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Please read before using this video game system or allowing children to use it.
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Contents
INSTALLATION A N D UNINSTALLATION..............................................3
The Main Menu ......................................................................................................4
STARTING A C A M P A I G N ................................................................................4
Creating a Pilot ..................................................................................................................4
Selecting your Air Force and Mission ..............................................................................4
Mission Briefing ................................................................................................................5
Choose model ......................................................................................................5
Weapon Information and fighter history ............................................................6
Completing missions.........................................................................................................6
Mission Objectives ...............................................................................................6
In-game menu .....................................................................................................6
Pick-ups and Tech Levels .....................................................................................6
Mission End .........................................................................................................7
Saving your progress ..........................................................................................7
Exiting .............................................................................................................................7
OPTIONS .....................................................................................................................8
Controls .............................................................................................................................8
Key Configuration .............................................................................................................8
Input Configuration ...........................................................................................................8
Game Options ...................................................................................................................8
THE PILOT ROSTER ..............................................................................................9
Your scores........................................................................................................................9
Awarded medals ...............................................................................................................9
THE HOUSE EDITOR .........................................................................................10
Select a New House ........................................................................................................10
Loading a House .............................................................................................................10
Controlling the Camera ...................................................................................................10
Using the Map and Floor selector ...................................................................................10
Selecting and placing objects .........................................................................................10
Controlling the environment ............................................................................................11
Saving your House...........................................................................................................11
Exiting the House Editor ..................................................................................................11
THE PAINT ROOM .................................................................................................12
Selecting model and camouflage ....................................................................................12
Using the paint tools .......................................................................................................12
Place, View, Fetch and Remove ......................................................................................12
Loading and Saving stickers............................................................................................13
Exiting the Paint Room ....................................................................................................13
MULTIPLAYER DOGFIGHTS ................................................................................14
Playing Airfix Dogfighter on a Network ...................................................................................14
Starting a Server..............................................................................................................................14
Joining a Server ...............................................................................................................................14
Your Address Book ........................................................................................................................14
Player Settings .................................................................................................................................15
Crashing and Dying........................................................................................................................15
Scores .............................................................................................................................................15
CREDITS ........................................................................................................................15
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The Game
INSTALLATION AND UN-INSTALLATION
PLAYING ....................................................................................................................16
The Airfix Dogfighter installation
If Airfix Dogfighter already is
Using the controls ............................................................................................................16
Interacting with the environment ....................................................................................16
Doors...................................................................................................................16
Light Switches .....................................................................................................16
Breakables and Flammables ................................................................................16
Other interactive objects ....................................................................................16
The Weapons....................................................................................................................16
Tech levels ...........................................................................................................17
Head-up Display ...............................................................................................................17
Armour gauge ....................................................................................................17
Fuel gauge ..........................................................................................................17
Primary weapon display .....................................................................................17
Tech level counter...............................................................................................18
Secondary weapon display.................................................................................18
Speed gauge .......................................................................................................18
program will automatically run
installed on your machine, you can
when the CD is inserted into the
press Play in the Autorun menu in
drive. If your CD-ROM unit does not
order to get going. Starting the
have the auto run function
game can also be done from the
activated, you can open the
appropriate option under the
installation program by double
Programs submenu of the Start
clicking on the SETUP PROGRAM
menu.
HOT KEYS .................................................................................................................19
House Editor controls .......................................................................................................19
Paint Room controls .........................................................................................................19
In-game controls .............................................................................................................20
Trouble Shooting ..................................................................................................20
Credits ..........................................................................................................................21
that is found in the root directory of
the CD-ROM.
You can uninstall Airfix Dogfighter
at any time from either the Autorun
Once the Installation Program has
menu, the corresponding option in
been launched, you can install Airfix
the Programs menu, or using the
Dogfighter and, if needed, DirectX
option Add and Remove programs
7.0 which is included on the CD.
in the Control Panel.
