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- Betrayal at Krondor FREE RELEASE
- Version 1.02 Release Notes
-
- IMPORTANT NOTICE
- Sierra will not be able to provide direct technical assistance for
- the free download version of Betrayal at Krondor. We do provide common
- troubleshooting tips that should correct many issues you may experience
- (See the BAKTS document for more information).
-
- INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
- Once you download Betrayal at Krondor, you will need to expand the self
- extracting KRONDORZ.EXE file. To accomplish this, copy the KRONDORZ.EXE
- file into your TEMP directory on the hard drive. Once you have done this,
- launch the KRONDORZ.EXE file by double-clicking on it (if you are running
- Windows). If you are running in MS-DOS, you will need to create a
- SIERRA\KRONDOR directory on your C drive, copy the KRONDORZ.EXE FILE into
- that directory, then run the KRONDORZ.EXE file. Below is an example of the
- steps to follow for MS-DOS installation:
-
- 1) from your C:\ DOS prompt, type: MD SIERRA\KRONDOR <<ENTER>>
- 2) type: COPY C:\TEMP\KRONDORZ.EXE C:\SIERRA\KRONDOR\ <<ENTER>>
- 3) type: CD\ <<ENTER>>
- 4) type: CD\SIERRA\KRONDOR <<ENTER>>
- 5) type: KRONDORZ <<ENTER>>
-
- Now you will be able to install the disk version of Krondor. Launch the
- SETUP program from the directory you just extracted the game files into.
-
- The SETUP program will add several icons to your SIERRA program group
- or folder. One icon will add a utility to launch the Krondor Install
- program. You will need to run this utility so you may select the
- appropriate SOUND card configuration for the game. In addition, SETUP
- will add an icon for the Krondor game manual file. The game manual is
- provided in a Microsoft Write file format. NOTE -- the game manual
- required Windows 3.1, 3.1.1, or Windows '95 for proper viewing.
-
-
- GENERAL NOTES
- Betrayal at Krondor is a complex game with many intricate subplots.
- When you encounter an important character, or come across an important
- piece of information, you may want to take a few notes. You may also find
- it useful to go back and visit important characters or places more than
- once, as you might receive new information.
-
- Some actions could require multiple attempts. For example, you can
- retreat from MOST combat situations, but your odds of success on any
- given turn are less than 50%. Don't be discouraged if your first try
- fails, subsequent attempts could provide different results.
-
- To improve performance on some systems, it helps to load a disk caching
- utility like Microsoft's SMARTDRV.EXE program. Disk caching utilities
- reduce the number of times a program has to access the hard drive,
- speeding up certain program operations. If you are using a boot disk to
- run Betrayal at Krondor, you may want to add a line to the boot disk
- CONFIG.SYS or AUTOEXEC.BAT file that loads such a utility. For full
- instructions on loading the disk caching utility of your choice onto your
- boot disk, please refer to the manufacturer's documentation.
-
- The BOOKMARK option is an excellent way to save your game, but it should
- not be used exclusively, as you will have no backups. (If you accidently
- use this option during a particularly tough point in the game, it is nice
- to have some other games to restore to.)
-
- If you have more than 1 Mg of free Expanded Memory, Krondor will use this
- extra memory, thus allowing your game to run faster and smoother. Also,
- if you are playing the game with less than 595,000 bytes of conventional
- memory, some sounds may not be played. This will not affect gameplay. You
- can free up enough memory to play the sounds by creating a boot disk.
- Re-run the install program from the Krondor directory on your hard drive
- and select the "Make Bootable Floppy" option.
-
- Do not allow ALL your characters to become incapacitated or "frozen"
- during combat. Even though they are not "down," if none of your
- characters can move, the enemy will sweep in and kill them, thus ending
- the game.
-
-
- STACKER
- We have found that Betrayal of Krondor works best with Stacker if you
- remove the /EMS or /UM switch from your CONFIG.SYS file (on your boot
- disk only). You will want to remove these switches so your computer will
- not cache to Expanded Memory, or to Upper Memory. (Consult your DOS or
- Stacker manual for more information on editing this file.)
