Fighting Force - Readme File VER 1.0
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Contents
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Hardware Requirements
Installation
In-game Hot Keys
3D Graphic Cards
CD-ROM Drives
Sound Cards
Technical Help
Setup
Joysticks & Gamepads
Fighting Force Related Web Sites
Hardware Requirements
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* Windows '95 compatible computer system, requires DirectX 5.0 (included)
* Pentium 133 processor (166 MHZ or greater recommended)
* 16 MB RAM required (24 MB RAM recommended)
* 4X CD-ROM drive required
* 100% Windows '95 compatible sound card required
Fighting Force will not run on Windows NT 4.0, and was not designed to
run on Laptops.
Installation
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To install Fighting Force:
1. Place the Fighting Force CD in your CD-ROM drive.
2. After a few seconds, the Autorun Menu will come on screen.
Select the Install option. If this menu does not appear, click
the Start button, select Run and type D:\autorun (where D is
the letter of your CD-ROM drive), then click OK.
3. The program will detect whether you have certified DirectX 5
drivers which allow Fighting Force to run properly under all
configurations. Your current drivers may be updated as
necessary.
4. The Fighting Force installation routine will then install the
game files to your hard drive. At the end of the
installation, you may be prompted to Restart your computer.
5. Upon completion of installation, run Setup to make sure your
graphics card is configured properly.
6. Click the start button on the Autorun Menu or select Fighting Force
in the Core Design folder on the Start Menu to begin the game.
In-game Hot Keys
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F1 Turns Bi Linear filtering On & Off
F2 Turns Fog On & Off
3D Graphic Cards
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Fighting Force supports most 3D accelerator card, providing that you have installed DirectX 5.0,
and you have installed drivers for your 3D card which support all of the features of DirectX 5.0
required by Fighting Force.
Due to the fact that DirectX 5.0 is a very recent release, there are a
few known problems with the current sets of drivers that are available
for the various 3D graphic card chipsets. As new drivers become
available, many of these problems will be fixed.
Graphics card manufacturers constantly update their drivers. Make sure you have the latest
drivers available for your card. See the Fighting Force Related Web Sites section for a list
of web sites where you will be able to obtain the very latest drivers for your graphics card.
3Dfx Voodoo Rush (All Types)
The 3Dfx Voodoo Rush cards are properly detected by Fighting Force.
The game will list the available driver under Graphics Card as "Primary
Display Driver". This is the Direct3D driver that enables Fighting Force to run
properly with a great number of 3D cards, including the Voodoo Rush cards.
CD-ROM drives
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If you have a computer system with more than 1 CD-ROM drive, or a CD
changer - Fighting Force runs most efficiently when the Fighting Force CD is in the
first CD-ROM drive. The game will run in any of the CD drives, but you
may not get redbook CD audio, and you may experience some slowdown.
Depending on your hardware configuration, the game will sometimes try to
stream data from the primary CD drive. In order to get the best
performance, we recommend using the first occurring CD-ROM drive (or slot
if a multi-changer) with Fighting Force.
Sound Cards
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Fighting Force requires that you have a sound card which fully supports
DirectX 5.0. If you are getting loud static popping, or get no sound
effects at all, you will need to update your sound card drivers to
drivers that are compatible with DirectX 5.0. Please note that some
sound card manufacturers do not have DirectX 5.0 compatible drivers yet.
Until there is a driver available, you can try reducing the Wave volume
in Volume Control. Double-click on the small speaker on the Windows
task tray to open Volume Control.
Technical Help
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There are many 3D accelerator cards available on the market, and they all
will perform differently under the same conditions, depending on the
chipset, amount of video memory, and drivers installed. The key to
getting the best performance out of your graphics card is to set the
card to a higher resolution, while maintaining a good frame rate with no
texture loss. Many accelerator cards will run Fighting Force very
efficiently at 640x480 High Color.
If you notice texture drop out - white blank spots on menu text, objects,
terrain and characters including the characters, you will need to lower the
graphics resolution. The card has run out of texture memory. The
graphics resolution can be changed in the setup window.
If you are experiencing very low frame rates, you may want to lower the
screen resolution. You can also reduce the screen size, which will leave
a border around the viewable area. Reducing the resolution and screen size
will help Fighting Force run faster. You may also want to choose frame rate
compensation and Z Buffering to On, this will also help speed things up.
On some 3D cards, seaming may occur, drawing borders around polygons.
