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Black Rein(tm) 1.00
Designed and created by DOE ENTERTAINMENT(R).
Copyrighted(c) 1995, All Rights Reserved.
DOE ENTERTAINMENT
2412 Desert Oak Drive
Palmdale, Ca.
93550
USA
PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING LICENSE AGREEMENT CAREFULLY! USAGE
OF THE GAME CONSTITUTES ACCEPTANCE OF THESE TERMS.
Terms & Conditions
LIMITED WARRANTY.
THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED 'AS IS'. ALL WARRANTIES, EITHER EXPRESSED OR
IMPLIED, ARE DISCLAIMED AS TO THE SOFTWARE AND ITS QUALITY PERFORMANCE,
MERCHANTABILITY, OR FITNESS FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE. THE ENTIRE RISK
RELATING TO THE QUALITY AND PERFORMANCE OF THE SOFTWARE IS ASSUMED BY THE
USER. IN NO EVENT WILL DOE ENTERTAINMENT(R) BE LIABLE FOR DIRECT,
INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES RESULTING FROM THE USE,
INABILITY TO USE, OR ANY DEFECT IN THE SOFTWARE. IF THE SOFTWARE PROVES TO
HAVE DEFECTS, THE USER ASSUMES THE COST OF ANY NECESSARY SERVICING OR REPAIRS.
Copyright (c) 1995 DOE ENTERTAINMENT(R).
All rights reserved. All rights of reproduction in other media reserved.
IDEAL SYSTEM :
Windows 3.1 or WFW 3.1x
486-33DX or better
6 Megs of Available RAM
Fast Video Card & Fast Video Driver (LOCAL BUS is BETTER)
MOUSE or KEYBOARD or JOYSTICK
VGA 256 COLORS ONLY
6 MEGS of Free Hard Disk Space (for game)
MINIMUM SYSTEM :
Windows 3.1 or WFW 3.1x
386-33DX or better
6 Megs of Available RAM
Fast Video Card & Fast Video Driver (LOCAL BUS is BETTER)
MOUSE or KEYBOARD or JOYSTICK
VGA 256 COLORS ONLY
6 MEGS of Free Hard Disk Space (for game)
Optional game enhancements
1-2 Meg drive CACHE software (like Norton Speed Cache, SMARTDRV)
PERMANENT SWAP FILE
32BITDISKACCESS ON = Workgroup for Windows option
VFAT enabled = Workgroups for Windows option
SOUND CARD 8 bit = Plays MONO SOUND ONLY
or
SOUND CARD 16 bit = Plays MONO or STEREO
Joy Stick = Supported by IBMJOY.DRV
FILES :
BLKREIN.EXE -- Game Directory you created Example(C:\BLKREIN\BLKREIN.EXE)
Ctl3D.DLL -- Support file
WaveMix.DLL -- (same) 'Digital Sound file' --
Special Thanks to Angel Diaz. and
ToddLa & PatWil.
Readme.TXT -- (same) what your looking at
Orderme.TXT -- To Order Game
BLKREIN.INI -- WINDOWS DIRECTORY !!!
Example(C:\WINDOWS\BLKREIN.INI)
IBMJOY.DRV -- WINDOWS SYSTEM DIRECTORY !!! Example(C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\IBMJOY.DRV)
JOYSTICK.CPL -- WINDOWS SYSTEM DIRECTORY !!! (same)
License.TXT -- Our Legal Contract You agreed to.
Vendor.TXT -- Vendor information
ThankYou.TXT -- Thank You for your support with DOE ENTERTAINMENT
**IF ANY OF THESE FILES ARE MISSING PLEASE CONTACT DOE ENTERTAINMENT (805)274-1440***
PENTIUM:
We added three timers for you adjustment
these are located in the BLKREIN.ini file
TimerSlow=65 slowest value for easy play
TImerMed=35 medium value for medium play
TimerFast=0 fastest value for hard play
The higher the value the slower the game will play.
The values are the time between animation updates.
SOUND :
The PC SPEAKER DRIVER for Windows & DSOUND speaker driver:
Will cause the animation to stop at every instance of playing a digital sound.
If we fail to detect your sound system properly,
you must push F2 on your keyboard to disable ALL DIGITAL SOUND or edit
BLKREIN.ini
OLD Wavemix.dll:
If you purchased Microsoft Arcade! (cool games)
Our wavemix.dll is NEWER. Theirs does not support STEREO,
you must copy our wavemix.dll to your windows directory.
All Ms Arcade games are compatible with our version.
Wave Mapper:
If you want us to use a different wave device other than the
default (first one we find) simply press F2 and select what
sound device you want us to use.
Then exit Game, and Restart the Game.
Delayed Sounds Fx's:
Press F2 and check the option to REMIX.
Clicking Noise:
Edit the BLKREIN.ini (windows directory)
and adjust the WaveBlocks to a higher number (MAX 6)
if this does not resolve the clicking, you
will need to get the latest sound drivers.
STEREO****STEREO****STEREO****STEREO****STEREO****STEREO****STEREO
You can set this option from configure console.
Once set, must restart BLACK REIN.
Mono-Sound:
uncheck the Stereo option from configure console.
Once set, must restart BLACK REIN.
QSOUND:
Follow the instructions in the Trouble Shooting Sound.
No Sound:
1) You system has no digital sound capabilities
2) Could not determine sound card or wave device.
