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- C C L A U N C H
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- C O M M A N D & C O N Q U E R
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- LAUNCHINGPROGRAM - VERSION 2.03
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- Copyright (c) 1996 By Jacob Pedersen
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- Release date: 18-03-96
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- WHAT IS CCLAUNCH?
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- CCLAUNCH is used to launch Command & Conquer without having all those
- different, and hard to manage, batchprograms for C&C. This program contains
- all (I hope) that you could ever want when needing to start C&C quickly and
- easily.
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- CCLAUNCH takes control off both your CD-ROM version and your Harddisk
- version of Command & Conquer (if you have one). It also supports The Covert
- Operations if you have invested in this!
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- All the potentials of CCLAUNCH you can figure out when changing CC.BAT to
- fit your system, reading the install-info, and when running CCLAUNCH!
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- FILELIST
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- The following files should be included:
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- - CC.BAT
- - CCLAUNCH.BAT
- - CCLIB.EXE
- - CCLAUNCH.DOC
- - IPX.BAT
- - NOD.SID
- - NOD.GIF
- - GDAT.0
- - GAME.DES
- - SUB0.DES
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- If any file is missing you should get get another copy of CCLAUNCH!
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- COMMAND & CONQUER DIRECTORY STRUCTURE
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- This is an outcast to how you can place your C&C versions and data.
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- C&C-C&CCDROM (CD-ROM Installation)
- -C&CHDISK-CDROM (HD Installation and CD-ROM files dir.)
- -C&CDATA-NOD (NOD general.mix-file and savegames)
- -GDI (GDI general.mix-file and savegames)
- -COVERT (Covert Operations general.mix-file and savegames)
- -GAMEDATS (Game.dat-files and descriptions)
- -MULTIMAP-SUB1
- ....
- -SUB9 (1-9 subdirs with 1-99 multiplayer maps)
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- If you do not have a harddisk version, you can leave out C&CHDISK.
- If you do not have Covert Operations, you can leave out Covert.
- If you do not have more than 100 multiplayer maps, you can leave out MULTIMAP
- (+subs).
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- INSTALLING CCLAUNCH
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- Unzip the archive into a seperate directory and add the directory to your
- path, or unzip it into your batch-directory or any other directory that you
- have a path to (DOS/WINDOWS).
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- Copy the following files to your C&C CD-ROM version directory:
- - NOD.GIF
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- Copy the following files to BOTH your C&C directories (or just your CD-ROM if
- you don't have a HD version):
- - GDAT.0
- - NOD.SID
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- If you have more than 100 multiplayer maps, copy SUB0.DES to the MULTIMAP
- directory.
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- Make a directory for your GAME.DAT files and copy them there (The original
- GAME.DAT is called 'GAME.DAT'. Others are numbered GAME<1-9>.DAT). Copy
- GAME.DES to this directory too. If you want a description of your other
- GAME.DAT's, make text-files, like GAME.DES, called GAME<1-9>.DES. The
- description should not be longer than 74 characters!
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- Copy your NOD-savegames to your NOD-subdirectory in your HD-version dir.
- Copy your GDI-savegames to your GDI-subdirectory in your HD-version dir.
- Copy your COVERT-savegames to your COVERT-subdirectory in your HD-version dir.
- (To allow new missions, in form of savegames, to be seperated)
-
- Edit the SET lines in CC.BAT to match your computer!!!
- Edit the path to your network drivers in IPX.BAT.
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- If you don't know how to run C&C from the harddisk, that's too bad.
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- Make sure that ANSI.SYS is being loaded in your CONFIG.SYS.
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- If you don't have VPIC, you won't be able to see the NOD-logo!
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- RUNNING C&C FOR THE FIRST TIME
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- Use CC.BAT to run the launcher, not CCLAUNCH.BAT!
- Simply type CC!
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- "Harddisk version" is a version of C&C, which is fooled to run without the
- CD's. This is useful when you play multiplayer games with your friends,
- meaning;
- - You never forget your C&C CD-ROMS (happens a LOT!)
- - Runs/launches faster (always a great thing)
- - Now you are able to listen to your new audio-CD's when playing (instead of
- the music in C&C which gets "old" very fast (If you buy The Covert Ops you
- get new soundtracks!)
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- Of course when you play single, you want the cool movie-sequences, so here
- the CD-version is prefered.
