Rebel Trucker
Readme file 10/22/03
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I. Installation
II. How to Play
A. Controls
B. Camera Controls
C. Modes/Getting Started
III. Characters
IV. Troubleshooting
A. Direct X
B. Installation Problems
C. Game Performance
D. Software Conflicts
E. Hardware Conflicts
V. Technical Support
VI. Credits
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I. Installation
Installing Rebel Trucker
1. Place the Rebel Trucker CD into your CD-ROM drive.
2. If AutoPlay is enabled, the AutoRun program will start immediately. Double-click the Install Game button to start the installation. (If the game is already installed, this button will appear as Repair/Uninstall.) Follow the on-screen instructions to install the game.
3. If AutoPlay is disabled, you will need to manually start the installation program. Double-click the My Computer icon on your desktop and then double-click the Rebel Trucker CD icon. Finally, double-click the Setup icon to start the program.
4. The installation program will begin. Follow the instructions to install Rebel Trucker.
5. Rebel Trucker will be added to the Start menu. To play it, click the Start button on the Windows taskbar and select Programs, Global Star Software, Rebel Trucker to start the game.
Uninstalling Rebel Trucker
1. From the Start menu, select Settings, Control Panel and double-click Add/Remove Programs. If you are using Windows XP, you can access the Control Panel directly from the Start menu.
2. Click Rebel Trucker and click Add/Remove. On Windows XP, click Change/Remove.
3. Click Remove and click Next.
4. Click OK. The program will be removed. Click Finish.
II. How to Play
A. Controls
Driving
UP Arrow Key Forward acceleration
DOWN Arrow Key Reverse/disc brake
LEFT Arrow Key Steering
RIGHT Arrow Key Steering
Z / X Low/high gear shift
CTRL Airbrake
SHIFT Cruise control (or wheelie on motorcycle)
Q Quick recovery
Action
SPACEBAR Action Key / Horn / Hitch & Unhitch Trailer
ALT Display Driver’s Log
C Display Cargo Manifest (In AAA Long Haul mode)
M Display map
V Display other files (Agent orders, clues, evidence)
ESC Pause/Quit
F8 Rifle mode (spacebar shoots)
Z / X Manual zoom in / out (Rifle and 35mm camera)
Radio
PgUp/PgDn Search Radio stations
Note: You can create your own radio stations. Go to <drive>:\Global Star Software\Rebel Trucker\Data\Stations and create a new folder. Name it using any combination of four characters or numbers. Place the MP3s you want to play in the folder. When you scroll through other stations in the game, each song you have added will play in the order you placed them in the folder.
B. Camera Controls
F1 Normal 3rd person – Backup is a side view of cab/trailer.
F2 Far 3rd person – Backup is Top- down
F3 Inside Cab – Backup uses rear view mirrors inside cab.
F4 Custom Camera (pause menu config)
F5 1st Person (only)
C. Modes/Getting Started
When you start Rebel Trucker, the first screen you will see is the Introduction Screen. Click Play. The introduction movie will play. In order to play the game, you must first pass a series of certification tests. Once the movie is finished, you will begin your certification. Follow the instructions at the bottom of your screen to complete your driver training.
Once you have been certified, you will be taken to the Main Menu. Click on a menu item:
Play: Begin a new game.
Options: Configure controls and change game settings.
Credits: See the game credits.
Quit: Exit Rebel Trucker.
Note: Once you have completed your driver certification test, each time you start Rebel Trucker, you will be taken immediately to the Main Menu and will not have to recertify.
Play:
Clicking Play will take you to the Classifieds, where you can pick from three types of jobs: Vieux Carre Routes, AAA Long Hauls or Stromboli Import Export Trucking.
Vieux Carre Routes
Complete a series of pick-ups and deliveries in a set amount of time.
AAA Long Hauls
Travel interstates delivering cargo to truck stops, gas stations and hotels. You will have to log your rest stops, fuel-ups and weigh-ins while keeping in compliance with trucking regulations and the law.
Stromboli Import Export Trucking
Make your way through a series of missions where you will do jobs for the Stromboli Brothers. This is a story-based mode where you will have a direct impact on the outcome of the plot. You’ll have to deliver and pick up contraband, bribe police, and waste anyone who gets in your way.
While playing any Stromboli job, you can run over and kill people for bonus points. For each person you kill, you will get an additional Family Jewel. (In the bottom left-hand corner of your screen.)
