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- Xcar Mini Manual V1.2
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- The Cars----------------------------------------------------------------------
- Xcar was designed to simulate the next generation of closed wheeled, closed
- cockpit race car. These cars, often referred to as sports-prototypes, have
- a rich history and are typically manufactured to showcase new technology
- and design techniques. Few are ever sold to the public but are manufactured
- in limited quantities and raced in various classes. Xcar comes with from.
- Each car has a unique sponsor, design and default setup. Even though each
- car is different, their default setup makes them essentially equal. The
- default setup should be enough to get you out and racing, but you will have
- to modify your car to suit a particular track (and your own tastes) to be
- really competitive.
- To select a car, choose Select Car from the Main Menu. The menu is revolving
- and will continuously loop through all the available cars. When additional
- cars are added (through expansion disks or other means) their names and
- images will automatically appear in the list. Once you have chosen a car,
- you will be prompted to type a new name for the car. This name will be saved
- along with any changes made to the car in the Car Modify section of the
- program. During multi-player network play, the other players will see this
- name displayed above your car.
- Calibrating the Joystick----------------------------------------------------------------------
- Before the joystick can be used it must be calibrated. When Xcar is started
- for the first time and a joystick is detected, you will automatically be
- asked to calibrate your joystick. After the first time, there is no need to
- recalibrate (the calibration is saved for you) unless your joystick goes
- out of calibration or you switch joysticks. To calibrate a joystick, select
- Options from the Main Select menu and select Calibrate Joysticks. Move all
- joysticks to their limits then release them to their default, center position
- and press a button. The calibration is automatically saved and will be loaded
- next time you play. If you change joysticks or experience problems with a
- joystick, press CTRL-R at the calibrate screen to reset the saved file.
- Controls--------
- When selecting menu items the following controls are active:Action Keyboard Joystick Mouse
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- Change highlighted item. Up/Down arrow Y axis Position cursor and press Left button.
- Toggle/execute option ENTER Key Button Left button press
- Previous screen ESC key Esc key Right button press
- The controls used during the racing portion of gameplay are customizable. If
- a joystick is detected, the default controls will be joystick based,
- otherwise keyboard controls will be selected, even though mouse controls can
- be selected. The default controls are as follows:
- Action Keyboard Joystick
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- Steer left/right Cursor left/right Joystick left/right
- Accelerate A key Joystick forward
- Brake Z key Joystick backward
- Shift up Cursor up Button A
- Shift down Cursor down Button B
- HUD toggle H key H key
- Previous view < key < key
- Next view > key > key
- Customizing Controls--------------------
- Before racing you should customize the controls to suit your personal
- preferences. You need only do this once, Xcar will automatically save and
- reload the control settings each time you run the game.
- To customize the controls select Options from the Main Menu and then Select
- Controls. Select the control you wish to change and press enter. Press or
- move the control you wish to assign, press ESC to cancel the assignment. The
- new control will be displayed.
- The following controls can not be customized and are always assigned to the following keys:Action Key
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- Map on/off TAB key
- Spin Help F1 key
- Re-center Joystick F2 key
- Metric/US units F3 key
- HUD on/off F4 key
- Pause Game F5 key
- Sideview Mirrors on/off F6 key
- Spin help on/off F7 key
- Steering help on/off F8 key
- Auto-braking on/off F9 key
- Race line on/off F10 key
- Map zoom in + key
- Map zoom out - key
- Reset Telemetry 0 key
- Front roll arm softer 1 key
- Front roll arm stiffer 2 key
- Rear roll arm softer 3 key
- Rear roll arm stiffer 4 key
- Move HUD display left Q key
- Move HUD display Right W key
- Save screen shot (racing only) INS key
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- NOTE: The 3D window on the Main Menu screen can be turned off by
- pressing the DEL key.
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