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- COMMAND & CONQUER: TIBERIAN DAWN
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- There are some compatibility issues with certain drivers and hardware
- devices that can be easily solved by reading the information located here.
- If you don't see something on this list, check with our general list of
- questions instead, or write us mail and we'll try to get back to you within
- 24 hours.
-
- Download the Frequently Asked Download the 1.19p Patch File for
- Questions list. English versions.
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- Quick Solutions...
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- * Installing C&C under Windows 95 with 8 * Improving Windows video
- megs. playback.
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- * Modem strings for C&C. * Modem support under
- Windows 95.
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- * Divide overflow when installing. * Strange or wrong screen
- colors.
- * Missing briefings/cutscenes.
- * Can't set modem speed to 14,400 or 28,800
- bps
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- Windows 95 Installation with 8 megabytes of memory.
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- If you only have 8 megabytes in your machine, you may need to make
- some modifications to allow C&C to run on the desktop. Below is a
- step-by-step instruction manual for beginners to make the necessary
- changes...
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- 1. Go to the START/SETTINGS/TASKBAR menu.
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- 2. Click the START MENU PROGRAMS tab, then click the
- ADVANCED button.
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- 3. You will see an Explorer window. Click on the plus sign
- to the left of the PROGRAMS folder. Notice that you get
- a list of sub-folders.
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- 4. Click on the WESTWOOD folder. On the left you will see a
- list of programs.
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- 5. Right click on the C&C icon. Chose PROPERTIES from the menu.
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- 6. Click on the MEMORY tab.
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- 7. Look for the section that says EXPANDED (EMS) MEMORY. It
- should have Auto in the window. Click the arrow next to the
- Auto and scroll down until you see NONE. Click this.
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- 8. Look for the section that says MSDOS PROTECTED MODE (DPMI)
- MEMORY. It should have Auto in the window. Click the arrow
- next to the Auto and scroll down until you see 16384. Click
- this.
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- 9. Hit OK, then click the X in the upper right corner of the
- Explorer window, then click OK on the Taskbar Properties
- window.
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- 10. Start the game normally.
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- Improving Windows 95 video playback.
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- The performance of C&C in a Windows 95 DOS box is slightly slower than
- in a real DOS environment. You can improve movie playback performance
- by following these step-by-step instructions.
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- 1. Go to the START/SETTINGS/TASKBAR menu.
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- 2. Double-click on the SYSTEM icon.
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- 3. Click the PERFORMANCE tab, then click the FILE SYSTEM
- button.
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- 4. Click the CD-ROM tab.
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- 5. You will see a slider labeled SUPPLEMENTAL CACHE SIZE. Move
- the slider all the way to the right. Remember however that
- increasing your cache size reduces the memory available to
- the rest of the system while in Windows.<\LI>
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- 6. Next, look for a window labeled OPTIMIZE ACCESS PATTERN
- FOR: In the window, choose the one that best describes your
- CD drive (single, double, triple, quad and higher speed
- drive.)
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- 7. Click the APPLY button. You will get a window asking you to
- restart your machine. Do so.
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- 8. Once you have restarted, run the game normally. This should
- also increase the performance of any other CD title you have.
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- Modem codes for Windows Command & Conquer.
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- As detailed in the manual, we seem to get best modem performance with
- modem data-compression and error-correction turned off. You can do
- this by going to the serial game settings dialog and entering the
- appropriate init. string for your modem. This should be entered on the
- host (dialing) machine, the guest (receiver) should use ATZ. If you
- use these init. strings the modem speed may have to be set to the
- exact speed of your modem, for example 14,400 bps or 28800 bps. Here
- are example init. strings for some popular modems:
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- Modem Init. String
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- US ROBOTICS SPORTSTER 9600/14400/28800 . . . AT&M0&K0
- DIGICOM SCOUT 288VFCi . . . . . . . . . . . AT\N1
- BEST DATA SMART ONE 14400 . . . . . . . . . AT\N1
- HAYES ACCURA 28800 . . . . . . . . . . . . . AT&Q0
- SUPRA 14400 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . AT\N1
- PRACTICAL 14400 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . AT&Q0
- ZOOM 28800 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . AT&Q0
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- If you know of a modem initialization string that works for you and is
- not listed above, please let us know! We'll add your modem to our
- list.
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- Modem support under Windows 95.
-
- If you find that you have trouble connecting during modem play, or get
- sync errors when you connect, there are a few things you can do to
- solve this problem:
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- 1. Check to see that the port setting in Windows 95 is correct for
- your modem. Windows defaults to 9600 baud. You will want to
- change the default baud rate to 57600. To do this:
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- 1. Click on
- START/SETTINGS/CONTROL PANEL.
- 2. Double click the SYSTEM icon, click the DEVICE MANAGER
- tab.
- 3. Click the plus sign next to the PORTS listing. Double-
- click on the right COMM port for your modem.
- 4. Click the PORT SETTINGS tab. The window at the top
- (BITS PER SECOND) is the baud rate for the port. Set
- this for 57600 baud.
- 5. Click OK twice to close both windows. You may have to
- restart Windows.
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- 2. Make sure the error correction and compression on your modem is
- turned OFF. Check the README file that came with Command and
- Conquer or this document for a list of Modem initialization
- strings that will accomplish this (copy the initialization string
- for your modem in the README file to the init string box in the
- modem setup screen.) If your modem is not listed in the README,
- you will need to check your modem manual or call the manufacturer
- for your modem to see how to do this.
-
- 3. If you simply cannot get Command and Conquer to connect correctly
- in Windows 95, reboot to DOS mode and re-run the game. Be sure
- that your sound card and CD-ROM drivers are loading in DOS.
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- Divide Overflow error when installing.
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- This error is a result of an incompatible or older mouse driver which
- is installed in your system. You have two ways to fix this:
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- 1. You may unload your mouse driver, and complete the installation.
- After C&C is installed, reload your mouse driver normally and run
- the game. Only the install program is incompatible with older
- mouse drivers.
-
- 2. You can download the newest mouse driver from the manufacturer.
- Because there are hundreds of mouse manufacturers, you cannot
- download the drivers from Westwood Studios. The manual or driver
- software you have should point you to a place where you can order
- or download the newest drivers.
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- Strange or shifted screen colors appear when playing.
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- A few video cards (like the Diamond Viper) require a little extra
- support in Command & Conquer. To add this support, download the
- Command & Conquer patch and install it according to instructions
- contained within the self extracting file.
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- Unable to set modem speed to 14,400 or 28,800.
-
- Modems from US ROBOTICS require just a little bit of special support
- for Command & Conquer. In version 1.07 of Command & Conquer, it is not
- possible to set your modem speed to 14,400 or 28,800 if you have a US
- ROBOTICS modem. We suggest that you either set your modem speed to
- 19,200 or download the Command & Conquer 1.19 patch file.
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- Missing cutscenes or briefings.
-
- There is a bug in the game that prevents cutscenes from being played
- after the CD is changed. This is easy to fix by simply starting the
- game with the correct CD in the CD-ROM drive. So, if you are playing
- the NOD missions, start the game with the 2nd CD-ROM. If you are
- playing GDI, start with the 1st CD-ROM instead.
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- You can also download the Command & Conquer patch, which fixes this
- problem.
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