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:: Lucas Arts Entertainment Co. ::
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:: D A R K F O R C E S tm ::
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READ ME
I) INSTRUCTIONS FOR INSTALLING AND RUNNING DARK FORCES DEMO
II) USING THE MOUSE AND JOYSTICK IN THE GAME
III) SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
IV) MAKING A BOOTDISK WITH BOOTMKR.EXE
V) KEY COMMANDS
VI) FLIGHTSTICKPROtm AND THRUSTMASTERtm FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEM
VII) MOUSE CONTROL
VIII) CONFIGURATION MENU
IX) PERSONAL DATA ASSISTANT (PDA)
X) THE HEADS UP DISPLAY
XI) USING "SET SOUNDBOARD" TO CONFIGURE YOUR SOUNDCARD
XII) SOUNDCARD ISSUES
XIII) TECHNICAL SUPPORT
Note: This is a work-in-progress. There may be some issues not covered
in this readme, but still in the game. These will be dealt with in the
final release version of the game.
I) INSTRUCTIONS FOR INSTALLING AND RUNNING DARK FORCES DEMO:
To install the Dark Forces and Full Throttle Demos, type "cd lucasart" from
your CD-ROM directory (D:\ on most machines) then RETURN. Next, type
"demo" and RETURN. This will bring you to the install menu. From the install,
menu follow the on-screen instructions. Press "I" to install. This will
create a new directory on your C: drive called C:\LUCASART. When the install
is finished it will bring you to the options menu. From there you type "1"
to run Dark Forces. In the future, in order to get to the options menu, you
should type "demo" from the C:\LUCASART directory.
II)USING THE MOUSE AND JOYSTICK IN THE GAME
In order to use the mouse in the game, you must TURN IT ON AGAIN. Go to
the configuration menu by pressing ESCAPE, type "c" to bring up the
configuration menu and then slide the mouse sensitivity bar TO THE RIGHT.
To calibrate the joystick type "j" and that will bring up your joystick
calibration
III) SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS:
- 486 Microprocessor or better recommended
- 8 Megabytes of RAM
- Sound Blaster TM-compatible or Pro AudioSpectrum TM sound card
- Microsoft TM-compatible Mouse
Note: DARK FORCES is a protect mode game this may cause problems if you are
running EMM386 and HIMEM.SYS or other memory managers. SMARTDRV may also
cause problems.
a problem
IV) MAKING A BOOTDISK FROM BOOTMKR.EXE:
A Boot Disk is a floppy disk that, when inserted in your A:
drive before startup, will load only the software necessary to play
the samplers. BOOTMKR requires a clean floppy disk that it may re-format
and erase, so be sure to acquire a clean disk before making your boot disk.
To run BOOTMKR, press "6" from the main menu after typing
install. Simply follow the instructions and voila! Your new boot disk is
ready for use.
V) KEY COMMANDS:
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:: Key Commands ::
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Main Commands
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<ESC> Main menu
<TAB> Turn overlay map on/off
+ - AutoMap Zoom In/Out
F1 PDA
F2 Goggles Toggle
F3 Cleats Toggle
F4 Gas Mask Toggle
F5 Headlight Toggle
F6 HUD On/Off
F7 Head Wave and Weapon Waggle On/Off
1-10 Select Weapon
Overlay Map Commands
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<TILDE> <ARROW KEYS> Scroll Map
[ and ] Change floor
<ALT> <TAB> Toggle current floor / all floors
Control And View Commands
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<CTRL> Fire primary weapon
z Fire secondary weapon
<SHIFT> Speed Mode (all controls)
<CAPS LOCK> Slow Mode (all controls)
<ALT> Strafe Mode (all right/left)
<ENTER>,a View Mode (all controls)
<SPACE> Trigger door/elevator/switch
,/. Strafe Left/Right
X Jump
C Crouch
<KEY-PAD 5> Center View
<PAGE UP> Look Down
<PAGE DOWN> Look Up
VI) FLIGHTSTICK PROtm AND THRUSTMASTERtm FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEM:
Stick forward..............Move forward
Stick Back.................Move backward
Stick Right................Rotate right
Stick Left.................Rotate left
The default setting for two button flightsticks is:
Button 1...................Fire
Button 2...................Use (open doors, pull switches, etc..)
The default setting for four button flightstick is:
Button 1...................Fire
Button 2...................Use
Button 3...................Secondary weapon
Button 4...................Press and hold to crouch, double click for jump
Hat: If hat is enabled you must configure your joystick once in the game.
Use the configuration choice to calibrate the joystick and follow instructions
Forward........................Look down
Backward.......................Look up
Right..........................Strafe right
Left...........................Strafe left
VII) MOUSE CONTROL:
Right click................Fire primary weapon
Left click.................Move forward
VIII) CONFIGURATION MENU:
To bring up the configuration menu press the "esc" key to bring up the
options menu and then type "c". The configuration screen will give you
the following options:
Screen Size- Sliding the bar will adjust your screen size. Decreasing the
screen will increase the speed.
Graphic Detail- Sliding the bar will adjust your graphic detail Decreasing
the graphic detail will increase the speed.
Ship Detail- Sliding the bar will adjust the detail of 3-D objects. Decreasing
the detail of 3-D objects will increase the speed.
Gamma Correction- Sliding the bar will adjust the brightness of your monitor
Mouse Sensitivity- Determines how sensitive the mouse is to movement.
Joystick- Toggles the joystick on and off
Status Display- Toggles the HUD on and off
Invincibility- Toggles invincibility on and off, off makes your shields
vulnerable and invincibility on makes your shields invulnerable. If you
have invincible on you are safe from enemy fire but could still die in a fall.
Sound F/X Volume- Sliding the bar controls the volume of the digital sounds.
Music Volume- Sliding the bar which controls the volume of the music.
IX) PERSONAL DATA ASSISTANT OR PDA:
You can access your PDA by pressing F1 on the keyboard. The display
will overlay your viewscreen. You will see five buttons at the bottom
which , when clicked, access the five PDA functions (described below)
MAP- Displays all the territory you have already explored. The
[arrow display] or arrow keys on your keyboard move you around the map.
The [zoom display] or the + or - keys on your keyboard allow you to zoom
in or out for close up or overhead sho