

                                   ski jump international v3
                S J 3              (c) Ville Könönen 1994-

                                   http://www.nomasi.com/sj3/

       _FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS_
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       - A more updated version of this FAQ can be found from 
         the SJ3 home page

Q:  I just switched to Windows XP and I am not able to make SJ3 work
    anymore.  What's the problem?
A:  There have been some problems with reading the keyboard in XP 
    systems.  I haven't been able to reproduce the problem myself and
    it exists in about 20% of XP installations.  The problem is being
    solved as we speak, please check out the SJ3 home page on the 
    latest developments of this problem-solving mission.

Q:  Is the jumping made easier in the registered version?
A:  No.  There is no difference in the two versions when it comes to
    jumping.  It would be shear extortion to make jumping more difficult
    in the shareware version.

Q:  What programming language did you use with SJ3?
A:  SJ3 is made with Borland Pascal 7.0.  With this project I've also used
    GNU C with the Automatic Hiscore List Updater, PERL with the SJ3 
    Hiscore Database Search and Visual Basic with my personal registration
    databases.

Q:  Please, I'm very poor, send me the registered version for free!
A:  Sorry, man.  It would not be fair to all the people who have devoted
    a little of their time and money to pay for the game if I just gave
    it out for free if you asked.  Hope you understand.  This is why I 
    tried to make the shareware version very playable without 30 day limits 
    or some annoying stuff like that.

Q:  You raised the prices for v3.10, why?  Bloodsucker!
A:  Sorry, I had to do it.  I'd had the same price since SJ2 from four years 
    ago and it was time for yank the inflation out of them with the Euros 
    and everything.  Even sums are always good and it's still cheap you know.  

Q:  Why won't you add countries to the game, so that along with a name
    you could choose a country for your jumper?
A:  I've always been hesitant to add country selection to the game and
    the high scores section at the sj3 home page.  I've felt that to be
    a truly _international_ game, such little details as country borders
    and nationalities should be put aside.  We're all just people. :)

Q:  Can I draw new hills or backgrounds?
A:  Yes!  Please read the MANUAL.TXT under The Hill Maker section.

Q:  What program should I use to draw the hills?
A:  I've used the very old-school Deluxe Paint 2.3E, but any program will do
    if you have the skills.  The palette deal can be a little confusing and
    I will try to do a little helper program soon.  Check the Download area 
    at SJ3 home page.

Q:  I jumped a new record with my Saved Custom Hill Set, but the record
    wasn't saved... Why?
A:  The record will only be saved if you have either loaded or saved the
    set just before starting the Custom Cup.  You will know when the record
    will be saved when its name is shown on right of the screen in 
    parenthesis like (MYSET).

Q:  Where can change the setup so that I don't have to watch the computer 
    jumpers' running in the top right corner?
A:  You can't.  This is because the computer jumpers actually jump in the 
    hills and it takes a little bit of calculations for each one to make 
    it down the hill, especially with older PCs.

Q:  If I register the current version will I also receive registered
    versions of the future versions for free?   In other words,
    is registering SJ3 a lifelong registration?
A:  I'm sorry no.  It would be an enormous task to send out new registered
    versions to all registered users every time I release a new version.
    _When you register SJ3 you only register the current version._
    There will most likely be some kind of discount for already registered
    users.  That is if there even will be future versions in the first place...

Q:  I jumped a hill record on my first jump, but still I was in 5th place
    after the first round.  How can that be?
A:  The hill records are reset to certain default values when you start 
    SJ3 for the first time, so it'll take some jumping for them find high
    levels.  The type of landing you've used (telemark or two-footed) or 
    the style points in general have quite a big effect on your scoring, 
    so it's possible to be 5th even if you've jumped a new hillrecord.

Q:  I have an older PC and it feels like the game is not running 100% 
    smoothly.  What's wrong?
A:  You can have a little effect by changing the Graphics Detail item in
    the Setup Menu -> General Options to "Low".  This disables the snow 
    effect and some other minor details which may slow jumping down.

Q:  What about SJ4?
A:  I don't know yet, too early to say.  It would need some sort of new 
    technology to go along with that and I don't know if I'm up for that 
    anymore...

Q:  How about adding a career-mode?
A:  I've asked this a lot, and I'll try to work on it after the release of
    v3.11.  We'll have to wait and see.

Q:  Have you done any other computer games?
A:  Yes.  I've done some other games in the past, but nothing really worth
    mentioning or seeing.

Q:  Where can I get older version of Ski Jump International?
A:  There are some old versions available for download at the official SJ3
    homepage at the Download Area.  Only the versions 1.5, 1.62, 1.7, 1.71
    (all Finnish), 2.0 and 2.1 are available since these are the only versions
    that have been officially released.  v1.0 is available thru the Pro Corner.

    MANUAL.TXT will answer even more questions.
