readme.txt

The Isle of Four Winds: Rune War
Copyright ©1997 Arcanium Productions.
All Rights Reserved.

This file contains release notes, installation information and
information about error messages for The Isle of Four Winds: Rune
War.

To see the updates from rwdemo.zip to rwdemo11.zip, open the file
...\docs\update.txt

===== Product Information ==============================
   Product:             The Isle of Four Winds: Rune War Demo
   Version:             1.1
   Version Date:        13-August-1997
   Basic Distribution Policy (see ...docs\License.txt for details):
      Demo, freely distributable by all channels.

   Product Description: The Isle of Four Winds: Rune War v1.0
                        Beta Demo
			An inventive mix of traditional 
			13-tile MahJong, spell casting,
			and strategic land combat.
			Choose from 9 wizards (only 3 
			in the demo), and try to outduel
			your opponents with the help of
			fantastic creatures and honorable
			mercenaries in this deep and
			complex stategy title. Up to
			4-player play with IPX(LAN), TCP/
			IP(Internet), serial or modem link
			will be suppported in full version. 
                        Runs on Windows 95.
   Reason for version:  Updated Beta Demo
   Category:            Games; Strategy,
   Keywords:            mah jong mahjongg runewar strategy fantasy 
			rune war arcanium
   Required Packages:   RWDEMO11.ZIP
   This Package:        RWDEMO11.ZIP

   Required Configuration
      Processor Family: Intel 80x86 (minimum Pentium)
      Minimum OS:       Windows 95
      Standard RAM:     16 MB
      Hard Drive Space: 20 MB
      Required:
         Mouse
	 1024x768 monitor resolution with 256 colours
	 Microsoft DirectX 3.0 or better.
   
Inquiries:
      Address:          Arcanium Productions
                        1800 Sheppard Ave. E.
			PO Box 55129
                        North York, ON (Canada)
			M2J 5B9
      Phone:            (416) 492-1631
      Internet:         webmaster@arcanium.com
	Website:	www.arcanium.com


  	Full Version Info:
	Available:	Fall/Winter, 1997.
	Price:		N/A

===== Information for Users ============================

The Isle of Four Winds: Rune War
  An inventive mix of traditional 13-tile MahJong, spell casting, and 
strategic land combat.  For Windows95/NT4.0 or better.
  The rules are contained in the file manual.doc in the docs 
directory.  As well, extensive stories of the Isle, its history, and 
its main figures are documented.

===== Installation =====================================

Run setup.exe.
Once installed, you can run the game from your Start Menu,
using the Rune War Demo Folder icon.
You may uninstall from the Add/Remove Programs icon on the
Windows Control Panel.

===== Included in Full Version =========================

All 9 wizards to play.
Full support for up to 4 players on IPX(LAN), Modem, Serial link,
or TCP/IP(Internet).
Chat interface for multiplayer play.
Expanded Load/Save options.
and much much more...

TROUBLESHOOTING:

The information below should solve many of your problems installing
or running The Isle of Four Winds: Rune War, Beta Demo

Question:  Rune War refuses to install!
Answer: First, make sure you have 20 megabytes of free space on the
drive you're trying to install to.  Also, you must have WinZip, or 
some other .zip extraction program.

Question:  When I try to run runewar.exe, I get the message "Direct
Draw Init Failed"
Answer: 1: Rune War requires Direct X 3.0 or better to run. This can
be obtained from "http://www.shareware.com", and type in "DirectX 3"
in the search box.  This will lead you to a list of sites from which
you can download it.
2: Your monitor and/or video card cannot support the 1024x768 
screen resolution with 256 colours required for Rune War.  If you 
monitor is not capable of this resolution, the game will not run.
Updated drivers can be obtained from your video card manufacturer
if the monitor does support this resolution.

Question: When I try to run Rune War, I get a message "dplayx.dll
missing (file not found)".
Answer: Rune War requires Direct X 3.0 or better to run.  This can
be obtained from "http://www.shareware.com", and type in "DirectX 3"
in the search box.  This will lead you to a list of sites from which
you can download it.

Question:  The timer is too fast (or too slow).
Answer: From the main menu, select the CHANGE TIMER option.  Left-click
twice on the timer setting you wish to use.
(Note: to speed up play, press SPACE to pass on a tile)

For questions concerning gameplay, consult the manual.txt
document.  It takes a while to learn to play MahJong and the Rune 
War game well, but the game gets better and better the more you 
play it.


===== Warranty =========================================

There is no warranty, express or implied.