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- # ** README FILE 12/4/96 ** #
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- IMPORTANT NOTE: This document contains the latest game installation
- information and Customer Service info. It should answer many of your
- TEN- and game-related questions. Please read this document in its
- entirety before calling our Customer Service department. Thanks!
-
-
- TABLE OF CONTENTS
-
- 0.0 OVERVIEW
- 1.0 SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
- 2.0 GAME INSTALLATION
- 3.0 CONNECTING TO TEN
- 4.0 SELECTING A CONNECTION METHOD
- 5.0 CUSTOMER SERVICE
-
-
- 0.0 OVERVIEW
-
- "When gamers read documentation, the sows will have goiter."
- -- Kazakhswanan proverb
-
-
- If you're reading this, something's probably wrong. Because if
- you're reading this, then you're not playing multiplayer games
- over the Internet through TEN. And if you're not on TEN, you're
- not happy, we're not happy, and the sows will require a painful
- series of out-patient operations.
-
- In this document, we'll do our best to get you back on track
- and in the gaming Arenas. Here you'll find basic installation
- and sign on information, and contact info for our happy
- Customer Service elves. There are other sources of help and
- information as well. There's an up-to-the-minute list of
- Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) on the Web at
- www.ten.net/html/ten_faq.html. There's a TEN Help file
- accessible from within TEN (click on the fire extinguishers).
- And, again, there are TEN Customer Service people who get no
- greater pleasure in life than in helping you out.
-
-
- 1.0 SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
-
- To play on the Total Entertainment Network, you must have the
- following minimum system setup:
-
- - 486DX 66MHz
- - Windows 95
- - SVGA video card
- - 14.4 modem or better (or direct Internet connection)
-
- Each game on TEN also has additional system requirements.
- You'll notice that these requirements tend to be higher than
- the requirements for the game in single-player mode due to the
- fact that the TEN software and the game software must run at
- the same time.
-
- COMMAND & CONQUER
- - 486 66MHz
- - 12MB RAM
- - VESA Local Bus (VLB) or PCI SVGA video card
-
- COMMAND & CONQUER: RED ALERT
- - Pentium 75MHz
- - 16MB RAM
- - 1MB VLB or PCI SVGA video card
-
- DARK SUN: CRIMSON SANDS
- - 486 66MHz
- - 8MB RAM
- - VLB or PCI SVGA video card
-
- DEADLOCK
- - 486 66MHz
- - 8MB RAM
- - VLB or PCI SVGA video card
-
- DUKE NUKEM 3D ATOMIC EDITION (Plutonium Pak)
- - Pentium 60MHz
- - 12MB RAM
- - VLB or PCI SVGA video card
-
- DUKE NUKEM 3D (shareware and full retail)
- - Pentium 60MHz
- - 12MB RAM
- - VLB or PCI SVGA video card
-
- MASTER OF ORION II
- - 486DX 100MHz (Pentium recommended)
- - 16MB RAM
- - 1MB VLB or PCI SVGA video card
- (with DirectX 2 drivers)
-
- NECRODOME (shareware and full retail)
- - Pentium 60MHz
- - 12MB RAM
-
- PANZER GENERAL ONLINE
- - 486 66MHz
- - 8MB RAM
-
- QUAKE
- - Pentium 90MHz
- - 16MB RAM
-
- WARCRAFT
- - Pentium 60MHz
- - 8MB RAM (16MB recommended)
-
-
- 2.0 GAME INSTALLATION
-
- To play games on TEN, you must either buy or download the
- supported versions of the game, and install the game to your
- hard drive as per the game publisher's instructions. Special
- installation notes for each game are listed below.
-
- Most game files and patches are available in the Support area
- of TEN. From the TEN Game Selector screen, choose SUPPORT and
- select DOWNLOAD FILES. If you can't find what you need in
- here, maybe it doesn't exist. Uh, just kidding, but there are
- a lot of patches here. Files can also be found on our
- DataSpheres at www.ten.net/gamesel. Choose a game and go!
-
- WATCH OUT! It's a very bad idea to install games under the
- TEN directory, C:\PROGRAM FILES\TEN. All files under the TEN
- directory are subject to deletion during a TEN upgrade.
-
-
- COMMAND & CONQUER
-
- First off, you must have the retail version of Command &
- Conquer already installed on your hard drive. You'll also need
- to download the CCTEN.EXE file from either the Support area or
- at the Command & Conquer DataSphere and put the CCTEN.EXE file
- in your Command & Conquer directory. In addition, you'll also
- need to have a Command & Conquer CD in your CD-ROM drive.
- After that, you can hit the ground running. (When you're first
- asked to locate the executable file for Command & Conquer,
- choose the CCTEN.EXE file.)
-
- COMMAND & CONQUER: RED ALERT
-
- To begin with, you must have the retail version of Command &
- Conquer: Red Alert already installed on your hard drive.
