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Interactive Magic iF22-Raptor Demo Historical Introduction The Lockheed F-22 Raptor is the U.S. Air Force's next generation air-to-air fighter, the Advanced Tactical Fighter (ATF). As such, it combines some of the best features of the F-15 Strike Eagle and the F-117A Stealth Fighter. Designed to meet the USAF's requirement for an aircraft with long-range, supersonic cruise (without afterburner) capability, it also relies heavily upon the same stealth technology highlighted by the spectacular performance of the F-117A in Panama and the Gulf War. The first YF-22 was tested by Lockheed in September, 1990. Following some embarrassing episodes in the fly-off competition between the YF-22 and YF-23, including the bizarre crash of one of the two existing YF-22 prototypes about two years later, the Air Force decided to proceed with the Lockheed YF-22 aircraft design. The final design of the F-22 was approved in February 1995. The Air Force currently has an Engineering and Manufacturing Development (EMD) contract worth $11 billion for the production of 9 flight worthy and 2 ground test aircraft. The first EMD aircraft was officially "rolled out" of the Lockheed assembly plant on April 9, 1997 with it's first flight scheduled for May 1997. Low rate initial production is scheduled to start in late 1998. The Air Force plans to procure 442 F-22s with production running through 2012. The F-22s will take over the air-superiority role with Air Combat Command in 2004 with significant combat deployments starting mid to late 2003. In this Demo You Get... iF-22 Raptor is a state-of-the art flight simulator highlighting the newest weapon in the USAF's arsenal. iF-22 presents a truly remarkable aircraft with unprecedented stealth capabilities, incredible agility though thrust vectoring, blinding supercruise speeds of up to 1.6 Mach, and a state of the art integrated avionics package. These things combined with a dynamic campaign/mission generation system and photorealistic terrain make iF-22 Raptor the most realistic simulation of the F-22 Raptor! Use the stealthy nature of your F-22 to locate and attack aerial and ground targets before they even know you exist. With the radar cross section of a small bird or bee you're able to sneak around hostile airspace unseen. One question that constantly faces you is when to use stealth as a weapon and when to use actual weapons at the expense of stealth. You might be able to get those two MiGs, but will the intervening SAM site get you? iF-22 uses two-dimensional thrust vectoring and a full flight control system to achieve remarkable agility. Through thrust vectoring your F-22 can maintain angles-of-attack exceeding 60( or snap the aircraft's nose around for a quick missile or gun shot. The flight control system uses any or all of the F-22's control surfaces to perform desired maneuvers enabling incredible feats at both high and low speeds. With iF-22s integrated avionics package you're free to concentrate on your mission objectives, while the aircraft's high-tech computer worries about the technical details. Take radar operation, you specify that you want information regarding an aircraft in your Multi-Functional Displays (MFDs), the avionics package searches all the available sources of data (i.e. active radar, passive radar, In-Flight-Data-Links: IFDLs) and presents you with the most complete answer. No more fumbling with horizontal and vertical radar search angles or modes, just ask and you shall receive. Another key feature of this game is the dynamic campaign/mission generation system. Most games use a limited number of prescripted or "canned" missions. Each of there missions are exactly the same every time you fly it. In iF-22 no two mission are alike; the campaign system generates a new set of missions each time you fly, based on the current state of the war! Just like the real F-22, iF-22 has supercruise capability allowing speeds in excess of Mach 1.6 without the use of afterburners! With afterburners your plane is capable of over Mach 2.4. Supercruise also greatly increases the combat radius of the F-22 to over 1,500 miles compared to 700 miles for the F-15. What You Didn't Get in This Demo... Multiple terrain sets each encompassing over 80,000 square miles of photorealistic terrain comprised of actual satellite photos overlaid on real world digital elevation maps. This demo version contains only about 8000 square miles. Dynamically generated missions so that no two games are ever the same. Fly Instant Action, Single Missions, Campaign Missions, and Multiplayer