############################################################### Incredible Technologies Golden Tee Golf: 3-hole Playable Demo 4/14/98 ############################################################### Thank you for your interest in Peter Jacobsen's Golden Tee Golf. We recommend that you read this file to get the most up-to-date Information about installing, running, and maximizing the performance of this playable demo. For more information, please visit our website at: www.itsgames.com/gtgolf-press 1) Installing and Playing Golden Tee Golf Demo a) Installation b) Running the demo. c) Starting a round of golf. 2) Game play Issues a) Demo Speed/Resolution Issues b) Control Issues c) Keyboard Control d) Joystick Issues e) Sound Issues f) Video Issues 3) Options and Game Settings a) Options Menu b) Game Settings c) Help d) Highlights e) Restart Course f) New Game g) Quit h) Play Alone 4) Shadow Players 5) Multi-player Games 6) How to Contact Incredible Technologies ############################################################### 1) Installing and playing Golden Tee Golf Demo a) Installation Run the setup program SETUP.EXE. This will copy the Golden Tee Golf Demo files to your system. Before running the demo, you will need to install DirectX 5 to your system. This is available elsewhere on this demo CD. b) Running the Demo Once installed, you can play the demo by selecting the icon from your Start Menu. c) Starting a round of Golf Once you get past the opening screens, you will come to a screen called "How Many Players". From here you may start a 1, 2, 3, or 4-player game. You may also start up a game against a shadow player. (See shadow players) 2) Game play Issues a) Demo Speed/Resolution Issues Golden Tee Golf is meant to be played with a high frame rate. If you experience choppy animation, you are not getting the best experience possible. To increase the performance of this demo, there are several things you do from the "Game Settings" screen. * Lower the resolution (Screen Mode) * Turn off the (Fog) * Turn off the (Screen Softness) * Turn off the (Full Screen Approach) cam * Turn off the (Picture in Picture) cam Of course if you have the horsepower, turn these options on, and up as desired. b) Control Issues The mouse controls the golfer's swing. How you control the mouse affects how the ball is hit. For a tutorial of the different swings available, refer to the help screens. From within the demo press the [Esc] key to bring up the option screen. From there select "help" to bring up the help window. c) Keyboard Controls Here is a list of keyboard controls and hot keys. Select Club Arrow Keys Up/Down Turn player position Arrow Keys Left/Right Bring up options menu Esc Help F-1 Image Softness F-2 Fog F-3 Resolution F-4 Full Screen Approach F-6 Picture in Picture Select F-7 Mouse Sensitivity F-8 Mouse Calibration F-9 Switch to desktop Alt-Tab or Alt-Esc d) Joystick There is no need for Joystick support in Golden Tee Golf. Everything can be controlled with the keyboard and mouse. e) Sound issues This demo requires Direct X 5.0 or higher, without up to date drivers, the demo may not work properly. If you are having audio problems, and you have Direct X 5.0 installed, you should contact your audio card manufacturer. This demo is a work in progress and does contain some sound problems which we are currently working on. These includes: * Some of the sounds cutting out. (the announcer, the sound effects, or the ambient sounds) * Some of the sound effects may have a looping problem. This is where part of a sound is replayed over and over. f) Video Issues This demo requires Direct X 5.0 or higher, without up to date drivers, the demo may not work properly. If you are having video problems, and you have Direct X 5.0 installed, you should contact your video card manufacturer. 3) Options and Game settings a) Options Menu From within the demo you may open the Options menu by either clicking on the options button located on the bottom center of the screen, or by hitting the Esc key. b) Game Settings This will bring up a menu so that you may customize the demo to your preferred settings. Skill Level, Fog Density, Camera options, and Resolution. c) Help This will bring up a small window that shows you how to use the mouse with the demo. Here you can find out how to make those more difficult shots. d) Highlights This will play back the greatest shots currently saved. The demo will automatically prompt you to save any great shots made. e) Restart Course This will let you restart the current game with the same number of players on the same course. f) New Game This will let you go back to the setup screen so you can select another course or number of players. g) Quit This will let one or more players quit the demo. If there is only one player left in the game, this will quit the game and return the player to the Windows 95 desktop. h) Play Alone This is a networking feature and will not be active for this demo. 4) Shadow Players Golden Tee Golf will record your game as you play. At the end of the course, you will have the option of saving your performance as a shadow game. You will then be able to replay that game as a second player. The recorded performance will play along side the active player. To play against a shadow game, select "Shadow Games" from the "How Many Players" screen, then highlight a shadow game by clicking on it, then load it by clicking on the "Load" button. (For this demo the delete feature is not functional) 5) Multi-player Games This 3-hole playable demo does not support multi-player games over a network. You can, however, play up to 4 players on the same machine. The full release version does have network play capability over an internet or local area network. 6) How to Contact Incredible Technologies You can go to our website and e-mail at: www.itsgames.com/gtgolf-press 7) Interplay Customer Service Telephone: (949) 553-6678 Fax: (949) 252-2820 Attn: Customer Service Internet E-Mail: support@interplay.com World Wide Web: http://www.interplay.com BBS: Telnet to bbs.interplay.com BBS Modem Phone Number: (949) 252-2822 America Online: E-mail IPTECH Compuserve: GO GAMBPUB or E-mail 76702,1342 FTP Site: ftp.interplay.com Mail: Interplay Customer Service 16815 Von Karman Irvine, CA 92606 For Customer Service within the UK and Europe: ---------------------------------------------- Write to: Customer Support Interplay Productions, Ltd. 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