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---------------TABLE OF CONTENTS---------------
SECTION 1 - HARDWARE REQUIREMENTS FOR MS-DOS VERSION
SECTION 2 - ABOUT THE MS-DOS VERSION
SECTION 3 - INSTALLATION PROCEDURES
A. MS-DOS 6.22
B. MS-DOS MODE
C. MS-DOS PROMPT OF WINDOWS 95
SECTION 4 - COMMON SETUP AND INSTALLATION PROBLEMS
A. SOUND
B. POST INSTALLATION NOTES
SECTION 5 - BEFORE RUNNING TWINSEN'S ODYSSEY
SECTION 6 - TROUBLESHOOTING STEPS
A. MEMORY
B. VIDEO
C. SOUND
D. MOUSE
SECTION 7 - CREATING A BOOT DISK
A. BASIC BOOT DISK
B. ADVANCED BOOT DISK
SECTION 8 - THREE WAYS TO PLAY FROM A MS-DOS PROMPT
A. MS-DOS 6.22
B. MS-DOS MODE
C. MS-DOS PROMPT OF WINDOWS 95
SECTION 9 - PERFORMANCE TIPS
SECTION 10 - IF YOU STILL HAVE PROBLEMS...
NOTE***
If distorted video and/or audio is encountered, please verify
that your sound card is 100% Sound Blaster 16 compatible. The
main reason behind most video and/or audio distortion is due to
8 bit sound cards (e.g. Sound Blaster Pro compatible).
SECTION 1 - HARDWARE REQUIREMENTS FOR MS-DOS VERSION
- 100% IBM PC-compatible computer
- Processor Type: Pentium
- 16 MB RAM
- 35MB of uncompressed hard disk space
- 256 Color (640 x 480) VESA local bus or PCI video card
with 1 MB RAM
- VESA local bus or PCI video with 1 MB RAM
- Microsoft MS-DOS 6.22 operating system with MSCDEX 2.10.
- 100% Sound Blaster 16 compatible sound card
- Quad-speed CD-ROM drive (600K/second sustained transfer rate)
- 100% Microsoft-compatible mouse and driver
- Dedicated game card is highly recommended for joystick
Please Note: In order to play Twinsen's Odyssey for MS-DOS(r) the CD must be
in your CD-ROM drive at all times.
Twinsen's Odyssey may have trouble working with some 1993 or earlier
Matsushita CD-ROM drives. These CD-ROM drives have trouble reading
beyond 63 minutes on CDs, and Twinsen's Odyssey uses the full CD. These drives
were sold under the names of Panasonic, JVC, Reveal, Creative Labs and
Plextor. Game play may occasionally slow down and the CD-ROM drive will
be accessed constantly. We highly recommend that you upgrade to a newer
CD-ROM drive to avoid problems with other programs in the future.
SECTION 2 - ABOUT THE MS-DOS VERSION
- Highly recommended that the game be played from MS-DOS MODE or DOS
6.22. The MS-DOS Prompt of Windows(r) 95 is not recommended.
- Does not use Microsoft DirectX video and audio drivers.
- Should not be installed to a compressed drive.
SECTION 3 - INSTALLATION PROCEDURES
A. ----------MS-DOS 6.22----------
(1) At the DOS prompt, type D: and press Enter.
(for these instructions, we will assume that your CD drive is D:).
(2) At the D: prompt, type CD\DOS and press Enter.
(3) At the D:\DOS> prompt, type INSTALL and press Enter.
(4) Follow the on-screen instructions carefully.
(5) When installation is complete, you will be returned to the
directory in which Twinsen's Odyssey was installed. To begin
your Twinsen's Odyssey experience, type TWINSEN and press Enter.
B. ----------MS-DOS MODE----------
(1) Make sure the CD is in the CD-ROM drive.
(2) If the Twinsen's Odyssey title screen is displayed, click the
Exit button.
(3) Click on the Windows 95 Start button, choose shutdown.
(4) Now click on the option SHUT DOWN AND RESTART IN MS-DOS MODE,
then choose OK.
(5) At the DOS prompt, type D: and press Enter.
(for these instructions, we will assume that your CD drive is D:).
(6) At the D: prompt, type CD\DOS and press Enter.
