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- # MULTIPLAY TOTAL ENTERTAINMENT NETWORK #
- # VERSION 1.2.4AU #
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- # ** README FILE 2/10/97 ** #
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- IMPORTANT NOTE: This document contains the latest game installation
- information and Customer Support info. It should answer many of your
- Multiplay TEN- and game-related questions. Please read this document
- in its entirety before calling our Customer Service department. Thanks!
-
- Extra-special note: If you are running Multiplay TEN in 640x480 video
- mode, you must make sure that the Windows taskbar is in "Auto hide"
- mode. (To make this adjustment, select Start --> Settings -->
- Taskbar... Make sure the "Auto hide" option is selected.)
-
- For complete information on how to use Multiplay TEN along with the
- various Multiplay TEN policies and guidelines, please see the Multiplay
- TEN Help file.
-
-
- 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 Multiplay TEN. And if you're not on
- Multiplay 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.multiplay.com.au. There's a Multiplay TEN Help file accessible
- from within Multiplay TEN (go to the Support menu and choose "Help
- Topics"). Multiplay TEN employees appear on line from time to time
- (they have the word "TEN" in front of their name) and there are the
- Multiplay TEN volunteer staff of Multiplay TEN Guides (they have the
- word "Guide" or "MG" in front of their name) to provide assistance.
- And, again, there are Multiplay TEN Customer Service people who get
- no greater pleasure in life than in helping you out.
-
-
- 1.0 SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
-
- To play on the Multiplay Total Entertainment Network, you must have
- the following minimum system setup:
-
- - 486DX 66MHz
- - Windows 95
- - SVGA video card
- - 14.4 modem or better (for Internet connection)
-
- Each game on Multiplay 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 Multiplay TEN software and the game software must run
- at the same time.
-
- COMMAND & CONQUER: RED ALERT (Windows 95 version)
- - Pentium 75MHz
- - 16MB RAM
- - 1MB VLB or PCI SVGA video card
-
- DUKE NUKEM 3D
- - Pentium 60MHz
- - 12MB RAM
- - VLB or PCI SVGA video card
-
- QUAKE
- - Pentium 90MHz
- - 16MB RAM
-
-
- 2.0 GAME INSTALLATION
-
- To play a game on Multiplay TEN, you must either buy or download
- the supported versions of that 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.
-
- GAMES AND GAME ENABLERS
-
- Occasionally, games on Multiplay TEN need special software
- called "game enablers" or simply "enablers." These files are
- generally placed directly into the root directory of the game
- they're designed for. You can grab enabler files from the File
- menu by choosing "Download Files" or from any game's
- DataSphere.
-
- 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's executable or enabler file. To do this, go
- to the File menu and choose "Preferences...". Once there,
- click the Games tab. From there, you'll need to hit the Browse
- button and find the location of the game executable or game
- enabler.
-
- Many game files and patches are available from the File menu
- by choosing "Download Files". If you can't find what you need
- here, maybe it doesn't exist. Files can also be found on our
- Web-based DataSpheres by clicking the DataSpheres button on
- any Multiplay TEN screen or from the Go menu by choosing
- "DataSpheres Web Site" (and then picking a game).
-
- Warning! It's a really, really bad idea to install games in
- the TEN directory on your hard drive (c:\Program Files\TEN).
- All files under the TEN directory are subject to eradication
- during a TEN upgrade.
-
-
- COMMAND & CONQUER: RED ALERT (Windows 95 version)
-
- 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 the Command & Conquer: Red Alert
- enabler file RA95ZIP.EXE (this is the compressed form to save
- space) from either the File menu by choosing "Download Files"
- or from the Command & Conquer: Red Alert DataSphere. Once
- downloaded and extracted, place the RA95TEN.EXE enabler 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.
-
- The first time you play Command & Conquer: Red Alert, you'll be
- asked to locate the RA95TEN.EXE game enabler in your Command &
- Conquer: Red Alert directory.
-
- DUKE NUKEM 3D (shareware version)
-
- To play the shareware version of Duke Nukem 3D on Multiplay 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 Multiplay TEN.
