Kingpin Manual
Kingpin Manual
Kingpin Manual
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KINGPIN: Life Of Crime ©1999 Xatrix Entertainment. Inc. All rights reserved. This product contains software technology licensed from id Software. Inc. ("Id Technology").
Id Technology ©1999, 1997, 1998 Id Software. Inc. All Rights Reserved. Kingpin. Kingpin: Life Of Crime. Interplay, the Interplay logo, and "By Gamers. For Gamers"
are trademarks of Interplay Productions. Xatrix and the Xatrix logo are trademarks of Xatrix Entertainment. Inc. All rights reserved. Distributed by Activision.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Warning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Getting Started. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
The Main Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Gang Bang . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Visuals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
In-Game On-Screen Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Additional Controls and Hints. . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Weapons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Credits. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Technical Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
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GETTING STA RT E D
WA R N I N G TO INSTALL
Insert the Kingpin CD into your CD-ROM drive. Double–
click on your 'My Computer' icon. Locate and double–click
on your CD-ROM icon. Double–click on the file named
This product contains violent and ‘Setup.Now’. Follow the on-screen instructions to install
mature content. You will be asked Kingpin.
to choose from the following TO RUN THE GAME
options to determine the level of Click on the 'Start' button on your Windows taskbar,
select 'Programs', then select 'Kingpin', and then
violence and language available in click on 'Kingpin - Life of Crime'.
the game:
1.Low Violence - This version
does NOT contain any explicit
language, blood or gore.
2.Full Install - This version will [insert beatdown.jpg]
include ALL of game features,
including language, blood and
gore.
Once you have made a selection
and installed the game, you cannot
go back and change your selection.
To do this you must uninstall the
game and start over.
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GAME
In the Game menu, you can select a variety of skill
settings that range from extremely easy to nearly
impossible.
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Game: Start a new game with a specific difficulty level, Select Load Game to bring up the load game menu. The
load or save a game. first name on the list is an auto-saved game. Selecting
this puts you back at the start of the last level you
Gang Bang: Start a network server, join a network entered. Use the arrow keys to select the game you wish
server, or change your Thug’s information. to load and press the Enter key.
Options: Customize your keyboard, mouse or joystick Select Save Game to access the save game menu. Using
controls, adjust your audio, and change your game play the arrow keys, select an empty slot or one that you don’t
control options. mind over-writing and press the Enter key to save.
Visuals: Select one of several OpenGL modes, and adjust Kingpin will generate a save name with the title of the
screen modes and settings. level and the current time.
Exit: Exit the game from here.
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[insert gangbang.jpg]
Max Players: Maximum number of thugs allowed in the automatically connected to the fastest Internet servers for
game at one time. 16 Players is the maximum supported. their Internet Service Provider (ISP).
Host Name: Choose the name displayed in the "Connect To play on HEAT.NET, you will need a Java based web
To" menu when people enter your IP address or look browser (such as Netscape or Internet Explorer 3.0+) and
for your game on a LAN. the HEAT client software, which is provided on the
Kingpin CD-ROM. You will also need to create a free
Deathmatch Flags: If you’re starting the game, you get to
make everyone play by your rules. These are the account on HEAT.NET. Note: You do not have to pay to
preferences for each game. play Kingpin on HEAT.NET.
Begin: Go, start…. The quickest way to get to the Kingpin game lobby on
HEAT.NET, simply choose the "Play Kingpin on
HEAT.NET" shortcut from your Windows Start Menu.
Your web browser will open, and you should be in the
Kingpin DirectLaunch page. Then follow this procedure:
1. Type in your HEAT username and password where
prompted.
2. Be certain that the name of the game listed below the
password is "Kingpin."
3. Click the "Play Now" button, and the HEAT software
[insert playerset.jpg] will begin to load.
Once the HEAT software loads, you will be brought
immediately to the Kingpin main lobby. Here, you can
chat with other people, create a new game room or join an
existing game in progress.
For more assistance with HEAT.NET, log into
http://www.heat.net, enter your account information and
select "HELP" from the top menu bar.
