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- BATTLECRUISER:3000AD INSTALLATION TROUBLE SHOOTING
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- 1: BC3K System Requirements
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- PROCESSOR : Pentium 133 or higher
- Pentium 200 or higher recommended
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- OPERATING SYSTEM : Windows 95
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- 2D VIDEO CARD : VESA compliant graphics card.
- VLB or PCI card is highly recommended.
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- 3D VIDEO CARD : 3Dfx Voodoo, Voodoo Rush, Voodoo2 based boards
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- HARD DRIVE : Typical Install - 160MB
- Compact Install - 100MB
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- CD-ROM : 2x MPC-11 compliant or higher.
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- MEMORY : 16MB minimum.
- 32MB recommended.
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- CONTROLLER : A Microsoft compatible mouse is required.
- A joystick or other flight controller is optional.
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- SOUND CARD : Supports most major sound cards.
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- 2: INSTALLATION
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- [V1.00 WITH DOS INSTALL]
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- .Place the BATTLECRUISER 3000AD V1.0 CD ROM in your CD-ROM drive.
- .Double click on MY COMPUTER icon. If your computer does not have this icon,
- then double click on your CD-ROM drive.
- .Double click on the INSTALL.EXE icon
- .Once the setup program starts, following the on screen instructions to
- install the program on your computer.
- .When prompted for the language, type the number and press [ENTER]. Only
- English language is supported.
- .Do NOT install the game to a folder that has a name that exceeds
- the standard DOS 8.3 character format. Installing to C:\battlecruiser will
- NOT work but C:\BC3000AD will.
- .Once the installation in finished, you will be prompted to setup your sound
- card. Select your digitized and music cards and be sure to run a test. When
- you're done, click on OK to continue.
- .From the install folder, type BC3000AD to run the game. If you have any
- video problems, read the section below.
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- NOTE: If the installation refuses to run or after it is finished some files
- are not copied to your hard drive. Try running under a pure DOS environment or
- MS-DOS mode, if you are running under Windows 95.
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- If you still cannot get the graphical install to run, try using the text mode
- install. Go to the DOS prompt and from the cd-rom drive, type INSTALL t and
- press [ENTER] to run the install program in text mode.
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- [V2.00 WITH WINDOWS 95 INSTALL]
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- .Place the BATTLECRUISER 3000AD V2.0 CD ROM in your CD-ROM drive.
- .Double click on MY COMPUTER icon. If your computer does not have this icon,
- then double click on your CD-ROM drive.
- .Double click on the SETUP icon
- .Once the setup program starts, following the on screen instructions to
- install the program on your computer. Several icons will be created which
- you can use to run the software or 3DFX versions of the game.
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- Note: Do NOT install the game to a folder that has any a name that exceeds
- the standard DOS 8.3 character format. Installing to C:\battlecruiser will
- NOT work but C:\BC3000AD will.
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- 3: 2D VIDEO CARD PROBLEMS
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- 1. If after you install the game you get a General Protection Fault when you
- try to run it or you are booted back to the desktop, you may have to
- configure BC3K to use your video card.
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- Go to the BC3K install directory and from a full screen DOS session, type
- the following command which will display a list of supported graphics cards.
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- bc3000ad /v?
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- If your card IS supported, start BC3K using it's profile number by typing
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- bc3000ad /vn
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- Where n is the number of your graphics card returned by /v?. For example, if
- your card uses the S3 chipset, you would type..
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- bc3000ad /v21
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- 2. If your card is not supported in it's native mode, i.e, not listed when the
- /v? parameter is used, then you have to use VESA mode. Load the VESA driver
- for your card and then start BC3K with the /v1 parameter as in...
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- bc3000ad /v1 [enter]
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- If you don't have a VESA driver for your graphics card or your driver does
- not work with the game, then try the Sci-Tech Display Doctor available at
- www.scitechsoft.com or on the BC3K v2.0 CD-ROM. If it works for this game
- and it solves compatibility problems for you, then you may want to continue
- using it for this and other games. To register your copy, follow the
- instructions on the screen during the installation process.
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- NOTE: Whichever parameter you end up using, should be added to the command
- line in the BC3K.BAT or BC3K3DFX.BAT file that executes the game. These
- files are located in the install directory and are executed by the shortcut.
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- 4: 3D VIDEO CARD PROBLEMS (3DFX)
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- If you have problems running the 3DFX version, make sure that you have the
- latest drivers for your card. You need Glide v2.43 or higher and you MUST
- run the game from a WIN95 shortcut!
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- When you start the game using /g (v1.07C or higher) or using the BC3K3DFX.BAT
- file provided, it will auto-detect your 3Dfx card and start the game as normal.
- If you did not disable the 3Dfx startup logo using the 3Dfx commands provided by
- your card manufacturer, then you will see the logo as the game is loaded for the
- first time.
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- If you encounter an error about a .DLL file not being loaded, make sure that
- you have the latest Glide (v2.43 or higher) drivers installed and that you
- are running from WIN95 using a shortcut.
