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################################################################ Star Wars(R) Yoda's Challenge(TM) Activity Center ReadMe Demo Version 1.0 7/7/99 ################################################################ Thank you for playing the Star Wars Yoda's Challenge Activity Center demo. We recommend that you read this file to get up-to-date information about installing, running, and maximizing the performance of Yoda's Challenge. For the very latest updates related to Yoda's Challenge, be sure to check the Lucas Learning web site at www.lucaslearning.com Contents of the ReadMe File: 1) GENERAL INFORMATION A) A Message from George Lucas B) Minimum System Requirements C) Memory D) Game Crash Issues 2) TROUBLESHOOTING A) Compatibility Issues B) Solutions to Common Problems 3) PLAYING STAR WARS YODA'S CHALLENGE A) Skipping Movies B) Keyboard Commands C) Options Settings in Saved Player Files 4) HOW TO CONTACT LUCAS LEARNING LTD. A) Where to Find Us Online 1) Help Me Obi-Wan Kenobi... B) Technical Support Fax C) Technical Support Mailing Address 5) HOW TO PURCHASE STAR WARS YODA'S CHALLENGE ################################################################# 1) GENERAL INFORMATION A) A Message from George Lucas, Creative Director of Lucas Learning Ltd. Many years ago as a filmmaker I developed an interest in interactive technologies. As I began to work with them, I realized that they had great potential for opening up new kinds of learning experiences for young people. They offered an alternative to some of the traditional approaches to education that did not work for me as a youth. As a result, for over 15 years I've been committed to finding ways to capture kids' natural interest in learning and engage them more actively and productively in the learning process. Lucas Learning reflects my own passion for learning as it creates products like this one. Yoda's Challenge Activity Center engages the player in the challenge of six exciting, content-rich missions. I hope you enjoy the experience and that it will contribute to your own lifetime of learning. George Lucas B) Minimum System Requirements The minimum requirements for running Yoda's Challenge on your Macintosh system are as follows: COMPUTER: Apple Macintosh and 100% compatibles. OPERATING SYSTEM: Macintosh OS version 7.6 or higher. CPU: Minimum 160 MHz PowerPC 603e, 120 MHz PowerPC 604, or any G3 or higher processor required. CD-ROM Drive: 4X CD-ROM drive minimum required. MEMORY: 32MB RAM minimum required. INPUT DEVICES: Mouse and keyboard required. DISPLAY: 640x480 display with thousands of colors required. HARD DISK SPACE: Demo installation requires 105MB of free hard disk space. C) Memory Yoda's Challenge requires at least 12 MB free memory available to run. You may need to turn off some system extensions in order to meet this requirement. Use of Apple's Virtual Memory with Yoda's Challenge is not recommended. To find out how much memory is currently available on your system, click on the Apple menu and select ABOUT THIS COMPUTER. Look at the value next to LARGEST UNUSED BLOCK. This value indicates how much memory is available to run Yoda's Challenge. If the amount of memory available is below what is needed to run Yoda's Challenge, please try one of the following: Quit out of all other applications before running the game. Each application that is running on your computer takes up some memory that Yoda's Challenge could be using. If the available memory on your system is low, quit out of these applications then restart your computer. Disable unnecessary extensions and control panels. Turning off any extensions and control panels that are not essential to playing Yoda's Challenge may free up some of the memory you need. Before disabling any extensions or control panels, you should first save your current configuration. To do this*, click on the Apple menu, select CONTROL PANELS, then EXTENSIONS MANAGER. Next, click on the FILE menu in the Finder, and select NEW SET. A dialogue box will appear on your screen, asking you for a set name. Type Standard in this dialogue box and click OK to save the set. Next, turn off everything** in Extensions Manager except: Sound Manager, AppleVision, PrintMonitor, Desktop Printing, your printer driver, and your CD-ROM driver (either the Apple CD-ROM extension or your particular third-party driver). Choose NEW SET again from the FILE menu in the Finder, and name this set Yoda's Challenge. Before running Yoda's Challenge, select the Yoda's Challenge set from the SELECTED SET pop-up menu at the top of the Extensions Manager screen, then restart your computer. To restore your default extensions and control panel configuration, choose Standard from the SELECTED SET pop-up menu and restart your computer. * NOTE: The procedure for managing system extensions and control panels may vary depending on the version of Mac OS currently installed on your computer. Consult Mac OS Help for directions specific to your system software. ** NOTE: Some third-party hardware components require their own drivers to function properly. If this hardware is essential to running your computer (e.g. your monitor or hard drive), DO NOT disable the extensions and/or control panels that control this hardware. Consult the user manual for the hardware in question to find out which extensions and/or control panels are essential. Turn off any RAM disks. If you have created a RAM disk on your computer, turn it off and restart your computer before running Yoda's Challenge. To turn off a RAM disk, click on the Apple menu, select CONTROL PANELS, then MEMORY. In the RAM DISK section of the Memory