(7) At the D:\DOS> prompt, type INSTALL and press Enter.
(8) Follow the on-screen instructions carefully.
(9) When installation is complete, you will be returned to the
directory in which Twinsen's Odyssey was installed. To begin your
Twinsen's Odyssey experience, type TWINSEN and press Enter.
C. ----------MS-DOS PROMPT OF WINDOWS 95----------
Although we do not recommend it, the following will work on some
machines.
(1) Make sure the game's CD is in the CD-ROM drive.
(2) If the Twinsen's Odyssey title screen is displayed, click the
Exit button.
(3) Close all open windows on your screen. You can close a window by
clicking on the close button located in the top right-hand corner
of the window. Also close programs listed on the Taskbar. Do this
by right-clicking on a program's button and selecting Close.
(4) Double-click on the My Computer icon located on the desktop. (The
name of this icon may have been changed by you or the person who
installed Windows 95 on your system.) In the window that opens,
right-click on the icon for your CD-ROM drive and select Open.
Look for the Install icon in the DOS folder. (The icon is a
picture of a window labeled Install underneath it.) Double-click
on this icon to start the Twinsen's Odyssey MS-DOS Installer and
follow the on-screen instructions.
Important: Note that a message will appear at the end of the install
process that asks if you want to make a boot disk. Answer No. The game's
Boot Disk-maker utility was designed for systems using MS-DOS as their
operating system and will not work properly with Windows 95.
(5) After installation is complete, if the DOS box is still on the
screen, close it by clicking on the close button located in the
top right-hand corner of the DOS box window.
(6) Double-click on the My Computer icon. In the window that opens,
double-click on the icon for the hard disk drive where Twinsen's Odyssey
was installed. Look for the Twinsen folder icon. (The icon is
a picture of a folder labeled Twinsen underneath it.)
Double-click on this icon to open the folder; look for the DOS
icon labeled TWINSEN and double click on it to start the game.
If the above process does not work for you, click on the Start icon,
choose Shutdown and restart the computer in MS-DOS mode. At the MS-DOS
prompt, go to the directory where you installed Twinsen's Odyssey
(default is \TWINSEN), and from the TWINSEN directory type TWINSEN and
press Enter to start the game.
NOTE: If your system came pre-installed with Windows 95, you may not
have the necessary MS-DOS drivers for your mouse, CD-ROM and sound
card to play the game. Please contact your system manufacturer for
these DOS drivers.
SECTION 4 - COMMON SETUP AND INSTALLATION PROBLEMS
A. ----------SOUND----------
In order to enjoy the audio component of the game, you will need to
select your sound device for digital audio. Choose your sound
card from the list provided. The Installer will then try to verify
the presence of that sound card in your system. If your sound card is
not shown and is 100-percent Sound Blaster 16 compatible, you should
be able to select the Creative Labs Sound Blaster 16 driver to hear
sound and music in the game. When you are finished selecting the
proper sound devices, select DONE and press <Enter>.
If you need to set the sound card manully here are a couple of
methods to try and find out what sound card you have and what the
proper Port, IRQ and DMA settings are for your computer:
View your CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT files which are found at the
root directory of your hard drive. Look at the lines that load the set
parameters of your sound card for clues to what the I/O Port, IRQ and
DMA settings should be set to.
Also, for more clues type SET at a MS-DOS prompt and press Enter. Look
at the BLASTER = line. Record that information and use it to manually
detect your sound card.
B. ----------POST INSTALLATION NOTES----------
After installing Twinsen's Odyssey, it is easy to change your sound
device configurations, or make a Boot Disk (if you bypassed these
steps while installing).
Simply go to the Twinsen's Odyssey directory on your hard drive, type
SETUP and press Enter. This will launch a program that will allow
you to do all of these options.
SECTION 5 - BEFORE RUNNING Twinsen's Odyssey
When playing the MS-DOS version of Twinsen's Odyssey, we strongly
recommend that you run under the following conditions:
Before playing, close all other applications. Some users have
experienced random fatal errors while playing Twinsen's Odyssey if
they have other memory-intensive programs running at the same time.
We highly recommend running Twinsen's Odyssey as a stand-alone DOS
application.
