PC Gamer 2.4/1996-05_-_Disc_2.4.bin/tnnbass/readme.txt

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TNN OUTDOORS BASS TOURNAMENT '96 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
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* THE <ESC> WILL NOT EXIT THE GAME. YOU MUST RETURN TO THE
  DOCK AND CLICK ON THE BOAT ICON IN ORDER TO SAVE INFORMATION
  AND EXIT THE GAME.

* The lure depth can be raised 'snapped' by pressing the
  spacebar.

* On the lodge screen you can only browse through the catalog.

* To thumb the line you must press both left and right mouse
  buttons down simultaneously.

* To practice with different tackle you are first required to go
  into free fishing and borrow the tackle then exit and go into practice.

* Make sure your TNN OUTDOORS BASS TOURNAMENT '96 is in your CD
  drive before running the program.

* To clarify the tournament section the positions that are needed
  to be attained to progress to the next round are as follows:-

   Junior Round One - first place
   Junior Round Two - first place
   Junior Round Three - top five places

   Senior Round One - first place
   Senior Round Two - top three places

* You can only switch perspectives using the enter key when you
  have a fish on your line.


GENERAL HINTS AND TIPS
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* If a fish jumps out of the water reduce the drag instantly to stop your
  line from snapping.

* Keep an eye on the wind direction indicator when you are casting as the
  wind will affect your cast and you may lose your lure.

* Be careful when fishing around obstacles they can break your line if
  you get snagged up in them.

* Take note of the tips given by Fish Fishburne in the free fishing section.

* The fish can become a little 'hook shy' close to the boat.

* Remember to give yourself plenty of time to reach the weigh in point. If
  you get there after the closing time, you will be disqualified, this is
  indicated by your name being displayed in the Rankings table, followed by
  DIS rather than the weight that you have caught (whiich is not valid)

* Use the save game feature, it is useful if you hit a fishing dry spot.

* Catch as many bass as you can. Use the full day even if you  have already
  caught a good weight, to improve your skill.

* Move to another area if a fish shakes loose or your line  breaks. Chances are
  the fish will be spooked or wary.

* When a fish runs, don't try to reel in or you might break the line. Let it
  run and slowly reel him in.

* Large Bass are more difficult to hook, you may need more patience and have to
  run your lure by him for longer.

* Look for cover where fish can hide.

* Don't stay in one area too long, the fish are soon spooked, and you may waste
  valuable fishing time.

* Start far away and move back towards your dock as the day progresses.

* Look for waterways flowing into the main lake. Fish often feed there.

* Fish are attracted to shade and deep water in warm weather.

* Check your tension when you 'snap' your line, it can increase  quickly.

* Sometimes you don't have to go very far to catch one.

* If you have a fish on your line that you don't want reduce your drag as this
  makes it easier for the fish to slip the hook.

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TROUBLE SHOOTING INFORMATION
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We have made every attempt to allow for easy installation of this
game on to your system.  However, due to the nature of the various
hardware and software configurations currently in the marketplace,
we have put together this extensive trouble shooting guide, in the
event you experience any difficulties.

INSTALLATION RELATED ISSUES

To change any of the options in the install program on the install screen
(for example the directory to install TNN OUTDOORS BASS TOURNAMENT '96),
first click on the box that contains the directory C:\FISH.  Move the
cursor to where you want to make changes using the left and right
arrow keys.  Then use the backspace key, the delete key is disabled.
Should the INSTALL program be unable to identify your sound card,
press the ESC key.  The installation process will be concluded as
normal, saving the configuration of the game to use NO sound card.

SOUND CARD RELATED ISSUES

This game requires a Sound Blaster compatible sound card to run.
You can set up your sound card by using the install program or
by using the SETSOUND program included in the directory where you
installed the game.  To run the program, type SETSOUND and follow
the on-screen instructions. SETSOUND can auto-detect the values for
you or you can over-ride this by clicking on the boxes and enter in
the values yourself.

Note:  Some sound cards will not configure automatically if they
are set to operate on DMA channels 0 or 3.  Remember, this
product was designed to be used with a Sound Blaster compatible
sound card.

VIDEO CLIP (FMV) RELATED ISSUES

Your CD drive needs to have at attainable transfer rate of 300Kb
(Double Speed) for the FMV sequences to work correctly.
If your drive is not fast enough you will experience some
stuttering while Fish Fishburne is talking. Furthermore, your
system needs to have version 2.23 (or newer) of MSCDEX.EXE.
This is the system extension through which it carries out all of
it's CD manipulation after the initial installation process.

VIDEO CARD RELATED ISSUES

This program uses an extended VESA driver. If you experience any
video problems, run the program UVCONFIG which initializes the
driver according to the video card in your machine. If you
experience problems or wish to cancel the UNIVBE driver, instead
of typing RUN, type RUNNOVBE followed by pressing the Enter key
as an alternative.

MEMORY RELATED ISSUES

This program needs at least 8 MB of memory to run. If you have
any TSR or other memory resident programs that use a lot of
memory, it is advisable that you create a boot disk to run the
game. If you feel that the memory configuration of your system
needs adjusting, run MEMMAKER from DOS and follow the instructions.

Note: As you will have to copy information from your current set-
up, it would be advisable to get a hard copy print-out of the
files AUTOEXEC.BAT and CONFIG.SYS located on the root directory
of your hard disk (locate by DIR C:\CONFIG.SYS etc.).  Before you do this,
make sure your printer is connected.  To print out a hard copy from your
root directory (C:\), type TYPE AUTOEXEC.BAT > PRN.  Repeat this
process for your config.sys by substituting AUTOEXEC.BAT with CONFIG.SYS.
You should now have a hard copy of both your AUTOEXEC.BAT and CONFIG.SYS.

