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- Virtual Karts Playable DEMO
- 12/12/95
- Version 1.0
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-
- Thank you for downloading the Virtual Karts Demo.
-
- The following information should provide you with all the
- information you need to get the demo up and running.
- If you have any problems please contact us by e-mail at
- "support@microprose.com"
-
- Make sure you have unzipped the files with the "-d" option.
-
- Type "VKARTS" to run the demo.
-
- Virtual Karts requires:
-
- 8 Mb RAM (Will take advantage of more if you have it)
- 486 66Mhz (Pentium Recommended)
- Super VGA VESA driver
- Mouse
- 100k free on drive "C:"
-
- Supports the following sound cards:
-
- Pro Audio Spectrum 16
- ESS AudioDrive
- Ensoniq SoundScape
- I/O Magic Tempo
- NewMedia WAVJammer
- Gravis UltraSound
- Microsoft Sound System
- Sound Blaster 16
- Sound Blaster Pro
- Sound Blaster
-
-
- Keyboard Commands:
-
- F1: Left View
- F2: Virtual View
- F3: Right View
- F4: Reverse View
- F5: Low View
- F6: Behind Camera View
- F7: Reverse Camera View
- F8: Director View
- F9: Resolution Select (4 options, including 320 X 200 )
-
- [ESC]: Quit
-
- [-]: Shrink Screen
- [+]: Enlarge Screen
- [8]: Head Up (Numeric Keypad)
- [2]: Head Down (Numeric Keypad)
-
-
- DOS
- ------------
- 1. For those of you with an 8Mb system running DOS, you have two options.
- You can still set up a 512Kb smartdrv disk cache, which will speed up loading
- times considerably. (NOTE: smartdrv defaults normally to a 2Mb disk cache;
- you will need to change this if you are running an 8Mb system. The other
- option, is to remove smartdrv from your autoexec.bat or config.sys (thus
- freeing the amount of memory that smartdrv requires).
-
-
- Windows 95
- ------------
- 1. You still need a VESA driver to run Virtual Karts (yes, even under
- Windows 95). Some video cards come equiped with the VESA drivers on the
- card, so you may not need to load a VESA driver. If you do not have
- a VESA driver, you can either call the manufacturer of your video card
- and request a VESA driver, or you can use the shareware VESA driver that
- we have provided on the CD. The shareware UniVBE software is made by
- SciTech and is good for a free 21 day trial period. Please register
- with SciTech if you choose to use this product. In the UniVBE directory,
- there is a zip file that contains a shareware VESA driver. You can unzip
- this file to your hard drive and follow the directions contained within
- readme.txt provided with UniVBE.
-
- 2. We have supplied a .pif file for your convenience. You may need
- to change the command line and working directory in the program properties
- depending on the drive letter of your CD-ROM. The file attributes of the
- .pif files are set to read only. If you copy these files to your hard disk,
- you will need to change the file attribute to read and write (this can be
- done in the Win95 Explorer).
-
- 3. Virtual Karts MUST BE RUN IN FULL-SCREEN mode. It will not run in
- window mode (Use ALT-ENTER to go to full-screen mode.)
-
-
- Sound Notes
- ------------
- 1. The Ensoniq SoundScape and Win95: We have encountered problems with this
- card running from a "DOS box" in Win95. It was fixed by getting rid of the
- old Win 3.1 and DOS drivers and replacing them with native Win95 drivers
- from Ensoniq. These drivers can be downloaded from Ensoniq's Web site or
- BBS.
-
- 2. Gravis Ultra Max: There is a problem with this card using 16-bit DMA
- channels on some systems. Selecting an 8-bit DMA (0,1,3) will solve the
- problem. We've also had trouble getting stereo to work, therefore only
- mono support is offered at this time.
-
- 3. SoundBlaster Pro and DOS\Win95: Auto-Dectection will not recognize this
- card. This card will work properly if you manually change the
- sound parameters in the configuration menu (manually set the sound card
- to SoundBlaster Pro).
-
- 4. If the auto-detection displays a card different from what you know is
- in the system, check to see if the installed card is compatible with what
- auto-detection is reporting. We've been surprised to see auto-detect
- reporting a Microsoft Sound System on some computers when we thought we had
- SoundBlasters. In many cases, auto-detect will report the best option
- available. However, you can still change the selection manually if you're not
- satisfied.
-
- 5. If you have problems with your sound card under Win95, make sure that
- you are using the latest drivers for that sound card. We have seen
- Win 3.1 sound drivers, not work under Win95. Check with the manufacturer
- of your sound card for the most recent (Win95) sound drivers.
-
-
- 6. It is possible that sound auto-detection will lock-up or "hang" on
- some systems. If the auto-detection does not work properly, please use
- the manual sound configuration. Manual sound configuration is done by
- clicking on the sound buttons in the sound configuration menu. Please
- make sure you set the proper Sound Board, Address, IRQ, and DMA.
-
-
-
- Controllers
- ------------
- 1. CH Pro Pedals should be set to plane mode.
-
-
- Network Play
- ------------
- 1. This game requires that you have an IPX driver loaded to run in network
- play. You do not actually have to be logged into a network to run the
- game in network mode.
-
- 2. Shifter Karts can not be chosen in network mode.
-
-
- Virtual Karts is now available at your local retailer or may be ordered
- directly by calling MPS Direct at 1-800-879-PLAY.