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- Text includes INTRODUCTION, DISCLAIMER, INSTALLATION, JOYSTICK SUPPORT
- TROUBLESHOOTING, and where to find ADDITIONAL HELP
-
- Jan. 11, 1994 EnQue Software
- Version 1.02 25700 East 203rd. Street
- Pleasant Hill, MO 64080
- Voice/Fax: 816-987-2515
- 24 Hr BBS: 816-566-2956
- E-mail Addresses: KHuck116@aol.com or DrBoyd@aol.com
-
- ----------------------------- INTRODUCTION ---------------------------------
- Welcome to SIX FEET UNDER, EnQue Software's first foray into Windows
- games. This game is a arcade action puzzle game, kind of like Mario
- Brothers meets the Lemmings. It features excellent digitized graphics,
- sound effects, and musical scores and should run on ANY machine from a lowly
- 386SX-16MHz with 4-Meg of Ram, 40 Meg Hard disk, and standard 16-color VGA
- to a fully loaded Pentium workstation, as long as you are running Windows
- 3.1, NT, or 95. In addition, it will perform flawlessy at any color depth
- and resolution from 640x480 16-color to 1024x768 true color. A single player
- controls the game but it's great to have a friend or two looking over your
- shoulder to help solve the tough levels! For best results we recommend
- running 256-color mode at whatever resolution you prefer based on the size
- of your monitor. (We like 1024x768 on our 17" monitors.)
-
- ------------------------------- DISCLAIMER ---------------------------------
- We hate this legal mumbo-jumbo but we gotta do it!
-
- While we at EnQue strive to provide the highest quality software at very
- affordable prices, we cannot account for all user configurations and
- actions. Therefore, use of this product constitutes an "assumption of risk".
- We make no expressed or implied warrranty of any kind with regard to this
- software and documentation. In no event shall the authors or EnQue Software
- be liable for incidental or consequential damages in connection with or
- arising out of the performance or use of this product.
-
- ---------------------------- JOYSTICK SUPPORT ------------------------------
- Also included is a joystick driver. This is a unsupported, redistributable
- driver from Microsoft. It is located in the file IBMJOY.ZIP. Unzip this
- into a directory (i.e. C:\WINDOWS\JOYSTICK) and read the separate file
- JOYSTICK.TXT file for instructions on installing the joystick driver. This
- is one of the only games we have seen for Windows that supports a joystick
- and it's loads of fun - it's even better if you have a "Nintendo" style
- joystick pad such as the Gravis PC GamePad - the ultimate way to play -
- highly recommended!
-
- ---------------------------- TROUBLESHOOTING -------------------------------
- NOTE: According to Microsoft, Windows is the ideal game environment because
- it handles all the details such as graphics card and audio board support;
- you write software to a common specification and Windows handles all the
- details. While this is true to some extent, we have found that many of these
- drivers are buggy - we have gone to unbelievable lengths to work around these
- problems but we cannot account for every configuration. (There are literally
- millions!). Therefore, some of you will have trouble, and in all likelihood,
- some of you will not be able to run "Six Feet Under". We apologize in
- advance for this.
-
- While we are unable to return your calls should you need assistance, we will
- be happy to answer questions via E-Mail, BBS, or FAX. Most problems will be
- driver related and we may be unable to help you - we cannot test all
- possibilities and may refer you to your hardware vendor. However, here are
- some guidelines.
-
- -- WINDOWS LOCKS UP
- If windows locks up and you see the opening screen, it is most likely due to
- a sound card problem. Try the two tests described under "No music" and "No
- Sound" below. If these don't work, consult your sound card manual or
- supplier. If they do work, you may have to run the game with the command
- line paramters -m for no music, or -s for no sound, or -q for
- neither. For example, run "C:\SIXFEET\SIXFEET -m". From Program Manager, do
- File, Run with the above command or change the command line for the icon if
- you added it to a group. To do this, hold down the Alt key and double click
- on the icon. Change the command line and click on OK. Refer to you Windows
- manual for additional help. Here are some more guidelines.
-
- 1) Try closing off all other applications.
-
- 2) Exit Windows, power you machine down then back up, and try again.
-
- 3) Try running the program with the -m, -s, or -q switch. (see above)
-
- 4) Re-install the software.
-
- 5) Try changing your video driver as described in your Windows manual and
- video card manual (if all else fails, try the VGA driver included with
- Windows).
-
- If it STILL doesn't work, you might drop us a note outlining your
- configuration and problems in as much detail as possible and we will see
- if we can suggest some other things to try.
-
- -- NO MUSIC
- Music is played using the Windows standard MIDI interface. If you can play
- the MIDI files in the C:\SIXFEET\MIDI directory using Media Player or one
- of your sound card programs, then they should work in our game.
-
- -- NO SOUND EFFECTS
- Sound is played using the Windows standard WAV interface. If you can play
- the WAV files in the C:\SIXFEET\WAVE directory using Media Player or one
- of your sound card programs, then they should work in our game.
-
- -- NO GRAPHICS
- See above "WINDOWS LOCKS UP" section.
-
- ---------------------------- ADDITIONAL HELP -------------------------------
- Additional help about the game itself, as well as information on obtaining
- additional levels is available once you are running the program. Good
- luck and thanks for playing our game - let us know what you think!
-
- @ All Trademarks are Copyrights of their respective companies.
-
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