OPERATING PRECAUTIONS FOR CD-ROM EPILEPSY WARNING: PLEASE READ BEFORE USING ANY COMPUTER OR ALLOWING YOUR CHILDREN TO USE IT. A VERY SMALL PERCENTAGE OF INDIVIDUALS MAY EXPERIENCE EPILEPTIC SEIZURES WHEN EXPOSED TO CERTAIN LIGHT PATTERNS AND BACKGROUNDS ON A TELEVISION SCREEN OR WHILE PLAYING COMPUTER GAMES, THIS MAY INDUCE EPILEPTIC SEIZURE IN THESE INDIVIDUALS. CERTAIN CONDITIONS MAY INDUCE UNDETECTED EPILEPTIC SYMPTOMS EVEN IN PER- SONS WHO HAVE NO PREVIOUS HISTORY OF SEIZURES OR EPILEPSY.
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FOR YOUR VIDEO CARD. IF YOU HAVE ACCESS TO THE INTERNET THEN GO TO THE WEBSITE OF YOUR CARD'S MANUFACTURER. IF YOU DO NOT HAVE THE LATEST DRIVERS YOU WILL TYPICALLY GET A BLACK SCREEN OR GRAPHICAL CORRUPTION ON SCREEN WHEN TRYING TO PLAY THE GAME. IF THIS HAPPENS, YOU NEED NEW DRIVERS. SOME MACHINES MAY BE SET UP WITH MORE THAN ONE VIDEO CARD (E.G. A STANDARD 2D/3D VIDEO CARD PLUS A 3DFX VOODOO CARD).
WE WILL KNOW WHEN THE FAT LADY SINGS! TABLE OF CONTENTS GETTING STARTED/ INSTALLATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 SETTING UP EQUIPMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 BACKGROUND STORY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 STARTING THE GAME . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 GAME . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
THE YEAR IS 2098. THE POPULATION RATE HAS REACHED INSANE HEIGHTS. THE CITIES ARE THE STREETS, NOW COMPLETELY ABANDONED BY PEDESTRIANS, HAVE BEEN TURNED INTO AIR CORRIDORS BETWEEN ENORMOUS BUILDING COMPLEXES. EXPANDING UPWARDS AS WELL AS UNDER GROUND. TRAFFIC OF THE HAS EVOLVED INTO AN ALL-OVER, HIGH-SPEED CHAOS THROUGH THE INVENTION HOVERJET CAR IN THE LATE FIFTIES, A VEHICLE WITH GREAT MANEUVERING AND ACCELERATION CAPABILITIES.
GAME HERE YOU START PLAYING THE GAME. THE AUTOMATIC FLYING CAMERA WILL TAKE YOU TO THE CAR SELECTION GARAGE, WHERE YOU CAN CHOOSE YOUR DESIRED VEHICLE. EACH VEHICLE HAS ITS OWN UNIQUE STEERING QUALITIES, AND THEY HAVE BEEN CATEGORISED INTO LEVELS OF DIFFICULTY. SELECT THE ONE YOU WANT, AND THEN YOU WILL BE OFF EARNING YOUR B-HUNTER BADGE. NETWORK HERE YOU CAN GET CONNECTED WITH OTHER B-HUNTER PLAYERS OVER DIFFERENT NETWORKS.
THE TWO BARS SHOWN ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE SCREEN DISPLAY INFORMATION ON THE CONDITION OF THE CAR. EVERY THE SHIELD BAR SHOWS HOW MUCH ENERGY THE SHIELD HAS. HIT OR COLLISION WILL TAB THIS ENERGY, BUT IT WILL SLOWLY RECHARGE ITSELF GIVEN THE TIME. DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE HAPPENS IF THE SHIELD IS AT ZERO ENERGY. THEN ALL HITS AND COLLISIONS WILL IMPACT THE ENGINE, AND THE RESULT IS AN ENGINE FAILURE AND SHUTDOWN.