To customize your thug for multiplay select the Player
Setup. Name yourself, and dress yourself from head to For up-to-date, specific information about Kingpin on
toe. To select the menu item, use the up and down arrow HEAT.NET, go to the "Kingpin Game Page" on HEAT.NET
keys. To cycle through the head, body, and leg skins use by logging into http://www.heat.net, entering your account
the right and left arrow keys. This is also where you information and choosing "GAMES" from the top menu.
specify your connection speed to the internet. Choose
between 28.8, 33.6, ISDN, and T1 or better connections. OPTIONS
Kingpin adapts according to your connection. Effects Volume: Using the left and right arrow keys moves
the slider bar to increase or decrease the volume of
Play Over HEAT.NET your sound effects.
SegaSoft’s HEAT.NET Internet gaming service offers fast,
free, online gaming. With dozens of dedicated servers CD Music: Use the left and right arrow keys to turn CD
across the United States, players can easily play music on or off. Turning the CD off will not
Kingpin across the Internet. HEAT.NET features change the performance of the game.
8 automatic "matchmaking" – where players are
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Sound Quality: Select low quality for 11khz sound and Free Look: With this option enabled you no longer have to
high quality for 22khz sound. Using low quality may press the mouse look key to look up and down while
increase the performance of Kingpin on your machine. using the mouse.
Sound Compatibility: Selects Max compatibility or Max Use Joystick: If you’d like to use the joystick as part of
performance. your control method.
Crosshair: Choose the type of crosshair displayed on
screen.
Talk Icons: Choose if you’d like the small faces to display
on the bottom of the screen when conversations take
place.
Hire Icons: Choose if you’d like the small people to display
on the bottom of the screen once you’ve hired a
henchman.
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Captions: If you need to read the voicing rather than
listen to it, turn on the captions option.
Fireworks: This alters the size of the explosions.
Directional Lighting: Turning this off will remove shading
on characters.
Blood Time: Adjust the length of time blood stays on the
screen.
Mouse Speed: This allows you to adjust your mouse Props: Turning this off will reduce the number of non-
sensitivity. The higher you set the speed, the faster essential items on the level.(i.e. Garbage, trash cans,
your character will turn in relation to mouse cards on a table, etc…)
movement.
Always Run: Set this to Yes if you do not want to hold
down the Run button in order to move quickly.
Invert Mouse: This gives the mouse a different control
technique. If you push the mouse forward, you will
"nose down", and if you pull the mouse back it will
"nose up".
Lookspring: Returns your view immediately to straight [insert controls.jpg]
ahead when you release the look up or look down key.
Otherwise, you must move forward a step or two before
your view snaps back. Lookspring does not work
underwater.
Lookstrafe: If you are using the look up or look down
key, then this option causes you to sidestep
10 instead of turn when you try to move left or right. 11
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Customize Controls: Selecting this option will bring up a 8-bit Textures: 8-bit texture support is available on some
second menu that lists all of the game controls. Use graphics chipsets. Enabling 8-bit textures reduces
the arrow keys to move through the list. Press the visual quality while improving performance.
Enter key to select a control to change. Press the
Sync Every Frame(3dfx users only): Turning this on removes
appropriate key or mouse button that you wish to use
"tearing" by optimizing the renderer for your
for that control. If you want to go back to the original
hardware.
controls, select Reset Defaults.
Shadows: Toggling the shadows off decreases the
character polygon counts by half. Helps performance if
turned off.
Fog: Environmental fog can be toggled on and off with
this option. Helps performance if turned off.
Pain skins: Each character in the game has two distinct
pain skins for each of their 15 body segments.
Decrease to 1 or None to get improved performance.
If you make a mistake and would like to reset the visual
controls, then select Reset the Defaults from the bottom of
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the menu.
