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- Welcome to Quake!
-
- This file details how to get Quake running on your system and what to do
- if you have problems. We would like to thank Gandalf Technologies, Inc and
- MPath Interactive for the use of their technology. We would also like to
- thank Trent Reznor and Nine Inch Nails for their tremendous contributions
- to Quake's entire audio portion.
-
- The NIN logo is a Registered Trademark licensed to Nothing Interactive, Inc.
- All Rights Reserved.
-
- Quake System Requirements
- -------------------------
- IBM PC and Compatibles
- Pentium processor or better
- VGA Compatible Display or better
- 8MB RAM minimum, 16MB recommended (16 MB required for running under Win95)
- CD-ROM drive Required
- MS-DOS 5.0 or better or Windows 95
- Hard Drive (30MB for Shareware, 80 MB for Registered)
-
- *** IMPORTANT!: Quake requires a floating point processor.
- Systems that do not have an FPU installed will not run Quake -- at all.
-
- Here are the text files included with the shareware release of Quake and
- what they are:
-
- README.TXT This file
- TECHINFO.TXT Technical information on Quake's subsystems and
- their advanced use.
- MANUAL.TXT Text version of the printed game manual
- LICINFO.TXT Info on the various license files included with Quake
- SLICNSE.TXT Shareware Quake end-user license
- ORDER.TXT How to order Quake
- HELP.TXT How to get help with Quake
-
- Here are the text files included with the registered version of Quake and
- what they are:
-
- README.TXT This file
- TECHINFO.TXT Technical information on Quake's subsystems and
- their advanced use.
- MANUAL.TXT Text version of the printed game manual
- LICINFO.TXT Info on the various license files included with Quake
- RLICNSE.TXT Registered Quake end-user license
- COMEXP.TXT Commercial exploitation agreement
- ORDER.TXT How to order Quake
- HELP.TXT How to get help with Quake
-
-
- Running Quake
- -------------
-
- DOS: To launch Quake from the DOS Prompt, go to the Quake directory and
- simply type "QUAKE" <ENTER>. (no quotes)
-
- Windows 95: To launch Quake in single player mode, double click on the file
- QUAKE.EXE From Windows Explorer. To run Quake in Multi-Player mode using
- the TCP/IP protocol, first check your network settings to ensure the
- protocol is installed, then double click on the Q95.BAT file to launch the
- game. In this version (v0.91) there is a minor bug that will cause the
- Q95.BAT file to exit the first time you run it, without running Quake.
- Merely double-click on that file again and it will work.
-
- Audio Setup
- -----------
-
- When using a Sound Card with Quake, there are a few setup steps which must
- be taken. First, the "BLASTER" environment variable setting must be in your
- autoexec.bat (or you can type it in manually from the MS-DOS command prompt).
- Running the Sound Blaster utility diagnose.exe will automatically configure
- your sound card and put this statement in your autoexec.bat file for you.
- A typical blaster setting looks like this (although yours may vary):
-
- SET BLASTER=A220 I5 D1 H5 P330 T6
-
- If you want to play the audio track from the CD-ROM while playing Quake,
- you must ensure that the audio cable from the CD-ROM is connected to the
- sound card.
-
- If you don't get sound while trying to play the audio track, check to see
- if a small cable goes from the back of your CD-ROM player directly to your
- sound card. If the CD-ROM audio cable is connected to your sound board (or
- the motherboard in some cases) and you STILL don't hear CD Audio coming from
- your speakers, make sure the MIXER program has the CD volume turned up.
- You will also need to run the CD-ROM driver MSCDEX.EXE. Here is an example
- of the files you should see (yours probably will vary) listed in your
- CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT (explanation is in parentheses):
-
- CONFIG.SYS:
-
- DEVICE=C:\PROSCSI\CDROM.SYS /D:PROCD01 (CD-ROM driver)
-
- AUTOEXEC.BAT:
-
- SET BLASTER=A220 I5 D1 H5 P330 T6 (sound environment variable setting)
- C:\WINDOWS\COMMAND\MSCDEX.EXE /D:PROCD01 /L:D (CD-ROM driver)
-
-
- Mouse Setup
- -----------
-
- If you are going to use a mouse when playing Quake, you will need to load
- your mouse driver. This should go in the AUTOEXEC.BAT file as well. Here
- is an example:
-
- C:\LOGITECH\MOUSE\MOUSE.EXE (mouse driver)
-
-
- Booting Clean
- -------------
-
- If you are going to be running Quake with only 8 megabytes of RAM, it is best
- to boot clean . You eliminate unwanted utilities or applications from taking
- up valuable memory, without having to alter your regular AUTOEXEC.BAT and
- CONFIG.SYS. Booting clean can be done in one of two ways. If you have
- MS-DOS version 6.xx, booting clean is as simple a pressing the shift key
- when you see the words "Starting MS-DOS". If you have MS-DOS ver 5.xx you
- will need to make a system disk.
