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| Kingpin: Life of Crime Demo |
| ============================== KINGPIN DEMO - GETTING STARTED ============================== It is HIGHLY ADVISABLE that you study this document carefully, as several new features have been added to Kingpin that are not present in other first-person shooters. This document will refer to all keys in their default configuration; you may re-configure your keyboard layout at anytime. ============================== FIRST THINGS FIRST ============================== If you want to survive for more than a few minutes in the world of Kingpin you'll need to know a few things. First, forget about killing everyone that you see. The people that you meet on the street will often have valuable information, so if they aren't hostile towards you, talk to them. The following are the essential new keys that you will need to know to play the game. ================================= HOLSTER WEAPON - DEFAULT KEY "G" ================================= This key will toggle your weapon up and down. This may not seem like a big deal, but in the world of Kingpin every character pays strict attention to your intentions; if they see you approaching with a weapon out, they might just shoot first and ask questions later. When cruising the streets it is advisable to keep your weapon lowered. If it looks like someone wants to get busy, all you'll need to do is press your fire key (default is "left mouse button") and your weapon will be automatically raised. If someone tells you to "...drop your weapon!", you'll generally have about 2-3 seconds to holster your weapon; unless, of course, you decide to start blasting. ================================= TALK - DEFAULT KEYS "Y", "X" ================================= These two keys let you speak to other characters in the game. When you approach another character, you can initiate conversation by using either the "y" (positive/yes) key, or the "x" (negative/insult) key. If someone asks you a question, "y" will be a "yes", and "x" will mean "no". There are a lot of ways for conversations to go, and sometimes you might actually want to insult someone to intimidate them. ================================================== GIVING ORDERS - DEFAULT KEYS "Y", "X" AND "Q" ================================================== At various points in the game you will encounter potential gang members. They will be easy to spot by their distinctive gray-blue shirts. Once you approach them, use the "y" key to initiate a positive conversation. If available, they will tell you how much money you will need to hire them. When they ask you if you want to hire them, use the "y" key if you want them, the "x" key if you do not. You will, of course, need enough money to hire the particular gang member you desire. Once hired, point your cursor at one of your gang members and issue one of the following orders: "Y" - Follow Me/Move out of the way "X" - Hold Position "Q" - Attack Desired Target The last mode works as follows. Point the cursor at your gang member, hit "q", then place your cursor on the person you want attacked and hit the "f" (activate) key. ================================= ACTIVATE KEY - DEFAULT KEY "F" ================================= All items that need to be used in Kingpin, including switches, levers, doors, etc., will require using the activate key. Simply approach the item you wish to activate and press "f". =========================================================== BODY SEARCH - DEFAULT KEYS "C" (CROUCH) + "F" (ACTIVATE) =========================================================== When you find a dead body on the ground, whether you put it there or not, you should definitely give it a quick search for money. You can accomplish this by crouching down (holding down the "c" key) and then pressing "f", which is the activate key. When killed, an enemy will drop any other items that he is holding near him on the ground, including keys, weapons and ammo. Money, however, will have to be taken directly off of their bodies. Tip: Bodies tend to get dragged off after a while, so search them immediately upon finding them. ================================= WEAPON RELOAD - DEFAULT KEY "R" ================================= This feature works just like it sounds; pressing "r" will cause the current weapon that you have displayed to reload. ===================================== SNEAK MODE - DEFAULT KEY "LEFT SHIFT" ===================================== This is not a toggle; you must hold down the "sneak mode" key for the duration of time that you want to use it. While in "sneak mode", enemies cannot hear you approach. This is, of course, extremely useful for sneaking up behind someone and cracking their skull open. ====================== PUSHING/PULLING BOXES ====================== Any small boxes that you see on the floor may be pushed or pulled. To push a box, simply get behind it and move forward. To pull a box, face it and hold down the "f" (activate) key, then move backwards. If you find that you are moving away from the box too fast, you can also hold down the "L-Shift" (sneak) key to move slower. ============ AMMO CRATES ============ You can tell an ammo crate by its distinctive green color and rectangular shape. These crates hold ammunition of various types, and will explode if shot. However, if you use your pipe or crowbar on them, they will break apart to reveal their contents. ============ PAWN-O-MATIC ============ This is where you can buy various items that you'll need during the game. In Kingpin you typically won't find weapons, ammo or health just lying around on the ground waiting to be picked up. You will uncover caches of these items at various points in the game, but they will usually be heavily guarded. So, one safe way to increase your arsenal is by visiting the Pawn-O-Matic. Once