C O N T RO L S
Walking: Use the four arrow keys or the mouse to walk
VISUALS around. To walk steadily forward, hold down the
forward key (the up arrow or right button on the
Driver: You have 2 choices under Video Driver. These are mouse). Turn left or right with the left or right arrow
3Dfx OpenGL and standard OpenGL. Your system may keys, or by sliding the mouse in the desired direction.
not support 3Dfx or standard OpenGL. You won’t be
able to run Kingpin without an OpenGL compatible card. Running: If you prefer to always run during the game,
open the Main menu, then the Options menu, then the
Video Mode: Choose between the resolution modes that Customize Controls menu, and select Always Run. With
Kingpin supports. "Always Run" activated the Shift keys cause you to
Screen Size: The screen size slider controls the size of the "Sneak" (move undetected).
game area on the screen. Reducing the screen size will Shooting: Tap the Ctrl key or the left mouse button to
usually result in higher performance. fire. Hold the shooting key down to keep firing.
Brightness: The brightness slider controls the brightness Looking Up and Down: The key PGDN and DEL allow
of the screen. you to look up and down, respectively. Start walking
Fullscreen: This selects fullscreen or windowed rendering. forward and your line of vision will automatically re-
adjust to the center position. You may also
Texture Quality: The texture quality slider choose select Free Look under the options menu,
12 determines the overall crispness of textures with which will allow you to move the mouse around 13
OpenGL renderers. Better quality results in as if it was your head movement.
lower performance.
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Ducking: Press and hold down the C key to duck and as he takes damage. Once the henchman is filled by
move forward to crawl. When you release the C key, you red…he’s dead.
will return to an upright position.
Talk Icons: Small pictures of a face will appear when
Jumping: Tap the A key to jump. You jump farther if either you or someone you’re interacting with is
you’re moving forward at the time or if you’re running. speaking. The icon will appear with a red minus, when
the speech is antagonistic. If you are speaking to
someone nicely the face will appear, but with a blue
"plus" symbol on it.
Health: This number represents how much damage you
can withstand before pushing up the daisies.
mo ne y
Ammunition: The amount of ammunition that you
currently have loaded in your weapon. The number
directly below this is the amount of ammunition you
ammunition
currently have in your inventory available for reloading.
c u r re n t l y
[insert hud.jpg] loaded Weapon currently in use: Yep…those hands are attached
to you, so the weapon in ‘em is the one you’re carrying.
No hands visible means that you’ve holstered your
weapon.
Armor: This indicates the armor your thug currently
possesses and where it’s located. You can get separate
total armor to cover your legs, chest, and head. The three
ammunition
ava i l abl e
numbers represent the quantity of armor protection that
a rmo r you currently have in a specific area.
talk icons
h i re icons
he a l t h
we apon currently in use
This may not seem like a big deal, but in the world of ACTIVATE KEY - DEFAULT KEY "F"
Kingpin every character pays strict attention to your
All items that need to be used in Kingpin, including
intentions; if they see you approaching with a weapon out,
switches, levers, doors, etc., will require using the activate
they might just shoot first and ask questions later. When
key. Simply approach the item you wish to activate and
cruising the streets it is advisable to keep your weapon
press "f".
lowered. If it looks like someone wants to get busy, all
you'll need to do is press your fire key (default is "left
mouse button") and your weapon will be automatically BODY SEARCH - DEFAULT KEYS "C" (CROUCH) +
raised. If someone tells you to "...drop your weapon!", "F" (ACTIVATE)
you'll generally have about 2-3 seconds to holster your When you find a dead body on the ground, whether you
weapon; unless, of course, you decide to start blasting. put it there or not, you should definitely give it a quick
search for money. You can accomplish this by crouching
TALK - DEFAULT KEYS "Y", "X" down (holding down the "c" key) and then pressing "f",
These two keys let you speak to other characters in the which is the activate key. When killed, an enemy will
game. When you approach another character, you can drop any other items that he is holding near him on the
initiate conversation by using either the "y" (positive/yes) ground, including keys, weapons and ammo. Money,
key, or the "x" (negative/insult) key. If someone asks however, will have to be taken directly off of their bodies.
you a question, "y" will be a "yes", and "x" will mean Tip: Bodies tend to get dragged off after a while, so search
"no". There are a lot of ways for conversations to go, them immediately upon finding them.
and sometimes you might actually want to insult someone
to intimidate them. WEAPON RELOAD - DEFAULT KEY "R"
GIVING ORDERS - DEFAULT KEYS "Y", "X" AND "Q" This feature works just like it sounds; pressing "r" will
cause the current weapon that you have displayed to
At various points in the game you will encounter potential reload.
