THE MOTH
General Descriptions
Combat Performance
Silver-Y
Moon Moth
Neo-Tiger
Hawk
Death's Head
Police Moth (L-2000)
Swallow
Engines
Cells
The Fusion Cell
Pods & Drones
Software
Start-up Moths
Upgrading
Getting Death's Heads
& Police Moths
WEAPONS
Cannons
Missiles
Defensive Items
Weapons Combinations
How Your Enemies Are Armed
Getting Specialty Weapons
SURVIVAL
Setting Up The Game
Basic Training
Flyng & Targeting
Evasion & Defense
Dogfighting
EMERGENCIES !!
(the most important page on this site!)
Amnesty 101
Further Reading
Using Tunnels
Advanced Tactics
Titan's Economy
(an overview)
Making Money
LIFE ON TITAN
Interactive Map Of Titan
Detailed Maps Of Titan
Factions
Amnesty
Handling Enforcers
Titan's Economy
Trading Basics
Nar Sluke's
Trading tips
Zaznorf's
Hardlist
(in XLS/Excel format)
Trade Items
Trade Routes
Geography
Scavenging
Advanced Drone Use
Bounty Hunting
PIRACY
Captain Zedo's
Dirty Pirate Tricks
Getting and Using a Hangar
Cloning
General Tips
Cheats
DOWNLOADS
Cheats
Saved Games
for version F2.1
Saved Games
for verson F2.0
Hardwar Wallpapers
(for Windows)
Hardwar Skin
for WinAmp
Rob Hawke's
Hardwar Font
Shrekken's
Hardwar Cursors
Shrekken's
Hardwar Icons
Shrekken's Alien Pix
Hammer's Galleries
Screenshots
(by the ton)
How To Take Screenshots
Moth Skins
Offline Game
Setup Manual
Official Patches
Ouch's Patches
(the Wizard of Greed)
Free Playable Demo
SKINS
How To Skin
a Moth
Silver-Y
Moon Moth
Neo-Tiger
Hawk
Death's Head
Police Moth
Swallow
Redeemer's
Skin Pack
dyar1's
Skin Pack
Viper's Hawk
Pack
Hardwar Skin
for WinAmp
Rob Hawke's
Hardwar Font
Shrekken's
Hardwar Cursors
Shrekken's
Hardwar Icons
Shrekken's Alien Pix
Hammer's Galleries
SITE SERVICES
Walkthrough
Bulletin Board
Chat
Patch News
Polls
(favorite Moth, weaopns, etc.)
Links
Interviews
About Hardwar
Site Updates
Pilot Profiles
E-Mail Me
ONLINE PLAY
Joining an Online Game
Hosting an Online Game
Online Game Setup
Online Problems
Advanced Tactics
OFFLINE CHALLENGES
Xaffax's Challenge
(original)
Venom's Challenge
Ashlocke's Challenge
Nar Sluke's Challenge
Police
Guard 3's
Challenge
Venom's Hangar Turret Challenge
Lancelot's Challenge
Xaffax's Second Challenge
The Hippie Challenge
HARDMAN'S Challenge
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To set up any of the options in HardWar, just start the game from any shortcut provided by the installation. They lead to a file called HARDMAN.EXE located in the main directory where you loaded the game's files. This is in you "Program Files" folder by default.
The screen that appears is the Main Launch Screen and it has several tabs. Click a tab to go to that set-up window. The options are pretty simple and easy to set up.
This page covers audio and video options. To set up your game controllers and keyboard, go here.
VIDEO
The game's video output can be configured from the Main Menu's 'Display' tab. Click the tab and all of the display options will be available to you. A list of these is below.
3D Rendering -- Let's you pick the method of rendering or acceleration you'd like to use. It's a simple drop down box activated by the arrow on the far right of the box. Just select from the available options.
IMPORTANT NOTE: At this time, HardWar does NOT support most 3dfx devices. There is a work around that works in many cases. You can read about the 3dfx work around here. The anticipated patch should clear up this problem. There is often a warning box that pops up during HardWar's game loading stating that the game may not render properly. Ignore this. It generally does just fine.
You can always go back to Direct3D. It looks and performs quite well. It's about the only way I play the game.
Resolution -- Refers to the overall screen size and level of detail. The game works best at 600x400 on most systems.
Pointer -- Lets you choose between using the game's mouse pointer or your Window's one. If the game pointer operates erratically changing to your Window's pointer usually clears this up.
Fog Depth -- Is a slide bar that allows you to adjust how thick the fog is. I use 'Far' for better visibility.
Lens Flare -- Check this box and a glow appears around lights, etc. Adds a lot to the appearance of the game, but may slow things down on slower machines. Not a necessity.
Clouds -- Adds clouds. Adds to the game's appearance, but like 'Lens Flare', it's not essential. Uncheck the box if your game's running slowly.
Building Smoke -- Similiar to the above. It lets you see smoke coming from some of the buildings in Misplaced Optimism.
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AUDIO
Like video, you access the audio features of HardWar by clicking the 'Audio' tab on the main menu. The major features are described below.
Sound Effects -- A must. These are the sounds of explosions, firing missiles, blazing cannons, etc. Don't disable this unless you're desperate to speed up the game.
Stereo -- Lets you choose between Stereo or Mono sound.
Computer Voice -- Not essential, but very handy. You are audibly warned of stalls and new messages. You are also warned of low shields or power. This frees up your eyes for targeting and shooting.
Music -- The music in HardWar is good. It really gets you in the mood. It's taken directly from the CD so it requires very little RAM. You can turn the music on or off by checking or unchecking this box.
Levels -- This button opens Window's volume controls. You can adjust the relative sound levels of the music and sounds with these controls as well as set the overall volume.
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The "UFO" noise heard while inside a hangar drives a lot of people nuts. Software Refinery offers a quieter substitue on thier site. Just enter the HardWar section of thier site and go to "Upgrades". Scroll down to the download for "hardnerves.zip". When uzipped, you have a single file called "hangarloop.wav". Copy this into your main HardWar folder (where HARDMAN.EXE is located). Your ears will thank you.
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