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- Hugo for Windows Technical Notes
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- This file contains notes in the form of frequently asked questions on running
- Hugo for Windows.
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- 1. How do I install the game?
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- Unzip our distribution file into a temporary directory.
- It should contain the following files:
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- README.DOC - This file!
- FILE_ID.DIZ - Description of program for BBS's
- LICENSE.TXT - Important licensing information.
- HWINUNR.EXE - Program to install the game.
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- Simply run HWINUNR.EXE from Windows (you can run it from DOS, too, if you
- are using Windows 95). This will guide you through the simple installation
- process which installs the game on your hard drive. We have thoughtfully
- provided an "uninstall" program which gets installed along with the game so
- if you don't like it you can remove every last trace of it. This includes
- any desktop/start menu shortcuts in Win95 or icons/groups in Win3.1
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- To run HWINUNR.EXE from Windows 3.1, click on "File"/"Run" in the Program
- Manager and click on the browse button. Look for HWINUNR.EXE and double
- click on it. Click OK and the installation will start. In Windows 95 simply
- type "HWINUNR" in the DOS box after you have unzipped our distribution file.
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- When you have successfully installed the game you can delete the temporary
- directory where you unzipped the distribution file.
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- 2. What computer does Hugo for Windows require?
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- Hugo for Windows requires a 386 cpu or higher, at least 4Mb of memory,
- Windows 3.1 or Windows 95 or higher, and a VGA display or better.
- A sound card is recommended. Mouse input is recommended. The game does not
- depend on any particular color depth or screen resolution to be set.
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- 3. Why can't I save my games?
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- Your disk is full, or perhaps write protected. You can save up to eight
- different games, each of which can take up to 12KB so you need around 100KB
- space available on your hard drive before you start the game. If you run
- out of space when you try to save a game, delete some unwanted files and
- try saving again.
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- 4. Is my sound card supported?
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- If Windows supports it, then yes. Hugo for Windows uses the standard
- multimedia programming extensions which are not specific to any type or make
- of sound card. If your card is supported under Windows and installed
- correctly then in theory you should have no problems with it. Any problems
- you do have will probably be a result of incorrect installation of Windows
- or your sound card or problems with the sound card manufacturer's drivers.
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- Background music is generated from General Midi files within the game, using
- the MCI interface and the Windows Midi Mapper. Unfortunately, due to the way
- the Windows Midi Mapper was designed, confusion has arisen over two aspects of
- its use, namely which channel drum sounds should be programmed to appear on
- and which channels should be used. The game uses the setup most commonly
- used, namely channels 1 thru 10 with drums on channel 10. If the music
- does not sound right and you don't hear drum sounds, check your setup. In
- Windows 3.1 open the Control Panel application and click on the Midi Mapper
- applet. The setup should be set to something like "Ext FM" or "All FM".
- (Extended or General Midi internal synthesizer). If you press the Edit button
- you should see at least the first 10 channels with the port name set to a
- valid port name. Some cards use the "Voyetra Super SAPI FM Driver" which may
- need the 10th Destination channel set to 16 to hear drum sounds correctly. If
- the setup looks wrong, go back to the main Midi Mapper screen and try
- selecting a different setup name from the list. In Windows 95 this is less of
- a problem since it defaults to General Midi with drums on channel 10.
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- At the time of writing some MIDI drivers in Windows 95 were not performing
- correctly. In particular the Microsoft driver for the SB Pro and some SB16
- clones were giving poor results. The solution is to try to obtain newer
- drivers either from Microsoft or your sound card manufacturer. These can
- often be downloaded from CompuServe or the Internet or from a manufacturer's
- BBS. Symptoms ranged from music sounding "tinny" or "mushy" to notes remaining
- on after the program exited. Please remember that In these cases it is not the
- fault of this program!
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