gang members. They will be easy to spot by their
distinctive gray-blue shirts. Once you approach them, use SNEAK MODE - DEFAULT KEY "LEFT SHIFT"
the "y" key to initiate a positive conversation. If
available, they will tell you how much money you will This is not a toggle; you must hold down the "sneak
need to hire them. When they ask you if you want to hire mode" key for the duration of time that you want to use
them, use the "y" key if you want them, the "x" key if it. While in "sneak mode", enemies cannot hear you
you do not. You will, of course, need enough money to approach. This is, of course, extremely useful for
hire the particular gang member you desire. sneaking up behind someone and cracking their skull
open.
Once hired, point your cursor at one of your gang
members and issue one of the following orders: PUSHING/PULLING BOXES
"Y" - Follow Me/Move out of the way Any small boxes that you see on the floor may be pushed
or pulled. To push a box, simply get behind it and move
"X" - Hold Position
forward. To pull a box, face it and hold down the "f"
"Q" - Attack Desired Target/Open Lock or Safe (activate) key, then move backwards. If you find that you
The last mode works as follows. Point the cursor at your are moving away from the box too fast, you can also hold
gang member, hit "q", then place your cursor on down the "L-Shift" (sneak) key to move slower.
the person you want attacked and hit the "f"
16 (activate) key. 17
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AMMO CRATES watch your back; you never know who might be sneaking
up behind you.
You can tell an ammo crate by its distinctive green color
and rectangular shape. These crates hold ammunition of
various types, and will explode if shot. However, if you
use your pipe or crowbar on them, they will break apart
to reveal their contents. WEAPONS
PAWN-O-MATIC Lead Pipe (1-key)
This is where you can buy various items that you'll need The default weapon. It’s only a
during the game. In Kingpin you typically won't find marginal improvement on using
weapons, ammo or health just lying around on the ground your bare hands. While it’s not
waiting to be picked up. You will uncover caches of these the best for inflicting damage, it
items at various points in the game, but they will usually comes in handy for breaking
be heavily guarded. So, one safe way to increase your down fences, opening crates,
arsenal is by visiting the Pawn-O-Matic. and other chores that you don’t want to waste valuable
ammunition. With its short length, you need to keep
Once inside the Pawn-O-Matic you will not be able to use moving if you plan to use it in a fight. If your opponent
any weapons; you will deal directly with the shopkeeper isn’t carrying a gun, you can inflict enough damage with
through the Pawn-O-Matic interface. The box on the left the lead pipe to kill or at least seriously maim.
contains the categories of purchasa ble items. To select a
category use your up and down arrow keys and hit enter. Crowbar (double press of 1-key)
After pressing enter, the menu box on the right will The crowbar can be bought
display all of the items available in that particular early on in the game. A
category. You can then use the arrow keys to highlight marked improvement over the
the item that you want to buy. Press enter and the lead pipe, it offers extended
shopkeeper will ask you to confirm your purchase; press reach and also does twice the
enter again, and if you have enough cash, you've bought damage. Again, it’s also
that item. useful for breaking fences and so forth, as well as its
more gruesome function of bludgeoning people to death in
BAR OR LOCAL PUB cold blood. If you can’t find or afford a gun, then the
Any bar or pub that you enter in Kingpin is a "no crowbar is the best bet to give you a fighting chance.
weapons" area, so forget about picking fights in a bar.
Bars are great places to find potential gang members or Pistol (2-key)
get information on what's going on out on the streets. The .45 semi automatic pistol
is the first projectile weapon in
CHARACTER BEHAVIOR the game, and you need it to
complete the first level. Pistols
The characters in Kingpin are always checking out the
pack a decent punch, but they
situation around them in order to determine what their
can be wildly inaccurate,
next actions will be. For example, a guy with a lead pipe
especially at any distance
is more likely to run away from you if you're bearing
beyond 15 feet, and the
down on him with a shotgun. Enemies will often
thugs can absorb a number of shots.
try to find alternate routes to your location in
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Highly modifiable, so you shouldn’t discard the pistol long range, making it ideal for picking off thugs before
immediately, because with all the modifications, it’s a very they see you coming. The 1.5 second delay between
dangerous weapon. bursts isn’t much of a factor, since anyone who absorbs
all three rounds won’t be bothering you any more.