inside the Pawn-O-Matic you will not be able to use any weapons; you will deal directly with the shopkeeper through the Pawn-O-Matic interface. The box on the left contains the categories of purchasable items. To select a category use your up and down arrow keys and hit enter. After pressing enter, the menu box on the right will display all of the items available in that particular category. You can then use the arrow keys to highlight the item that you want to buy. Press enter and the shopkeeper will ask you to confirm your purchase; press enter again, and if you have enough cash, you've bought that item. ================ BAR OR LOCAL PUB ================ Any bar or pub that you enter in Kingpin is a "no weapons" area, so forget about picking fights in a bar. Bars are great places to find potential gang members or get information on what's going on out on the streets. ============ DEMO WEAPONS ============ The Kingpin demo contains a small sampling of weapons from the actual game. Some weapons can be found, but some will have to be purchased at the Pawn-O-Matic. ================================= LEAD PIPE - DEFAULT KEY "1" ================================= Not much explanation is necessary here; press the "Left Mouse" (attack) button to start swinging. Being a melee weapon, the lead pipe has a very close range of attack, so make sure that you are right up on someone before you try to crack their skull. You start the game with this weapon. ============================================== CROWBAR - DEFAULT KEY "1" - ALTERNATE MODE ============================================== Same idea as the lead pipe, but more range and more power. If you can manage to sneak up on someone without being detected (see "Sneak Mode"), you can probably drop them with one swift crack to the back of the head with the crowbar. =========================== PISTOL - DEFAULT KEY "2" =========================== Definitely a step up from the melee weapons, the pistol will let you start blasting other punks without having to get right up on them. Initially, the pistol is not very accurate, but the more you use it the more accurate it will become. The pistol will also accept a variety of "mods" that will increase its potential. Mods can be purchased at the Pawn-O-Matic. These mods are permanent; once attached to your pistol you won't have to ever replace them. ROF (RATE OF FIRE) - Increases the pistol rate of fire RELOAD MOD - Decreases reload time MAGNUM MOD - Significantly increases stopping power ===================================================== SILENCED PISTOL - DEFAULT KEY "2" - ALTERNATE MODE ===================================================== The silencer enables you to cap an enemy without any of his friends hearing you. This is very useful when you are trying to make your way through an area undetected. Deadly when used in combination with "Sneak Mode". Typically lasts for 10 shots. =========================== SHOTGUN - DEFAULT KEY "3" =========================== A real room-cleaner, the shotgun is the perfect close- quarters weapon. The shotgun holds only five shells in the breach, so reloading is important if you don't want to get caught dry. The shotgun does tremendous damage at close range; generally, if you are within a few feet of an enemy one shot to the torso or head should do the trick. Remember, the shotgun takes time to reload, and is also not very effect past a range of about 25 feet. ================================= SECRET WEAPON - DEFAULT KEY "?" ================================= Yes, there is a secret weapon hidden somewhere in the Kingpin demo. You'll need to look hard to find it, but your patience will definitely be rewarded! ==================== CHARACTER BEHAVIOR ==================== The characters in Kingpin are always checking out the situation around them in order to determine what their next actions will be. For example, a guy with a lead pipe is more likely to run away from you if you're bearing down on him with a shotgun. Enemies will often try to find alternate routes to your location in order to get the drop on you. So, remember to watch your back; you never know who might be sneaking up behind you. ==================== VIDEO CARD PROBLEMS ==================== Kingpin works only on OpenGL compatible 3D cards, or under 3dfxGL. Cards that have been tested for compatibility and passed are: 3dfx, TNT, Permidia2, and ATI Fury 128. If the video card in the system is a D3D card or if the system doesn't have a 3d accelerator card, Kingpin will not run on that system. ============================== IF THE GAME IS RUNNING SLOW... ============================== Kingpin adds a ton of new features to the standard FPS and taxes your computer in the process. If the demo is running slow on your system, here are some things to try. 1) Lower Your Screen Resolution This can be done in the Visuals Menu. For TNT owners, try taking your desktop to 16-bit color for improved performance. 2) Lower Your Sound Quality Kingpin uses a lot sounds, and sometimes they will causes glitches in the game while they are being loaded from your hard drive. Using low sound quality will eat up less RAM and decrease load times. 3) Decrease Pain Skins Each character in the game has two distinct pain skins for each of their 15 body segments. Try decreasing the number to one or none for improved performance. 4) Turn Off Props Non-essential props may be toggled off and on. 5) Turn Off Fog Fog may be toggled off an on. No fog will pick up the frame rate dramatically on some systems. 6) Directional Lighting Turning off directional lighting will improve performance. 7) Shadows Toggling shadows off decreases the character polygon counts by half, improving frame rate. 8) Blood Time The amount of time that blood remains on screen. Decrease to improve performance. |
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