Do NOT play the MS-DOS version of Twinsen's Odyssey through Windows
3.1x. Completely exit out of Windows and start the game from the
MS-DOS prompt.
SECTION 6 - TROUBLESHOOTING STEPS
A. ----------MEMORY----------
Twinsen's Odyssey requires a minimum of 8 MB of main memory (RAM).
On some machines, even if you have the required 8 MB of RAM, Twinsen's Odyssey
may report that you do not have enough free extended or
conventional memory.
During game start up, Twinsen's Odyssey will determine if there is
enough free memory to properly run. If it is determined that there is
not enough memory available, then the program will let you know how
much additional memory is needed. In many cases you may be able to
remove/disable only one or two TSRs (Terminate and Stay Resident
programs) or drivers that are not needed to run Twinsen's Odyssey, to make
this memory available.
You might also try disabling SMARTDRV, changing your CONFIG.SYS and
AUTOEXEC.BAT so that some of your drivers are loaded into conventional
rather than high memory or setting your EMM386 line to NOEMS. Since
these modifications affect your CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT files,
you should consider making these changes to CONFIG.SYS and
AUTOEXEC.BAT files on a boot disk. See the section on creating a boot
disk for more details.
B. ----------VIDEO----------
Twinsen's Odyssey was designed to take advantage of some of the
higher resolution video modes on your computer. In most cases
Twinsen's Odyssey will detect and work with your video card just fine.
However, some video cards may require that a VESA video driver be
loaded in order for the video card to work properly with Twinsen's Odyssey.
VESA stands for Video Electronics Standards Association. It is a
standard that allows software companies to write programs that work
on many video cards without having to know how each card works. The
VESA driver is the program that handles this. Almost every video card
available today has VESA drivers available for it. These drivers may
be stored in a BIOS chip on the video card, or they may be a program
that the user has to load by hand (or with a batch file). Some cards
(such as the Diamond Viper) have the driver on the video card, but
need the user to run a special program to activate the driver. If the
VESA driver is an external program, it will probably be found on the
disks that came with your video card. If you don't have a VESA driver
you should contact your video card manufacturer.
If the VESA driver supplied by your video card does not function
properly with Twinsen's Odyssey, try using the Display Doctor
utility. This is available for downloading from the SciTech Software
Web page (http://www.scitechsoft.com). It might also be located on
your local BBS or other online services.
***Question***
I am having troubles making my video card support VBE 2.0. How do I
make my card support this mode?
***Answer***
Twinsen's Odyssey was designed to take advantage of the higher resolution
video modes on your computer. In most cases, Twinsen's Odyssey will detect
and work with your video card just fine. However, some video
cards may require that a VESA video driver be loaded in order for
the video card to work properly with Twinsen's Odyssey.
Twinsen's Odyssey for MS-DOS requires that your video card can support the
VBE 2.0 standard, as set forth by VESA. Please verify that you have
this VESA video driver for your video card loaded before launching
Twinsen's Odyssey for MS-DOS.
***Question***
I have a Trident video card and I can't get the game to start correctly
***Answer***
We suggest you try playing in MS-DOS Mode.
Please follow these instructions:
(1) There is a file named TRIVESA.EXE on our web site. It contains
updated video drivers which are required for the game to play.
(WWW.ACTIVISION.COM)
(2) After TRIVESA has been downloaded exit to DOS MODE.
(3) Type TRIVESA, from wherever it was downloaded to. If you do not
know where it is, go to DOS Mode type CD\ and press <Enter>, then
type DIR TRIVESA.* /s <enter>, and press <Enter>.
(4) Follow the instructions that appear after typing TRIVESA.
If after installing Trivesa you still have problems, please contact
Trident at 415-691-9211.
***Question***
I can not seem to get my ATI video card to support VBE 2.0.
What should I do?
***Answer***
If you are unable to play in either the Windows 95 or DOS
modes, please contact ATI at (905) 882-2626.
The ATI cards have many different BIOS versions. Each BIOS version
does something a little different. Ex. Some support VESA 2.0, some
just 1.2. Some older drivers work with WIN95 for our games, while
other newer ones may not depending on the BIOS.
