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- SWARM
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- By: Reflexive Entertainment inc. - www.reflexive.net -
- Copyright 1998, all rights reserved.
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- THE GAME
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- The main menu is your friend. You can find everything you need there.
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- How to play
- You can learn how to play by clicking on the 'Help' button.
- There are lots of pretty pictures and description of the game in there.
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- You can find out what keys and buttons do what by clicking on
- the 'Configure Controls' button.
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- You can also watch the demos to learn new strategies.
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- While playing the game...
- Esc Bring Up Menu Screens
- Pause Pauses the game
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- Configuring the controls
- Click on the 'Configure Controls' button.
- Click on the action you want to configure.
- Press the key or button that you want to assign to the action.
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- Configuring the video
- Click on the 'Configure Video'
- Adjust the Gama and the Resolution to whatever you want.
- When you press 'Done' the resolution will change to whatever you have set.
- If you find that the mode you changed to doesn't work, Type ALT-F4 (hold
- down the Alt key and press the F4 key).
- This is the standard shortcut in Window to exit a program. The game
- will realize that you couldn't use the mode and not go back to it the next
- time you run the game.
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- DIRECT X
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- Swarm requires Microsoft DirectX 2.0 or greater.
- The installer will check for DirectX 2.0 or greater
- and if not present, either run the DirectX 5.0 installer or give you the web
- address where you can find it.
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- DirectX 5.0 is currently the latest version of Microsoft's DirectX.
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- PROBLEMS
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- *** If you run the game and it comes up with a black screen,
- it's probable that your video card cannot run in the
- currently selected mode.
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- 1. Delete the Swarm.cfg file in the Swarm folder and restart the game.
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- If you are still gettting a black screen it is most likely that
- the DirecX driver for you video card is not functioning properly or
- is not a current version. Check with your video card manufacturer
- (or your video card manufacturer's webpage) for the latest drivers.
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- *** If you find your ship flying uncontrollably,
- or if your joystick is not working...
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- Your joystick is not properly setup in windows. To set it up...
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- 1. Double click on 'My Computer'
- 2. Double click on 'Control Panel'
- 3. Double click on 'Joystick' (or 'Game Controllers')
- 4. Set 'Joystick selection' to the joystick you have connected or to (none).
- 5. Click on 'Calibrate' and follow the directions.
- 6. Click on 'OK'
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- Your ship should no longer be uncontrollable, and your joystick should be working.
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- *** Improving Performance on slower machines.
- Each of these will speed up the game. If you experience choppy or slow
- game play, it's recommended that you try them in order and only do as
- many as are required to make the game perform acceptably.
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- 1. From the 'Configure Video' dialog change your resolution (making
- it smaller will make the game run faster).
- 2. From the 'Configure Video' dialog set 'Anti-Aliasing' to 'Faster'.
- Anti-Aliasing makes the edges of the art look better but is slightly slower.
- 3. From the 'Configure Sound' dialog, turn 'Stereo' to 'Mono'.
- 4. From the 'Configure Sound' dialog, turn 'Mixing' to 'Faster'.
- 5. From the 'Configure Sound' dialog, turn the music volume all the
- way down. This will stop the music from streaming.
- 6. From the 'Configure Sound' dialog, turn the Master sound volume all the
- way down. This will avoid the overhead of mixing and playing all sounds.
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- *** Soundcard problems
- Many older soundcards aren't fully compatible with Microsoft DirectX.
- Usually, simply updating your soundcard drivers will fix any strange sound
- problems you may encounter. Check with your manufacturer (or your soundcard
- manufacturer's webpage) for the latest drivers.
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- *** Configuration problems
- If you need to reset the original Swarm configuration, you can delete the
- Swarm.cfg file. This will reset video mode, sound levels, and controls.
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- *** The screen is too dark
- You can adjust the gamma correction levels from the 'Configure Video' menu.
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- *** Lockup or crashing problems
- If you experience any lockups or crashes, make sure the you have the latest
- DirectX divers for your video and audio hardware. Most problems can be fixed by
- installing DirectX 5 but some manufactures have newer divers then those included
- with DirectX 5. Be sure to contact the specific manufacture for your hardware for the
- latest drivers. Also be sure to reboot your computer before playing after a crash.
- Often times, without a reboot, the problem may lie in memory and will occur again.
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- Before contacting Reflexive Technical Support, please obtain your exact computer
- configuration, including processor speed, RAM, video card, and joystick information.
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- Reflexive Technical Support can be reached at:
- support@reflexive.net
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