To Install VR Slingshot NOVICE Version on a hard disk,  
type: Install (path) and enter. 

A. WELCOME TO VR SLINGSHOT (TM) NOVICE VERSION

Buckle up for Virtual Reality!  Dodge that venom-spitting vipercraft and 
hang an outside loop around the Gravitron! If you're not leaning sideways 
in your chair in three minutes, you may want to visit your doctor to examine 
you for Shallow Reflexes! 
  
Most people don't get to see the difference in physics-based virtual 
reality.  That's why we're giving you a complete hands-on experience with 
it to see the infinite variability depending on what you do, with physics 
that behave much like those in the real world. VR Slingshot(TM) is the first 
game to combine: 
   1. Real-time computational fluid dynamics airflow simulation,
   2. Real-time physics-based interaction,
   3. Advanced flying and driving simulation,
   4. Stereoscopic 3D graphics, 3D sound, and
 
In this  Version you will be able to play a true Virtual Reality game, 
ENERGY DUEL, and build your flying skills before you decide to order 
the Advanced VR Slingshot(TM) package, play CYBERBALL, and take on a friend 
head-to-head.  

To get going, you should have a 486 or better with an analog joystick (with 
or without throttle).  And sound.  Get sound.  Beg, borrow, or commandeer a 
Soundblaster or Pro Audio sound card. And some way, somehow -- you owe 
it to your ears to get stereo headphones so you can hear the vipercraft 
coming up behind and sweeping past you.  Most 486's should give you decent 
play speed. If you upgrade to Stereo 3D LCD shutter glasses, you'll probably 
want a 486/66mz or a Pentium.  

If you don't have a joystick yet, do this first: just turn on your sound in 
HARDWARE SETUP.  Watch the autopilot demos of both Energy Duel 
and Cyberball, and you'll see the computer playing against itself.  First 
select one game or the other in Preferences. Then put "Practice" on 
"Professional."  Then hit "A" on the keyboard and use the spacebar to select 
from a cockpit view and two remote views.   
					       
When you decide to play ENERGY DUEL (only), you should start with HARDWARE 
SETUP. You will want to identify your sound cards and music. If you have 
Stereo 3D LCD shutter glasses, you would set those up on this screen also. 
 
B. SET-UPS, CONTROLS, AND INDICATORS -- ENERGY DUEL

You will be flying in what we call a TeleVirtual Arena with an invisible 
top and sides, which you may discover by hitting them like a bird hits 
clear glass. You can land on the Gravitron (the top floating object) Main 
Pad (center floating object) or the Hanger (on the ground) to load up on 
energy again.  Mostly you will be exploring generalized physics.  
Computational Fluid Dynamics...tell your professor that!  You will soon 
get the feel of gravity, lift, and of hitting hard objects....but we 
are kind.  Nothing will explode, and you will not die. 

SET-UPS

Go to HARDWARE SETUP.  Set Sound and Music to your appropriate sound card.

Go to PREFERENCES  Give yourself a name.  Select a Thrust rate (20 or 30
gives you less apparent control sensitivity, and less speed and climbing 
ability.  Remember to set the computer's Thrust to be equal to yours, 
or to bestow a handicap.  The Sim Rate adjusts the speed at which the 
computer runs the whole simulation, and as you know there are faster and  
slower 486's.  Experiment with settings until game is the most fun for you.

Go to JOYSTICK CALIBRATION. Different joysticks have different X and Y axis 
characteristics, so set Min (X = FAR LEFT; Y = FAR FORWARD) and Max. (X = FAR 
RIGHTL; Y = FAR BACK). When you have Minimum and Maximum values set for each 
axis, click CENTER JOYSTICK.  If your stick has a throttle, toggle that box 
to JOYSTICK, and calibrate the throttle (Min.=Forward). If your joystick does 
not have a throttle, toggle that box to MOUSE and use your mouse forward and 
backward for throttle. Then set two finger buttons so that one is "fire" and 
the other is "rudder," which allows you to hold the button down, move the 
stick left or right, and have YAW or RUDDER instead of roll.  Use this rudder 
while driving on the ground.

FLIGHT CONTROLS -- These let you sit back from the computer with your 
			joystick.  

