PSR
Outdoors 'Swamp Hunt' instructions
Installation
Installation
Notice: When installing on Network, XP or Vista systems you
must log in as the
administrator to have the proper privileges to load the application.
To
install ‘Swamp hunt’ follow these steps:
1. close any open applications before installing ‘Swamp
Hunt’
2. double click on ‘My Computer’ (from your desktop)
3. right click on your CD-ROM drive (Swamp_Hunt), then select
"Open"
4. double click on the ‘Setup_Swamp_Hunt’ application
5. answer all prompts, then click on ‘Finish’
6. following installation shut down your computer and then restart
(recommended)
Adjusting
Virtual Memory settings
Swamp Hunt requires a minimum amount of virtual memory in order
to run. If your virtual memory setting is too low the application
will not run and you will receive a message. The following steps
will enable you to increase virtual memory.
-->Windows
XP / Vista
1.Control Panel Start/Settings/Control Panel
2.System Properties System
3.Advanced tab Performance
4.Performance settings Virtual memory *
5.Advanced tab
6.Virtual memory *
*(increase or allow windows to manage)
-->Other
Windows
1.Start/Settings/Control Panel
2.System
3.Performance
4.Virtual memory *
*(increase
or allow windows to manage)
Installation
Types
‘Swamp Hunt’ has two different installation modes;
(1) full and (2) compact. Full mode will install all graphics
and multi-media files to your hard drive. This provides for
better performance but will require more disk space (min 250
Mbytes). The compact mode required less hard disk space (min
50 Mbytes) but must access the CD_ROM drive for much of the
level graphics and multimedia thus resulting in slower performance.
Regardless of the install mode you choose, the CD_ROM must remain
in the drive while you play ‘Swamp Hunt’.
Starting
the Game
For the best performance it is recommended that you exit all
other programs while playing ‘Swamp Hunt’.
The CD-ROM must reside in the drive in order to play the game.
Follow these steps to begin:
==>
double click on the ‘Swamp Hunt’ shortcut on your
desktop
OR
==> click on ‘Start’, click on ‘Programs’,
click on ‘Realistic Hunting Games’, click on ‘Swamp
Hunt’
Playing
the Game
Gear Preferences- This is where
the player selects and defines all game preferences.
Save/Load
Hunter-
This is done by clicking on the ‘Save hunter’ tab.
You can enter your name as the filename and follow the instructions
to save your settings. To retrieve your settings click on the
“Load hunter’ tab, highlight the file with your name
and follow directions to open. Afterwards your personal settings
will be loaded.
Skill
Level-
The three skill levels determine the hunting difficulty. While
hunting, the skill level indirectly determines the score of
the harvest. The more difficult the skill level the greater
the amount of patience that is required to harvest game. The
reward for your increased patience yields higher scoring bucks
and gobblers.
Goose/Turkey
Gear-
Items on the table and in the room can be selected by clicking
on desired gear. Selected gear is then placed on the ‘board’.
To change gear click on the selected gear (on the board) to
return it to the room. For turkey hunting the player has a choice
of firearm, turkey calls, locator calls, a hen decoy and camo
preference. Click on the camo shirt to change the current (selected)
pattern. Items for goose hunting; firearm, goose call, and decoys
are selected in the same manner as the turkey gear.
Deer
Gear-
Go here to select your firearm, deer calls and scents. Items
on the table and in the room can be selected by clicking on
desired gear. Selected gear is then placed on the ‘board’.
To change gear click on the selected gear (on the board) to
return it to the room. All deer gear is selected in this manner.
Sound
Recognition-
Windows XP or Vista is required to utilize the sound recognition
feature. Sound recognition allows you to use your game calls
to communicate with the animals in the hunting game in conjuction
with a microphone connected to your PC. To use this feature
you must select ‘enable’ in the SRT (Sound Recognition
Technology) panel. The SRT panel is accessible in the gear preferences
panel. The game software will determine the default recording
device and its unlikely that it will ever have to be changed.
There will be defined calling templates for each of the different
types of game calls that are recognized. The up arrow will allow
the player to surf through the list of available templates.
Sporting
Clays:
Selecting sporting clays will take you to one of two shooting
ranges (selected at random). You must first select a shotgun
(see goose/turkey gear), the shotgun for clays is the same as
the firearm chosen for goose hunting. The percentage hit is
based on total breaks divided by total launched. To launch the
clays right click on the mouse, to fire the shotgun left click
on the mouse. For moderate and difficult skill levels you must
have the shotgun lowered before a clay will launch. A voice
message will reinforce this on occasion.
Turkey
Hunting:
The turkey hunting selection will take the hunter to Texas for
a rio grande spring gobbler hunt. Spring gobbler hunting begins
in the pre-dawn morning. Clicking on the map icon will display
the hunting area, the orange dot indicates hunter location.
Also included on the map are areas frequented by the turkeys.
Clicking the map icon when the map is displayed will hide the
map from view. Calls can be made by simply clicking on their
respective icons. Left click will produce yelps and right click
will produce clucks. If you have selected a decoy as part of
your hunting gear, clicking that icon will place the decoy in
front of your setup. The navigation icon (far left arrows) allows
you to reposition from one setup to another. The black arrows
indicator direction of travel. The center of the navigation
icon will initially be green. The color will transform to bright
orange indicating the gobbler’s interest level and proximity.
To pick the decoy up either click the decoy icon again or relocate.
