README
1 S E A R C H A N D R E S C U E
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3 V E R S I O N 1.4.0
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5 http://searchandrescue.sourceforge.net/
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7 Copyright (C) 1999-2003 WolfPack Entertainment
8 http://wolfpack.twu.net/
9 Copyright (C) 2009-2011 Jesse Smith
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11
12 (Read INSTALL for compiling and installation instructions.)
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15CONTENTS
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17 * News
18 * Introduction
19 * Requirements
20 * Installation
21 * Playing
22 * Contacts
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26NEWS & RELEASE NOTES
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28 Changable units (english/metric), press CTRL + U during
29 simulation to change the units.
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31 Vertical acceleration (G's) are now calculated and displayed
32 during simulation.
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34 Thunder and lightening effects.
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36 New object loader function
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38 New commands
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42INTRODUCTION
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44 Search and Rescue is an aircraft based rescue simulator,
45 challenging the player to save lives by rescuing victims in
46 different (customizeable) situations of distress.
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48 The game is now stable and data files are under development
49 with a few features still being added.
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53REQUIREMENTS
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55 For UNIX/X:
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57 * An implmentation of OpenGL or hardware acceleration
58 (note that glut is not required). XFree86 4.x is
59 recommended.
60
61 * SDL and SDL_Mixer (optional) for sound.
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63 * Y2 for sound (optional -- obsolete).
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65 * libjsw for joystick support (optional), needs Linux
66 2.2.15 or newer.
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68 * P166 or faster (if not using hardware acceleration).
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71 For Windows:
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73 * An implmentation of OpenGL or hardware acceleration
74 (note that glut is not required).
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76 * P166 or faster (if not using hardware acceleration).
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79PLAYING
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81 To run Search and Rescue, type:
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83 /usr/games/SearchAndRescue (for Linux)
84 -or-
85 SearchAndRescue.exe (for Windows)
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87 Or create a shortcut to the program file.
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89 Once it is running, go to `options' and make sure all the values
90 are set properly.
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92 Play an easy training mission first to get an idea of things,
93 press F1 in the game to see the quick help screen.
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95 The complete manual for Search and Rescue can be found online at:
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97 http://searchandrescue.sf.net
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101CONTACTS
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103See:
104 http://searchandrescue.sf.net
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106 SEARCH AND RESCUE
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