Welcome to OPENING WEEKEND: BIG CAT SEASON!
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(A) Install/Running the Game
(B) Playing the Game
(C) Controls
(C)(1) Movement
(C)(2) Other Actions
(D) Updates
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(A) INSTALL/RUNNING THE GAME
To run the game, go to the start button of the windows task bar, then select programs, Opening Weekend, and click the Big Cat Season item. You can also double click on the Big Cat Season shortcut in the program folder (the default location for the folder to install is C:\program files\manmachine\big cat season). Either selection will bring up the main title screen. Select "Play" to play the game.
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(B) PLAYING THE GAME
After the initial loading screen, you will see the main title screen. There are five options available:
Hunt
Choose Weapon
Choose Region
Score
Quit
You can jump right into the action by clicking "Hunt". You are prompted to enter a name for your hunter--you may choose not to, but you will not get to keep your trophies until you enter a hunter name. You will begin in a South American locale, hunting jaguars and leopards with the .45 cal handgun.
Click the "Choose Region" button, and select the locale in which you wish to hunt: South American VIP Hunt (jaguars and leopards), African Game Reserve (lions and cheetahs), Asian Jungle Compound (tigers and panthers), North American Private Hunt (mountain lions). Click "Back" to return.
Click on the "Choose Weapon" button and select your hunting weapon (cal .45 handgun, 9mm rifle, 30-30, shotgun, 049 side-by-side, crossbow, compound bow, or longbow). Click "Back" to return.
Click on the "Hunt" button. If this is the first time you have run the game, it will ask you to set up a hunter (enter name). When you have finished, it will run the game. On subsequent loads, you can click the "Score" button and add/select hunters on that screen.
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(C) CONTROLS
(C)(1) Movement:
Action Key
walk forward up arrow key or E key
walk back down arrow key or D key
turn/look left left arrow key, W key, or mouse left
turn/look right right arrow key, R key, or mouse right
sidestep left S key or < key
sidestep right F key or > key
jog forward or back SHIFT + arrow key
sneak SPACEBAR + arrow key
jump HOME key or T key
crouch END key or I key
enable "Power Run" mode P key
(C)(2) Other actions:
Action Key
fire weapon (you must have weapon out) left mouse button or CTRL key
toggle scope on/off (weapon must be drawn) F1 or right mouse button
place bait on the ground F2
mask scent F3
take weapon out/put away F4
toggle binoculars on/off (you cannot fire
while wearing binos) F5
capture a screenshot (screen shots will
be stored in big cat folder) F6
scroll between display options F7
toggle game full screen/windowed F8
put on camoflague (cannot be used with
bow weapons) F12
zoom in/out (scope/binoculars only) +/-
end game (return to main menu) ESC
The round will end automatically when you have no more game to hunt. You will be taken to a campsite, where you can view your score, change weapons/locale, or return to the main menu.
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(D) UPDATES:
(1) You may see a white screen during load up of the game. This is part of the loading process, and may take a moment.
(2) Using the Power Run mode may cause the exiting of the game to take a little longer than usual. Try to use Power Run sparingly while hunting.
(3) If you have SoundBlaster 16, and are not getting any game sound, make sure you have the latest drivers. The SB16 drivers from early-mid 1998 do not play the Big Cat Season sound files.
(4) Big Cat Season draws collision lines vertically from overhanging rock. If you are attempting to move under an overhang, you will not be able to move any deeper than the outermost edge of the outcropping above.
(5) Pressing the "PrintScrn" button will return you to the main menu. If you wish to capture a screen shot, press the F6 key. The screen shot will be placed in the big cat directory.
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