and is available from August 1995. Please make cheques/postal orders payable to "Modus Software" at the following address: Modus Software 90 Telford Road Lenziemill Industrial Estate Cumbernauld G67 2NJ Tel: (01236) 722202 Email: modus@digibank.demon.co.uk We hope you enjoy this demo! - Modus Software ************************************** Introduction ************ Prepare for a white-knuckled ride of tough turns, severe skids and crunching crashes as you enter the world of "High Risc Racing". The action's fast, furious and fatal as you race against up to 9 other competitors, over 40 levels and 20 tracks, to gain the ultimate prize of Champion. The season is long and the competition is fierce, can you make it to the top ? You'll need - all your skill and reflexes as a driver to side swipe opponents into walls, ruthlessness to destroy cars with missiles, nerves of steel to overtake on bends & straights, quick thinking to control turbo boost, hawk eyes to spot short-cuts and walls that aren't as they seem. DEMO-VERSION ************ This demo-version of "High Risc Racing" has been severely cut-down in-order to make it fit onto a single 800K disc. This should still give a fair indication as to the quality of the full-version. -> 2 levels only -> Choice of only 2 cars to race -> Start money level has been artificially raised -> Start difficulty level has been raised (NOT TO MAX THOUGH) Full-Game Features List Include: ******************************** -> 32-way pixel perfect super-smooth scrolling -> Stunning 256 colour graphics -> Selection of 6 excellent racing tunes (lasting 30+ mins) -> Selection of 8 uniquely defined supercars to race -> In-game garage to highly modify your car specifications -> 40 progressive levels consisting of 20 different tracks -> Sampled sound FX -> 2 discs worth of highly compressed data -> Joystick compatible -> Acorn desktop compliant -> Saveable key definitions -> Save/Restore game feature -> Game pause facility -> Full intro sequence -> Full game completed section -> High score entry Racing Features Include: ************************ -> Intelligently controlled computer cars for a realistic race -> Takes the optimum route round a track -> Overtakes slower moving cars -> Rams & nudges cars ahead -> Brakes on tight corners -> Symmetrical tracks offering a choice of route round a course -> Crossroads on tracks making full speed crashes inevitable, as cars weave across each others path -> "XorSet" missiles are available which are fired in the direction you are facing - they also have an immediate "ShockWave" effect that destroy close cars (maximum of 1) behind or to the side when fired -> "Punisher" missiles are also available; which follow a route round the track and are guaranteed to hit someone -> Turbo boost is available to increase your cars speed for short periods -> Oil slicks on the road make your car (& computers) spin -> Potholes on the track slow your car (& computers) -> Skid marks are left when you turn at high speed -> Side-wipe cars into walls and other obstacles -> Nudge & ram cars from behind to make them speed up and crash -> Short cuts and ghost-walls are present in some tracks letting you "skip the queue" "High Risc Racing" Machine Requirements *************************************** -> 2MB of memory -> RISC OS 2.00 or later -> Floppy or Hard Drive -> RISC PC compatible -> Note that the game configurations will vary depending on the speed of the ARM processor inside your computer. -> ARM 2, 250 & 3 users are recommended to choose either Music *OR* Sound FX when racing - particularly when the number of cars starts to get high. The number of cars racing is increased (more than normal) when Music *AND* Sound FX are OFF, in the later levels. -> With regards to the RISC PC configuration: -> Sound quality is increased -> Easily handles Music *AND* Sound FX ON for any level Problem Shooting ---------------- We have tried to make "High Risc Racing" as desktop friendly as possible, but, due to the nature and size of the game, we do not recommend that you run it with other applications resident - as a precaution. 2MB users should *MANUALLY* lower the following if memory problems occur: -> Font cache -> System sprite area -> RAM disc -> Module area ICON BAR OPTIONS **************** Info - Application Information Save Game - Save current season position and car specification New game - Start the season afresh Sound - Set Music & FX - type, volume, ON/OFF Controls - Set keyboard/joystick controls - save keys Run intro - Runs game intro Quit - Quits the application DEFAULT CONTROLS **************** Fixed keys: F1 Pauses the game. F12 Exits the current screen, or exits the current race when playing a game. Mouse: Adjust Exits from most screens (eg, car showroom, garage, etc) Keyboard -------- Key Action --- ------ Editable keys: z Left