Loderunner The Legend Returns Version 1.0 Release Notes ************** 256 COLOR MODE ************** Loderunner requires 2 megabytes of EMS (expanded memory) and a VESA driver (if your video card does not have built in VESA support) to run in 256 colors. There is an automatic VESA detection utility in the INSTALL program which will try to load a VESA driver if your card does not support VESA through its own hardware. Since Loderunner requires 2 MB of expanded memory to run in 256 clor mode you will need to have 4 MB of RAM in your machine and allocate 2 MB's of EMS. If you are unsure how to do this try the bootdisk maker available through the INSTALL program. The following is an example of what the first two lines in your CONFIG.SYS would look like in order to support 2 MB of EMS. If you are using MS-DOS 5.0 which is the minimum system requirement the first two lines would be as follows: DEVICE=C:\DOS\HIMEM.SYS DEVICE=C:\DOS\EMM386.EXE RAM 2048 ************* VESA SUPPORT ************* The INSTALL program will autodetect if your card has built in VESA support and if not will try to load a VESA driver from the VESA subdirectory on disk 5. This subdirectory contains VESA drivers for some of the more popular video cards, however it may not contain a driver that will work on your system. Also, if the VESA detect program detects a VESA driver from disk 5 that will work with your machine it will copy that driver to the game directory and create a batch file that will load it each time you start the game. If you follow the troubleshooting steps below and a VESA driver will still not work with your system you may need to contact the manufacturer of your video card to obtain the correct driver. The README file in the VESA directory on disk 5 contains some more information regarding this. **************************** Changing sound card settings **************************** After installation if you need to change your sound card settings do the following: 1. Change to the game directory 2. Type: SETSOUND 3. Follow the on-screen instructions *************** TROUBLESHOOTING *************** PROBLEM: When I start Loderunner it looks like it is black and white. SOLUTION: Make sure that there is 2MB of EMS available. Make sure a VESA driver is loaded. PROBLEM: The INSTALL program won't load a VESA driver for me. SOLUTION: Try switching to the VESA subdirectory on disk 5 and see if there is a subdirectory for your card. If there is, go to that subdirectory try running the VESA driver. It will usually have a .COM or .EXE after the name of the driver. NOTE: Even if your video card does not match one of the subdirectories you still may be able to load one of the drivers. Try the TSENG directory first and then go through the others to see if another VESA driver will work with your machine. If you are connected to an on-line service such as Compuserve or Prodigy the manufacturer of your card may have an area there that you can download a driver from. PROBLEM: Now that I know which driver to use what do I do with it? SOLUTION: You will need to load that driver before running Loderunner, there are a few ways to do this as follows. 1. If your driver is named VESA.EXE, copy it to your game directory and type VESA before starting Loderunner 2. Use the following steps to create a batch file to load the VESA driver and start the game. 1. Change to the game directory. 2. Type: copy con lr.bat {press enter} 3. Type: vesa.exe {press enter} 4. Type: loderunn.exe {press enter} 5. Press F6 {press enter} Another option is to create a bootdisk using the INSTALL program and add the VESA.EXE to the last line in the AUTOEXEC.BAT file. To do this use a Text editor such as MS-DOS 5.0 and above's EDIT utility. PROBLEM: Sounds and Music aren't playing. SOLUTION: Go to the game directory and type: setsound You will then be prompted to select and test your sound and music card. When you select the proper card it will ask if you are ready to test the sounds and music, if they do not play correctly go back and change your selection. Make sure that speakers are connected and that the volume control (if any) is adjusted peoperly on your sound card. Make sure that sounds and music are not turned off in the game, press F1 at the main menu to see how to toggle sounds and music. Thanks you for purchasing Loderunner: The Legend Returns, we hope you have as much fun playing it as we did making it!