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TITANIC: Adventure Out of Time
RELEASE NOTES
10/5/96
***********************WELCOME***********************
These release notes contain late-breaking information about
Titanic: Adventure Out of Time. These notes also contain an exact
copy of the Installation and Troubleshooting Guide that came with
the product. If this guide is missing, you may wish to print these
notes out to use as reference.
You may also want to look for the Official Guide to
Titanic: Adventure Out of Time by BradyGAMES at your local
retailer, or order direct at 1-800-557-3344.
Finally, if you have access to on-line services you can contact us
for updates, downloads, or the latest information about CyberFlix
and upcoming products at the following locations:
Web Page: http://www.cyberflix.com
E-mail: cyberflix@cyberflix.com (if you are on the Internet).
cyberflix@AOL.com (if you are an AOL user).
FTP: (Patches and updates for Cyberflix products)
ftp.cyberflix.com
AOL site: use the "Keyword" cyberflix
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THE FOLLOWING IS AN EXACT DUPLICATION OF THE INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
YOU SHOULD HAVE RECEIVED IN THE BOX WITH THE GAME DISK!
INSTALLATION AND TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE
Thank you for purchasing Titanic: Adventure Out of Time.
It's essential that you are familiar with standard Macintosh¿
operations such as dragging the mouse, copying files, etc. before
completing the installation procedure. This information is in the
manuals that accompanied your Macintosh.
IMPORTANT. Make sure you open and read the file called "Read Me!!"
on Disk 1 of this game. This document contains any new information or
updates that did not make it into this guide.
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
Titanic requires a color Macintosh or better, 8MB of RAM (5MB
available), a 256 color monitor, a hard drive, a double speed
or faster CD-ROM drive, and System 7.1 or later.
NOTES FOR CERTAIN USERS:
If you are a Power Macintosh user:
You might experience a problem with lower sound volume.
First check the sound settings on your hard drive's
control panel. However, you may find that the only way
to get extra volume is through the use of external speakers
or the use of headsets.
If you're using a screensaver:
All screensaving programs should be disabled before
installing and playing Titanic.
If you have a PowerBook 540c:
Be advised that there are sound-compatibility problems
with the Powerbook 540c.
If you have a Mobius Excellerator:
Titanic is not compatible with Mobius Excellerators.
If you have a Media Vision or non-Macintosh sound card:
Titanic is compatible only with Macintosh sound cards.
INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
To install Titanic, simply copy the Install folder from the
Titanic-1 CD to your hard drive by dragging it to the hard drive
icon on your desktop. Once copied to your hard drive, you may
rename the Install folder. However, do not change the names of any
files inside the Install folder, or Titanic may not work
properly!
KEYBOARD COMMANDS:
While playing Titanic, you can use the following keys:
Esc Skip the current animation, or pause
the game
Arrow keys Move forward, turn left or right
A, W, S, D Same as the arrow keys
Command+0 thru 9 Set sound volume, Command+0 is off,
Command+9 is loudest
Command+Q Quit the game and return to Finder
F1 / F2 Increase/decrease the brightness of
the screen
F3 / F4 Increase/decrease the redness of the
screen
F5 / F6 Increase/decrease the greenness of
the screen
F7 / F8 Increase/decrease the blueness of the
screen
F9 Restore the screen to its default
settings
QUICK OVERVIEW:
After successfully installing the game you will see a screen that
gives you two options. Clicking on the "game" button will start the
actual game.
Clicking on the "tour" button will allow you to explore the
ship and talk to passengers along the way. You can also download extra
passengers to talk to by visiting CyberFlix's Titanic Web site at
http://www.cyberflix.com. You can't save your game during the "tour"
part of Titanic. Once in the "tour" you must quit and restart Titanic
to start your mission as a secret agent.
TROUBLESHOOTING TIPS:
Tip 1:
Watch out for extensions that take up lots of memory or
cause other problems. Extensions (also called INITs) are
small programs that install themselves when your system
boots up. To turn off an extension, you must remove the
extension file from your system folder and restart your
machine. Titanic is compatible with most extensions, so
experiment to see if you can identify which one is causing
the problem. The only extensions that Titanic requires are
the CD-ROM driver that came with your CD-ROM drive and the
Memory extension, so do not turn those off!
Tip 2:
Anytime your computer is acting strangely, we suggest that
you restart the machine. Be sure it is off when connecting
SCSI cables or other hardware.
Tip 3:
Titanic offers extra features, speed, and sound when there
is plenty of RAM.
