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GUNMETAL
DEMO
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Minimum Requirements
cards.
Multiplayer Requirements
TCP/IP.
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INSTALLATION
to extract the demo into the directory. If you have the music
demo does not require these files to run, but we're very proud of them
STARTING GUNMETAL
Win 9X: Open the GUNDEMO directory that you installed Gunmetal into and double
click your mouse on GUNDX.EXE. You will need DirectX 5.0 or newer to run this
version. DirectX is not included in this demo in order to save download time.
DOS: From within the GUNDEMO directory, you may either run "GUN.EXE" from a
Select New Game from the Main Menu by using the cursor keys. Hit Enter
to bring up the New Game menu. Select New Single Player Game from the
Corporal Easy
Lieutenant Normal
Captain Hard
with and the more enemies you will encounter. Once your difficulty
level is selected, press Enter. Gunmetal will ask for your name. Type
through the options with the cursor keys and press Enter when you find
For Gunmetal controls, see pages 32-33 in the middle of the manual.
Refer to the Getting Started section of the Orientation Kit (page 19)
(The manual is included when you buy Gunmetal. For this demo, press
CUSTOM FILES
You can move your key configurations, RPV designs, saved games, and
custom flags from one computer to another. Just find them in the
will not delete any of your custom files, so if you want to delete
your old files you will have to do it manually from Windows or DOS.
Do not delete or change any of the Gunmetal player flags or you will
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OVERVIEW
they perform a little differently from the characters you may be used
* RPV's can move forward or backward with equal speed; they may turn
throttle, but for delicate maneuvering you can slow your RPV to a
crawl.
* Damage to your RPV is of two types: armor and internal. The current
representing the four armor facings (front, rear, left and right).
As your armor is shot away, the bars will change to yellow (moderate
When internal damage exceeds 50%, your RPV will start to smoke
(making you a more obvious target), and when it exceeds 99%, your
first to your armor facings and only damage your internal systems
when they strike a facing where all your armor is gone. However,
* While RPVs cannot jump, an RPV at full throttle can often leap gaps,
simply by driving straight across them. RPVs are also quite long,
narrow corridor can prevent you from turning, allowing you to only
Your RPV is fully customizable; you may select your chassis, armor,
you will appear at the beginning of each level. You can even save
your customized RPV configuration so that you can get a quick start
Note that the more stuff you pile on your RPV, the slower it will move.
Larger chassis can carry more weight, but they have a much lower top
speed. Often a small, fast RPV with only one or two weapons can best a
MENUS
The Main Menu is accessible any time by pressing ESC, and can be
navigated with up and down cursor keys. Pressing Enter will bring up
the selected sub-menu, and ESC will bring you back to the Main Menu.
Pressing ESC again will return you to the game. At each option, the
left and right cursor keys will scroll through different settings.
Voice.
You will hear better sound quality if you keep Effects Volume at full
and adjust the volume on your speakers. We recommend that you keep the
the game. If you have an audio CD in the drive, take it out. If you
prefer to listen to your own music, put it back in. (And reduce Music
Volume to zero.)
Default keyboard set is Gunmetal Keys. You can customize your own
keyboard layouts and save them for future use by selecting NEW SET.
MOUSE CONTROL
you find it comfortable. Mouse and joystick settings are saved in the
Sound, Graphics and Options settings.) You can copy this file if you
this means that a good player in a fast Light RPV can outmaneuver a
slow Heavy RPV. Since a lot of players like to look freely, we have
can turn as fast as the mouse will allow, but it will slant gameplay
Gunmetal tournaments.
The higher your resolution, the slower your frame rate. If you are
lightmap quality to low. Adjust the graphics to get the best balance
of graphics and speed. If you have a 3DFX card, you must select a
Glide 3DFX mode from the graphics menu. At high resolutions use low
lightmap quality; it runs faster and you can only see the difference
in low res.
NEW GAME: Start a New Game or load a saved game.
how much you bank while strafing. (Its default is Some.) Skip Deadly
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you must elect one computer to be the Network Server, and register
the rest as Network Clients. A single game may have only one server.
computer. (For modem play, TCP/IP play, or serial modem play, run the
DirectX version).
For best results, all machines must have the IPX settings under
Windows set to a Frame Type of 802.3, not Auto. To change your IPX
settings, open the Start Menu; select Control Panel from Settings;
Ethernet 802.3.
SPLIT-SCREEN
your keysets. We have provided two keysets, Split1 and Split2, for
called keyjamming (for example, maybe player 2 can't fire while player
Controls and press the keys that you want to use. The screen will
display all of the keys that are registering so that you can see which
computer.
regular Server except the game will not be played on it. Use this
MULTIPLAY GAME OPTIONS: The server (or single computer) sets the
following options:
Starting Cash: Sets the spending limit for buying and customizing
In Scavenger Hunt and Deathmatch Classic, players use this money for
Teamplay: When Teamplay is On, players with the same flag are
Computer and Auto Sentries. Players can cycle through teammate views
Off.