Using a program they supply, ATI can help find your cards specific
part number. ATI Customer Support can then use your part number
to find your cards BIOS. After the correct BIOS is determined ATI
can determine the cards features and help trouble shoot your video
problems.
C. ----------SOUND----------
In the PC environment, sound card detection and configuration is often
a difficult process. Although many cards can be automatically detected
and configured, there are cases where this is not true. It is often
necessary to use a manual card selection (select a card manufacturer
and model) and configuration.(select I/O, DMA and IRQ). Because of the
complexity of some sound cards, it may be necessary to try several
options. ON SYSTEMS WITH A SCSI DISK CONTROLLER, YOU SHOULD SKIP THE
AUTODETECTION ALTOGETHER.
You should always use the Test option to verify that a valid
configuration was selected.
It is often possible to determine the resources needed by your sound
card (resources include I/O address, DMA channel, and IRQ interrupt
number), either from your AUTOEXEC.BAT file (if in DOS), or from the
SYSTEM utility (if in Windows 95).
To run the SYSTEM utility from Windows 95, select Start, Settings,
Control Panel, then select the System icon. When in the SYSTEM utility,
select the Device Manager tab, then select the "Sound, Video and Game
Controllers", select your sound card, and the Resources tab to see the
settings for your sound card.
A typical entry in the CONFIG.SYS file would be as follows:
SET BLASTER=A220 I5 D1 H5 T6
This indicates I/O port 220, IRQ 5, and 5 for high DMA
(i.e.16-bit sound). Whenever possible use high DMA.
Many software configurable sound cards require that a separate utility
is run, before the card can be used. For example Sound Blaster 16
requires that the card is configured using the SB16SET utility.
Please refer to your sound card manual for the method used for your
card. IF YOU DO NOT CONFIGURE YOUR SOUND CARD CORRECTLY, YOU MAY
EXPERIENCE DMA OR IRQ CONFLICTS WITH OTHER CONTROLLERS (E.G. NETWORK
CARDS WILL FAIL).
***Question***
My Program runs under MS-DOS 6.22 or MS-DOS Mode 7.0 but not under
a Windows 95 DOS Prompt.
***Answer***
The DMA used for your sound card for MS-DOS and MS-DOS Prompt and/or
MS-DOS Mode may be different. You may have to reconfigure the sound
card settings, by typing SETSOUND from wherever you installed Twinsen's
Odyssey to (e.g. C:\TWINSEN). This should be done from where the game
will most likely be played from.
***Question***
My sound cards worked fine before I ran the Twinsen's Odyssey SetSound
utility. Now they do not work.
***Answer***
On systems with two sound cards, it is not always possible to detect
both cards at the same time. Within the SETUP utility you should
configure your sound card using the manual mode (do not use Auto
Detect).
***Question***
My sound card plays sounds but the WAVE files sound awful.
***Answer***
Most sound cards offer Sound Blaster emulation, but sound much better
if used in their native mode. Use manual selection in SETUP, and
make sure that the native mode is selected. It is also important
that all cards (including the Sound Blaster) are set for 16-bit
sound. In many cases the card uses two DMA channels, one for 8-bit
operation and one for 16-bit operation. This can also be a problem.
***Question***
I am using arrow keys to select the sound card and arrow keys to
select the resources, but the card still does not work.
***Answer***
You must press enter after you highlight the sound card name. Only
after that can you select resources for that card.
***Question***
On my Compaq machine the SETUP auto detects the card as Sound
Blaster, but I know that it is not correct.
***Answer***
Try to manually select ESS AudioDrive.
***Question***
I have an IBM Aptiva with a MWAVE card (i.e. sound/modem card). I am
getting choppy sound and video. What should I do?
***Answer***
If distorted video and/or audio is encountered, please verify
that your sound card is 100% Sound Blaster 16 compatible. The
main reason behind most video and/or audio distortion is due to
8 bit sound cards (e.g. MWAVE sound cards). You can still try the
following, but a 100% Sound Blaster 16 compatible sound card is
required.
Please follow these instructions EACH TIME before playing
Twinsen's Odyssey:
(1) From WIN95, click on the START button and chose shutdown.
(2) Select Restart the computer in MS-DOS Mode?
(3) Choose the OK button
(4) Type MWGAMES ON and press <Enter>.
