User manual GAMES PC MIDNIGHT OUTLAWS-ILLEGAL STREET DRAG NITRO EDITION

[. . . ] MIDNIGHT OUTLAW: ILLEGAL STREET DRAG NITRO EDITION OWNER'S MANUAL 1. 11. INTRODUCTION SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS INSTALLATION GETTING STARTED MAIN MENU PROFILE MENU "THE DASH" SCREEN "THE STREETS" SCREEN GAMEPLAY STATS SCREEN OPTIONS a) DISPLAY b) CONTROLLER c) SOUND d) CREDITS CONTROLS MULTIPLAYER GENERAL TROUBLESHOOTING DIRECTX TROUBLESHOOTING 12. 15. -1- 1. INTRODUCTION Thank you for purchasing Midnight Outlaw: Illegal Street Drag, NITRO EDITION. This is a high stakes world where nothing matters but speed. [. . . ] -The first time you beat someone, you'll be given 2 respect points. After that, you'll see a checkmark in their picture. You can not gain any more respect by beating that person, but you can still race them for money as many times as you want. -You'll notice that after racing an individual several times, the bet amount will decrease. They're getting wise to you, so they're not willing to risk as much, but they still want the chance to beat you. 9. GAMEPLAY Once you're on the streets, the rules are quite simple: Speed rules!Here are some tips to help you rule the night: -Watch the starter girl or guy and the color bands, to pick your best time to shift into first and hit the accelerator. You can't jump the line, but you can mis-shift and blow your chances at winning the race early. -You'll have to get used to your car and its engine as you upgrade it in your test drives to determine your optimum time to shift and (if you have it) boost. This is -5- what racing is all about, feeling the timing of your machine and hitting the shift at just the right moment. -Sure, you can steer, but the best option is to head straight for the finish, onequarter mile ahead. If you collide with the other car, the race will stop and you'll be assessed a damage penalty. So keep your foot on the pedal and your eyes on the finish line. -Despite the best efforts of the scanning crew, every aggressive racer gets busted every now and again. You'll be given a ticket if you are. The results of the race won't matter if you're busted. If you want to improve your chances with the cops, buy a scanner in the upgrade path, the better your scanner, the less chance you'll be busted. -Don't be afraid to take on someone who has beaten you. If the race was close, maybe you'll do a little better, and they'll blow a shift. . . it can happen, and you'll gain those all important respect points. 10. STATS When the race is over, you'll be taken to a "Stats" screen. This screen will display YOUR RACE TIME, your RIVAL'S TIME, the MONEY WON/LOST, and RESPECT EARNED, if any. If you were the winner, you'll probably want to save your profile to retain the record of your victory. [. . . ] A chat session for the game, along with a list of people in the chat room, will appear in the chat window. Double clicking on the server listing will take you into a staging area for the server, where you'll be able to chat with the other players about to enter the game with you. Click the ready button when you're ready to play. Once everyone is ready, the person running the game will launch it, and Arcade will automatically start the game for you. 13. CONTROLS Following is a description of the available actions and the default assignments for them. [. . . ]