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- DOMINATION: EPISODE I - FIRST CONTACT (SHAREWARE). (C) 1997 Xtreme Games LLC.
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- I. Installation
- II. Playing the Game
- III. Troubleshooting
- IV. Using REX++
- V. Using the Level of Detail Control
- VI. Getting the latest info on the DOMINATION series
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- I. INSTALLATION (for CD-ROM version only)
-
- Minimum Requirements
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- Pentium 75 (Pentium 100 recommended)
- 16 MB Ram
- 25 MB Free Hard Disk
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- DOS Based Installation
-
- DOMINATION: EPISODE I - First Contact is contained in a single directory
- "DOMINAT1" on the CD-ROM. From MS-DOS or from a MS-DOS session within Windows 95
- simply change drives to your CD-ROM. For example, if your CD-ROM is drive D:
- then you would type at the command prompt:
-
- D:
-
- Then change directories to the DOMINAT1 sub directory:
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- D:\CD DOMINAT1
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- Then to install DOMINATION: EPISODE I simply type INSTALL.EXE eg.
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- D:\DOMINAT1\INSTALL.EXE
-
- This will launch the installer which is menu driven. Install the game into
- the drive and directory of your choice. After the game is installed the
- sound setup program will be launched automatically to setup your sound.
- Follow the menus and setup your sound for sound system.
-
- Windows 95
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- From Windows Explorer or from "My Computer" navigate into your CD-ROM drive
- and navigate into the DOMINAT1 directory on your CD-ROM. To install DOMINATION I
- run the install program INSTALL.EXE this will guide you through the installation
- of DOMINATION I and the sound setup.
-
-
- II. PLAYING THE GAME
-
- DOMINATION I is controlled from the keyboard and has a great many options
- such as Heads Up Display, Wetware Gadgets and a lot of weapons. Here are
- the controls:
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- <ESC> - Display Control Panel
- <LEFT ARROW> - Rotate Left
- <RIGHT ARROW> - Rotate Right
- <UP ARROW> - Move Forward.
- <DOWN ARROW> - Move Backward.
- <ALT> - Enable Strafing.
- <ALT+D> - Toggle Level of Detail on the fly.
- <SPACE BAR> - Inspect/Use Object.
- <CTRL> - Fire Weapon.
- <X> - Jump Up.
- <C> - Crouch Down.
- <LEFT BRACKET> - Select Previous Weapon in Arsenal.
- <RIGHT BRACKET> - Select Next Weapon in Arsenal.
- <F1> - Toggle System HUD.
- <F2> - Toggle Bio-Stats HUD.
- <F3> - Toggle WETWARE HUD.
- <F4> - Toggle Weapon Display HUD.
- <F5> - Toggle Ammunition stores HUD.
- <F6> - Toggle all HUDS.
- <SEMI COLON> - Scroll Down on WETWARE Menu HUD.
- <APOSTROPHE> - Scroll Up on WETWARE Menu HUD.
- <ENTER KEY> - Toggle current WETWARE item On/Off.
-
- Game play is simple: kill everything, collect everything and when you find a
- computer hack around in it.
-
- To exit a level you must find a computer workstation that has
- teleporter software and then engage the teleportation program.
- The only way for you to determine if a workstation has
- teleporter software is to "hack" around in the computer looking
- for commands and programs to execute with the DIR command. Once you
- have found the teleportation program "TELEPORTLEVEL" and launched it,
- you will undoubtedly need a password. The password can be found
- somewhere within the computer LOGS files. After teleporting you will
- see a statistics screen that will show you how you did on the level
- and your time verses the par time.
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- When you have finished the levels of a world then you will be
- teleported to the next world (long range teleport) and receive
- the thanks of of any remaining organic creatures. When you
- have finished the three worlds then you...I guess you'll just
- have to play!
