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 Airfix Dogfighter - Readme.txt (v1.01)
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Index
=====

  1.0  Controls
    1.1 House Editor controls
    1.2 Paint Room controls
    1.3 In-game controls

  2.0  Troubleshooting
    2.1 Graphic related
    2.2 Sound related
    2.3 Input controllers (Keyboard, Joystick and Mouse)

  3.0 Known bugs
    3.1 Taskswitching
    3.2 Graphic cards

  4.0 Un-installing

  5.0 Contact information





1.0 Controls
============


  1.1 House Editor controls
  -------------------------

                           FixedCam                  FreeCam

    ARROW LEFT          -  Rotate left               Move left
    ARROW RIGHT         -  Rotate right              Move right
    ARROW UP            -  Toggle zoom               Move forward
    ARROW DOWN          -  Toggle height             Move backwards

    L                   -  Toggle 'LOAD HOUSE' mode
    S                   -  Toggle 'SAVE HOUSE' mode
    N                   -  Toggle 'NEW HOUSE' mode
    SPACE               -  Toggle Camera mode, Free/Fixed
    M                   -  Toggle 'MAP' mode
    +                   -  Move up one floor
    -                   -  Move down one floor
    1                   -  Choose a furniture
    2                   -  Choose a accessory
    3                   -  Choose a toy
    D                   -  Duplicate appointed object
    RIGHT MOUSE         -  Rotate object around y axis
    LEFT MOUSE          -  Release object
    SHIFT               -  Snap object rotation 45 degrees
    DELETE              -  Removes selected object
    ESC                 -  Exit / Undo object movement


  1.2 Paint Room controls
  -----------------------

    F1                  -  Pen tool
    F2                  -  Line tool
    F3                  -  Fill tool
    F4                  -  Zoom tool
    F5                  -  Circle tool
    F6                  -  Square tool
    BACKSPACE           -  Clear drawing area
    Z                   -  Undo last change in drawing area
    L                   -  Load sticker
    S                   -  Save sticker
    1                   -  Change to upper wing stickers
    2                   -  Change to lower wing stickers
    3                   -  Change to fuselage stickers
    D                   -  Clear current stickers
    E                   -  Fetch and Edit current stickers
    P                   -  Place stickers
    V                   -  Toggle View sticker
    PAGE UP             -  Previous aircraft
    PAGE DOWN           -  Next aircraft
    HOME                -  Previous camouflage
    END                 -  Next camouflage
    C                   -  Select camouflage
    M                   -  Select aircraft
    ESC                 -  Exit
    SHIFT               -  Lock fixed aspects of the Circle and Square tool

  1.3 In-game controls
  -------------------

    D            -  Increase thrust
    C            -  Decrease thrust
    ARROW LEFT   -  Bank left
    ARROW RIGHT  -  Bank right
    ARROW UP     -  Pitch down
    ARROW DOWN   -  Pitch up
  
    Space        -  Fire machineguns
    Z            -  Fire secondary weapon
    Keypad 0     -  Next weapon

    1            -  Use Cannon
    2            -  Use Rockets
    3            -  Use Bombs
    4            -  Use Tesla Coil
    5            -  Use Particle Beam
    6            -  Use Homing Missile
    7            -  Use Paramines
    8            -  Use A-Bomb

    F1           -  Change camera view
    LShift       -  Rear view

    ESC          -  Menu
    TAB          -  Mission info / Multiplayer info
    P            -  Toggle Paus

    PrintScreen  -  Take screenshot 
                    Images will be saved in the "<install_path>\screenshots" folder.
                    (I.e. "c:\Program Files\Paradox\Airfix Dogfighter DEMO\Screenshots")
  



2.0 Troubleshooting
===================

P = Problem
S = Solution(s)


  2.1 Graphic related
  -------------------
   
    P:  An error message is shown when running the game
        "A device attached to the system is not functioning." 
        followed by
        "The AFENGINE.DLL file is linked to missing export DDRAW.DLL : DirectDrawCreateEx.".
    S:  This means you are trying to run the game using Direct3D, 
        but you haven't installed DirectX 7.0a or later. You can 
        do this from the Airfix Dogfighter CD, either by running
        "dxsetup.exe" directly from the CD or by choosing "Install
        DirectX 7.0" in the autostart program.

    P:	My Voodoo card is displaying a garbled mouse cursor and some textures seem to
	be disappearing.
    S:	This is known to happen using some Voodoo1/2/3 Direct3D drivers. When using
	a Voodoo card it is strongly recommended to use the Glide driver. It will provide
	with the best performance and stability.
	Select the driver "3DFX (Glide2.x)" when starting up Airfix Dogfighter.

    P:	I have a Voodoo (1/2/3) graphic card, but I'm unable to select the Glide driver when
	starting Airfix Dogfighter.
    S:	You have to install the Glide drivers supplied with your graphic card to be able to
	use the game Glide driver.


  2.2 Sound related
  -----------------

    P:	The game performance is low when playing sounds, or some sounds seem to be
	missing..
    S:	Update your sound drivers. A 100% DirectX 7 compatible driver is required.
	If this doesn't help, or you already have the latest drivers, try selecting another 
	sound mode when starting Airfix Dogfighter.

    P:	No music is played.
    S:	The Airfix Dogfighter CD-ROM must be present in your CD-ROM drive to be able
	to play the music. 
        If the CD-ROM is present and you still don’t hear any music check the windows volume control.
        The CD Audio might be muted, or set at a very low volume.


  2.3 Input controllers (Keyboard, Joystick and Mouse)
  ----------------------------------------------------

    P:	The aircraft controls seem to reset after a few seconds making it hard to steer.
    S:	This is caused by a connected joystick which might not be correctly calibrated. Turn off
	joystick input in the Options menu.

    P:	My joystick doesn't seem to work.
    S:	Enter the Options menu by clicking on the books in the Main menu and enable joystick
	input.

    P:	My joystick isn't correctly calibrated and there doesn't seem to be such an option.
    S:	Airfix Dogfigther uses the DirectInput interface, which has it's own joystick setup/callibration menu. 
	This can be accessed from: "Control Panel->Game Controllers->Properties"




3.0 Known bugs
==============

  3.1 Task switching
  ------------------

    Taskswitching, also known as "Alt-Tabbing", is NOT recommended while running
    Airfix Dogfighter.  Depending on which operating system and graphic adapter are being used
    graphical errors may occur and/or the game might become unstable.


  3.2 Graphic cards
  -----------------

    Some ATI Rage cards may display visible texture edges and lack
    the abililty to display transparent polygons correctly.  This
    might be possible to remedy by installing the latest drivers.

    The 3DFX Voodoo card series work best under the Glide driver, 
    which is strongly recommended to use.  You might experience 
    texture glitches using the Direct3D driver.

    Some laptops using Neo Magic cards have problems starting the 
    game.  This might be possible to remedy by installing the latest 
    drivers.




4.0 Un-installing
=================

  In order to uninstall Airfix Dogfighter, access "Control Panel->Add/Remove Programs".
  Select Airfix Dogfighter and follow the given instructions.
  This will NOT remove any saved Pilots or created Dogfight levels.




5.0 Contact information
=======================

  More information about Airfix Dogfighter can be found at these dedicated sites:

  http://www.dogfighter.net/
  http://dogfighter.uds.se/


  Questions regarding this product can be relayed through these channels:

  Paradox Entertainment
    dogfighter@paradoxplaza.com
    http://www.paradoxplaza.com/

  Unique Development Studios
    dogfighter@uds.se
    http://www.uds.se/

  EON Digital Entertainment
    http://www.eon-digital.com/