Can't Buy Ammo: Prevents players from buying ammunition at the RPV
they can purchase more weapons and equipment. Every time a player
dies, Gunmetal compares their score with that of the highest scorer
and adjusts their cash. The highest scorer will always be given the
The Network Server (or the lone computer in split-screen play) must
select which level to play and at which difficulty level. You can
scroll through a list of available levels using the up and down cursor
keys. (If you don't like to spoil surprises, don't deathmatch a level
After the server has loaded, the clients will load. The clients will
not find the server until the server has finished loading. Do not
press space until all players are listed or the game will start
without them.
version (GunDX).
in normal play.
The first Dialog that will appear will be the options for the IPX
If you want to run a different type of network game, simply hit Cancel
DirectX will autodetect the modem and settings for a modem game; all
For a local TCP/IP Game, the IP address or host name of the server
address, then start the game. The clients must also connect to their
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- Fully supported.
MOUSE
GRAVIS THUNDERBIRD
- Run with the /THUNDERBIRD command line option to use this joystick.
With this option, it must be the only joystick connected to the system.
GRAVIS FIREBIRD 2
Thunderbird emulation mode and follow the instructions for the GRAVIS
keyboard utility.
- In DOS make sure you have a SWIFT supported mouse driver loaded.
- In a Win95/98 DOS session make sure you have the proper drivers for the
device configured.
- To not use the Cyberman, run with the /IGNORESWIFT option, this will
LOGITECH CYBERMAN 2
have the proper Windows drivers for the device installed and selected.
- To not use the Cyberman, run with the /IGNORESWIFT option, this will
LOGITECH THUNDERPAD
- Run with the /THUNDERPAD command line option to use this joystick.
With this option is must be the only joystick connected to the system.
- Without the command line option it works fine as a GENERIC TWO BUTTON
JOYSTICK, but it will also create a ghost second joystick that is not
- If running the DOS program in Win95/98, you will have to disable any
Windows drivers you have installed for it as they will 'hide' the
Then run the game with the /THUNDERBIRD command line option.
- In DOS make sure you have a SWIFT supported mouse driver loaded.
- In a Win95/98 DOS session make sure you have the proper drivers for the
device configured.
- To not use the Wingman Warrior run with the /IGNORESWIFT option, this
- Can be used as a GENERIC FOUR BUTTON JOYSTICK if you plug the joystick
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- Fully supported.
MOUSE
JOYSTICKS
- Any Direct Input 5.0 or greater compatable input device with the proper
driver installed and selected should work fine with the FSDS
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no reason.
* You may have hit the accursed Windows key. Check the menu bar. If
you continue your game and even salvage frozen multi-player games.
* Just in case, make sure your computer and monitor are on and the
* You may have autodetect turned off for your CD-ROM drive. If so,
you will have to run the setup program manually. From the Start menu,
select Run. Type (without the quotes) "D:\setup" and press enter.
instead of "D".
I have a 3DFX card, but I'm not seeing any graphics acceleration.
your machine.
* If you are running from DOS, you will need to run Gunmetal as
* As of press time, GUNMETAL did not work properly with some Voodoo2
based graphics accelerator cards. Please check our website, where a patch
* Make sure you have the latest drivers for your card. GUNMETAL has some
odd effects when using older drivers, which are cleared up with the latest
* Only the latest Voodoo2 drivers are compatible with GUNMETAL. You can
* Gunmetal has been tested on some, but not all, laptops. Check
* If you used a minimum or typical install, you must have the Gunmetal
CD in your drive for the game to run. Try again with the CD in the drive.
sound card manual. Check the volume on your speakers just in case.
* Check your volume controls to make sure Wave volume is not turned
down or muted.
* If you exited to Windows and restarted Gunmetal, you may have two
enough, try increasing the Border (also in the Graphics menu). You can
also try turning off reflections or reducing light map quality to get
* Some people feel ill when the frame rate is too fast. Try
* You can define your own keyboard settings from the Controls menu.
Just select New Set from the Keyboard Set list, and then Assign New
Set from the menu. You can save as many different Keyboard Sets as
* If you've got some new fangled controller that's going to change the
A key. If you are using a different Keyboard Set than Gun Keys, you
may have to check View Keyboard Set from the Controls menu.
* If you can move, but painfully slowly, hit F7 to check your vehicle
speed. You may have purchased too much equipment for your RPV chassis.
* You may have to try Keyjamming from the Controls menu to determine
if you have any conflicts between the Split 1 and Split 2 Keyboard
Sets. If you do, you will have to select New Set from Keyboard Set
in the Controls menu and then Assign New Set for both sets until you
* Some people get motion sickness playing 3-D games. Turn off Dynamic
You'll know them when you see them. Save your game and take a break.
* Windows 95/98 includes its own network system. This is best and
most reliable for Gunmetal!
* If you have assigned more than one computer on the network as the
server, they will interfere with each other. Make sure only one
* Make sure that everyone except the server is a client. Wait for
Networking is slow.
The more consistent the frame rates, the smoother the gameplay will be.
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TO ORDER GUNMETAL
If you become hopelessly stuck, please call our Hint Line at:
1-900-680-MADG.
We'd love to be able to give you a free hint line, but we can't, because
they cost money to run. The Hint Line will cost you 75¢/minute. You must
soymaster@soyboy.tm.
If you don't have e-mail, you can send snail mail to us at:
Blaine, WA 98230
U.S.A.
If you need technical support, check our website at www.madgenius.com for
also have an area where you can download patches and new enhancements and