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- THE MAGIC CANDLE III - Version 1.16 Upgrade
- ============================================
- HOW TO UPDATE YOUR FILES:
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- 1) Insert the update disk into appropriate floppy drive. Type the drive
- letter containing the update disk, followed by a colon and {Enter}.
- Example A: {Enter}
-
- 2) Type: COPY *.* C:\MC3 (If using a directory other than C:\MC3 then type
- that directory in)
-
- 3) Type the MC3 hard drive letter followed by a colon and press {Enter}.
- Example C: {Enter}
-
- 4) Your game has been updated !
-
- * NOTE: For Magic Candle Game Hints and Help, type HELP, which will display
- most commonly asked technical and game hint questions.
- *WARNING: SPECIFIC GAME HINTS ARE GIVEN!
-
-
- PROBLEMS FIXED IN THIS VERSION:
-
- - The Charter/Scepter exchange was damaged by version 1.15 update, it is
- fixed in version 1.16. Also fixed is the related problems with Garz
- having zero coins when invited into party, Garz having trouble recognizing
- the hero or joining party if he was dismissed before charter/scepter
- exchange.
-
- - Mirror of Honesty and candle Wick were assigned to same treasure
- chest. This is fixed so that digging up both items in version 1.16 works
- correctly, if you have a save in version 1.10 with wick then the necesary
- DEBUG commands are given below to "repair" that save.
-
- - Characters transfered from Magic Candle II were not getting benefits
- when awakening gods.
-
- - NPC text for clues being displayed improperly, or wrong messages appearing.
-
- - Characters on assignment not showing correct amount of gold earned.
-
- ALSO INCLUDED:
-
- - Updated sound drivers to fix problems with Creative Labs' drivers not
- working with newer Creative Labs' Sound Blaster cards.
-
- - ICD.EXE and ICE.EXE to disable and reenable the internal cache on 486
- machines that may have conflicts with sound drivers due to machine cache
- speed.
-
- COMMANDS TO "FIX" 1.10 SAVE GAMES WITH WICK BUT NO MIRROR
-
- CAUTION: Always make backups of saved games before using DEBUG !!
-
- 1) Type: DEBUG DBSAVx.MCS {Enter} (where x is save game letter A-H)
-
- 2) Type: e2312 {Enter}
-
- This will show a number just before the cursor, subtract 2 from number,
- type it in & press Enter.
-
- Example: 0E15:2312 17. [You would type in 15 and press Enter]
-
- 3) Type: w {Enter}
-
- 4) Type: q {Enter}
-
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- - Special Note for 486/50 Mhz machines and Sound Blaster soundcards -
-
- Problems may occur with Sound Blaster soundcards when attempting
- to play music on a 486 machine running at 50 Mhz speed. Included are
- 2 files: ICD.EXE and ICE.EXE - the former to disable the internal cache on
- the 486 and the latter to reenable the cache.
-
- Usage: icd - disables the internal cache
- ice - enables the internal cache
-
- ** WARNING: IF YOU DO NOT HAVE A 486 COMPUTER, DO NOT RUN THESE PROGRAMS!! **
-
- Thanks to Michael Spertus - CompuServe #70313,2520 for these programs.
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-
- FOR PLAYERS EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH INSTALLING MC3:
-
- Below are instructions for doing the manual installation of MC3,
- for those players unable to install the game.
-
-
- 1) Type in letter of desired hard drive followed by a colon and
- press {Enter}. Example: C: {Enter}
-
- 2) Type: CD \
-
- 3) Type: MKDIR \MC3
-
- 4) Type: CD \MC3
-
- 5) Place update disk in floppy drive and copy file DCMP.EXE to
- hard drive. Example, COPY A:DCMP.EXE
-
- 6) Copy and decompress the compress game files:
-
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- For 3 1/2" Floppy disk version:
- ------------------------------
-
- Place Disk #1 of MC3 into floppy drive and copy file MC3A.CMP
- to hard drive. Example, COPY A:MC3A.CMP
-
- Type: DCMP E MC3A.CMP
-
- Place Disk #2 of MC3 into floppy drive and copy file MC3B.CMP
- to hard drive. Example, COPY A:MC3B.CMP
-
- Type: DCMP E MC3B.CMP
-
- Place Disk #3 of MC3 into floppy drive and copy file MC3C.CMP
- to hard drive. Example, COPY A:MC3C.CMP
-
- Type: DCMP E MC3C.CMP
-
- Type: DEL MC3*.CMP
-
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- For 5 1/4" Floppy Disk version:
- ------------------------------
-
- Place Disk #1 of MC3 into floppy drive and copy files MC3A.CMP
- and MC3B.CMP to hard drive. Example, COPY A:MC3*.CMP
-
- Type: DCMP E MC3A.CMP
- Type: DCMP E MC3B.CMP
-
- Place Disk #2 of MC3 into floppy drive and copy file MC3C.CMP
- to hard drive. Example, COPY A:MC3C.CMP
-
- Type: DCMP E MC3C.CMP
-
- Type: DEL MC3*.CMP
-
- 7) Place update disk in floppy drive and copy file SETUP.EXE to
- hard drive. Example, COPY A:SETUP.EXE
-
- 8) Type: SETUP to run setup and make sure configuration is ok (make
- changes as needed) and then select CONFIGURE before choosing EXIT.
-
- 9) Follow update instructions to copy files from update disk to
- hard drive.
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