When the actual installation has
begun, follow the on-screen
instructions.
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THE MAIN MENU
STARTING A CAMPAIGN
Pressing Quit Game here will cause
you to exit Airfix Dogfighter.
completing the missions, you can
replay them as many times as you
wish merely by clicking on them.
Press Login to go to the main menu
screen and start the game.
Selecting your Air Force and
Mission
On the main menu screen, select
the Campaign option to start a
single player game of Airfix
Starting Airfix Dogfighter can either
be done by clicking on the
appropriate choice on the Windows
Start menu or by inserting the CD.
should first select which Air Force
you wish to enlist in. Each Air Force,
own campaign containing 10
reconnaissance photos by clicking
what you re looking for.
Choose model
The model that has been preselected for you is noted under
Model. However, by clicking
Change Model you can select
between all the other currently
Click O.K. to go to the Mission
Briefing, or return to the Main
available models. The Choose Model
Menu by clicking Back.
picture of the highlighted model,
window will appear, showing a
and information about its speed,
both the Axis and the Allies, has its
Creating a Pilot
mission objectives, and check the
on underlined items to get a feel for
When clicking on the different
missions you get a brief description
of them on the papers to the left.
Use this to recognize the different
missions and to get an early
understanding of what you re
supposed to achieve in the
missions.
Dogfighter. The Mission Selection
menu will now appear. Here, you
information you need about your
Mission Briefing
handling, and armour.
different missions. By clicking on
The first time you start Airfix
Dogfighter, you ll be prompted to
create a New Pilot. Simply enter
your preferred Call Sign, select a
Photo, click Enlist and you ve
created a new Pilot for yourself.
the campaign book in the top left
When starting out, you can only
corner of the Mission Selection
choose from a limited number of
menu, you can select or change
models but as you go along you ll
your Air Force. You can switch
unlock new ones with better
between the different campaigns at
performance, higher top speed, and
any time.
so forth. You unlock new models by
locating Kit and Plans pick-ups
You ve now reached the Login
window where you can control the
Pilot profiles. Here you can create
additional pilots by pressing New or
remove obsolete ones by pressing
Now, select the mission you wish to
during the missions. (see Pick-ups)
play by clicking in the book down in
Select your model with care since
the left corner. When playing for
the first time, only the first mission
is available, and you must complete
Delete. By pressing Info, you ll open
up the Pilot Roster for the currently
each mission in order to gain access
selected Pilot. (see THE PILOT
ROSTER)
you ve completed are all checked
to the next one. The missions
with a tick and the currently
The next screen to appear will be a
detailed Mission Briefing. In order
to succeed with the missions, it s
crucial that you understand how
and what you need to accomplish
when playing each one. Read the
some models are better in some
missions.
Pressing OK selects the highlighted
model, Cancel exits without
changing anything.
Mission Briefing to get the
selected one with a red tick. After
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Weapon Information and fighter
history
to them, as they will give you
Finishing a mission
Saving your progress
valuable information about what is
happening in the mission. They may
When you have fulfiled all of the
Your progress with the missions is
By clicking on the Weapon
be telling you what you need to do
mission objectives, you will get a
automatically saved as you
Information button in the Choose
next, or informing you that one of
message telling you to return to
complete them. No extra effort is
Model window, you ll get
your mission objectives has been
your base. In order to successfully
needed from you except for actually
information about the different
completed, or has failed. If you are
complete the mission, you must
finishing off the missions. Your
weapons that you can find in the
too busy dogfighting to read some
return to your base and land on the
progress can either be monitored in
game. Read about how they re best
of these messages, use the In-game
airstrip you took off from.
the Mission Selection screen (see
used and understand their special
menu to find out what you missed.
abilities.