- You'll also need to download either the RATEN.EXE file (for the
- DOS version) or RA95TEN.EXE (for the Windows 95 version) from
- either the Support area or the Command & Conquer: Red Alert
- DataSphere and place the appropriate file in your Red Alert
- directory. Additionally, you'll need to have a Command &
- Conquer: Red Alert CD in your CD-ROM drive. Once you have these
- things in order, you're ready to go. (When you're first asked
- to locate the executable file for Command & Conquer: Red Alert,
- choose the RATEN.EXE file for the DOS version or RA95TEN.EXE
- for the Windows 95 version.)
-
- DARK SUN: CRIMSON SANDS
-
- Dark Sun: Crimson Sands is a fantasy role-playing game set in
- TSR's Advanced Dungeons & Dragons world of Dark Sun. This game
- is a TEN-only exclusive. You can purchase the game at your
- local software store (you'll get some extra nifty stuff in the
- package). You can also download the latest version from the
- Support area or the Dark Sun DataSphere. Watch out, it's HUGE
- (18 MB huge) and can take a lot of time to download, especially
- if you have a 14.4 modem.
-
- DUKE NUKEM 3D ATOMIC EDITION (Plutonium Pak)
-
- Duke Nukem 3D Atomic Edition is an enhanced version of regular
- Duke with a new weapon, new levels and some new baddies. To
- play in the Duke Plutonium/Atomic Arenas on TEN, you'll need to
- purchase either the Duke Nukem 3D Atomic Edition or the
- original Duke Nukem 3D *PLUS* the Duke Nukem 3D: Plutonium Pak.
- (The Plutonium Pak is an upgrade to original Duke Nukem 3D that
- converts the original Duke Nukem 3D to the Atomic Edition.)
- You'll then need to install either Atomic or Original Duke +
- Plutonium to your hard drive. NOTE: Duke Atomic and original
- Duke are incompatible with each other. You'll need two separate
- installations of Duke Atomic and original Duke if you want to
- play in both the Plutonium/Atomic Arenas and the Retail or
- Shareware Arenas.
-
- DUKE NUKEM 3D (shareware version)
-
- To play the shareware version of Duke Nukem 3D on TEN, you must
- have the latest shareware version installed on your hard drive.
- You can find shareware Duke in our Support area, on the Duke
- Nukem 3D DataSphere or at www.3drealms.com.
-
- After you've downloaded the self-extracting archive, run it to
- extract the game to your hard drive. You'll need to run the
- SETUP.EXE program to configure the sound and control options.
-
- DUKE NUKEM 3D (full retail version)
-
- You'll need the full retail version of Duke Nukem 3D installed
- on your hard drive if you want to play it on TEN. You can buy
- the retail version at your favorite software store.
-
- MASTER OF ORION II
-
- In order to play Master of Orion II on TEN, you'll need to have
- the latest version of the game (version 1.2) installed on your
- hard drive and the MoO II CD in your CD-ROM drive. You can buy
- Master of Orion II at your local software retailer.
-
- NECRODOME
-
- To play Necrodome on TEN, you'll first need to either download
- the latest shareware version or purchase the full retail
- version and install the respective game to your hard drive.
- (You can grab the shareware version from the Support area or
- from the Necrodome DataSphere. Download the files and run the
- self-extracting file to install the game to your hard drive.)
- Necrodome also requires the DirectX 2 drivers, which can be
- found in the Support area or the Necrodome DataSphere.
-
- PANZER GENERAL ONLINE
-
- You can download a TEN-only verison of Panzer General Online
- from our Support area or from the Panzer General Online
- DataSphere. If you don't have the DirectX 2 drivers, you'll
- need to download those as well. Don't forget the Panzer
- General manual if you don't have the Official one from the
- retail game.
-
- QUAKE
-
- To play the shareware version of Quake, you must first
- download the latest version and install it to your hard drive.
- You can find it in the Support area or on the Quake DataSphere.
- The full retail version of the game allows you to play all four
- episodes. If you don't have the full retail version, you can
- purchase it at your favorite software store. (Shareware and
- full retail folks can play in the same game, as long as they
- play in the first episode.)
-
- Once you install either the full retail or the shareware
- version of Quake to your hard drive, you'll also need to
- download the QUAKETEN.EXE file (from our Support area or the
- Quake DataSphere) and place the file in your Quake directory.
- (When TEN asks you to locate the game's executable file,
- choose the QUAKETEN.EXE file.)
-
- WARCRAFT
-
- While you don't need to buy a retail version of Warcraft, you
- must download a special TEN version to play the game on TEN.
- The file can be found in our Support area or on the Warcraft
- DataSphere.
-
- After you've downloaded the self-extracting archive, run it to
- extract the game to your hard drive. You'll need to run the
- SETUP.EXE program to configure the sound and control options.
-
-
- SPECIAL INSTALLATION NOTES
-
- The first time you join or create a game on TEN, you will be
- asked to locate the game's executable file (.EXE). The Windows
- 95 file browser will then come up on your screen--use it to
- locate the game's directory, and then click on the .EXE of
- your game.
