After installing, System 6 users MUST edit the minimum memory configuration setting associated with Sensory Overload. At the Finder, highlight the program, select the File
menu and then Get Info. Assign a Preferred Memory setting which matches your hardware capabilities. Minimum = 2.5MB.
Although Sensory Overload was designed to run on a system with as little as 2.5MB of available memory, the game performs better if you can provide it with more (up to 4MB). Providing more than the minimum 2.5MB does a few things. First, if you have Sound Manager 3.0, music playback will be enabled only when 2.8MB or more free memory is available to the game. In addition, if you assign more RAM to the game you can get improved performance, richer sound effects, greater visual detail and larger "viewport" sizes up to a full-screen view.
The ‘preferred’ memory size for the game can be set by selecting the Sensory Overload game icon, and choosing Get Info from the File menu of the Finder. Users with newer System versions will find 4MB already set as the preferred value (and 2.5MB as the minimum). This means that the System will automatically use as much memory up to 4MB as is available at the time you launch the application. Selecting "About This Macintosh" or "About The Finder" from the Apple Menu will tell you how much memory you have available on your machine. (To free more memory see Additional PERFORMANCE TIPS, below.)
• Make sure all other applications are closed before running Sensory Overload.
• Remove non-essential extensions and control panels (menubar clocks, macro-key players, & screen savers). Some control panels, such as a CD-ROM controller, may use a considerable amount of memory, so if you need more memory, this is a good thing to check. To remove an extension or a control panel under System 6, open the System Folder, locate the extension you wish to remove, and drag it out of the System Folder. Under System 7, the same procedure applies, except that the extensions and control panels are stored in sub-folders called "Extensions" and "Control Panels." Don't drag the removed files to the trash, however, unless you want to remove them permanently. Simply store them somewhere outside of the System Folder.
• Turn off your disk cache and/or RAM disk in the Memory control panel.
• Remove fonts from your System file (or from the Fonts folder in System 7.1 and greater).
Tips to increase performance:
• Make sure all Control Panels and Desk Accessories, (as well as other applications), are closed before running the game.
•System 6 users should can also try running without MultiFinder for increased game performance.
• Remove non-essential extensions and control panels.
• Optionally remove all Network-related extensions and control panels, and turn AppleTalk OFF in the Chooser. These are not needed while playing the game, and you can restore them after you're done playing by moving them back into your System folder.
• Turn off Virtual Memory in the Memory control panel. This will reduce available memory, but increase performance considerably in most cases. Apple Computer recommends that you turn off Virtual Memory if you are running SM3.0.
• For fastest possible screen performance, you can optionally turn off the "Music" option from Preferences ("Prefs") inside the game. Computing resources applied to music can reduce the display performance of the viewport; however, music benefits your overall playing experience. Disabling music playback for your game is a personal decision.
III. If you only have 4MB of total memory on your computer:
To reiterate from above, Sensory Overload will run on machines with only 4MB RAM. The key system requirement is that you have a minimum of 2.5MB of available memory before you try to run the game. To check how big your largest free block of memory is, select About This Macintosh or About The Finder from the Apple Menu in the Finder.
You may not actually have enough free memory, depending upon what System extensions you have previously installed. If you try to run the Demo with "borderline" memory, the Demo will try to auto-configure the screen options as best it can on your behalf. If you don't have enough memory, you will be told that fact. To free up memory, refer to the section above on Tips to free up memory.
To enable the stereo sound effect and music playback features of SENSORY OVERLOAD™, you need to be running System 7.0 with QuickTime™, System 7.1 or higher and Sound Manager 3.0. Check your System software manual for more details, or contact Apple Computer Inc. for more information about Sound Manager 3.0. Note: Versions of System 7.1 and higher likely contain the Sound Manager 3.0 resource already installed. Make sure the Sound Manager 3.0 Control Panel has the stereo output option selected.
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