DEER AVENGER 4 -------------- MINIMUM SPECS Windows® 95/98/ME/XP Pentium® 333 or 100% compatible 8MB DirectX®8 Compatible 3D accelerator card (16MB recommended) 64MB RAM 200MB free hard disk space for full install (10MB for min. install) 8X CD-ROM Drive & Mouse DirectX®8 Compatible Audio Card INSTALLING DEER AVENGER 4 Insert the CD-ROM in your CD-ROM drive. If the AutoPlay screen appears, click Install and follow the on-screen instructions. If the AutoPlay screen does not appear, click the Windows Start menu and then click Run. In the Run dialog box, type D:/SETUP, where the letter D is the letter for your CD-ROM drive. Click OK and follow the on-screen instructions to install the program. INTRODUCTION Welcome to Deer Avenger 4. What a game this is! Playing as Bambo, our hero, you will be stalked by the hunters and it will take some real strategy and cunning on your part to eliminate them all without getting eliminated yourself. To assist you in this battle of nature vs man, you can use the game's many new, cool features including Atomic farts (harms any hunter who is touched by the amazing shock waves), Booster farts (a quick way to get around -- let it rip and hang on for deer life!), three different tracking devices (compass, motion tracker and acoustic sensor), mounds of dirt and twigs (that you can hide in to surprise the hunters), lots of powerful weapons and skill points that you earn with each kill to enhance Bambo's strengths and abilities. So, be sure to read through this short manual in order to learn about all the features of the game. And then…see if you can defeat every hunter and fill your trophy wall. If you can get all 12 hunters, you will have beat Deer Avenger 4. Happy hunting! RUNNING DEER AVENGER 4 After you have installed Deer Avenger 4, you can run it by double-clicking on the Deer Avenger 4 desktop icon or by choosing Deer Avenger 4 from your Start/Programs menu. NOTE: Deer Avenger 4 requires the CD-ROM to be in the drive in order to run. When you start Deer Avenger 4, a dialog box will appear asking for three pieces of information: 1st box: Player name - Enter your name to create a new game, or, if you have any previously saved games, you can click on the arrow to see all saved games and then click on the game you want to play. 2nd box: Graphics Driver - If you have more than one Direct 3d compatible display device available you may select it here. 3rd box: Screen Resolution - Select a screen resolution. (NOTE: To make the program fill your entire screen, be sure to choose a resolution that has FULL SCREEN after it.) The higher the screen resolution, the better the game will look, but the more demanding it will be on your system. Low-end machines should run under lower screen resolutions for optimal game performance. If you're not sure, choose a resolution and if the game plays too slowly or the graphics don't look good, exit the game and return, choosing a different resolution. Experiment to find what works best for your system. NOTE: If you are having a lot of trouble making the program run and look right, click Options and experiment with lowering the detail level and/or choosing to force low resolution textures. Once you have made your selections, press 'Play' to launch the program. You will be sent to Bambo's Cave. BAMBO'S CAVE In Bambo's Cave, you can choose weapons, accessories and scopes from your Gun Cabinet, view your Trophy Wall, and choose where you want to hunt. Before hunting, take a moment or two to familiarize yourself with the cave. New items, new places to hunt and new information will be available to you in the cave as you progress through the game. To move Bambo around the cave use these keys: Up Arrow: Make Bambo forwards Down Arrow: Make Bambo walk backwards Right Arrow: Make Bambo turn/walk to his right Left Arrow: Make Bambo turn/walk to his left Selecting a Weapon, Accessory and Scope: When you begin Deer Avenger 4, your only weapon will be a standard .45 pistol. As you eliminate hunters, their weapons will appear in the Gun Cabinet and you can choose them. Scopes and other accessories that you have picked up throughout the hunting areas will also appear in the Gun Cabinet. To select a weapon, accessory and/or scope, move Bambo directly in front of the Gun Cabinet. If there are any weapons, accessories or scopes in the Gun Cabinet, the WAS menu will appear (W = weapons, A = Accessories, and S = Scopes). Press the appropriate key (W, A, or S) for the type of item you want to choose. You will then be able to use the Arrow keys to scroll through the available items in that category. When the item you want is selected, press the Enter key to accept it. When you have equipped Bambo with all the items you want, simply move him away from the Gun Cabinet. NOTE: Scopes will work on any guns, so don't hesitate to put a cool scope even on a .45 pistol! Selecting a Hunting Area : There are four areas in which to hunt. When you start the game, you will be able to hunt in only one area - you will notice that only one hunting exit is available. As you progress through