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- *****************************************
- * Operation: Fighting Tiger *
- * *
- * Release version 3.01.1 *
- * 10/12/92 *
- *****************************************
-
- INTRODUCTION
- This patch disk updates Operation: Fighting Tiger to
- version 3.01.1. The update includes a new installation
- program, the necessary patch files, a backup
- installation batch file and a batch file for creating a
- boot disk for Packard Bell computers (as well as a few
- other, auxiliary files).
-
- This update can only be used if you have already
- purchased Operation: Fighting Tiger. It will update
- Falcon 3.01 (dated 8/21/92) to Falcon 3.01.1 (dated
- 10/2/92). If you purchased the later version of
- Operation: Fighting Tiger, you do not need to perform
- the update since that version already contains the
- changes.
-
- CONTENTS:
- UPDATING OPERATION: FIGHTING TIGER
- METHOD ONE
- METHOD TWO
- ALTERNATE INSTALLATION
- PACKARD BELL COMPUTERS
- CHANGES TO OPERATION: FIGHTING TIGER
- MANUAL ADDENDUM
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------
- UPDATING OPERATION: FIGHTING TIGER
- There are two ways of carrying out this update.
-
- METHOD ONE:
- If you have already installed Operation: Fighting
- Tiger, you can update the game by copying the files
- PATCH.EXE and PATCH.RTP to your Falcon 3.0/Operation:
- Fighting Tiger directory and then typing "PATCH" while
- in this directory.
-
- METHOD TWO:
- You can also use the new install program included with
- this patch to both install Operation: Fighting Tiger
- (Falcon 3.01) and update the game to version 3.01.1.
- In this case, the patch files must be on the same size
- floppy disk as your Operation: Fighting Tiger program
- disks. (If you have downloaded the patch from a BBS,
- you must copy the installation and patch files to the
- correct size floppy disk before continuing.) To
- install, insert the patch disk into a floppy drive,
- type "A:" or "B:" to change the directory to your patch
- disk and then type "INSTALL".
-
- If Operation: Fighting Tiger is not already installed,
- you will be prompted to insert your Operation: Fighting
- Tiger program disks. (It is always prudent to make
- backup copies of your original disks before doing
- anything else.) Once it has finished converting Falcon
- 3.0 to Falcon 3.01, the installer will then update the
- game to version 3.01.1.
-
- If Operation: Fighting Tiger is already installed, the
- install program will just skip the first step and
- proceed immediately with the update.
-
- ALTERNATE INSTALLATION:
- As a backup method of installing Operation: Fighting
- Tiger, the batch file INSTOFT.BAT is also included
- with this update. This batch file will only install
- Operation: Fighting Tiger. It will not perform the
- update. To use the batch file, copy INSTOFT.BAT to your
- Falcon 3.0 directory, type "INSTOFT" and follow the
- onscreen instructions. You will be prompted to insert
- your Operation: Fighting Tiger program disks. Use
- METHOD ONE, above, to complete the update.
-
- PACKARD BELL COMPUTERS
- Running Operation: Fighting Tiger on a Packard Bell
- computer may require a change in your CONFIG.SYS file
- to avoid an EMS conflict between the video BIOS and the
- EMS page frame at address E000. It is recommended that
- the EMS page frame address be set to D000. The
- following line, for example, will set the EMS page
- frame address properly for the EMM386 memory manager:
-
- DEVICE=C:\DOS\EMM386.EXE 1024 RAM FRAME=D000
-
- If you are not sure how to do this for your expanded
- memory manager, consult your DOS and expanded memory
- manager manuals for instructions. Our Customer Support
- representatives are also available Monday-Friday, 9am-
- 5pm Pacific time at our Customer Support number.
-
- If you are using DOS 5.0 and the EMM386 expanded memory
- manager, you can use the batch file BOOTPACK.BAT to
- create a special boot disk for your Packard Bell
- computer. Booting your system with this disk will
- configure your computer to avoid the address conflict.
-
- The BOOTPACK.BAT file is compressed inside the patch
- file. When you run the patch, BOOTPACK.BAT will be
- expanded and copied to your Falcon 3.0 directory. You
- will also need a formatted disk that fits your drive A
- to use as a boot disk. Simply type "BOOTPACK" from your
- Falcon 3.0 directory and then follow the onscreen
- instructions.
-
- To use the boot disk, insert the disk into drive A and
- reboot (or turn on) your computer before playing Falcon
- 3.0.
