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- RenderWare(tm) v1.4 MS-Dos Demonstration Program
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- This demonstration program is copyright Criterion Software Limited 1994.
- You may not disassemble, decompile or reverse engineer this demonstration
- program.
-
- This demonstration program is provided as is with no warranties of any
- kind. Criterion Software will not, under any circumstances, be liable for
- any lost revenue or other damages arising from the use of this
- demonstration program.
-
- RenderWare is a trademark of Canon Inc.
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- DOSROLLER
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- DOSROLLE.EXE is a roller coaster simulator. In it you can watch a car moving
- around a roller coaster from 4 different view points. Also you can create your
- own roller coasters for the car to travel around.
-
- To change the view click on the current viewing mode word which is at the left
- hand side of the bottom line of the screen. This will cycle you through the
- four available views.
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- Trail - View from behind the car.
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- Lead - View from infront of the car.
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- Spotter - View which rotates around the car.
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- Ride - View from inside the car.
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- To load in a track (the default track is just a circle) click on 'Load' and
- type in the full name (including the extension) of the file you wish to load.
- Four tracks come with the demo distribution. These are
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- track1.rrc
- track2.rrc
- track3.rrc
- track4.rrc
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- Saving a track is a similar process. Just click on 'Save' and type in the full
- name (including the extension) of the file you wish the track to be saved
- under.
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- To return to the default track click on 'New'. The current track will
- be replaced by the default ring track.
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- To move the lights position, press the right mouse button. Moving the mouse
- will allow the repositioning of the light source. Clicking on the left button
- will resume normal operation.
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- Editing
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- The editing mode can be accessed by clicking on the 'EditPlan' and 'EditSide'
- lines on the bottom of the display.
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- 'EditPlan' allows the editing of the track from an above view. To alter the
- spline which defines the track click and hold down the left button on a
- control point (a yellow cone). Then move the cone to the desired position and
- release. The track will be formed so as it runs through the moved control
- point. To move the view point around click with the left button elsewhere
- (ie not on a control point) and move the mouse. To zoom in and out of the
- scene hold down the left 'Shift' key and the left mouse button button, moving
- the mouse up and down will zoom in and out of the scene.
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- 'EditSide' functions in a similar manner to edit plan. The left button being
- held down not on a control point will pan and zoom the view. Holding the left
- 'Shift' button down with the left mouse button down, up and down motion of the
- mouse moves the view point up and down.
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- Application Controls
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- 1) The mouse controls major functions as explained above.
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- 2) Press ESC to exit.
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