FLYING LESSON -- FAST AND DIRTY
Begin SimCopter as instructed in the Quick Start Guide.
This opens the SimCopter Main Menu, where you start or continue a
Career Game or User Game.
Use your mouse or arrow keys to highlight Open User Game, and
double-click on it or hit Enter.
Using the standard Windows dialog box, go to the folder which
contains Tutorial City. If you used the default installation,
Tutorial City is in the My Saved Cities folder within the SimCopter
Folder.
Double-click on Tutorial City to load it.
The city opens with you on a helicopter pad. Some of the buildings
of Tutorial City are in the distance. Your helicopter is ready and
waiting for you to climb aboard.
This is you, ready and wating.
Hint: As you walk or turn, things can get
between you and the camera. Also, both you and the camera follow the
contour of the terrain. If "you" are out of camera view, either keep
walking or turn to bring yourself back into view.
Hold down the right arrow key to turn right until
you are facing the side of a helicopter.
If you turn too far, either continue turning until you come around
again, or use the left arrow key and turn the other way.
When you are facing the side of the helicopter, press the up
arrow key to walk into the helicopter.
If you miss the doors you'll pass through the copter none the
worse for wear. Just turn around, aim for the other side of the
helicopter and walk forward again.
As you sit down in the helicopter, your
viewpoint shifts to just behind the helicopter, looking
forward. This view, with the camera behind you,
is called Third Person or "Chase" View. You can still see some
buildings of Tutorial City in the distance. You can also see your
control panel.
We'll talk about other views and the control panel in just a
moment. Right now, the most important thing... taking off!
Hold down the Q key until it looks like you could fly over the
buildings, then let it go.
You can hear your engines rev up and see yourself lift off the
ground.
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