Terminus Demo README File
June 2000 - Thank you for installing the demo!


Contents

(A) Starting the Demo
(B) Playing the Demo
(C) Controls Summary
(D) Minimum Requirements
(E) Hardware Configuration Issues
(F) Software Configuration Issues
(G) 3D Card Issues
(H) 3D Card Drivers and Manufacturers
(I) Online Answers to Your Questions
(J) Legal Information



(A) Starting the Demo
	Windows OS
	 After Terminus is installed, run the Terminus Launcher from the Start Menu.
  Select the appropriate graphics renderer, either Glide (3dfx cards only) or
	 Direct3D.  Then start Terminus by clicking on the Play Game button.

	Linux OS
	 After Terminus is installed, go to the directory where you installed it.  To
	 run Terminus with Glide use the following command line:
		./teminus +gfx_renderer glide

	 To run Terminus with OpenGL enter:
		./terminus +gfx_renderer opengl

	 You may have to run the demo as root in order for the graphics to initialize
	 properly.

	MacOS
	 After Terminus is installed, find the Terminus folder on your hard drive.
	 Double click on the Terminus icon in that folder to game the demo.


(B) Playing the Demo
	The first thing you will see once the Terminus demo loads the game menu.  The
	following is a list of each menu choice and a brief description.

	Training
	 This option takes you through 5 training missions.  We strongly recommend you
	 go through training before attempting any other game play.  When you start
	 training you will be in the Training Base.  Click on the small door to the left
	 of the podium to go to the Mission Briefing.  After you read the briefing, click
	 on the red arrow at the bottom of the screen to launch your ship.

	Gauntlet
	 Once you have mastered the basics of Terminus in Training, Gauntlet allows you
	 to jump right in and start battling.  If you find Gauntlet too much of a challenge
	 try varying the difficulty setting.

	Story
	 Story mode gives you a taste of what Terminus is really all about.  After you
	 click on Story, the career selection screen will appear.  By clicking on the 
	 buttons on the left side of the screen you can select your character's career.
	 Only Earth and Mars Military careers are available for the demo.

	 After choosing a career you will be given a chance to customize your character.
	 You change your character name, ship name and character face.  Finally, after
	 leaving the character customization screen you will placed at the mission
	 selection screen.  For the demo, there is only one available mission.  Read the
	 mission briefing carefully and then press the launch button.

	Ship Manager
	 Using the ship manager you can choose a new ship to use in Gauntlet play.
	 Experiment!  There are a variety of different vessels included in the demo.

	Options
	 The Options menu allows you to configure the graphics, sound, control and
	 other settings.

	Diagnostics
	 The diagnostics screen displays useful information about your computer and the 
	 hardware that Terminus is using.

	Feature Preview
	 The feature preview gives a glimpse all that's included in the full Terminus game.

	The Big Red Button
	 Press this button to quit the game.


(C) Controls Summary
	Joystick and Mouse
	 Pitch (Joystick A, Axis 1)
	 Yaw (Joystick A, Axis 0)

	Flight Controls
	 Pitch Up (Down)
	 Pitch Down (Up)
	 Yaw Left (Left)
	 Yaw Right (Right)
	 Roll Left (End)
	 Roll Right (PgDn)
	 Increase Thrust Level (E)
	 Decrease Thrust Level (D)
	 Toggle Inertia Compensator (C)
	 Flight Lock Toggle (F)
	 Thruster Forward (A)
	 Thruster Reverse (Z)
	 Thruster Left (Q)
	 Thruster Right (W)
	 Thruster Up (S)
	 Thruster Down (X)
	 Stop Ship (Tab)

	Weapons and Targeting
	 Fire Weapon (Space)
	 Fire Weapon (Joystick A, Button 0)
	 Select Weapon (Enter)
	 Select Weapon (Joystick A, Button 1)
	 Toggle Multifire (M)
	 Fire Flare (\)
	 Increase Scanner Range (=)
	 Decrease Scanner Range (-)
	 Next Target (K)
	 Closest Target (J)
	 Target Closest to Center (U)
	 Target Incoming Missile (I)
	 Target Next Missile (N)
	 Target Next Earth Military Ship (L)
	 Target Next Mars Military Ship (semicolon)
	 Target Next Marauder Ship (')
	 Target Next Other Ship (O)
	 Return to Previous Target(s) (H)
	 Cycle Target Subsystems (G)
	 Clear Target Subsystem (B)
	 Target Nearest Turret (Y)
	 Target Communicating Ship (0)

