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- Warcraft: Orcs and Humans
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- - WHAT THIS READ ME TEXT CONTAINS:
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- 1. System Requirements
- 2. Setup and Loading
- 3. Hot Keys
- 4. Unit Modifications
- 5. Attack vs. Move
- 6. Network Play
- Messages on the Network
- Two player Warcraft
- Selecting Units in Two-Player Custom mode
- 7. Modem Play
- 8. Troubleshooting
- 9. Making Your System Run Faster
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- - 1. SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
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- Warcraft has a minimum requirement of DOS 5.0 or better. It requires
- a 100% IBM PC compatible with a 386 microprocessor or better and a
- VGA monitor. Your system should have at least four megabytes of
- total memory. Warcraft will use either EMS or XMS memory and does
- not require any special memory drivers other than HIMEM.SYS.
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- - 2. SETUP AND LOADING
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- To install Warcraft, type "INSTALL [Enter]" at the DOS prompt
- and follow the onscreen instructions.
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- To run the game, type "WAR [Enter]" at the DOS prompt.
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- If you change your sound or music card, you can reconfigure Warcraft
- using the setup utility. Go to the WARCRAFT directory and type
- "SETUP [Enter]" at the DOS prompt.
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- - 3. HOTKEYS
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- The keys listed below are shortcuts which provide additional
- functionality during game play.
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- F1 or Alt-H Help
- Shift F2 - F4 Save map position for immediate recall
- F2 - F4 Recall saved map position
- F5 Display overview of map
- F6 Display Unit Screen (shows units in play/units destroyed)
- F7 Economy Screen (Lists total resources harvested)
- F8 Score (This is an indication of your success,
- including your rank and current mission objectives)
- F10 Options Menu
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- G Shows the building grid for structures
- C Centers map on selected units
- Ctrl-M or Alt-M Music (toggles between ON/OFF)
- Ctrl-S or Alt-S Sound Effects (toggles between ON/OFF)
- Ctrl-X or Alt-X Exit the program
- Ctrl-Esc Disconnects the systems in two player mode
- + / - keys Speed up or Slow down the game speed
- Esc Cancel any command just issued in any menu
- Right click Cancel any command just issued in any menu
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- Shift+Click on a unit Allows grouping of up to four units
- Ctrl+Drag Mouse over units Allows grouping of up to four units
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- - 4. UNIT MODIFICATIONS
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- Both Catapults and Summoned Creatures operate in manners dissimilar
- from other units in the game:
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- The catapult will attack enemy units automatically ONLY if there
- are no friendly units that will be effected by splash damage from the
- missile. If you select the Attack command and specify a target, the
- catapult will fire at the selected target regardless of friendly unit
- proximity.
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- Summoned Creatures have a Magic Point (MP) bar as well as a
- Hit Point (HP) bar. The MP bar will degrade over time, and when it is
- drained, the summoned creature will begin taking damage, as the powers
- that hold it here are no longer in force.
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- - 5. ATTACK VS. MOVE
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- When a Unit is instructed to Move, it will head to the selected location and
- ignore anything that crosses it path, including units that attack it. This
- allows for uninterrupted movement, as well as enforced retreats.
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- When a Unit is instructed to Attack, you may choose either an area to attack,
- or a specific target.
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- When you choose an area to Attack, the unit will move there, but if he is
- attacked in transit, the unit will stop and respond to the attack. When the
- unit arrives at the selected location, it will look for immediate targets
- within its range to attack.
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- When you choose a specific target to Attack, your unit will move to engage
- the selected target, ignoring all other enemies or threats.
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- - 6. NETWORK PLAY
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- MESSAGES ON THE NETWORK
- Messages can be sent to an opposing player in a Two-Player game by simply
- pressing the Enter key during gameplay. A MSG: prompt will appear at the
- bottom of the screen. Type in your message, and then press Enter to send it.
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- TWO PLAYER WARCRAFT
- Your CD-ROM enables you to play Warcraft with a friend who does NOT have a
- copy of the game. To play Warcraft with a friend over a modem or network,
- perform a PARTIAL or FULL INSTALL on one system and use the CD-ROM with any
- installation setting on the other system. This will allow both systems to
- play against each other, though at least ONE system MUST have the CD.
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- SELECTING UNITS IN TWO-PLAYER CUSTOM MODE
- In a Two-Player Custom game, players can either have the default setting
- of two Peons/Peasants or they can elect to create custom armies through
- the Select Armies dialog. Not only can you effect what units you are
- choosing for your side, but you may select or deselect units for the
- enemy side by using the mouse to click the arrow keys in the Unit Selection
- area. If you wish to negate the ability to create specific units, they
- may be turned OFF in the same manner, making them unavailable for play.
