Excalibur 52/Excalibur_52_cd.bin/apchdemo/apchdemo.txt

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APACHE  THE  COMBAT HELICOPTER SIMULATOR

Published by:   Interactive Magic (I-MAGIC)
Developed by:   Digital Integration (DI)

INSTALL:

    Change drive to CD ROM
    D:
    CD APCHDEMO
    INSTALL

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS:

    486DX/33, DOS 5.0 or higher, 8MB RAM, PCI or VLB Bus,
    SVGA. Supports SoundBlaster, Adlib, Roland, Gravis and
    compatibles. Thrustmaster Flight/Weapon Control System.


ORDER DIRECT:                   1-800-789-1534


CUSTOMER SUPPORT NUMBER:        [phone]
                        9:30AM - 5:00PM EST
On-line Support
                CompuServe:     75162,1202
                AOL:            SSIMAGIC
                PRODIGY:        IMAGIC
                GEnie:          I-MAGIC


CONTROL SUMMARY

MISCELLANEOUS CONTROLS

End mission                             Ctrl-Esc, Ctrl-Q or Alt-X

Pause/resume                            P

Select time compression                 Tab
Cancel time compression                 Ctrl-Tab

Joystick on/off                         Ctrl-J
Joystick recalibrate                    Alt-J

Help                                    F1

PRIMARY FLIGHT CONTROLS

Cyclic forward                          Cursor up
Cyclic backward                         Cursor down
Cyclic left                             Cursor left
Cyclic right                            Cursor right

Collective up                           Q or Keypad +
Collective down                         A or Keypad -

Tail rotor left                         Z or Keypad Ins
Tail rotor right                        X or Keypad Del

Brakes                                  B
Auto Hover                          O (must be going less than 10 miles per hour to engage)

COCKPIT CONTROLS

Left MFD select function                [
Left MFD select previous function       Shift-[
Left MFD on/off                         Ctrl-[
Right MFD select function               ]
Right MFD select previous function      Shift-]
Right MFD on/off                        Ctrl-]

Lower moving map magnification         <
Raise moving map magnification          >

IHADSS contrast adjust                I

Skip to next waypoint                   N
Skip to previous waypoint               Shift-N

Skip to next target                     Backspace
Skip to previous target                 Shift-Backspace

Lock/unlock target                      L

TADS view, select TADS mode             T (use Alt+cyclic controls to adjust view)
TADS/radar target select                Y
Lower TADS magnification                <
Raise TADS magnification                >

Helmet tracking view                    H (use Alt+cyclic controls to adjust view)

Select radar mode                       R
Select radar range                      G

Hold/resume radar update                U

Select tactical display range           K

PNVS on/off                             V

ECM on/off                              E

Transmit reconnaissance data            D

WEAPONS CONTROLS

Arm and select weapon                   Enter
Unarm weapon                            Ctrl-Enter

Fire weapon                             Space

Release chaff                           C
Release flare                           F

Auto-chaff/auto-flare on/off            Crtl-C

Hydra-pods up                           W
Hydra-pods down                         S

COCKPIT VIEW CONTROLS

Pilot front view                        F2 or Home
Gunner front view                       F3 or PgUp
Look left                               F4 or End
Look right                              F5 or PgDn

EXTERNAL VIEW CONTROLS

Apache external view                 F6 (rotate and zoom available)
Weapon view                              F7 (rotate and zoom available)
Weapon target view                    F8
Target lock view                          F9
Remote view                                F10
Spectator view                             F11 (rotate available)

Rotate view                             Alt + cyclic controls
Adjust zoom                             < and >


DEMO FAQ

Q. What do I do when my cockpit view keeps changing ?
A You probably need to recalibrate your joystick's coolie hat,
  Press ALT J. The view will start shifting, press the coolie
  hat up with your thumb, and you should be in the gunner view
  point and the joystick will be correctly set.

Q. What should I do if the Demo ABORTS?
A.  If the game ABORTS on you please run SCANDISK to be sure
   that any allocated virtual memory disk space is released.  Re-runnig
   the game will also free up and reuse the disk space.

Q. What is the difference between Arcade and Invincible modes in
   the main menu of the demo ?
A. In Arcade mode you are flying shooting down targets and can be
   shot down, but when you die or crash the game will record your
   high score. In invincible mode you are unstoppable, and cannot
   be shot down, but the game will not record your high score.

Q. I was flying in  invincible mode and the game went back to the
   menu screen without any warning, it also did not put my high
   score on the list.
A. This is just a demo version of Apache and you only have a limited
   amount of flying time (10 minutes). In invincible mode, your score
    is not recorded. This would be unfair to the people flying in Arcade
   mode who run the risk of being shot down.

Q. What is the difference between Realistic and Arcade mode of
   flight in the Preferences screen ?
A. With Realistic flight you are able to do rolls, loops and exploit
   the true potential of the Apache flight model. In Arcade mode you
   are not able to do rolls and loops, but the Apache is easier to
   control and does not require the degree of manual dexterity that
   Realistic flight requires.