Star Trek Starfleet Command(R) Volume II: Empires at War(TM) - DEMO
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27 September 2000
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Installation Instructions
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Run SETUP from the SFC2DEMO folder. Follow the on-screen instructions.
Note that Starfleet Command II DEMO requires DirectX7 See: www.microsoft.com/directx
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Manual
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Read SFC2 Demo Manual for more information.
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Known Issues
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-There are only 4 tutorial missions, not 5, as listed in the Single/Multiplayer selection screen.
-Uninstall is available only by utilizing, Control Panel - Add/Remove Programs. Not all folders are completely removed after an uninstall. It will be necessary to remove the Taldren\Starfleet Command II - Demo directories and included files, which are located in (if default used) C:\Program Files.
-In multiplayer games, when connecting and starting a game, clients all receive this message: "Sorry. The game started already. Please join another game."
-After winning Demofest, the following message appears: "Congratulations you are the Demofest winner. Tough match. You'll do better next time." This should only appear after losing.
-The narrator doesn't pause sufficiently for players to complete indicated tasks. Only major mission objectives are allowed proper pauses.
-At the start of every Tutorial, except for Command 290, players are at green alert status. Shields are raised and powered. Shields should not be raised unless at yellow or red alert status.
-When using the overhead view (F1 key) with a Voodoo 3 graphics card, instances of a light blue graphic outline appears in areas with nebulas.
-Hitting the Play Again button doesn't do anything. This is not functional in the Demo.
-When in the overhead view during in and out zooming, ships don't change size. Everything around the ships do change in relation to zoom distance (ie. planets and mines).
-When users switch to Team Chat in the Lobby screen (waiting screen), teammates will not be able to see text. This also happen during Gameplay, hit Control-Enter to bring up /team say.
-In Weapons 380 Tutorial, if player destroys the disabled freighter with phasers instead of photons then you will receive no further messages on what to do and the game will not continue.
-(Helm) Enabling the "Display Grid" option while using the Overhead View (F1 key) does not function.
-Use of Alt-Tab may cause the system to hardlock upon returning back to the game from Windows.
-During a multiplayer planet map game, players may fire at eachother through the planets. The blast will pass through the planet to the other player.
-Damage textures arent currently supported for voodoo chip sets and some other cards.
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Troubleshooting
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The following may help if you are having problems running Starfleet Command II DEMO:
1. Starfleet Command II Demo will not run if the Virtual Memory feature of Windows has been disabled.
2. Install the most recent video and audio drivers.
3. Flickering graphics on TNT-based cards: try disabling V-Synch.
4. ATI Rage Pro Turbo AGP 2x: Do not ALT-TAB out of the Demo. There is a driver problem that will hang the machine.
5. The tutorials are time sensitive. If you play faster than the default speed, the tutorials may get out of sequence. There are no problems playing the tutorials at a slower speed.
6. Your desktop resolution setting must be at least as large as the resolution setting you are trying to play the game. For example, if your Windows desktop is set to 800x600, don't try to play the game in 1024x768.
7. Attemping to play an audio CD without a full install may cause a lock-up while playing.
8. ATI Rage 128 Expert or Extreme: If you do not see text in the 3d tactical view, try software mode.
9. Multiplayer on LANs: If you are playing simultaneous LAN network games, press UPDATE before joining a game if you have identical session names.
10. If a player is dropped, DirectPlay may take up to one minute at the end of a multiplayer session to clean up.
11. If you have trouble with a Modem game, go to Start:Control Panels:System:Device Manager:Modem. Remove any bogus serial connections.
12. If you have a Soundblaster Live audio card, reduce the amount of hardware acceleration if you are having problems.
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Technical Support
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Interplay Entertainment Corp. Technical Support now offers troubleshooting guides with complete installation and setup instructions as well as information that will help you overcome the most common difficulties. If you have access to the World Wide Web, you can find these at:
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Here you will find troubleshooting information on as well as information on regular system maintenance and performance.
DirectX www.interplay.com/support/directx/
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Modems and Networks www.interplay.com/support/modem/
(For game-specific information and additional troubleshooting,
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Legal Stuff
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Copyright 2000 by Interplay Entertainment Corp. All Rights Reserved. Portions copyright 2000 Amarillo Design Bureau. Some elements based upon the board games created by Amarillo Design Bureau.
Star Trek Starfleet Command(R) Volume II: Empires at War(TM) Copyright 2000 Interplay Entertainment Corp. All Rights Reserved. Registered and Copyright 2000 Paramount Pictures. All Rights Reserved. Star Trek is a registered trademark of Paramount Pictures and Starfleet Command and related marks are trademarks of Paramount Pictures. All Rights Reserved. Interplay, the Interplay logo, "By Gamers, For Gamers", 14 East and the 14 East logo are trademarks of Interplay Entertainment Corp. Taldren and the Taldren logo are trademarks of Taldren, Inc. Exclusively licensed and distributed by Interplay Entertainment Corp. All other trademarks and copyrights are the property of their respective owners.
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