Selecting your Air force and
Mission End
In-game menu
By clicking on the History flap,
Pressing TAB when playing the
about the fighter models you ve
game will produce a dialogue
unlocked. Everything from technical
window, containing information
specifications to true pilot stories
about your mission objectives, the
from the war can be found here.
latest messages that have been
displayed and maps of the house.
Mission Briefing, click OK to start
loading the mission or click Back to
Use this information if you get lost
or forget what you are supposed to
do.
return to the Mission Selection
screen.
COMPLETING
MISSIONS
Pick-ups and Tech Levels
Throughout the game you ll
encounter many different types of
pick-ups. Special pick-ups such as
Mission Objectives
THE PILOT ROSTER).
When either succeeding or failing a
you ll find accurate information
When you re finished with the
Mission) or in the Pilot Roster (see
Keys, Kits, Plans, Glue and Weapon
Schematics are often part of the
In order to complete a mission, you
mission objectives. Others, like the
must fulfil both the primary and the
different weapons, ammunition,
secondary objectives as described in
repair, fuel and tech level insignia
the mission briefing. While playing,
are commonly found in enemy units
extra messages will appear near the
and breakables.
mission, you ll be presented with
Exiting
the Mission End window. All your
kills and other accomplishments are
In order to quit Airfix Dogfighter,
summarized here and your mission
you must first logout your Pilot. This
score is calculated. You can see how
is done from the Main Menu by
many of each type of enemy unit
clicking on the door to the right. At
you ve shot down, if you managed
this point you reach the Login Menu
to destroy any of your own units or
(see Creating a Pilot). In order to
if you ve received any extra bonus
actually close the program, press
points.
Quit Game and answer Yes when
prompted if you re sure.
From this menu, you have the
option of continuing with the
Campaign, returning to the Main
Menu or, if the mission was a
failure, Restarting it for another try.
Merely click on the appropriate
button.
bottom of the screen. Pay attention
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OPTIONS
By clicking on the stack of books in
THE PILOT ROSTER
Input Configuration
Options Menu.
CONTROLS
By clicking on the photo in the Main
Awarded Medals
Menu, you ll reach the Pilot Roster.
the Main Menu, you ll enter the
Here you control the speed of the
Here you can view the medals
By clicking on the different Medals,
mouse. Move the slider to the left or
you ve been awarded for
you ll be presented with a short
the right and click Apply and the
succeeding with missions and the
resume of how you achieved them
change is performed.
number of dogfights you ve won.
and during which mission.
To play Airfix Dogfighter with a
Your Scores
By clicking Close, you ll return to either
Key Configuration
Here you can change the controls
joystick, click on the joystick button
for the different functions in the
here and click Apply.
depending on where you entered.
you re constantly receiving points
game. Under the Aircraft, Weapons
and Misc. flaps you ll find all
the Main Menu or the Pilot Login
When playing Airfix Dogfighter
Game Options
for your actions. This is then
calculated into an achieved rank
available settings. By double clicking
on them with the mouse, you can
In this menu you control the visual
shown here. The total number of
assign new buttons and keys to the
settings of the game. You can turn
kills you ve rounded up is also
different functions.
off effects in order keep up the
shown here. These statistics are
frame rate or maximize them if
accounted from both Multiplayer
Click Apply when you re happy with
you re running Airfix Dogfighter on
and Single player games.
your new settings, or click Default
a fast computer.
Key Configuration to restore all
controls to their default settings.
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THE HOUSE EDITOR
By clicking on the map in the Main
left to right, the controls are tilt up
the scene. Under the first you ll find all
If you choose to use this option, the only
Menu, you ll load The House Editor.
and down, zoom in and out and
the Furniture, Accessories are found
way to open the doors in the game is to
In here you can furnish your own
rotate left and right.
under the second and the last one
place a Key of the correct colour as a
holds all the different Toys. Click on the
pick-up somewhere in the scene.
dogfight levels and create interesting
environments in which you and your
The next button switches to the other
Special flap in the Toy menu to find the
friends can duke it out.
camera mode, which is the Free Cam.