Information on how to make a boot disk is as follows:

1. From the DOS prompt, change the directory to the drive containing
the TNN Outdoors Bass Tournament '96 game CD (eg D: or E: (whatever
designator is assigned to your CD-ROM DRIVE).

2. Type MAKEBOOT and press Enter.

3. Follow the on-screen instructions.

4. After following these instructions, your floppy disk will
contain the basis of your GAME BOOT DISK. It is only a basis,
as we cannot know the specifics of your system (where the mouse
drivers are stored on the hard disk, what they are called, etc.).
What we have done is format the floppy disk with a system file
and copied from your written standard command lines (such as
defining the PATH, etc.). You will now have to edit the structure
of the two files on the floppy disk in order to pass over all of
the information required.

PLEASE ENSURE THAT WHEN YOU ARE EDITING THESE FILES THAT YOU EDIT THE
AUTOEXEC.BAT AND CONFIG.SYS CONTAINED ON THE FLOPPY DISK, NOT ON
THE HARD DISK.

5. EDITING THE BOOT DISK CONFIG.SYS File:

Let's say the BOOT DISK is in Drive A. Type EDIT A:\CONFIG.SYS,
then press Enter. The edit window will display the basis of your
BOOT DISK CONFIG which you will build upon. The first three lines
have standard commands. You need to add the necessary command line
as indicated in line 4 to recognize your CD-ROM.
Your revised CONFIG.SYS should follow the outline below:

   BUFFERS=30
   FILES=30
   LASTDRIVE=Z
   DEVICE=C:\DEV\CDROM.SYS /D:MSCD001

The first 3 lines are as they were set up by MAKEBOOT. Line
4 identifies the CD ROM Driver. There will be a similar line in
your original CONFIG.SYS (from the hard disk), locate it, (it may
look different) and add it to the file you are editing.
In some cases, your original CONFIG.SYS may have loaded device
drivers High (e.g. DEVICEHIGH=L:1,4560=C:\MOUSE). Do not have
the BOOT DISK loading device drivers in High memory. Edit such lines
so that such drivers are loaded LOW or Base memory, as in the
example above.

6. Editing the BOOT DISK AUTOEXEC.BAT File:

   PROMPT $P$G
   PATH C:\;C:\DOS
   C:\DOS\MOUSE.COM
   C:\DEV\MSCDEX.EXE /D:MSCD001

The first 2 lines are set up by MAKEBOOT. These are needed to
initialize your hard drive root directory and the directory where
your DOS files are, etc.

Line 3 is required in order to run your mouse driver and must be
copied from your original AUTOEXEC.BAT file located on the root
directory of your hard drive. The name may vary from the example
line, but should be easy to spot in your old AUTOEXEC.BAT file.

Line 4 sets up your CD-ROM drive and is very important. Copy
this line, including all parameters, from your existing AUTOEXEC.BAT
file located on the root directory of your hard drive. In regard
to lines 3 and 4, be sure that the command lines do not invoke
loading the items into Hi-Memory, they must be loaded into base memory.

NOTE: The auxiliary lines shown here are examples, they need to
be substituted by the appropriate command lines extracted from
your original CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT located on the root
directory of your hard disk.  This is why we stated earlier that
a hard copy print-out of such files would be very useful.

7. Your boot disk should now be ready for use.

Place this boot disk in your primary floppy disk drive and REBOOT
the computer. When the system is finished booting, you will see
A:\. Type C:\ then press Enter to change to the C:\ prompt.  Once
at the C:\ prompt, type CD FISH or the name of the directory that
was created during installation.  Type RUN to enter the game.

WINDOWS RELATED ISSUES

TNN OUTDOORS BASS TOURNAMENT '96, can be launched on most systems
from Windows through the RUN option from the FILE menu.
However, this product was not designed as a Windows application
and as such you may  experience problems running under Windows
on some systems. Furthermore, if you experience any problems after
running Windows, reset the machine and run it from the DOS
prompt or from your boot disk.

OTHER ISSUES

If you have SMARTDRV loaded on your system, TNN OUTDOORS BASS
TOURNAMENT '96 will not work properly.  SMARTDRV is a disk cache
loaded in the AUTOEXEC.BAT file.  Disable SMARTDRV by editing your
AUTOEXEC.BAT file.  Locate the line containing SMARTDRV. Type
REM and a space in front of that line, save the file from the file
menu in the MS-DOS Editor, then reboot.

RUNNING TNN OUTDOORS BASS TOURNAMENT '96 UNDER WIN95

1. To install TNN OUTDOORS BASS TOURNAMENT '96 from Win95 select
the run function from the start menu. Use the browse button and select
CD-ROM then select the program called 'install' and click on the open
button. Then click on OK to run this program. The program should now
start to install.

2. Once the program has installed click the right mouse button
on the main desktop of Win95 to bring the pop-up menu, select NEW then
SHORTCUT.

3. The create shortcut menu window should now appear, click on
the browse button, then double click on the directory that you have just
installed fishing onto your machine under eg. FISH (the default), then
select RUN and the name RUN should appear in the file name box, next
click on the OPEN button.

4. You should now have returned to the create shortcut menu.
Click on the NEXT button, you can now enter a name for your shortcut in the
provided box. When you have done this click on the NEXT button and
select a suitable icon and click on FINISH.

5. Your icon should now have appeared on the main desktop. If not
please consult your Win95 manual and follow the steps in creating a
shortcut to check where you might have made a mistake.

6. With the right mouse button click on your new fishing icon and
from the pop-up menu select PROPERTIES.

7. From the properties window first select PROGRAM from the page
tabs and then click on the ADVANCED button.

8. The advanced program settings window should have appeared, now
select the MS-DOS mode box, click on OK and again click OK to return to
the desktop.

9. You can now run fishing by double clicking on your icon.