# Deer Drive

## Getting Started

For help and control information, select HOW TO PLAY in the PLAY menu.

To change Deer Drive's screen resolution and additional graphics options, please click on Windows Start button, and then click:

Programs > Deer Drive > Configure Graphics Options.

Additional graphics options can be configured from within the game's Options screen. Please see Performance Tuning for tips on improving the game's performance.

## Technical Issues

Having the latest - graphics card drivers, DirectX, and Windows Service Packs - is critically important for successfully running the latest 3D applications.

If you are having technical problems with Deer Drive, please obtain the latest drivers for your 3D card from the manufacturer's website. Consult your computer's specification to find out which card you have.

- For nVidia cards, visit - http://www.nvidia.com
- For ATI cards, visit - http://www.ati.com
- For Intel graphics, visit - http://support.intel.com

You should ensure you have installed the latest version of DirectX, which can be downloaded from the website shown below.

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/directx/default.aspx

### IMPORTANT

If the screen goes blank after you start Deer Drive for the first time, go to:

Programs > Deer Drive > Configure graphics options > Configure tab

Select the screen resolution with specific "Refresh-rate" supported by your monitor (e.g. "60 Hz"), instead of "Default Refresh Rate"

## Support

For updates, free upgrades, technical support and additional information go to:

www.deerdrive.net

## Performance Tuning

For the best gaming experience, we recommend balancing the looks and the performance of the game so that the frame rate is kept above 30 Frames Per Second - or FPS.

Frame rate is effectively a measure of animation smoothness. With a high frame rate, motion and animation in the game will be natural and smooth. However, a low frame rate means that game motion will appear 'choppy' and robotic, and the game will be more difficult to play.

See below for performance tuning tips.

Note - with older hardware, a high frame rate may not be achievable.

### 1. Configure tab of Deer Drive's launcher application:

- Screen Resolution has a crucial impact on game speed. Deer Drive is a 3D game using advanced 3D effects, and these effects may take a toll when the game is played on higher screen resolutions. If you are unhappy with game speed, try lowering the screen resolution first.
- Visual Quality determines how the game draws surfaces in virtual 3D world. If you are not satisfied with game's performance, or if you are experiencing graphical glitches during gameplay, such as flickering, a black screen, try selecting a different Visual Quality.
- Detail Settings allows you to select one of three quality tuning presets - Low, Medium, and High. If the game feels too slow, try picking a lower setting. Note that the affected settings may be individually configured on the game's Options screen, see below.

### 2. Options screen:

- Please keep an eye on the Game Speed readout at the bottom of the Options screen when tweaking the settings.
- Grass Density affects the game's speed in a major way on most 3D accelerators. If you want to trade performance for some of the grass cover, try moving the slider to the left.
- Texture Quality allows to select lower resolution for "textures" - images applied on the models and surfaces in the 3D world. On 3D accelerators with lower amount of memory (typically, notebook chipsets), lowering texture quality may give you increase in performance.
- Texture Sharpness - the setting affects perceived focus of slanted surfaces in the world, using a technique called Anisotropic Filtering. On certain range of 3D accelerators, this may improve the looks of the game, but at the cost of decreased performance.

## Have Fun!

We hope that you will have a blast playing Deer Drive. Visit us at www.deerdrive.net for updates and news, and don't forget to upload the scores that you have achieved to see how you compare!

Thank you.

The Deer Drive Team.

SCS Software