 Miscellaneous Ship Functions
	 Main Power (Ctrl-P)
	 Dock (Ctrl-D)
	 Enter Command (/)
	 Comm Command Menu (`)
	 Navigation (Ctrl-N)
	 Engineering (Ctrl-E)
	 Communications (Ctrl-C)
	 Personal Info (Ctrl-I)
	 Activate Vortex Gates (V)
	 Self Destruct (Ctrl-delete)
	 Request Assistance (Ctrl-H)
	 Cycle First MFD (,)
	 Cycle Second MFD (.)
	 Send comm signal: Destroy my target (1)
	 Send comm signal: Destroy target subsystem (2)
	 Send comm signal: Disable my target (3)
	 Send comm signal: Cover me (4)
	 Send comm signal: Protect my target (5)
	 Send comm signal: Target jettison cargo (6)
	 Send comm signal: Ignore previous orders (7)
	 Aux Device 1 (Ctrl-1)
	 Aux Device 2 (Ctrl-2)
	 Aux Device 3 (Ctrl-3)
	 Aux Device 4 (Ctrl-4)
	 Aux Device 5 (Ctrl-5)

	View Controls
	 Front (F1)
	 Left (F3)
	 Right (F4)
	 Rear (F2)
	 Up (F5)
	 Down (F6)
	 Chase (F7)
	 Weapon (F8)
	 Target (F9)
	 External Padlock (Ctrl-F7)
	 Increase Zoom (])
	 Decrease Zoom ([)

	Game Controls
	 Escape (Esc)
	 Pause (P)
	 Screenshot (F11)


(D) Minimum Requirements
	Windows OS
	   Required:
	      Windows 95/98
	      DirectX 6 or later
	      P2-300 or greater
	      At least 64 Megs of RAM
	      Direct3D or Glide compatible video card
	      4x or faster CD-ROM

	   Recommended:
	      Sound card
	      Joystick

	Linux OS
	   Required:
	      Linux kernel 2.2.0 or greater
	      X Windows
	      glibc 2.1 or later
	      pthread library 0.8 or later
	      P2-300 or greater
	      At least 64 Megs of RAM
	      Glide or OpenGL/DRI compatible video card
	      4x or faster CD-ROM

	   Recommended:
	      Sound card
	      Joystick

	Mac OS
	   Required:
	      G3-400 mhz CPU or faster
	      At least 96 Megs of RAM
	      OpenGL compatible video card
	      OpenGL 1.1.2 or later
	      Game Sprockets 1.7 or later
	      Virtual Memory (at least 128MB)
	      Mac OS 8.6 or 9.0
	      4x or faster CD-ROM

	   Recommended:
	      Joystick


(E) Hardware Configuration Issues
	Graphics:
	 Terminus allows you to alter many different rendering options.
	 You may want to experiment with the settings to improve performance
	 and suit your personal taste. Some 3D cards may require that you
	 lower or raise the visual settings to clear up any visual problems
	 that you may have.

	Sound cards:
	 You must have a full duplex sound card to take advantage of the
	 Real Time Voice communication.

	Joysticks:
	 Linux OS: Make sure your drivers are installed properly.
	           http://atrey.karlin.mff.cuni.cz/~vojtech/joystick
	 Mac OS: USB joysticks have no known issues
	 Win OS:
	  Terminus supports force feedback joysticks, such as the
	  Logitech Wingman Force or the Microsoft SideWinder Force Feedback Pro.
	  Make sure you calibrate your joystick in Windows through the Game
	  Controllers control panel before starting the game.

	3D glasses:
	 While some 3D glasses take advantage of glide drivers
	 Terminus does not fully support them.


(F) Software Configuration Issues
	Mac OS:
	 Terminus requires Game Sprockets.  If your computer does not have
	 this software it can be found at http://www.apple.com.

	Win OS:
	 Terminus requires DirectX 6.0 or later.  If your computer does not have 
	 this software you can find at http://www.microsoft.com/directx.

	 Terminus is designed to run with both Windows 95 and Windows 98.
	 Limited testing has been performed with Windows 2000.  Make sure you
	 have the latest video drivers.  Windows NT is not supported.