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- - 7. MODEM PLAY
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- For best performance you will want to disable compression and error control
- on your modem. Here are some init strings for popular modems that we have
- found to work well.
-
- HAYES ACCURA 144B, ZOOM 14400, PRACTICAL PERIPHERALS:
- AT &K0 M1 S46=0 &D2 &Q6
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- US ROBOTICS SPORTSTER:
- AT &K0 M1 &D2
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- If your system does not run smoothly during MODEM or DIRECT LINK
- play, these are some suggestions which may help:
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- * You can turn music OFF to increase game speed
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- * Decreasing the BAUD rate may increase game speed
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- - 8. TROUBLESHOOTING
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- Most systems should experience no difficulties running Warcraft.
- However, a small percentage of systems may experience occasional
- system conflicts. Many of these problems are quite easy to fix
- using the information provided below. Before attempting to
- remedy any problem, we urge you to save your important system
- files (AUTOEXEC.BAT and CONFIG.SYS in particular) before making
- any modifications. Please refer to your system's documentation
- before making any changes.
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- Problem #1:
- The SAVE/LOAD game feature doesn't work properly,
- or causes my system to "freeze" occasionally.
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- If you have SMARTDRIVE installed with WRITE-CACHING, the SAVE/LOAD
- feature may not work properly. This is due to problems with
- SMARTDRIVE and DOS. Every version of SMARTDRIVE we have tested
- from v4.0 through v5.01 has write-caching conflicts. Either disable
- write-caching on the hard disk containing WAR.EXE or remove SMARTDRIVE
- altogether.
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- Example: if WAR.EXE is installed on the C: drive, try using the
- following command to remove write-caching:
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- SMARTDRV C
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- Problem #2:
- The install program cannot install the program
- to my hard disk due to an error condition.
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- A SMARTDRIVE conflict is the most likely cause of this problem.
- see the solution to Problem #1 above.
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- If you are using NDOS from SYMANTEC/Norton Utilites, the installer
- may be unable to copy Warcraft onto your hard disk. Remove NDOS
- and try to install again.
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- Problem #3:
- Warcraft occasionally "freezes" or displays irregular behavior.
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- EMM386.EXE is the most likely cause of irregular behavior. There are
- several known problems with EMM386.EXE which prevent proper program
- operation. We recommend trying the following alternatives:
- (this list courtesy of Rational Systems Extenders)
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- * Run with HIMEM.SYS only (This will also speed
- your system performance).
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- * Replace EMM386 with another memory manager, such
- as QEMM-386 or 386Max.
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- * Run in a Windows DOS box.
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- * Configure EMM386 with both the NOEMS and NOVCPI options.
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- * Convert the DEVICEHIGH statements in your CONFIG.SYS to
- DEVICE statements, and remove the LH (Load High) commands
- from your AUTOEXEC.BAT.
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- Problem #4:
- Warcraft does not work properly when I run it from a network drive.
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- Warcraft should run properly using most network cards. A few network
- cards may cause sporadic crashes while running Warcraft. Try
- playing Warcraft from the CD (MINIMAL install), or perform a PARTIAL
- or FULL install to your local hard disk.
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- Problem #5:
- I have two monitors, and Warcraft runs very slowly on my system.
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- If you are using a monochrome monitor in addition to your VGA color monitor,
- the Diamond Stealth video card will cause the game to run very slowly.
- Other video cards may also display similar problems. Removing the
- monochrome card is highly recommended.
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- Problem #6:
- I don't have enough free memory to play Warcraft
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- Here are several solutions to increase your free memory:
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- * Remove unneeded TSR programs from memory
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- * Remove SMARTDRIVE, or reduce the size of its disk buffer
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- * Run the memory optimizer that comes with your memory manager
- (MemMaker for EMM386, Maximize for 386MAX, etc)
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- Problem #7:
- The installer told me I don't have enough disk space
- to install Warcraft
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- Before Warcraft is installed onto your hard disk, the installer will
- check to make sure there is enough free space available. Some disk
- compression utilites like Stacker and DoubleSpace estimate the amount
- of free space available. If that estimate is incorrect, the
- installer will not be able to properly complete its operation.
-
- If the installer indicates that you do not have enough free disk
- space to complete the installation, you have the following options:
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- * Free up more space on your hard disk by deleting unneeded files
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- * Choose a Warcraft configuration which requires less disk space
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- - 9. MAKING YOUR SYSTEM RUN FASTER
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- Adjust the speed using the Options Dialog or the + or - keys.
-
- The EMM 386 memory manager (EMM386.EXE) slows the game speed of Warcraft
- considerably. Use HIMEM.SYS only (without EMM386), or another memory
- manager like QEMM or 386MAX to increase game speed. Refer to your
- DOS manual to change your memory configuration. Also, please refer to
- the notes regarding EMM386.EXE in the TROUBLESHOOTING section.
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