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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