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SIMSpace v2.4
(C) Copyright 1991-1993
Rockland Software Productions
SIMSpace 2.4 System Requirements:
1. 286 or better.
2. VGA or VESA compatable SVGA graphics.
3. Microsoft compatable mouse.
4. 500K free conventional memory.
5. 3 to 9 meg disk space depending on installation.
6. Soundblaster compatable sound card required for FM sound.
7. Soundblaster Pro sound card required for Digital sound.
8. Hayes compatable modem required for play via modem.
SIMSpace 2.4 Recommended hardware:
1. 386/40 or 486/33 or better.
2. A fast hard drive with disk cache.
3. A fast VESA compatable SVGA graphics card.
4. 2 Meg EMS memory.
Installing:
1. Create a directory for SIMSpace.
2. Copy all archive files (from disks or download) to your SIMSpace
directory.
3. Change to your SIMSpace directory.
4. Unpack all archive files.
5. Run SETUP. Setup will let you select sound, video, and memory options
for running the game.
Running:
1. Change to your SIMSpace directory.
2. Enter "simspace" at the dos prompt.
3. After the opening, load an old game or start a new game.
4. The spaceship screen will appear and you'll be given your mission
orders.
5. Select "Ok" to continue.
6. Select the green "Help" button at the top of the screen. The help menu
will appear. Select Instructions. The on-line help main menu will
appear. Select print documentation. This will print the instructions
for the game.
7. All instructions are also available on-line via the help button.
Archive contents:
simspac_.exe SIMSpace program
simspace.ovr Overlay file
*.bgi Video drivers
*.chr Fonts
sbsim.* Digital sound files
voice.exe Digital sound file
ctvdsk.drv Digital sound driver
setup.exe Setup program
*.grf Bitmaps
*.pal Palettes
*.voc Digital sounds
*.msk Bitmap masks
*.grf Zoomable bitmaps
simspace.doc SIMSpace readme file
support.doc Support information
catalog.doc Rockland catalog
order.frm Order form
Differences between the registered and unregistered versions:
In the unregistered version you may play one of the over fifty different
types of built-in missions. The following features are only available in
the registered version of SIMSpace:
1. No limit on missions completed.
2. Loading of saved games.
3. Better ships as you complete more missions.
4. Landers and Remote squads.
5. Play via modem.
6. More graphics and sound effects.
7. More types of opponents.
8. Refit at spaceport at any time, request refit, send distress call.
9. Change or restart missions.
10. Built-in cheats.
11. Over 50 types of missions built-in.
12. Play missions created with the mission editor.
13. Character editor.
14. Play again with same or different Captain.
15. Crew rotations.
Having problems with the mouse ?
1. Make sure you are using a MICROSOFT compatable mouse.
2. If your mouse supports multiple emulation modes, make sure your mouse
is in microsoft emulation mode.
3. Make sure your mouse driver is loaded.
4. Some later versions of mouse drivers can cause "jerky" mouse motion.
Try an older version of the driver. We use Logitech v6.23 and
Qtronics v7.0 drivers for our development machines.
5. A flickering mouse can be caused by a slow processor and/or a slow
graphics card. We use 40Mhz 386 processors and Diamond Speedstar 24X
graphics cards in our development machines.
About VESA:
1. VESA is a new graphics standard that makes many different SVGA cards
compatable with each other.
2. The cards are made compatable by the VESA bios extensions that are
built in to the card, or loaded into memory via a TSR program.
3. This allows software written for just one kind of video (VESA) to run
on many different SVGA cards.
4. A program that uses VESA requires the VESA bios extensions in order to
run.
5. Most cards load their VESA bios extensions via a TSR program.
6. Most card manufacturers include a VESA TSR program with their cards.
7. If you do not have the VESA bios extensions for your card, here's how
to get a copy:
* Call your local BBS. They may have it in their graphics area.
* Call your card manufacturer's BBS and download the file.
* Call one of the national networks such as Compuserv, GEnie, Delphi,
America on line, PC Link, or Promenade. Each has a VESA area on it.
Download the VESA file for your card.