This is most apparent when looking at the sky, which will have a tiled
look to it. Turning off bi-linear filtering may help to fix this
problem.
Some of the graphic options such as Z-Buffering can be supported at lower
resolutions, but may not be supported at higher resolutions.
If you are having problems with the CD music or the game keeps experiencing difficulties,
with a 24x CD drive, try turning the music volume down to zero in the options.
If you continue to have problems, please contact your hardware
manufacturer.
Setup
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There are a large number of options available in the Setup window, which
allow you to configure the graphics and controls within the game.
You may need to change some of the graphics settings to achieve the best
possible performance (frame rate and detail level) on your particular
3D card. Please refer to the Technical Help section for more
details on graphics configuration.
The Setup window is accessed by clicking the Setup button on the Autorun
Menu, or by selecting Setup Fighting Force from the Start menu.
Fighting Force Setup Program
This page displays a list of your current graphics and
joystick settings.
Hardware Devices
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You are able to completely configure your 3D card settings on this
page.
Direct Draw Devices Switch between your Primary Display Driver and
other 3D cards.
Rendering Options
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Z Buffering Speeds the process of drawing polygons to the
screen.
Bilinear Filtering Smoothes out textures
Perspective Correction Eliminates inaccuracies and warping
Full Screen Modes If Full Screen is selected, you will be able to
select the resolution in this drop down menu.
The higher you set the resolution, the higher
the detail will be, but there will also be a loss
of frame rate and possible texture drop out. Many cards
run very efficiently at 640x480.
Run in a Window When this is selected, use the sliders to set
the resolution. You can select the Width:Height
ratio with the window size sliders.
Compensate for low frame rate Select this if the game is running slowly.
Fog Enables fog effects on some levels, this can also speed the game up.
Direct Input Settings
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Attached Joysticks Select which joystick or gamepad to use
Run Control Panel Setup the joystick
Refresh device list Click this if a joystick has been removed or connected.
Joysticks & Gamepads
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Fighting Force supports a wide variety of Windows 95 compatible game
controllers. You can assign the various controls to the joystick
buttons yourself.
At the Main Title screen, highlight Options and press Enter. Then goto configure Controls
and press the Enter key. The Default Keys should now appear on screen. Press the
right cursor key to bring up the User Keys screen. It is here that you
will be able to assign the joystick buttons. Highlight the particular
control you want to assign by using the cursor keys. Press the Enter key
to select that control, and then press the joystick button you wish to
use. Once you have assigned controls for all of the joystick buttons,
press the Backspace key to exit the Controls screen.
Fighting Force Related Web Sites
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Fighting Force http://www.fightingforce.com
Eidos Interactive http://www.eidosinteractive.com
http://www.eidosgames.com
Eidos Company Store http://www.eidosstore.com
Core Design http://www.core-design.com
DirectX information http://www.microsoft.com/directx/enduserguide.htm
Win95 End User support http://www.microsoft.com/support/
Video Cards
3Dfx http://www.3dfx.com
3D Labs http://www.3dlabs.com
ATI Technologies http://www.atitech.com
Canopus http://www.canopuscorp.com
Cirrus Logic http://www.cirrus.com
Diamond Multimedia http://www.diamondmm.com
Hercules http://www.hercules.com
Intergraph http://www.intergraph.com
Matrox http://www.matrox.com
Number Nine http://www.nine.com
NVidia http://www.nvidia.com
Oak http://www.oaktech.com
Orchid http://www.orchid.com
PowerVR http://www.powervr.com
Rendition http://www.rendition.com
S3 http://www.s3.com
Sierra http://www.sierra.com
STB http://www.stb.com
Trident http://www.tridentmicro.com
TSENG Labs http://www.tseng.com/download/index.cgi
Videologic http://www.videologic.com
Soundcards
Aztech labs http://www.aztechca.com
Creative Labs http://www.creativelabs.com
Ensoniq http://www.ensoniq.com
Opti http://www.opti.com
Turtle beach http://www.tbeach.com
Yamaha http://www.yamahayst.com
Control Devices
CH Products http://www.chproducts.com
Gravis http://www.gravis.com
InterAct http://www.interact-acc.com
Logitech http://www.logitech.com
Microsoft http://www.microsoft.com/products/hardware/
sidewinder/sidewinder.htm
SpaceOrb 360 http://www.spaceorb.com
Saitek http://www.saitek.com
Thrustmaster http://www.thrustmaster.com