SkyNET
BETHESDA SOFTWORKS

DEMO VERSION 1.00 (BUILD 518)


CONTENTS
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1. Playing the Game
2. Installation Notes
3. Joining Multi-Player Games
4. Super VGA (640X480) Support
5. Configuring music under Windows95
6. Configuring your Controls
7. Hints and Tips
8. HMD Support
9. Contacting Bethesda Softworks 

Remember, this is just a demo, and only has one
single player level, and one multi-player 
environment, for up to 4 players.

Full version features:
* Up to 8 players (3 per CD)
* 10 Multi-player environments
* 8 single player missions
* 17 deadly weapons
* Over 20 robot enemies
* Full video mission briefings



1. PLAYING THE GAME
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To play the game, simply type SKYNET
from the directory you have the game
installed (usually c:\skynet).

MAIN MENU
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NEW GAME: Starts a new game.
LOAD: Loads a saved game.
SAVE: Saves a game in progress.
OPTIONS: Allows you to change controls and
	 graphic detail.
QUIT: Returns to DOS.

NEW GAME
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MULTI-PLAYER: Starts a multi-player game.
SINGLE PLAYER: Starts a single player game.
TUTORIAL: Not available in the demo.
FUTURE SHOCK: Not available in the demo.
EXIT: Returns to the Main Menu.

MULTI-PLAYER
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NEW GAME: Starts a new game that other players
	  can join. The first person in the game
	  selects all of the game parameters.
JOIN GAME: Scans the network for games being played.
	   Once the list of games is shown, click on
	   a game to join it. 
EXIT: Returns to the New Game menu.	

CONTROLS
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Turn Left/Right: 	Mouse
Look Up/Down:		Mouse
Fire:			Left Mouse Button
Throw:			Right Mouse Button
Forward:		A
Back:			Z
Slide Right:		X
Slide Left:		Left SHIFT
Run:			ALT
Jump:			S
Crouch:			C
Automap:		TAB
Menu:			ESC
Full Screen:		F6
Decrease Brightness:	F7
Increase Brightness:	F8
Toggle Sight:		F9

WEAPONS:
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1	Pipe/Motion Tracker
2	Uzi/Assault Rifle/Machine Gun
3	Shotgun
4	Grenade Launcher
5	Rocket Launcher
6	Laser Rifle/Cannon
7	Phased Plasma Pistol/Rifle/Cannon
F1	Molotov
F2	Pipe Bomb
F3	Grenade
F4	Cannister Bomb
F5	Satchel Charge


2. INSTALLATION NOTES
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HELP ME!! LONG LOAD TIMES 
If you are experiencing long load
times with the game or frequent pauses
during play, install SMARTDRIVE.
THIS WILL MAKE A WORLD OF DIFFERENCE.

If you have 8 MB of RAM run SMARTDRIVE 
by typing:
smartdrv 256 /x

If you have 16 MB of RAM run SMARTDRIVE 
by typing:
smartdrv /x


3. JOINING MULTI-PLAYER GAMES
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When joining a multi-player game in 
progress, SkyNET will scan the 
network for any games that are currently
being played. Depending on the network 
traffic and communication speeds, 
you may not pick up all of the games 
that are being played. Keep attempting 
to join and SkyNET will keep scanning 
and should find the game in a few tries.

If the problem persists, go back to the
NEW GAME menu, select MULTIPLAYER GAME,
and attempt to JOIN the game. Going back
to the NEW GAME menu will reinitialize
the communication settings.

SPECIAL NOTE FOR INTERNET USERS: 
SkyNET uses KALI for its internet support.
KALI is a widely available shareware
program that allows your internet
connection to emulate an IPX network
connection.

Due to widely varying traffic through
the internet, it is very difficult to 
sustain proper communication speeds.
As multiplayer games generally require
a maximum of 200 milliseconds latency,
internet play can often be subject to
large amounts of game lag (missed 
connections, jerky player movement, etc)
Therefore , we do not recommend
playing SkyNET through the internet, 
using KALI if your ping times are 
over 200. 

If you do not already have KALI,
you can download the latest 
version from them directly
at www.kali.net


4. SUPER VGA (640X480) SUPPORT
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SkyNET supports high resolution (SVGA)
graphics. To play using this option, use 
the detail setting in the options menu
and select 640x480 resolution.

SVGA will slow down the performance 
of the game, especially on slower 
videocards. We suggest you install 
and use the excellent program 
SciTech Display Doctor (SDD) 
from SciTech soft. This will
make your graphics card use the latest 
display technology to achieve the best
overall performance.

