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- Origin Systems, Inc.
- Wing Commander: Prophecy Demo
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-
- (C) 1997, ORIGIN Systems, Inc. believes the information contained in
- this document is accurate and reliable. ORIGIN Systems, Inc. reserves
- the right to update this file at any time and without notice.
-
- To find out the latest information about Wing Commander: Prophecy,
- please check out the Wing Commander: Prophecy web site at:
- www.wingcommanderprophecy.com.
-
- Information on other Origin products can be found at the main origin
- page. This site is located at www.origin.ea.com.
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- [1.0] Introduction/Quick Start
-
- [2.0] Minimum Requirements
- [A] Direct X v 5.0
- [B] 3Dfx Glide 2.43
-
- [3.0] Installation
-
- [4.0] Key Commands
-
- [5.0] Product Support
- [A] Web Site and E-Mail
-
- [6.0] Thanks!
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-
- [1.0] Introduction/Quick Start
-
- The purpose of this file is to give you detailed information on
- the Wing Commander: Prophecy Demo. We hope that this information is
- presented in a logical and clear manner. Should you have comments,
- see the Product Support section located at the bottom of this document.
-
- The Wing Commander: Prophecy demo is a set of 4 unique missions not
- present in the final game. The mission series contains 2 branches
- for a more through experience we hope you enjoy.
- To get into flight quickly once the demo is up and running, click on
- "To Ready Room" door to enter the Ready Room of your carrier. Here,
- you will find the valuable History terminal. The History terminal
- keeps track of all your missions, such that you can play any previous
- mission at any time. The History terminal functions automatically.
- Simply click the terminal in the Ready Room to view missions, select
- the mission you want to fly and click load! Click "Enter Briefing
- Room" to view your mission briefing and begin your mission proper.
-
-
- [2.0] Minimum Requirements
-
- The minimum requirements for Wing Commander: Prophecy are as follows:
-
- Minimum Standard Machines
- Pentium 166 MHz
- 32 Megabytes of RAM
- 2 Megabyte PCI or AGP video card supporting 16-bit color depth
- 75 Megabytes free hard drive space
- Windows 95 with DirectX 5.0 installed
- Sound Card supported by DirectX 5.0
- Joystick
-
- Minimum Hardware Accelerated Machines
- Pentium 133 MHz
- 32 Megabytes of RAM
- 4 Megabyte PCI or AGP 3Dfx or Direct3D supported video card
- 75 Megabytes free hard drive space
- Windows 95 with DirectX 5.0 installed
- 3Dfx card with Glide version 2.43 installed
- Sound Card supported by DirectX 5.0
- Joystick
-
- Please note that Direct3D requires 4 megabytes of video RAM. Supported
- Direct3D video chipsets include:
-
- ATI Rage Pro
- Matrox Mystique
- Permedia 2
- Rendition 2200
- Riva 128
-
-
- [A] DirectX v 5.0
-
- DirectX is a set of drivers designed to provide hardware
- compatibility to game companies under Windows 95. At this time,
- some hardware companies do not fully support DirectX 5.0. If your
- hardware is not fully supported by DirectX, it is likely the demo
- will not function. Please check with your computer or hardware
- manufacturer for information on DirectX compatibility.
-
- [B] 3Dfx Glide 2.43
-
- If you have a 3Dfx card, Wing Commander: Prophecy requires
- Glide 2.43 to run properly. Glide is a set of drivers by 3Dfx
- Interactive, designed to provide hardware compatibility between
- your 3Dfx card and Wing Commander: Prophecy. The following 3Dfx
- cards have been fully tested with Wing Commander: Prophecy:
-
- Deltron Flash 3D
- Diamond Monster 3D
- Hercules Stingray 128-3D
- Orchid Righteous 3D
- Intergraph Intense 3D Voodoo
-
- [C] Direct 3D
-
- Under DirectX, Microsoft provides game developers a standard way of handling
- all video 3D chipsets. This standard is known as Direct 3D. Since Direct3D
- is in its infancy, video card manufacturers release driver updates at regular
- intervals.
-
- Due to the nature of Direct 3D, only a certain number of cards are supported.
- Direct 3D support requires 4 megabytes of video RAM. The following chipsets
- are currently supported via Direct 3D:
-
- ATI Rage Pro
- Matrox Mystique
- Permedia 2
- Rendition 2200
- Riva 128
-
- It is important to note that for the best and most reliable performance, the
- newest drivers for your particular video card are required. Contact your
- video card manufacturer for information on obtaining the latest drivers.
- Should you experience unusual video problems, it is likely that your video
- card drivers need updating. See www.wingcommanderprophecy.com for the latest
- updates on Direct3D.