CAR. IT DISPLAYS ALL INCOMING MESSAGES AND T-MAIL. YOU WILL GET BOTH PERSONAL AND PUBLIC MESSAGES, WHERE SOME WILL BE OF BOUNTIES TO COLLECT AND OTHERS JUST NEWS FROM THE LOCAL T-MAIL STATION. YOU WILL HAVE TO SORT THROUGH THE STREAM REMEMBER THAT THE COM- OF MAILS YOURSELF, AND READ WHAT YOU FIND IMPORTANT. PUTER HAS A MESSAGE MEMORY SYSTEM THAT ALLOWS YOU TO READ OLD MESSAGES AGAIN, AS IT CAN SOMETIMES BE HARD TO FOLLOW THE MESSAGE WHILE ENGAGED IN HEAVY FIGHTING.
POWER UPS OBJECT, WEAPONS AND EQUIPMENT DROPPED BY OTHER CARS AND LEFT FOR THE FINDER ARE CALLED "POWER UPS". THEY CAN BE LOCATED ON THE RADAR AS SMALL YELLOW DOTS. WHEN YOU SEE A POWER-UP IT LOOKS LIKE A SMALL GLOWING ORB WITH AN OBJECT INSIDE. THE OBJECT WILL DEPEND ON WHAT KIND OF POWER-UP YOU HAVE FOUND. YOU CAN PICK UP POWER-UP BY COLLIDING WITH THEM. LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT THE CITY THERE ARE LOCATIONS IMPORTANT TO YOUR PROSPERITY AND SURVIVAL.
BAIL OFFICES OWNED BY THE CITY, THESE OFFICES TAKE CARE OF COLLECTING FINES FROM TRIGGER HAPPY PEOPLE. BE AWARE THAT THEY WILL TAKE ALL THE MONEY YOU HAVE IF THAT IS WHAT IT TAKES TO PAY YOUR FINE, EVEN IF THAT LEAVES YOU DEAD BROKE. WEAPONS YOUR ARSENAL OF WEAPONS IS ALL IMPORTANT IF YOU WANT TO SURVIVE AS A B-HUNTER. YOU BASIC ARMAMENT IS THE STANDARD ION GUN, BUT LATE ON IN THE GAME YOU WILL GAIN ACCESS TO MORE SERIOUS AND DEADLY FIRE POWER.
NITRO CRACKERS THESE ARE SMALL, CHEAP CLUSTER ROCKETS, ORIGINALLY INTENDED FOR MILITARY SURFACE ATTACKS. THEY ARE UNGUIDED AND FAIRLY INACCURATE, BUT THE CHEAP PRICE MEANS YOU CAN FIRE MANY AT A TIME. UNFORTUNATELY THEIR INACCURACY OFTEN RESULTS IN CIVILIAN CASUALTIES, AND THERE HAS BEEN MUCH TALK ABOUT BANNING THEM FROM THE MARKET. NITROS ARE BEST USED FIRED INTO GROUPS OF ENEMIES, OR IN TUNNELS WHERE THE BLAST FROM THE ROCKET WILL DAMAGE AS MUCH AS A DIRECT IMPACT.
A WORD OF CAUTION THOUGH: GET AWAY BEFORE IT BLOWS. IT CAN INFLICT SOME SERI- OUS DAMAGE. FAT LADY THIS WEAPON IS MOST OFTEN USED BY TERRORISTS AND CRIMINALS LOOKING FOR A REPUTATION. IT IS A VERY HEAVY DEMOLITION BOMB, MOUNTED ON A ROCKET. THE RESULTING BLAST EASILY KILLS SEVERAL CARS. DON'T BE AROUND WHEN IT SINGS. THE FAT LADY IS BEST USED AGAINST HUGE NUMBERS OF ENEMIES, OR AGAINST STATIONARY TARGETS. BUT BE PREPARED TO GET SOME FINES FOR KILLING THE INNOCENT.
PROGRAMMING: ARTWORK: THOMAS GJØRUP, HANS H. B. SØRENSEN MIKKEL FREDBORG, MICHAEL BENDTSEN, SIMON M.
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