TM USER MANUAL F-22 LIGHTNING 3 User Manual Table of Contents Credits ........................................................................................................................................................ 2 Introduction ................................................................................................................................................ 3 Chapter 1: Install ........................................................................................................................................ 4 Chapter 2: Quick Start................................................................................................................................ 6 Chapter 3: Menus. ...................................................................................................................................... 7 Chapter 4: Options .................................................................................................................................. 10 Chapter 5: Controls .................................................................................................................................. 13 Chapter 6: Displays .................................................................................................................................. 20 Chapter 7: Weapons ................................................................................................................................ 26 Chapter 8: Flying the F-22 ........................................................................................................................ 28 Chapter 9: NovaWorld .............................................................................................................................. 32 Technical Support .................................................................................................................................... 36 Additional documention can be found in Adobe® Acrobat® files on the F-22 Lightning 3 CD: Tactics.pdf - Contains basic flight strategy, maneuvers and glossary Fweditor.pdf - Manual for the mission editor tool Voice.pdf - Information on using the Voice­Over­NetTM feature CREDITS Credits Programmed by Eric Milota Pat Griffith Sound Effects and Dialog Editing Art Direction Keith Rust Rich Adrian Greg deBeer Eric Kuehnl Monte Vallier Niko Wenner Manual Layout and Design BlueSpark Studios w Quality Assurance Manager Jeff Moore Art Troy Adam Timothy Higgins Craig Marschke Rod Parong Chris Tamburrino Jon Tando Jason Tull Menu Programming Vu Truong Music Composed by Alan Koshiyama Quality Assurance Ron Amaral Brian Bekian Jason Bender Dan Constant Chris Hansen Mike Harling Jeremiah Maza Tools Programming Scott Ray Voices Valerie Michelle Arem Major Craig "Slick" Barden Marché Campbell Will "Ghost" Emery Cal "Wrecker" Felte Jerome K. Jones Dave "Harpo" Lorenz Mike Maza Jamie Tardif Alicia Taylor Vu Truong Paul "Bear" Wade Scott "Liver" Wertz Thori "Fang" Wolfe Graphics Programming Mark Davis NovaWorld and Voice-over-net Programming John Bojorquez Additional Art Dean Fowler w Computer Maintenance Glenn Kronick w Multi-player System Randy Casey Mission Design Manager Alicia Taylor Special Thanks Ed Burnett Dave Ferguson Lt. Col. Bruce Gillman, USAF P.A.O. Jeff Jones James Lamorticelli Jackie Lay Lee Milligan Noell Milota Dorothy Peters David Pollack Matt Ruhl Steve Sandwisch Lt. General Robert Springer, USAF-ret Tara Stivers Rozita Tolouey Keri Uejo Paul Walkden Karly Young Lockheed Martin T.A.S. Additional Programming Kyle Freeman David King Jim Ratcliff Senior Mission Designer Mat Jennings Mission Design Jay C. Boone Dan Chang Will Emery Steve McNally David Merrick Todd Owens Kevin White Digital Video Producer Caroline Thomas System Designed by Randy Casey Eric Milota Digital Video Assoc. Producer Dawn Tomanek Executive Producer John Garcia Digital Video Editing Travis Miller Jenelle Yordy Anthony Wilderman w Producer Wes Eckhart Associate Producer Nigel Mills Additional Mission Design Jerome K. Jones w Technical Management John Butrovich Manual Written by Audio Director Tom Hays Kevin R. O'Hara Project Management David Seeholzer Packaging Layout and Design Ulises Gerardo 2 INTRODUCTION InTroduction he entire staff of NovaLogic would like to thank you for purchasing the latest in the action-packed F-22 Lightning series. With the invaluable aid of Dave Ferguson, the former Director of Flight Operations for Lockheed Martin Skunk Works, we are proud to put you in the pilot seat of the world's most advanced fighter, the F-22! As the first and only 5th generation air dominance fighter, the F-22 was conceived to replace the aging F-15 Eagle. Built for speed, stealth and power, the F-22 ensures air superiority for decades to come. Its advanced avionics suite provides unprecedented situational awareness, allowing the pilot to concentrate on the mission, rather than on managing the sensors. The F-22 utilizes twin Pratt & Whitney F119-PW-100 35,000-pound-thrust engines to "Supercruise" (achieve supersonic operation without afterburner). This burns fuel more efficiently allowing the F-22 to stay up longer and produce less IR emission. With advanced two-dimensional thrust-vectoring engine nozzles, integrated flight propulsion controls and a large lifting area, the F-22 displays unprecedented maneuverability. Built with the same modern stealth technology as the B2 Stealth Bomber, the F-22 is nearly invisible to most current radar systems. Superior structural design, including advanced composites, radar-absorbing materials and internal stores, makes the F-22's radar profile a thousand times smaller than most fighter aircraft. Combined with the computing power equivalent of two Cray supercomputers, the F-22 gives its pilot the formidable first-look, first-shot, first-kill advantage. Capable of firing advanced medium-ranged missiles and executing precision ground attacks, including the devastating B61 thermonuclear bomb, the F-22 is completely unmatched in the fighter combat arena. Developed to counter the threat of hostile air forces and advanced air defense systems, the F-22 is currently preparing to enter active duty in 2005. By the year 2013, the United States Air Force will have in service 339 F-22 air dominance fighters. When ready, the F-22 will easily be the best front-line fighter in the world. T For more information on the F-22, please visit the Lockheed Martin website at http://www.lmtas.com 