EFFECT            ACTION

Roll left         Move stick left.
Roll right        Move stick right.     (Used in sequence, these  
Pitch up          Move stick back.       allow you to bank your 
Pitch down        Move stick forward.    turns)

Rudder            Hold down the steering button (the non- 
 (and             firing button)and move the stick left or
 ground           right to turn (on the ground) or yaw (in
 steering)        flight). You may also use rudder pedals.        
	 
Fire              Press the "fire" (non-steering) button. 

Throttle          On Joystick :  Move throttle    
 (forward         adjustment forward to increase  
  and             or backwards to decrease.
 reverse)         Mouse:  Move forward to increase or
		  backwards to decrease.  Press left      
		  mouse button to zero throttle.

Ground flip       Move stick left or right until your aircraft            
		  is right side up without pressing the 
		  steering button.  (Be sure to zero the
		  throttle when flipping.)

FLIGHT INDICATORS (ENERGY DUEL)

LEFT BAR        Your energy level               
RIGHT BAR       Opponent's energy               
V   BAR         Your Velocity
A   BAR         Your Altitude
T   BAR         Your throttle (Midpoint is zero throttle;  
			flying backward can cause stalls.)
PITCH           Far left bottom of play screen
ROLL            Next to Pitch
TRACKER         Middle of screen, tells you where opponent is: 
			White ahead, Red behind.

If the joystick trims were moved since the last joystick calibration or 
any time the joystick becomes un-centered, you can press BACKSPACE while 
the game is running to re-center the joystick.  A SAVE config saves the 
new joystick and other parameters.

2. KEYBOARD COMMANDS

No keyboard commands are required once a game begins, but you can find some 
interesting effects with the space bar to give you a cockpit view, or two 
remote views.  With remote tracking, you can watch yourself fly as you 
are learning.  Autopilot (A) lets the computer play against itself. It is 
likely that  neither opponent in this autopilot mode, however, is half as 
intelligent as you. Remember that. If you play head-to-head against your 
friends in the Advanced Version, you will probably see human deviousness 
that no computer can match.

MAIN SCREEN VIEW ADJUST KEYS

Backspace       Re-centers joystick.
 
Spacebar        Cycles through viewpoints:
			1.  Cockpit view
			2.  External chase view
			3.  Fixed external view

DELETE           Toggles to pause game.
a                Toggles autopilot On/Off. Autopilot is active when 
			      score is green.
f                Toggles frame rate display On/Off.
t                Toggles target vector (tracker) On/Off.
v                Toggles velocity vector On/Off.
q                Quits current contest.
d                Toggle dot detail level Up/Down. (Speed increases 
			with fewer graphics.)
l                Toggle Main pad landing lights On/Off in Energy Duel.
g                Toggle ground detail Up/Down.
RETURN           Toggle between minimum and maximum detail (unites d, l, g ).
DELETE,HELP      Toggles to pause game.

(3D LCD SHUTTER GLASSES ONLY)

In HARDWARE SETUP you will tell the computer which serial or parallel 
port your 3D LCD-shutter glasses are plugged into, and then you will also 
need to find which of the stereo modes and frame selections operates best 
with your computer and screen. Mode 1 is the most common, syncing on retrace 
before field advancement, but on some computers you'll need Mode 2. Try each 
and see which works best. Do the same with the other stereo selections, and 
then save the setup. Stereo, on this menu, refers to "Stereoscopic."
(In other texts you may see LCD shutter glasses referred to as 60 Hz 3D 
glasses because that is a common, but not the only, rate of shuttering.)

The stereoscopic adjustments for separation and inter-ocular angle can 
be set up to suit your eyes' ability to fuse the images.  Large screens 
and projection screens require less separation than smaller screens.  
(Note: 10% of all people cannot see stereoscopic 3D.) Use these Keys and 
be sure to save your optimum key settings also, since your eyes are VERY 
personal to you:

S         Toggles stereoscopic 3D On/Off.

MAIN SCREEN VIEW ADJUST KEYS (3D STEREO GLASSES ONLY) 

7,8      Decreases, increases stereo separation.  Reduces stereo separation 
	   when using large screens or when you can't easily fuse the images.  
	   Increases stereo separation to increase the overall 3D effect.
9,0      Decreases, increases stereo inter-ocular angle. This adjustment 
	   affects near object stereo effects more than far object stereo 
	   effects.  Adjust this factor to a level that is comfortable 
	   for your eyes.