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- If you choose Multiplayer, make sure that you have a path to your IPX.BAT.
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- Note: If you have a harddisk version; Choose Harddisk version and GDI side the
- first time you run CC.BAT.
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- If you get the 'Out of environment' error, add this line to your CONFIG.SYS:
- Shell = C:\COMMAND.COM C:\ /E:1024 /P (Or similar that fits your system)
- If you still get the error, increase 1024 to a bigger number (f.i. 2048).
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- If you can not get CCLAUNCH to work on your system... That's too bad.
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- RUNNING MULTIPLAYER GAMES WITH CCLAUNCH
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- < Contents of "IPX.BAT" file>
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- @echo off
- if "%1" == "u" goto unload
- if %ipx% == 1 goto end
- set ipx=1
- lh c:\net\lsl > nul
- lh c:\net\ne2000 > nul
- lh c:\net\ipxodi /a > nul
- goto end
- :unload
- lh c:\net\ipxodi /u > nul
- lh c:\net\ne2000 u > nul
- lh c:\net\lsl u > nul
- set ipx=0
- :end
-
- This is my network batch-file for when I'm running network games. The
- importent thing here is that the variable "ipx" is set to 1 to indicate that
- network drivers has been run. CCLAUNCH uses this variable to check if a
- network game should be launched. Make sure that you set "ipx" to 1 when you
- run C&C network games!
- If you haven't run your network-drivers, CCLAUNCH will ask if
- you want to run a networkgame. If you type yes, CCLAUNCH will call IPX.BAT and
- you don't have to abort and load drivers.
- When starting CCLAUNCH and "ipx" is set to 1, a harddisk network game is
- started automaticly.
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- NEW FEATURES AND FIXES SINCE 2.00
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- ■ Asks if you are sure that what to run a network game (when starting CC with
- IPX=1).
- ■ Automaticly detects your harddisk label.
- ■ Colour error after "credit-bar" corrected.
- ■ A few facelifts.
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- NEW FEATURES AND FIXES SINCE 2.01
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- ■ Text-printing error with some multiplaying combinations corrected
- ■ Real colour error after credit-bar corrected (I wished!).
- ■ DOS4GW text hidden.
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- NEW FEATURES AND FIXES SINCE 2.02
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- ■ A few facelifts.
- ■ IPX.BAT improved to be able to uninstall drivers and take up less memory.
- ■ Copying of highscore-list perfected.
- ■ Error corrected: 'Are you sure you want to run a HD network game?' assuming,
- with AutoStart=None, that a harddisk game should be run if NO is answered.
- ■ Multible GAME.DATs support added.
- ■ Support for The Covert Operations added.
- ■ Possibility of seperating savegames added.
- ■ Possibility to have 1-9 libs with 99 multiplayer maps (Total of 891).
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- FINAL NOTES
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- CCLAUNCH is NOT shareware! You DO NOT have to pay any money to use this
- program! Even though I used a lot of time inventing, designing and creating it,
- I cannot charge any money (donations are welcome though).
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- I am NOT to blame for any damage caused by using CCLAUNCH directly or
- indirectly! Now don't be alerted, as I can't see any way that CCLAUNCH (or VPIC)
- should be able to damage anything!!!
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- CCLAUNCH was at the begining not intended to be spread. I made it to ease MY
- launching of C&C when playing with my friends. But the program quickly got more
- and more advanced, and I finally decided to make a spreadable version.
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- If you think that this document is a big mess, then you are absolutely right!
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- If you want to get in touch with me for any reason, these are my
- mail-adresses :
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- E-Mail : jacobp@apollo.roskildees.dk
- Snail : Jacob Pedersen
- Helligkorsvej 79
- 4000 Roskilde
- Denmark
- Homepage : -The Circle Of Destruction-
- http://apollo.roskildees.dk/~jacobp
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- Support Westwood and any other software firm, by buying their games. This will
- make sure that more execellent games, like Command & Conquer, will be created
- plus increase the standard by allowing the developers to spend more money
- on development.
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- Command & Conquer and Command & Conquer: The Covert Operations
- are trademarks of Westwood Studios, Inc.
- (C) 1995, 1996 Westwood Studios, Inc. All rights reserved.
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- VPIC is copyrighted by Bob Montgomery
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