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- | Install Notes for Surface Tension (tm) DEMO |
- | Version 1.4.96 |
- | Copyright (c) 1996 by Compro Games (1994) Ltd. |
- | All Rights Reserved |
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- | Context |
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- [1] System requirments
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- [2] Custom installation
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- [2.1] Screen mode
- [2.2] Method
- [2.3] Path
- [2.4] Progress window
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- [3] Sound installation
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- [3.1] Supported sound cards
- [3.2] Sound card selection
- [3.3] Sound testing
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- [4] Quick installation
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- [5] Trouble Shooting
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- [1] System requirments :
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- ■ Miminal requirements :
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- CPU : 486DX2 66Mhz
- RAM memory : 8Mb
- Disk space : 14Mb
- CD drive : 2x
- Display : SVGA
- Sound card : Any supported sound card (see section [3])
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- ■ Recommended requirements :
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- CPU : Pentium processor
- RAM memory : 16Mb
- Disk space : 48Mb
- CD drive : 4x
- Display : SVGA
- Sound card : Any supported sound card (see section [3])
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- ■ Additional supported features :
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- Mouse
- Joystick (gravis game pad, flight stick, thrust master)
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- [2] Quick installation
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- ■ To install Surface Tension follow the following steps :
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- 1. Insert disk into CD drive.
- 2. Change directory to your CD drive.
- 3. Type install from your command prompt.
- 4. Repeatedly press <ENTER> to choose the default options,
- unless you want special modifications to suit your needs.
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- ■ For most cases and most users, this will be the quickest and
- easiest to do this dull but important task.
-
- ■ The default configuration that would be chosen in this manner
- would be :
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- 640 x 480 True Color 32k/64k colors (default)
- Minimal - 14Mb
- First drive (usually C:) in \GAMES\ST directory (under root).
- Auto-detection is used to choose your sound card configuration.
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- [3] Custom installation
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- ■ To install Surface Tension DEMO follow the following steps :
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- 1. Insert disk into CD drive.
- 2. Change directory to your CD drive.
- 3. Type install from your command prompt.
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- ■ The Surface Tension installation program will start now.
-
- ■ To use the installation screens :
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- ∙ <TAB> through fields (and you may <SHIFT>-<TAB> also - wow !!!)
- ∙ Select with <ENTER>
- ∙ Enter text with the keyboard
- ∙ Short-cut to field with <ALT>-<*HIGHLIGHTED LETTER*>
- ∙ <ESC> to abort anytime ! (y ? r u crazy ???)
- ∙ You may also use the mouse to choose fields or make selections
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- ■ After each screen, confirm selections with <OK> button (or use
- use <CANCEL> to revert or exit).
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- ■ The following will explain each screen in the installation.
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- [2.1] Screen mode
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- ■ In this screen you choose the graphic mode in which
- Surface Tension will run.
- Availiable options are :
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- 640 x 480 True Color 32k/64k colors (default)
-
- Choosing this option you get near to real life color.
- Playing in this mode is a bit slower and is recomended
- only on fast computers. However it is still playable
- on minimal configurations.
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- 640 x 480 HiRes 256 colors
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- If you choose this option you will play in less colors
- but the game will be more fluent (higher frame rate).
- It is recommended to choose this option on slow
- computers with less memory.
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- [2.2] Method
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- Minimal - 14Mb
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- With this method the game will take little disk space
- but playing the game can be discomforting when loading
- a new world or a saved game since it will take a lot
- of time.
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- Partial - 40Mb
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- Choosing this option will not be so annoying when loading
- but it will hurt your disk space more.
- If you have as much as 8 more megabytes availiable,
- you are advised to use the ultimate full installation.
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- Full - 48Mb
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- This method of installation will take more time and disk
- space but once you install the game, loading new worlds
- and saved games will take less time (very convinient).
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- [2.3] Path
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- The screen is divided into "available drives" list box,
- and "where to install" text box.
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- Availiable drives
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- ■ The list box will display all available logical drives
- with type (Hard, Network) and disk space availiable on
- each drive.
-
- ■ Select the wanted drive in the available drives list box
- by choosing the listbox and using the <UP>,<DOWN> buttons.
- Then press <ENTER> to move to "Where to install" text box.
-
- ■ You can use the scroll bar to see more drives if they don't
- fit the list box.
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- Where to install
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- ■ In this text box you type the full path of the installation
-
- ■ The drive is derived from the selection in the
- "available drives" listbox, but it can still be changed
- by typing a new path.
-
- ■ If you choose a path that does not exist you will be asked
- "if you want to create it?" when you continue the
- installation.
-
- ■ If there is not enough disk space on the drive you chose,
- you will be informed of this.
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- ■ If a previous installation exists in the path you chose
- you will be asked if you want to override previous
- installation.
-
- ■ If and if and if and if ... Just Do It ! Nike :-)
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- [2.4] Progress window
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- ■ In the progress window you will see the files created
- and a precentage bar that indicates progress in precentage.
- If you press any key or click the cancel button you abort
- the installation.
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- ■ After this stage (if it is successfull) the sound
- installation program will start.
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- [4] Sound installation
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-
- ■ The sound setup program can be invoked by typing
- SETUP at the insallation directory. It will automatically
- be invoked after game installation is complete.
-
- ■ The setup program lets you choose your sound card and configures
- the game to use this sound card.
-
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- [4.1] Supported sound cards
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- ■ Basically the game supports sound blaster and compatibles
- but has special support for the following cards:
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- ∙ PAS 16
- ∙ PAS +
- ∙ Sound blaster
- ∙ Sound blaster 16
- ∙ Sound blaster pro
- ∙ WSS/Audiotrix pro
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- [4.2] Sound card selection
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- ■ It is recommended that you autodetect your sound card by
- pressing the autodetect button.
- Doing this will cause the computer to highlight your sound
- card in the sound card listbox.
- The autodetection will also fill the PORT NUMBER,
- INTERRUPT NUMBER and DMA CHANNEL fields for you
- (correctly we hope ...).
-
- ■ If you have any changes you want to make to the autodetected
- configuration, you can enter the fields using the mouse or
- the keyboard, and make these modifications yourself.
-
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- [4.3] Sound testing
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- ■ After you are satisfied with the sound card parameters
- you will probably want to test it.
-
- ■ Just press the TEST button with the mouse or pick it and
- press <ENTER>.
-
- ■ You will hear the music played from your CD. Do not forget
- to place the CD in the CD drive otherwise you'll get
- an error message .
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- ■ If you do not hear the music, check to see if the speakers
- are attached, or if the volume is low. If you still do not
- hear anything, check the mixer of your sound blaser,
- and see if sound effects have any volume.
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- [5] Trouble Shooting
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- ■ The installation cannot handle properly network CD Drives !
- Press <ENTER> to skip the error message, after inserting a CD
- to the network CD drive.
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