"Ultimate Duck Hunting" Manual
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INSTALLATION
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Insert the CD into your CD-ROM Drive. If installation does not start 
automatically, follow these steps:
1. Click on Start.
2. Choose Run.
3. Type D:\SETUP.EXE (where "D" is the letter of your CD-ROM Drive), and click OK.

Windows 2000/XP Users Note: "Ultimate Duck Hunting" must be installed from a user 
account with Administrator privileges.

Direct X®
"Ultimate Duck Hunting" requires Direct X® 9.0c. If you do not already have Direct
X installed on your computer, follow the on-screen prompts at the end of the game 
installation to complete the Direct X 9.0c installation.
We strongly recommend that you obtain the latest Direct X compatible drivers for 
your video and sound cards. Using drivers designed for an older version of 
Direct X can have unpredictable results. Updated drivers are typically available 
at no charge through your hardware manufacturer’s website. For additional 
information on Direct X, please visit www.microsoft.com/directx.


How to Play
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Congratulations! You are about to experience the most realistic 3D game in 
waterfowl hunting! In both Single Player and Multiplayer modes, the faster you 
shoot and retrieve the wild and evasive ducks, the better you and your dog will 
become and the higher your scores will be.

When you select "Quick Hunt" on the main menu, your dog is an average trained dog. 
You can shoot and retrieve in all six locales, but you cannot earn points for high 
scores and you cannot improve your dog. In "Career" and "Multiplayer" modes, you 
must first create your profile and select and name your dog. From there, you must 
train your dog in the four basic retrieve skills. If you don’t train your dog, you 
can not retrieve any ducks! When you have trained your dog, you can go hunting and 
reach new high scores.  The high scores screen will track your top scores and 
reward you with points which you can apply to the four"Dog Stats"- speed, stamina, 
training, and sense. Build up your dog for competition online, you will need a 
fast and strong hunting dog to rise to the top!


Scoring System:
You can earn a total of 400 points to assign to your dog’s performance.

For the first 100 to 150 points earned, if you score 1500 or better, you get 2 
points. You get one extra point every 200 score points above 1500.

For points earned between 150 to 300 points, you get 2 points for scoring 1800
and 1 extra point for scoring every 200 score points after that.

For points earned between 300 to 400 points, you get 2 points for scoring 2100 
and 1 extra point for scoring every 200 score points after that.


Going Hunting:
The "Escape" key allows you to quit anytime.
After your dog training sessions have been completed, you can select your 
hunting locale and your hunting equipment using the onscreen menus. Once in 
the field, drop your decoys using the left mousebutton. Then you’re transported 
to your duck blind. Beware, if you select the incorrect camo clothing for a 
specific hunting locale (such as the "forest floor" camo for the snowy "Oacoma" 
locale) the may ducks see you and not come to your calls.


Player/Hunter Movement                          Dog Movement
W = Forward                                     Space Bar = Sit
S = Backward                                    Up Arrow = Forward
A = Walk left                                   Down Arrow = Backward to hunter
D = Walk right                                  Left Arrow = Go left
                                                Right Arrow = Go right
Use the mouse to look around.


While Hunting:
Once you are in the duck blind, you will have to use your duck call to call the 
wild ducks before will they come within shooting range. The keys, "Z", "X", and 
"C", use your duck call. Experiment to see which ones work best!  Click the 
mouse to go to first person shooting mode. Aim at the flying ducks with your 
gun’s barrel. Click the mouse to fire. The ducks will fly away when they hear 
gunfire and must be called back. You have five shots, to reload, press"R".  You 
are limited to shooting six ducks. If you shoot the "blue" ducks, you will earn 
extra points; however, if you shoot the "red" ducks (the hens), you will lose 
points. The further away you shoot the flying ducks, the higher your score! To 
retrieve them, walk your hunter out the duck blind. (The dog will only retrieve 
when you are out of the duck blind.) Your dog will follow you and await your 
command. The green radar shows you where the fallen ducks are located. You can 
also use your binoculars by pressing the "E" key (press "E" repeatedly to 
adjust the zoom).  You are free to roam the island, but you can only go into 
shallow water; use your dog to retrieve the ducks that fall away from the 
island.

Keep an eye on your Fatigue Meter in the lower left corner. As your dog 
retrieves, he loses his. To recharge him, stop him with the space bar and let 
him rest. You only receive your score when you’ve retrieved all your fallen 
ducks.


Online Play:  The Ultimate Experience!
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Now, test your dog and challenge your hunting skill with friends online! You 
can host or join games of Ultimate Duck Hunting on the internet. Contact your 
friends and set up your own game, or use the in game server browser to find 
games in need of hunters.  Use our website forums, www.ultimateduckhunting.com, 
to schedule play sessions and compare high scores. The profile you have created 
and the dog you have trained in Single Player mode will carry over to your 
Multiplayer experience.  On the Host Game Menu, you can select the number of 
players (P2, P3, or P4), if you want to team-up, a timelimit, and your desired 
locale. Unlike Single Player mode, here your hunter and your dog (the one with 
the green triangle above his head) can compete with other hunters and dogs for 
ducks!  Race for ducks with other dogs, but if another hunter intercepts your 
returning dog before you do, he gets the duck and the score! In duck-limited 
games, you can shoot a maximum of six ducks but your dog can retrieve the ducks 
downed by other hunters.  We encourage you to test your skill online.


Game Options
By choosing the Options button on the Main Menu, you can set graphics, audio, 
and control options. You also can turn off the introduction video for a faster 
load sequence.


TROUBLESHOOTING
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1. "Ultimate Duck Hunting" may take a few minutes to load after selecting your 
hunting locale, depending on your computer’s speed.

2.  Make sure your computer meets the minimum requirements printed on the bottom 
of the game’s box. "UDH" requires a 64 MB 3D video accelerator with transform 
and lighting functionality.

3.  Direct X is required and is included on the game CD, but you may need to 
obtain the latest Direct X 9 compliant drivers from your hardware manufacturer’s 
website. A support requests are usually resolved by simply updating video and 
sound card drivers.

4.  Popular video chipset manufactures include ATI (www.ATI.com),Intel 
(www.Intel.com), & Nvidia (www.Nvidia.com).  Be sure to download the latest 
graphics drivers from your manufacturer.

5.  You can balance the graphics quality of the game with the overall game 
performance in the Options Menu. Lower resolutions and color depths will 
run faster, while higher resolutions and color depths will look better but 
lower performance.

6.  For optimal performance we recommend that you close any other 
applications that are running on your computer prior to playing"Ultimate 
Duck Hunting".

7.  If the game does not show up, but you hear the in game sounds, you may need 
to adjust your resolution settings.  Right click on the desktop, go to 
properties, choose the settings tab, and switch your resolution to 1024x768.  
Restart the game.

INSTALLATION PROBLEMS
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If you are having problems getting the game to install, there are a few general 
steps:

1.  Make sure you have enough hard drive space. You must allow for an extra 50 MB 
of hard drive space (on top of the minimum hard drive requirements) in order for 
the files to be copied an expanded onto your hard drive.

2.  You may have old and unused files in your C:\Windows\Temp directory. If you 
have any files located here prior to installation, you can delete these.

3.  Turn off any programs or utilities running during installation.

TECHNICAL SUPPORT
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Questions or problems? We’re here to help. For support, updates & answers to 
frequently asked questions, visit our website and post in our forums at: 
www.ultimateduckhunting.com or write us at: 
Mid Carolina Media, Inc., 
712 Currituck Drive, 
Raleigh, NC 27609.