-
- NOTE: If you want to use your mouse with this boot disk
- carry out the following steps:
- 1.Edit the boot disk AUTOEXEC.BAT file with any text
- editor and remove the letters "REM" from the line:
- REM LOADHIGH MOUSE.
- 2. Copy your mouse driver (MOUSE.COM) from your hard
- drive to the boot disk.
-
- CHANGES TO OPERATION: FIGHTING TIGER
- 1. Some Operation: Fighting Tiger owners have had
- difficulty with the installation program included with
- the original release. A new installation program is
- included with this update which will both install the
- game from your Operation: Fighting Tiger program disks
- (preferably backup copies) and update version 3.01 to
- version 3.01.1. (See the UPDATING OPERATION: FIGHTING
- TIGER section above, which describes the new
- installation.)
-
- 2. On some systems, Operation: Fighting Tiger would
- crash before even reaching the title screen. The update
- will correct this problem for all systems except some
- Packard Bell systems. Packard Bell owners might have to
- either use a special boot disk or alter their
- CONFIG.SYS file to run Operation: Fighting Tiger. (See
- the above section on Packard Bell computers.)
-
- 3. The requirements for successfully completing an
- Escort mission have been eased. Now you are only
- responsible for getting the escorted bombers, strike or
- cargo aircraft to their destination.
-
- 4. The flight characteristics for heavy aircraft, like
- the B-52 and C-130, have been improved. They will fly
- more realistically and will no longer crash on landing
- (assuming, of course, that they are undamaged before
- attempting to land).
-
- 5. Buildings in Red Flag can now be damaged.
-
- 6. The MiG-31, the Mirage 2000, the Jaguar and the UMF
- can now be assigned to enemy flights in Red Flag.
-
- 7. PC speaker sounds have been fixed.
-
- 8. When playing Allied Comms. in the Kurile Islands
- theater, ships will now appear on all connected
- machines, not just the Caller.
-
- 9. In the Kurile Islands theater, you will no longer be
- assigned missions which require you to violate the
- Rules of Engagement. (You can still be assigned
- missions which are merely difficult to accomplish under
- ROE.)
-
- 10. The Supply Status display of the campaign Report
- Screen now lists the AIM-9R and the AGM-84.
-
- 11. The Padlock Status Window will now display "Alamo"
- instead of "Aphid" when an active-radar-guided missile
- is padlocked.
-
- MANUAL ADDENDUM
-
- Pg. 7 -- Parts List
- If you have purchased the 3.5" version of Operation:
- Fighting Tiger, you should find one 1.44MB disk and one
- 720K disk (not two 1.44MB disks) in the package.
-
- In addition, you should also find a Disk Exchange
- Coupon for exchanging 5.25" disks for 3.5" disks or
- vice versa.
-
- Pg. 9 -- More weather
- The overcast cloud layer will appear when the weather
- report or forecast lists the weather as "OVERCAST" not
- "CLOUDY." (Remember that weather reporting is not an
- exact science.)
-
- Pg. 75 -- Rules of Engagement: Violations and consequences
- Violating the rules of engagement may make subsequent
- missions more difficult because the enemy will become
- more aggressive.
-
- Page 82 -- Escort strike or bombers
- The requirements for this mission should read:
- * Provide both fighter escort and SEAD support to
- ensure that the strike aircraft reach their
- destination.
- * You must fly within 10 nm of the target waypoint.
- * At least one F-16 must survive the mission.
-
- Pg. 83 -- Ground Strike
- The mission title "Ground Strike" is missing from the
- top of the page.
-
- Pg. 98 -- Using the Harpoon missile and SEA radar
- Ship targets can be identified in two ways:
-
- 1. The radar return of a surface vessel is displayed on
- the REO as a green blip with one of three intensities:
- bright green, medium-bright green or dim green. The
- intensity of the return relates to the displacement of
- the ship. Refer to the Reference Section of the
- Operation: Fighting Tiger manual to determine the
- displacement of the assigned target ship.
-
- 2. View the formation of the enemy ships using the Map
- zoom function on the Mission Planning screens. The
- formation will not change significantly during the
- mission.
-
- The position of friendly ships is marked on the
- campaign maps with a blue icon. Enemy ships are marked
- with red icons. On missions, you will never find a
- friendly ship anywhere near an enemy task force, so
- identifying ships as friendly or hostile should not be
- a problem.
-
- Pg. 118 -- SA-2 Guideline
- The SA-4 will not appear in Operation: Fighting Tiger.
- Instead, the SA-2 has been deployed in the permanent
- SAM sites. Check the Report Screen in the game for the
- performance specifications of the SA-2.
-