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- Interplay Productions - Virtual Snooker (v.1.1) - Celeris, Inc.
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- This file contains important information about Virtual Snooker.
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- How To Use This Patch (v.1.1)
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- The files contained in this patch will replace the files that shipped
- in Version 1.0 of Virtual Snooker.
- After unzipping the patch, copy these files into the directory where
- you installed Virtual Snooker. If you are unsure where Virtual Snooker
- was installed, check in \INTRPLAY\VSNOOKER.
- DOS:
- COPY SNOOKER.EXE C:\INTRPLAY\VSNOOKER
- COPY MODEM.INI C:\INTRPLAY\VSNOOKER
- COPY README.TXT C:\INTRPLAY\VSNOOKER
- The computer will ask you if you wish to overwrite the existing files,
- select Yes.
-
- WINDOWS:
- Drag the files (SNOOKER.EXE, MODEM.INI, and README.TXT) into the folder
- where Virtual Snooker was installed. Windows will ask you if you wish
- to replace the existing files with the new ones. Click on yes.
-
- After that, you are ready to play Snooker again. If everything went
- correctly, you will not have to reconfigure the game, you should be able
- to start playing again immediately.
-
- Changes to Version 1.1
- - A rules violation occuring when a color was potted during a shot
- in which the cue went in/off was addressed. In this situation the
- ball was not respotted. This has been fixed, the ball will now
- be spotted back on the table.
- - The Windows Setup program was revised to allow setup to all Windows
- users.
- - Windows Setup now offers an Uninstall option as well.
- - A baud rate line has been added to the MODEM.INI file to allow users
- to manually adjust the data rate of their modem. Note that this rate
- is a maximum and your modem may adjust its rate down to compensate for
- slower modems.
- - The crash or hang occuring when a replay was called after the last
- ball on the table was hit in has been fixed.
-
-
- <<<< ORIGINAL README FILE >>>>
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- Interplay Productions - Virtual Snooker - Celeris, Inc.
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- This file contains important information about Virtual Snooker.
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- Configuring Virtual Snooker
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- From DOS:
- Place the Virtual Snooker CD into your CD-ROM drive. From
- the command prompt, type d:INSTALL (where d: is the drive letter of your
- CD-ROM drive). Follow the instructions to install Virtual Snooker to
- your hard drive.
- When the game is finished installing, type SNOOKER to play. Note: you
- must have the Virtual Snooker CD in your CD-ROM drive to play.
-
- From Windows:
- Insert the Virtual Snooker CD into your CD-ROM drive.
- Select Run from your Start Menu (Win95) or your File Menu (Windows 3.xx).
- Type d:\SETUP (where d: is the drive letter of your CD-ROM drive.
- Follow the instructions to install Virtual Snooker.
- When the game is finished installing, double click the Snooker Icon to
- play the game. Note: you must have Virtual Snooker CD in your
- CD-ROM drive to play.
-
- The first time you run the game, a configuration program will allow you
- to set up your display and sound options. Just follow the on-screen
- instructions to set up your video driver, sound card, and mouse (if
- necessary).
-
- To change your configuration at a later time, simply select the Configure
- Virtual Snooker item from the Main Menu.
-
- =========================
- Electronic Registration
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- (U.S. release only)
- Please register Virtual Snooker. Its easy and it gets you all
- kinds of free stuff:
-
- * Save up to 40% off retail prices.
- * Buy and play our newest releases before others.
- * Get information about new product developments.
-
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- Interplay's World Wide Web Site
- =================================
- Interplay's World Wide Web site is an Internet service designed to give
- you the latest information about Interplay and our products.
-
- The site features our demos, upgrades, product information and ordering
- information.
-
- From your Internet account, point your favorite browser to:
- http://www.interplay.com/
-
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- Memory Managers
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- Virtual Snooker does not require a memory manager, but should
- run ok with all of them in most configurations.
-
- You may have problems running Virtual Snooker with QEMM.
- To disable QEMM, push ALT while the system is booting.
-
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- Sound Cards
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- Virtual Snooker only uses Sound Blaster digitized sound for
- effects during the game. If you have a different sound card, make sure
- that its Sound Blaster emulation is turned on. Also, make sure that
- the BLASTER environment variable contains the correct settings. See
- your sound card's installation procedures for more information.
