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- F-22 Lightning 3 Demo Readme
-
- Included in this file are the following sections:
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- 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
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-
- Keychart:
- ---------
- Following is a list of some of the more important keys for F-22 Lightning 3.
-
- General Game Controls:
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- 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:
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- 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
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-
- Easy Flight Controls:
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- 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
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- Weapons and Countermeasures:
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- 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
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-
- Perspective Controls:
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- 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
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- External and Virtual Cockpit Camera Controls:
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- 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
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- Keypad Perspective Views:
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- 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")
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-
- Multiplayer Keys:
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- 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
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- 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:
- -------------
-
- 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:
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- Voodoo RUSH: Run the game with menus in Windowed mode ONLY.
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- 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:
- ------------
-
- 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:
- ------------------------------
-
- 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:
- ----------------
-
- 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:
- -------------
-
- 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:
- -----------------
-
- 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.
-
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- Voice Over Net Manual:
- ----------------------
-
- 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.)
-
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- Windows' Swap File:
- -------------------
-
- 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.
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- Technical Support:
- ------------------
-
- 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:
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- 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:
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- Phone: (818) 878-0325
- FAX Support Line: (818) 880-3448
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