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- Wings of Glory Version F1.6
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-
- This README file contains important information about Wings of Glory. It
- includes information that may not have made it into the manuals, trouble
- shooting information, and recommendations on how to configure the game
- for best results.
-
- Contents:
- -----------------------------
- 1. System Requirements
- 2. Installation problems
- 3. Sound card problems
- 4. Error messages
- 5. Joysticks/Game ports
- 6. Decreasing load times
- 7. Increasing game speed
- 8. Game tips
- 9. Trouble shooting
- 10. Game Controls
- 11. Ordering information
- 12. Headset Support
-
-
- 1. System requirements
- -----------------------------
- Minimum:
-
- Intel 486-33 processor or higher
- 8 MB of Ram
- 540k Conventional memory
- Double Speed CD-ROM drive
- VGA video card
- 15 MB of free harddrive space
-
- Recommended:
-
- Intel 486-66 processor or higher
- 16 MB of Ram
- Sound Blaster or 100%% compatible sound card
- Microsoft or 100%% compatible mouse
- Joystick
-
-
- 2. Installation problems
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-
- 2.1 If you get a DOS error while installing the game and you are running
- the version of Smartdrv which comes with DOS 6.20 or higher you may
- need to disable its CD-ROM caching feature while you install.
- (See the Wings of Glory Install Guide for more information.) After
- the game has been installed you can reactivate the CD-ROM caching.
-
- 2.2 The Demo must install to the default directory to install correctly.
- If you want to install to a different directory specify the directory
- as follows in the install.
- Install D: C:\DEMO
-
- Note: D: equals the drive letter of your CD-ROM drive
- C:\DEMO equals the directory you wish to install to
-
- If you choose to install to a directory other then the default you
- will need to create a directory in the directory you installed to.
- ex. at C:\(your direc9tory)\
- type MD TAPES [enter]
-
- 3. Sound card problems
- -----------------------------
-
- 3.1 The Creative Labs AWE32 will only work in 16-bit Sound Blaster mode.
- The MIDI drivers for this card conflict with the DOS-Extender used
- by Wings of Glory. To get this card to work select Sound Blaster 16
- for your sound card in the install.
-
- 3.2 IRQ 10 is not supported in Wings of Glory due to conflicts
- between the game's sound drivers and many computer systems.
- However, in some cases the game will run with IRQ 10. To set
- the sound card up for IRQ 10 you will need to edit the WG.CFG
- file found in the game directory. In this file you will find
- a line that reads:
-
- -ds251
-
- In this example, "ds" = Sound Blaster
- "2" = the middle digit of your I/O address
- "5" = the IRQ setting
- "1" = the DMA channel
-
- You will want to change the IRQ to "A":
-
- -ds2A1
-
- 3.3 If you are using a Roland RAP-10 or SCC-1 for music and
- a Soundblaster or compatible sound card for digital effects
- you must have them set at different IRQ settings. If the IRQ
- settings are the same, you will not get digital effects while
- in the ground scenes.
-
-
- 3.4 If you have a Sound Blaster Pro sound card you will want to
- select Sound Blaster and not Sound Blaster 16 as your sound
- card.
-
-
- 3.5 If you are using Creative Lab's AWE32 Wavetable Sound Card, and you
- are having problems creating enough DOS memory, the following
- solution is available. In your CONFIG.SYS there are two lines as
- follows:
-
- DEVICE=C:\AWE32\DRV\CTSB16.SYS /UNIT=0 /BLASTER=A:220 I:5 D:1 H:5
- DEVICE=C:\AWE32\DRV\CTMMSYS.SYS
-
- Both of these lines can be deleted from your CONFIG.SYS file on the
- boot disk to free up more DOS memory. These drivers are not needed
- for Wings of Glory.
-
-
- 4. Error Messages
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-
- 4.1 If your system has 16 MB of memory (or more) make sure you load
- an Expanded memory manager. You will get an error if you try to
- play with only Extended memory.
-
-
-
- 5. Joysticks/Game ports
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-
- 5.1 If you get an error telling you that the calibration of your
- joystick is incorrect make sure you only have one active joystick
- port on your system. It is very common to have a built-in joystick
- port as well as one that comes on most sound cards. If you find you
- have more than one 15 pin joystick port make sure only one is active.
- Refer to the documentation that came with your computer system or
- sound card.
-
- 5.2 In some cases faster machines (especially Pentiums) can cause
- a conflict with joystick calibration. If you get an error telling
- you to recalibrate your joystick you may need to install a speed
- adjustable game card in your system. These cards allow you to
- adjust the speed of the signal sent to the software by the
- joystick.
-
- 5.3 If you have a Sound Blaster 16 and the Wave Blaster daughter board
- the joystick calibration utility will not recognize any CH product
- due to a pin conflict in the hardware. Try a different brand joystick
-
-
- 5.4 If you have a Colorado Spectrum game port you will need to use a
- text editor and edit the WG.CFG file in your Wings of Glory
- directory. You will find a line that reads "#-c". Remove the "#" to
- enable this game port. For this game port to work with the game
- you will have to load NG.EXE which comes with your game port.
-
-
- 5.5 The rudder pedals can be activated from the options menu once in
- flight. When selected you will be prompted to calibrate the pedals.
