----- Hotcars Beta 5.0		    -----
----- 10/12/01  	     	    -----
----- http://gofree.indigo.ie/~xtom -----

---Controls---
A 4 button joypad may be used instead of the keyboard. View changing can only be done with the "V" key. In 2 player split screen mode, player 1 is automatically assigned to the joypad and player 2 to the keyboard. You can't play 2 player splitscreen without a controller.

up=accelerate
down=brake
left=turn left
right=turn right

space=handbrake

z/x=cycle through bonuses
ctrl=use bonus

h=horn

v=change view

p=pause


---Screen Resolution---
The game defaults to 640x480 "lowres". If your computer can operate under 800x600 I recomend changing to "highres" in the options. You'll have to restart the game when changing the resolution, allthough it will save the settings.


---Network Gaming---
At the moment there's only support for lan games. I've only tested a 2 player game so I don't know if 3 or more player games will work correctly without crashing. I've only got access to a 2 computer network at present, but I will be testing it on a 3 computer network in the future. When the results screen comes up after the race make sure the client computers press continue before the host. Otherwise the clients wont be able to join anymore games without restarting.


---Notes---
Championship mode consists of 5 races, 3 laps each. On tracks with crossroads keep on the straight, don't turn on them or you'll go way off course. Also make sure the exe and the tracks folder are kept together or the game wont run. There also has to be at least 5 race tracks in the tracks folder for championship mode otherwise it will crash if attempting to load a track that isn't there. To reset the game to default settings you can delete the config file, the game will create a new one automatically.


---beta 5.0 additions---
trackside objects added
new building textures
Bug fixes

---beta 4.1 additions---
Bug fixes

---beta 4.0 additions---
network multiplayer introduced

---beta 3.0 additions---
2 player split screen mode added
chase cam view point added
homing missile added
new car models added
new bonus pickup models added
new menu interface
hud graphics slightly improved
Joypad support added
ai cars running off track fixed
collision detection improved

---beta 2.0 additions---
bonus pickups added
mph indicator added
music changed (mainly to reduce file size)
choice of screen resolutions 640x480(default) or 800x600

---beta 1.0 additions---
1st person viewpoint
free roam mode
championship mode
3 difficulty levels
new track textures
track preview screen
and lots of other tweaks and stuff


---bugs/issues---
Please report any bugs,problems or ideas at the Hotcars forum or email me directly. 


This game is freeware, please don't use it for comercial purposes or alter it in any way.
