Fur Fighters PC demo readme.txt

Fur Fighters - The Demo

8th November 2000

Brought to you on PC, by Bizarre Creations and Acclaim Entertainment. It's intended to be a sample of what legal fun can be had with small furry animals....please enjoy it and don't abuse it. Thanks.


Contents,
1. Story
2. Compatibility Issues
3. In game options


THE STORY:

Welcome to the weird and wonderful world of the Fur Fighters. This Demo Will allow you to play one single player level "Dino Downstairs" (this does have a timeout after 15 minutes) and one fixed Multiplayer level "Good Fluffers 2". Multiplayer level will support up to 16 players over LAN or Internet (IP matching). Release version will support GameSpy Arcade.

To summarise the story so far...
Years ago the Fur Fighters, an elite squad of Special Forces animals, led the Evil General Viggo, a giant white cat with global domination in his eye, to justice. With their greatest foe behind bars the Fur Fighters retired to a peaceful seaside village and put their fighting days behind them.

Now General Viggo has returned, and with the mighty resources of Viggo Industries behind him is once again planning conquest. In order to keep the Fur Fighters out of his way this time, he has had his army of stupid bears kidnap the hero’s families.

Fur Fighters is the story of the six furry little warriors' brave, cunning and almost
co-ordinated rescue attempt. Join Roofus, Juliette, Bungalow, Rico, Chang and Tweek, plus their semi-functional teleport device, on their quest to find their families and defeat General Viggo for good!

Dino Downstairs is the first Level of the Dinotopolis zone. Viggo industries have discovered a lost world, where Dinosaurs have developed a technologically advanced society. He is determined to learn their secrets to help his plans for world domination. The level is set in the downstairs area of a dinosaur house, and you may even encounter a couple of them on your travels. Your mission is to rescue all the kidnapped babies that are dispersed throughout the level, take out Viggo’s army, and head for the exit.



COMPATIBILITY ISSUES:

Please ensure that you have the latest direct X 7 drivers installed on your system before you play Fur Fighters, as this will ensure you can experience all the wonders the game has to offer.

Fur Fighters requirements:

Windows 9x/ME
PII 300,
32MB Ram,
16MB AGP 3D video card,
Direct X compatible sound card,
LAN or Internet connection for Fluffmatch play
Direct X 7a (it's likely that you already have this installed)

...obviously it'll run better on bigger machines...a PIII would help, more RAM and bigger graphics cards all help :).


1. The game will not load on Savage IV cards, this is a driver problem with the card and we are looking at ways to resolve this.

2. Dynamic lighting is only working on cards with T&L support (GeForce and Radeon) even though the option is available on all cards.


INGAME OPTIONS

* VISUAL OPTIONS

Widescreen - When ON, Fur Fighters can be played in a widescreen, letter-boxed mode. Choose OFF for a normal view.
Resolution - Change the current screen resolution.
32- bit Rendering - Allows better 3D image quality.
Gamma - Slide the bar up and down to alter the brightness.
Filtering - Improves overall image quality by rendering smoother graphics.
Bump Mapping - Adds increased lighting effects. Available only to video cards that support Bump Mapping.
Crosshairs - Toggle the crosshairs ON for assistance in aiming your weapon.
Dynamic Lighting - Toggle OFF to disable dynamic lighting to improve game speed.

* SOUND OPTIONS

Speaker Type - Switch between 2 or 4 speakers or headphones.
3D Sound Type - You can select from among this list of 3D sound providers to optimise your Fur Fighters listening experience:
1. Miles Fast 2D - This is the fastest option for people with fairly slow machines and no hardware accelerated sound card. This option only produces 2D stereo sound.
2. RAD Game Tools RSX 3D Audio - This is the best sounding option for use on sound cards that do not provide hardware acceleration. It provides simulated 3D sound but requires a reasonably fast machine.
3. Direct Sound Software - An alternative option to the RSX 3D Audio option. This will be slower but will offer more compatibility.
4. DirectSound3D Hardware - This option utilises hardware on your sound card to provide better performance and more channels.
5. Creative Labs EAX - This option is similar to DirectSound3D Hardware, but EAX will provide extra environmental audio effects.
SFX Volume - Use the slider to adjust/ turn off the sound effects volume.
Music Volume - Use the slider to adjust/ turn off the music volume.
Restore Defaults - Set all sound options back to their initial settings

Fur Fighters supports the following technologies: Triple Buffer, 32bit Z Buffering, Bump Mapping, Dynamic Lighting, Trilinear Filtering, Transform and Lighting support, 32 bit rendering, texture compression and 3D & environmental audio.....so quite a lot of cool stuff really.

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(and now for the hard sell)....Out in shops near you early November. Go on you know you want to!



UNITED KINGDOM USERS ONLY:

If you need Technical Assistance with this Demo or  with Fur Fighters PC call our Tech Support Line on:

Tel: 0870 120 0268

Email: eurosupport@acclaimworld.com

The line is open 8am to 11pm, 7 days a week exc. Bank Holidays.

PLEASE NOTE: This is NOT a Hints and Tips line and the operators will not be able to assist you with these enquiries. Refer to the manual for information on your local Hints and Tips line.