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- G-NOME Readme Notes
- 7th Level, Inc.
-
- Welcome to the G-NOME world. A world where Humans and Scorp
- live in an uneasy peace. Use Heavy Armor Weapons Chassis (HAWC)
- vehicles to maneuver and fire upon enemy vehicles. Eject from your
- HAWC and commandeer other vehicles, or fight as a foot soldier.
-
- Multiplayer support is included with this mission. For instructions
- on network play, see the section "Network Play" in this readme file.
-
-
- SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
-
- Make sure you have the following minimum system setup.
-
- * IBM PC or compatible
- * Pentium 90 processor (P133 recommended for best results)
- * 16 MB of RAM
- * Windows 95
- * Quad-speed CD-ROM
- * Mouse or joystick
- * 256-color display, running at 640 X 480
- * MPC-compatible sound card and amplified speakers
- * Direct Play for networking
-
-
- STARTING A GAME
-
- In the Start menu, choose 7th Level, and then choose G-NOME.
-
- To start a single player game:
-
- 1. Click Game.
- 2. Select New, then choose Missions. A description of the
- mission objective appears.
- 3. Click Start when you are ready to begin the mission.
-
-
- NETWORK PLAY
-
- This G-NOME demo supports network play with up
- to eight players.
-
- To start a multi-player game:
-
- 1. Click Network.
- 2. Click Host to start a network game.
- 3. Select the way that you want to network your game.
- 4. Name the game, and give yourself a call sign.
- 5. Change the Status to Go when you finish gathering
- 6. players.
- 7. Click Launch to begin the network game.
-
- To join a multi-player game:
-
- 1. Click Network.
- 2. Click Join to join a network game.
- 3. Choose the Name of the game you want to join.
- 4. Enter your name, and then change the Status to Go, and
- wait for the game to start.
-
-
- PLAYING TIPS
-
- To get the most fun out of the G-NOME demo, here are a few
- things you should know.
-
- You start the game navigating on foot (network play only);
- find a HAWC and get in to do maximum damage. If your HAWC
- is destroyed, you will be ejected from it. You must then find
- another HAWC or structure to get into. If you cannot find an
- unoccupied HAWC, you can forcibly remove another player from
- his HAWC. Use your GASHR (weapon #2) on an occupied HAWC, then
- quickly kill the other player and commandeer his vehicle. Games
- can sometimes turn into a GASHR fest, with the player who has
- the most GASHRs overcoming all other players.
-
- If you run out of GASHRs, you can replenish your supply by
- entering any Headquarters (HQ). If your HAWC runs out of
- missiles or other ammunition is depleted, get out NOW! The
- name of the game is Killing to Survive!
-
- In a network game, you can die up to four times. Once you
- have died for the fourth time, the mission is considered a
- failure. Go back home, soldier, until you can hang with
- the big boys.
-
- In a single player game, you have access to a guided
- missile--the VISOM. Use your arrow keys to aim and maneuver
- this missile after you fire it. Hang on for the ride of your life.
-
-
- G-NOME CONTROLS
-
- The following key combinations can be used to move around, fire
- at will, and change your camera views.
-
- WEAPONS:
-
- 1-4 Fire Weapons on Mounts 1-4
- Spacebar Return from VISOM missile fly-by-wire view
-
- MOVEMENT:
-
- + keypad Increase throttle
- - keypad Decrease throttle
- Enter Zero throttle
- Left arrow Turn Left
- Right arrow Turn Right
- Up arrow Pitch weapon mount(s) forward and Look down
- Down arrow Pitch weapon mount(s) back and Look up
- < and > Twist torso left, twist torso right
- space Center torso, head, pitch and yaw
- A Toggle Auto Pilot (move to target)
-
- TARGETING:
-
- TAB Target next object
- SHIFT-TAB Target previous object
- CTRL-TAB Untarget targeted object
- Q Target object inside targeting cursor
- W Toggle auto-tracking of targeted object
- E Target nearest enemy
- R Audio recon of targeted object
-
- RADAR COMMANDS:
-
- Z Zoom radar view in
- X Zoom radar view out
-
- ADDITIONAL COMMANDS:
-
- BACKSPACE Eject from object
- CTRL+BACKSPACE Eject passengers
- CTRL+8 CTRL+6 Begin Self-destruct sequence
- CTRL+6 CTRL+8 Abort Self-destruct sequence
- ESC Exit
- PAUSE Pause
-
- CAMERA VIEWS:
-
- C Toggle trailing camera view
- V Toggle external view, moveable camera
- Insert External camera zoom in
- Page Up External camera zoom out
- Delete External camera revolve clockwise
- Page Down External camera revolve counter clockwise
- Home External camera move up over object
- End External camera move down below object
-
- MESSAGES and COMMUNIATION:
-
- U,I,O,P Cycle through 4-digit octal IFF code
- Y Set vehicle IFF to pilotÆs IFF
-
- Single Player
- F1 Send command to all units
- F2-F4 Send command to wingman 1-3 via menu:
- menu: F1 Attack me or targeted object
- F2 Defend me or targeted object
- F3 Move to me or targeted object
- F4 Occupy me or targeted object
- F5 Follow me or targeted object
- F6 Eject
- F7 Abort current task
- F8 Free Fire
- F9 Send Signal
- F10 Self-destruct self, or sabotage targeted object
- ESC exit menu
-
- Network
- F1 Broadcast message to all players
- F2 Send message to all players using your IFF
-
-
-
- TECHNICAL SUPPORT AND COMMON PROBLEMS AND SOLUTIONS
-
- If you have difficulty installing or running the demo, please read
- the section below before calling our Technical Support phone line.