Follow the Trouble shooting sound instructions.
3) Try F2 and choose another WAVE device.
4) Check if digital sound enabled on configure console.
5) Check Speaker connections.
Trouble Shooting Sound:
1) Edit the BLKREIN.ini file (windows directory)
and adjust Showdevices to equal 1.
{example: Showdevices=1}
2) Run Game and write down the displayed information.
Example:
Device 1:SB16 Wave Out
This is the type of sound card you have.
Quit BLACK REIN.
Then add the following.
[name of card goes here]
Remix=1
GoodWavePos=0
WaveBlocks=6
SamplesPerSec=11
Run BLACK REIN and listen for a difference.
** GPF with sound enabled
you need to adjust the 'waveoutdevice'
from the default of 0 to
WaveOutDevice=1
or
most likely
WaveOutDevice=2
Sound cards that have digital midi
use wave out device 0 and/or 1
VIDEO Performance:
Some video cards have a slow animation capability.
Adjust your screen size in BLKREIN.ini .
You can change to Mono Sound instead of stereo.
You can disable the Digital Music to increase speed.
You can turn the sound off completely.
** We've balanced the game's speed for slow and fast video cards.
However, it is unavoidable that the game will be very difficult on
blazing fast video cards.
Video Cards:
Stealth VRAM -- You need the latest drivers
or you'll lose mouse control.
You'll need latest drivers to
avoid garbage on game start up.
CONTROL:
We support the mouse, keyboard and Joystick (We recommend THURSTMASTER(tm)).
All controls can be used with each other or at the same time.
KEYBOARD:
No known problems.
MOUSE:
Sluggish:
Press F2 (Option dialog).
Move scroll bar (control sensitivity)
to the right until desired results.
JOYSTICK:
Sluggish;
Press F2 (Option dialog).
Move scroll bar (control sensitivity)
to the right until desired results.
The Joystick is supported through Microsoft's joystick driver.
(not supported by Microsoft in any way)
Please test your Joystick before playing
If you do not have the driver,
copy IBMJOY.DRV and JOYSTICK.CPL from the game directory
to your windows system directory. example ( C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM )
Run BLACK REIN and press F2 and select "Add Joystick" for
Joystick. Quit BLACK REIN, Restart Windows.
To calibrate the Joystick, either go to your control panel
or run BLACK REIN and press F2. The Option dialog must have
JOYSTICK CHECKED, calibration dialog will appear.
You must click 'OK' on configure dialog, for options to be saved.
*** If your joystick is not readable by this driver (IBMJOY.DRV),
*** then it is with regret, we cannot support your joystick.
Revisions:
1.0 Initial Release
Special Notes:
The Higher the Resolution the more room you'll have to run in.
We've played from 640x480 to 1024x768 resolutions.
The game is easier if you select a slower timer rate from (f2) Option dialog.
{on FAST video cards, this makes the game harder with Timer disabled}
Special Controls:
Right Mouse Button, Joy stick button 2, and Arrow Keys:
Will control the tank movement when pressed in the Console
screen.
Shift Key : Speeds text display.
STEREO****STEREO****STEREO****STEREO****STEREO
Stereo is disabled on shipping Demo and Release !!!!
You must either Run BLACK REIN and enable from configure console and Change it
exit BLACK REIN and Run BLKREIN.exe.
Or you must edit the BLKREIN.ini FILE (in windows directory) and change
the 'StereoStatus=0' to 'StereoStatus=1', then run BLACK REIN.
NOTE: Stereo is a speed decrease in the game's performance;
play the game in mono-sound.
You can also turn the digital music off.
Stereo is also a memory hog.
If you are low on memory, set this option off.
Just in case, you want to know what we used to test and make this game...
We used :
Borland 3.1 C++
CPU Type Ram VIDEO
---------------------------
386-33 Dell 6 Cirrus True Color/256
386-33 (clone) 6 Qvision Color 256
486-33 (clone) 6 local bus video
486-33 (ngate) 6 Farenhiet 1280
486-33 (ngate) 8 Video 7
486-33 (ngate) 16 Cirrus True Color/256
486-66 (clone) 8 MACH 32
486-66 (clone) 16 Ati Ultra
486-66 (clone) 8 Stealth VRAM
486-66 (clone) 16 cirrus True Color/256
486-80 (clone) 20 ATI Ultra (yes 80mhz)
486-80 (clone) 32 Volante (8Meg AT2000) (yes 80mhz)
586-75 (clone) 32 ATI MACH32
586-66 IBM PS2 32 AIT MACH32
Sound Cards: {16 Bit Cards are better}
Microsoft Sound System
Compaq Sound System
Sound Blaster
Sound Blaster pro
Sound Blaster 16
Ati Stereo Sound FX
Pro Audio Spectrum+
Pro Audio Spectrum 16
Gravis Ultra Sound
Covox (or other DAC)
MultiSound
Thunder Board
Joystick Cards
THURSTMASTER (MARK II FCS)
Sound Blaster's
Stereo Fx's
Pro Audio Spectrum's
Gravis Joystick Game card.
(c) 1994 DOE ENTERTAINMENT(R). All Rights Reserved
All rights reserved. All rights of reproduction in other media reserved.
DOE ENTERTAINMENT
2412 Desert Oak Drive
Palmdale, Ca.
93550
USA
(805)274-1440 (9am-5pm pst)