User manual GAMES PC GRAND PRIX 3

[. . . ] CONTENTS Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 This Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Technical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Specification. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Loading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 The Readme file . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 HEALTH WARNING For your health, rest about 15 minutes for each hour of play. Always play in a brightly lighted room, and stay as far from the television screen as possible. Some people experience epileptic seizures when viewing flashing lights or patterns in our daily environment. These persons may experience seizures while watching TV pictures or playing video games. [. . . ] The specific menu details for the individual Championship Season races are the same as for the Non-Championship Race (see page 65) but at the end of a Championship Season Race you will be shown the Championship screen that summarises the Driver and Constructor points won to date. You will then be given the option to go to the next Grand Prix, exit the season, or go to the Options menu, from where you can save the game. If you have completed the last race of the season (Suzuka, Japan), you will be shown the final points total. This is where you hope to be number one at the end of the 1998 season!The real fun about viewing hot lap replays is to be able to view all the action from all the different track cameras available in Grand Prix 3. You will have experienced the hot lap from your cockpit so it's fun to find out what really happened from an external view or what happened in an exciting shunt in another part of the circuit!· To view the Hot Lap replay return to the Main Menu and click on the Load Game button to go to the Load Game screen. · Select the filename you saved (Monza1. HLN for example), click on OK and you will be taken to the View Hot Lap screen. 72 73 The View Hot Lap screen has options to: · Cycle through the hot lap (show repeatedly) or to Show Once. · Select View and you will be taken to your cockpit (in paused mode) - this is the Hot Lap. Remember to use all available cameras to get the best view of all the action. Your car cockpit view Trackside Camera View On car camera views Chase View Reverse Chase View Car Ahead Car Behind Return to Your Cockpit = = = = = = = = Right Arrow Left Arrow Page Up (10 x Cycle through) Page Down Delete Up Arrow Down Arrow Home THE MULTIPLAYER SECTION You can also pause the replay at any time (as normal). · Select Multiplayer from the Main Menu. Grand Prix 3 allows you to play the simulation across a number of multiplayer connection types from Serial Cable, Modem, IPX Network and TCP/IP Network. The top panel in this screen allows you to set up the following connections: 74 75 Connection Type Serial Cable (2 players) Creates a serial cable link between two machines. TCP/IP Network (2 or more players) A local area network game. Join an Existing Session In a two-player link game, the player joining the session will `follow' the host, who will have control of the menus on both computers. In a modem link game, the player joining will dial the other player. Session Name Click on the default name, delete and type in a session name to identify the multiplayer game on a Network. The Settings Button This will take you to the Multiplayer Settings screen and detect technical settings (Port, Baud Rate and TCP/IP Address) for the link method you are using. Up and Down buttons allow you to scroll through your phone number list. You can also Load and Save phonebook numbers (saved with a . pho suffix). Number to Dial This allows you to enter the number to dial for a modem game. Player Name Enter the name that you will be known by in a network game. Game Selection The lower panel in this screen allows you to input the number of players. Two Players Two player games can use all connection types (Serial, Modem, IPX, TCP/IP) and allow all Grand Prix 3 race types (Quickrace, Non-Championship Race, and Championship Season). Two or More Players Multiplayer games are Local Area Network only (TCP/IP and IPX) and will only allow players to jump into the race without needing to qualify. Connecting The Linking Screens The Connect button will take you to the Linking screen. This will implement the linkup for the multiplayer game using the method you have selected (Network game or Modem/ Serial Cable game). The Network Game The Linking screen shows (in the top panel) the players' names, which drivers they are playing and where they are in the game (Main Menu etc). [. . . ] Devices fitted to the front and rear of the car which produce aerodynamic downforce. 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