Using SDD is not required to play
SkyNET, but generally makes the game
play faster in SVGA. Only a VESA v1.2 
compliant videocard with support for 
the 256 color mode (640x480) 
is needed to use the high-res option.
Should you ever encounter an error in 
ChangeMode, or a similar error, 
your graphics card for some reason 
fails to initialize the SVGA video mode, 
we suggest you use SDD which 
will usually improve performance.


5. CONFIGURING MUSIC UNDER WINDOWS
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If you experience problems under 
Windows while configuring music, 
try to disable all your screen savers 
and other software which might be using 
your soundcard. 

Disabling screen savers from Windows95:
Right mouseclick on your desktop and 
select properties, then select the 
"screen saver" folder. Now all you need 
to do, is to select "NONE" in the screen 
saver dialog-box.

Depending on your Windows configuration,
you may need to reboot your system.


6. CONFIGURING YOUR CONTROLS
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SKYNET will allow you to set up
almost any control scheme you desire.
The best combination for most people is
the mouse/keyboard combo. 

JOYSTICK: If you want to use a 
joystick for any of the controls, you
can assign either small joystick 
movements, or large joystick movements
to any action. First, calibrate your 
joystick and then select the action 
you want to assign the joystick to.
A small joystick movement will assign 
JOY A to the action. A large joystick 
movement will assign JOY B to the 
action.

Joystick movement type B works very
well when using it as a RUN action.
Many gamers enjoy using the mouse/
joystick combo. If you want to do 
this, configure the joystick as follows:

Forward = JOY FWD A
Reverse = JOY BACK A
Slide Left = JOY LEFT A
Slide Right = JOY RIGHT A
Run = JOY FWD B
Jump = JOY BUTT 1
Activate = JOY BUTT 2

The joystick will now control
your feet and the mouse will
control your aim. Try it out!

MOUSE: Mouse movement can only be 
used to turn and look up and down.
The mouse buttons can be assigned 
to any action, though. 

Two items have been added to the 
mouse configuration. Sensitivity
has been broken up into both 
horizontal and vertical. You can also
reverse the vertical movement so that
rolling the mouse forward will look
up as opposed to down.


7. HINTS AND TIPS
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Here are some hints and tips that 
should help you defeat SkyNet.

JUMPING: If you are having trouble 
jumping, the game can get very 
frustrating. To make jumping
easier, SkyNET allows you to actually
move while in the air (less realistic,
but a lot more fun). Thus, if you are 
having trouble with a jump, try 
pressing the jump key first, and then 
moving while you are in the air. 
There are also many jumps which require 
you to run. Since you can move in the air, 
you can hold RUN, hit JUMP, and then hit 
FORWARD. With a little practice, 
jumps should become fairly easy.

DRIVING: This can be very tricky for
less experienced players. If you are
having trouble driving and looking
around at the same time, simply stop 
the car and shoot the enemies before
continuing. You will find the car's
gun and armor to be very heavy. Be 
careful though, if the enemies get
too close to your car, they may jump
on top of, or into it. This can be
an instant death for even the best
Resistance fighter. Also, reconfiguring
your controls may help.

AMMO USE: Use your ammunition wisely.
Conserve ammo by using the best gun/
ammo combo for as many enemies as 
you can. For instance, you could waste
a lot of time and bullets on a Seeker
Globe, when one Shotgun blast will 
nuke it! Proper use of grenades 
will help in ammo conservation.

SEARCHING BUILDINGS: You can go in any
building with a door. You never know
what you may find inside. Searching
buildings has kept Resistance soldiers
alive many times.

SAVE OFTEN: Death can lie around any
corner.


8. HMD SUPPORT
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SkyNET supports the Virtual I/O	and
Forte head mounted displays with
head tracking.

To run the game using your HMD, use
command line option /h to enable HMD
support; then choose your helmet-
type (v=VIO, f=Forte) and finally
select which com-port to use.

Example: /hv1 will setup HMD support
using a VIO on com-port 1.

You may need to calibrate the helmet
before tracking will work properly.
Start the game with the /H option to
bring up a manual calibration (must
be uppercase H !). With the helmet
on, "look straight" and hit a key; the
helmet will now be calibrated. Should
you wish to repeat this while playing,
"look straight" and hit F10.


9. CONTACTING BETHESDA SOFTWORKS
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If you have comments about the demo,
please feel free to contact us. 

If you experience any problems, please 
send ALL relevant data to us. This includes
what kind of system you are running on
(processor, memory, free hard drive space,
network type, control device, and sound
card). If it is a multi-player problem,
please include how many people you were playing
with, and describe the problem in detail.
We can only fix problems if we know all of
the symptoms.

You can email us at:
skynet@bethsoft.com


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