Introduction
DinoCorp has done rather well for itself after discovering a planet filled with living dinosaurs remarkably similar to those of ancient Earth. After initial scientific research was completed, DinoCorp decided it was the perfect place to let people go after the ultimate 'big game'. For years they allowed the wealthy to travel to the planet and hunt what they billed as the "ultimate prey for the consummate hunter". With most of the interested hunters gone after some unfortunate accidents, new business has been reduced to a crawl. So they decided to bring the show on the road.
Months of planning went into the project and the plan was easy enough; bring a scientific transport ship and fill it with a large array of dinosaur species. Next, take it to all the Earth colonies as a traveling road show to make some much needed revenue, and hopefully drum up some new business for the hunting division. Everything went according to plan...almost.
After several successful stops the transport ship DinoCorp VII crashed on the outskirts of Crater City, a remote Earth colony; there has been no successful contact with the crew.
It's your choice...play as an agent hired by DinoCorp to eradicate the dinosaurs and save the colony, or as a rampaging dinosaur bent on eating everything in its path.
System Requirements Minimum System Requirements Windows 98/Me/XP
AMD Athlon 400, Pentium III 400 or equivalent 128 MB RAM
16 MB Open GL compliant 3D accelerator DirectX 8.1(r) compatible sound card 8X CR-ROM
450 MB hard drive space
56K modem or better for Internet connection, TCP/IP network connection for LAN play.
Recommended System Requirements Windows 98/Me/XP
AMD Athlon 600, Pentium III 600 or equivalent 128 MB RAM
32 MB Open GL compliant 3D accelerator DirectX 8.1 (r) compatible sound card 8X CR-ROM
450 MB hard drive space
56K modem or better for Internet connection, TCP/IP network connection for LAN play.
Installation
Auto Install - Insert the game CD into your CD-ROM drive. The launcher will appear automatically to begin the install process. Follow the onscreen instructions to complete the installation.
Manual Install - Click [Start] select [Run] and type D:\Setup (Note: The letter 'D' represents your CD-ROM drive.) or
?Double click on "My Computer".
?Double click on your CD-ROM drive (Note: it should be labeled "Carnivores")
?Find the icon labeled "Setup" (The icon will look like a small computer with a light blue screen.)
DirectX (r) - This game requires DirectX 8.1 to run, and will check and install any DirectX updates as needed. Once the program and DirectX have finished installing, reboot your computer. To determine which version of DirectX your computer is using, click on [Start], then [Run]. In the text area, type in dxdiag.
Starting the Game - There are two ways to start the game:
1. Insert the game CD into the CD-ROM drive. The Carnivores: Cityscape Launcher will appear. Select Play.
2. From the Program Manager (CD must be in PC to play).
?Click [Start}
?Select [Programs]
?Select [Infogrames]
?Select [Carnivores: Cityscape]
Main Menu
Single Player
A single player game can either be played as a human agent or as a dinosaur. Each of the 20 missions can be played from either perspective you choose.
Multiplayer
A multiplayer game can be played in cooperative mode as human agents, cooperative mode as dinosaurs, team deathmatch with teams of agents vs. dinosaurs, or a free for all style deathmatch where it is every man (or dinosaur) for himself.
Options
Select this to change your Video, Audio, Controls, Network, Advanced, and Addon setting options.
Credits
Select this to see the people behind the game.
Quit
Select this to quit the game.
Single Player Gameplay
In single player you have the choice of playing as a human agent or a dinosaur. As an agent you will go through missions eradicating dinosaurs, saving trapped people, and ultimately saving the entire planet from a dinosaur infestation. As a dinosaur you will progress through the levels as various dinosaurs, destroying the human settlements and eating your fill.
Agent Missions
As an agent hired by DinoCorp, your job is simple; save the human outpost from dinosaurs. You will be facing increasingly dangerous dinosaurs throughout your missions in a variety of settings. Choose your weapons well and take them out at any cost.
Dinosaur Missions
Starting as the tiny Coelophysis and eventually playing as a Giganotosaurus said to rival the T-Rex in ferocity, your goal as a dinosaur is a little more direct than that of a human; eat them. Destroy as much of the human settlement as you can. Eat those pesky creatures that have the nerve to spit pain at you from their crunchy extremities, and feed on them to regain your health.
MultiPlayer Gameplay
Multiplayer Carnivores: Cityscape can be played in several different variations on the internet, through direct TCP/IP connection, through GameSpy, or on a LAN.
?Cooperative Agents. This mode of multiplayer is the Single Player version of all 20 agent missions with up to 8 people playing as Agents against the computer controlled dinosaurs.
?Cooperative Dinosaurs. This mode of multiplayer is the Single Player version of all 20 dinosaur missions with up to 8 people playing as Dinosaurs against computer controlled agents.
?Deathmatch. This is a free-for-all competition where up to 16 people can participate as either an agent or any of the playable dinosaurs from the game in one of 10 different Deathmatch levels.
?Team Cooperative. In this mode, up to 16 players can choose to play as an agent or any of the playable dinosaurs. Objectives for each team are displayed at the beginning of the level, and each team needs to accomplish the goal to win
Options
Video
Adjust your video settings here to best suit your computer's capabilities. Default video setting is 640 X 480 resolution.
Audio
Adjust your sound settings here to best suit your computer's capabilities.
Network
Before beginning a multiplayer game you will need to adjust your network connections. Choose one of the available connections from the list that best suits your needs.
Advanced
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