
3D Ultra Cool Pool Demo:

ReadMe File
October 26, 1999

Table Of Contents:

I.	INTRODUCTION
II.	MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
III.	HOW TO START THE DEMO
IV.	HOW TO PLAY THE DEMO 
V. 	GENERAL TECHNICAL ISSUES
VI. 	ORDERING INFORMATION
VII.	LEGAL INFORMATION



II. INTRODUCTION:

Thank you for trying Cool Pool! This demo (one of 2 demos
available) was designed to give you a taste of what the full game
has to offer. In this demo you play one of the 10 games from 3D
Ultra Cool Pool. You can play by yourself against a computer
opponent (Practice) or play against human players. (2 players when
you play the 8 Ball demo. 2-4 players when you play the Chameleon
Ball demo.)

Things to look forward to in the full version of Cool Pool:

*	10 games--5 Classic games and 5 original Cool games
*	Easy online play
*	Great Music for every game
*	Videos to teach you to play
*	Fun for the Whole Family
*	Suggested retail $19.95

Thanks again,
- The Cool Pool Development Team



II. MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

*	Windows (r) 95 or higher
*	IBM PC-compatible with a 166 MHz Pentium processor or
	better
*	32 MB of RAM
*	70 MB of free space on your hard drive
*	4x CD-ROM drive
*	SVGA 800x600 @ 16-bit
*	Windows sound card
*	DirectX 6.1 (DirectX is available from the Microsoft
	website at http://www.microsoft.com)



III.  HOW TO START THE DEMO

After running Setup to install this demo, click on the Start
menu, select Programs, select Sierra, and then select 3D Ultra
Cool Pool 8-ball Demo or 3D Ultra Cool Pool Chameleon Demo.



IV.  HOW TO PLAY THE DEMO

You'll see two screens before you start playing that will show you
how to play. One is a diagram of the user interface. The other is
a short statement of the rules. If you ever forget what one of the
game screen buttons does, just rest the mouse pointer over it and
in a few seconds you'll see an explanation at the bottom of the 
screen.

Shooting is done in two steps. First aim, then shoot. You can aim
by dragging the cue stick around or by dragging the target ball
around. Alternatively, press the left and right cursor keys
(arrows) on the keyboard. Holding down shift speeds up the aiming.

There are a couple of other special ways to aim. One is to double-
click on an object ball, which will set the aim so that the cue
ball hits the object ball dead-on. The other way is to right-click
anywhere on the table for a custom camera view. The cue ball will
be lined up to pass through the point you clicked.

To set english (or spin), click anywhere on the cue ball icon
which is found at the upper-right corner of the screen. Or, set
the english by holding down the Ctrl key and moving the indicator
with the cursor keys.

To shoot, pull back the stick which is found at the right edge of
the screen. Simply release it from the desired power line. Or push
the mouse forward until you contact the ball. Another way to shoot
is with the keyboard. Use the cursor up and down keys to position
the cue stick. Then press the space bar to shoot or Esc to cancel
the shot. Advanced users can just click anywhere on the screen and
pull back and then push forward to shoot.

If you ever get a camera view you don't like, click on the camera
buttons on the lower right corner of the screen.

Press Ctrl-Enter to toggle between full-screen and windowed mode.



V.  GENERAL TECHNICAL ISSUES:

This game works best when there are no other applications running
on your computer.



VI.  ORDERING INFORMATION

You can order a full copy of this game from our web site at 
http://www.sierra.com/attractions/titles/coolpool/ (click on the 
Order button found along the bottom of the page). Or, call 
(800) 757-7707.



VII.  LEGAL INFORMATION

SIERRA ON-LINE, INC. DOES NOT WARRANTY OR PROMISE THAT THE
INFORMATION HEREIN WILL WORK WITH ANY OR ALL COMPUTER SYSTEMS.
SIERRA DOES NOT ASSUME ANY LIABILITY, EITHER INCIDENTAL OR
CONSEQUENTIAL, FOR THE USE OF THE INFORMATION HEREIN, INCLUDING
ANY AND ALL DAMAGE TO OR LOST USE OF COMPUTER HARDWARE OR SOFTWARE
PRODUCTS, LOSS OF WARRANTIES, OR LOST DATA BY THE CUSTOMER OR ANY
THIRD PARTY.  NO ORAL OR WRITTEN INFORMATION OR ADVICE GIVEN BY
SIERRA, ITS EMPLOYEES, DISTRIBUTORS, DEALER OR AGENTS SHALL CHANGE
THE RESTRICTION OF LIABILITY OR CREATE ANY NEW WARRANTIES.  IN NO
CASE SHALL SIERRA'S LIABILITY EXCEED THE PURCHASE PRICE OF THE
SIERRA SOFTWARE PRODUCT.

Copyright (1999 Sierra On-Line, Inc.) 

