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- --= Alien(tm) Trilogy PC CDROM =--
- -= Readme 2.0 =-
-
- (C) 1996 Acclaim Entertainment, Inc.
- Internet: http//www.acclaimnation.com
-
- Developed by Probe Entertainment Ltd.
- Internet: http//www.probe.co.uk
-
- TM & (C) 1996 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation.
- TM Designates a trademark of Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation.
-
- ALIEN, ALIENS, ALIEN 3,
- TM and (C) 1979, 1986, 1992, 1996,
- Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation.
- All rights reserved.
-
-
-
- NOTE: THIS README FILE IS ALSO DISPLAYED AUTOMATICALLY AFTER
- INSTALLATION.
-
-
- Patch Installation.
- -------------------
-
- To apply this patch to your version of Alien Trilogy PC please follow
- these instructions:
-
- 1) Run the patch executable, e.g ATUPDEU1.EXE, in a temporary directory
- so that the following files are automatically extracted:
-
- INSTALL.EXE
- INSTALL.DAT
- T16P.SHR
- T164.SHR
- T8P.SHR
- T84.SHR
- README.TXT
-
- [If you run the patch executable within your Alien Trilogy
- directory you will find that you will be able to change between 16bit
- and 8bit graphics by running INSTALL each time.]
-
-
- 2) Type INSTALL to run the installation program from your temporary
- directory.
-
- When running the patch INSTALL program you must always have your
- Alien Trilogy CDROM in your CDROM drive.
-
- 3) Follow the on-screen instructions.
-
- -=-
-
- General.
- --------
-
- We have made every attempt to make Alien Trilogy compatible with as
- many PC system configurations as possible. This file contains some
- important information. It is important that you read this as there
- may be some information critical to your PC configuration.
-
-
- The information below may help you if you find that Alien Trilogy
- does not run as you'd expect. Please check our websites for any
- patches or updates to the game.
-
- -=-
-
-
- Fixes.
- ------
-
- This patch fixes many problems including incompatibilities with the
- following video cards:
-
- Matrox Mystique
- Matrox Millenium
- Cirrus Logic
- Diamond SpeedStar
- Diamond Viper
- ARK 2000PV (including Diamond Stealth Graphics 2001)
- 64 megabyte install error
-
- -=-
-
- Default Controls
- ----------------
-
- Analog Joystick
- ---------------
- As you'd expect.
-
- Gravis Pad
- ----------
- As you'd expect.
-
- Gravis Grip
- -----------
- Directions : As you'd expect.
- Shoulder buttons : Strafe left/right.
- A : Fire 1.
- B : Do/Use.
- C : Charge/Grenade (Fire 2).
- X : Run mode.
- Y : Change weapon.
- Z+Y : Look up.
- Z+B : Look down.
-
-
-
- VFX1 Headgear
- -------------
- Look left/right : Rotate left/right.
- Look up/down : Look up/down.
- Rotate cyberpuck f/w : Move forwards.
- Rotate cyberpuck b/w : Move backwards.
- Tilt cyberpuck left : Strafe left.
- Tilt cyberpuck right : Strafe right.
- Top fire button : Fire 1.
- Middle fire button : Do/Use.
- Bottom fire button : Fire charge/grenade (Fire 2)
-
-
-
- Keyboard
- --------
-
- Keypad arrows : Directions as you'd expect.
- Ctrl : Fire 1.
- 5 on keypad : Fire 2.
- Space bar : Do/Use.
- < : Strafe Left.
- > : Strafe Right.
- 1-5 : Select weapon.
- 6 : Next weapon.
- Backspace : Turnaround.
- Caps lock : Run mode.
- Shift : Run modifier.
- Alt : Strafe Modifier.
- Tab/ESC : Weapon select
- PAUSE : Pause.
- + (on keypad) : Grow screen.
- - (on keypad) : Shrink screen.
-
- Mouse
- -----
- Left button : Fire 1.
- Right button : Fire 2.
-
- Directions : As you'd expect.
-
- Spacetec 360
- ------------
-
- Push Down (away) : Move forwards.
- Push Up(towards) : Move backwards.
- Rotate ball to left : Rotate left.
- Rotate ball to right : Rotate right.
- Rotate ball up : Look up.
- Rotate ball down : Look down.
- Translate left : Strafe left.
- Translate right : Strafe right.
- A : Fire 1.
- B : Fire 2.
- C : Change weapon.
- D : Do use.
- F : Fast (run) mode.
-
- -=-
-
- Windows 95 Users
- ----------------
-
- To ensure that Alien Trilogy runs correctly on your particular set
- up, we advise you to run WTRILOGY.EXE or TRILOGY.PIF as this
- should help to make the game run smoothly. You may find, however,
- that in some rare occaisions the movies do not play correctly.
-
- -=-
-
- Troubleshooting
- ---------------
-
- CDROM Drives
- ------------
-
- If you wish to install and run Alien Trilogy from a CDROM drive other
- than the first detected in your system, you can override this default
- choice by typing:
-
- INSTALL CDOVERRIDE n:
-
- where n: is the drive letter of the required CDROM drive.
-
- Spacetec 360 users
- ------------------
-
- You must run SPWTRIL.EXE to use the Spacetec 360 with Alien Trilogy.
-
- -=-
-
- VFX-1 Headgear
- --------------
-
- Please note that this hardware will only work in 256 color mode.
-
- Ensure that you have properly calibrated your VFX-1 before playing
- the game.
-
- Memory
- ------
-
- If you find that you are getting out of memory errors while running
- Alien Trilogy or movies, try some of the following:
-
- 1) Before running Alien Trilogy type SET DOS4GVM=TRILOGY.@VMC (See
- below)
- 2) Installing the program to run in 256 colours.
- 3) Booting from a clean floppy disk.
- 4) Removing memory resident programs.
-
- -=-
-
- TRILOGY.VMC
- -----------
-
- You may need to edit this to get Trilogy to work on your system. The
- PhysMin is the amount of memory Trilogy requires. PhysMax is the
- amount of memory FREE on your system. We suggest you increase PhysMax
- until the program runs with the movies.
-
- -=-
-
- Video Cards
- -----------
-
- On some portable and laptop PCs you may find that your video set up
- will only run Alien trilogy in 256 colors.
-
- -=-
-
- Installation Notes
- ------------------
-
- During installation, a file called TRILOGY.BAT is placed in the root
- of your C: drive (C:\TRILOGY.BAT). This file will not only execute
- Alien Trilogy for you but is used by some programs to locate the game
- on your system and indicate that a successful installation has taken
- place.
-
- Removing this file will not stop you from playing the game but may
- make some periperhal programs believe that Alien Trilogy is not
- installed.
-
- -=-
-
-
- Windows 95 and Gravis Pad
- --------------------------
-
- If you have installed your Gravis Pad Windows 95 drivers, Alien
- Trilogy may not detect you have this hardware connected to your
- system. Run the disable utility that comes with your pad and Alien
- Trilogy will work correctly when you enter the Options screen.
-
- -=-
-
-
- Customizing Alien Trilogy
- -------------------------
-
- Please be careful when changing any files.
-
- You may make changes to the game by performing a full installation
- and editing the files on your hard disk. For example, to change the
- voices you should use a sound package to edit the files
- CD\SFX\VC???.RAW.
-
- To change the sounds that the program loads up for each level, edit
- the associated text file. For example, to change the sound for the
- first level, edit CD\SFX\111SFX.TXT.
-
- -=-
-
- We hope you enjoy the game.
-
-
- ....::::::The Alien Trilogy Team.
-