Some help on installing and playing the Hunting Unlimited PC Games
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Note: if you wound an animal and it is down but suffering, you can't tag it until you
kill it first.
Note: always keep your weapon loaded at all times, no exceptions if you want to live.
Note: if you go to tag an animal and can't find it, look in a bush, or sometimes under
the water.
Note: when a challenge starts, the way you are facing is mostly always the direction for
you to move.
Note: You have to get off of the ATV or horse to use your binoculars, shoot, or tag your
animal(s).
Note: Tier 10 introduces you to a new weapon- the Swiss 6.5 x 55mm SE rifle that shoots a
140 grain bullet. This weapon will not be unlocked by the game to you- even in the user
missions- until you reach Tier 10 in the challenges.
Note: Tier 7 in HU2009 and Hu2010 introduces you to wolves. How do you shoot them?
At close range, I like to use a 12 gauge pump shotgun on cougars, lions, pigs, moose, and wolves because of the
beneficial shot spread pattern against fast moving and dangerous animals. But feel free
to use any weapon that suits your fancy.
The first 6 tiers in the HU Challenges are nearly identical in HU3, HU4, HU2008, HU2009, &
Hu2010. So, let's look at a few challenges going tier by tier.
TIER 1:
The basic function of Tier 1 is to teach you how to move and to introduce you to the
game. These challenges are simple, not dangerous, and don't need much explaining.
There is a challenge hunt called "tracking." There are some fast and dangerous
animals in this challenge. When choosing your rife, click on the default rifle to bring up
other choices and choose the Win Mag semi automatic rifle. This will allow you rapid fire
with a fast reload. As soon as the game starts hit
the Esc key and go to options. Change the bullet cam to "never." Then click on
apply and then return to the game. Shoot the mountain lion first and the grizzly bear
second. Then hunt down and kill the moose. If you don't get them, they might get
you. Have fun.
There is a challenge hunt called "trophies." When the game starts get on
the ATV and go straight ahead- but don't drive off of the edge of the cliff. Stop on the
rim. Look across the river at the mountain range there. You will see a kind of a bowl
shaped valley up in the mountains. In the middle of that bowl are 3 targets. Zoom in with
your scope. I always aim a tad above the biggest animal to allow for bullet droppage.
Start shooting. Then get on your ATV and go north to the canyon incline and drive down by
the river. Turn left or go north again until you get to the narrowest part of the river
and cross over there. Then go along the river heading SW until you find the canyon incline
that allows you to drive up into the bowl where you first spotted (and hopefully shot)
the antelope- claim your prize or keep going to find it. Keep hunting. Good luck.
There is a challenge hunt called "wild warthawgs." It's wise for a
beginner to save your life by getting up into the box stand on this hunt.
There is a challenge hunt called "panic." When the challenge starts I like
to spin around and get into the water as fast as possible. Then I like to attack slightly
(only go a few feet) and then retreat slightly back to the water, letting loose with all of
the arrows I can shoot until I kill the grizzly or it kills me first. Note: when possible,
I like to get the bear circling me while I walk backwards, spinning and firing at the same
time. As it keeps circling me, I fill it full of arrows at close range.
There is a challenge hunt called "mish mash." None of the animals in this
challenge can kill you so use them for target practice. You might fill 3 tags, then restart
the hunt and fill another 3 tags with different animals, as you prefer.
TIER 2:
There is a challenge hunt called "on the trail to dinner." When the
challenge starts Walk about
20 paces straight ahead so you can see the lake. There are 2 white tailed deer straight ahead.
Start shooting.
There is a challenge hunt called "got elk?" You can see the elk in the
valley- easy shooting. Beware of the hostile moose- it is dangerous so take him out.
There is a challenge hunt called "cougar country." Choose the ATV.
When the challenge starts, get on the ATV and drive East to the box stand on top of the
little hill. Using a 12 gauge pump, shoot and tag the 3 cougars.
There is a challenge hunt called "across the river." The black powder rifle
is a close range weapon with a slow velocity bullet, so you need to get close to your target
when using it. When the challenge starts walk straight ahead until your feet are in the water.