Cooperative Single Mission and never see the same encounter twice! Your performance in one mission affects what happens in the next, so stay sharp! Multiplayer play over serial, modem, LAN, and TCP/IP connections including Head-to-Head Dogfight, Head-to-Head Capture the Flag, and Cooperative Single Missions. Detailed mission planning including: Multiple resolution satellite photo theater map Front line, ground unit, radar and SAM ranges, airbase, campaign objective, and waypoint display options Radar ranges based on user specified radar cross section (RCS) and altitude Customizable payloads for each aircraft in your flight Over 275 beautifully rendered 3D models of aircraft, ground vehicles, structures, and weapons More sound effects and music Additional video clips and still scenes Comprehensive documentation detailing HUD and MFD modes and symbology, along with a Dash-32 aircraft operations document just like real pilots use Operation Navigation Chart (ONC) covering Bosnia, the Adriatic Sea, and Italy More, more, and lots more!!! System Requirements Hardware Requirements Minimum: Pentium 90 MHz, 16 MB RAM, 4x CD-ROM, 640x480 SVGA Monitor, Keyboard, and Mouse. Preferred: Pentium 133 MHz, 16 MB RAM, 4x CD-ROM, 800x600 SVGA Monitor, 2 Button Joystick, Keyboard, and Mouse. Ideal: Pentium 166 MHz or Pentium Pro, 32 MB RAM, 6x CD-ROM, 1024x768 SVGA Monitor, 3D Accelerator Board, 4 Button Joystick, Throttle, Rudder Pedals, Keyboard, and Mouse. Software Requirements iF-22 Raptor is a Windows 95 game only and will not operate within any other operating system. It contains Autoplay functionality, which auto-detects and launches install (upon player approval). If for some reason Autoplay is not used, the game will also install or launch from a Windows95 icon. Some Thing to Know Before You Start.... As with all early versions of software, this demo release of iF-22 Raptor contains a number of anomalous items which will be fixed prior to final release. The most important of these anomalies are listed here. 1) Preflight Interface - Use the High Resolution Terrain setting on the System Setup screen - other settings may cause the game to crash. - Enabling "Display Clouds" on the System Setup screen may cause the game to crash. - Do not delete Pilots or Locations on the Ready Room screen. 2) General Flight - When flying low over the terrain, you may notice some terrain "morphing" effects, i.e., hills may suddenly grow larger right in front of you. This will be fixed. - The switches throughout the active cockpit are not always set to their current state, so always check the indicators on the Head Up Display (HUD) and/or Multi-Function Displays (MFDs) for current settings. - Whenever you fly in to the edge of the theater of operations defined in the game, your aircraft will slide along the boundary until you turn away, then the aircraft resumes normal flight. You will receive a communication warning that you are about to enter a no-fly zone. - A few polygon sorting problems will still be observed, particularly on runways and around airports. - There are several small anomalies with the shoot list and targetting system that cause targetting information to be lost. If your targets suddenly get de-selected, simply hit the "s" key to build a new shoot list. 3) Autopilot Anomalies - Do not use the autopilot to take off. - The autopilot can behave strangely if engaged while time is accelerated. - You can use the autopilot to do automatic landings, but if you do, you MUST hit control-Q to quit the mission BEFORE disengaging the autopilot, otherwise your aircraft will explode. 4) Using 3D Accelerators - Any 3D accelerator that supports Microsoft's Direct3D interface can be used with iF-22 Raptor; to enable it, check the "Use 3D Board" box on the System Setup screen. - The sun and explosion bitmaps have black boxes drawn around them when using a 3D accelerator. - Some MFD displays in some cockpit views are incorrectly colored on 3D boards. - PLEASE make sure that you have the very latest Direct3D drivers installedfor your accelerator, even if you just bought your card. Many of the drivers have undergone significant revisions since the boards were shipped, and many of these drivers simply don't work. Getting Started Once you install the simulation you are ready to go. Instant Action is the only scenario available in this demo version. It gives you a general feel for the game with a minimal learning curve. Here's what you do: Start F-22 - Unless you specified differently when you installed there program, iF22 will be found in the Windows Start Menu under Start | Programs | I-Magic