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- M4 v1.04 Update - Technical Notes 15 July 1994
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- Welcome to M4. We at Deadly Games hope you enjoy this product.
-
- This update fixes problems with Media Vision and some other sound cards.
- Media Vision owners no longer have to get new Windows sound drivers
- from Media Vision.
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- The two files in this update, M4.EXE and M4X1.DLL, replace the corresponding
- original files. Make sure that M4 has been correctly installed on your
- machine, then copy the files in this update to the M4 directory
- (normally C:\GAMES\M4).
-
-
- Common problems encountered when installing or running M4:
-
- NO SOUND
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- Make sure that you have installed the Windows sound drivers that came with
- your sound card; this is a common oversight. You may have sound in your
- MS-DOS games, but if you cannot play any system sounds from the Windows
- 'Sound' control panel, you need to install or re-install the drivers for
- your card before you can run M4.
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- OTHER SOUND PROBLEMS
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- Some programs which play sounds when an application starts up (such as
- IconHearIt or HollyWood Sound Clips) interfere with M4. You may need to
- disable or remove such programs if you receive the error 'The sound driver
- is in use by another application' when you try to run M4. (This problem
- should not occur if the sounds played are fairly short, as M4 will wait
- a few seconds before giving up.)
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- Some 8-bit sound cards (AdLib and early SoundBlaster cards) do not support
- software volume control. M4 will run, but the volume control on the radio
- will be inoperative.
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- OUT OF MEMORY
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- We recommend a minimum of 4 megabytes RAM to run M4, but the combination
- of Windows and M4 actually requires significantly more memory than this.
- On 386 and higher machines, virtual memory (hard disk space used as
- additional RAM) must be enabled if you have less than 8 meg RAM installed.
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- You can enable virtual memory and increase the amount of virtual memory
- allocated by using the '386 Enhanced' control panel. Generally, it is best
- to set the amount of virtual memory to the maximum allowed.
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- If your hard disk has become fragmented or has little free space, you may
- not be able to allocate sufficient virtual memory to run M4. Windows will
- only allocate as much virtual memory as the largest contiguous block of
- free space on the hard disk. Before making your virtual memory selections,
- free up as much disk space as possible, and run a disk optimizing program
- such as Norton SpeedDisk to compact and/or defragment the hard disk.
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- DISPLAY PROBLEMS
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- While M4 will run at any resolution above 640x480, and with any number
- of colors (16, 256 or higher), best results are obtained at a resolution
- of 640x480 and 256 colors, particularly on 14 inch monitors.
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- M4 may not operate correctly if a 'Large Font' driver is selected; these
- are sometimes used at resolutions higher than the standard 640x480 VGA.
- Select a 'Small Font' driver or a 640x480 resolution driver using the
- Windows Setup program.
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- Similar problems may occur with the standard 8514/a driver; use the
- '8514/a (small font)' driver instead, or if possible switch to a
- lower-resolution 256-color driver.
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- TIPS
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- We strongly recommend that you use the headphones which come with the
- game rather than external speakers. Headphones make it easier to make
- out what your crew are saying to you, particularly in the heat of battle,
- and they add an extra element of realism.
-
-
- If you have any other problems, call Deadly Games tech support at
- 516/628-1008 (fax 516/628-1039). We can also be contacted on
- CompuServe (GO DEADLY) and on the Internet (hees@panix.com).
- Future updates and a tips file will be available on CompuServe.
-
- Look for other Deadly Games coming soon for Microsoft Windows:
- Battle of Britain (available 1 July 94)
- U-Boat (available Fall 94)
- If you cannot find our products on your dealer's shelves, call our order
- hotline at 516/433-9800 (fax 516/433-9329, MC/Visa). All of our games
- are also available for the Macintosh.
-
- Enjoy!
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