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- D-DAY UPDATE & MODEM PLAY DISK
- VER. 1.1
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- Jan. 30, 1995
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- This update will fix the following problems that have been encountered in
- D-Day, Beginning of the End.
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- * Transports unable to off-load or load Divisions.
- * Fortified troops always being Tired.
- * Divide errors in the " Race for Berlin " & " Battle of the Bulge "
- campaigns.
- * Problems with the Victory Point tallies and Game End conditions.
- * Sound Blaster settings.
- * Duplicate US 4th Divisions.
- * Altering the Start Date for any campaign.
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- This update will also allow you to play D-Day vs. a human opponent
- using Modem and Null-Modem links.
-
- ***** PLEASE NOTE ***********************************************************
- This patch will NOT fix existing Game Saves. If you have a Game Save
- that is experiencing any of these problems, you will have to start the game
- over.
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- To INSTALL the update, please do the following:
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- 1) Place the D-Day Update Floppy Disk in your 3.5" Floppy drive.
- 2) Change to that drive. For Example; if your 3.5" Floppy drive is B, then
- type B: < ENTER >
- 3) Type COPY DDAYUP1.EXE C:\< DIR > where DIR is the directory that you
- installed D-DAY to. For Example; if your game is in a directory called
- DDAY on the C Drive, then type COPY DDAYUP1.EXE C:\DDAY < ENTER >
- 4) When the Floppy drive light goes out, change to your Hard Drive that has
- D-Day installed.
- 5) Change to the D-Day directory.
- 6) Type DDAYUP1 < ENTER >
- 7) The files will be loaded onto your Hard Drive.
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- The Update will change the following file in your directory;
- DDAY.EXE
- The Update will add the following file to your directory;
- DDAYM.EXE
- These files will take up an additional 1.4 MEG on your Hard Drive.
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- Modem & Null-Modem Play
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- **** NOTE ***************************************************************
- To play D-Day via modem or Null-Modem, you must have at least 600K
- Conventional Memory free.If you do not have this available, the game will not
- connect properly.
- If you do not have enough Conventional Memory, consult your
- Technical Support & Tutorial manual, page 38-40.
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- For Null-Modem play, a SERIAL LAP LINK cable is needed.
- For Modem play, a 100% HAYES compatible modem is needed.
- If your modem requires a special Init string in order to operate,
- then it is not 100% HAYES compatible, and it will NOT WORK with D-Day.
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- To play D-Day via Modem or Null-Modem, please follow these instructions:
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- 1) Exit any menu, or shell program. Exit Windows completely. This game will
- not run in Windows or through the Windows DOS prompt.
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- 2) Go to the directory in which D-Day is installed.
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- 3) Before entering the game, determine which player will be the PRIMARY
- machine. The PRIMARY machine will make ALL decisions at the start of a
- modem or Null-Modem game. Players should agree on which BAUD rate to use
- before starting D-Day.
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- 4) Type DDAYM <ENTER>
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- 5) The player that will be the PRIMARY machine should choose the PRIMARY
- button. The other player should select the SECONDARY button. If both players
- select the same button, the game will not establish a Modem or Null-Modem
- link.
-
- 6.1) The PRIMARY machine will now make the following choices;
- A) The type of game to be played. The choices are;
-
- Standard Game
- Load Game Save
- Historical Scenario
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- B) Select the side that the PRIMARY machine will play.
- C) Select the type of link to be used, either ;
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- DIRECT LINK for Null-Modem game.
- MODEM CONNECT for restarting a game while the link is still established.
- MODEM DIAL for the PRIMARY machine to input the number to call.
- MODEM AWAIT CONTACT for the SECONDARY machine to instruct their modem
- to wait for a call.
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- D) Select the Baud rate that the players have agreed on.
- E) Select the Comm port which you have your Modem set to, or Null-Modem
- cable attached to.
- F) When all this information has been input, hit the SETUP button.
- G) In a Modem game, a dialogue box will appear asking for the number to
- dial. In a Null-Modem game this step is skipped.
- H) The PC will now establish the link. If the link is not established in
- 40 seconds, you will need to repeat steps A through G again.
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- 6.2) The SECONDARY player will need to follow these instructions;
- A) Exit any menu, or shell program. Exit Windows completely. This game will
- not run in Windows or through the Windows DOS prompt.
- B) Go to your D-Day directory.
- C) Type DDAYM <ENTER>
- D) Select SECONDARY.
- E) Set the Baud rate & Comm Port for your machine.
- F) Under LINK TYPE, select MODEM AWAIT CONTACT. If playing by Null-Modem
- you should select DIRECT LINK.
- G) Your PC will wait 2 minutes for the link to be established.
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- 7) A LINK ESTABLISHED box will appear and show you the progress of the
- file transfer.
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- 8) Once the game begins, the PRIMARY machine will set ALL OPTIONS used
- in the Modem & Null-Modem game.
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- Chat Mode
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- To access the Chat Mode, used to send messages back and forth during the
- game, press the 0 ( ZERO ) key.
-
- Cut Link
- To break the link between machines, enter the Chat Mode and select the CUT
- LINK button. The Modem / Null-Modem connection will be broken.
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- Sound Blaster Settings
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- PC's with Sound Blaster 16, & Sound Blaster AWE 32 boards should set up
- D-Day for the Sound Blaster 1 setting.
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