====== ReadMe File ====== Otto Matic (c) 2001 Pangea Software, Inc. Portions (c) 1995-2004 Ideas From the Deep All Rights Reserved World Wide. Published by Ideas From the Deep P.O.Box 705, Little Elm, TX 75068 e-mail: ecommerce@ifd.com web: www.ifd.com ====== Table of Contents ====== 1. System Requirements 2. Installation 3. Start to Play 4. Purchasing 5. The Manual 6. General Controls 7. Gameplay 8. The Story 9. Technical Support 10. Technical Help 11. Configuration 12. Credits 13. Version History ================================ 1. System Requirements ------ o Windows ME/2K/XP o Pentium II 500Mhz Processor (700Mhz Pentium III, or better recommended) o 64 Mb of RAM o 230 MB available HDD space o 3D video card with at least 8 MB of VRAM o DirectX 7, or later 2. Installation ------ Double click the "ottomatic_install.exe" icon. This will install the game's files to your hard drive. Under Windows, an IFD start menu item will be created, and the game's icon and uninstaller will be added. You can get the latest version by visiting our web page: 3. Start to Play a) Double click the Otto Matic icon. b) Have fun! 4. Purchasing ------ If you did not purchase this copy of Otto Matic you will not have the Registration information required to enable the full version, and will be limited to the 1st level with High Scores and Saved Games disabled. The full version has 10 levels, many more enemies and a ton of fun stuff to explore and do! PURCHASE YOUR COPY TODAY! online at 5. The Manual ------ Otto Matic is a very easy game to play, and an instruction manual with details on the storyline, game controls and how to play is included in the start menu for Otto Matic (Start Menu/Ideas From the Deep/Otto Matic). 6. General Controls ------ Arrow Keys Movement (also used for menu navigation) A,W,S,D Movement (in game only) SpaceBar Jump. Press twice rapidly to fly Shift Switch to next weapon Ctrl Punch or Pickup / Drop item Z and / Fire weapon TAB Switch Camera Mode - / = Raise/lower the sound volume. M Toggle music on/off , and . Swivel Camera Alt-F4 Quit the application at any time. ESC Pause game. CTRL-J Toggle Joystick use on/off MOUSE Movement Controls Player movement Left Btn Fires / Punches Right Btn Jump / Fly Middle Btn Punches or Pickup / Drop item JOYSTICK Movement Controls Player movement Button 1 Fires / Punches Button 2 Jump / Fly Button 3 Punches or Pickup / Drop item Button 4 Switches weapons 7. Gameplay ------ The goal of Otto Matic is to save humatity from the evil aliens of Planet X. Of course, lots of obsticals and dangerous aliens will make your task challenging. Otto Matic is an incredibly diverse 3D game which is great for the entire family. Many people ask us what age group Otto Matic is targeted at, but that's a difficult question to answer because it seems that all age groups are playing the game. We've heard of children as young as 4 playing the game, and there have been many adults well into their 60's who have bought the game for themselves to play as well. 8. The Story ------ The year is 1957 and a fleet of flying saucers from Planet X have come to Earth. These saucers are under the control of the evil Brain Aliens who are abducting helpless human beings and taking them away to strange alien worlds to become slaves of The Giant Brain. Luckily for the human race there exist the Otto Matics, robots who police the galaxy in the name of all that is good and decent. You are Otto Matic, the robot who is given the job of saving Earth from the clutches of The Giant Brain from Planet X. You must rescue as many humans as you can while defeating the Brain Aliens and all of their evil followers. Your mission will take you to strange and fantastic alien worlds which are often treacherous and will require Otto to perform amazing feats. Your rocket ship will take you to each of the planets, starting with Earth. While on each planet you must save as many humans as you can, but be careful because the Brain Aliens will try to abduct the humans before you can save them. When you save humans, they are teleported to your rocket ship. To escape the planet you must also collect rocket fuel, and then find your escape rocket to leave the planet. Once The Giant Brain has been defeated and peace is restored to the galaxy, you will return to Earth with your human cargo where they will be freed. KEY FEATURES - 10 levels on strange alien planets! - Battle 25 different alien creatures! - Attack with 7 different types of space-age weapons - Fight off giant radioactive killer vegetables! - Ski behind giant metal beasts on a sea of toxic ooze! - Ride soap bubbles across noxious lakes of slimy goo! - Get shot out of a cannon! - Smash alien clowns in hovercraft bumper-cars! - Drink radioactive potions to grow to 50ft tall! - Ride a zip-line to escape mutant radioactive robots! - Pilot a flying saucer and lay waste to an alien fortress! - Battle the Giant Brain from Planet X - And much, much more! 9. Technical Support ------ Before asking us for help, please see the section below ("Technical Help") and try to resolve your problem yourself. We are not a large company and every technical support call takes away from our ability to develop games. If after reading the technical help you still have questions about or problems the game, try out online support database: And finally, if you still are having trouble contact technical support. Be sure to mention the following: 1) Name of product (including if it's a demo) 2) Version of the product (ie, v1.0) 3) Operating System and version (ie, Windows 98 r2, MacOS 8.5.1) 4) Computer's make, model and speed (Gateway PIII 450, Power Macintosh G3 400, etc.) 5) Exact error reported (if any) & a description Technical support is ONLY available online, and can be reached at: 10. Technical Help ------ Things to try first: 1) Be sure to use the latest version of DirectX (for Windows) DirectX: 2) Make sure you are using the latest version of the drivers for your video and sound. 11. Configuration ------ Otto Matic is configured in-game via the "Options" menu. 12. Credits ------ Developed by Pangea Software Ported to Windows by Eric Drumbor and Lane Roathe Published by Ideas From the Deep 13. Version History ------ v2.05 [18-Jan-05] - worked around new windows update bug with ALT key by moving Kick/Fire to Z and / keys v2.04 [9-Jan-05] - Diagnostics on system return 98 or 98se - Fix compatability problem with 98 in retail build - Improve system resource usage - Version # on main screen shows build type v2.03 [18-Dec-04] - Ready retail release - No longer uses 100% of CPU at all times - fixed movement bug due to too high of FPS - Included updated IFDLib - Minor corrections to web URLs v2.02 [07-Sep-04] - Demo mode fixes - Updated version checking code to be more robust - Cleaned up exit code - Added check on startup for program being moved from install folder - Improved all program message - Improved diagnostics checks and output - Merged mods from various games into IFDLib - Updated sound library and improved performance on older hardware - Add/Remove programs control panel now shows program as available for removal v2.00 [11-Aug-04] - NEW: Anaglyph 3D support in color and grey scale! - NEW: Can now run the game in a window - Can now be played left or right handed - Improved video settings dialog - Improved joystick support - Game data takes 50MB less HD space - Fixed internet compatability with older machines - Improved keys/buttons used for firing and punch/pickup - Detects hardware changes & reconfigures automatically - Better information about video drivers detected/displayed - More informative error messages in most common cases - Fixed cheat keys - Improved Save Games (can now save outside game folder) - Saved Games now default to "Saved Games" folder - Better handling of Preferences - Improved error handling (more tolerant of minor errors) - Improved Sound effects playback - Fixed DirectSound problems on some systems - No longer requires 2x the HD space during install - Incorporated updated IFDLib - Diagnostics file always created (only on new/changed hardware) v1.01 [29-Feb-04] - work around bug in Intel OpenGL drivers (caused a GL_STACK_OVERFLOW message) - Fix "pareFileTime" error during install on some systems - Fixed new version dialog to actually show the new version # - Fixed version check delay (missed ending tag) - Decreased size of installer v1.00 [22-Feb-04] - Initial Release for Windows