User Guide

HOST GAME
If you choose to be the host, you will be able to create a game by defining various options.
These are:
Handling Select either the Normal or Professional driving model.
Track Type Select the track environment you wish to race on from, Forest, Pit, Town,
Winter, Race and Bonus.
Track Select the actual track to race on.
Laps Select the number of laps from 1 to 10.
Cars Select a class of car, Bronze, Silver or Gold, a specific car e.g. BLADE, or ANY.
Car Upgrades Select between NONE, MEDIUM or ALL Upgrades. Note: the level of upgrades
are added to your car automatically, you cannot select individual components.
RagDoll Select to have the RagDoll feature either ON or OFF.
LOBBY
You will reach the Lobby after you have either created a game or just joined a game.
From the Lobby, as either the Host or Client, you will have to select your car. Press the ENTER
KEY to go to the Car Dealer screen. The choice of cars will be dictated through the settings
the host has chosen.
Once everyone has connected and chosen a car, it’s up to the Host to Start the Game by
pressing the ENTER KEY.
NOTE: IF YOU ARE RUNNING WINDOWS XP SP2, YOU MAY ENCOUNTER
DIFFICULTIES WHEN TRYING TO PLAY A NETWORK GAME. THE BUILT IN
FIREWALL SYSTEM MAY BLOCK THE CONNECTION. IF YOU DO EXPERIENCE
DIFFICULTIES, YOU CAN TASK SWITCH BACK TO WINDOWS BY HOLDING DOWN
THE ALT KEY AND PRESSING THE TAB KEY. YOU SHOULD SEE A DIALOGUE BOX
FROM WINDOWS ASKING, “DO YOU WANT TO KEEP BLOCKING THIS PROGRAM?”
SELECT “UNBLOCK” TO REMOVE FLATOUT FROM THE FIREWALL SYSTEM. YOU
CAN NOW GET BACK INTO THE GAME BY TASK SWITCHING BACK TO FLATOUT,
HOLD DOWN THE ALT KEY AND PRESS THE TAB KEY.
HOTSEAT
Select Hotseat to play a 2, 3 or 4-Player turn based game in the Bonus Rag-Doll Sports Mode.
You only need one controller for this mode since each player takes it in turns.
After selecting the amount of players to compete, you will be asked to enter the name of
Player 1 via the on-screen keyboard. Player 1 will then get to choose their car. Once selected,
players 2, 3 and 4 will have the same choices until everyone has entered their name and
chosen a car.
The next step is to choose an event. At the start of the game only the first two events are
available to play, however playing through the Single Player Career Mode will unlock the
later events.
The rules for each event are the same as the Single Player game, only this time you are
competing against other people!
For further details on Rag-Doll Sports see page 8.
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TIME TRIAL
The Time Trial mode allows you to play a one off race against the clock. Complete all 3 laps to
attain your best time.
BONUS
There are 3 Bonus tracks, 3 Demolition Arenas and 6 Rag-Doll Sports events to compete in.
BONUS TRACKS
The Bonus Tracks consist of fairly simple and small tracks, designed to create maximum
mayhem in a short space of time.
DEMOLITION ARENAS
The Demolition Arenas are circular bowls where the player has to survive against the other 7 cars.
RAG-DOLL SPORTS
This mode is divided into six sports. All of the sports incorporate the use of the Rag-Doll
driver. For example, the objective in the Long Jump is to propel your driver as far as possible
down the Long Jump pit. All of the sports comprise of three turns, which are added together
and the total at the end being your final score.
LONG JUMP – Propel your driver as far as you can down the Long Jump Pit.
HIGH JUMP – Propel your driver as high as you can.
DARTS – Propel your driver at the giant Dart Board to achieve the highest score.
Usual Darts scoring applies.
10-PIN BOWLING – Propel your driver towards the pins. Knock down as many as you
can in three goes.
CLOWN’S FACE – There is a giant 2D wooden Clown with targets cut into it. You have
to propel your driver to land in the targets to score points.
BULLS EYE – Propel your driver towards the target. The centre of the target gives you the
highest score whereas the outer edges give you the lowest score. Try to get your driver as
close to the centre as possible.
MULTIPLAYER
NETWORK PLAY
Network Play allows you to play a Multiplayer game with up to 8 connected PC’s over a LAN.
JOIN GAME
Select Join Game to scan the local area network (LAN) for any Game that has been created.
If a game is found, select it from the list and you will be taken to the lobby.
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