»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»» Nimbus Justin Nichols (justinnichols66@gmail.com) Jason Dreger (homedrone@gmail.com) Nguyen Tran (ngu.tran@gmail.com) Chris Pesce (cjpesce@gmail.com) © 2011 Team Spec Ops (like as in spectacles. We all wear glasses. It was funny when we first thought if it.) »»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»» Thank you for trying to save the world from the Nimbus. Nimbus was our final project in the VFS game design program. »»»»»»»» Contents »»»»»»»» 1. Contents 2. CD Directory 3. Controls 4. Installation 5. System Requirements 6. Target Audience (Rating) 7. EULA 8. Known Issues »»»»»»»»»»»» CD Directory »»»»»»»»»»»» This CD contains the following files: 1. GD17_Nimbus_ReadMe.txt - This file right here. 2. Nimbus-Install.exe - The compressed Nimbus Game and self-installer. 3. DirectXsetup.exe -DirectX installer. 4. THE TEAM folder containing our resumes. »»»»»»»» Controls »»»»»»»» Windows-Compatible XBox360 Type-S Controller (Recommended) [Xbox360 Controller] "A" - Analog Jump (hold it for extended height). "Right Trigger" - Use your Machine Control ability. Left Analog Stick - Movement Start Button - Pause [PC Controls] Spacebar - Jump (hold it for extended height). "A", "D" "left" and "right" - Movement "L" and "Z" - Machine Control "ESC" - Pause »»»»»»»»»»»» Installation »»»»»»»»»»»» 1. Insert the Nimbus disk into your computer’s CD/DVD drive.(You already finished this step!) 2. If the installer does not automatically load, open the CD manually and run Nimbus.exe. 3. When the EULA Window for UDK appears, follow the onscreen instructions. 4. On the Install Options screen, choose an install location. 5. Click ‘Install’ to begin the Installation. 6. When the install is complete, click ‘Finish’ to begin playing. If you are prompted that you are missing a file, a DirectX install program is included on the disk to fix the problem. »»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»» System Requirements »»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»» MINIMUM Operating System: Windows XP SP2, Windows Vista Processor: 2.0+ GHz processor Memory: 2 GB system RAM Video: SM3-compatible video card Hard Disk Space: 500 MB free hard drive space RECOMMENDED Operating System: Windows 7, 64 Processor: 2.0+ GHz multi-core processor Memory: 8 GB system RAM Video: NVIDIA 8000 series or higher graphics card Hard Disk Space: 1 GB free hard drive space »»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»» Target Audience (Rating) »»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»» Designed for age 13+ audience. »»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»» End User License Agreement (EULA) »»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»» By using this product you are also using Epic's UDK, therefore you need to agree and comply with all the EULA rules that are provided within UDK, as well as with this EULA. Nimbus is intended to be distributed for free as a UDK project, as defined by UDK's EULA. Nimbus, the characters, names, items, events, places, and universe are copyright and property of Vancouver Film School, and Team Spec Ops. You cannot use the content of this release without the written or expressed permission of Team Spec Ops, but you can distribute this version of Nimbus over the internet and/or in a CD, DVD, or other media, as long as it is distributed for free, and no files have been altered, including this text file and its contents. By using Nimbus, you hereby agree to everything stated in this section of this document. »»»»»»»»»»»» Known Issues »»»»»»»»»»»» It has been documented that on death, the player sometimes fails to respawn. You must hit ESC and restart to continue. Occasionally, the player becomes immune to some Flame and or crushing hazards. Being killed will sometimes correct the problem.