-
- If you should ever move the game's files or directories, or
- install a new version of the game, you'll have to update the
- path to the game executable. To do this, click on the "Create"
- or "Join" buttons in the TEN game Arena while holding down the
- control key (CTRL). This will call up the Windows 95 file
- browser and allow you to point TEN to the location
- of the new game executable (.EXE) file.
-
-
- 3.0 CONNECTING TO TEN
-
- Once you've installed the TEN software, you can launch TEN in
- two ways: You can 1) select the TEN icon (TEN.exe) located in
- the TEN directory on your hard drive. The default location for
- the TEN files is C:\PROGRAM FILES\TEN. Or 2) you can launch
- TEN by selecting the TEN icon in your Windows 95 START menu
- (usually in the lower left corner of your screen). The default
- path in the START menu is Start-->Programs-->TEN.
-
- Once the TEN software has been launched, you will see the TEN
- registration screen. Select the NEW USER button to register for
- a new TEN account. When registering, you will need to provide
- Name and Address information, and a valid credit card number.
- After you have created an account, you will be taken to the
- sign on screen.
-
- If you have any problems connecting to TEN, you can contact the
- friendly TEN Customer Support elves for help. See the end of
- this file for TEN's Customer Support contact information.
-
- If you have questions about TEN once you've signed on to the
- service, you can access the TEN online Help file by clicking
- the various Help fire extinguishers and Help buttons littered
- about the service. The Help file can also be viewed off-line by
- clicking on the "ten" help icon in the TEN directory (the icon
- looks like a purple book).
-
-
- 4.0 SELECTING A CONNECTION METHOD
-
- There are three ways to access the TEN service: 1) a TEN local
- access number, 2) an Internet connection provide by an Internet
- Service Provider (ISP), 3) or a direct connection to the
- Internet via your office or school.
-
- TEN LOCAL ACCESS NUMBER:
-
- If you do not already have access to the Internet through an
- ISP, you can use your modem to call one of our local access
- numbers (provided by Concentric Network). TEN has local access
- numbers spread across North America, so it's likely there is
- an access number near you.
-
- To use one of these numbers, install TEN, run the TEN software,
- and select the SETTINGS button from the sign on screen. Next,
- select the "Select one of TEN's local access numbers" option,
- click "OK," and then choose the local access number nearest
- you. (Note: Toll charges may apply if the number is long
- distance for you.)
-
- YOUR OWN INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDER:
-
- An alternate way to access TEN is through your own Internet
- Service Provider (ISP). You do this by 1) logging on to your
- ISP, 2) running the TEN software, 3) selecting the SETTINGS
- button on the TEN sign on screen, and 4) choosing the "Use my
- direct Internet connection" option. (TEN supports the Windows
- 95 32-bit Winsock. If your ISP doesn't support Winsock32, you
- may need to take additional steps to connect to TEN.)
-
- If you use your own ISP, pay careful attention to what Mr.
- Bandwidth (the funny looking guy on the Arena screen) has to
- say about your connection quality. Some ISPs do not provide a
- good enough connection to play fast-action games like Duke
- Nukem 3D over the Internet. If Mr. Bandwidth says that your
- connection is not up to snuff, you'll want to try signing on
- through one of TEN's local access numbers. (Note that you
- can still play games like Deadlock and Warcraft with slower
- connections.)
-
- DIRECT CONNECTION AT THE OFFICE OR SCHOOL
-
- Another way to access TEN is through a direct connection to the
- Internet provided by your office or school. Simply run the TEN
- software and choose "Use my direct Internet connection" after
- clicking the SETTINGS button on the sign on screen. This option
- is only available when your boss isn't looking or you've
- finished all your Calculus homework.
-
-
- 5.0 CUSTOMER SERVICE
-
- Support for TEN is available via phone, fax, the Web and
- electronic mail.
-
- PHONE: 1-800-8040-TEN
-
- o TENFONE (Computer)
- - Automated voice response
- - Includes general and technical information
- - Available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
-
- o TENFAX
- - Automated faxback service
- - Includes general and technical information
- - Available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
-
- o Customer Support (Humans!)
- - Billing questions and account information
- - Available between 6 AM and 6 PM, Pacific Time,
- 7 days a week
-
- o Technical Support (More humans!)
- - Connection problems, bugs and the like
- - Available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
-
- REGULAR FAX: (415) 778-3514
-
- WORLD WIDE WEB:
-
- o TEN Home Page:
- www.ten.net
- - General info and corporate stuff
-
- o TEN DataSpheres:
- www.ten.net/gamesel
- - News, hints, tips and game files
-
- o TEN Customer Service:
- www.ten.net/html/ten_customer_support.html
- - Frequently Asked Questions and e-mail addresses
-
- o File Factory:
- www.filefactory.com
- - Tons of patches, shareware and upgrades for your fav games
-
- ELECTRONIC MAIL (24-hour turnaround):
-
- o General Assistance: customerservice@ten.net
- o Technical Assistance: technicalsupport@ten.net
- o Billing Issues: billing@ten.net
- o Bug Issues/Reports: bugs@ten.net
- o Suggestions: suggestions@ten.net
- o Complaints: complaints@ten.net
- o Compliments: kudos@ten.net
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