Contents Chapter 1. Introduction 1 Introduction ................................................................................................................................ 1 What's New in Generation 2 ...................................................................................................... 1 Additional new features: .............................................................................................. 2 Chapter 2. Before You Begin 3 System Requirements................................................................................................................. 3 Video and Sound Cards ............................................................................................................. 4 Getting the Most out of RealRace .............................................................................................. 4 Chapter 3. Getting Started 7 Overview .................................................................................................................................... 7 Installing RealRace G2 .............................................................................................................. 7 Program Installation .................................................................................................... 7 Exploring RealRace G2 ............................................................................................................. 8 Start the Program ......................................................................................................... 9 The RealRace Main Display ........................................................................................ 9 Menu Navigation and Tooltips .................................................................................. 11 Choosing Your Car .................................................................................................... 13 Changing Racetrack ................................................................................................... 15 Some Common Tasks ................................................................................................ 17 Racing Against Computer Opponents ....................................................................... 17 Creating a Viewport ................................................................................................... 19 Using Gadgets ........................................................................................................... 20 Editing/Creating Your Own Racetracks .................................................................... 21 Where to Go from Here ........................................................................................................... 25 Chapter 4. Using RealRace G2 27 Introduction .............................................................................................................................. 27 Features: ................................................................................................................................... 27 Graphics and Sound Quality .................................................................................................... 30 Technical Support .................................................................................................................... 31 Chapter 5. The Racetrack Menu 33 Racetrack Menu Overview ...................................................................................................... 33 Select Racetrack… ................................................................................................................... 34 Edit (Current Racetrack)… ...................................................................................................... 35 Background Page ....................................................................................................... 36 Terrain Editor (Edit Terrain) ..................................................................................... 37 Racetrack Editing Shortcuts ...................................................................................... 39 Racetrack Editor Page ............................................................................................... 40 Animated Objects ...................................................................................................... 46 Tree Editor Page ........................................................................................................ 50 Miscellaneous Page ................................................................................................... 53 View Page ................................................................................................................. 54 Item Visibility .......................................................................................................................... 55 Show Trees .............................................................................................................................. 56 Set Starting Position ................................................................................................................ 56 Exit .......................................................................................................................................... 56 Racetrack MRU ....................................................................................................................... 56 Chapter 6. The Car Menu 59 Car Menu Overview ................................................................................................................ 59 Car Selection… ........................................................................................................................ 60 Creating A Custom Color Scheme ............................................................................ 62 Quick Edit Car… ..................................................................................................................... 62 Edit (Current Car)… ................................................................................................................ 63 Edit Radio… ............................................................................................................................ 63 Reset Position .......................................................................................................................... 63 Call Turn Marshal .................................................................................................................... 63 Exhaust/Dust Parameters ......................................................................................................... 64 Car MRU ................................................................................................................................. 65 Chapter 7. Events 67 Event Menu Overview ............................................................................................................. 67 Start Event ............................................................................................................................... 68 Event Start-Up Dialog ............................................................................................... 68 General Event Information ........................................................................................ 71 Racing Instructions .................................................................................................... 73 Racing Tips................................................................................................................ 74 End Current Event ................................................................................................................... 74 Leave Current Event ................................................................................................................ 75 Edit Opponents… .................................................................................................................... 75 Opponent Info ............................................................................................................ 76 Racelines ................................................................................................................... 79 For More Event Information .................................................................................................... 80 Chapter 8. The Options Menu 81 Options Menu Overview .......................................................................................................... 81 Direct3D .................................................................................................................................. 82 Controller Calibration .............................................................................................................. 84 Graphics Optimizations ........................................................................................................... 85 Miscellaneous .......................................................................................................................... 86 Run in Window ........................................................................................................................ 88 Music/Sound ............................................................................................................................ 88 Keyboard Mappings ................................................................................................................. 90 Chapter 9. The View Menu 93 View Menu Overview .............................................................................................................