(5) Next, type CD\TWINSEN and press <Enter>
(6) Type TWINSEN and press <Enter>
If the game has no volume or it is to low you will want to use the
mixer utility provided by IBM. Please follow the instructions listed
below for volume control settings.
(1) From a DOS Mode prompt type CD\MWD\MANAGER and press <Enter>.
(2) Type MWVOLUME and press <Enter>
These will be your options:
Hold down CTRL, ALT, U. Hold all three of these buttons down at the
same time for about 5 seconds. This will turn up your sound.
Hold down CTRL, ALT, D. Hold all three of these buttons down at the
same time for about 5 seconds. This will turn down your sound.
Hold down CTRL, ALT, F. Hold all three of these buttons down at the
same and it will turn on FM Mode.
Hold down CTRL, ALT, W. Hold all three of these buttons down at the
same and it will turn on WAVE Mode.
Once you are finished choosing your settings in the volume control area
follow the next 2 steps.
(1) Type CD\TWINSEN and press <Enter>
(2) Type TWINSEN and press <Enter>
If problems persist you might want to consider contacting IBM at:
Technical Support: (404) 238-1234
Technical Support Multimedia: (908) 329-7131
Technical Support PS/1 PRO: (800) 765-4747
Technical Support Valuepoint: (800) 772-2227
Technical Support Valuepoint: (213) 621-5576
BBS: (919) 517-0001
World Wide Web: http://vm.cfsan.fda.gov/ibmlist.html
***Question***
I have a Packard Bell and have no sound when playing the MS-DOS version
of Twinsen's Odyssey. What should I do?
***Answer***
If distorted video and/or audio is encountered, please verify
that your sound card is 100% Sound Blaster 16 compatible. The
main reason behind most video and/or audio distortion is due to
8 bit sound cards (e.g. Aztech, Sound144, Sound16A, and Forte16 sound
cards). You can still try the following, but a 100% Sound Blaster 16
compatible sound card is required.
Please use the mixer utility provided by Packard Bell. Follow the
instructions listed below for volume control settings.
(1) From DOS Mode prompt type CD\SOUND144\UTILITY and press <Enter>.
SOUND144 can be replaced with FORTE16 or SOUND16A depending on
the sound card you have.
(2) Type MIXTSR and press <Enter>
(3) Hold down the ALT key while you press the / key. (This will
activate a menu.)
These will be your options:
TAB = Moves your selection choice to the next device to manage.
Right arrow = Turns the volumes up.
Left arrow = Turns the volumes down.
S = Save
E = Exit
Once you are finished choosing your settings in the volume control area
follow the next 2 steps.
(1) Type CD\TWINSEN and press <Enter>
(2) Type TWINSEN and press <Enter>
D. ----------MOUSE----------
***Question***
Why do I get an Error: "Mouse Not Found" message?
***Answer***
This message is usually the result of one of two problems. First, and
most likely, a mouse driver has not been loaded. Twinsen's Odyssey DOS
needs a DOS mouse driver to run in MS-DOS mode. You can try playing in
a Windows 95 DOS box or load your DOS mouse driver to play in MS-DOS
mode. To exit Windows 95 to MS-DOS mode and load your MS-DOS mouse
driver follow these instructions:
(1) Click on the START button.
(2) Choose Shut Down.
(3) Choose the Restart the computer in MS-DOS mode option.
(4) Now click on the YES button.
Find the mouse driver executable. After it is found execute it by
typing its name (e.g. C:\MOUSE.EXE). If you are unaware of where it is
follow these instructions:
(1) Type CD\ and press <Enter>
(2) Type DIR *MOUSE.* /S and press <Enter>
This will show you what directory your mouse resides in (e.g. C:\MOUSE).
As the example states MOUSE being the directory it is in, you would then
type CD MOUSE. This will put you in the mouse directory where you can
then type its name. The name may be LMOUSE, MOUSE, MSMOUSE. Those
names will be displayed when you follow the steps stated above on how
to find your mouse. If your mouse driver is not found you will want to
contact your system, or mouse manufacturer for a updated DOS mouse
driver.
Another reason you would get this error is that the mouse driver is
being correctly loaded, but it is an older version that is not
supported. In this case you should contact your system, or mouse
manufacturer for the updated DOS mouse driver as well.