Player Start Position. At least one of
Doors leading to parts of the house that
Now you can control the camera with
these must be placed in each scene.
aren t available in your selected scene
Select a New House
your mouse by pressing the right
can t be manipulated in any way.
mouse button on the television
When inside the dialogue window, you
By clicking on the New House
screen, and keeping it pressed. By
can browse through the categories of
The lighting in the different rooms can
button, you can select which part of
moving the mouse you turn the
objects by using the flaps at the top. By
also be controlled. By clicking on the light
the house you would like to use.
camera and by using the arrow keys
highlighting an object from the list and
switches you turn the lamps on and off.
These are predefined and can t be
you can zoom in and out and strafe
clicking Select, you exit the window
altered. When clicking Select, the
left and right.
and enter the object into the scene.
Saving your House
Using the Map and Floor selector
Now, when the object is still controlled
When satisfied with the layout of
by the mouse, you can move it around
objects in your scene, click on the Save
In order to shift between the different
with the mouse. When keeping the
House button and type an appropriate
If you already have a house layout in
rooms in the scenes, you have several
right mouse button pressed, you can
name and click Save.
which you would like to add, remove
options. By pressing the up-down
rotate the object and move it up and
or re-arrange the furniture, you can
Arrow Buttons, you automatically shift
down. When you are happy with the
If you haven t placed a Player Start
load this by pressing Load House.
between the different floors (if there is
position of the object, press the left
Position, a dialogue window will pop
Highlight the house you would like to
more than one available in the scene!).
mouse button to release it. If you would
up and warn you about this. All
open and press Load.
By pressing the Map button you ll get
like to move an object already placed in
dogfight scenes must have at least one
the plans of the house on which you
the scene, simply click on it and repeat
of these in order to specify where the
In the original installation of Airfix
can click on the different rooms in order
the procedure.
players are to be spawned. More than
Dogfighter, there are a number of
to zoom into them (also here you can
pre-furnished dogfight levels and
use the up-down Arrow Buttons if more
If an object gets highlighted in red, this
to create a fun and functional scene.
these can also be loaded from here.
than one floor is available.). The last way
means it s positioned incorrectly,
Click Yes to apply one to the scene.
is to merely fly with the Free Cam
perhaps inside another object. Simply
Controlling the Camera
through the doors of the house.
move it to a better position.
Exiting the House Editor
There are two ways of controlling the
Selecting and placing objects
Controlling the environment
In order to exit The House Editor,
which you move by clicking on the
By clicking on any of the three buttons
By clicking on the active doors in the
answer Yes in the following dialogue
three of the buttons in the bottom
marked with blue signs, you ll be able to
scene, you can predefine if they re to be
window.
left corner of The House Editor. From
select new objects to be inserted into
open or closed. They can also be locked.
highlighted house will be loaded.
Loading a House
one is often required, though, in order
camera. The default is the Fixed Cam,
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simply click on the Exit button and
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THE PAINT ROOM
Square tools. Clicking with the left
mouse button on the tools activates
them, clicking the right mouse
button brings up their Settings.
Select colour by clicking in the
The Fetch button (paintbrush) selects
the sticker in the chosen location,
and places it in the editing screen.
(Replacing any sticker already
displayed.)
palette.
The next two buttons down are
By clicking on the cans of paint and
the brushes on the Main Menu, you ll
launch The Paint Room. Here, you can
create stickers to use on your plane in
the multiplayer game. You can either
modify the various stickers which
come with the game, or create your
own.
Undo and Clear. Clicking on the
Undo will cancel the last action
Exiting The Paint Room
In order to exit The Paint Room,
press the Exit button in the lower
right corner and answer Yes in the
following dialogue window.
The Remove button (paint bucket)
will remove a placed sticker from
the currently selected sticker
position.
performed. The Clear button erases
the current sticker in the drawing
Loading and saving stickers
window.