the game, new areas will become available and their exits will open up. To select an area in which to hunt, walk Bambo to one of the available hunting exits and hit the Enter key when prompted. The Trophy Wall: To win Deer Avenger 4, you must collect the heads of all 12 hunters. As you bag hunters, their heads will appear on your Trophy Wall. To view information and stats about the hunters you've gotten, walk Bambo over to the Trophy Wall. A menu will then appear. Hit the Enter key to view the stats on each hunters on the wall. Use the Arrow keys to cycle through each hunter. To exit this menu, press the Enter key again and move Bambo away from the Trophy Wall. Exiting the Game From the Cave: There are 2 ways to exit the game. You can walk Bambo over to his bedroom entrance on the left of screen and you will be prompted to exit, or you can exit at any time by hitting the ESC key. HUNTING Once you have chosen your weapon and other items and walked though a hunting exit, you will be in a hunting area. Watch out! The hunters will try to kill you - it's your job to get them first. As you move around the areas, you will see fart power-ups (taco meal bags, bowls of chili, broccoli, and hot dogs), scopes, batteries, and tracking devices. Walk through an item to pick it up. When you pick up a scope, tracking device, a battery or a fart powerup it will be immediately useable. You will also see toilet paper, campfires, beer cans and other signs that hunters have been in that location recently. You can't pick up these items, but these are good places to use your calls (F8 key.) When you first enter a hunting area no hunters will be around. Eventually, they will appear. You can make them appear more quickly by using your hunter calls (F8 key). You can also lure hunters to a specific spot by throwing out a lure (F7 key). Once a hunter enters the hunting area, you will hear him or her. Listen carefully - the sound will come from the direction of the hunter. To help track the hunters, you can use your tracking devices (F6 key), if you've outfitted Bambo with one in the cave. You can also hide in the dirt and brush mounds (F5 key when you're near a mound) you'll see all around. This will allow you to stalk the hunters. Of course, you can use any farts you pick up (key F1 to F4) as well as the gun with which you have equipped Bambo in his cave. It's nature vs man - the oldest story in the book. So, be careful! Hunting Controls: When you're in the hunting area, you will use the mouse to orient yourself in a direction and you will use the arrows to control Bambo's movement. Up Arrow: Run forward Shift + Up Arrow: Walk forward Down Arrow: Walk backward Left Arrow: Strafe left Shift + Left Arrow: Strafe and walk left Right Arrow: Strafe right Shift + Right Arrow: Strafe and walk left Right Ctrl: Arm/Holster weapon R: Reload weapon Left Click: Fire weapon Right Click: Use/exit scope mode (if you have a scope) You can use keys in conjunction with one another, too. For example, press the Up and Left arrows simultaneously to strafe diagonally left and forward at the same time, or the Up, Left and Shift key to make Bambo strafe while walking diagonally to the left. You can also holster/arm your weapon while walking, running, or strafing. To Quit the game from the hunting screen, press the ESC key. Hunting Interface At the bottom of the hunting screen is a tool bar. Here is what each tool does: Farts (F1 - F4): When you start the game, Bambo has no farting power. To obtain farts, pick up strategically placed taco meals, bowls of chili, broccoli and hot dogs. Run over these objects to charge your farting power - each object will give you one fart. If you run over more than one broccoli, for example, you will be able to do multiple broccoli farts - one for each broccoli you picked up. To use a fart, press the associated function key. There are four types of farts: F1 - Broccoli: This is a Magnet fart. It attracts hunters to Bambo. F2 - Taco Hut Extreme Meal: This is a Tracking fart. It moves in the direction of any hunter. Where it goes, you should go to find a hunter. F3 - Bowl of Chili: This is an Atomic fart. This is similar to a shot of a weapon because it harms any hunter's health if you are close enough to the hunter. F4 - Perro de Diablo: This is the Booster fart, a very special propulsion system that can propel Bambo to a new location in the world very quickly. F5 - Hide: When you move near a mound of dirt and branches, the Hide icon will become highlighted. At that point, hitting F5 will enable Bambo to hide in the mound. He can take out his weapon and wait for a hunter to come nearby, not knowing Bambo is laying in wait. (HINT: Place a lure out in front of the mound first - that'll make a hunter come nearby.) F6 - Tracking devices (Motion Tracker and Acoustic Sensor): turns unit On or Off. If you have equipped Bambo with a tracking device, this icon will be highlighted. These devices can help you to find a hunter more quickly. F7 - Bag: In the bag are a number of lures. Hit F7 to throw a lure and attract hunters. Retrieve