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F-22 Raptor Playable Demo Readme
Included in this file are the following sections:
Playing a single player game:
IMPORTANT KEYS
GETTING OFF THE GROUND
VMAX
LANDING GEAR
TIPS TO REMEMBER
Playing a NovaWorld multiplayer game:
MAKING AN INTERNET CONNECTION
CONNECTING TO NOVAWORLD
Technical issues:
MUSIC
JOYSTICK HATSWITCH ISSUE
Product information:
RAPTOR INFO BUTTON
PURCHASING F-22 RAPTOR
IMPORTANT KEYS:
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Pressing the "?" key in the game will bring up the Raptor Keyboard Help
screen. This will show you most of the keys required to play the game.
Additional keys include:
The "SPACEBAR" fires the currently selected weapon.
The "P" key lists the players involved in a multiplayer game. The first
32 names will be displayed on screen. Pressing the "UP ARROW" and "DOWN
ARROW" keys will scroll through the list and show additional players.
To scroll through the list quickly, use "CTRL" and "UP ARROW" or "CTRL"
and "DOWN ARROW".
Pressing "SHIFT T" in multiplayer allows you to send chat messages only
to members in your squadron.
GETTING OFF THE GROUND:
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To get into the action quickly, do the following:
The first thing to do at the beginning of the mission is press the
"BACKSPACE" key. This will turn your engines on and set them to
afterburner. Once you reach about 150kts, press the "DOWN ARROW" key or
pull back on the joystick. The plane will liftoff. Immediately press
the "G" key to raise your gear and flaps. This will transition the
Raptor from landing mode to attack mode. Press the "0" key on the
keyboard (not the keypad). This will reduce your thrust to 100% (Full
Military Power). Once you're in the air, follow the waypoint caret (the
green arrow tracking the HUD compass) to the action! If (and when) you
die, press ENTER to reset back to the runway.
VMAX:
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The structural limit of the F-22 airframe is based upon the pressure
of air upon the frame of the aircraft. As you fly faster, pressure
will increase. The structural limit, or "Q factor," is reached when
the player exceeds 850 nautical miles per hour. A "VMAX" warning
will appear on the heads-up display when a speed of 800 kts is
reached.
The "VMAX" warning gives the player an opportunity to reduce airspeed
and avoid breaking up the aircraft. Once the F-22 has reached 850
kts, the aircraft will be destroyed, resulting in a terminal velocity
dive toward the ground.
LANDING GEAR:
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There is an option in the "Options" screen to enable or disable
automatic landing gear retraction. If you enable this feature, the
gear will automatically be raised when the F-22 reaches an airspeed
of 250 kts. If you leave landing gear under manual control, your on-
board computer will give you a "Check Gear" warning if you have not
raised the gear when you reach a speed of 250 kts.
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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Remember that your weapons will not fire and you will NOT get the
missile distance box on the HUD unless your gear is up. If you are
unable to shoot, check to be sure your gear has been raised.
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.
MAKING AN INTERNET CONNECTION:
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F-22 Raptor can be played multiplayer over the internet using
Microsoft's DirectX5 or greater (see below). If you want to play a
multiplayer game through NovaWorld, you must establish an internet
connection on your computer. If you use a dial-up internet service, the
dial-up connection window will appear when you attempt to JOIN an
internet 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.
DIRECTX 5:
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Playing F-22 Raptor on NovaWorld requires DirectX 5.0 or greater to be
installed on your machine. If you do not have DirectX 5.0, you can
download it from Microsoft. The URL for the DirectX5 user area is:
http://www.microsoft.com/directx/enduserguide.htm
CONNECTING TO NOVAWORLD:
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To play the demo version of F-22 Raptor multiplayer over the internet
you will first need to log on to our Novaworld demo server. From
the main menu, click on MULTIPLAYER. In the multiplayer menu, enter
your pilot's name. Click on SEARCH. The name of the running games will
be listed in the SESSIONS panel. Select the desired game and click on
JOIN.
In a R.A.W game you will find yourself on one of 2 teams, with the
choice of being either a fighter or a bomber. Your objective is to
destroy the opposing side's base. You will have a set limit of time to
explore and enjoy a R.A.W experience.
Deathmatch is a more traditional free for all. Takeoff and shoot down
anyone else in the sky. You will also have set amount of time to enjoy
the Deathmatch demo.
MUSIC:
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F-22 Raptor defaults to playing music using DirectSound. You may
experience an undesirable side effect when using certain sound cards
(notably some SoundBlaster AWE 32 and 64 cards). If you find that
changing the volume of the music also changes the volume of the sound
effects, you can either turn music off in the Options section of the
game or you can configure the game not to play music using
DirectSound.
To change the game to not use DirectSound, exit the Raptor game and
use any text editor to edit the file "RAPTOR.CFG" which is in the
installed game directory on your hard drive. Find the line in this
text file which reads:
DIRECTSOUND = 1
Change the number 1 on this line to a 0 (zero) and re-save the file.
Now when you start Raptor, all music will be played through Windows
default drivers.
If you experience any problems with music while playing a mission,
you can turn the music off by pressing "T" to bring up the chat box
and entering:
midi off
and pressing ENTER. You must type "midi off" in all lower case in
order for it to work.
JOYSTICK HATSWITCH ISSUE:
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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.
RAPTOR INFO BUTTON:
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The main F-22 Raptor menu has an information button to automatically
launch the installed browser and connect to an information page. If
your browser doesn't automatically launch, you can access the page
directly with your browser by going to:
http://www.novalogic.com/f22raptor/onlineinfo.htm
PURCHASING F-22 RAPTOR:
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F-22 Raptor is available worldwide at major retailers. You can also
find purchasing info on the NovaLogic web site:
http://www.novalogic.com