Place, View, Fetch and Remove
The Load and Save buttons are
located under the palette, on the
right hand side of the screen.
The buttons on the left side of the
Selecting model and
camouflage
screen allow you to place and view
your stickers on your chosen plane.
In order to preview your sticker on
In order to select which fighter you
would like your sticker to be
previewed on, click on the Model
button in the lower left corner, and
choose the one preferred from the
list. You can also switch between
the available camouflages by
clicking on the Camo button next to
the model button.
the fighter, you must click the Place
button (the pointing finger). By
Click on the Load button to load any
of the pre-rendered stickers that are
included. If you have saved any
stickers, you can also load them
from here.
doing this, the sticker in the draw
window will be placed on the
position selected with the 1-2-3
buttons above. They represent the
different locations on the fighter
where the stickers can be placed. By
clicking on the View button (the
In order to be able to actually use
stickers you ve created, you must
save them. Click on Save Sticker and
enter an appropriate name. When
this is done, the sticker will become
available in the Player Settings
Menu. (see PLAYER SETTINGS)
eye), the camera zooms in on the
Using the Paint Tools
selected sticker position. Click on it
again to zoom back out.
The tools you have at your disposal
to create the stickers are all found
up in the top right corner. There are
Pen, Line, Fill, Erase, Circle and
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MULYIPLAYER DOGFIGHTS
Playing Airfix Dogfighter on a
Network
To start an Internet game, you must
This address will then be scanned
connect to the Internet before
for available Airfix Dogfighter
starting Airfix Dogfighter. In order
servers when Refresh is clicked in
When shot down in a Multiplayer
The Multiplayer game allows up to
for other people to join your
the Join Game menu. To delete an
game, press your Primary Weapon
8 players to dogfight against each
other over a Local Area Network, or
Internet game, they must enter your
address, select it and click Remove.
button in order to re-spawn. If you
IP address or Server name in their
Click on Close to exit the
would like to select a new fighter
the Internet. All that s required is
Address Book (see below.)
multiplayer menu.
before re-spawning, press your
connected to the network via the
Joining a Server
Player Settings
TCP/IP or the IPX protocol. (TCP/IP is
required for Internet games.)
Under the Join Game flap, available
When you have joined a game or
that everybody has a computer
Secondary Weapon button. This will
bring up the Player Settings
window.
Airfix Dogfighter servers will be
started a server, the Player Settings
Click on the telephone on the Main
listed. If at first none appear, press
menu will appear. Here, you can
Menu to get to the Multiplayer
Refresh List. If you have both TCP/IP
select the type and appearance of
To check who has gotten the most
Menu.
and IPX protocols installed, two
your plane.
kills in a Multiplayer game, press
servers will show up. Over a LAN,
Starting a Server
Scores
the button for the Mission Info
IPX is usually faster than TCP/IP so
First, select what kind of fighter you
select that one. To join an Internet
wish to fly. They all have different
Clicking on the Start Server flap will
bring up the dialogue window in
game, connect to the Internet
characteristics, as in the Single
before starting Airfix Dogfighter.
Player game, so choose carefully.
which you can start a server to
For an Internet game, only TCP/IP
which other players can connect.
servers will show up. These servers
Next, click on the Camouflages flap,
First, enter a Server Name. Next,
must be entered in your Address
to select a colour scheme for your
select one of the Available Levels
from the list. If you have designed a
Book. Once you have selected a
chosen fighter. If you want to
Click on the radar tower on the
game, click on Join Game. Click on
personalize it even further, click on
Main Menu to see the list of the
level using the House Editor, it will
Close to exit the multiplayer menu.
the Stickers flap and select the
hardworking people involved in the
stickers you would like applied. If
development of Airfix Dogfighter.
appear here. Click on the Settings
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Crashing and Dying
button to bring up the Settings
Your Address Book
menu. Use this to set the maximum
number of players allowed (up to 8),
The last flap in the multiplayer menu
set a time limit and even a crash
is the Address Book. In order to add
limit, which prevents players from
computers to your Address Book,
When you are happy with your
destroying themselves by crashing
which is necessary in order to reach
plane, click on Play.
into things. To start the multiplayer
them over the Internet, enter the IP
game, click on the Start Server
number or the Server Name in the
button. To exit from the multiplayer
New Address window and click
menu, click on Close.