SECTION 7 - CREATING A BOOT DISK
A. ----------STANDARD BOOT DISK---------
If you experience problems playing Twinsen's Odyssey or receive messages
telling that you do not have enough memory to play. You will probably
need to create a Boot Disk. A Boot Disk lets your machine boot from a
floppy disk and will not load memory-extensive programs, freeing more
memory up for Twinsen's Odyssey.
We have included an option that will automatically create a Boot Disk
for you in this package. To create a Boot Disk, first go to the
\TWINSEN directory. For example, if you installed Twinsen's Odyssey
to C:\TWINSEN, you would type CD\TWINSEN and press Enter.
Then type SETUP and press Enter. Select Make a Boot Disk. Follow the
on-screen prompts, and the program will create a Boot Disk for you. If
you still lack sufficient memory, please refer to the next section,
on making a advanced boot disk.
B. ----------ADVANCED BOOT DISK----------
Sometimes even a Boot Disk creator can't get you past the memory limit
required to run a program. In the event you find our automatic Boot
Disk creator doesn't do the job, we have provided the following sample
CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT files to assist you in getting Twinsen's Odyssey
up and running.
If you are creating a Boot Disk from scratch, start with Step 1. If you
have already used the automatic Boot Disk creation utility in the
Twinsen's Odyssey installer, start with Step 3.
Step 1: Place a diskette in your A: drive. The next step will erase any
data on the disk, so a new, blank floppy disk should be used. Make sure
that the disk is the same density as the drive (use a 1.44 MB disk in a
High Density 3.5" drive, etc.).
Step 2: At the C: prompt, type FORMAT A: /S and press Enter. The DOS
Format utility will format the disk and add the necessary DOS files
required to boot from the floppy disk.
Step 3: Change to drive A by typing A: and pressing Enter. Then type
EDIT CONFIG.SYS and press Enter. The DOS Editor program will appear.
If you used our Boot Disk-maker, just make sure the following lines,
or similar lines, in the [CONFIG.SYS] example on the next page, are
in your CONFIG.SYS file. Type REM and a space in front of all other
lines not listed.
If you are making your own Boot Disk manually, then type in the lines
following [CONFIG.SYS] in the example below. When you are finished
typing the lines, press ALT-F to bring up the File menu, and then
type X to Exit the DOS Editor program. When it asks you if you want
to save your file, choose Yes.
[CONFIG.SYS]
DEVICE=C:\DOS\HIMEM. SYS
DEVICE=C:\DOS\EMM386.EXE NOEMS
DOS=HIGH,UMB
FILES=40
BUFFERS=15,0
STACKS=9,256
Insert your CD-ROM driver line here
In the CONFIG.SYS file shown above, replace the last line in the
example with the line from your current CONFIG.SYS file on drive C:
that runs your CD-ROM drivers. It is important that you use your
CD-ROM line and not our example, otherwise your CD-ROM drive will
not function properly.
Additionally, if your graphics card requires a VESA driver, it
should go here as well.
Step 4: Type EDIT AUTOEXEC.BAT and press Enter. The DOS Editor
program will appear.
If you used our Boot Disk-maker, then just make sure these lines, are
similar to the lines, in the [AUTOEXEC.BAT] example below. Type REM
and a space in front of all other lines not listed.
If you are making your own Boot Disk manually, then type in the lines,
like the [AUTOEXEC.BAT] example below.
When you are finished typing the lines, press ALT-F to bring up the
File menu, and then type X to exit the DOS Edit program. When it asks
you if you want to save your file, choose Yes.
[AUTOEXEC.BAT]
@ECHO OFF
PROMPT $P$G
Insert your PATH statement here
LH C:\DOS\MSCDEX.EXE /D:MSCD000
SET SOUND=C:\SB 16
SET BLASTER=A220 15 D1 H5 P330 T6
C:\SB I6\DIAGNOSE /S
C:\SB 16SET /P /Q
SETMIDI=SYNTH:I MAP:E
C:\MOUSE\MOUSE.EXE
CD\TWINSEN
TWINSEN
In the AUTOEXEC.BAT file shown above, you would replace the third line
with the SET PATH command from your current AUTOEXEC.BAT file on drive
C:. Replace the fourth line with the line from your current
AUTOEXEC.BAT file on drive C: that loads MSCDEX.EXE. It is important
that you use your CD-ROM line and not our example, otherwise your
CD-ROM drive will not function properly.
