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- Warlords(tm) III: Darklords Rising(tm) Demo (US Version) 1.00 Readme
- Windows(R) 95 and Windows 98
- May 5, 1998
-
- Table of Contents
-
- I. Introduction
- II. Installation
- II. Requirements
- IV. Recommendations
- IX. Copyright Information
-
- I. Introduction
-
- Warlords III: Darklords Rising (Darklords) was developed in response
- to the thousands of request to expand the gaming system in Reign of
- Heroes. More thanjust new campaigns, maps and units, Darklords has a
- greatly enhanced AI computer player, customizable computer AI with human
- handicapping system, more detailed game setup and a full game editor.
-
- This demo includes a fully playable 4 player map. All options are
- enabled and there are no time or turn limits in the demo. The demo
- includes free game matching on both Red Orb Zone and Mplayer. We
- encourage all of you to try the new Capture the Flag game (Heir to
- an Ancient Power). This is one of the 7 new games in Darklords Rising!
-
- II. Installation
-
- Double click on "Setup" to start the installation of the Darklords Demo.
- You will be asked a location to install the demo. Select a location and
- the demo will install into the directory you designated.
-
- You will also be asked whether you would like Red Orb's free game matching
- site called Red Orb Zone in order to play others online. If you don't
- install ROZ, you may install ROZ at a later time by running setup in the
- "Rozsetup" directory.
-
- III. Requirements*
-
- WINDOWS 95 (R) or Windows 98
- 75MHz Pentium (R) or faster required
- 16MB of RAM
- Minimum 50MB hard disk space (80MB free during
- Installation)
- 4X CD-ROM drive or faster required
- 640x480, 800x600, or 1024x768, video 256 colors
- Direct X 5.0a or higher compatible sound card
- Video compatible with Direct X 5.0a or
- higher
-
- Full Multiplayer Support***
- 8 Player support via IPX Local Area Network connection
- 4 Player support via 28.8Kbps or faster connection to the
- Internet
- 2 Player support via 28.8Kbps or faster modem and null
- modem cable
- 4 player Demo and full product support on Mplayer Coming Soon!
-
- *System Configuration: May require minor adjustments to
- the configuration of your operating system and/or updates to
- the hardware component drivers.
-
- **If you experience problems with the installation, bugs, or
- compatibility of DirectX on your machine, please consult the
- hardware manufacturers of your video or sound card for the
- latest drivers compatible with DirectX 5.0a or higher. You
- may also want to check Microsoft's Web page for more
- information at http://www.microsoft.com/directx.
-
- ***User is responsible for all Internet access fees and phone
- charges.
-
- IV. Recommendations
-
- 1) The host of all multiplayer games should have at least a
- Pentium 133MHz machine.
-
- 2) For Red Orb Zone or TCP/IP games with three or four players, each
- player's machine should be at least a Pentium 100 MHz machine.
-
- Check HTTP://WWW.warlords3.com for latest information
- on Warlords III updates and FAQs.
-
- Note: The Internet is not perfect at delivering information
- consistently, nor is it perfect at delivering information in a
- timely fashion. Please do not call Red Orb Entertainment or SSG for
- technical support on problems with performance or stability of
- multiplayer games. We continue to vigorously test Darklords Rising
- and will provide free updates. Most problems will stem from
- performance and limitations of the Internet so, we will NOT be able
- to provide any help for player exits or performance problems in
- multiplayer games on the Internet.
-
- V. Questions & Answers
-
- 1. I am encountering Updating Data messages three or
- more times per ten turns and/or I am consistently exiting in
- multiplayer games. What can I do?
-
- It is normal to have up to two Updating Data messages
- every ten turns.
-
- The second thing to check is that everybody is using a
- 28.8Kbps modem or faster and everybody is connecting to
- the Internet at faster than 26Kbps (26000 or higher). If you
- are not connecting at this minimum speed, you should
- contact your Internet Service Provider to inquire about better
- performance options or try connecting at a different time.
-
- The third thing is that the Internet itself may be having
- performance and stability problems. This can be caused by
- overuse (e.g., Friday or Saturday evening, special events like
- the Olympics, or a software release like a new version of
- Netscape(tm)), some key servers having a
- brown, or blackout; or your particular ISP having problems.
- Red Orb Technical Support cannot help you with any of these
- situations. These are limitations of the Internet.
-
-
- *Mpath and Red Orb Entertainment reserve the right to
- adjust the payment plan for Warlords III on Mplayer. Please
- check Mplayer at http://www.mpath.com for the latest
- information on Warlords III.
-
- 2. I am running into problems with graphics, such as graphic
- glitches, palette flashes, desktop corruption, or the game
- hanging upon exit. How can I fix this?
-
- These are all issues related to DirectX and/or hardware
- specific drivers. You should contact your video card
- manufacturer and Microsoft for the latest drivers and
- compatibility information. Red Orb Entertainment does not
- supply drivers or information for hardware.
-
- 3. I am the host of a multiplayer game. I was killed during a
- game. Can I leave the game without causing problems?
-
- No. Although there is some code in the game which tries to
- recover when a host leaves the game, Darklords Rising primarily
- uses a client/server model of communication. If the host leaves
- the game, this may result in player exits. In addition, anytime
- the host is minimized because another program is running, such
- as power management software/hardware, backup software, or
- other programs, there is a good chance there will be a
- player exit. We highly recommend that Darklords Rising be the
- only program running.
-
- Note: All players should turn off power management
- software, backup programs, screen savers, or other programs
- while running Warlords III multiplayer games.
-
- Note2: Game recovers more frequently if all players refrain
- from any action for one turn after a player quits.
-
- 4. I pressed Ctrl+Alt+Delete to try to exit or restart the
- machine, nothing happened. What is going on?
-
- Darklords Rising does not support the Windows convention of
- pressing Ctrl+Alt+Delete to close an application or restart a
- machine. You may use Alt+F4 to exit the application.
-
-
- VI. Copyright Information
-
- Copyright (c)1998 Strategic Studies Group. All Rights
- Reserved. Warlords is a trademark of Strategic Studies
- Group. Reign of Heroes, Darklords Rising, Red Orb Entertainment,
- Red Orb Zone, and Broderbund are trademarks and/or registered
- trademarks of Broderbund Software, Inc. Red Orb
- Entertainment is a division of Broderbund Software, Inc.
- Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation,
- Inc. Mplayer and Mpath are trademarks of Mpath
- Interactive, Inc. All other company and/or product names are
- trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective
- manufacturers.
-
- End of Readme
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