Add.
function (by default Tab). Pressing
Esc brings you back to the game.
CREDITS
you have created stickers in the
Paint Room, they will be available
here. (see THE PAINT ROOM).
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THE GAME
PLAYING
Breakables and Flammables
pressing the 1-8 keys, you select
Head-up Display
which to use or you can cycle
Using the controls
In order to successfully play Airfix
Dogfighter, you must learn to master
the controls. If you play with a joystick
the controls should feel natural but if
you re using the keyboard it might be a
bit trickier. By default, you control the
model with the Arrow Keys, adjust the
thrust with D and C and fire your
weapons with SPACE and Z. (See INGAME CONTROLS)
INTERACTING WITH THE
ENVIRONMENT
Doors
Many of the doors in the Campaigns
are locked and only some of these can
be opened, either by finding the correct
key or by shooting at them. Beware of
an opening/closing door, though. If it
hits you it will deal a large amount of
damage, most likely enough to destroy
your fighter.
Light Switches
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Many of the accessories scattered
throughout the house can be shot
to pieces. When these are broken
you ll gain all sorts of usable pickups so wreak havoc and you ll be
rewarded. Other objects might start
to burn when you shoot them.
Beware of an open flame since it
will damage your fighter.
through them by pressing KEYPAD
The Head-up Display feeds you with
0. The secondary weapons are all
all the necessary information about
fired with Z. You can see which
your fighter and the mission. Pay
secondary weapon you have
close attention to these gauges and
selected by looking at the
you ll stand a much better chance of
Secondary Weapon Display on the
surviving. From left to right, the
HUD (see below.)
gauges are:
Tech levels
Armour gauge
The four most basic weapons in the
This gauge shows you the health of
game are the Machineguns,
your fighter. As it falls, you ll start
Cannons, Rockets and Bombs, and
to smoke and eventually start to
all have four advanced tech levels.
burn. When it reaches zero, your
Each new tech level reached
fuel tanks explode and you lose
increases the power of these
almost all control of the fighter as it
weapons, making them more and
tumbles toward the ground. If you
more effective against your
receive even more damage, ending
enemies. Your initial tech level is the
up on a negative armour score, you
same for all these weapons.
might detonate before you crash
Other interactive objects
into the floor.
You advance the tech level by
In different parts of the house, you
might find other special interactive
picking up Star/Cross insignias that
objects that will come in handy. Look
for anything suspicious and fire a
When playing the Axis campaign,
The fuel gauge keeps track of your
the pickups are in the shape of
fuel supply. Keep an eye on it since
round of bullets at it to see if it
activates anything.
Crosses and, in the Allied campaign,
you wouldn t want to run
they re shaped as Stars. Also, keep
completely dry. If this should
an eye open for the insignia with
happen, though, you can still fly but
the golden wings since this is worth
very slowly and unsteadily.
By shooting the light switches in the
rooms, you can turn the lights on and
off. This feature will often decrease the
visibility and make it harder to spot
some targets. However, most units
The Weapons
glow in the dark, which actually may
help you to track them.
change as you find new ones
scattered about the house. By
Your primary weapon is always the
machinegun and it s fired with
SPACE. The secondary weapons
Fuel gauge
are usually found inside breakables.
10 ordinary Stars/Crosses.
