Welcome to Dark Side of the Moon Thank you for your interest in this demo. Your objective is to repair the laser saw, use it to saw the piece of synthetic lumber, then collect the sawdust. Good luck. SouthPeak Interactive ***************************************************************** (c) 1998 SouthPeak Interactive LLC, Cary NC. All rights reserved. ***************************************************************** CONTENTS -------------------------- I. System Requirements II. Installation III. General Game Issues IV. Troubleshooting V. Contact Information I. SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS -------------------------- Pentium 133 MHz processor (or better) Windows 95 16 MB RAM (32 MB Recommended) Quad Speed CD-ROM Drive 16 Bit Windows Compatible Sound Card 2 MB VRAM Microsoft Compatible Mouse II. INSTALLATION -------------------------- There is no installation, but the demo does require 40 MB of temporary hard drive space. If the demo does not begin when you insert the CD: • Click the Start button and select Run • Type your CD-ROM drive letter, followed by: :\DSOMDEMO.EXE • Follow the on-screen instructions This demo requires DirectX 5. The first time you run the demo, it will check your version of Microsoft's DirectX; if an older version is detected it will automatically upgrade your version to DirectX 5. If you encounter video or audio problems, please contact your hardware vendor for updated drivers. III. GENERAL GAME ISSUES -------------------------- 1. Display Settings The demo runs in High Color mode. If your display is set for any mode with more than 16 colors, we will attempt to automatically change to High Color mode for you. If you experience a problem running the demo, you may need to manually change your display color depth to 16bit High Color. If your display adapter is an older ISA bus card (not a PCI, VL-bus, or AGP card) or if your display card has less than 2 MB of memory, the demo will still run, but the video and audio performance may suffer. 3. Memory If your computer has less than 32 MB memory, the performance of the game may suffer depending on the speed of the CPU, hard drive, and display adapter. The recommended CPU speed is 133MHz or greater. 4. Sound and Volume To adjust the volume in the Interactive Demo, you can use the Windows volume control from the Control Panel, the volume control provided in the options tab in the lower left-hand corner of the display, the volume controls on your speakers, or a combination of all three. If any one of these volume controls is turned all the way down, you will not hear the audio. 5. CD-ROM Cache settings On some high-performance CD-ROM drives, you may find that you get better performance by reducing your cache size. If the cache is too large, the CD-ROM drive can spin down to conserve energy. Once it is spun down, the next access to the CD may take longer because it needs to spin back up. In many cases, you can actually hear the CD-ROM drive changing speeds. 6. Windows NT Users with the Windows NT operating system may notice audio or video breakups and/or slow or choppy video. We are working on improving the performance under Windows NT for the actual game, and we suggest running the demo on a Windows 95 system. IV. Troubleshooting ----------------------- 1. You may want to exit other applications before starting the demo because they will automatically shrink to fit the 640x480 display if the demo runs full screen. They do not return to their original size automatically when the demo ends; you can resize them manually. Some applications may misbehave when the screen is resized. 2. When you start the demo it will only offer to let you play in a window if the screen's color depth is High Color and the screen's resolution is more than 640x480. The Play button will always be available to play full screen. 3. If you do not hear sounds when playing this demo, first check the volume controls on your speakers and in your Windows Control Panel. If this doesn't correct the situation, there may be a problem with your computer's audio settings. The Microsoft IMA ADPCM CODEC must be loaded and enabled for the game to run correctly. To determine if the CODEC is present and enabled: Look in Settings -> Control Panel -> Multimedia -> Advanced -> Audio Compression Codecs. If the Microsoft IMA ADPCM CODEC is there, make certain that "Use this audio codec" is selected. -or- If the Microsoft IMA ADPCM CODEC is not there, it was never installed or it has been removed. In some cases the operating system does not fully recognize the state of the IMA codec. To correct these situations do the following: 1) Write down what Audio Compression Codecs you do have. 2) Verify that you have either the Windows 95 cab files locally on your hard disk or that you have the Windows 95 CD. 3) Go to Settings -> Control Panel -> Add/Remove Programs -> Windows setup. 4) Scroll to Multimedia. Make certain it is checked. 5) Select the Multimedia lines so that it is highlighted; then click on Details. 6) Uncheck Audio Compression. Click on OK , then on the next OK. 7) Repeat Steps 3, 4 and 5. 8) This time check Audio Compression. Click on OK. 9) Now click on Have Disk. Browse to the location of your 95 cab files (if you have one) or insert the Windows 95 Installation disk. 10) If you are prompted to select which components to install, select the Microsoft IMA ADPCM CODEC needed for this game along with any other audio compression Codecs you found in Step 1 above. 11) Click on Install, then on OK. 12) Go to Settings -> Control Panel -> Multimedia -> Advanced -> Audio Compression Codecs. 13) Verify that the Microsoft IMA ADPCM CODEC is there, and make certain that "Use this audio codec" is selected. 4. If you encounter a problem where your cursor "shakes" and anything it passes over starts to shake as well, try the following: 1) Exit the game. 2) Right click on My Computer and select Properties -> Performance -> Graphics. 3) Move the Hardware acceleration slider toward the left to the "None" position. 4) Click on OK and then Close. 5) Restart your computer. 5. Please make sure your display is set to support more than 16 colors. Here's how: -Invoke the Control Panel by clicking on the Start button, then selecting Settings, then selecting Control Panel. -Double-click the Display icon to invoke the Display Properties dialog. -Click on the Settings tab and look at the Color Palette box. 256 colors, High Color, 32000 colors, 64000 colors, True Color 24 bit, and True Color 32 bit are all acceptable. V. CONTACT INFORMATION -------------------------- Please visit SouthPeak Interactive's web site at http://www.southpeak.com to obtain additional information or contact our Technical Support team. Email: support@southpeak.com Phone: 919-677-9775 8 a.m. to 12 a.m. Eastern time Monday thru Friday and 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Eastern time Saturday & Sunday We will be able to help you more quickly if you have the following information available when you contact us: - The brand name of your computer - The type of CPU and its operating speed (e.g. Pentium-90mhz) - The operating system and version (e.g.. Windows 95; Windows NT 4.0) - The amount of RAM in your computer - The brand name and model of sound card in your computer - The brand name and model of video card in your computer - Speed of CD-ROM Drive - The amount of video memory (VRAM) in your computer