With Silencer: It silences your weapon’s fire so you can
cap people and not raise any alarms. Double-press the Cooling Jacket: Fire through a full clip with no
2 key to use your silencer. downtime.
Rate of Fire Mod: 2X firing speed.
Grenade Launcher (6-key)
Magnum Mod: 2X damage. The grenade launcher tosses a
Reload Mod: Cuts reload time in half. timed fragmentation grenade,
so it doesn’t explode on contact.
Shotgun (3-key) Be careful with this one or you
can blow-off your crowned-
A step up from the pistol, at
jewels and all your other parts
close range it’s usually enough
with ‘em. Most useful for clearing out rooms at a
to blow an arm or leg off your
distance. Toss a grenade in a window and wait for the
target, or put them down for
screams.
good. As powerful as it is, the shotgun has two negative
features: a long reload cycle, and a very wide spread at
Bazooka (7-key)
long range. These two factors make the shotgun a good
weapon at close range, where things can get really nasty, The bazooka fires a flaming
but not at medium to long range. projectile that inflicts incredible
damage upon impact, throwing
Tommy Gun (4-key) shrapnel in a all directions. It
obliterates just about any
The quintessential gangster
target. As bad as being hit by the actual projectile can be,
weapon. This .45 automatic
being inside the radius is no picnic either, the splash
machine-gun spits out lethal
damage are proving powerful enough to kill most enemies
.45 caliber bullets at a high
outright.
rate of fire, mowing down
anything in your path. It’s the
Flamethrower (8-key)
most powerful lead-shooter n
the game, and can cut through Shoots a deadly fiery liquid
a crowd like they were made of butter. However, the that sticks to anything it comes
Tommy gun isn’t very accurate at long range. It still into contact with. Once on fire,
brings someone down, but you get better results at the target burns for several
medium to close range. seconds, and continuous
damage will be inflicted during
HMG (5-key) that time, while they run
around screaming. If the
The Heavy Machine-Gun fires
target can escape, the flames will eventually go out.
high-muzzle velocity .308
Although the flamethrower is an intimidating weapon,
rounds in bursts of
your target might be able to fight back while on
three shots. There’s approximately a 1.5-second
fire, so move in for the kill with another weapon to
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finish the job.
damage due to overheating. It’s deadly accurate at
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Level Design Character Voices Written and Josh Walters, Dave Parkyn Courtesy of Ruffhouse/Columbia Records by
Performed By arrangement with Sony Music New Media Licensing.
Aaron Barber, Richard Farrelly, Testers
Alex Mayberry Drew Markham Dan Martinez, Richard Avalos, CHECKMATE
Lead Character Animator and Female Voices Ismael Quijano, Edward Kang, Written by Louis Freese/ Senen Reyes/ Lawrence
Dan Levin, Rodney Smith, Muggerud
Motion Capture Tasia Valenza Sean Johnson, Edward Hyland, ©1998 BMG SONGS INC.(ASCAP)/HITS FROM DA
Amit Doron Zeena Wild Donnie Cornwell, Jay Nielsen, BONG MUSIC (ASCAP)/PHREAKAS ADA PHUNK
Animator Additional Voices Don Pierce MUSIC (ASCAP)/SOUL ASSASSINS MUSIC/MCA
MUSIC PUBLISHING.
Dominique Drozdz B-Real Traffic Manager
DJ Muggs All Rights On Behalf Of Hits From Da Bong Music
Game Programming and Paul Naftalis And Phreakas Ada Phunk Music . Administered By
Sen Dog
Audio Engineering Bobo Manual Design & Layout BMG Songs Inc .
Sherman Archibald Michael L. Quintos Performed by Cypress Hill
Motion Capture Actor and Stuntman
Additional Tools Programming Brian Simpson Installation Programming Courtesy of Ruffhouse/Columbia Records by
arrangement with Sony Music New Media Licensing.