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HOT KEYS
House Editor Controls
Primary weapon display
Speed gauge
Since the Machinegun always is your
This gauge displays your current
primary weapon, the statistics for it
speed and your engine throttle. The
are shown here. The colour of the
meter shows your current engine
icon shows which tech level you re
throttle while the counter shows
at, green being the lowest (1) and red
your actual speed. Since you can
the highest (5), and the others
gain higher speeds than the
ranging in-between. It also displays
maximum your engine can
the amount of ammunition left.
produce, by steep diving etc., these
might differ from time to time.
Tech level counter
The Radar
Here you can keep track of how
many Star/Cross insignias you ve
The radar is a very helpful tool while
picked up. Every time you reach an
you play. Use it to locate pick-ups
even 10, you ll get a higher tech
(blue dots), find hiding enemies (red
level on your basic weapons (at
dots) or to avoid projectiles (yellow
least until you reach 50 or more).
dots) and the interior of the house
(green lines). Your allies appear as
Secondary weapon display
green dots. Important pick-ups will
appear as blue dots with pulsating
Your currently selected secondary
weapon is shown here. The colour
of the icon displays the tech level of
each weapon as on the primary
weapon meter. Remaining
ammunition for each weapon is also
shown here. Some of the more
advanced secondary weapons
automatically start at the highest
tech level. This doesn t raise the
level of your other weapons,
however!
red circles around them.
ARROW LEFT
ARROW RIGHT
ARROW UP
ARROW
L
S
N
SPACE
M
+
1
2
3
D
Right Mouse Button
Left Mouse Button
SHIFT
DELETE
ESC
Toggle height
Toggle Zoom
Load House
Save House
New House Mode
Free Camera
Move Left
Move Right
Move forward
Move backward
Toggle camera mode
Toggle Map mode
Move up one floor
Move down one floor
Choose furniture
Choose an accessory
Choose a toy
Duplicate appointed object
Rotate object around y-axis
Release object
Snap object rotation 45 degrees
Removes selected object
Exit / Undo object movement
Paint Room Controls
F1
F2
F3
F4
F5
F6
BACKSPACE
SHIFT
Z
L
S
1
2
3
D
E
P
V
PAGE UP
PAGE DOWN
HOME
END
C
M
ESC
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DOWN
Fixed Camera
Rotate Left
Rotate Right
Pen tool
Line tool
Fill tool
Zoom tool
Circle tool
Square tool
Clear drawing area
Fix aspects of the Circle and Square tool
Undo last change in the drawing area
Load sticker
Save sticker
Change to upper wing sticker position
Change to lower wing sticker position
Change to fuselage sticker position
Clear current stickers
Fetch and Edit current stickers
Place stickers
Toggle View sticker
Previous model
Next model
Previous camouflage
Next camouflage
Select camouflage
Select model
Exit
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In-game control
ESC
F1
LEFT SHIFT
Menu
Change camera view
Rear view
P
D
C
LEFT ARROW
RIGHT ARROW
Toggle pause
Increase thrust
Decrease thrust
Turn left
Turn right
UP ARROW
DOWN ARROW
SPACE
Z
1
Pitch down
Pitch up
Fire primary weapon
Fire secondary weapon
Use Cannon
2
3
4
5
Use Rockets
Use Bombs
Use Tesla Coil
Use Particle Beam
6
7
8
KEYPAD 0
TAB
Use Homing Missiles
Use Para-mines
Use Atomic Bomb
Toggle weapon
Mission info / Multiplayer info
TROUBLE SHOOTING
You ll find the troubleshooting
Dogfighter. Access it by clicking
guide in the README document,
on the appropriate link under the
installed together with Airfix
Windows Start Menu.
TECHNICAL SUPPORT
For technical support, the EON
Automated support will be
Digital Entertainment Helpline
provided 24 hours a day, seven
0870 241 0706 is open to
days a week. Email will be
UK callers between the hours of 8
answered within 48 hours,
am and 7pm Monday to Friday
and 9 am till 5 pm on Saturday.
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