- By checking the few items listed below, you may be able to solve any
- difficulty you are having on your own.
-
- If you are still having difficulty, call Technical Support at 972-498-8053.
- Support is available Monday - Friday from 8:00 am to 9:00 pm, and on
- Saturday from 8:00 am to 7:00 pm Central Time. You also can reach
- Technical Support via America Online (keyword Seventh) or the
- Microsoft Network (Go Seventh).
-
- Technical Support also is available via the World Wide Web on 7th Level's
- web page (www.7thlevel.com). By accessing 7th Level's web page, you can
- download the latest technical support information along with demos of
- current and future products, register your products online, and
- participate in contests and chats with the celebrities and individuals
- involved in our products.
-
-
- Problem:
- The program seems to run slowly.
-
- Solution:
- As with any program running under Windows, the speed and the
- smoothness of the program is dependent on the speed of the
- hardware that it is running on. Hardware configurations that affect
- performance are: the amount of memory and the speed of the video
- card, the processor type, the amount of real memory and the transfer
- rate of the CD-ROM drive. The minimum system configuration
- required to run the mission is a Pentium 90 processor with 16 MB
- of RAM, a video card capable of running 256 colors and a quad-speed
- CD-ROM drive. You may be able to improve the performance of this
- demo running on your computer by upgrading one or all of these
- elements of your computer system, depending on what you
- already have.
-
- Problem:
- The program does not display properly.
-
- Solution:
- Make sure you have a video card running in 640x480 with
- 256 colors. Also, make sure that you have the proper display
- driver installed.
-
- Problem:
- The program is working, but I don't hear any sounds.
-
- Solution:
- Make sure your sound card is installed and working properly. You can
- check the sound from your sound board by using the Sound utility in
- the Control Panel. Choose one of the WAV files in the Windows
- directory and click Test.
- Problem:
- The sound or video skips during the program.
-
- Solution:
- Make sure you have at least 16 MB of RAM. Also, make sure that an
- expanded memory manager (such as EMM386, QEMM or 386MAX) is not
- reserving memory that Windows and this demo will need to run correctly.
-
- Problem:
- I can't get the MIDI files to play. (I'm not getting any music.)
-
- Solution:
- Most sound cards are not set up to play MIDI files unless you
- have a MIDI peripheral device attached to your computer. To set
- your sound card so that MIDI files will play without a MIDI
- peripheral device attached, follow the steps below.
-
- To change your MIDI settings under Windows 95:
-
- 1. Select the Start Menu.
- 2. Choose Settings and open the Control Panel.
- 3. Double click the Multimedia icon and select the MIDI tab.
- 4. Select the MIDI setup file. (Check your sound card documentation
- for the correct setup file.)
- 5. Click the OK button and exit the Control Panel.
-
- Problem:
- The sound and video are not synchronized properly.
-
- Solution:
- Make sure that you are running the program on a Pentium 90 or
- better IBM-compatible computer with at least 16 MB of RAM.
-
- Problem:
- The sound breaks up or has a lot of static.
-
- Solution:
- You may need to change the DMA setting on your sound card. Please
- check the documentation for your sound card for the proper settings
- and how to change the settings. We recommend setting the 16-bit DMA
- to the same channel as the 8-bit DMA.
-
- Problem:
- The program seems to run extremely slow.
-
- Solution:
- Make sure that you have a permanent swap file of at least 5 MB
- set up in Windows. Please consult your Windows documentation for
- instructions regarding your swap file settings.
-
-
- KEYBOARD FUNCTIONS
-
- The following keyboard combinations can be used to replace mouse
- movements for certain activities and functions.
-
- ALT+F4 Exit the program
- SHIFT+ESC Exit the program
- ESC Exits back to the main menu one level at a time
-