control panel, click the OFF button, then restart your computer. Reduce the disk cache size. Reducing the size of the disk cache on your computer to its minimum setting may increase the amount of memory available to run Yoda's Challenge. However, this may result in slower disk access. To reduce the disk cache to its minimum setting, click on the Apple menu, select CONTROL PANELS, then MEMORY. Click the down arrow next to the Cache Size indicator in the Disk Cache section of the Memory control panel until the number displayed reaches its lowest possible setting, then restart your computer. Turn off Appletalk. Disabling your Appletalk networking software may free up some memory, depending on the network configuration currently in use. To turn off Appletalk, click on the Apple menu, select CHOOSER, change the setting for Appletalk to Inactive, then restart your computer. NOTE: Remember to turn Appletalk back on before attempting to access the networking functions of your computer. Turn on Virtual Memory*. If, after attempting to free up as much memory as possible, you find that your computer still does not have the free memory required to run Yoda's Challenge, you may need to turn on Virtual Memory. To turn on Virtual Memory, click the Apple menu, select CONTROL PANELS, then MEMORY. Click the ON button in the Virtual Memory section of the Memory control panel. Next, click the arrow keys next to the name of the selected hard drive to adjust the amount of memory you wish Virtual Memory to provide. This amount should be set high enough so that when you restart your computer, there is at least 11,292K available under Largest Unused Block in the About This Computer window. Once you have made the necessary adjustments to Virtual Memory, restart your computer. * NOTE: Use of Virtual Memory with Yoda's Challenge is not recommended. D) Game Crash Issues If the game unexpectedly freezes up, returns you to your desktop, or if you experience any other severe problems, you should try to properly restart your computer. This will help to prevent possible problems related to the error that you have experienced. If you end up at a black screen or the screen appears frozen, please press ESC, SPACEBAR, or RETURN before trying anything else. If your screen remains black for an extended period of time, restart your computer. 2) TROUBLESHOOTING A) Compatibility Issues Third-party RAM Extender Utilities Under no circumstances should you attempt to run Yoda's Challenge in conjunction with a third-party RAM extender. If you are short of memory, see section 1-C ("Memory") of this ReadMe file for more information. B) Solutions to Common Problems When I run the installer, the program tells me I need to have System 7.6 installed to run the game. Star Wars Yoda's Challenge was designed to run on Mac OS version 7.6 or higher. In order to run the game, you need to upgrade your system software to Mac OS version 7.6 or higher. Contact the manufacturer of your computer for information about upgrading your system software. 3) PLAYING STAR WARS YODA'S CHALLENGE A) Skipping Movies To skip through any of the Yoda's Challenge movies, click the mouse or press any key on the computer keyboard. B) Keyboard Commands KEY FUNCTION All Areas CMD-Q Quit out of game ESC Skip current line of dialogue Any key Skip movie or opening animation Explore Gungan Caves Up arrow Move forward Down arrow Move backward Left arrow Turn left Right arrow Turn right Trap Droids 1 Play beat on large drum 2 Play beat on medium drum 3 Play beat on small drum C) Options Settings in Saved Player Files The selections you make in the game Options screen will not be saved in your Player files, as these settings are designed to affect the program as a whole, not individual playing sessions. 4) HOW TO CONTACT LUCAS LEARNING LTD. A) Where to Find Us Online Visit the Lucas Learning web site at www.lucaslearning.com. You can reach us through the Technical Support section of the Lucas Learning web site. From there, you will have the option to receive online technical support through the 'Help Me, Obi-Wan Kenobi...' page, browse technical documents, or leave a message for an online representative. 1) Help Me, Obi-Wan Kenobi... We are proud to feature the 'Help Me, Obi-Wan Kenobi...' page, which is available in the Technical Support section of the Lucas Learning web site at www.lucaslearning.com. Here, Obi-Wan offers interactive solutions to technical issues based on information you provide. Obi-Wan offers technical support 24 hours a day, seven days a week. If Help Me, Obi-Wan Kenobi... is unable to provide you with a solution to your problem, you will be give the option to submit an e-mail message to an online representative. B) Technical Support Fax For your convenience, we also offer the option of faxing your technical questions to (415) 448-8999. Please be sure to include your computer's specifications, as well as a detailed description of the problem you are encountering. When sending us a fax, please include your name, return fax phone number with the area code, and a voice phone number so we can contact you if we experience any problems when trying to fax you back. C) Technical Support Mailing Address Lucas Learning Ltd. P.O. Box 10667 San Rafael, CA 94912 Attn: Product Support 5) HOW TO PURCHASE STAR WARS YODA'S CHALLENGE Look for Yoda's Challenge at your local retailer! For your convenience you can order your copy online at www.lucaslearning.com or by calling toll-free 1-888-887-7909. ################################################################# (C) Lucas Learning Ltd. and its licensors. (C) Lucasfilm Ltd. & TM. All rights reserved. Used under authorization.