When you acquire 10 jewels, you gain an extra minute on the clock. If you collect 30 jewels, you will receive a letter. If you can spell MAFIA with these letters, you’ll get a surprise.
Also scattered throughout the Stromboli jobs are special icons that will allow you to go on killing sprees. There are also clue folders that will hint at jobs to come, and other game secrets.
Options:
The Options menu lets you change the game’s settings.
Music: Adjusts the volume of the game’s music.
Sound FX: Adjust the volume of the game’s sound effects.
PC Performance: Adjust this setting to improve performance. The default is Fast. If the game is not performing well, try lowering this setting.
Configure Control Settings: Customize the game controls.
Disable Training Mode: Click Yes to turn off certification mode. Clicking No will cause certification mode to run each time you play Rebel Trucker.
Exit: Return to the Main Menu.
Credits:
Learn about the developers of Rebel Trucker (3Romans), and the radio soundtrack.
III. Characters
Our Hero
Keri Thibodeaux
Our hero doesn’t talk much, but he is intent on building a career and a better life. He has worked at a fishing camp since he was 14, ever since his family disappeared on him after a fishing trip in the Bayou.
Age - 24
Residence - Trailer in Muddy Bottom Swamp, Lafayette (Cajun Country), LA
Education - 7th grade
Music - Professor Longbeard, and the Zydeco All Stars
Godfather of New Orleans
Antonio “Toni D’Scissors” Apparati
Toni is the “Godfather of N’Awlins”. He made his bones in the old days, while working in New York as Consigliore to Jo Jo Banano, crime boss. The five families granted him his own family in his hometown after he took out Hoffa, and secured the Unions pension fund for the Mafia to control. Considered to be a serious man that is good with a knife, and that hates to have his picture taken. He owns drug plants in Colombia, Sicily, and Afghanistan, and controls the Gulf Coast gambling with the help of his political friends
Age - 72
Residence - Garden District, New Orleans, LA
Education - unknown
Stromboli Bros.
The two brothers took over their fathers trucking company. Vincenzo Stromboli was the Godfather in N’Awlins until he died at 97 years old of indigestion. He and Toni were childhood friends, and Toni is Godfather to his sons (and much more).
Guido Stromboli
Right hand man to Toni D’Scissors. Guido is the brains behind the outfit, and can be ruthless in tough situations. Popular with the women, he spends a lot of time in the club “Vendetta” on St. Peters Street.
Age - 52
Residence - Covington, LA
Education - Tulane graduate, MBA
Enzo Stromboli
Strong-arm of the family. If Enzo wants to talk to you – you’ve done something you shouldn’t, and there’s hell to pay – that’s for sure…
Age - 46
Residence - Chalmette, LA
Education - 11th grade, Our Lady of Victory, Metairie
Supporting Cast
Maria (the dispatcher)
Rocky Pisanti
From Jersey, he’s on loan from another crime family, but has loyalties to Toni.
Voodoo Queen Boudreaux
Madam of the Storyville Whore house (at Toni’s pleasure).
IV. Troubleshooting
A. DIRECT X
In order for your game to properly work, your computer's hardware drivers (the software you install for your sound and video cards) must be fully compatible to work with Microsoft DirectX 9 or greater. New versions of Direct X are available on www.microsoft.com/downloads. It is your responsibility to get the latest Direct X for optimal performance. The software provided to you on the CD is the latest version at the time of shipping this title, however you must still ensure that your computer is capable of running Direct X with no conflicts, and current drivers.
To check your DirectX status:
1. Click Start
2. Click Run
3. Type "C:\Program Files\directx\setup\dxdiag.exe" and click OK.
4. The Direct X Diagnostics Tool will start:
If either your DISPLAY(s) or SOUND shows up as "Uncertified" you must contact your sound or video card manufacturer and get newer drivers that are "Certified" by Microsoft to work with Direct X 9. This may be the case even if you have just purchased your computer system, as drivers are regularly updated as often as 3 or 4 times per year.
If you do not know what brand of sound card or video card you have:
1. Click Start and highlight Settings
2. Click Control Panel
3. Double-click on your System icon
4. Bring your Device Manager to the front
5. Your video card is listed under "Display Adapter"
6. Your sound card is listed under "Sound, Video and Game Controls"
B. INSTALLATION PROBLEMS
If you are having problems getting the game to install, there are a few general troubleshooting steps you can take to help things along:
1. Make sure you have enough hard drive space. You must allow for an extra 50 MB of Hard Drive space (on top of the minimum hard drive requirements) in order for the files to be copied and expanded onto your hard drive.
