home *** CD-ROM | disk | FTP | other *** search
- War Wind Version 1.2 for DirectX 3.0 and KALI
- January 10, 1997
-
- This is an upgraded executable for War Wind to run faster and provide
- better multi-player games over LANs and over the internet as well.
- As of release, this version of War Wind ran successfully on KALI 95,
- and with the German and English translations of the game.
-
- To play this version of War Wind, you need to have installed
- DirectX 3.0 onto your hard drive.
-
- ***NOTE***
- ALL PLAYERS PLAYING NETWORK, MODEM, or KALI GAMES MUST USE THE SAME
- VERSION OF WAR WIND.
-
-
- Upgrading DirectX 2 to DirectX 3.0 (2.0 MB)
- ----------------------------------
- Use this version of DirectX if you already have DirectX audio and
- video drivers on your PC and wish to upgrade to DirectX3.
-
-
- Installing DirectX 3.0 (6.5 MB)
- -----------------------
- To install DirectX 3.0, create a temporary directory, download this
- file into it and unzip it. If you are using WINZIP from WINDOWS95,
- make sure you have the "use folder names" option set on. If you are
- using PKUNZIP from DOS, use the -d option. In this temporary directory
- you will then find a DIRECTX directory and inside that you will find a
- file called DXSETUP.EXE.
- Run that program to perform the install. You may then delete the whole
- temporary directory and its contents.
-
- Installing KALI (1.81 MB)
- ---------------
- The beta version of KALI 95, can be found at the following sites:
-
- ftp://ftp.axxis.com/pub/kali/beta/k95_11g.exe
- ftp://ftp.kali.net/pub/kali/beta/k95_11g.exe
- ftp://ftp.internexus.net/pub/kali/beta/k95_11g.exe
- ftp://ftp.pball.com/pub/kali/beta/k95_11g.exe
-
-
- _________________________
- Playing War Wind on KALI
- -------------------------
- One of the benefits of using this version is that War Wind can
- be played using KALI for Windows 95.
-
- When Playing War Wind on KALI, here are a few tips:
-
- 1. Make sure all computers are disconnected from Internal Networks.
- Leaving the machines connected to a LAN may cause synch problems.
-
- 2. Shut down unecessary programs running in the Win95 background. You
- can do this by pressing CTRL-ALT-Delete, and then selecting which
- programs you want to close.
-
- 3. Having the host player set up his machine as a Server is
- reccommended. This allows more players to play at a faster rate.
- To do this, start KALI, and have 1 player click on the "Server
- Mode". That player must then let the other players know his IP
- number and port number. All other players must then go to "Servers"
- and "Connect to Address."
-
- Below are the reccommended number of players for using a host server.
- More players may result in slower game performance.
-
- Host Machine Can Support
- ---------------------------
- Pentium 60 2 players and 2 Computer players
- Pentium 75 2-3 players with up to 3 Computer players
- Pentuim 90 4 players with up to 4 Computer players
- Pentium 120 5 players with up to 3 Computer players
-
-
- 4. If playing in a KALI Arena, choose the server with the lowest
- ping number. The lower the ping, the lower the latency.
-
- 5. Don't assign players to player slots until all player names appear
- and can be added.
-
- 6. When starting the game, if the host player doesn't place himself
- as a player, the game may crash.
-
- 7. If someone is dropped out of the game early, it is reccommended that
- all players restart KALI and then meet in the chat room.
-
- 8. We do not reccommend using the Network sceanarios "Trench Warfare"
- or "Get to Work you Maggots" over KALI.
-
-
- KALI and Internet Service Providers
- -----------------------------------
- Extensive playtesting has shown that some internet service providers
- do not fully support KALI. If you are having problems seeing
- War Wind Games through KALI, please check with your internet service
- provider.
-
- A common problem can be when a host begins to assign
- players to a game, the other players will be unable to see the
- game created. This is due to your internet service provider not
- fully supporting KALI. We recommend having all players (including
- the host) quit out of KALI and start over.
-
-
- Modem
- -----
- If you cancel a dial up when trying to connect to a game,
- and then attempt to dial again, an error will occur and no
- further calls can be made unless you quit the game and restart.
-
-
- Additional Information/Errata
- -----------------------------
- In the Online Tutorial, under the category "landmines," the Vision
- Quest does not allow players to view mines.
-
- The Mind Shield spell now works correctly. Before, enemy units were
- still remaining visible to the enemy.
-
-
-
-