- (dash)   Zooms Out

= (equals) Zooms In

TARGET AND VELOCITY VECTOR VIEW (3D STEREO GLASSES ONLY)

Y,U    Decreases, increases stereo separation.  Reduces stereo separation 
	   when using large screens or when you can't easily fuse the images.  
	   Increases stereo separation to increase the overall 3D effect.
I,O     Decreases, increases stereo inter-ocular angle. This adjustment 
	   affects near object stereo effects more than far object 
	   stereo effects.  Adjust this factor to a level that is 
	   comfortable for your eyes.
P       Zooms out.
[       Zooms in.
]       Resets view parameters to last loaded or saved.
F10     Resets view parameters to defaults

Once keyboard adjustments have been made they can be saved with the SAVE 
option from the CONFIG menu (this saves the complete VR Slingshot(TM) 
setup). You can even exchange your own sounds, music, textures, and 
pictures with those in the program. The manual with our Advanced version
tells you how.

You will begin to develop skills hands-on that make Energy 
Duel more enjoyable the more you learn and play.  That's the real value 
in VR Slingshot(TM) ....a concept with infinite variability depending on 
what you do, with physics that behave much like those in the real world.   

This program is copyrighted shareware and you may copy it or send it 
to individuals who might also be interested.  If you do so, these simple 
rules must be followed: 
   1. You must replicate the entire program, including all README files.
   2. No person can use any replicated or transmitted copy of this program 
      for commercial purposes (such as any type of promotion or arcade 
      attraction) without a special VR Slingshot(TM) entertainment license. 
      Call 1-800-707-1VRS to discuss any entertainment licenses.   
   3. All rights and representations will be intact in every copy made or 
      transmitted.
   4. You must be registered, and must instruct each person who copies it 
	to be registered. To register for this shareware, please send $5.00 
	in check or money order to:
	VR SLINGSHOT, 1335 N.Northlake Way,#102, Seattle, Wash. 98103  

You may also contact the VRS BBS at 206-547-1285 for Frequently Asked 
Questions.     

D.  WHAT YOU GET WHEN YOU UPGRADE TO THE ADVANCED VR SLINGSHOT PROGRAM

We hope you enjoy playing  ENERGY DUEL against the computer opponent 
(or just flying around -- that's fun, too).  You'll be able to explore 
a generalized physics model in virtual reality without paraphernalia  
and learn that virtual reality is "what you can do, not what you wear."
(Thanks to Myron Krueger) You'll enjoy VR Slingshot even more when you 
experience CYBERBALL in the Advanced Version, and much more than that 
playing your crafty friends head-to-head over direct link or modem.

If you like this NOVICE Version, you can order the Advanced VR Slingshot(TM) 
program for just $39. In that Advanced version you will have: 
	(1) the ability to play the thrilling and bizarre new sport called 
		CYBERBALL, which you've been able to watch here. 
	(2) the ability to play head-to-head with a friend (direct-linked 
		or over a modem) in both Energy Duel and Cyberball. On
		some 486 systems this can reach as many as 70 frames per 
		second at 4800 bps.
	(3) a thorough 48-page manual, 
	(4) a coupon which will get you a deep discount on stereoscopic 3D 
		LCD shutter glasses if you decide you want to upgrade from 
		2D to Stereo 3D (not from us but from 3DTV Corporation, 
		PO Box Q, San Rafael, California, 94913-4316 Tel.415-479-3516 
		Fax 415-479-3316. 3DTV will also sell you the full version), 
	(5) a personal mailbox on the VR Slingshot BBS (to receive complete 
		answers to your best questions) at 206-547-1285. An Internet 
		address will be available shortly from BBS for special uses.
	      
To order the Advanced VR Slingshot(TM) Program: Call 1-800-707-1VRS (ORDERS 
ONLY) with a Master Charge or Visa number.  U.S. cost IS $39 plus $6 shipping 
(no CODs). Visa & MasterCharge Only.  Non-US call 206-282-6809 (ORDERS ONLY). 
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