Mechanix Manual
Mechanix Manual
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction......................................................................................................2 System Requirements.....................................................................................3 Installing Hot Wheels Mechanix CD-ROM.....................................4 Running Hot Wheels Mechanix CD-ROM.......................................5 Uninstalling Hot Wheels Mechanix CD-ROM................................6 Main Menu.........................................................................................................7 Options ................................................................................................................8 Wheel/Joystick ..........................................................................................8 Background Music....................................................................................8 Sound Effects ............................................................................................8 Visual Effects ............................................................................................8 New Player ................................................................................................8 Race ......................................................................................................................9 Select Track ..............................................................................................9 Select Car ..............................................................................................10 Configure Vehicle ..........................................................10 The Race................................................................................11 Pickups ..................................................................................................13 Controls ......................................................................................................15 1 Notes ......................................................................................................16 Limited Warranty..............................................................................17
Grab your X-Tool parts and driving gloves and get ready to race! Mechanix Racing brings the line of Hot Wheels Mechanix cars to the PC for racing and adventure excitement. You can collect car parts and X-Tool points on different racetracks to further customize your cars. These Mechanix parts give better performance to each car you can add wings to fly over obstacles or off-road tires to drive full-speed through a series of mud patches! Choose a Mechanix Car and hit the racetracks to compete for first place. You will begin with a choice of only 6 Cars. Unlock additional Cars by collecting X-Tool parts or by finishing 1st on each race. Avoid the obstacles, or equip your Car with upgrades to drive through them! Before you can play the Championship track Asteroid Belt, you will have to unlock all 12 cars. So put the pedal to the metal and go for first place, picking up the X-Tool as you race your way to victory.
1. Insert the Hot Wheels Mechanix CD-ROM disc into your drive. 2. If you have the Auto insert notification feature enabled for your CD-ROM, just left click on the install button and skip the next two steps. 3. Select Start and then Run from the Windows Taskbar. 4. Type d:\setup (d refers to your CD-ROM drive. If your CD-ROM drive is not d; type the appropriate drive letter.) 5. Follow the instructions that appear on your screen. After installation is complete, you find an icon for Hot Wheels Mechanix in the Hot Wheels menu item within Programs under the Start Menu in the Windows Taskbar as well as on the desktop.
MAIN MENU
From the Main Menu, you have three choices Race, Options, and into the selection window, or use the arrow keys. When you are on the selection you want, click in the large screen shot to advance to the next screen. Clicking on the BACK arrow in the lower right hand corner has the same effect as choosing Exit from the Main Menu. Race Grab your X-Tool and head for the tracks. Options Customize the game settings. See the next section for more information. Exit To EXIT Hot Wheels Mechanix, move the cursor over EXIT and left click. A message will ask if you are sure you want to exit the game; Type Y (for Yes) to return to your Desktop. Type N (for No) to go back to the Main Menu.
1. If you have the Auto Insert notification feature enabled, just left click on the Uninstall button. 2. You may also uninstall the program by using the Add/Remove Programs Control Panel or from the Start Menu search through the listed Programs for the Hot Wheels Mechanix Uninstall.
RACE OPTIONS
Select Track
Once you pick the Race option from the Main Menu, you will first have to select the track you want to race on. Initially there are three tracks available Urban Wasteland, Tiki Jungle, and Pluto Mines. If you do well on these tracks (finishing first or collecting the required amount of X-Tool) you will unlock the other three tracks Construction Site, Beachway, and Moon Base. If you complete the first six tracks, you will unlock the final track, Asteroid Belt.
You can customize the game settings of Hot Wheels Mechanix via the Options Menu. Here are the things you can adjust and change. Wheel/Joystick How do you want to play the game? Hot Wheels Mechanix supports the keyboard, a game pad, a joystick or even a racing wheel. Background Music Turn the background music on or off or adjust the volume. Sound Effects Turn the sound effects on or off or adjust the volume. Visual Effects If your system is very close to the minimum specs listed at the beginning of the manual, make sure you turn off Visual Effects it will help the game run faster. This will automatically be set to OFF when playing in Software mode. New Player Begin a new game as a new player. Warning: This will delete any previously saved drivers! Only select NEW PLAYER when you want to start over from the beginning.
Hot Wheels Mechanix Tip Do you see the two locked cars next to the large track icon? Finishing in first and collecting the X-Tool will unlock these extra cars too!
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RACE
Engines Select from 50HP, 100HP, or 150HP engines. The bigger engines will get you better speed and acceleration. Wings Upgrade your vehicle with either short, medium, or long wings. Wings help your car when they go airborne so if the track has a lot of jumps, add better wings to help you get better air and control.
Select Car
After selecting your track, you will have to select your car. Initially you can play as one of the following cars Track T, Cat-A-Pult, Screamin Hauler, Silhouette II, Sol-Aire CX4 or the Splittins Image. As you do well on the tracks, you will begin to unlock the other cars to make them available.
Configure Vehicle
Pick up blue Mechanix Tool Boxes on the track to unlock some of these add-ons for your vehicle. Heres a list of the things you can add to your car for better performance. Paint Dont like the default color? Then change it to something more to your liking. You must collect the different paint jobs for each car.
The Race With the track picked out and your car selected and configured, you are finally ready to race. The main path is clearly marked with checkpoints. As long as you hit the checkpoints in order, your car will power up giving you additional speed. Miss a gate, and your car will fall back in power to where it started. Miss three gates and the race is over. Also, if you miss two gates in one lap, you will fail and the race will be over.
X-Tool Tires Select from Pontoon, Spikes, or Off-Road tires. Pick the ones that best suit the track you will be racing on.
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PICKUPS RACE
Hot Wheels Mechanix Tip So why would you miss a gate? To collect the number of X-Tool points you need to fulfill the secondary goal on each course, you will have to find nearly all of the Silver and GoldX-Tool boxes. Some of them are located in tricky spots, which will cause you to miss a gate or two. If you fall too far behind, you might need to take a shortcut.
When you are out searching for X-Tool pickups, we know that you can get turned around. Thats why weve put the green arrow on-screen. It always lets you know which direction you should be heading to reach the next checkpoint. You can also see what place the cars are in front of you by the number floating above the car as you approach it. Keep the pedal to the metal and race past all of your opponents.
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CONTROLS PICKUPS
KEYBOARD CONTROLS Accelerate Brake / Reverse Turn Left Turn Right Jump Look Behind Toggle Camera View Toggle Gauges On / Off Toggle Directional Arrow On / Off Quit Race Pause Race Restart Race Show Race Requirements Honk Horn First Person View Third Person View (Near) Third Person View (Far)
NUMERIC KEYPAD CONTROLS 8 4 6 2 5 0/INS ./DEL Accelerate Turn Left Turn Right Brake / Reverse Honk Horn Jump Look Behind Toggle Camera View Toggle Gauges On / Off Toggle Directional Arrow On / Off
Silver X-Tool Boxes The Silver X-Tool Boxes are worth 5 tools. You will need to collect these in order to reach the secondary goal on each track. Gold X-Tool Boxes The Gold X-Tool Boxes are worth 10 tools. Make sure you go for these when you see them they are definitely worth finding! Mechanix Tool Boxes Blue Mechanix Tool Boxes contain upgrades that you can use to configure your car the next time you race like Paint so your car can be a different color. See page 10 for a listing of all the upgrades you can get for your car (in the Configure Vehicle section).
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During the race you will see three kinds of tool boxes. Drive through them to collect the bonus.
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