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- If you are using the BC3K3DFX.BAT file created for running the game in 3DFX
- mode, it includes the /g parameter as well as a line that reads:
- 'SET SST_TMUMEM_SIZE=2'. This line may already exist in your AUTOEXEC.BAT file
- but no harm is done if it is duplicated in this file.
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- If you have a Voodoo 2 based card and have synching problems, i.e, the screen
- refuses to load or is corrupted, go into the Display Properties and disable
- the 'Don't sync buffer swaps to monitor refresh rate for Glide apps' tab.
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- If the screen is too dark, use the [ALT+,] and [ALT+.] keys to adjust the
- Gamma control settings. These are then saved in the SETUP.CFG file for later
- use by the program. The default startup Gamma setting is 1.4 and the highest
- setting is 2.0
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- 5: MISCELLANEOUS
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- DIGITAL JOYSTICKS (WINGMAN EXTREME/SIDEWINDER ETC)
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- BC3K does not support digital joysticks in native mode.
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- .From Windows 95/98, go to the Game Controller icon in the Control Panel.
- .Click on the ADVANCED section and then select CHANGE. Scroll until you
- find the Thrustmaster Flight Control System and then [DOUBLE-CLICK] on it.
- .Calibrate it and restart the game.
- .Select CONFIG from the BC3K MAIN MENU and select Thrustmaster.
- .Exit and calibrate the stick when prompted
- .When you launch and you are in the cockpit or bridge, press [CNTRL+J] to
- calibrate the stick if it behaves erratically.
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- How to create a working joystick profile in Microsoft profiler software
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- .Start the Microsoft Profiler software and choose New from file menu
- .Click on Settings tab and change emulation to Thrustmaster
- .Save as a unique name, i.e. BC3K.
- .Activate the newly created profile by clicking on it.
- .Select CONFIG from the BC3K MAIN MENU and select Thrustmaster.
- .Exit and calibrate the stick when prompted.
- .When you launch and you are in the cockpit or bridge, press [CNTRL+J] to
- calibrate the stick if it behaves erratically.
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- 6: RUNNING UNDER WINDOWS 95
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- BC3K is supported under Windows 95/98. Create a shortcut using the settings
- below. There is an icon file, BC3K.ICO on the CD-ROM or the install directory
- that you can use.
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- Refer to your Windows 95 manual for details on how to create a shortcut.
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- Create the shortcut on your desktop. Make sure the command line and working
- directory BOTH point to the BC3K install directory. If you will be forcing
- a video mode using the /v command, then remember to add this parameter at
- the end of the command line.
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- Once you've created the shortcut, open it up and make the following changes
- to it's settings.
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- Note: ON = tick mark
- OFF = no tick mark
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- Program - close on exit = ON
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- If you decide to run in MS-DOS mode if running from Win95 using this
- shortcut doesn't work, then you can configure MS-DOS mode by
- clicking on the 'advanced' tab.
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- Memory - Total = AUTO
- Initial Environment = AUTO
- EMS memory = AUTO
- XMS memory = AUTO
- Uses HMA = ON
- DPMI memory = AUTO
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- Screen - Full Screen = ON
- Dynamic Memory Allocation = OFF
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- Misc - Allow screen saver = OFF
- Always suspend = OFF
- Idle sensitivity = LOW (all the way to the left)
- Mouse exclusive mode = ON
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- 7: DOCUMENTATION
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- IF YOU RECENTLY BOUGHT A CD-ROM, THE FOLLOWING FILES ARE LOCATED ON THE
- CD-ROM. YOU WILL NEED TO INSTALL THE ADOBE ACROBAT v3.01 READER. THESE
- FILES ARE ALSO AVAILABLE ON THE WEB SITE FOR DOWNLOAD.
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- ARTIFACT.PDF - List of artifacts in ACM
- ATVSYSTM.PDF - ATV system specs
- BC3KFAQ.PDF - Official gameplay FAQ
- BC3KMAN.PDF - 194 page manual
- BCALIENS.PDF - List of alien nations and bios with screen shots
- BCPOWER.PDF - Battlecruiser power allocation specs
- BCSYSTM.PDF - Battlecruiser system specs
- CASTES.PDF - List of castes in galaxy
- CRAFTS.PDF - Ship database with screen shots
- EP.PDF - Experience Points database
- ICSYSTM.PDF - Interceptor system specs
- KEYBOARD.PDF - Keyboard commands
- MEDALS.PDF - List of medals awarded in ACM
- NAVCHART.PDF - Galactic cartography chart
- NAVLINK.PDF - Galactic cartography links
- NAVMAPS.PDF - Galactic cartography maps
- PARTS.PDF - Repair parts database
- SHSYSTM.PDF - Shuttle system specs
- STATIONS.PDF - Starstation & starbase database with screen shots
- THREATS.PDF - Threat systems database with screen shots
- TRADE.PDF - Trading database
- WEAPONS.PDF - Weapons database
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