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F-22 Lightning 3 Demo Readme
Included in this file are the following sections:
KEYCHART
NOVAWORLD TIME LIMIT
3DFX SUPPORT
D3D SUPPORT
MAKING AN INTERNET CONNECTION
JOYSTICK ISSUES
LANDING GEAR
TIPS TO REMEMBER
VOICE OVER NET MANUAL
WINDOWS' SWAP FILE
TECHNICAL SUPPORT
Keychart:
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Following is a list of some of the more important keys for F-22 Lightning 3.
General Game Controls:
ESC - Exit current mission
PAUSE - Pause game
E - End mission (only works after primary objectives are complete)
O - Mission objectives and current status
Y - Recent messages
? - Keyboard controls help
General Flight Controls:
Arrow keys - Pitch and roll
6 - Engine off
7 - 35% Thrust (taxi speed)
8 - 80% Thrust (landing speed)
9 - 90% Thrust (cruise speed)
0 - 100% Thrust (full military power)
Backspace - Afterburner
F - Flaps
G - Gear
B (hold down) - Air and ground brake
U - Rudder left
I - Rudder right
< - HUD dim
> - HUD bright
N - Cycle steerpoint
CTRL E - Eject
Easy Flight Controls:
A - Autocontrol command menu
H - Home (autopilot to the initial approach point)
L - Autolevel aircraft
CTRL A - Auto-takeoff
CTRL F - Auto-follow current target
CTRL L - Auto-land the F-22
CTRL M - Auto-match speed with current target
CTRL N - Follow route to next steerpoint
CTRL Z - Auto-refuel
Weapons and Countermeasures:
R - Radar on/off
~ - Cycle weapons
1 - Nav mode
2 - Cycle guns mode
3 - Cycle air to air missile mode
4 - Cycle air to ground missile mode
5 - Cycle bomb mode
Spacebar - Fire selected weapon
' - Boresight target
TAB - Cycle through all available targets (including friendlies)
[ and ] - Cycle through enemy targets only
C - Chaff
D - Flare
CTRL J - Jettison all stores
CTRL K - Jettison currently selected weapon
M - Tactical coordinate map
Perspective Controls:
F1 - Virtual cockpit view
F2 - HUD view
F3 - External camera view
F4 - Fly-By aircraft view
F5 - Target padlock view
F6 - Wingman external view
F7 - Missile view
F8 - Target view
F9 - Toggle night goggles
F10 - Toggle HUD and HMD
F11 - Toggle simple attack display overlay
F12 - Toggle 6x time compression
External and Virtual Cockpit Camera Controls:
S - Zoom in camera
CTRL S - Zoom in fast
X - Zoom out camera
CTRL X - Zoom out fast
CTRL Up - Tilt camera up
CTRL Down - Tilt camera down
CTRL Right - Pan camera right
CTRL Left - Pan camera left
Keypad Perspective Views:
Keypad 2 - Stores display
Keypad 4 - Defense display
Keypad 5 - Navigation display
Keypad 6 - Attack display
Keypad 7 - Status display
Keypad 8 - Communications display
Keypad 9 - Standby flight group display
Keypad / - Look out left side of cockpit
Keypad * - Look out right side of cockpit
Keypad - - Look forward
Keypad + - Look out rear of cockpit ("check six")
Multiplayer Keys:
K - Deathmatch kill total
P - Player list
Q - Show squadron list
CTRL ? - Chat to system operator privately
T - Text chat mode
CTRL T - Squadron chat
; - Show top 8 players
Novaworld Time Limit:
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The F-22 Lightning 3 demo has a time limit for multiplayer play on Novaworld.
After this time limit expires, you will no longer be able to join a
multiplayer game. The time limit is per game only. Therefore, if more than
one game is available, you will have a separate time limit for each game.
