Tonka MONSTER TRUCKS Manual EDIT YOUR TRACKS, SCORING, THE TRUCK GARAGE, A. Color Chip Computer, B. Decal ComputerBA, C. Tires, Engine and Body Selection Window, Pick-Ups, Pick-up

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THE TRUCK GARAGE C

From inside the Truck Garage, you control the customization processes. First, select the yellow handle and rotate your vehicle so that you can see it from all angles. Next, start customizing your monster truck by clicking on any of the following items:

A. Color Chip Computer

This allows you to select the color you want for your truck design. Click on the screen and then click on the color you like. Your truck will then be colored to match.

B. Decal ComputerBA

Click on the screen and then click on the decal set you like. Note: The decal sets will appear on your vehicle so that you can preview how they will look. When you are happy with a decal set, simply move on to another feature in the garage.

C. Tires, Engine and Body Selection Window

To select any of these elements, click on its corresponding picture. A drop-down selection window will appear. Click on the part you want to add to your vehicle. When you are finished customizing your monster truck, click on the U-turn button.

EDIT YOUR TRACKS!

You can customize your tracks before racing on them! From the Quick Start Mode or Career Mode menu screens, click on the Edit Track hot spot to enter the track editing area. Next, select the size of the track you want to customize. Then choose the type of track you would like to build — Open Free Style, Open Stunt, or Race!

When you see the track floor, click on the highlighted locations and a selection of alternative items for that location will appear.

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To select one, just click on it to have it appear on the track.

In Quick Start Mode you can design tracks on your own or with friends if playing a multiplayer game. Important! Your tracks will not be saved once you exit the game.

In Career Mode you can save up to four of each type of track. Your tracks will be saved to your license. Note: In either mode you can make a track, race on it, make changes and race on it again.

SCORING

When you compete on a track, your score will be based on the following things:

•The amount of time it took for you to complete the race;

•The number of points you earned from crushing objects in your path or collecting pick-ups;

•The number of points you earned for successfully pulling off a trick or catching “air-time” on a jump;

•The Bonus points awarded to you by your fans for style.

Your total points for a race are posted on the scoreboard. In Career Mode, they are saved on your license. In Quick Start Mode, however, they are only saved for the duration of the play session and will be lost when you exit the game altogether.

Pick-Ups

Throughout the game, there are objects to collect by running into them. They look like spinning road signs. Each pick-up does something different, such as:

•Acts like a power boost.

•Offers a special, but limited, power that you can trigger yourself.

•Affects other parts of the game like extra color for the paint shop or extra truck decals.

•	Gets you closer to unlocking extra truck bodies to use for	Pick-up
	customizing your truck.
•	Are considered “collectibles.” Collect enough of these and you’ll get a part to a brand new
	truck. Once you’ve collected seven truck parts, check out the Truck Garage!		11