- - --=> .t.R.A.D.E.R.'S. <=-- - - _______________ ___________________ ______ ____ \____ \/ ___ \____ _____Y_____ / \ \ _/ !____/ . / Y. \ \_______/__! \________\___! \____|! \ EL?|_____/ Presents `----' \______/ FULL 100% DOCS FOR POWERDRIVE Typed by FROSTY SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS CBM AMIGA: A500,A500+,A600,A1200 *1 MB RAM (0.5 MB CHIP MEM, 0.5 MB FAST MEM *JOYSTICK Start your engines... The power drive world championship comprises 48 individual stages in eight countries. Each round is characterised by varied racing conditions to test your driving ability to the limit. ROUND 1 ROUND 5 Location: Monte Carlo Loaction: Arizona Climate : Mainly dry, some rain Climate : Hot/dry Track : Asphalt Track : Gravel/sand Terrain : Rocky mountain road Terrain : Rocky road/dessert ROUND 2 ROUND 6 Location: Kenya Location: Finland Climate : Hot/dry, some rain Climate : Cool/dry Track : Asphalt/Sandy gravel Track : Asphult Terrain : Desert (Occasional Oasis) Terrain : Forest/lake regions ROUND 3 ROUND 7 Location: Sweeden Location: Australia Climate : Ice/snow Climate : Hot/humid Track : Gravel Track : Sand/gravel Terrain : Forest trail Terrain : Bush/forest trail ROUND 4 ROUND 8 Location: Corsica Location: Great Britain Climate : Dry Climate : Dry/cold/wet/ice Track : Asphalt Track : Gravel Terrain : Rocky Mountain road Terrain : Forest trail You will race in special stages (time trials), rally cross and skill tests around the world to measure your versatilily behind the wheel. SPECIAL STAGE Race against the clock along a predertermined route from A to B RALLY CROSS Hazardous circuits against obstructive computer-controlled opponents SKILL TEST Specially designed courses to test your driving skills. Complete specified manoeuvres without incurring penalties. THE CHALLENGE Your ultimate challenge is to complete the entiree championships driving the most powerful group 1 car. Before starting out you will be given enough funds to buy a group N car. By consistently finishing events to boost your funds, you can trade-in for an upgraded model, but you will needd to save some for entry fees and vehicle mainttenance. LANGUAGE SELECTION Choose English, French, German, Spanish in-game txt and press any button to activate MAIN MENU Move UP/DOWN to select options and then press ACCELERATE to ativate. CONTROLS Directional: The car moves in the direction pressed on the controller. ROTATIONAL: use LEFT/RIGHT to steer car. JOYSTICK (KEYBOARD) CONTROLS Button 1 BRAKE (enter) Button 2 ACCELERATE (insert) SPACE BAR toggles FOWARD & REVERSE gears (reverse only available from low foward gear) F3 PAUSE (press F3 again to continue) CBM AMIGA JOYSTICK CONTROLS: Fire ACCELERATE Down BRAKE Space Bar toggles as above P PAUSE (Press p again to continue PENDULUM TURN On a tight bend steer away from the corner and the turn into it at the critical point. The back end of your car will swing out as the rear wheels lose grip, allowing you to keep up maximum revs. This method requires a lot of practice to pefect. HANDBRAKE TURN At a hairpin corner, brake as you turn into the curve. All four wheels will lose grip and you should skid around the hairpin on the best possible line. POWERSLIDE Skid around series of tight or fast corners by steering sharply into each bend (like a pendulum turn without steering out). PASSWORD In a one-player mode you will be given a password at the end of the stage in each round. If your password is illegal you will return to the MAIN MENU. PRACTICE. It is recommended that tou fine tune your driving skills on the practice track before starting the first race. Move left/right to pick a course (day, night, or snow/ice) and a car and press ACCELERATATE to confirm. When you feel good enough to go on (there is no time limit) stop the car in the exit box at the bottom of the right hand track or press ESC. OPTIONS Music ON/OFF Sound Fx ON/OFF Guides ON/OFF Players 1-8 ONE PLAYER GAME During the standard one player game, if you fail to make the quilification time for the event you will not proceed to the next stage. If you dont qualify, keep trying intil you either make the grade or run out of funds. MULTI PLAYER GAME Complete against your friends for the championship title. Unlike the one player game, failure to quilify doesent stop you racing in the next round, but you will not pick up any points or prize money for that stage. POINTS ARE AWARDED AS FOLLOWS 1ST 5 2ND 4 3RD 3 4TH 2 5TH 1 6TH 0 FAIL 0 Note: the password option is not availible in muti-player node. THE CARS Six cars are availible, from three competion classes. Each handles differently cornering road holding ect and higher class vehicles are more expensive to maintain. GROUP N Mini cooper s Fiat Cinquecento turbo GROUP 2 Vauxhall Astra 16V GTI Renault Clio Williams GROUP 1 Ford Escort Cosworth Toyota Celica SELECTING YOUR FIRST CAR You start off with 28,000 enough to buy a group N car. Move left/right to toggle between the mini and the fiat, and up/down to change the body colour. When you are satisfied, press ACCELERATE to purchase your car. DAMAGE Rally cars are tough but rally tracks are tougher. Damage is sustained when you crash or drive recklessly, causing of your car to deteriorate. You can make repairs at the end of each stage if you have enough funds DAMAGE REPAIRS To maintain your car , move up/down to choose a component and press ACCELERATE to parttially repair. To repair in full press SPACE BAR. When you are happy with the condition of your car or you are out of funds move the repair indicator to complete your component check. Note: the state of your vehicle will affect its perfomance, so it is advisable to keep your car in prime condition if funds are avalible. UPGRADING YOUR CAR If you save enough funds you can upgrade your car: Group 2 cars can be brough from round 3, group 1 cars can be brough from round 6. When you have sufficent funds select/purchase new car will apear on the damage repair screen. If you wish to buy a new car move to this option and press fire. Choose your new car by the same procedure used to select your first and press ACCELERATE to continue. LOCATION Before each race you are presented with a location screen, displaying weather conditions, day/night and the enterance fee. If you dont have enough funds to cover the fee, your game is over and you will return to the main menu. If you do have sufficent funds, press ACCELERATE to start the race. PICK UPS Pick ups are randomly placed around each course, to be collected by driving over them. MONEY Increase your funds by 250 NITROUS Temporary speed boost TIME Five second clock freeze PENALTIES Hitting a cone incures a time penalty you have been warned WEATHER AND VISIBILLITY Climatic conditions and the time of day vary dramatically from race to race affecting car handling and speed. You will need to take note of these conditions and adjust your driving accordingly. STAGE RESULTS At the end of each course the stage results screen will be displayed. Prize money is awarded when you qualify, plus bonuses if you break the course record or beat the computer-controlled car on rally cross sections. When you have revelled in the glory for a while press ACCELERATE to move on THE CHEQUERED FLAG If you go all the way and win all the 48 stages you will be crowned power drive world champion. END.