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~TL Black Knight Installation and Patch Disk v1.33
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@E@C BLACK KNIGHT INSTALLATION AND UPDATE
@E@C 1.x to 1.33
@E@C (2/7/96)
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There are six sections to this readme file.
1) New Installation.
2) Patch Installation.
3) What's new and fixes to Black Knight.
4) Thrustmaster files for FCS/FLCS/WCS.
5) Technical support information.
6) Printing this README file
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@e1) NEW INSTALLATION:@e
This is for a new installation of Black Knight where it
presently does not reside on the hard drive. Black Knight is a DOS game and
it must be played in the DOS environment. To install Black Knight, follow
these steps:
1) If you are using WIN 3.1x, exit from windows. Do not select
the MS-DOS icon.
If you are using WIN 95, you must do a shut down and restart
the computer in DOS mode. Do not select the DOS icon.
2) Make sure your Caps Lock light is turned off.
3) Place the Black Knight CD-ROM in your CD drive.
4) Place the 3 1/2" floppy in drive a (or b).
5) At the DOS prompt, type @ea:\install@e (or b:\install) and press
the enter key. The installation program will begin. Follow
the installation prompts.
6) Follow the prompts for setting up the Sound and Music drives.
Select "SoundBlaster Clone" for Sound and select SoundBlaster"
or Compatible" for Music. This is a good starting point for
most sound cards.
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@e20 PATCH INSTALLATION:@e
This patch installation will only work on
versions 1.32 or less of Black Knight. This installation update Black Knight
to the current version of 1.33. Black Knight already needs to be installed
on your hard disk.
To begin the patch installation, follow these steps:
1) If you are using WIN 3.1x, exit from windows. Do not select
the MS-DOS icon.
If you are using WIN 95, you must do a shut down and restart
the computer in DOS mode. Do not select the DOS icon.
2) Place the 3 1/2" floppy in drive a (or b).
3) At the DOS prompt, type @ecd \bk@e and press the enter key to
change to the Black Knight directory.
4) At the DOS prompt, type @ea:\update -o@e (or b:\update -o)
and press the enter key to begin installing the patch files.
That's it - you've go the latest version of Black Knight!
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@E3) What's new or fixed:
* Fixed analog joystick, throttle and rudder pedal problems.
* Fixed waypoint error in mission 38.
* Changed command line switches "-1", "-2", etc., to skip intro movie
as well as pilot selection screen.
* Improved MIDI interface for broader compatibility.
* Improved accuracy of roll and pitch rate/momentum to match performance
data.
* Added INSANE! graphic detail level (Check this out!).
* Added the mission overview message on mission start.
* Added transonic physical effects.
* Added Black Knight OS initialization messages.
* Added debug capabilities.
* Added limited Surround Sound.
* Added support for CH Products Flightstick Pro, CH Products F-16
Combatstick and CH Products Virtual Pilot Pro.
@EManual Errata:
a) Page 16 of manual is incorrect...
Castle switch up on Suncom should be to select radar scan range... This
is also how the CH Products support is implemented.
b) Some of Page 17 in manual is now obsolete...
Correction to page 17: Button's 3 and 4 of a 4-button joysticks should be:
Button 3.......Fire Flare
Button 4.......Fire Chaff
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@e4) Thrustmaster
On this Patch Disk are files for the Mark II FCS, Mark II WCS, and the
F-16 FLCS. These are sample files that were developed with the assistance
of Thrustmaster. Please modify the specific files to meet your special
requirement.
If you want to share your Thrustmaster files with others, please mail a disk
or e-mail them to the addresses given in the section labeled Technical
Support. FormGen will have a web site in the near future and I will post them
for other to see and use.
For the @eMark II FCS and Mark II WCS,@e load the .adv and .mdf files:
KBKNIGHT.ADV
KBKNIGHT.MDF
For the @eF-16 FLCS and Mark II WCS,@e load the .b50 and .m50 files:
BKNIGHT.B50
BKNIGHT.M50
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@e5) Technical Support
@ePhone:@e 602-443-4109 ext 123 or 342, Monday - Friday,
8am - 4:30pm, or leave a message any time.
@eFax:@e 602-951-6810
@eE-mail:@e 76432,230@ compuserve.com
@eMail:@e Technical Support
FormGen
15649 E Greenway-Hayden Loop
Scottsdale AZ 85260-1750
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@e6) Printing this README file
To print this README file, press the enter key. A beep will sound when this
file has been reformated and saved as README.OUT. At the DOS prompt,
type @eprint a:\readme.out@e and press the enter key.
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