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- ALIEN RAMPAGE FAQ SHEET
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- The FAQ sheet has the following sections
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- 1: SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
- 2: WIN95 TROUBLE SHOOTING
- 3: DOS TROUBLE SHOOTING
- 4: GAME PUZZLES
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- System Requirements
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- -> 486 DX2 66mhz or better (recomend Pentium 75 or above)
- -> 6.5 Megs of free memory
- -> 15 Megs free hard drive space
- -> VGA graphics card
- -> MS-DOS 5.0 or higher
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- OPTIONAL
- -> Joystick or game pad
- -> Soundcard (including SoundBlaster and compatibles)
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- - WINDOWS 95
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- Question: Can I run Alien Rampage on a Win95 system?
-
- On most systems, you can run Alien Rampage directly under the control
- of Win95; however, Alien Rampage is a DOS game, and for the best
- performance, you should run it while in its native DOS mode.
- To accomplish this in Win95, you could:
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- a) Choose "Shutdown" and "Restart" in MS-DOS mode
- b) Press F8 while booting and choose "Command prompt only"
- c) Create an Icon in Win95 to accomplish this task automatically
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- Question: How do I create a Win95 Shortcut icon for Alien Rampage?
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- Step 1:
- a) Double click the Explorer icon.
- b) Select the directory where Alien Rampage is located.
- c) Move the pointer over "Rampage.exe" and then while holding down the
- left mouse button, drag the selected file to the desktop or anywhere
- else you wish to create an icon.
- d) Release the mouse button and the Rampage icon should appear.
-
- step 2:
- This step may be omitted, but, if you experience problems executing
- Alien Rampage under Win95 or want better performance, you should do
- the following:
- a) Move the pointer over the newly-created Shortcut icon for Alien Rampage.
- b) Click the right mouse button.
- c) Select the "Properties" menu item.
- d) Select the "Program" tab located near the top of the window.
- e) Select the "Advanced" gadget located near the bottom.
- f) Check the box with the following line "MS-DOS Mode".
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- DOS
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- Question: What if I get an "out of memory" error when running the game?
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- You need 6.5MB free memory to run the game. This requires that you have
- at least 8 megabytes RAM. If this error occurs, you will need to free up
- memory used by other programs currently running. Most likely, smartdrv.exe or
- a similar disk caching program is consuming megabytes. Reducing the
- memory consumed by the disk caching program or eliminating the caching
- program all together will solve the memory problem in most cases.
-
- To free memory used by smartdrv.exe you must edit your autoexec.bat file
- and include a parameter similar the following:
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- smartdrv 512
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- Reboot your computer and run the game.
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- Problem: I hear no sounds during the game
- Problem: After configuring Alien Rampage sound, I get an invalid or
- conflicting IRQ.
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- In most cases, sound related problems will cause only your sound card not to
- play during the game. In addition, it is likely you have received an error
- such as "invalid or conflicting IRQ" during configuration. However, in a few
- instances, a system crash is possible.
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- What do you do if this occurs?
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- Step 1:
- a) Select "CONFIG" in the main menu option
- b) Select "SOUND"
- c) Choose your sound card. Most likely, it will be Sound Blaster.
- d) It will ask you if you wish to use the current settings. The current
- settings are derived from your Blaster environment variables in the
- autoexec.bat file. In most cases, you will select "yes". However, if
- the current settings do not work, experiment with different IRQ
- settings. If your initial IRQ setting was 7, try 5.
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- Problem: My game crashes when starting.
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- Probably there is a problem with sound initialization. Make sure you have
- at least 6.5 megs of free RAM. If so, delete Rampage.cfg, run the game, and
- then reconfigure your sound card. If the problem persists, experiement with
- different IRQ settings.
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- Question: My game runs slow. What can I do?
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- a) Reduce detail level to medium or low.
- b) Reduce the number of sound channels.
- c) Use smartdrv or a similar disk caching program.
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- GAME PUZZLES
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- Question: In the first level, I find myself stuck in a prison cell and can't
- escape. What should I do?
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- Kneel and shoot the flashing force field generator. The newly-freed Moorg
- will then expedite your escape.
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- Question: Who are the Moorgs?
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- They are natives of this world, and will help you if you help them.
- They will toss you a few coins or help you defeat certain puzzles when
- you free them from Scavengers.
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- Question: In the first level, I reach a dead end. A Moorg appears to follow
- me. Why?
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- a) Lead the Moorg to the nearby lift.
- b) Ride it to the first stop.
- c) Lead the Moorg to the right until he bends over.
- d) Hop on his back and you will gain access to the area above.
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- Problem: Load game appears not to work.
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- You must first save a game to utilize this option. You will be given an
- opportunity to save a game once you have completed a level.
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- Problem: My game isn't saved when I kneel by a Mark Post.
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- Mark Posts temporarily mark your position during a level. If you die,
- you will be resurrected near the last Mark Post that you knelt by.
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