F-22 Lightning 3 Readme

Included in this file are the following sections:


3DFX SUPPORT
D3D SUPPORT
MUSIC
MAKING AN INTERNET CONNECTION
JOYSTICK ISSUES
PROGRAMMABLE JOYSTICKS
LANDING GEAR
USE OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS
TIPS TO REMEMBER
MANUALS ON THE CD
WINDOWS' SWAP FILE
TECHNICAL SUPPORT


3DFX Support:
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F-22 Lightning 3 supports 3dfx compatible cards.  If you experience problems with the graphics display, it may be because you do not have the most recent 
Glide drivers.  We've found that there are many graphic "glitches" 
associated with older 3dfx drivers.  You should check your video card 
manufacturers' website for their latest drivers.  3dfx also maintains a 
website at http://www.3dfx.com .  You can find links to most video card 
manufactures on their site.  Also on the site are "reference drivers" 
for the various 3dfx chipsets (Voodoo, Voodoo Rush, Voodoo 2, Voodoo 3.)  These 
are generic drivers which may not support particular features on your 
card, but contain the most up-to-date driver fixes.

Issues:

Voodoo RUSH: Run the game with menus in Windowed mode ONLY.

LOSING FOCUS: If the game loses focus to another application (like 
message notifiers), it will appear to hang.  Unless you know the key 
sequences to force the notifier to return focus the game, you should
disable any such programs before running in 3dfx mode.  (This also
applies to any key sequence which you might regularly use: ALT-TAB,
CTL-ESC, etc.)


D3D SUPPORT:
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DirectX6 or greater is required for Direct3D support.  Because of the wide variety of cards available, graphic fidelity may fluctuate from one card to another. Please refer to our website at www.novalogic.com for the latest 3d card information.

Note:  The Options menu defaults to Glide driver support for 3d hardware.  If you have a D3D-only card, you must manually select D3D in the video options menu.


MUSIC:
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F-22 Lightning 3 defaults to playing music using DirectSound.  You may 
experience an undesirable side effect when using certain sound cards 
(notably some SoundBlaster AWE 32 and 64 cards).  If you find that 
changing the volume of the music also changes the volume of the sound 
effects, you can either turn music off in the Options section of the 
game or you can configure the game not to play music using 
DirectSound.

To change the game to not use DirectSound, exit the game and 
use any text editor to edit the file "L3.INI" which is in the 
installed game directory on your hard drive.  Find the line in this 
text file which reads:

DirectSound 1

Change the number 1 on this line to a 0 (zero) and save the file.  
Now when you start the game, all music will be played through Windows 
default drivers.

WARNING:  Disabling DirectSound will prevent Voice Over Net from working.  Voice Over Net REQUIRES DirectSound.


MAKING AN INTERNET CONNECTION:
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F-22 Lightning 3 can be played multiplayer over the internet through Novaworld.
If you want to do this, you must establish an internet connection on your 
computer.  If you use a dial-up internet service, the dial-up 
connection windows will appear when you attempt to HOST or JOIN an 
internet game.  If it doesn't, your internet preferences may need to 
be changed.  Open the INTERNET control panel and go to the 
CONNECTIONS page.  The option "Connect to the Internet as needed" 
should be checked.

If the connection box does not open automatically, you will need to 
make the connection before running the game. Open the "Dial-Up 
Networking" folder found in the Accessories Folder under Programs in 
the Start menu.  Make the connection to your service provider.  You 
can then run the game and play an internet game.


JOYSTICK ISSUES:
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HATSWITCH ISSUE:
If you are playing the game using a joystick which has a hatswitch, 
you may experience some problems with the hatswitch switching views 
when you have not pressed it.  You can solve this problem by making a 
change to the joystick configuration in the Windows 95 control panel.

Bring up the Game Controllers control panel, select the joystick and 
click on the ADVANCED window pane.  Near the bottom of the window is 
a checkbox for 'Poll with interrupts enabled'.  Turn this checkbox 
OFF.  Your hatswitch should now work more reliably.


PROGRAMMABLE JOYSTICKS:
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We have provided configuration files for popular programmable 
joysticks.  The files are stored on the CD under the joystick 
directory.  The files are categorized by manufacturer and then by 
joystick, throttle or both.  Copy the appropriate files to your hard 
drive and follow the joystick manufactures' instruction on 
programming the devices.


LANDING GEAR:
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Remember that the F-22 handles and operates differently with the 
landing gear down.  Raising the gear tells the aircraft that it is 
now in "fighter mode".


USE OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS:
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In Campaign Mode, the B61 Nuclear Bomb can only be used in specific missions where the use of nuclear weapons has been authorized in the mission briefing.  Once in the mission, you must wait to receive voice confirmation before you can release the nuclear weapon.  Releasing the weapon without proper voice authorization will result in a MISSION FAILURE.

In Quick Mission Mode, the B61 Nuclear Bomb can be used in any mission!  Simply go into the loadout screen and select the B61 Nuclear Bomb from the loadout options.  You do not need explicit voice authorization to release the weapon.*  

*When a nuclear mission in Campaign Mode becomes available in the Quick Mission Menu, voice authorization will still be required for use of Nuclear Weapons.


TIPS TO REMEMBER:
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The TAB key will cycle through all available targets on screen.  This includes friendlies as well as enemies.  To cycle through a list of only enemy targets, use the [ and ] (bracket) keys.

360 degree radar is available in certain missions as a result of an 
AWACS operating in the area.  If your AWACS is destroyed, you will 
lose your 360 degree radar.  This will make missions more difficult.

In most missions, you will be provided with a wingman.  Do not forget 
that your wingman is there.  Effective use of the wingman can make 
missions substantially less difficult.


Manuals on the CD:
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Included on the CD are PDF manuals in addition to the printed manual.
These manuals can be found in the \MANUALS directory.  In order to
read these manuals you need to have an Acrobat reader installed on your
system.  We have also included the Adobe Acrobat Reader on the CD.
The installation file for this program can be found in the \ACROBAT
directory.  Manuals included on this CD are:

VOICE.PDF		(This is an in depth explanation of VOICE OVER NET.)            FWEDITOR.PDF	(The mission editor manual.)
TACTICS.PDF		(This is an overview or air combat tactics.)

  
Windows' Swap File:
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You must have enough free space on your hard drive for Windows to create
and maintain a swap file.  As a rule of thumb, the game will want to
use upwards of 32 megabytes.  Always check the free space on your swap
drive if you are having troubles.


Technical Support:
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If you are having a problem you need assistance with, check our website 
(http://www.novalogic.com) for up-to-date information on the product.  If you do not find the answer to your problem, you can contact us by the following means:

email: support@novalogic.com

When contacting us by email, note as completely as possible the nature 
of the problem and particulars about you system (CPU, speed, video and 
sound card types).  Also, please provide a contact number in case there is a problem with email.

You can also contact Tech Support by phone during normal business hours (Monday through Friday 9am to 5pm Pacific Time) at the following numbers:

Phone:  (818) 878-0325
FAX Support Line:  (818) 880-3448

