No manual with Nascar Heat?

The readme file that came with NH has several lines that are supposed to be corrections to the manual. Was there supposed to be a manual in my box? It sure didn't come with one. The only thing in my box was a yellow piece of paper (I can't remember what is was for) and a CD. The box was shrink wrapped and bought about an hour after Best Buy opened their doors with it for the first time. Without a manual I had to go searching through each menu to get it set up properly (damage, number of laps, ect). It certainly feels like it wasn't ready to be released yet. Without a manual or any installation instructions installing it was very confusing. Put the disk in and I get a pop-up window with the options of Play, Setup, Web-site, and something else (Exit or Cancel I think). I figure, OK no Intall button, lets try Setup. OK now that took me to the install routine. I chose the minimal installation, but didn't want a shortcut on my desktop figuring there would be an entry to start it from my Start folder like every other program I have ever installed. I was quite surprised that it wasn't there and I had to go searching around my Hard-drive to find out where it even installed the configuration files. When I installed it, I didn't get any confirmation that it installed. All it did was took me back to the initial screen that I got when I inserted the disk. I could only assume that it actually installed. The next time I went to play it (disk still in the drive) I realized that the only way to start it was by going into Explorer and selecting Nascar Heat from the CD-ROM or by opening and closing my CD-ROM door so that it would autoplay again. I guess I'll go and create my own shortcut so I have an easier way to start it the next time. -- Robert Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ Before you buy.

You were supposed to receive a manual, call 800-683-5847 tell them. This is a great game. The physics are dead on and the AI is great although I have not tested the AI's ability under yellow flag/race strategy situations. However the manual is pretty poor so you are not missing alot there. In article <8oeoeb$a7c$[email hidden]>, Robert <[email hidden]> wrote:

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> The readme file that came with NH has several lines that are supposed > to be corrections to the manual. Was there supposed to be a manual in > my box? It sure didn't come with one. The only thing in my box was a > yellow piece of paper (I can't remember what is was for) and a CD. The > box was shrink wrapped and bought about an hour after Best Buy opened > their doors with it for the first time. Without a manual I had to go > searching through each menu to get it set up properly (damage, number > of laps, ect). It certainly feels like it wasn't ready to be released > yet. > > Without a manual or any installation instructions installing it was > very confusing. Put the disk in and I get a pop-up window with the > options of Play, Setup, Web-site, and something else (Exit or Cancel I > think). I figure, OK no Intall button, lets try Setup. OK now that

took > me to the install routine. I chose the minimal installation, butdidn't > want a shortcut on my desktop figuring there would be an entry tostart > it from my Start folder like every other program I have everinstalled. > I was quite surprised that it wasn't there and I had to go searching > around my Hard-drive to find out where it even installed the > configuration files. When I installed it, I didn't get anyconfirmation > that it installed. All it did was took me back to the initial screen > that I got when I inserted the disk. I could only assume that it > actually installed. The next time I went to play it (disk still in the > drive) I realized that the only way to start it was by going into > Explorer and selecting Nascar Heat from the CD-ROM or by opening and > closing my CD-ROM door so that it would autoplay again. I guess I'llgo > and create my own shortcut so I have an easier way to start it thenext

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> time. > > -- > Robert > > Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ > Before you buy. >

Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ Before you buy.

It comes with a 59-page manual that is pretty useless. -- Todd SO. "Robert" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:8oeoeb$a7c$[email hidden]... > The readme file that came with NH has several lines that are supposed > to be corrections to the manual. Was there supposed to be a manual in > my box? It sure didn't come with one. The only thing in my box was a > yellow piece of paper (I can't remember what is was for) and a CD. The > box was shrink wrapped and bought about an hour after Best Buy opened > their doors with it for the first time. Without a manual I had to go > searching through each menu to get it set up properly (damage, number > of laps, ect). It certainly feels like it wasn't ready to be released > yet. > > Without a manual or any installation instructions installing it was > very confusing. Put the disk in and I get a pop-up window with the > options of Play, Setup, Web-site, and something else (Exit or Cancel I > think). I figure, OK no Intall button, lets try Setup. OK now that took > me to the install routine. I chose the minimal installation, but didn't > want a shortcut on my desktop figuring there would be an entry to start > it from my Start folder like every other program I have ever installed. > I was quite surprised that it wasn't there and I had to go searching > around my Hard-drive to find out where it even installed the > configuration files. When I installed it, I didn't get any confirmation > that it installed. All it did was took me back to the initial screen > that I got when I inserted the disk. I could only assume that it > actually installed. The next time I went to play it (disk still in the > drive) I realized that the only way to start it was by going into > Explorer and selecting Nascar Heat from the CD-ROM or by opening and > closing my CD-ROM door so that it would autoplay again. I guess I'll go > and create my own shortcut so I have an easier way to start it the next > time. > > -- > Robert > > > Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ > Before you buy.