Robert Duffy, Tim Wright, Darren Monahan
Alexander Malmberg Motion Capture Actress
For more information contact us a t
Shawn Wolfe
3D Character Animation Tools SPECIAL THANKS TO ACTIVISION WWW.CYPRESSONLINE.COM
Programming Marty Stratton Steve Stringer
Gerry Tyra SA Technology
SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR FRIENDS AT
ID SOFTWARE Sean Dunn Mitch Lasky
Mark Rubin Brian Kelly Marc Bennett The characters and incidents portr ayed and
John Carmack John Cash the names herein are fictitious and any
Sound Design and Foley Artist Activision Quality Assurance similarity to the name character or history
Brian Hook Adrian Carmack
Gary Bradfield Kevin Cloud Kenneth Scott Daniel Whittier Jeff Nachbaur of any person living or dead is entirely
Paul Steed Graeme Devine Glenn Ige Michael Spann coincidental and unintentional.
Production Coordinator Tim Willits Christian Antkow Gary Bolduc Eric Baudoin
Celebrity voices are impersonated
22 Victoria Sylvester Paul Jaquays
Anna Kang
Brandon James
Todd Hollenshead
Tim Vanlaw
Jason Wong
Mark Robertshaw
Neil Barizo WWW.XATRIX.COM
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Brandon Fish Miss Donna Jackson
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T E C H N I CAL SUPPORT (For game-specific information and additional trouble-shooting, visit our main page a t
www.sold-out.co.uk)
If you have questions about the program, our Technical Support Department can help.
VIDEO CARD PROBLEMS Our web site contains up-to-date information on the most common difficulties with our
Kingpin works only on OpenGL compatible 3D cards, or under 3dfxGL. products, and this information is the same as that used by our product support
technicians. We keep the product support pages updated on a regular basis, so please
Cards that have been tested for compatibility and passed are: 3dfx, TNT, Permidia2, check here first for no-wait solutions:
and ATI Fury 128.
www.sold-out.co.uk
If the video card in the system is a D3D card or if the system doesn't have a 3d
accelerator card, Kingpin will not run on that system. If you are unable to find the information you need on our web site, please feel free to
contact Technical Support via e-mail, phone, fax, or letter. Please be sure to include
the following information in your e-mail message, fax, or letter:
IF THE GAME IS RUNNING SLOW... • Title of Game
Kingpin adds a ton of new features to the standard First-Person-Shooter and taxes • Computer manufacturer
your computer in the process. If the game is running slow on your system, here are
some things to tr y. • Operating system (Windows 95, DOS 6.22, etc.)
1) Lower Your Screen Resolution • CPU type and speed in MHz
This can be done in the Visuals Menu. For TNT owners, try taking your • Amount of RAM
desktop to 16-bit color for improved performance. • Sound card type and settings (address, IRQ, DMA)
2) Lower Your Sound Quality • Video card
Kingpin uses a lot sounds, and sometimes they will causes glitches in the • CD-ROM
game while they are being loaded from your hard drive. Using low sound
quality will eat up less RAM and decrease load times. • Mouse driver and version
3) Decrease Pain Skins • Joystick and game card (if any)
Each character in the game has two distinct pain skins for each of their 15 • A copy of the CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT files from your hard drive
body segments. Try decreasing the number to one or none for improved • A description of the problem you're having
performance.
If you need to talk to someone immediately, call us at +44 (0)20 7928 9655 Monday
4) Turn Off Props
to F riday between 10:00-13:00 and 14:00-17:00, GMT please ha ve the above
Non-essential props may be to ggled off and on. information ready when you call. This will help us answer your question in the
5) Turn Off Fog shortest possible time. Sold Out Software Support Fax: +44 (0)20 7261 0540
Fog may be toggled off and on. No fog will pick up the frame rate Sold Out Software Technical Support
dramatically on some systems. 122 Southwark Street
6) Directional Lighting London
Turning off directional lighting will improve performance.
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7) Shadows
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Toggling shadows off decreases the character polygon counts by half,
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8) Blood Time WORLD WIDE WEB: www.sold-out.co.uk
The amount of time that blood remains on screen. Decrease to improve
performance.