-
-
- [3.0] Installation
-
- The Wing Commander: Prophecy Demo is designed with easy installation
- in mind. Follow the steps below.
-
- 1. Ensure you have DirectX version 5.0 and the latest version
- of your video card drivers successfully installed.
- 2. Copy DEMOWC.EXE into a directory of your choice.
- 3. Double click the DEMOWC.EXE program via Windows Explorer, to
- extract the files.
- 4. Double click the SETUP.EXE to select your video card. If you
- unsure, select "Software"
- 5. Double click the WCPDEMO.EXE program, and the demo will begin.
-
- If you downloaded MOVIES.EXE, follow the insructions below.
-
- 1. Copy MOVIES.EXE into a directory of your choice.
- 2. Double click the MOVIES.EXE program via Windows Explorer, to
- extract the files.
-
- You are done! You will see movies the next time you play!
-
-
- [4.0] Key Commands
-
- Primary Click : SPACE, left mouse button, or joystick trigger
- Secondary Click : BKSP, right mouse button, or joystick button 2
-
- *FLIGHT*
-
- LEFT (4),
- RIGHT (6),
- UP (8),
- DOWN (2) : Turn and pitch
- Q : Roll left
- W : Roll right
- TAB : Afterburner
- ~ : Afterburn toggle
- + : Increase throttle
- - : Decrease throttle
- \ : Full speed
- BKSP : Full stop
- A : Autopilot
- N : Display current NAV toggle (in combat)
- [CTRL][E] : Eject
-
- *GAME OPTIONS*
-
- ESC : Options Menu
- PAUSE : Pause Game (Spaceflight only)
- [ALT][X] : Exit Game
-
- *COMBAT*
-
- G : Cycle through available guns
- F : Select "Full Guns"
- SPACE : Fire guns
- M : Cycle missiles
- ENTER : Fire missiles
- T : Cycle targets (SHIFT cycles backward)
- [CTRL][G] : Sync guns
- L : Lock target
- [CTRL][T] : Smart targeting
- U : Target nearest enemy
- Y : Match target speed
- I : Target under reticle
- R : Target next component (capital ships only)
- E : Drop decoy
-
- [CTRL][O] : View Mission Objectives
- [CTRL][M] : View Message Log
-
- *VIDEO DISPLAY UNITS (VDUs)*
-
- C : Communications VDU (press 1-6 to send message)
- D : Damage VDU
- P : Power VDU (hold and adjust settings with pointer)
- S : Adjust shields
- [CTRL][F4] : Rear camera VDU
- [CTRL][F8] : Missile camera VDU
-
- *NAV MAP*
-
- [CTRL][N] : Enter nav map
- 2, 4, 6, 8 : Rotate map
- [, ] : Zoom in/out
- Primary Click : View target (or action sphere/nav point)
- Secondary Click : Select target (or action sphere/nav point)
- T : Cycle targets
- N : Cycle next nav
- P : Cycle prev nav
- C : Center view on current target
- S : Toggle starfield
- Z : Zoom in/out
- G : Toggle grid
- ESC : Escape nav map
-
- *CAMERA VIEWS*
-
- F1 : Front view
- F2 : Left view
- F3 : Right view
- F4 : Rear view
- [CTRL-F4] : Rear cam VDU
- F5 : Chase camera
- F6 : Object camera (cycle)
- [SHIFT] : Rotate camera around current object
- [ : Zoom in on current object
- ] : Zoom out on current object
- F7 : Ship POV camera (cycle)
- F8 : Missile camera toggle
- [CTRL-F8] : Missile cam VDU
- F9 : Victim camera toggle
- F10 : Fly-by camera (again resets)
- F11 : Drop camera (again resets)
- F12 : Target track camera (cycle)
-
- *WINGMEN COMMUNICATION*
-
- [ALT][A] : Attack my target
- [ALT][B] : Break and attack
- [ALT][F] : Form on my wing.
- [ALT][H] : Help me out
- [ALT][D] : Request status
- [ALT][T] : Taunt target
- [ALT][M] : Maintain radio silence
- [ALT][L] : Lift radio silence
-
- *ON THE MIDWAY*
-
- ESC : Cancel
- Primary Click : Activate hotspot
- Secondary Click : Cycle hotspots
-
-
- [5.0] Product Support
-
- [A] Web Site and E-Mail
-
- For further information and product support, contact the Wing
- Commander: Prophecy web site at www.wingcommanderprophecy.com.
- For technical support, hints, or additional questions, e-mail
- support@origin.ea.com. Be sure to include any error messages,
- details of the problem, and information on the various types of
- hardware present in your computer.
-
-
- [6.0] Thanks!
-
- Thanks for checking out the Wing Commander: Prophecy Demo.
- Happy Gaming!
-
- The Wing Commander: Prophecy Development Team