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TITANIC DEMO
RELEASE NOTES
4/29/96
---- WELCOME --------------------------------------------------
These release notes contain late-breaking information about
the Titanic demo, installation instructions, a quick overview
of how to play, a list of known problems and trouble-shooting
tips, and information on contacting technical support.
---- NOTES FOR CERTAIN USERS ----------------------------------
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.
---- SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS --------------------------------------
Titanic requires a color Macintosh or better, 8MB of RAM (6MB
available), a 256 color monitor, a hard drive, a double speed
or faster CD-ROM drive, and System 6.03 or later.
NOTE: This pre-release demo version of Titanic requires 12MB of
memory (8MB available). We are currently tightening up memory
requirements and the release version will run on a 8MB Mac.
---- INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS --------------------------------
To install Titanic, simply copy the Install folder from the
Titanic 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 folder if you wish. Do not change the names of any
files inside the Install folder, or Titanic may not work
properly!
---- KEYBOARD COMMANDS -----------------------------------------
While playing the 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 starting the demo you will see an opening movie
followed by a screen that gives you three options. Clicking on
the first button will send you to the "Trailer" section of the
demo. This is a brief overview of the entire game. Clicking on
the second button will send you to the "Interactive" section of
the demo. Here your boss will give you a mission and you must
explore the ship to solve it. You can save your game at any
time during the "Interactive" section. Clicking on the third
button will send you to the "Slideshow" section of the demo.
This is a collection of screen shots from the actual game
"Titanic: Adventure Out of Time".
---- 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. Titanic will also take advantage of extra
hard-disk space. Machines with 68030 and higher processors
will display smoother arcade animation than 68020 machines.
For these reasons, Titanic may operate differently on
different machines. Overall game play is not affected by
these differences.
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 6 MB to run. A Macintosh with
8192K (8 MB) memory usually allocates no more than 1500K
to the System software, which should leave 6692K free for
Titanic. If your System software takes up more than 1500K
and you only have 8 MB total then you should disable some
of your extensions.
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.
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.
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.
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. Customer
support technicians are available from 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 -------------------------------------
NOTICE: Cyberflix, DreamFactory, and "Titanic: Adventure Out Of
Time" are trademarks owned by 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 fanatically pursued
to the full extent available at law and equity.