x Right ' Accelerate / Brake RETURN Fire missile SPACE Turbo Joystick -------- Movement Action -------- ------ Forward Accelerate Backward Brake Left Left Right Right Forward+Fire Turbo Backward+Fire Fire missile MAIN MENU OPTIONS ***************** Icon description for main menu Numbered in increasing order from left to right Top 1 Car showroom - buy cars, view specifications Top 2 Garage - repairs, missiles, etc. Top 3 Player information - info on car, money, current track Bottom 1 Return to desktop (or press F12). Bottom 2 View high scores Bottom 3 Play the game CAR SHOWROOM ************ Car showroom section description Price - Cost of the car you are viewing Trade-in - Trade-in value of car you currently own (varies depending on wear and tear, etc) Money - TOTAL money available, including cash & trade-in Buy - Buys the car if you have enough money Info - Separate screen giving statistics of chosen car CAR SHOWROOM INFO ***************** Info section description Cost - Cost of car Turbo - Specifies if car is capable of turbo or not Tank - Fuel capacity (fuel tank size) of car, progressively bigger tanks are required for later levels as number of laps increase Mpg - Reflects the rate of consumption of fuel, the higher the number the faster it runs down Tyres - Relative number on scale of 0-10, high numbers reflect a stronger type of tyre Top mph - Cars top speed 0-60 - Relative number of how fast the car can accelerate 60-0 - Relative number of how fast the car can brake Steering - Relative number on scale 0-5 relating to the turning angle of the car, the higher the number the sharper you turn Chassis - Relative number on scale 0-10, higher number suggests a stronger chassis Weapons - NONE - NO weapons available for this car type - Xorset - only straight line firing missiles available - Punisher - Tracking missiles (NOT heat seeking) available - Xorset - Both types available for this car type, & punisher ONLY ONE IS ALLOWED AT A TIME. GARAGE SECTION ************** Icon description for garage (see the draw file Garage). Numbered in increasing order form left to right Top 1 Purchase a unit of extra fuel Top 2 Purchase tyre repairs (Cost dependant on state) Top 3 Purchase chassis repairs (Cost dependant on state) Top 4 Purchase turbo fuel unit (Availability depends on car type) Middle 1 Purchase extra fuel capacity (Increase fuel tank size) Middle 2 Purchase extra tyre protection (Increase tyre strength) Middle 3 Purchase extra chassis strength Middle 4 Purchase an "Xorset" missile (Fires in a straight line) Middle 5 Purchase a "Punisher" missile (Follows the track) *Note that you can only have 1 missile at a time* Bottom 1 Purchase lower fuel consumption (Use less fuel when racing) Bottom 2 Purchase increased acceleration Bottom 3 Purchase increased deceleration (Brake faster) Bottom 4 Purchase extra power steering Bottom 5 Purchase extra speed The Racing Screen ***************** The racing screen is dominated by the track and playing cars. However, there are also indicators to display the current state of your car. Track Name ---------- This bar simply contains text stating the name of the current track. Chassis ------- This bar, denoted by C on the actual game screen, shows the current chassis strength of your car scaled in relation to the maximum chassis strength available for the best car. If your chassis is completely destroyed during a race then the game is over. Tyres ----- This bar, denoted by T on the actual game screen, shows the current tyre level of your car scaled in relation to the maximum tyre level available for the best car. If your tyres are totally ruined during a race then the game is over. Fuel ---- This bar, denoted by F on the actual game screen, shows the current fuel level of your car scaled in relation to the maximum fuel tank size for the best car. If you run out of fuel during a race then the game is over. Boost ----- This bar, denoted by B on the actual game screen, shows the amount of rocket fuel you have left. If this bar becomes empty you will not be able to turbo- boost. HINTS & TIPS ************ The difficulty level for this demo has been set quite high, and will probably require a lot of practice before you can reach the second demo level. With this in mind the following may help: -> *Brake* when coming up to sharp bends, the levels have been designed so that you actually do need to slow down now and again -> Slam into the backs of cars you are trying to overtake as they try to turn corners -> Make full use of your ability to nudge cars into obstacles -> Missile the fastest computer car -> Buy extra speed *AND* extra power steering, they complement each other, too high a speed without a sufficient steering ratio leads to chassis damage ;.) -> Use turbo sparingly on straights to overtake only ************************************