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Installation
Duke Xtreme: Add-On / Command Center

Installation

Follow these steps for proper installation:

♦	If Duke Nukem 3D™ is not already installed then install Duke Nukem 3D™ normally, run setup and choose your sound, video, and controller options.  Essentially, make sure Duke Nukem 3D™ runs as it normally should.  Duke Xtreme: Add-On / Command Center will make backups of the essential files so, if at any point the game becomes corrupt, you can easily restore it to the original state from a tool option in the Command Center.

♦	Place the Duke Xtreme CD-ROM in the CD drive.  Using explorer, browse to the CD and double click Install.exe with the Duke Icon.

♦	Choose your Install Method:

Large Install - Copies program files plus graphics to the hard drive. The graphic files consist of screen shots of Add-Ons and maps. This installation option requires approximately 30 Megs of free disk space.

Small Install - Copies program files only!  Preview graphics of Add-Ons are not installed--saving space.

♦	The setup wizard will run. Do not install Duke Xtreme to the Duke Nukem 3D™. game directory, you may corrupt the essential game files.

♦	Next, you will be asked to locate or search for Duke Nukem 3D™.

♦	After locating D Duke Nukem 3D™ select the launching mode (see below) for single player, DukeMatch, quick launch and build launch.  You may also select to Autoclean the game directory of spurious files.  Doing so will clean the directory each time you start and shut down the Command Center.

Virtual Mode launches Duke Nukem 3D™. under Windows95 and the GUI continues to run in the background.

Real Mode launched Duke Nukem 3D™. but shuts Windows95 down and reboots prior to launch.

♦	You will now be asked to select or create directories to store Map files, CON groups, RTS files and  Session files.  Select Next to use the default directories.

♦	Finally, if you wish to save any maps and con files, answering yes when prompted will copy those files to the appropriate directories.

Installation Summary and Tips

  Choose directories other than the game directory for your MAP, CON, RTS and Session files.  When Setup runs, it will automatically assign suggested locations. Choosing next will create the directories for you.  These directories will be located under the Duke Nukem 3D™ game directory if you choose to use the default values.  It is essential that you use other directories to store your external game files, Duke Xtreme: Command Center handles a large number of files and, in some cases, overwrites these files.  Setup backs up all the game files for future resoration (if needed).

 DO READ THE HELP INFORMATION ABOUT THIS PRODUCT.  Many of the features are elaborate and full knowledge of the operation of this product can only enhance the enjoyment of game play.

 Near the end of the setup, the preferences dialog box will appear, if your machine can handle it select Virtual DOS launching for all the options.  Furthermore, because of the file handling, many files are required to be copied in the game directory.  Using the auto-clean on startup option will help maintain the game directory and keep it from being cluttered with files. Warning: this option will delete all the files that are checked in the list.  Make sure you are not deleting files you wish to keep.  Setup will prompt you if you would like to move the primary resource files to their respective directories.

 DO NOT USE LONG FILE NAMES for your folders or map names.  Duke 3D is a DOS Program which does not support long file names.


System Requirements
Duke Xtreme: Add-On / Command Center

System Requirements

Duke Xtreme: Add-On / Control Center requires the registered CD-ROM version of  Duke Nukem 3D™ (Versions 1.3D through 1.5)!

Minimum:

Pentium 75 MHz or compatible, 8Mb Ram, Windows 95 and 15 Mb of hard drive space, a mouse, and a working installation of Duke Nukem 3D!

Recommended:

Pentium 90 MHz or compatible, 16 Mb Ram, Windows 95 and 70 Mb of hard drive space a mouse, and a working installation of Duke Nukem 3D!


Virtual DOS is a DOS session running under the Windows 95 environment, Duke Xtreme Command Center runs Duke Nukem 3D full screen and Alt-Enter (toggle) is disabled.


Real DOS shuts down the Windows95 GUI and boots to DOS, Duke Nukem 3D will launch automatically after the boot!. Real DOS Launches are the same as exiting windows and running Duke Nukem 3D from the DOS command line!


A Session is simply a collection of parameters, values made to Add-Ons which you have adjusted and saved for later use.  You may also distribute the Session files to other DukeMatch players thus insuring each matcher will start the same.  Session files store all the information necessary to create identical CON files from within the Command Center prior to Launch.


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