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- III. TROUBLESHOOTING
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- Crashes in Windows 95
-
- DOMINATION I is a 32-bit Protected mode application and likes to run in pure DOS
- rather than from a DOS session under Windows 95. So if you are having
- trouble running from a Windows 95 DOS session try re-starting in MS-DOS mode.
- You can start MS-DOS mode from the Windows 95 Start Menu by choosing shutdown
- and selecting restart the computer in MS-DOS mode or by rebooting the
- computer and pressing the F8 key during the start up phase.
-
- If you are still experiencing crashes, try changing your EMM386
- line in your CONFIG.SYS file to no EMS. To do this, edit your config.sys file
- with any text editor and look for the line that reads EMM386.EXE. Add NOEMS to
- the end of this line. If there is RAM statment or any numbers then you must
- delete them. For example, if your EMM386.EXE line reads something like:
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- device=C:\DOS\EMM386.EXE RAM 1024
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- then you would change it to:
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- device=C:\DOS\EMM386.EXE NOEMS
-
- *Sound Problems*
-
- If your sound or music is not audible or doesn't sound correct
- then try running SETSOUND.EXE and re-selecting a different
- sound card for either digital or midi.
- If problems continue, try running the game in
- MS-DOS mode or changing the settings of your sound card and
- setting up the sound again with SETSOUND.EXE.
-
- *Memory Problems*
-
- DOMINATION II has a virtual memory manager and should run fine in
- 16MB of RAM. DOMINATION II may run on some systems with less than 16MB
- of RAM, but performance may be degraded.
-
- *Speed Problems*
-
- If you find that DOMINATION II doesn't run fast enough then try running
- the game from pure DOS and make sure you have a disk caching
- program such as SMARTDRIVE. Or buy a faster computer! You can
- also try switching to low detail mode (see section VI. below).
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- IV. USING REX++
-
- *Programming*
-
- REX++ is a programming language created specifically for the
- DOMINATION series. REX++ is based on the BASIC programming
- language with the free form syntax found in C. The programming
- language can be found within the virtual computers in the game.
- To use the language you must run the interpreter from within
- a virtual computer, this is accomplished by typing "REX++" at
- the virtual computer command prompt.
-
- A manual on the use of the language and its keywords can be
- found on the DOMINATION CD-ROM under the name REXPP.DOC. Read
- this document using a MS Word compatible program such as
- MS Word or MS Wordpad. The manual will give you enough
- information and examples to create cool little programs.
-
- *Troubleshooting*
-
- REX++ gives you a lot of freedom when programming and it's possible that you
- might be able to create a program that crashes the language interpreter.
- Therefore, when you are programming in REX++ keep in mind that you are
- using a real language and a real IDE, so if you really try to write bad
- programs then you will probably be able to do so! Some common errors that
- can cause problems are:
-
- 1. Defining variables more than once.
- 2. Sending parameters that are out of range.
- 3. Performing illegal or non-real mathematical calculations.
-
- If you avoid the above pitfalls then you shouldn't run into any problems with
- REX++.
-
- TIP: if you are going to do something risky then be sure to save your
- position in the game first!
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- V. USING THE LEVEL OF DETAIL CONTROL
-
- In the main control panel of the game under OPTIONS you can switch the level
- of detail from low to high. Low detail speeds up the game by flat
- shading the floors and removing the ceilings instead of using full texture
- mapping. Alas, there is a small penalty for doing this! There are a few
- secrets in the game that won't be so obvious without the texture mapping and
- floor lighting. So, to help you out we have added a quick Level of Detail Toggle,
- so that you can switch the LOD on the fly. While playing DOMINATION I, simply
- press <ALT+D> and the Level of Detail will toggle from low to high and back.
-
- However, even without the extra hints a real Cyborg could carry out
- his mission!
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- VI. GETTING THE LATEST INFO ON THE DOMINATION SERIES
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- You can find the latest tips, bug fixes, patches, and general
- information about DOMINATION by loging into the official
- DOMINATION Web Site at:
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- http://www.xgames3d.com
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