You may also have special lines in your C:\AUTOEXEC.BAT file that
help your sound card to function properly. It is very important that
you copy those lines into this new file on A: so your sound card can
work.
Replace the examples on lines 5 through 9 with the appropriate lines
from your AUTOEXEC.BAT file.
If you do not know which line from your current AUTOEXEC.BAT runs your
CD-ROM drivers, or which lines are for your sound card, you should
contact the hardware manufacturer of the item in question.
Line 10 which loads your mouse driver is only an example. The command
to load your mouse driver is most likely different than our example.
Replace line 10 with the command that loads your mouse driver.
Step 5: Leave the disk in the drive and reboot your system. The game
should start and everything should be working properly.
NOTE: Some systems require special steps in order to boot from a floppy
disk. If you are not in the Twinsen's Odyssey directory after attempting to
boot from the floppy, contact the system manufacturer to learn what
steps must be taken to start from a boot disk.
SECTION 8 - THREE WAYS TO PLAY FROM A MS-DOS PROMPT
The DOS version of Twinsen's Odyssey can only run from a DOS prompt.
With today's PC compatible systems, there are three ways to get to the
DOS prompt:
A. ----------MS-DOS 6.22----------
Booting into DOS 6.22 (also called by Windows 95 "Previous version of
MS-DOS" ). This is the preferred method to run Twinsen's Odyssey, and
it is the only way on a system without Windows 95. On systems with
Windows 95 you may be able to select this mode, during booting process,
by pressing the F8 key. Depending on the method used to install Windows
95, this option may not be available.
Advantage: Avoids potential conflicts between Windows 95 display &
sound drivers and the DOS drivers used by the Twinsen's Odyssey
game. SETUP works reliably.
Disadvantage: On systems with Windows 95, your 16-bit CD-ROM and
Mouse drivers may not be installed (CONFIG.SYS and
AUTOEXEC.BAT files may have to be updated).
B. ---------MS-DOS MODE----------
Boot into DOS 7.0, by clicking the START button, then choosing SHUTDOWN.
Now choose RESTART THE COMPUTER IN MS-DOS MODE.
Advantage: Avoids potential conflicts between Windows 95 display &
sound drivers and the DOS drivers used by the Twinsen's Odyssey
game. SETUP works reliably.
Disadvantage: On systems with Windows 95, your "old style DOS" CD-ROM
and Mouse drivers may not be installed, and you may
have to find and load 16-bit drivers in order to be able
to access the CD-ROM drive, or the mouse.
C. ----------MS-DOS PROMPT OF WINDOWS 95----------
To use the MS-DOS prompt of Windows 95, click the START button, then
choose PROGRAMS. Now choose MS-DOS Prompt.
Advantage: Guarantees that the CD-ROM driver and the Mouse driver are
available (without a need to load older 16-bit drivers).
The Virtual Memory available to Windows can also be used
by the game (this improves performance of the game on
machines with more than 8 MB of RAM).
Disadvantage: It is often impossible to do automatic sound card
detection, since Windows intercepts all of the I/O and IRQ
requests, and returns unpredictable results to the
auto-detection software. Even after manual setup, there
is a potential for DMA or IRQ conflicts between the
resources allocated by the Windows 95 Resource Manager, and
the resources detected by the DOS setup program. On some
systems (we have seen this on an HP machine) the VESA BIOS
calls are not supported in the DOS Box (i.e. They are
supported in MS-DOS MODE).
SECTION 9 - PERFORMANCE TIPS
Make sure that your sound card is configured for 16-bit stereo sound.
All of the game sounds are stored as 16-bit wave files. Playing these
wave files on 8-bit cards will require time consuming conversion,
resulting in choppy movies, and poor sound quality.
SECTION 10 - IF YOU STILL HAVE PROBLEMS...
If you have any comments, questions or suggestions about
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90...)
4. Video and sound card makes and models (e.g. Diamond Stealth
64 video, Sound Blaster 16 sound...)
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