Q: After starting Titanic, I get an error at line 1622:
- Check that you have the extension Sound Manager 3.1 or greater,
and System 7.1 or greater. This software is available from your
Apple dealer or on a newer copy of the Apple System Software.
- Check if you are running applications or extensions that play
sounds, such as Fax, E-Mail, or Screen Saver software. Disable
these extensions because they may be using up sound channels.
- Sometimes changing the System Alert sound in the Sound Control
Panel and then running Titanic will fix the problem.
- Lastly, try giving the System more RAM by reducing Titanic's
preferred memory requirements in the Finder. This makes sure
that the System has enough room to allocate a new sound channel.
Q: Titanic doesn╒t have enough memory to start:
- Be sure that you are not running any other applications.
For example, don╒t run a spreadsheet and Titanic at the
same time.
- Check the control panels that handle memory. Be sure
the RAM cache is off or as small as possible. Be sure your
computer is in 32-bit mode if possible (24-bit machines
can access only 8 MB of RAM). Virtual Memory should be
off as well.
- Check for extensions that hog memory (see Tip 1 above).
Extensions that add sounds or graphics to your system
take up lots of RAM.
- Titanic must have at least 5 MB to run. A Macintosh with
8192K (8 MB) memory usually allocates no more than 3 MB
to the System software, which should leave enough free for
Titanic. If your System software takes up more than 3 MB
and you only have 8 MB total then you should disable some
of your extensions.
Q: Titanic runs slowly:
- Check your extensions (see Tip 1 above). Extensions
that run networks or implement screen savers are sometimes
quite slow.
- Give Titanic more RAM. Titanic will use all available
RAM for caching and other speed and sound enhancements.
- Check the performance of your CD-ROM drive. Most drives
have an access time of at least 250 milliseconds or faster,
and a data transfer rate of 300 K per second or faster.
Q: My screen is too dark:
- You can adjust the brightness of your screen while playing
Titanic by pressing the F1 key to brighten and F2 to darken.
If the colors in Titanic seem slightly wrong, you can change
the color balance by using F3/F4 to adjust the red, F5/F6 to
adjust the green, and F7/F8 to adjust the blue. If you want
to reset the color balance to the default setting, press F9.
Q: I can╒t hear the sound:
- Command-0 through Command-9 will set the sound volume.
Be sure that the volume has not been accidentally set to
zero.
- If the external speaker jack is in use, the Mac╒s
internal speaker will be deactivated. Turn on the external
speaker or remove the jack.
- Try saving the game and restarting your computer. If
problems persist, please call Cyberflix technical support.
Q: Sound volume is too low:
- See above notice to Power Macintosh users.
Q: Titanic bombs or crashes:
- Maybe your CD-ROM disk is dirty. Look at the disk in a
strong light for any scratches or oily fingerprints that
may be there. Clean the disk with mild soapy water, dry
gently with a Kleenex (do not scratch!), and try again.
- Some CD-ROM drives have trouble reading disks. The
problem could be an old version of your CD-ROM driver
extension. Get a new version from your CD-ROM dealer.
Another problem is that some CD-ROM drives overheat or
misread data.
- Check extensions (see Tip 1 above).
- If problems persist, please call Cyberflix technical
support.
TECHNICAL SUPPORT
Cyberflix provides technical support via telephone, fax,
America Online, and the Internet.
Telephone:
The Cyberflix Help Line is (423) 546-7846. Live customer
support is available from 12:00 p.m.(noon) to 5 PM Eastern
time to assist you with any problems you may have. We also
have an automated help service available day and night at
the same number.
Fax:
You may fax your questions to us at (423) 546-0866. We will
respond to faxes promptly via voice telephone or return fax.
America Online:
Technical support questions can be sent via email to
"CYBERFLIX".
World Wide Web:
The Cyberflix Web server is www.cyberflix.com, and is
available via the following URL:
http://www.cyberflix.com
Internet Email:
You can email your technical support questions to:
support@cyberflix.com
FTP:
Patches and updates for Cyberflix products are available
from our FTP site:
ftp.cyberflix.com
Snail-mail:
If you'd like to send us a letter, our mailing address is:
Cyberflix, Inc.
4 Market Square
Knoxville, TN 37902
---- END OF RELEASE NOTES -------------------------------------
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Cyberflix, Inc. All material contained on the CD-ROM disc
and provided with the disk are copyrighted by Cyberflix, Inc.
Software components of DreamFactory are owned by Cyberflix, Inc.
with patents pending. Any violators or infringers of Cyberflix's
trademark, copyright, patent, or other property ownership will
be pursued to the full extent available at law and equity.