-
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- Video Drivers
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- Virtual Snooker can be run at higher resolutions with the 3DVX
- video drivers. The drivers are graphics chip specific.
-
- You should choose the driver which provides you with the highest
- resolution possible and still maintains a rapid update rate. You
- can turn off the room background or make the window smaller to increase
- the frame rate. Higher resolution drivers require more video memory.
- See the Memory Requirements section below. Current revisions of drivers
- do not check how much memory is on the card; so if it doesn't work, try
- a lower resolution.
-
- If you don't know what chip is on your video card, try using
- auto-detection in the config program. This program is not
- guaranteed to properly identify all chips. If you can't
- run with the driver selected by auto-detection, try pulling
- out your video card and looking for a name and ID on the
- graphics chip. The graphics chip will usually be the largest
- chip on the board.
-
- If a chip specific driver does not work, try the VESA Planar Multi Page
- driver. If that does not work, use the VESA Linear Single Page driver.
- If all else fails, use the VGA driver.
-
- Video memory requirements for drivers:
- 320x240 VGA driver 256 KB
- 640x480 3DVX chip specific drivers 1 MB
- 1024x768 3DVX chip specific drivers 2 MB
- 640x480 VESA Planar Multi Page 1 MB
- 1024x768 VESA Planar Multi Page 2 MB
- 640x480 VESA Single Page 512 KB
- 1024x768 VESA Single Page 1 MB
-
- New drivers will be made available on the Interplay BBS (see below).
-
- There are hardware bugs in some early versions of the S3801/805 chipsets.
- You may see pixels reversed in columns on the screen. The accelerator
- may not work on some chips. There is no fix for these bugs.
-
- The ET4000/W32 Accelerated chip will not work under WINDOWS. If you
- have a video card with this chip use the non-accelerated driver for Windows.
-
- Note that there is a different driver for the ET4000/W32P version of the
- chip. The ET4000/W32 driver will not work for the P version.
-
- If there isn't a driver for your board, let us know by posting a message
- on the Interplay BBS. If we get a sufficient number of requests for a
- chip, we'll try to write a driver for it. ISA graphics boards will not
- be supported because they lack the necessary performance at high
- resolution.
-
- The movie player uses a VESA mode. If you can't play movies and get a
- message that the graphics mode can't be set, try installing a VESA
- driver.
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- Modem Play
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- The Virtual Snooker Demo supports two players over a telephone line via
- modem. Virtual Snooker Demo comes with a file that specifies how to
- initialize your modem for gameplay. If you have problems getting your
- modem to connect, you can edit the MODEM.INI file in the Virtual Snooker
- directory. Use your favorite text editor (NOTEPAD in Windows, or EDIT
- in DOS for instance) and change the initialization string. Here are a few
- strings that have proved helpful:
-
- "AT&F &D2 &C1 S0=0" - This works best with USRobotics Sportster 28.8
- and Multitech modems.
- "AT&F"
- "AT&F1"
-
- If you continue to have problems, please feel free to call Interplay's
- Technical Support for assistance. Phone numbers are listed below.
-
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- Known Windows Problems
- ======================
- The ET4000/W32 Accelerated Chipset will not work under WINDOWS. If you
- have a card with this chipset, use the non-accelerated driver if you are
- running under Windows.
-
- Some older Sound Blaster and Media Vision cards will not function under
- WINDOWS. If you're having problems getting the sound to work while
- playing from WINDOWS, and are getting a "sound device in use message",
- close any application that may be using sound. If you still get the
- message, the problem is a sound driver bug. You can probably download an
- updated sound driver from your board manufacturer. Creative Labs has a
- new driver for older Sound Blaster cards.
-
- Selecting Sound Blaster sound when configuring Virtual Snooker under
- Windows may cause the movie player to hang. If you configure Virtual
- Snooker in Windows and select Sound Blaster, restart Windows before
- playing any movies. You must hit ESC to bypass the movies at the start
- of Virtual Snooker.
-
- Some Windows users may experience difficulties switching between
- Snooker and other applications. The Virtual Snooker Demo will often
- experience video problems or in some cases cannot be restored.