Games | F22. Start the game by clicking on the F22 Icon. Select Instant Action on the Main Options screen - The first time you play, the game automatically goes into instant action after the opening screens. If you don't go directly into Instant Action there is a Fly Instant Action button on the Main Options screen. As its name implies, you'll be thrown into battle as soon as you enter Instant Action. You will find four waypoints, each presenting a challenge to you and your Raptor. There will be enemy aircraft, a factory to bomb, enemy radar to silence with your AGM-88 HARM missile and an airfield from which to takeoff and land. Controlling Your Aircraft Control your aircraft by using a joystick or the stand-alone keyboard arrow keys. Right and left joystick or arrows roll the aircraft; e.g. a 180( of roll inverts the plane. Up and down arrows (forward and back joystick) control the pitch the aircraft; e.g. point the nose up or down, so +90( is straight up and -90( is straight down. When you begin Instant Action, ignore nearby enemies and get a feel for your aircraft. Use the number keys (1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9, and 0) above the main keyboard (not the keypad to the right) for throttle control. Preset thrust values start at 10 percent (1 key) through 100% (0 key). The - key decreases throttle by 10 percent and the = key increases throttle by 10 percent. The * key on the keypad toggles your afterburners on and off. Engaging the Enemy Once you have a feel for flying the F-22, find an enemy aircraft and target it. Locate an enemy aircraft (a red circle with a red line extending from it) by looking down at the center MFD (Multi-Function Display) screen directly below the external view and HUD (the center of the upper part of the cockpit that shows the outside world). If you don't see any enemy aircraft turn slowly until one appears as a red circle in the MFD. Target an aircraft by turning toward it and pressing the L key. On the MFD a solid white circle appears around the red circle, indicating your weapons are "locked on" to that target. If the target is within the view area of your HUD, a large targeting triangle appears around the target. If it is not inside the HUD, a line extends from the center of the HUD and points in the direction you should fly to find the target. Your current weapon is an AIM-120C AMRAAM missile (lower left corner of the HUD), which is a medium range missile with an approximate range of 5 to 30 miles. When you get within about 20 miles of your target a "SHOOT" cue appears along the bottom of the HUD. Press the Spacebar to fire you weapon and hope for the best. Instead of using an AMRAAM try selecting an AIM-9X Sidewinder by pressing the Enter key until it appears in the lower left corner of the HUD. The Sidewinder has a much shorter range of approximately 3.5 miles, so you'll have to get in close to use it. With a little luck you'll be an Ace in no time. Two important things to remember are that missiles are neither 100% accurate nor 100% effective. Missiles occasionally miss their intended targets due to inherent tracking inaccuracies or because targets perform evasive maneuvers and/or use defensive countermeasures. Another key thing to remember is that missiles don't always destroy their target, which leaves them merely damaged. So after you've fired keep your eyes on the target to make sure it's really gone and no longer a threat. View System After you've taken out a few bad guys, experiment with the different views available. The keypad arrow keys move you view around the cockpit in 45 degree increments. The keypad 7 and 9 keys snap your view straight up, the keypad 5 key snaps your view straight forward, the keypad 1 and 3 keys snap your view left and right respectively, and the keypad 0 key snaps your view straight backwards. The functions keys also manipulate your views: F1 - Snap forward F2 - Toggle cockpit graphics on and off F3 - Padlock view on your current target F4 - Chase view F5 - Chase view on your current target F6 - Missile chase view looking toward your missiles intended target F7 - Tactical view looking from your aircraft toward your target F8 - Reverses tactical view looking from your target toward your aircraft F9 - Fly-by view (You have to try this one!) F10 - Down view looking from below your bomb bay F11 - Satellite view from 1,000 feet above your aircraft In external views you can perform additional functions such as rotating the camera angle and zooming in and out: . or > - Zoom in , or < - Zoom out Ctrl-Up Arrow - Rotate camera up Ctrl-Down Arrow - Rotate camera