a thrown lure by running or walking over it before your prey reaches it first. F8 - Call: A call coaxes a hunter out of hiding. To use a call, simply hit the F8 key. But don't use too many calls or else hunters will be scared away! Tip: Do not stand still while using calls. Your best bet is to do a call and then move to a new location and do another call. The absolute best time to do a call is when you are near the droppings of hunters (for example, toilet paper, campfires, and empty beer cans). At the top of the hunting screen are the following items of interest: Health meter (Top left of screen) The antlers display Bambo's current health. When Bambo gets shot, he will lose some health - the color will partially drain from the antlers. Over time, his health will be restored but if he loses all his health, he will die and you will have to start over. Compass/Motion Tracker/Acoustic Sensor (Top right of screen) One of these items will appear on the screen. You will always start hunting with the compass. If you have equipped Bambo with one of the other devices and you turn it on, that device will replace the compass. Here is some information on each item: Compass - works just like a standard compass Motion Tracker - When hunters are in the world and moving an icon will appear on the display of this device signifying the hunter's location. Zoom in and out of the viewing area with the plus and minus keys. Acoustic Sensor - When hunters are in the world and either speaking, shooting, or moving an icon will appear on the display temporarily. Zoom in and out of the viewing area with the plus and minus keys. NOTE: The Motion Tracker and Acoustic Sensor require battery power so make sure to turn off these units when not in use. To restore the unit to full power, find a battery in the hunting area and pick it up. Distributing Points Each time you send a hunter to the great beyond, you will obtain "skill" points. You use these points to enhance Bambo as a hunter. You can increase the following attributes: 1. Accuracy 2. Speed 3. Endurance(strength) 4. Fart Power This Point Distribution Menu will appear at the end of a hunt (just before you go back to the cave.) By using the Up and Down arrow keys, you can scroll through the different characteristics. To distribute points to a specific attribute use the Left and Right arrows. When all of the points are distributed you will be prompted to return to the cave by hitting the Enter key. NOTE: Often, there is more than one hunter available for you to eliminate in a hunting area. If there are still hunters available in the area after you have eliminated a hunter, you will be prompted to either keep hunting or return to the cave. If you choose to return to the cave, you will be prompted to distribute your skill points. If you keep hunting, though, you can build up more skill points than if you just return to the cave after each kill. But, if you keep hunting and the next hunter kills you, you will lose the skill points from the current hunter. It's a choice only you can make! TROUBLESHOOTING First and foremost, be sure to have the most recent driver installed for your video card. Deer Avenger 4 requires many of the hardware accelerated features of 3d video cards and accelerators, and many outdated drivers do not have these features properly implemented, even if the card is capable. If you would like to play the game in a window, but only fullscreen modes are available in the display mode selection box, make sure your desktop color depth is set to 16 bits (also known as "High Color"). If the game runs sluggishly, or has frequent pauses or stops a full install may help if you only did a minimum install initially. You can also try clicking the Options button on the launch window, and setting the Detail setting to low may help, as may checking the Force low resolution textures button. On some cards (in particular, those using the 3dfx "Voodoo" chipset) the Force low resolution textures box will automatically be checked after playing the game the first time. If you are playing at a screen resolution greater than 640x480 and the full screen movies do not play smoothly, try checking the "Don't stretch movies" checkbox in the Options window. On some video cards, Bambo's shadow many not appear properly. Try checking the Force Low Resolution Textures check box in the options. In some cases, running other applications while playing the game may cause problems. Try closing all open programs before starting Deer Avenger 4. TECHNICAL SUPPORT If you have trouble getting Deer Avenger 4 to play or have other technical issues with the game (don't call if you are having trouble winning!), call (303) 739-4020 for technical support. You may also send email for support at support@ssi.teksupport.com Published by Simon & Schuster Interactive, a division of Simon & Schuster, Inc., the publishing operation of Viacom, Inc. 1230 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY, 10020. © 2001 Simon & Schuster Interactive. All rights reserved. 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