	Linux OS:
	 Using OpenGL requires XFree86 4.0.  This software can be found at
	 http://www.xfree86.org.


(G) 3D Card Issues
	Some 3D cards display flashing white polygons when lens flares are
	enabled.  Use the Lens Flare option in the Graphics Options menu of
	Terminus to correct this problem.

	Mac OS:
	 ATI Rage Pro is not recommended.

	Win OS:
	 Only Direct3D and Glide are supported.
	 Intel I740 - Early versions of this card perform poorly.
	 NVidia Riva 128 - Not supported
	 Voodoo Based - Under Direct3D, palettized textures may not work.

	Linux OS:
	 Glide is supported.
	 OpenGL is supported when running XFree86 4.0 or higher with DRI.
	 NVidia - Under OpenGL, mipmapping may not work.
	 Voodoo - Under OpenGL, the starfield does not always draw properly.

	 To use Glide, start Terminus with the following command line:
		./terminus +gfx_renderer glide

	 To use OpenGL, start Terminus with the following command line:
		./terminus +gfx_renderer opengl


(H) 3D Card Drivers and Manufacturers
	Make sure that you have the latest drivers from the manufacturer
	of your video card. Many of the issues you encounter will be resolved
	if you install your video card's latest drivers. Listed below are some
	common video card manufacturers' Web sites. Please note that some or
	all of the cards produced by a particular manufacturer may not be
	supported by Terminus.

	3dfx Interactive -- http://www.3dfx.com/
	*-->(Linux users) -- http://linux.3dfx.com/

	3Dlabs -- http://www.3dlabs.com/
	Asus -- http://www.asus.com/
	ATI -- http://support.atitech.ca/
	California Graphics -- http://www.calgraph.com/
	Canopus -- http://www.canopuscorp.com/
	Creative Labs -- http://www.creativelabs.com/
	Diamond Multimedia -- http://www.diamondmm.com/
	Elsa Technology -- http://www.elsa.de/
	Gateway 2000 -- http://www.gw2k.com/
	Genoa -- http://www.genoasys.com/
	Guillemot -- http://www.guillemot.com/
	Hercules -- http://www.hercules.com/
	I/O Magic -- http://www.iomagic.com/
	Intergraph -- http://www.intergraph.com/
	Jazz Multimedia -- http://www.jazzmm.com/
	Leadtek -- http://www.leadtek.com/
	Matrox -- http://www.matrox.com/
	Metabyte -- http://www.metabyte.com/
	Number Nine -- http://www.nine.com/
	NVIDIA -- http://www.nvidia.com/
	Orchid -- http://www.orchid.com/
	Quantum3D Obsidian -- http://www.quantum3d.com/
	Real3D -- http://www.real3d.com/
	S3 Incorporated -- http://www.s3.com/
	Skywell Magic 3D -- http://www.magic-3d.com/
	STB -- http://www.stb.com/
	Tseng Labs -- http://www.tseng.com/
	VideoLogic -- http://www.videologic.com/


(I) Online answers to your questions
	Please visit the official Vicarious Visions site - http://www.vvisions.com
	for any new or updated information on Terminus.

	Visit http://www.stationterminus.com - a fan site dedicated to Terminus.


(J) Legal Information
	Terminus is a registered trademark of Vicarious Visions, Inc.
	Terminus (c) 2000 Vicarious Visions, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 
	All other trademarks and tradenames are the property of their 
	respective owners.

	THERE IS NO WARRANTY FOR THE PROGRAM, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY
	APPLICABLE LAW. EXCEPT WHEN OTHERWISE STATED IN WRITING THE COPYRIGHT
	HOLDERS AND/OR OTHER PARTIES PROVIDE THE PROGRAM "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY
	OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO,
	THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A
	PARTICULAR PURPOSE. THE ENTIRE RISK AS TO THE QUALITY AND PERFORMANCE OF
	THE PROGRAM IS WITH YOU.  SHOULD THE PROGRAM PROVE DEFECTIVE, YOU ASSUME
	THE COST OF ALL NECESSARY SERVICING, REPAIR OR CORRECTION.


				**** ADDITIONAL DISCLAIMER****

	No Monkeys were harmed during the creation and testing of Terminus.