If sound recognition is enabled and functioning the SRT (Sound
Recognition Technology) icon will light up to a bright yellow
(otherwise gray). With your microphone connected to your computer,
you can make turkey calls with your actual calls to interact
with the birds. The more difficult the skill level, the more
challenging it is to call in a gobbler and the longer the spurs
will be. To harvest a gobbler a head or neck shot is required.
Only gobblers are allowed, regardless of skill level. If a hen
is accidentally shot all gobblers in your trophy room will be
deleted. If a gobbler is successfully harvested a ‘check
card’ with score (spur length) will be displayed. The top
five gobblers are placed in the trophy room. Click on ‘lodge’
to return to the main lodge.
Goose
Hunting:
The goose hunting (Canada geese) selection will take the hunter
to one of two fields situated around the swamp. One field consists
of harvested corn, the other wheat. Goose hunting begins at
pre-dawn, gun swing is limited before legal shooting time. Hunting
time is unlimited but there is a bag limit of four geese. To
place decoys click on the decoy icon. One click sets the decoys
in a scatter rig, two clicks creates a landing hole and three
clicks picks the rig up. The 'cross hair' icon on the left toggles
ON/OFF. The default is OFF, ON shows graphically how to lead
incoming geese. There is a limitation of three shots at a time
(see shotgun shell icons). If the shotgun is ‘emptied’
reloading is automatic. The shotgun can be manually reloaded
after one of two shots by clicking on the shotgun shell icon(s).
Calls can be made by simply clicking on the goose call icon.
Left click will produce honks and right click will produce double
clucks. If sound recognition is enabled and functioning the
SRT (Sound Recognition Technology) icon will light up to a bright
yellow (otherwise gray). With your microphone connected to your
computer, you can make goose calls with your actual calls to
interact with the geese. The more difficult the skill level,
the more patience you have to have with the working geese.
Deer
Hunting:
To deer hunt select you deer gear in gear preferences then click
on ‘Deer Hunting’. This selection will take the hunter
to an overhead map of the swamp and surrounding fields which
comprise the hunting area. The area can be traversed (top/bottom
or left/right) or you can descend or ascend. Also, deer can
be viewed from above as they move around the property. The 'Ctrl'
key controls altitude, the right mouse click toggles so that
'Ctrl' either climbs or descends. ‘Map performance’
toggles the water animation ON/OFF and defaults to ON. Slower
computer systems will perform faster when the water is not being
animated. On the map six shooting house style blinds are present
for deer hunting. To hunt, click on the stand you wish to hunt
and you will be placed in the woods at that location.
All
deer hunts are evening hunts. You are allowed to hunt until
dusk. Grunting at intervals will increase your odds of seeing
bucks. Clicking on the scent bottle icons will dispense scent.
To make a deer call left click on the call icon. This call can
also be used to make deer stop walking which increases the odds
of making a good shot. Using the doe bleat will attract both
small bucks and does and performs equally well as the grunt
when it comes to stopping deer. When sighting on a deer the
scope will drift. This has been included to create a more realistic
experience. However, on slower systems this may cause performance
problems. Left clicking on the mouse will fire the gun, right
click toggles the drift ON/OFF. The default is ON.
Clicking
the ‘buck head’ icon on the far left will cause a
deer to move into the scene immediately. However, if you ‘cheat’
and harvest a buck no entry will be made in the trophy room.
If sound recognition is enabled and functioning the SRT (Sound
Recognition Technology) icon will light up to a bright yellow
(otherwise gray). With your microphone connected to your computer,
you can interact with the deer using your actual calls. The
more difficult the skill level, the more patience that is required
to see big bucks. To harvest a whitetail a chest shot is required,
any other shot placement will result in a miss. The only skill
level in which does can be legally harvested is the ‘easy’
level. If a doe is taken illegally then all bucks in your trophy
room will be deleted. If a whitetail is successfully harvested
a ‘check card’ with score (B&C) will be displayed.
The top three bucks are placed in the trophy room. Click on
‘map’ to return to the overhead hunting map. Click
on ‘lodge’ to return to the main lodge.
Trophies:
Click on the ‘trophies’ tab on the main lodge screen.
The top three whitetail deer scores are stored in the trophy
room. Score is based on the B&C score of the buck as seen
on the check card following harvest. For gobblers, the top five
harvests are stored. Score is based on spur length.
SRT
Troubleshooting:
For sound recognition to work properly three things are required.
First, you must go into Gear Preferences then SRT setup to enable
sound recognition. Make sure that a template has been defined
for each of the call types. The second requirement is that a
working microphone is connected properly to your computer. While
hunting the SRT logo will highlight in bright yellow indicating
that the sound recognition has been enabled properly. However,
this does not test for a properly connected and functioning
microphone. This can be tested by selecting the SRT Troubleshooting
tab on the main lodge panel. When selected, a utility is launched
which will allow you to test record a sound. If you can successfully
record and playback then your microphone is configured properly.
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
Minimum
*
Intel(R) Pentium (R) II processor or compatible
* Processor Speed: 400 MHz
* Windows(R) XP / 2000 / Me / 98SE / 98
* 100 MB RAM
* 50 MB of free hard disk space (compact install)
* 250 MB of free hard disk space (full install)
* 12X CD-ROM
* 16 bit sound card
* Keyboard and mouse
Recommended
(for sound recognition gameplay)
*
Intel(R) Pentium (R) IV processor or compatible
* Processor Speed: 2.0 GHz
* Windows(R) XP
* 250 MB RAM
* 16X CD-ROM
* 32 bit sound card
* DirectX 7.0 or greater