-
-
- DOS 6.0 AND DOUBLESPACE
- For DOS 6.0 and Doublspace users, you may want to redirect Krondor's
- TEMP.GAM file to your UNCOMPRESSED drive. To do this, go to the Krondor
- directory and load the "RESOURCE.CFG" file using a text editor or word
- processor. Then add the following line: TEMPDRIVE = H:\ (Note: If
- your uncompressed drive uses a different drive designation, replace the
- "H" in the line above with the correct drive letter.)
-
-
- MANUAL INSTALL INSTRUCTIONS
- Sierra On-Line's Technical Support department prepared the following
- instructions as an added service to our customers. PLEASE NOTE: NEITHER
- SIERRA NOR DYNAMIX MAKE ANY CLAIMS, GUARANTEES, AND/OR PROMISES THAT THE
- FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS WILL WORK ON ANY AND/OR ALL COMPUTER SYSTEMS.
-
- If you are experiencing problems with the Betrayal at Krondor INSTALL
- program, the following instructions will allow you to manually copy the
- game to your hard disk drive.
-
- NOTE: The following instructions should be used only as a last resort.
- Try using a Betrayal at Krondor Boot Disk first. Start the INSTALL
- utility and choose the "Make bootable floppy disk" option. After
- creating the Boot Disk, reboot your computer and run the Betrayal at
- Krondor install program. If the install program continues to fail then
- use these directions to manually copy the program to your computer's
- hard disk drive.
-
- 1) Check your hard disk drive to confirm that you have at least 15 Megs
- of disk space available. IMPORTANT NOTE: If you are installing
- Betrayal at Krondor to a drive using disk compression (i.e.
- DoubleSpace, Stacker, SuperStor...) you will need at least 30 Megs
- free prior to installation. Run the "CHKDSK" utility to verify "bytes
- available on disk".
-
- 2) Create a DYNAMIX directory, and then a KRONDOR subdirectory under
- Dynamix. Copy all the files from each disk into the \DYNAMIX\KRONDOR
- subdirectory.
-
- 3) Go to the \DYNAMIX\KRONDOR directory on your hard drive.
-
- IMPORTANT: Make sure to include the space period at the end of the next
- command.
-
- 4) Now type: UNCHUNK RESOURCE.000 .
-
- 5) As soon as the RESOURCE file has finished decompressing, delete that
- RESOURCE by typing:
-
- DEL RESOURCE.000
-
- 6) Repeat steps 4 and 5 again on RESOURCE.001, through RESOURCE.006 by
- substituting the appropriate resource number extension in the unchunk
- and del statements in steps 4 and 5.
-
- NOTE: Be sure to unchunk these resource files in order. If you make a
- mistake, or if the unchunked files are in the wrong order, you will need
- to erase all of the files from the \DYNAMIX\KRONDOR directory and all
- subdirectories, then follow steps 2 through 5 again.
-
- 7) After all resource files have been "unchunked", run the install
- program from the \DYNAMIX\KRONDOR subdirectory by typing INSTALL at
- the KRONDOR prompt. Check to confirm that the sound and music
- settings are correct. Choose "ACCEPT THESE CHOICES" from the options
- in the program. Follow all the other prompts as they appear.
-
- 8) Exit out of the Install program and try running the Krondor program by
- typing KRONDOR.
-
- If you continue to experience any problems, or if you have any questions
- concerning any of the above steps, our technical support team will be
- more than happy to assist you. Please call (209) 683-8989 between 8:15
- AM and 4:45 PM Monday through Friday. We can also be reached by fax at
- (209) 683-3633, by BBS at (209) 683-4463, or by mail at the following
- address:
-
- SIERRA ON-LINE
- P.O. BOX 800
- COARSEGOLD, CA 93614-0800
- ATTN: TECHNICAL SUPPORT
-
- In Europe, please contact our office in Berkshire, England. The Customer
- Service phone number is [44] 734 303171, the Hint number is [44] 734-
- 304004, the BBS number is [44] 734-304227, the Fax number is [44] 734
- 303201, and the address is:
-
- SIERRA ON-LINE LIMITED
- UNIT 2, THEALE TECHNOLOGY CENTRE
- STATION ROAD
- THEALE
- BERKSHIRE, ENGLAND
- RG7 4AA
-
- Please outline the problems along with specific information about your
- computer system, and we will gladly respond to your fax or letter as soon
- as possible.
-