Aqua Jet Help

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Contents

Introduction

Welcome to Aqua Jet, the high-octane water romp that pits you up to against 3 competitive AI players on eight unique courses, each with its own unique challenges and dangers! Enjoy a single race, or get into the more competitive Knockout and Tournament modes!

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How to Play

Game Setup Screen

  1. GAME MODE: Select from one of four available games modes
    1. Practice: Take your boat out for a test drive on any of the courses, your lap times won't be used for record purposes though.
    2. Single Race: Race against 1-3 opponents on any of the courses.
    3. Knockout: A three race series during which one racer (the last place finisher) in each race is eliminated, until only one racer remains.
    4. Tournament: A series involving all courses with three opponents in which racers earn points based on the finish of each race, 3 pts for first, 2 for 2nd and 1 for 3rd. The racer who accumulates the most points after all courses have been raced is the winner.
  2. SELECTED COURSE: Shows the selected course in minimap form. In Knockout mode, courses progress linearly, but you can select which course to begin with. In tournament mode, you cannot select a course as you will race all of them.
  3. NUMBER OF LAPS: You can select between 1 and 9 laps for each course to race.
  4. NUMBER OF OPPONENTS: You can select the number of opponents (1-3) in Single Race mode, but no opponents are allowed in Practice mode, and Knockout and Tournament modes require 3 opponents.
  5. GO BUTTON: Click this button to advance to the Pre-Race screen.
  6. RECORDS: Click this button to view the Aqua Jet Record book in which the best lap times for each race are recorded.
  7. HELP: Click this button to display this help document.

Pre-Race Screen

Once you've selected your race options, you arrive in the pre-race screen where the particulars of the next race are once again shown. This is your chance to make changes (by clicking BACK) if you so desire, or click GO to proceed to the race.

Note that in Knockout and Tournament mode, you will go straight from the post-race screen (shown below) to here.

Racing

The race screen begins with a fly-by tour of the course you are about to race in, press any key to skip to the beginning of the race. Once the light turns green, the race begins, and timing for your boat starts as soon as you cross the start/finish line.

  1. LAP NUMBER: Shows which lap you are on (1st number) and how many laps are in the race (2nd number)
  2. LAP TIME: Shows the current lap time (in milliseconds)
  3. MINIMAP: Shows where you are in relation to the other racers and provides an overview of the course.
  4. MESSAGE AREA: It is here the game will alert you to events in the race, such as a lap record, when your opponents complete a lap etc.
You must guide your boat through a series of checkpoints every lap in consecutive order. Checkpoints are seen on the course defined by red buoys. Drive your boat through the buoys to arrive at a checkpoint. A handy white pointer that remains with your boat points in the direction of the next checkpoint.

You will encounter various obstacles and boosters throughout each course. Your boat will be slowed and difficult to control when colliding with things like rocks and logs, while speed boosts (blue flashing arrows) provide your boat a handy burst of speed. There are also strategically placed jumps throughout, many of which must be succesfully completed in order to complete the course.

Controls

Button
Accelerate UP ARROW
Slow Down DOWN ARROW
Turn RightRIGHT ARROW
Turn LeftLEFT ARROW

The Post Race Screen

Here you can see the results of the previous race.
  1. RESULTS: This will show information such as the total race time taken for each racer, as well as each racer's average lap time. In Tournament mode, it will also show how many points each racer as gained in total and for this specific race. To flip between which numbers are displayed, use the left and right arrow keys on the keyboard.
  2. RECORDS: Shows both the current lap record and your best lap for this race.
  3. < > : Indicates whether more statistics are available, use the left and right arrow keys to select.
When a record lap has been set, the game will prompt you to type in your name, once you have done this, press ENTER.

Click "Done" to either progress to the next race (Knockout and Tournament Modes) or to return to the main menu (Practice and Single Race Modes)

Lap Record Book

You you can see the lap records and who holds them for all courses. Click "RESET" to delete the records, this will automatically restart the game and return all records to their defaults. Click "DONE" to return to the main menu.


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The Courses

1. Country Canal

Local farmers have gotten quite upset with all the noise those "dat-ratted racin' boats" have been making. Your incredible, super strength hull will protect your safety, but bullets will slow you down...

2. Land's End

This difficult course will test your mettle as you're shot at high speed towards a waterfall which you must avoid last-minute. Fail, and it's up-stream to try again!

3. Locked Out

An active shipping lane and lock may not be the most condusive place for a race, but, well, that's just the way it is... I think it goes without saying to avoid hitting the passing ships?

4. Log Jam

Located in between logging camps and a lumber mill, you will need to dodge logs that have been floated towards the mill in this course.

5. Fast Lane

This course is all about speed and hitting those speed boosts!

6. The Weave (New!)

This tricky course has tight canals, lots of turns, speed boost, jumps and of course multiple routes...

7. Drift (New!)

A challenging course with a few daring overland jumps...

8. Figure Eight (New!)

A slightly modified figure eight with a straight divided center section in which you must alternate sides to hit all the speed bursts.


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Help and Support

Visit The Imagination Works Website for additional updates and support.

Problems?

  • Q & A on Known Issues and other Troubleshooting
    • Problem: Game will not work in Windows Vista or Windows 7, an error regarding Cncs32.dll is presented
      • A: The latest release of Aqua Jet (v1.1) should correct this issue
    • Q: How do I turn on/off sound and music?:
      • A: Press 'ctrl' + 's' to toggle sound and 'ctrl' + 'm' to toggle music
    • Q: Why does the game restart when I reset the lap records?:
      • A: The game searches for the lap records file when it first starts, so this allows the game to automatically replace the deleted lap records
    • Q: Why do these boats simply bounce over land and all the obstacles?:
      • A: Boats bounce... really... they do... ish...
    • Problem: Every now and then, the AI makes turn or does something outright goofy:
      • A: To make the AI more fair to the imperfect humans... (actually, this is a bug)


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Version Information

  • Version: v1.1 | Released June 11, 2011
    • Three new courses including "The Weave", "Drift" and "Figure Eight" for a total of 8 courses
    • Screen size has been slightly enlarged to improve distance visibility
    • AI been made more competitive on most courses
    • High score related bugs have been fixed
    • Numerous AI bugs have been mitigated
    • Slightly re-worked game setup
    • Game has been "re-compiled" using Multimedia Fusion 1.5 in order to allow for Windows 7 compatibility


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Document History

  • Version: v1.0 | 5:14 PM 23/06/2011


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