2. You may have old and unused files in your C:\Windows\Temp directory.
If you have any files located here prior to installation, you can delete these.
3. If you have any programs or utilities running during installation, you should turn those programs off.
C. GAME PERFORMANCE
There are some options you can change while in the game to improve performance. Go to Options from the Start Menu, and use as follows:
PC Performance: Slow is a setting for lower end machines
Medium is a setting for mid size machines
Fast is the default, and should be used with better machines.
If you notice that the game is moving at a slow rate, exit to Start menu and use the "PC Performance" config from the Options menu to adjust.
D. SOFTWARE CONFLICT
If you have gone through these troubleshooting steps and your game is still not working properly, this may be the cause of a software conflict. Your system may have one or more utilities running (Virus scanners, Phone answering software, CD Rom utilities, game controller button mappers.) To rule out the possibility of a software conflict, "End Task" all applications (Keep Explorer and Systray running). Re-boot your computer and try again.
D. HARDWARE CONFLICTS
1. General Video Card Issues and Troubleshooting - 3D accelerator cards with at least 64MB of video memory are required to play. If your 3D video card only has 32MB of RAM, your card is unsupported.
V. Technical Support
Our technical support team is available:
Monday through Friday 9am to 5 pm EST
Contact us by:
Phone: (410) 933-9191
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.globalstarsoftware.com
Mail: Take-Two Baltimore
9900 Franklin Square Drive,
Suite A
Baltimore, MD 21236
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VI. Credits
Global Star Software – Publisher
Director of Product Development – Jeff Quinn
Executive Producer – Heidi Amsler
Art Director – Derrick Wilson
Producer – Adrian Lee
Technical Writer – Michael Colangelo
Special thanks to our Baltimore Testing Team for all their valuable contributions and effort. - voices of Enzo, Guido, Toni, Maria, Rocky, Queenie, Kelly, and Bobby.
3 Romans – Developer
3Romans, LLC
http://www.3romans.com/
1411 14th St S 2
Bham Ala. 35205
Contact:
Carlo Romano CEO
[email protected]
Creative Writer, Game Designer, and Project Director – Carlo Romano
Technical Manager / Programming Director - David Rutherford
Programmers
- Chris Connell
- Mike Braswell
- Jeremiah Sharkey
- Charles Esposito
- Abdullah Singh
- Dave Rutherford
Artist
- Jason Odom
- Alan Carter
- Rob Tchir
- Joseph Fagan
- Robb Letts
- Randy Ryan
- Buddy Sellars
- David Coen
- Brian Cummings
- Carlo Romano
- Scott Harper
Radio Voice – Joseph Fagan, assisted by Jason Odom and Alex Traywick, Jeff Traywick Tracey Fagan
Radio Babble Written by – Carlo Romano and Joseph Fagan
Engine and License
Renderware Engine
Portions of software are Copyright 1998-2000 Criterion Software Ltd.
And its licensors
BINK Video
3Romans, LLC uses Bink Video. Copyright 1997-2003 BY Rad Game Tools. Inc
SoundMax – Audio for Games
SoundMAX is a registered trademark of Analog Devices, Inc.
Soundtrack includes:
Swanee River
Oh, Sussanna
Dixie
Moonshine
The Saints go Marching In
Bill Bailey
Barcarolle
Licensed property of PBTM Music Library.
© and (P) 2003 Michael G. Brewer
Unauthorized reproduction or duplication is prohibited.
Song list from Bands that contributed to this project.
“Blown Up Doll”
“Here’s to you”
Performed by: Be It The Means
www.beitthemeans.com
“Broken Hearts”
“Alcohol Bath”
Performed by: Promise The Ghost
www.promisetheghost.com
“Pretty Indie boy”
“To Each His Own”
Performed by: Killing Meg
www.killingmeg.com
“Ryno”
“Gratitude”
Performed by: Selling Mary
www.sellingmary.com
“Ladies First”
“Red Five Standing By”
Perfromed by: Death Or El Dona
www.alabamapunk.com
“A Loss That Feels Like Winning”
“More The Same Than Ever”
Performed by: Gainer
“LIVE”
performed by: Mad Cow Fiasco
www.OEMG/mcfDownload original