Using open sites, aim at the bull elk's feet for the kill shot. Turn south and go over the
bridge to tag your prize.
TIER 3:
There is a challenge hunt called "getting close to moose." When the
challenge starts take 2 steps forward and wait for the 2 moose to come to you. Those
moose will not kill you. Shoot and tag each one.
There is a challenge hunt called "snow joke." When the
challenge starts head down the hill a few steps as you don't have a tag to kill the cat.
Then head back up the hill staying on the ridge line. You will meet the grizzly. Make sure
bullet cam is on "never" for fast shooting. In this challenge I like to run with the gun
sites placed up to (toggled) to my eye for fast action. Kill and tag the bear.
There is a challenge hunt called "don't get buffaloed." When the
challenge starts run East up the mountain incline. Wait for some buffalo to separate
from the crowd to come and get you. Take 3 of them out and tag them when you can.
There are other ways to play this challenge, but just remember, you only have 3 tags.
TIER 4:
There is a challenge hunt called "Bulls Looking For Trouble." When the
challenge starts only shoot and tag one as they are harmless.
There are 2 challenge hunts called "In the Midst of the Mist" and
"Mission Impossible". These challenges will scare you and get you
killed. No hints for these missions. Prepare to die.
There is a challenge hunt called "Lion's Breakfast." When the
challenge starts shoot the lion when it attacks you. Tag it before any harm befalls you.
There is a challenge hunt called "King of the Jungle."
Before the challenge starts choose the 300 Win Mag & 7mm; and the ATV.
When the challenge starts stand still. The lions will come at you from 2 directions:
from the West and from the South. Make sure bullet cam is set on never. Shoot the lions
using your rapid fire rifles and tag 3 of them.
There is a challenge hunt called "Safari Chase." When the
challenge starts get on your ATV and ride north until you catch the elephants.
They are harmless. Only shoot and tag the one with the long tusks.
There is a challenge hunt called "Broken Tusked Bull." When the
challenge starts get on your ATV and follow the elephant tracks through the sand.
You will find this elephant by the water hole- it will kill you if it can so shoot it from
a distance if you can. If you wound it chase after it. Get in the box stands to stay alive
if the elephant doubles back on you. Shoot and tag it.
TIER 5:
There is a challenge hunt called "Buffalo Crush." When the
challenge starts turn around and run NE up the incline to the top as fast as you can.
Once at the top, shoot any buffalo, one at a time, as they come up the incline.
You might have to shoot one 20 to 30 times before you bring it down. Fill your 3 tags.
There is a challenge hunt called "Trouble's Amidst." When the
challenge starts turn east and look at the buffalo herd. With them you will see a white-
tailed deer. You should be able to get off 3 shots at it before it runs off. If you miss
it, restart the challenge and try again. If you drop it, walk north in a horseshoe kind
of trail and approach it going south.
There is a challenge hunt called "Black Bear Ridge." When the
challenge starts get on your ATV and head down the valley. Stop and shoot as it is safe
to do so, then ride and shoot, and ride and shoot using commando hit and run tactics.
TIER 6:
There is a challenge hunt called "A Lonely One." When the
challenge starts look up on top of the ridge and see the animal. Make sure bullet cam is
set to "all shots" so you can see where you are shooting. Shoot it. If you miss
it, restart the challenge and keep trying until you drop it. Then drive your ATV up there
to tag it.
There is a challenge hunt called "Get Whitey." Ride north about 300 yards
and stop by the river on top of a little knoll. The mule deer will be to the east of you
running along.
There is a challenge hunt called "A Carrion." The black bear is going
to come at you from the north so be prepared. Shoot and tag it.
There is a challenge hunt called "Big Mac." You are the big mac hamburger
to the grizzly bear. When the challenge starts ride your ATV down the road. Turn west
at the scarecrow with the pumpkin head. Once you are headed south you will come to a
narrow piece of ground between 2 lakes. The dangerous grizzly is just ahead. Hunt it down
and kill it and tag it.
