System
Requirements:
The minimum system requirements
are:
IBM or 100% compatible Pentium™ 233Mhz or better, Windows® 95/98/2000 with DirectX 8, 32MB RAM, 200MB of free hard drive space, 4X CD-ROM drive or better, DirectX certified video and sound card.
The recommended system
specifications are:
P3 with 32 MB Video Hardware Accelerator
Getting
Setup and Started Playing:
Setup:
To setup Virtual Pool 3 double click the downloaded
self-extracting installer using Explorer. The installer will start up and
lead you through the necessary steps to setup the game on your system.
Note: You MUST have DirectX 8 installed on your system to
play Virtual Pool 3. If you do not have DirectX 8 installed, the Setup program
will ask you if you wish to install it. Select Yes.
Starting
The Game:
The Virtual Pool 3 disc must be in the CD-ROM drive even if it has already been installed. If Virtual Pool 3 is installed on your system, the Autorun feature will start the game; otherwise, the Virtual Pool 3 installer will be displayed.
You can also start the game by going to the Start Menu, and under the Programs there is a shortcut to Virtual Pool 3. Select the VP3 icon from the Virtual Pool 3 pull-down menu and the game should start.
If you have your Desktop Color Palette set to High Color (16-bit), you can play either full screen or in a scalable desktop window. If your Desktop is True Color (24 or 32-bit) and your running in software rendering mode, Virtual Pool 3 can only be run at full screen.
Getting
a Quick Start:
After
some introductory screens, the Virtual Pool 3 Main Menu screen will come up.
If you want to get into a game quickly, select the Quick Play option, and
if you have problems with the menu look at the Quick Play menu explanation (see
Quick Play).
The game screen consists of the Status Area, Pool Window, and Action Bar
(see The
Game Screen).
These areas will keep track of everything in the game for you.
By
moving the mouse left or right you can adjust the Aim.
Moving the mouse forward or backward tilts the view of the table. Holding down the left
mouse button while moving the mouse forward or backward increases or
decreases the Zoom level.
When
you are satisfied with your aim, press and hold the S key. The mouse is now
controlling the cue stick. As you
move the mouse backward and then forward, the cue stick will move in response.
The speed at which you move the mouse determines the force in which the
cue stick strikes the cue ball. Move the mouse forward slowly for a light tap
and quickly for a more powerful shot.
Press ESC
at any time to bring the mouse cursor back onto the screen and bring up the Menu
Items (if they are hidden). You can
find a complete description of the game controls in this manual. (See The Controls,
for
a description of the keyboard interface and hot keys, and Game
Menu, for a description of the in-game menu choices.)