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Demo V8.9

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General Differences#

Spawn Point#

Proto

Final

On the left side, you spawn in Fruitbat. The missions the Loonies gave you from top to bottom are Radio Za-Za! and Pizza Cake.

Ending#

When 6 minutes pass, you will die in a large explosion, ending the demo.

Other Differences#

  • It is impossible to gain access to the Suburban & Industrial districts without external code.
  • The game mostly uses the Grand Theft Auto weapon set: the Pistol, Flamethrower, Rocket Launcher, and Machine Gun, plus the new Molotov Cocktail.
  • Bullets go through stairs due to a programming error which removes bullet collision with stairs.
  • There is no radio whatsoever.
  • NPCs don't use machine guns, flamethrowers, or rocket launchers. The exception of Molotov cocktails is in the mission "Radio Za Za!", as the loonies throw said weapons at you.
  • After a bloodshed, there is less gore. An example is no blood pools.
  • Some NPCs are missing. Particularly the naked man.
  • Depending on the quality of your PC performance, sound bugs (no audio, static) may occur uncommonly.

Setup Wizard#

To do:
This looks like the Setup Wizard from the released game? Need to compare/contrast the differences if any exist.

There is a setup wizard during bootup. The options are:

  1. Welcome
    • To this day, the only language you can pick here is English (British).
    • Text speed. Ranging from 1-5.
  2. Video
    • Maximum Frame Rate. Normal speed.
    • Minimum Frame Rate. The framerate goes faster than Sonic the Hedgehog when you choose this!
    • Lighting. Choose from noon to dusk.
    • Gamma Value. Increases brightness.
    • Display Mode. Ranges from Window to Full Screen.
    • Screen options. Purpose is currently unknown.
    • Special Recognition. Used in case your PC has "special" drivers.
  3. Audio
    • Effects Volume. Increases volume of SFX.
    • Music Volume. Quite unnecessary because of the lack of music tracks in the prototype.
  4. Controls.
    • Default Keyboard.
    • "Classic" Keyboard.
    • Controller.