There is a challenge hunt called "Field of Dreams." Climb down off of the
mountain and walk west. Keep walking west. You should run into the moose herd.
TIER 7:
There is a challenge hunt called "Black Bear In A Blizzard." When the
challenge starts look down on the ground for bear tracks and follow them. When it seems
you loose the tracks that go around a tree, go up the hill to the south to find them
again. Kill the bear and tag it.
There is a challenge hunt called "Who's Chasing Who." Choose the 300
Win. Mag. and the ATV. Use commando tactics- shoot & ride, shoot & ride, try to tag 'em
if you can.
There is a challenge hunt called "Endangered Elk Hunter."
Choose the 12 ga. pump as your secondary weapon. Ride an ATV.
When the challenge starts stand still. 3 wolves will attack you coming from the North.
Shoot them with the 12 ga. & then go after the elk- keep driving NE to find it- no more
wolves.
There is a challenge hunt called "No Shotgun Available." Ride SE past
the lake and a couple of harmless black bears that I had no tags for. The one turkey will
be at the base of the bluff and you will have to try to hit it on the fly.
Sometimes, you can't just take one of these games home with you, pop it into your computer and expect it to work right. You wouldn't try to drive a car with a flat tire, would you? Of course not! You want to drive your car when it is at peak efficiency. It's the same with your computer. Your computer is only a tool and you want to keep this tool as sharp as you can so it will serve you well. Sometimes your computer might need a little help from you to bring it up to full speed before you attempt to play any of the HU games. Yes, I know you want to play your game as quick as you can and you are impatient, but you probably have tried this anyway and something went wrong. That's a good reason for visiting this web page- you are looking for solutions- and I have a lot of solutions for many problems listed here. I will try to walk you through many steps to help you help your computer so you can play your HU game.
I never had to use any of the game cheats on any of these games. I liked and wanted to play the challenge tier games. By doing this you will gain experience with different weapons and get to travel over different terrain in different kinds of weather. Working your way through these levels will give you some likes and dislikes on where you might want to hunt in some of the user missions that you can create.
These are high quality games that demand the very best from your computer. And sometimes there can be problems playing these games if your computer is not up to the task. Nothing can be more aggravating or disappointing than installing a game that won't play. You feel cheated, angry, and want your money back but no store will do that (once the game disk has been opened), so you feel stuck with a game disk that is a piece of junk. That is why many gamers purchase the playstation, Wii, or other game players. They don't have to put up with computer problems and can just play and enjoy their games. Therefore, I don't recommend that you play any of the Hunting Unlimited games on your computer if your computer isn't up to the task. My advice is to do a little bit of searching and researching of facts about your computer before you make your game purchase so you don't have to put up with any untold aggravation in this respect. But if you have already bought your HU game disk (or received one as a gift) and it won't play right- you might want to take a stab at trying to get it to work. If so, I suggest you make some computer adjustments. These next sections (listed below) may help you out a lot. If not, please visit the troubleshooting section towards the bottom of this web page where I give a few pointers (on what you can do) or (what links you can follow to get help) to make your computer play these games so you can enjoy them. I think it's worth a try, don't you?
Now go to the top of this display and click on the "Display" tab. Your computer's display adapter is just another name for it's video card. This card is not like a football card made of cardboard- rather it's a small computer chip board that you can easily place inside of your computer (if you need a new one). There are exceptions with video cards built in to the motherboard but I won't go into these.
Your computer has an adjustment that allows you to be an administrator. Please make the computer adjustment so you are an administrator. This game program has to be installed and run under an administrator account in Windows XP Home. Why? Because the game program needs to perform the various "write operations" that includes tying in the game system to the computer's system and this can only be done successfully under an Administrator account.
Your computer probably has a backup system that can be activated in case you make a mistake while making computer adjustments. This helps you get back to where you originally were. If that is the case then create a "restore point" now before going any further.
DirectX 9.0c is sufficient for all 6 HU games. This is your Direct X goal mark for these 6 games. If you need "up to this" amount and you know how to upgrade your computer's "Direct X Program" then go ahead and do it now. If not, please see the troubleshooting section below.