down Ctrl-Left Arrow - Rotate camera left Ctrl-Right Arrow - Rotate camera right Ending Instant Action Instant Action ends when you press the Ctrl-q key (to end mission), the Ctrl-e key (to eject from your aircraft), or if you are shot down. Review the debriefing screen to see how you did and then press the Continue button (at the bottom of the screen) to go to the Main Options screen. To review or change the Instant Action settings, click the Instant Action Setup button on the Main Options screen. This allows you to select your starting conditions (in the air, on the runway, or on the ramp), enemy difficulty level, the default flight model for your F-22, and other general flight settings. If you prefer to go directly into Instant Action after the introduction screens click on the Instant Action on Startup button. When you're done hit Accept to save or Cancel to delete your changes. Note: these s imulation settings only apply to Instant Action gaming sessions. Keyboard Controls Below is a summary of all the available keyboard controls. F = Function Keys KP = Numeric Keypad General Game Options Pause p Increase Accelerated Time Tab Decrease Accelerated Time Shift-Tab Normal time \ or Ctrl-Tab Skip preflight & warp from flight line to runway Ctrl-t End mission Ctrl-q Quit simulation Ctrl-x Close and exit application Alt-F4 Flight Controls Autopilot (computer pilot) Toggle a Autopilot (maintain heading) Toggle Ctrl-s Autopilot (maintain heading and altitude) Toggle Ctrl-d Flight stick forward Up arrow Flight stick left left arrow Flight stick back Down arrow Flight stick right Right arrow Rudder left z Rudder right x Extend Flaps (Auto, Extended1, Extended2 ) h Retract Flaps (Auto, Extended1, Extended2 ) Shift-h Landing gear (extended/retracted) g Wheel brakes w Air braking b Altimeter toggle (barometric, radar, laser) Shift-a ILS (on/off) / Angle-of-Attack Limiter (realistic flight model only) Alt-a Jettison external stores Ctrl-j Fuel dump Ctrl-d Eject Ctrl-e Throttle Controls Left engine on/off Ctrl-l Right engine on/off Ctrl-r 10%-100% throttle in 10% increments 1 thru 0 Increase throttle by 10% + and KP + Decrease throttle by 10% - and KP - Afterburner toggle KP * Communication and Navigation Com1 (UHF) on/off y Com1 change channel u Send Com1 message j Send Com2 message k Send Guard message Shift g Network chat mode ' Next waypoint o Previous waypoint Shift o General View Settings Normal cockpit F1 Cockpit graphic toggle F2 Padlock view F3 Internal Views Move view down 1 elevation level KP 2 Move view right 45 degrees KP 6 Move view up 1 elevation level KP 8 Move view left 45 degrees KP 4 Snap to front view (0 degrees) KP 5 Snap to left view (270 degrees) KP 1 Snap to rear view (180 degrees) KP 0 Snap to right view (90 degrees) KP 3 Snap to top or look up view KP 7 or KP 9 External Views Function Key View Toggle On/Off Ctrl-F1 Player Chase view F4 Target Chase view F5 Missile/bomb view F6 Tactical view F7 Reverse Tactical view F8 Fly-By view F9 Downward view F10 Satellite view F11 Rotate camera down Ctrl-Down Arrow Rotate camera up Ctrl-Up Arrow Rotate camera right Ctrl-Right Arrow Rotate camera left Ctrl-Left Arrow Zoom in . or Ctrl-. Zoom out , or Ctrl-, MFD Controls Set MFDs to Combat Mode Insert Key Set MFDs to Status Mode Home Key Set MFDs to Navigation Mode Page Up Key Set MFDs to User Set 1 Delete Key Define User Set 1 as Current MFD Modes End Key Choose next MFD n Next mode in current MFD m Previous mode in current MFD Shift-m Increase MFD/radar range ] Decrease MFD/radar range [ Select next item in MFD Tab Select previous item in MFD Shift-Tab HUD Controls Next HUD mode ; Helmet HUD Toggle On/Off Ctrl-h Previous HUD mode Shift-; Increase HUD Brightness/Color Shift-Up Arrow Decrease HUD Brightness/Color Shift-Down Arrow Declutter HUD Shift-c Counter Measures ECM e Auto Dispense Chaff/Flares v Chaff c Flares f Detection and Identification Active radar on/off r IFF check on current target i Weapon and Targeting Controls Select next weapon Enter and KP Enter Select previous weapon Shift-Enter and Shift-KP Enter Master arm toggle Ctrl-a Arm weapon Backspace Fire weapon Spacebar Fire gun Shift-Spacebar Bay doors open/close d Select target nearest center as current target l Prepare auto shoot list for selected weapon s Remove current target from shoot list Shift-d Select next target in shoot list t Select previous target in shoot list Shift-t Information on currently selected target q The entire contents of this disk are Copyright (c) 1997 by Interactive Magic, Inc. No unauthorized duplication or distribution of the contents are permitted.