Classic Fond 58/ClassicFond58.iso/games/or.rar/RULES.TXT

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.1. Story Line

Welcome to the world of Outlaw Racers, where all that
matters is how much money you have, and what kind of
car you drive. You are an Outlaw Racer, participating
in illegal races in cities all over America. You are
out to prove who's the baddest, coolest, fastest racer
in the land, and you will have to do whatever it takes
to be  #1. No car, cop, or law will stand in your way.
Everyone on the road is your enemy, so watch yourself,
'cause you're on your own. Mysterious Stalker cars are
determined to run you off the road and get in your way
wherever possible. Local authorities have issued a
warning to all citizens to stay off the roads where
outlaw racing is taking place. The public has been
warned to stay off the streets until the police have
taken care of  these criminals. There are, however,
innocent people still driving on the roads, as well
as cash-laden armored cars which are big targets for
anyone to rob.  Because of these dangerous Outlaw
Racers, the once peaceful and safe city streets are
no more, and law enforcers of America  have  declared
each city under Martial Law, until all Outlaw Racers
have been apprehended.


.2. Overview

Outlaw Racers is a Real-Time 3D, strategic/racing
game where the user will have complete control over
where they are going. Along with driver-seat
experience, Outlaw Racers involves an essential
amount of strategy and skill. The user will not be
subjected to any predetermined route or track,
since every race is randomly generated, with new
city layouts and checkpoints. The key element of
the game is to find an appropriate balance between
fast and cautious driving. The police are watching,
as are hidden cameras that have been placed in
certain spots around each city, waiting to capture
your violations on film.  Your objective is to
cross each checkpoint, while also collecting money
through bonus points and successfully hijacking
armored cars and their loot. And all this time, you
must choose if (and when) to obey the rules of the
road.  You'll need money, LOTS OF IT, because
you'll need to constantly upgrade your car and its
parts if you want to stay a step ahead of the police.
And the money will come in handy, too, when you
need to pay for traffic violations. Once you begin a
race, you will be faced with several decisions:
which route is best to take for you; how fast and
cautious should you be; which laws can you break
without severe penalties (i.e. running red lights,
stop signs, driving on the wrong side of the road,
ramming armored cars for their money).


.3. Objective

Once a law is broken, you will be penalized. You will
need to have the money to pay for these fines, or off
to jail you go!  And if you think you can just escape
the clutches of the local law enforcement by
outrunning them, be aware that your actions are
being monitored by surveillance cameras throughout
the city!  Collect as much money as you can; you'll
never know when or how you'll need it. Avoiding the
police and their cameras won't be easy, but you do
have options. You can either drive as safely and as
cautiously as possible and obey the rules of the road,
but not collect as much money as your opponents, or
you can go to option #2. You can drive as fast and
as crazy as you want and avoid police and camera
detection by using the sophisticated mono-rail system
that is under development: O.R.T
(Outlaw Racer Transport).


.4. Outlaw Racer Transport

O.R.T. systems are marked on each racer's GPS map
and are accessible to all cars. Police and other
"civilian" cars will be allowed access to O.R.T.,
so...BEWARE, you just may end up on a O.R.T. platform
with a cop who will fine you till your blue in the
face if your not obeying the laws. Once you've
accessed O.R.T., the platform will zip you across
different areas of the level of speeds that exceed
200mph. Use O.R.T. wisely, they could make the
difference in how successful you are.  O.R.T. will
serve as a means of allowing racers to get to
different parts of the city, quickly, as well as
serve as a "shortcut" or "expressway." Best of all,
it's a quick way to get the police off your tail! As
you collect more money, and your infamous reputation
gets you noticed by other racers, you'll need to
choose the right time when to upgrade car parts and
even the car itself. You'll need to be cautious in
how you spend your money for upgrades, because you'll
always need to put money aside to pay off penalties
and pay for any repairs inflicted to your car.
Otherwise, don't even bother trying to run your
hooptie in a race (you don't wanna be laughed at,
do you?). For those who don't upgrade enough they will
be left in the dust, while those who upgrade too much
won't have enough money to bail themselves out of
trouble!


.5. Mode of Play

There are two modes of play:
1) Capture the Flag (CTF) - the goal of this mode is
to collect as many of the flags (hence the name!)
that are scattered throughout the level. There are
three types of flags with varying values:

GOLD:     500
SILVER:    250
BRONZE:    100

Your mission here will be to collect as many of
them as you can before the other racers get to
them. Your best bet is to get the higher valued
flags first. Once all the flags have been removed
from their posts, the game will end. The winner
is determined by the Outlaw Racer with the most
flags. If two racers have the same number of flags,
then the winner is the racer with the highest valued
flags.  During the race you must be cautious of
where the other racers in the game are. The
reason: well, they'll be out to ram into you
any chance they get. If they hit you going at
a fast enough speed say "bye-bye" to the flags you've
collected. Once they hit you, all the flags that
you have collected will go the racer that hits you.
You, of course, can do the very same thing! F8 is
the key in which you can keep track of who has what,
so check it often, and watch your back!

.6. Explore Mode

2) Explore the World - Your mission here is to
collect as many flags and bonus points as possible.
This form of racing will not end until the entire
level has been cleared of all flags and b-point flags.
The winner will be the Outlaw Racer with the most
cash value at the end. Oh, almost forgot to mention
one thing. We didn't name this form of racing
"Explore the World" for nothing, the reason is
actually because when you begin a race in this mode,
you will not be able to see where anything is when
you begin in this mode as you can in (CTF). Only
when you beginning driving will the map open up.


.7. World Generation

Every race is a new race, complete with uniquely
generated maps and traffic conditions.  Of these
randomly generated conditions, the options
you can control are:  Road Mode, Police
Activity (difficulty), Road Conditions, Settings
(shadows, road dust, and rain drops). This is the
information that will be generated for each new level:

-City Name
-Players (Cars)
-Race Mode
-Road Conditions
-Police Activity
-Number of Cities
-Total Road Length
-O.R.T.
-Number of Lighted Intersections
-Number of Stop Signs
-Number of Bridges
-Number of Check Point Areas
-Number of Bonus Point Areas


.8. Level Map

Each race exists in an approximately 16 square
kilometer area containing either 2, 3, or 4
cities with freeway and/or O.R.T. segments
between them.  This area will serve as your
map for this race.  All cities have their own
uniquely generated  name. The names generation
scheme is based either on stochastic letter
combination or conventional roots/prefixes
combination.

The mini map is available in all views.
It serves as a miniature map of the race, or
when toggled  (F8), as a Status Screen with
information on current statistics of the other
racers. Also, the  player may toggle between
the cockpit mini map and a full-size Map View,
which is generated by a Global Positioning
Satel