In article <%mCq5.89446$[email hidden]>, "Todd Sorensen" <[email hidden]> wrote: > It comes with a 59-page manual that is pretty useless. > > -- > Todd SO. Thanks, I think I'll call them to get my useless manual so I don't feel like I was shortchanged:) Talk about quality control! Robert Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ Before you buy.

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> You were supposed to receive a manual, call 800-683-5847 tell them. > > This is a great game. The physics are dead on and the AI is great > although I have not tested the AI's ability under yellow flag/race > strategy situations. However the manual is pretty poor so you are not > missing alot there. >

Thanks for the number, I guess without the manual I wouldn't have known the phone number. I guess it might have been on their web-site, but I couldn't find it on the outside of my box. -- Robert Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ Before you buy.

Mine came with a manual... time to take it back for a exchange or write the co. for a copy. -- Robert Sinclair Personal Page: http://members.xoom.com/RSinclair/Firstpage.htm K&S Racing: http://www.fortunecity.com/silverstone/thepits/195/

>This is a great game. The physics are dead on and the AI is great >although I have not tested the AI's ability under yellow flag/race >strategy situations. However the manual is pretty poor so you are not >missing alot there. I can add a couple of things about the AI... It races hard, but the yellow/pit strategy really sucks. I put on x4 wear and raced at on of the tracks (dega or tona) I think I was up to 12 or 13 laps and I lost it and ran into the side of another car, and to my disbelief a yellow wa thrown. As we are driving around under yellow, (I knew I had to pit because at the wear ration I was only good for 15-16 laps) so I hit the space to pit.... only 3 cars followed... the remaining cars never pitted.... Well after we go green, 2 laps I think, all the cars go into pit.... My thought was wow, that as stupid of them.... Interesting observation....

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>>This is a great game. The physics are dead on and the AI is great >>although I have not tested the AI's ability under yellow flag/race >>strategy situations. However the manual is pretty poor so you are not >>missing alot there. > > >I can add a couple of things about the AI... >It races hard, but the yellow/pit strategy really sucks. I put on x4 >wear and raced at on of the tracks (dega or tona) I think I was up to >12 or 13 laps and I lost it and ran into the side of another car, and >to my disbelief a yellow wa thrown. As we are driving around under >yellow, (I knew I had to pit because at the wear ration I was only >good for 15-16 laps) so I hit the space to pit.... only 3 cars >followed... the remaining cars never pitted.... Well after we go >green, 2 laps I think, all the cars go into pit.... My thought was >wow, that as stupid of them.... Interesting observation....

N2/N3 used to do that, too. I made up MANY places from mis-timed AI stops... Eldred -- Tiger Stadium R.I.P. 1912-1999 Homepage - http://www.umich.edu/~epickett GPL hcp. +50.77 Never argue with an idiot. He brings you down to his level, then beats you with experience... Remove SPAM-OFF to reply.

My thought was > wow, that as stupid of them.... Interesting observation.... I just don't understand that...after all I gave MGI ALL my vasssst track knowledge for them to program the AI.....hmmmmmm :) -- dave henrie Free the ICR2 source code!

It was almost as if there was a line of code which said, If (Gasleft>=3laps && Player==Pit && playerpos>=20) then don't pit till after grren shrug... I dunno... >My thought was >> wow, that as stupid of them.... Interesting observation.... > > I just don't understand that...after all I gave MGI ALL my vasssst >track knowledge for them to program the AI.....hmmmmmm :)