-
-
- 5.6 The throttle on the CH Flightstick can be activated from the options
- menu once in flight. When selected you will be prompted to calibrate
- the throttle.
-
-
- 5.7 The ThrustMaster has a conflict with some speed adjustable game
- cards and switches views on its own. If this happens try adjusting
- your game card speed and recalibrate.
-
- 5.8 If you have a Thrust Master be sure and NOT move the hat while the
- game loads. This may cause the game to crash to DOS with an error.
-
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- 6. Decreasing load times
- -----------------------------
-
- 6.1 If your system has DOS 6.20 or higher you can minimize the time it
- takes for your system to load missions and switch scenes in the game
- by loading a Smartdrv that caches the CD-ROM. The following line
- can be added to the AUTOEXEC.BAT file on your boot disk.
-
- 8 MB of Ram:
- LH C:\DOS\SMARTDRV.EXE 256 /X
-
- 12 MB or more:
- LH C:\DOS\SMARTDRV.EXE 4096 /X
-
- 7. Increasing game speed
- -----------------------------
-
- 7.1 If you notice that the game slows down in areas with a lot of
- action and large cities you can drop the detail level of the
- terrain without leaving flight with the combination of the
- [SHIFT] and [C] keys. This will drop the detail down 25%% each
- time you press these keys. If you continue to press [SHIFT] [C]
- you will cycle back to 100%%.
-
- 7.2 In the options menu you will find an option for Hazing (far and
- near). With Hazing on "far" the game will show greater detail on
- the terrain, but the speed of the game will decrease. By setting
- the Hazing option to "near" you can often make a noticeable
- improvement on game speed, especially at high altitude.
-
-
- 8. Game Tips
- -----------------------------
-
- 8.1 If you find the game to easy try changing the Realism options
- from their default(easy) settings to make the game more
- challenging.
-
-
- 9. Troubleshooting
- -----------------------------
-
- Q: I have a Sound Blaster and a fast machine with a fast video card,
- but the game runs slowly.
-
- A: Make sure that the DMA setting for Wings of Glory matches the DRQ
- jumper setting on your Sound Blaster. Incorrect DMA settings have
- been linked to game speed reductions.
-
-
- Q: I have a Sound Blaster with the Wave Blaster daughter board. If I
- plug my joystick into the Sound Blaster's joystick port, I don't
- get any music.
-
- A: If you have a joystick which only has 12 pins instead of the
- normal 15, and you plug it into the Sound/Wave Blaster combination's
- joystick port, the card thinks that a MIDI connector has been
- plugged in and stops playing MIDI music. This is a problem
- documented by Creative Labs.
-
-
- Q: While in flight I see large text on the screen that reads "Rudder
- out of range" or "Elevators out of range" or a similar error.
-
- A: Try recalibrating your joystick. This is a good indication the
- joystick calibration has failed.
-
-
- Q: My joystick/mouse drifts in ground scenes, but not in flight.
- Also, why did I have to calibrate twice ?
-
- A: Wings of Glory uses two separate calibration routines for the
- ground scenes and flight. If the joystick gives any problems at
- any time simply press [ALT] [J] to recalibrate.
-
-
- Q: My mouse goes out of control so I can not select any options.
-
- A: If this happens exit the game and re-enter. This should not
- happen under normal game play.
-
-
- Q: I have become a Wings of Glory addict. I have stopped eating,
- the plants are dying, and my spouse left me. What can I do?
-
- A: We're sorry. There is no cure for WOG addiction.
- But thanks for playing and hope for an add-on.
-
-
- Q: I have a Cybermaxx Virtual Reality (VR) headset. How do I enable
- it for Wings of Glory?
-
- A: Add the line '-hv?' to the WG.CFG file, where '?' is the number of
- the COM port to which you have connected the Cybermaxx. Use '1' for
- COM1 and '2' for COM2.
-
-
- Q: I have a Cybermaxx Virtual Reality (VR) headset. When I use it,
- the screen is too dark.
-
- A: After the game has loaded, press [ALT] [+] on the numeric keypad
- to increase the brightness.
-
-
- Q: I have a Forte VFX1 VR headset. How do I enable it for
- Wings of Glory?
-
- A: Add the line '-hf' to the WG.CFG file. You must have the
- 60HERTZ.COM and VFX1.COM TSRs loaded before running Wings of Glory.
- Wings of Glory does not support the CyberBat.
-
-
- 10. Game controls
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-
- See REFCARD.TXT for game controls.
-
-
- 11. Ordering information
- ---------------------------------------
-
- Look for Wings of Glory at your local computer software retailer.
- You may also order Wings of Glory directly from Electronic Arts.
- Simply call 1-800-245-4525 to order.
-
-
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- Origin Catalog
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-
- CATALOG.EXE is a Windows program which allows you to preview some
- of the upcoming Origin Releases. To access it, run Windows,
- Choose Run from the Program Manager File Menu and type:
-
- [drive]:\CATALOG\CATALOG.EXE
- where drive is the drive letter of your CD-ROM drive.
- For example, if your CD-ROM Drive is Drive D you would type:
- D:\CATALOG\CATALOG.EXE
-
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- 12. Headset Support
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-
- The Demo currently has limited support for the CYBERMAXX VR Helmet.
- There may be a patch available in the near future. For information
- contact Origin Customer Service.
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