- You can buy the retail version at your favorite software store.
-
- QUAKE
-
- To play Quake on Multiplay TEN, you must first install either the
- shareware or retail version of the game to your hard drive.
- You can download the shareware version from either the File
- menu by choosing "Download Files" or from the Quake DataSphere.
- The retail version of the game allows you to play all four
- episodes. If you don't have the 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 Episode 1 levels.)
-
- You'll also need to download the Quake enabler file QTENZIP.EXE
- (this is the compressed form to save space) from either the
- File menu by choosing "Download Files" or from the Quake
- DataSphere. Once downloaded and extracted, place the
- QUAKETEN.EXE file in your Quake directory.
-
- The first time you play Quake, you'll be asked to locate the
- QUAKETEN.EXE game enabler in your Quake directory.
-
-
- 3.0 CONNECTING TO MULTIPLAY TEN
-
- Once you've installed the Multiplay TEN software, you can launch
- Multiplay 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 Multiplay TEN software has been launched, you will see the
- Multiplay TEN signon screen. Select the NEW USER button to
- display information on creating a new TEN account.
-
- If you have any problems connecting to Multiplay TEN, you can
- contact the friendly Multiplay TEN Customer Service elves for help.
- See the end of this file for Multiplay TEN's Customer Service
- contact information.
-
- If you have questions about Multiplay TEN once you've signed on
- to the service, you can access the TEN online Help file by going
- to the Support menu and choosing "Help Topics". 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). You can
- also hit the "?" on any Multiplay TEN screen and then click on a
- portion of the screen or dialog box to see instant help on that
- part of Multiplay TEN.
-
- And if you ever need to uninstall the Multiplay TEN software, be
- sure to go to Start-->Programs-->TEN-->Remove TEN. When a confirmation
- dialog box appears, click Yes. This way, you'll clear the
- registry of all gobbledygook and allow your computer to compute
- happily away.
-
-
- 4.0 SELECTING A CONNECTION METHOD
-
- There is one way to access the Multiplay TEN service: An Internet
- connection provide by an Internet Service Provider (ISP).
-
- YOUR OWN INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDER:
-
- The only way to access Multiplay TEN is through your own Internet
- Service Provider (ISP). You do this by 1) logging on to your
- ISP, 2) running the Multiplay TEN software. (Mulltiplay 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 Multiplay TEN.)
-
- When connected to your 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 a faster ISP.
-
-
- 5.0 CUSTOMER SERVICE
-
- Support for Multiplay TEN is available via phone, fax, the Web and
- electronic mail.
-
- PHONE: FREECALL 1800 359 200
-
- o Customer Support (Humans!)
- - Billing questions and account information
- - Available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
-
- PHONE: (02) 9319 5255
-
- o Technical Support (More humans!)
- - Connection problems, bugs and the like
- - Available 9 AM to 5:30 PM EST time, Monday to Friday,
- excluding public holidays.
-
- REGULAR FAX: (02) 9319 5318
-
- WORLD WIDE WEB:
-
- o Multiplay TEN Home Page:
- www.multiplay.com.au
- - General info and corporate stuff
-
- o TEN DataSpheres:
- www.multiplay.com.au/dataspheres
- - News, hints, tips and game files
-
- o TEN Customer Service:
- www.multiplay.com.au/support
- - Frequently Asked Questions and e-mail addresses
-
- o TEN's News and Events:
- www.multiplay.com.au/news
- - News about Multiplay TEN and tournament/event schedules
-
- o File Factory:
- www.multiplay.com.au/filefactory
- - Tons of patches, shareware and upgrades for your fav games
-
- ELECTRONIC MAIL (24-hour turnaround):
-
- o General Assistance: support@multiplay.com.au
- o Technical Assistance: support@multiplay.com.au
- o Billing Issues: support@multiplay.com.au
- o Bug Issues/Reports: support@multiplay.com.au
- o Suggestions: support@multiplay.com.au
- o Complaints: support@multiplay.com.au
- o Compliments: support@multiplay.com.au
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