Place the game disk into the cd tray, close the tray, and install the game.
If you are running Windows XP Home it's time to run a program on your computer called "Disk Cleanup." What's that? This calculates the amount of space you will be able to free up on your hard drive. It's a computer tune up program.
There's another computer tune up program that you need to run. This is called "defragmentation." What's that? Simply speaking, this program helps put back together many files that are fragmented- one half of the file may be here and the other half over there. Too many of these kinds of fragmented game files might affect the game's performance.
Some folks have an anti-virus program on their computer but hardly ever run it. I can assure you that if you have a malicious worm or virus system on your computer and it activates to destroy or cripple some of your computer's system files then any HU game you play on your computer is not going to work right.
When the game starts you will see 6 icons at the top. (I'm assuming you have already have your user name and have established your keyboard movements.) Click on the last one- the one that has the bear's head. You are going bear hunting. Click on Master Campaign. Then choose Master Blaster. There are 5 angry bears coming after you- one right after another. You have a shotgun with 5 rounds. You win this game by just staying alive.
When the game starts you will see 6 icons at the top. Click on the last one- the one that has the bear's head. You are going bear hunting again. Click on Light Weight Arms. Then choose Make it to the cabin. There are 5 angry bears coming after you- one right after another. You have a long bow. You win this game by staying alive and making it to the cabin.
When the game starts you will see 6 icons at the top. Click on the last one- the one that has the bear's head. You are going bear hunting again. Click on Master Campaign. Then choose Master Trailer. There are 5 angry bears coming after you. You have a .300 Winchester Magnum semi-automatic rifle with a telescopic site. You win this game by making it to the cabin alive.
When the game starts you will see 6 icons at the top. Click on the last one- the one that has the bear's head. You are going bear hunting again. Click on In Self Defense. Then choose Can You Make It? There are 2 angry bears coming after you. You have a .30 06 single shot bolt action rifle. You win this game by staying alive. You can stay where you are and shoot both bears or you can go forward and climb up the side of the water tower and shoot them from there. Either way, it's an adrenalin rush.
When the game starts you will see 6 icons at the top. Click on the next to the last one- the one that has the moose head on it. You are going moose hunting this time. Click on Kill or Be Killed. Then choose Double the Action. There are 2 hostile moose coming after you. You have a .303 British bold action single shot rifle. There is no safe place. Your only protection is in your own ability to get them before they get you. Good shooting!
When I was running my old Gateway computer that had a pentium 2 processor- even though I had Windows XP Home installed on it- this game ran better when the compatibility factor was set on Windows 98. That's because this computer originally had Windows 98 installed on it before I upgraded it. You can always change these compatibility settings whenever you want to. If one doesn't work good for you then try changing it until it does- it's kind of a trial and error situation.
Bullet cam is short for "bullet camera" that follows your bullet or arrow to it's destination. The default setting on this is set at "promising shots." I didn't like the bullet cam at first and if you feel the same way you can turn it off. How do you do this? Once the game is up and running go to options, graphics, and you should see bullet cam listed. You have 3 choices: all shots, promising shots, and never. Choose the "never" option. Also you can change it in the middle of your game any time you want to. Later, I started liking it and use it all of the time now except when I'm being "rat packed" my multiple hostile animals that require quick kills.
When you install this game from a game disk, the game will check your computer's hardware to see if it is up to par. This is called "Verifying installer." If it is not the game will not be installed.
This game has a horse and an ATV for a hunter to ride that can be a lot of fun in this game.
This game has user missions, and you can change your weapons.
This game has bullet cam- in case you want to use it.
What are the disadvantages of this game?
When you install this game from a game disk, the game will check your computer's hardware to see if it is up to par. This is called "Verifying installer." If it is not the game will not be installed.
When you install this game from a game disk, the game will check your computer's hardware to see if it is up to par. This is called "Verifying installer." If it is not the game will not be installed.
When you install this game from a game disk, the game will check your computer's
hardware to see if it is up to par. This is called "Verifying installer." If
it is not the game will not be installed.