-
- To make a boot disk, type the following from the MS-DOS command prompt:
-
- FORMAT A: /S
-
- 1. Make sure that this is a disk you wish to erase.
- 2. This disk absolutely HAS to be formatted in the A: drive.
-
- To use the system disk, place the disk in the A: drive and reset the
- computer.
-
- NOTE: If your sound card requires a driver to be loaded, or you will be
- using a mouse, or you will be using Quake's CD audio feature, the system
- disk will need to have a CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT that load the
- appropriate drivers.
-
- Creating a Quake Shortcut
-
- As an alternative to making a Boot Disk, Windows 95 users can create a
- Quake Shortcut. By double clicking onthis shortcut, Windows 95 will reboot
- in MS-DOS mode and install only the desired drivers, giving you the same
- results as using a Boot Disk. To create a Quake Shortcut, do the following:
-
- 1. Using Explorer, right click and drag the file QUAKE.EXE, from the Quake
- directory, to your desktop. Windows 95 will make an MS-DOS Icon titled
- "Shortcut to quake".
- 2. Right click on the new icon, and from the menu that pops up, choose
- "Properties". Then choose the "Program" tab at the top.
- 3. Now click on the "Advanced..." button near the bottom. The "Advanced
- Program Settings" window should appear.
- 4. Select the "MS-DOS mode" check box and the "Specify a new MS-DOS
- configuration" option button.
- 5. Now simply fill in the "CONFIG.SYS for MS-DOS mode:" and "AUTOEXEC.BAT
- for MS-DOS mode:" boxes with the same sound, CD-ROM and mouse settings as
- mentioned above in the Boot Disks section.
- 6. Click on "OK" when you are finished. If you wish, you can change your
- Quake Shortcut Icon to something a little more exciting by clicking on
- "Change Icon...".
- 7. To finish, click on "OK" again.
- 8. You can rename your Quake Shortcut by right clicking on the shortcut
- icon, choosing "Rename" and typing in the new name.
-
-
- ======================================================
- == Known Problems ==
- ======================================================
-
- Problem: Zombies sometime get stuck on the ground and connot get back up.
- (You can still hear them, but you cannot kill them. This bug makes it
- impossible to get 100% kills on whatever level it occurs on.)
- Solution: There is no workaround for this bug.
-
- Problem: It is sometimes possible for the player to get stuck in a room or
- in a wall.
- Solution: If you get stuck, use the 'kill' console command. It is a good
- idea to save your game often.
-
- Problem: View centering problems. Sometimes during a game, the view will not
- center properly. The end result is the player view looking up torwards the
- ceiling while walking.
- Solution: Exit to the next level or use the 'kill' console command..
-
-
- ======================================================
- == Troubleshooting ==
- ======================================================
-
- If Quake fails to start up, or has problems not addressed elsewhere in the
- documentation, try the -safe command line switch, which disables a number
- of parts of Quake that can be problems if there are hardware or configuration
- problems. The -safe command line switch is equivalent to -stdvid, -nosound,
- -nonet, and -nocdaudio together. Those four switches do the following:
-
- -stdvid: disables VESA video modes.
-
- -nosound: disables sound card support.
-
- -nonet: disables network card support.
-
- -nocdaudio: disables CD audio support.
-
- If -safe makes the problem go away, try using each of the switches
- individually to isolate the area in which you're experiencing the problem,
- then either correct the configuration or hardware problem or play Quake with
- that functionality disabled.
-
- If you still have problems, try booting clean in conjunction with
- the -safe command line parameter. For information on booting clean, refer
- to the "Booting Clean" section above.
-
- Technical Support
- -----------------
-
- If you are having trouble installing or running Quake you can receive
- technical support by sending e-mailing to support@idsoftware.com. You can
- also refer to our web page, www.idsoftware.com, or call 1-800-idgames.
-
- When sending support e-mail, cut and paste the following into your e-mail
- message and fill in the blanks:
-
- Date:
- Name:
- Phone number:
- E-mail address: (please include this, we redirect tons of mail)
- Game Title:
- Version #:
- Operating system (i.e., DOS 6.0 or Windows 95):
- Computer type:
- BIOS date:
- BIOS version:
- Processor type:
- Processor speed:
- Do you program at school/work?
- Do you provide tech. support at school/work?
- Please state the problem you encountered:
- Please state how to reproduce the problem:
-
- If program crashed with nasty undecipherable techno-garbage, please
- look for the eight-digit hex number which comes after "eip="
- and write it down here:
-
- ** NOTE: If you are sending a bug report, PLEASE refer to the TECHINFO.TXT
- file for the correct form and procedures.
-
-
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