Saitek III - Manual (Page 4)

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Pilots Manual
GETTING STARTED
1. Start Windows® 95, 98 or NT.
2. Insert Disc 1 of Descent™ 3, into your CD ROM drive.
3. When the setup program begins, follow the on screen instructions. If
the program does not autorun, then you can run it by double-clicking on
your ‘My Computer’ icon. Locate and double-click on your CD ROM
drive and then double-click on the file named Descent3AutoRun.exe on
Disc 1.
4. After the game has installed, you can then run it from the Windows
Start button, Program Files menu.
5. The first thing you will see is the launcher. From here you will be able
to run the setup program. The setup program must be run before
playing the game.
6. Click on the setup button within the launcher. Here you will be able
to verify that you have the correct version of Direct X, select a rendering
device, select a sound device, select and calibrate your joystick, set
your default detail level, and other misc. settings. You must select a
rendering device before playing the game.
7. Now click on Play from the launcher, and you will be able to create a pilot
8. Creating a pilot: This will be the first option you are presented with
when starting the game. Just enter your pilot name, and click on the
OK button.
9. You can then configure your pilot settings, or choose from a preset
configuration
10. To start a game, click on “New Game” from the main menu.
11. Training Mission: This will teach you the basics of controlling your ship,
and the basics of dogfighting in Descent 3. You can finish the training
mission, or by-pass it by pressing the ESC key.
12. Once you have finished the Training mission, you will be brought to the
briefing for level 1. You can flip through pages of the briefing by clicking
on the arrows on the bottom right hand corner. When you are done
reading the briefing, click on the Power button at the bottom right hand
side of the screen.
13. Now that you are piloting a ship, you just need to know the basics.
see the next section for the basic controls.