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Formula 1 '97 for Windows 95
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Notes
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When running the game it is recommended that no other
Windows programs or tasks are running.
If you have a joystick, steering wheel or other controller
device, please make sure that it is configured and calibrated
under your Windows 95 Control Panel.
3D Accelerator Cards
====================
3Dfx Voodoo Owners
------------------
Please ensure that, along with DirectX, you also have the
latest version of Glide installed, which can be obtained from
the 3Dfx web site (http://www.3dfx.com).
Other D3D Compatible Card Owners
--------------------------------
DirectX 5 will automatically be installed on your machine if
it is needed. Please make sure that you also have the latest
version of your card's D3D drivers installed.
NB. If you experience any problems with this version of
Formula 1 '97 and your sound card, this is probably due to a DMA
bus-mastering conflict caused by some motherboard and driver
combinations.
Multiplayer Networking
======================
Set up your network game as detailed in the manual. In order to
run at the optimum speed you should use your fastest machine as
the host of the session, and limit the other traffic on your
network to a minimum. Up to 8 player sessions are possible
depending upon LAN speed and host server specification.
As there is no pause menu in network mode, the selection of
controller device (keyboard / digital controller / analogue
controller) can be made from the options menu in the frontend
accessed by pressing the TAB key.
Draw distance can be changed in-game for slower machines by
pressing the F5 key (See note below).
Saved Games
===========
If you want to uninstall Formula 1 '97, but keep your game
saves for future use, you must first copy the file F197.SAV
from the game install folder (usually C:\PROGRAM FILES\
PSYGNOSIS\FORMULA 1 '97) to a different folder on your hard
disk, or to a floppy disk. When you re-install the game you
must then copy the same file back into the install folder,
overwriting the F197.SAV file that is already there.
Extra keys
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Extra game keys not documented in the manual:
F5 - Changes the draw distance.
(Choose a lower draw distance if you have a
slower machine)
F6 - Toggle player name display on/off in network game.
F11 - Game screen shot key (3Dfx version only)
(dumps a screenshot image named IMAGE000.TGA,
IMAGE001.TGA etc. into the game directory, up to
a maximum of 8 screenshots)