3 Installation CHAPTER 1 INSTALLING F-22 LIGHTNING 3 W elcome to F-22 Lightning 3. In order to play F-22 Lightning 3, you must first install the game files onto your computer's hard drive. If you wish to use a joystick controller, you should also calibrate it before beginning play. GAME INSTALLATION The AutoRun program will automatically load itself and run each time you insert the F-22 Lightning 3 CD into your CD-ROM drive. F-22 Lightning 3 uses the InstallShield® to place the necessary files on your hard drive. Before you begin installing the game, close all programs that your computer may be currently running. The installation program requires all of your computer's resources. Then: 1) Place the game CD into your CD-ROM drive and close the drive door. The AutoRun program will now take over. If you have turned off the AutoRun feature or if the Autorun fails to launch automatically, double-click on the "My Computer" icon on your desktop and then double-click on your computer's CD-ROM drive letter. This should launch the F-22 Lightning 3 AutoRun. 2) Click the mouse on one of the menu choices, or type the letter corresponding to the underlined hot key. The AutoRun menu gives you the following choices: START F-22 LIGHTNING 3­ Select this option to play the simulation. You will first have to install the program on your hard drive. INSTALL F-22 LIGHTNING 3­ Select this option to install the simulation onto your hard drive. You must install the game before you can play. This will also automatically install the Mission Editor at the same time. VIEW README­ The Readme file contains the latest technical and game-related information about the program. START MISSION EDITOR­ Select this option to create new missions for your F-22. To learn how to use the Mission Editor, please refer to the Fweditor.pdf (Adobe Acrobat file) included on the CD. EXPLORE CD­ This CD also contains informational files and demos of other NovaLogic games. Use this option to see the contents of the CD. INSTALL DIRECTX­ Make this selection to install DirectXTM 6.0 onto your hard drive. You must have DirectX 3.0 or greater installed on your machine to play F-22 Lightning 3. 3D Accelerator cards require DirectX 6.0 or greater. Windows NT requires Service Pack 3 (obtained at the Microsoft Website) to play. EXIT­ Exits the AutoRun program. 4 Installation INSTALLING F-22 GAME FILES 1) At the beginning of the installation program you are given the opportunity to select a destination folder for the game. A default is typed in the window for you. Press the key to select the default destination. Otherwise, select your own folder name. If the folder you specify does not already exist on your hard drive, the Install program will create it for you. Further installation instructions will appear onscreen. E 2) If there is enough free hard drive space at the destination site, the program will copy the files from your F-22 Lightning 3 CD-ROM. An on-screen progress meter displays the completion percentage as the program transfers the files. 3) The install procedure automatically adds a NovaLogic folder to your Windows® 95/98 Start Menu under the Programs heading. The F-22 sub-folder within the NovaLogic folder contains an application short-cut icon for the game. 4) If your system does not already have DirectX installed, you will need to install it now. Select "Install DirectX" from the AutoRun program, then follow the on-screen instructions. You will need to restart your computer to activate DirectX before you can play F-22 Lightning 3. CALIBRATING THE JOYSTICK If you haven't done so already, you will need to calibrate your joystick in Windows 95/98 for it to work properly with F-22 Lightning 3. Follow these steps: 1. Click on the Start button located on the Taskbar. 2. Highlight Settings, then select Control Panel from the menu. 3. Double-click on the Game Controllers icon. 4. Select your joystick from the list of game controllers you have installed, then follow the on-screen instructions to calibrate your joystick. STARTING THE GAME If your computer is already turned on and the F-22 Lightning 3 CD is in the CD-ROM drive, go to the directory containing the simulation or Start Menu and double-click on the F-22 Lightning 3 program icon. If your computer is on, but the program CD is not in the drive, insert the F-22 Lightning 3 CD into the drive and select Start from the AutoRun screen. If no screen appears when you insert the CD, double-click on the "My Computer" icon on your desktop, then double-click on the icon for your computer's CD-ROM drive. You can then choose Start from the AutoRun screen. You may also use your computer's Find feature to locate and launch the program. Enjoy playing F-22 Lightning 3! 5 Quick Start CHAPTER 2 QUICK START A n easy way to begin your career as an F-22 pilot is with the first five Quick Missions. In these Tutorial missisions, you will learn the basics of flight, combat maneuvering and bombing. It doesn't take long and experienced flight sim pilots may even learn a thing or two about the F-22. BRIEFING NOTE: Press the PAUSE key if you need to catch your breath at any time. The absolute bare minimum amount of knowledge needed to fly F-22 Lightning 3: w Getting in the game: Click on the F-22 Lightning 3 icon to start the program. On the main menu screen, click "Quick Mission" with your mouse. Click "Accept" to get to the Mission Briefing and "Accept" again to start the mission. w Cockpit: Press to enter the cockpit. Use the Keypad through the Head-Up Display. w Mission Objectives: Press ¡ 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 9 to cycle through your displays. Press TM to look ) to see the list of objectives that must be accomplished. (Backspace) to engage afterburners. When your w Taking off: Press calibrated airspeed reaches 150 knots (located on the left side of your Head-Up Display), pull back on the stick or depress the Down Arrow. Alternatively, you may simply press to automatically takeoff. W Ja w Flying: Use the stick or Arrow keys to control the F-22. Press the key to automatically return the plane to a level flight if needed. Use the key to bring up a list of autopilot commands. l TARGET IN RANGE a AIRSPEED ALTITUDE w Air to Air Combat: Cycle your weapons with the (tilde) key. When you are within range of a target, the "SHOOT" cue will appear. Press ` TARGET Z w Landing: Press or Joystick Trigger to fire your weapon. NEXT STEERPOINT Jl to ...