PRIMAL PREY README

Primal Prey(TM) ARUSH Entertainment, a division of World Entertainment
Broadcasting Corporation.  Software (C) 2001 Sunstorm Interactive, Inc.
Distributed by ValuSoft, Inc. Published exclusively by ARUSH Entertainment.
Primal Prey, ARUSH Entertainment, and the ARUSH Entertainment logo are
trademarks of WorldEntertainment Broadcasting Corporation.  
Sunstorm Interactive and the Sunstorm logo are trademarks of Sunstorm
Interactive, Inc.  All other trademarks are the property of their
respective owners.  All rights reserved.

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For Primal Prey Technical Support, please refer to the Help 
document by selecting the '?' from the autorun launcher
If you need further assistance please visit:
http://valusoft.com/support/

For the latest information on Primal Prey, please visit:
http://www.valusoft.com/products/primalprey.html

For Monkey Brains and RC Daredevil Technical Support, please refer
to the Trouble Shooting section of this document.

If you need further technical support with RC Daredevil or Monkey
Brains please visit the ARUSH websites:

Monkey Brains
http://www.arushgames.com/help/monkeybrains/mb_help.htm

RC Daredevil
http://www.arushgames.com/help/rcdaredevil/rc_help.htm

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INSTALLATION

To install Primal Prey, insert the game CD into your CD_ROM drive.  If installation does not start automatically, click on START and then Run and type d:\autorun.exe and click OK.  If you CD-ROM drive uses a different drive letter, replace the "d" with the letter that your computer uses for the CD-ROM drive.  Click on the Install button to begin the installation process.  Follow the on-screen instructions to install Primal Prey.  

If you experience problems running the autorun.exe try using the setup.exe also found on the CD.

To install RC Daredevil or Monkey Brains you must be connected to the Internet.  Click on the Install button for each game to begin the installation process.  Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation.


GAME SUMMARY
Primal Prey takes players on an exciting expedition of prehistoric 
discovery and danger! In it, you take on the role of a futuristic 
hunter who embarks on missions to travel back through time to a 
prehistoric age.

The game includes dozens of unique missions and each has a specific 
goal. Experience a challenging, atmospheric hunt that can take place 
day, night, dawn or dusk. Succeed and you will earn money for a 
successful hunt, but if you fail, you may end up as a dinosaur snack! 

Primal Prey features an innovative artificial intelligence system; 
dinosaurs travel in herds, seek food, and stick to familiar territory. 
When they're frightened, they all behave differently. Some dinosaurs 
will simply scatter and run, others will guard escaping members of 
the herd and then retreat with them. Some will become aggressive and 
attack you! Every dinosaur reacts to the situations completely 
differently, making each dinosaur a unique hunting challenge.

Primal Prey features 9 exciting and authentic dinosaur species that 
can be observed and hunted: Gastonia, Styracosaurus, Iguanodon, 
Lambeosaurus, Triceratops, Quetzalcoatlus, Utah Raptor, Troodon, and 
the most famous predator of all, Tyrannosaurus Rex!
 
We are sure that youll enjoy many hours of stalking your prey...
and many hours of being stalked by prehistoric predators. Youll 
come to quickly realize that its not the size of the prey that makes 
them powerful. A cunning pack of Troodons, although small, can make a 
meal out you in seconds.  Just wait until you find yourself alone in 
the dark, your night vision goggles the only illumination...your ears 
strain to hear which way the rustling and scratching sounds are coming 
from...then suddenly a Utahraptor lurches from the vegetation, then 
another! Lets hope you have the guts to get the job done, cause if 
you dont you might find out youre just a tasty morsel for a hungry 
pack of ferocious dinosaurs.
 
Succeed at your missions and gain fame and fortune, but fail and 
become fossilized remains.  Best of luck, youre going to need it

KEY CONFIGURATION:
You will use your keyboard and your mouse to navigate while hunting. 
There is a set of default keys that you may change by going into the 
Options Menu from the Main Menu. The default keys are listed here:

Key or Mouse button	Action
Left Mouse		Fire Weapon
R			Reload Weapon
E			Next Weapon
Right Mouse		Change Weapon Mode
Q			Collect Dinosaur
W			Walk Forward
S			Walk Backwards
A			Walk Left
D			Walk Right
M			Map
C			Call Box
I			Stasis Mine
B			Binoculars
N			Night Vision
T			Thermal Optics
Tab			Mission Re-Cap
ESC			Pause/Quit

You can also view what these keys are at any time while hunting by 
pressing the F1 key. 

Pressing F1 also displays a quick tip and summary mission description 
for the mission you are on.

There is a permanent key [Left Shift] that toggles you from Run mode 
(default) to Walk mode. This allows you to sneak up on dinosaurs with 
less chance of them hearing you.

The ESC key acts as a Pause and Exit while you are in a mission.  If 
you need to step away from the computer and you are in the middle of a 
hunt just press the ESC key to pause. Make sure you read the warning 
before leaving the mission with the Esc key, however, as you may lose 
credits you have worked hard to build up.

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HINTS AND TIPS 

- If you want to get closer to a group or singular dinosaur without 
scaring them off use the left shift button to toggle on walk mode.  
Walking makes you less noticeable to the dinosaurs.

- For the fast moving and deadly dinosaurs, side-stepping to avoid 
their attack will save you from sure death. But they will eventually 
get you if you arent good with a gun.

- Learn to know which dinosaur is near you by listening carefully. Each 
has its own distinct sound. That will allow you to avoid the nasty ones, 
unless of course they are your objective!

- If you are killed while in a hunt you may lose some of your weapons. 
It depends upon the situation whether you come back with all your 
equipment intact. If you are getting low in health you may walk back to 
the time portal and exit. This way, you wont complete the mission but 
you also wont lose any items.