-
- In some cases the Autodetect may not detect the video drivers correctly
- in Windows or in Windows 95. If this happens try using the 640 X 480
- VESA Single Page driver.
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- Technical Support
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- European Inquiries: Call Interplay Productions on +44 (0) 1628 423666
- or fax at +44 (0) 1628 423777.
-
- Or write to: Customer Support
- Interplay Productions, Ltd.
- Harleyford Manor
- Harleyford
- Henley Road
- Marlow
- Buckinghamshire
- SL7 2DX
- ENGLAND
-
- US Inquiries: Call Interplay Technical Support at (714) 553-6678 or
- call one of the services listed below:
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- Interplay BBS
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- Interplay operates a Multi-Line BBS running WildCat! Software for
- Customer Support, Questions, and game fixes. The number is 714-252-2822.
- Modem settings are 300-28.8k, V.32, V.42, 8-N-1. This is a FREE service.
-
- After logging onto the Interplay BBS, join the Virtual Snooker Conference,
- (conference 7). To do this from the MAIN MENU, first type "M" to switch
- to the MESSAGE MENU, then type "J" for "JOIN," then enter "7" to join
- Conference 7. Once you have switched to the Virtual Snooker Conference you
- can (R)ead Messages left by others, (E)nter New Messages to our resident
- Virtual Snooker Expert, and even download additional trick shots, (if you
- have the CD-ROM version of Virtual Snooker).
-
- To Download Files, join Conference 7 as described above, type "F" for the
- FILES MENU, and then enter "L" to LIST the available files in this area.
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- IMPORTANT NOTE
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- Different File Areas are available depending on which Conference you are
- currently in. If you're looking for Virtual Snooker files, be sure to
- (J)oin Conference 7 BEFORE you enter the (F)ile Area.
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- America Online
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- From AOL you can e-mail Interplay Customer Support at IPTECH. To reach
- our customer board in the Industry Connection, press CTRL-K for "Go to
- Keyword." Then type INTERPLAY in the keyword window. In addition to
- reading and leaving messages, you can download fixes and demos from the
- "Software Libraries."
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- CompuServe
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- On CompuServe we are located in the Game Publishers B Forum. Just type
- GO GAMEPUB at any ! prompt. Then select section 4 for Interplay
- Productions. You can leave technical support questions there. You can
- also download fixes and demos from Library 4 in the GAMEPUB. The best
- place for game play hints is in the GAMERS forum, (type GO GAMERS).
-
- If you are not already a CompuServe member, you can call CompuServe toll-
- free at 1-800-524-3388 and ask Representative #354 for a free
- introductory membership and a $15 usage credit.
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- GEnie
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- We are located in the Games RoundTable hosted by Scorpia. To get there,
- type M805;1 at any ? prompt. Then select "Category 13" for Interplay
- Productions. Demos and patches are available in the Libraries.
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- Prodigy (r) Interactive Personal Service
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- You may send e-mail directly to us from Prodigy at ID PLAY99B.
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- Internet
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- You can reach Interplay Technical Support over the Internet by addressing
- e-mail to: support@interplay.com
-
- Many Interplay demos and patches are also available at Internet FTP
- sites.
-
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- Game Charter
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- -Avoid playing when tired. Play for no more than one hour at a time.
- -Sit well away from the screen.
- -Play games in well lit areas.
- -Reduce the brightness of the screen to darken the contrast.
- -Use as small a screen as possible.
- -These tips will help you enjoy your games playing more and maximise your
- performance.
-
- Only 1500 people in the UK are photosensitive epileptics (sensitive to
- flickering lights). These are the only people who may develop an
- epileptic reaction to playing computer and video games.
-
- REMEMBER, COMPUTER AND VIDEO GAMES ARE FUN
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- Copying Prohibited
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- This software product and the manual are copyrighted and all rights are
- reserved by Interplay and are protected by the copyright laws that
- pertain to computer software. The CD-ROM is not copy-protected. This
- does not mean you can make unlimited copies.
-
- NOTICE: Interplay reserves the right to make modifications or improvements
- to the product as seen or described in this manual and/or CD-ROM at any
- time and without notice.
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- Virtual Snooker (v.1.1)
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