3DFX Support:
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F-22 Lightning 3 Demo supports 3dfx compatible cards. If you experience
problems with the graphics display, it may be because you do not have the
most recent Glide drivers. We've found that there are many graphic
"glitches" associated with older 3dfx drivers. You should check your video
card manufacturers' website for their latest drivers. 3dfx also maintains a
website at http://www.3dfx.com . You can find links to most video card
manufactures on their site. Also on the site are "reference drivers" for
the various 3dfx chipsets (Voodoo, Voodoo Rush, Voodoo 2, Voodoo 3.) These
are generic drivers which may not support particular features on your card,
but contain the most up-to-date driver fixes.
Issues:
Voodoo RUSH: Run the game with menus in Windowed mode ONLY.
LOSING FOCUS: If the game loses focus to another application (like
message notifiers), it will appear to hang. Unless you know the key
sequences to force the notifier to return focus the game, you should
disable any such programs before running in 3dfx mode. (This also
applies to any key sequence which you might regularly use: ALT-TAB,
CTL-ESC, etc.)
D3D SUPPORT:
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DirectX6 or greater is required for Direct3D support. Because of the
wide variety of cards available, graphic fidelity may fluctuate from one
card to another. Please refer to our website at www.novalogic.com for the
latest 3d card information.
Note: The Options menu defaults to Glide driver support for 3d hardware.
If you have a D3D-only card, you must manually select D3D in the video
options menu.
MAKING AN INTERNET CONNECTION:
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F-22 Lightning 3 Demo can be played multiplayer over the internet through
Novaworld. If you want to do this, you must establish an internet
connection on your computer. If you use a dial-up internet service, the
dial-up connection windows will appear when you attempt to HOST or JOIN a
Novaworld game. If it doesn't, your internet preferences may need to
be changed. Open the INTERNET control panel and go to the
CONNECTIONS page. The option "Connect to the Internet as needed"
should be checked.
If the connection box does not open automatically, you will need to
make the connection before running the game. Open the "Dial-Up
Networking" folder found in the Accessories Folder under Programs in
the Start menu. Make the connection to your service provider. You
can then run the game and play an internet game.
JOYSTICK ISSUES:
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HATSWITCH ISSUE:
If you are playing the game using a joystick which has a hatswitch,
you may experience some problems with the hatswitch switching views
when you have not pressed it. You can solve this problem by making a
change to the joystick configuration in the Windows 95 control panel.
Bring up the Game Controllers control panel, select the joystick and
click on the ADVANCED window pane. Near the bottom of the window is
a checkbox for 'Poll with interrupts enabled'. Turn this checkbox
OFF. Your hatswitch should now work more reliably.
LANDING GEAR:
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Remember that the F-22 handles and operates differently with the
landing gear down. Raising the gear tells the aircraft that it is
now in "fighter mode".
TIPS TO REMEMBER:
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The TAB key will cycle through all available targets on screen. This
includes friendlies as well as enemies. To cycle through a list of only
enemy targets, use the [ and ] (bracket) keys.
360 degree radar is available in certain missions as a result of an
AWACS operating in the area. If your AWACS is destroyed, you will
lose your 360 degree radar. This will make missions more difficult.
In most missions, you will be provided with a wingman. Do not forget
that your wingman is there. Effective use of the wingman can make
missions substantially less difficult.
Voice Over Net Manual:
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We have provided a manual for Voice Over Net in a .PDF format. To view the
manual you must install Adobe Acrobat Reader. You can go to www.adobe.com to
download Acrobat Reader for free.
VOICE.PDF (This is an in depth explanation of VOICE OVER NET.)
Windows' Swap File:
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You must have enough free space on your hard drive for Windows to create
and maintain a swap file. As a rule of thumb, the game will want to
use upwards of 32 megabytes. Always check the free space on your swap
drive if you are having troubles.
Technical Support:
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If you are having a problem you need assistance with, check our website
(http://www.novalogic.com) for up-to-date information on the product.
If you do not find the answer to your problem, you can contact us by the
following means:
email: support@novalogic.com
When contacting us by email, note as completely as possible the nature
of the problem and particulars about you system (CPU, speed, video and
sound card types). Also, please provide a contact number in case there
is a problem with email.
You can also contact Tech Support by phone during normal business hours
(Monday through Friday 9am to 5pm Pacific Time) at the following numbers:
Phone: (818) 878-0325
FAX Support Line: (818) 880-3448