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- SIMSpace v2.4
- (C) Copyright 1991-1993
- Rockland Software Productions
-
- SIMSpace 2.4 System Requirements:
- 1. 286 or better.
- 2. VGA or VESA compatable SVGA graphics.
- 3. Microsoft compatable mouse.
- 4. 500K free conventional memory.
- 5. 3 to 9 meg disk space depending on installation.
- 6. Soundblaster compatable sound card required for FM sound.
- 7. Soundblaster Pro sound card required for Digital sound.
- 8. Hayes compatable modem required for play via modem.
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-
- SIMSpace 2.4 Recommended hardware:
- 1. 386/40 or 486/33 or better.
- 2. A fast hard drive with disk cache.
- 3. A fast VESA compatable SVGA graphics card.
- 4. 2 Meg EMS memory.
-
-
- Installing:
- 1. Create a directory for SIMSpace.
- 2. Copy all archive files (from disks or download) to your SIMSpace
- directory.
- 3. Change to your SIMSpace directory.
- 4. Unpack all archive files.
- 5. Run SETUP. Setup will let you select sound, video, and memory options
- for running the game.
-
- Running:
- 1. Change to your SIMSpace directory.
- 2. Enter "simspace" at the dos prompt.
- 3. After the opening, load an old game or start a new game.
- 4. The spaceship screen will appear and you'll be given your mission
- orders.
- 5. Select "Ok" to continue.
- 6. Select the green "Help" button at the top of the screen. The help menu
- will appear. Select Instructions. The on-line help main menu will
- appear. Select print documentation. This will print the instructions
- for the game.
- 7. All instructions are also available on-line via the help button.
-
- Archive contents:
- simspac_.exe SIMSpace program
- simspace.ovr Overlay file
- *.bgi Video drivers
- *.chr Fonts
- sbsim.* Digital sound files
- voice.exe Digital sound file
- ctvdsk.drv Digital sound driver
- setup.exe Setup program
- *.grf Bitmaps
- *.pal Palettes
- *.voc Digital sounds
- *.msk Bitmap masks
- *.grf Zoomable bitmaps
- simspace.doc SIMSpace readme file
- support.doc Support information
- catalog.doc Rockland catalog
- order.frm Order form
-
- Differences between the registered and unregistered versions:
- In the unregistered version you may play one of the over fifty different
- types of built-in missions. The following features are only available in
- the registered version of SIMSpace:
- 1. No limit on missions completed.
- 2. Loading of saved games.
- 3. Better ships as you complete more missions.
- 4. Landers and Remote squads.
- 5. Play via modem.
- 6. More graphics and sound effects.
- 7. More types of opponents.
- 8. Refit at spaceport at any time, request refit, send distress call.
- 9. Change or restart missions.
- 10. Built-in cheats.
- 11. Over 50 types of missions built-in.
- 12. Play missions created with the mission editor.
- 13. Character editor.
- 14. Play again with same or different Captain.
- 15. Crew rotations.
-
- Having problems with the mouse ?
- 1. Make sure you are using a MICROSOFT compatable mouse.
- 2. If your mouse supports multiple emulation modes, make sure your mouse
- is in microsoft emulation mode.
- 3. Make sure your mouse driver is loaded.
- 4. Some later versions of mouse drivers can cause "jerky" mouse motion.
- Try an older version of the driver. We use Logitech v6.23 and
- Qtronics v7.0 drivers for our development machines.
- 5. A flickering mouse can be caused by a slow processor and/or a slow
- graphics card. We use 40Mhz 386 processors and Diamond Speedstar 24X
- graphics cards in our development machines.
-
- About VESA:
- 1. VESA is a new graphics standard that makes many different SVGA cards
- compatable with each other.
- 2. The cards are made compatable by the VESA bios extensions that are
- built in to the card, or loaded into memory via a TSR program.
- 3. This allows software written for just one kind of video (VESA) to run
- on many different SVGA cards.
- 4. A program that uses VESA requires the VESA bios extensions in order to
- run.
- 5. Most cards load their VESA bios extensions via a TSR program.
- 6. Most card manufacturers include a VESA TSR program with their cards.
- 7. If you do not have the VESA bios extensions for your card, here's how
- to get a copy:
- * Call your local BBS. They may have it in their graphics area.
- * Call your card manufacturer's BBS and download the file.
- * Call one of the national networks such as Compuserv, GEnie, Delphi,
- America on line, PC Link, or Promenade. Each has a VESA area on it.
- Download the VESA file for your card.
-