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- ::0::
- General failure.
- Cause: An unexpected error has occurred.
- Action: Contact the author with a description of what happened.
- This error is likely caused by a program bug.
-
- ::2::
- Memory error.
- Cause: An attempt to allocate memory failed.
- Action: Try maximizing the amount of free conventional memory before
- running the program. The program should run in as little as
- 500 KB free.
-
- ::3::
- Missing font file.
- Cause: One of the files containing fonts used by the program could
- not be found.
- Action: Check the program directory for files with a .FNT extension. If
- not found, copy them from the installation diskette or archive file.
- Cause: You are running the program from a directory different from where
- the program files are located.
- Action: Change directory to where the program is installed and try again.
-
- ::4::
- Error initializing graphics.
- Cause: This game requires a 100% VGA compatible graphics adapter with a
- minimum of 128K memory.
-
- ::5::
- Missing GIF file.
- Cause: One of the files containing GIFs used by the program could
- not be found.
- Action: Check the program directory for files with a .GIF extension. If
- not found, copy them from the installation diskette or archive file.
- Cause: You are running the program from a directory different from where
- the program files are located.
- Action: Change directory to where the program is installed and try again.
-
- ::6::
- Missing sound effects file.
- Cause: The sound effects file could not be found.
- Action: Check the program directory for a file named SOUNDS.KIX. If not
- found, extract it from the installation diskette or archive file
- and try again.
- Cause: You are running the program from a directory different from where
- the program files are located.
- Action: Change directory to where the program is installed and try again.
-
- ::100::
- Invalid player number.
- Cause: An invalid player was called.
- Action: Contact the author with a description of what happened.
- This error is likely caused by a program bug.
-
- ::101::
- Bad stylus file name.
- Cause: The stylus name specified in the player's configuration file is
- invalid or missing.
- Action: Check the player's configuration file. Ensure there are .IMG and .DAT
- files for the stylus in the default directory.
- Cause: You are running the program from a directory different from where the
- program files are located.
- Action: Change directory to where the program is installed and try again.
-
- ::102::
- Bad stylus offset.
- Cause: The stylus offset specified in the player's configuration file is
- invalid or missing.
- Action: Check the player's configuration file. The offset should be
- two numbers separated by a space.
-
- ::103::
- Bad fuse file name.
- Cause: The fuse name specified in the player's configuration file is
- invalid or missing.
- Action: Check the player's configuration file. Ensure there is an .IMG
- file for the fuse in the default directory.
- Cause: You are running the program from a directory different from where the
- program files are located.
- Action: Change directory to where the program is installed and try again.
-
- ::104::
- Bad fuse offset.
- Cause: The fuse offset specified in the player's configuration file is
- invalid or missing.
- Action: Check the player's configuration file. The offset should be
- two numbers separated by a space.
-
- ::105::
- Bad number of players.
- Cause: The number of players specified in the player's configuration file
- is invalid or missing.
- Action: The number of players must be between 1 and 99.
-
- ::106::
- Bad control device.
- Cause: The control device specified in the player's configuration file is
- invalid or missing.
- Action: The control device must be 'K' for keyboard or 'J' for joystick.
-
- ::107::
- Bad sparks active flag.
- Cause: The sparks active flag specified in the player's configuration file
- is invalid or missing.
- Action: The flag must be '1', 'ON', 'T' or 'Y' for yes,
- or '0', 'OFF', 'F' or 'N' for no.
-
- ::108::
- Bad maximum number of sparks allowed.
- Cause: The maximum number of sparks specified in the player's configuration
- file is invalid or missing.
- Action: The maximum number of sparks must be an even number between 2 and 6.
-
- ::109::
- Bad completion threshhold.
- Cause: The screen completion threshhold specified in the player's
- configuration file is invalid or missing.
- Action: The completion threshhold must be a percentage between 1 and 99.
-
- ::110::
- Bad fuse wait time.
- Cause: The time for the fuse to wait before pursuing the stylus specified
- in the player's configuration file is invalid or missing.
- Action: The fuse wait time must be greater than 0.
-
- ::111::
- Bad spark timer length.
- Cause: The time between each spark release specified in the player's
- configuration file is invalid or missing.
- Action: The timer length must be greater than 0.
-
- ::112::
- Bad use pictures flag.
- Cause: The use pictures flag specified in the player's configuration file
- is invalid or missing.
- Action: The flag must be '1', 'ON', 'T' or 'Y' for yes,
- or '0', 'OFF', 'F' or 'N' for no.
-
- ::113::
- Bad frame rate.
- Cause: The frame rate specified in the player's configuration file is
- invalid or missing.
- Action: The frame rate must be one of the following:
- S - Slow, M - Medium, N - Normal, F - Fast, H - Hyper
-
- ::114::
- Bad sound flag.
- Cause: The sound flag specified in the player's configuration file is
- invalid or missing.
- Action: The flag must be '1', 'ON', 'T' or 'Y' for yes, or '0', 'OFF',
- 'F' or 'N' for no. Only PC speaker sound effects are supported.
-
- ::200::
- Error opening image file.
- Cause: You are running the program from a directory different from where the
- program files are located.
- Action: Change directory to where the program is installed and try again.
- Cause: An error occurred while attempting to open an image file.
- Action: Contact the author with a description of what happened.
- This error is likely caused by a program bug.\n"
-
- ::201::
- Image file corrupt.
- Cause: An error occurred while loading an image file.
- Action: Contact the author with a description of what happened.
- This error is likely caused by a program bug.
-
- ::202::
- Image not initialized.
- Cause: An attempt was made to use an image before it was initialized.
- Action: Contact the author with a description of what happened.
- This error is likely caused by a program bug.
-
- ::203::
- Image already initialized.
- Cause: An attempt was made to initialize an image that was already
- initialized.
- Action: Contact the author with a description of what happened.
- This error is likely caused by a program bug.
-
- ::204::
- Illegal image size.
- Cause: An illegal size was read from an image file.
- Action: Contact the author with a description of what happened.
- This error is likely caused by a program bug.
-
- ::300::
- Illegal background size.
- Cause: An illegal background size was encountered.
- Action: Contact the author with a description of what happened.
- This error is likely caused by a program bug.
-
- ::301::
- Background memory allocation error.
- Cause: An attempt to allocate memory failed.
- Action: Try maximizing the amount of free conventional memory before
- running the program. The program should run in as little as
- 500 KB free.
-
- ::302::
- Background not initialized.
- Cause: An attempt was made to initialize a background that was already
- initialized.
- Action: Contact the author with a description of what happened.
- This error is likely caused by a program bug.
-
- ::600::
- Unable to open the high scores file.
- Cause: You are running the program from a directory different from where the
- program files are located.
- Action: Change directory to where the program is installed and try again.
- Cause: The high scores file is missing.
- Action: Check the program directory for a file named HSCORET.DAT. If not
- found, extract it from the installation diskette or archive file
- and try again.
-
- ::601::
- Error reading high scores file.
- Cause: An error occurred attempting to read the high scores file.
- Action: Contact the author with a description of what happened.
- This error is likely caused by a program bug.
-
- ::602::
- Error writing high scores file.
- Cause: An error occurred attempting to write the high scores file.
- Action: Contact the author with a description of what happened.
- This error is likely caused by a program bug.
-
- ::603::
- Error opening high scores window.
- Cause: An error occurred attempting to open the high scores window.
- Action: This error is usually due to not enough free memory available.
- Try maximizing the amount of free conventional memory before
- running the program. The program should run in as little as
- 500 KB free.
-