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- WC4JOY.DLL for Wing Commander IV : The Price of Freedom
-
- (C) 1996, Origin Systems, Inc.
- Written by Anthony L. Sommers (support@origin.ea.com)
-
- DISCLAIMER : Origin Systems, Inc. shall not be responsible for the
- usage of this patch, in whole or in part. In no event will Origin
- Systems, Inc. or the author of this patch be liable for any damages
- resulting from the use or misuse of this patch. Use at your own risk.
- The document included with this patch may not be reproduced in any
- manner without the written consent of the author.
-
-
- About WC4JOY.DLL
- ----------------
-
- WC4JOY.DLL is a set of alternate joystick routines. If you are
- experiencing lockups, bad calibration data, or any other problems
- concerning joystick calibration, you may want to give this alternate
- set of routines a try.
-
- +-----------------------------------------------------------------+
- | |
- | NOTE : THIS PATCH MAY NOT WORK FOR YOU! Machines of different |
- | speeds return different joystick values (hence, the need for |
- | joystick calibration). During testing of these routines, it |
- | appeared that machines that returned high-end values for the |
- | right-most and down-most positions (in excess of approximately |
- | 1300) would have trouble looking down and left. If this is |
- | what is happening in your case -- if the values returned with |
- | is greater than 1300 -- you may be a prime candidate for a |
- | speed-adjustable game card. |
- | |
- +-----------------------------------------------------------------+
-
-
- Installation of WC4JOY.DLL
- --------------------------
-
- 1) Change to the directory where WC4JOY.EXE was extracted.
-
- 2) Copy the WC4JOY.DLL file to the C:\WC4 directory, or
- the directory used to install the game, i.e. :
-
- COPY WC4JOY.DLL C:\WC4 [ENTER]
-
- 3) Delete the JOY0.DAT file in your directory.
-
- 4) Make sure your joystick is firmly attached to the joystick port.
-
- 5) Run Wing Commander IV. The patch will let you know if it
- was successfully installed; it should say :
-
- "Alternate joystick DLL loaded."
-
- You will be asked to recalibrate the joystick.
-
- 6) Once you're into the game, if your joystick drifts. This is
- due to the fact that alternate joystick routines are being
- used rather than the ones used when you initially installed
- the game. Simply recalibrate by selecting Calibrate Joystick
- in the Main Terminal, or press [ALT-C] in gameflow or
- in space flight.
-
- 7) Enjoy! :)
-
-
- Uninstallation of WC4JOY.DLL
- ----------------------------
-
- To remove this patch, just type in the Wing IV directory :
-
- DEL WC4JOY.DLL [ENTER]
-
-
- Notes
- -----
-
- * If the current joystick routines work fine, it is recommended
- that this patch is not used.
-
- * You MUST have a working joystick to use this patch. If there
- is a joystick port conflict, or if the joystick or port is
- faulty, you may not be able to successfully use this patch.
-
- * Tested joysticks include :
-
- CH Flightstick Pro
- Microsoft Sidewinder 3D Pro
- Thrustmaster FCS
-
- * Check out the WC4 Technical Help File (WC4HELP.TXT)!
-
- Origin BBS : 512-346-2227
- Internet : www.ea.com/origin.html
- ftp.ea.com /pub/patches/wc4help.txt
-
- * Thanks to Jason Yenawine!
-
-
- Technical Support
- -----------------
-
- If you are having trouble installing this patch, please feel
- free to contact our Technical Support department. See
- Install Guide for further information.
-
-
- -ALS
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