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- README Links LS patch to upgrade from version 1.00 to 1.30
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- 11/22/96
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- CHANGES AND FIXES IN LINKS LS VERSION 1.10
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- - Fixed various bugs when removing players.
- - Fixed a bug with some video cards continuously doing initial setup.
- - Fixed various statistical bugs.
- - Fixed a bug which disallowed commas and asterisks during modem dialing.
- - Fixed a bug which caused bogus object collisions.
- - Fixed a bug associated with left and right clicking while aiming.
- - Fixed a bug associated with verifying and converting Links386 courses.
- - Fixed a bug during verify/convert of a Links386 course from drive B.
- - Fixed a bug associated with waggle and full swing animations.
- - Fixed a bug with wave file extraction in sound scripts.
- - Fixed a bug in the championship level mishit penalty.
- - Change to allow OS/2 users to continue after bogus CPU check.
- - Change to automatically close flybys at completion.
- - Change to tracer button's tool tip to show on/off state.
- - Changed to Sci-tech's UniVESA version 5.3.
- - Updated the HELP system.
- - Added IPX Network compatibility. This addition will allow network
- play without requiring a shared directory and will also allow play
- over the internet through an IPX compatible server such as KALI.
- See below or refer to the updated HELP system for more information.
- - Added wind state to recorded games.
- - Added a new "Recorded Players" dialog to allow the review of all
- recorded games. To access this dialog, click the RECORDED PLAYERS
- button on Options, Course Selection, or the Player Selection screen.
- Refer to the updated Help system for more information on this new
- dialog and how to determine if a recorded game is compatible with
- your version of Links LS. (See the Note below.)
- - Adjusted ball dynamics to dis-allow extra long rolls and to produce
- more realistic flight conditions out of the rough and sand.
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- NOTE: This change in the ball dynamics invalidates all previous
- recorded games. A new dialog has been added to help players
- review data for all recorded games and determine whether the
- games are compatible. To access this dialog, click the
- RECORDED PLAYERS button on Options, Course Selection, or the
- Player Selection screen.
-
- USING KALI TO PLAY A LINKS LS IPX GAME.
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- Information on KALI and other services are available at www.axxis.com/kali.
- Once you have installed KALI and are On-Line, follow the steps below to
- play a Links LS IPX game.
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- 1. Make a KALI connection.
- 2. Select a KALI server. (To locate other Links LS players, check
- the 'AXXIS SERVER' or if it exists, the 'LINKSLS SERVER')
- 3. Create a Links LS game as follows:
- a) Click 'GAMES', then click 'CONFIGURE MENU'.
- b) Choose one of the 10 games to be your Links LS game.
- c) At 'Menu Title', type LinksLS (or whatever you want).
- d) At 'Program', use BROWSE to find the directory on your
- hard disk that contains Links LS and then select 'LS.EXE'.
- This is the program that will launch Links LS.
- e) At 'Directory', type the directory path from step (d) above.
- f) At 'Icon', use BROWSE to find the LS.ICO file which will be
- in your Links LS directory if you have upgraded to ver 1.10.
- 4. You can contact other Links LS players by either of the following
- methods:
- a) While in KALI, enter a 'Links LS' chat room.
- b) Double click on the Links LS icon in KALI to start Links LS.
- Select MODEM/NETWORK from the main screen and then select
- NETWORK(IPX). Enter your name and any additional info
- about yourself and click OK. A list of other Links LS
- players on KALI will be displayed.
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- For additional information regarding networks, sockets, or other ipx topics,
- please refer to the Links LS on-line help.
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- CHANGES AND FIXES IN LINKS LS VERSION 1.20
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- - Fixed CD loading bug caused by 1.10 patch
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- CHANGES AND FIXES IN LINKS LS VERSION 1.30
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- - Fixed a sound library edit bug.
- - Fixed a bug introduced by ver 1.10 that stopped the Links LS
- icon from working correctly.
- - Fixed a 'view saved shot' bug.
- - Fixed a rare ball flight bug caused by a FIFO buffer overflow.
- - Made a change to allow a 9 hole match play game to finish as soon as
- the winner is determined.
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- NOTE: If you install and play LinksLS under Win95 and then apply this
- patch under DOS, your LinksLS shortcut/icon will no longer work.
- To fix this problem, under Win95, go to your LINKSLS directory and
- rename the file LINKSL~1.PIF to LINKSLSPIF.PIF.
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- NOTE: If you have installed from a European Version that is copy protected,
- DO NOT APPLY THIS PATCH!!!
-
- NOTE: Applying this patch will force a reconfiguration of your
- LinksLS video!!!
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- TO APPLY THIS PATCH...
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- 1. Ensure that your current version is 1.00. (If you attempt to run
- this patch on any version other than 1.00 it will not make any
- changes.)
-
- 2. Copy the file '100TO130.EXE' into your Links LS directory.
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- 3. If you're in Win95, open a DOS box.
-
- 4. Make sure you're in the Links LS directory.
-
- 5. Type: 100TO130 [enter]
- (This will extract the 3 patch files: 100-130.BAT, PATCH.EXE,
- and 100TO130.RTP)
-
- 6. Type: 100-130 [enter]
- (This will run the patch program and upgrade the Links LS files
- to version 1.30. At the completion of the patch process, the 3
- patch files will be deleted)
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