- Dinosaurs have soft and hard parts to their bodies. Hitting in the 
soft parts (like the sides, underbellies, necks and thighs) will be the 
only way to seriously affect them. Hitting them in the head usually will 
not affect them much because of the plates many of them have for defense. 
So make sure you aim for the kill zones.

- Take close note at the time of day. If it is a night mission (i.e. 
midnight) make sure you take the night vision or thermal optics. They will 
help you tremendously. If you do not have them, you should try to save your 
cash to buy them.

- All of the dinosaurs have a weakness.  Some are afraid of certain 
weapons, while others are affected much more by a certain weapon.  By the 
same taken, however, some dinos have an innate resistance to certain weapons 
or certain weapon affects.  Learning these subtleties will help to keep you 
alive in the Cretaceous!

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MINIMUM SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS:
Windows 95/98/ME/2000
PentiumII 350 or 100% compatible
64MB RAM
150 MB HD Space (allows for swap file)
8 MB RAM DirectX/Direct3D compatible video accelerator card
DirectX 7.0 or later
DirectX compatible sound card


TROUBLE SHOOTING:

The most common errors are related to video & sound card drivers.
This game requires DirectX 7.0 or later. If your drivers are not 
DirectX certified, please download or obtain the latest drivers 
from your card manufacturer. This is the number one problem people 
have with DirectX games. Even if you think you have the latest drivers, 
you probably don't. This will most likely solve your problem. 
 
After you have updated your drivers, you should reinstall DirectX (from 
whatever folder you downloaded it to), and restart Windows. If you are 
having sound or video problems, you should try reinstalling DirectX.
 
 
Q: How do I get DirectX?
A: DirectX is most likely already installed on your computer, but there 
may be a more up to date version available. DirectX is a free download 
from Microsoft. We recommend getting the most up to date version, as it 
will most likely make all your games perform better. You can get the 
latest version from their website at:
www.microsoft.com/directx/
 
 
Q: How do I determine if my Video card is DirectX compatible? 
A: For DirectX diagnosing tools, open Windows Explorer and go to the 
C:\Program Files\DirectX\Setup\  directory. Run the program named 
Dxdiag.exe. This will give you detailed information for all your drivers 
and other DirectX components. This will also help tech support if you 
should need to call them.
 
If you are crashing upon exit of the game, particularly if you see a 
DDRAW error, please try to obtain the latest drivers for your video card. 
More up-to-date info on DirectX can be found at Microsoft's webpage, at:
www.microsoft.com/directx/

Q:  My hunter information disappeared and I cant launch the game.
A:  Your players trophies.txt and/or config.cfg file may have become corrupted.  
A backup of your config.cfg file named config.bak can be found in the Primal 
Prey directory.  Simply rename config.cfg to config.old and rename your config.bak 
to config.cfg.  To rename a file simple right click on it and choose Rename.  
This should allow you back into the game.  If you do not see the correct hunter 
information your trophies.txt file may have errors do to file corruption.  You 
can attempt to edit the trophies.txt file manually to restore the correct 
information or start over with a new hunter.
 
Q: How do I update my video drivers?
A: You must first know what video card you are using. To find this out, 
either look at the documentation that came with your computer / video 
card purchase or you can find out by looking at your computer's System 
Properties. If you already know what card you have, go to that 
manufacturer's web site and follow their instructions for downloading 
and upgrading your driver. If you do not know what card you have, follow 
the instructions below.
 
Your System Properties can be viewed by right clicking on the My Computer 
icon on your desktop, selecting Properties, then selecting the Device 
Manager tab. You will see a monitor icon with the text Display Adapters 
next to it. Left click on the + and you should see what driver you are 
currently using. 
 
Click on it and then click the Properties button. That should tell you 
the manufacturer.
You must now go to the manufacturer web site to obtain the free driver 
upgrade. The drivers are usually located in the Support section of their 
site. Other areas to look are Downloads, Drivers, Files, Upgrades, 
Technical Support or User Support.
 
Some of the larger hardware manufacturer sites are:
www.nvidia.com
www.3dfx.com
www.ati.com
www.creative.com
www.matrox.com
www.s3.com
www.intel.com
www.micronpc.com
www.gateway.com
www.compaq.com
www.hp.com
www.dell.com
 
Q: The game is running choppy or slow.
A: Make sure your computer meets the minimum system requirements.  You 
should be running the latest version of DirectX and have updated drivers 
for your video card.  You may also want to turn down the Visual Quality 
settings to Lowest or Moderate Detail, or decrease the Resolution in the 
Options Menu.  Running the game in Fullscreen mode rather than windowed 
mode can also improve the performance.

Q: My game is crashing for some reason while Im hunting.
A: This could be related to several things, and is most likely a driver 
related issue.  Make sure you follow the instructions above for updating 
your driver.  If you are running with shadows turned on, try turning them 
off.  Some computer systems do not correctly handle the drawing of shadows 
and can cause crashes.

Q: I am not seeing any textures on the ground, or the textures dont look 
right.
A: Try turning off Detail Textures and/or Texture Blends in the Options 
Menu.

Q: The dinosaurs occasionally appear to walk through trees.
A: Because of the tree size and density as well as the dinosaur size there
are circumstances where dinosaurs will be seen passing through trees.

Q:  I am not hearing any sound or the sounds are broken up.
A:  Be sure you have updated the drivers on your sound card and have the 
latest version of DirectX installed.  You may also try turning off the 
3D Sound in the Options Menu.

Q:  The mouse sensitivity is too high, and it is difficult to aim.
A:  You can adjust