TEGEL'S MERCENARIES - Version 1.2 Upgrade ========================================= ------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOW TO UPDATE YOUR FILES: ------------------------- 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:\MERCS (If using a directory other than C:\MERCS then type that directory in) 3) Type the MERCS hard drive letter followed by a colon and press {Enter}. Example C: {Enter} 4) Your game has been updated ! ------------------------------------------------------------------------- PROBLEMS FIXED IN THIS VERSION: - Problems with mercs getting stuck on dead bodies in doorways. - "Miss splat" was being used generically for several weapons creating an impression of mercs using the wrong weapons. Machine gun style miss would be displayed for flame guns, rocket launchers, etc - this has been changed to appropriate weapon misses. - Commands being ignored due to stored up previous commands has been improved. ALSO INCLUDED: - Updated sound drivers to fix problems with Creative Labs' drivers not working with newer Creative Labs' Sound Blaster cards. This fixes the "Sound Blaster not working" message that was occuring. - 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. Instructions for use of ICD and ICE are listed below. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - END OF FILE -