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STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION
The Transinium Challenge
by TRANS Fiction Systems
QuickStart Instructions
Machine Requirements:
MS-DOS compatible computer with:
-- 640k of RAM
-- CGA, EGA, or VGA graphics cards
-- 2 360k floppy drives and
-- or --
1 360k floppy drive and 1 hard drive (Recommended)
Optional:
-- a MicroSoft Mouse
IMPORTANT NOTE: You will need a hard drive in order to run 16 color
versions of The Transinium Challenge.
There are three 360k floppies distributed with this version of The
Transinium Challenge. They are labled Disk 1, Disk 2, and Disk 3.
To play the game using two 360k floppy drives:
Place Disk 1 in the A: drive and Disk 2 in the B: drive. At the DOS
prompt, execute:
A: <ret> ...to make the A: drive current
CD \ <ret> ...to make the root directory current
TREK <ret> ...to load and play The Transinium
Challenge
(NOTE: "<ret>" means press the "ENTER" or "RETURN" key on your
keyboard.)
The Transinium Challenge will load, and you will be asked if you intend
to use a mouse. Answer by entering "Y" or "N".
Next, the games imagery will be loaded into the computer's memory. When
prompted, remove Disk 1 from the A: drive, then insert Disk 3 in the A:
drive. The Transinium Challenge will begin a few seconds later.
Note that after you exit the game, you will be prompted to insert Disk 1
in the A: drive with the message: "Insert disk with batch file." Remove
Disk 3 from the A: drive and place Disk 3 in the A: drive, then press a
key, and the game will end normally.
To play the game using one 360k floppy drive and a hard drive:
Create a new directory on your hard drive by entering at the DOS prompt
(for example):
C: <ret> ...to make the C: drive current
CD \ <ret> ...to make the root directory current
MakeDir TRANS <ret> ...to create a new directory
CD TRANS <ret> ...to make the new directory current
Then, place each of the three disks in your floppy drive in turn,
entering each time at the DOS prompt:
COPY A:*.* <ret> ...to copy all the files to the hard
drive
When you've finished copying all the files on the three disks, enter the
following at the DOS prompt:
TREK <ret> ...to load and play The Transinium
Challenge
The Transinium Challenge will load, and you will be asked if you intend
to use a mouse. Answer by entering "Y" or "N". The Transinium Challenge
will begin a few seconds later.
Using the Keyboard vs. Using the Mouse
You can use either the mouse or keyboard to play The Transinium
Challenge.
When using the keyboard, you will be able to highlight the various
buttons, icons, and hotspots on the screen by using the arrow and
alphabet keys. The left arrow and up arrow move the highlight towards
the top left corner of the screen. The right arrow and down arrow move
it toward the bottom right corner of the screen. Pressing the ENTER key
selects the action indicated by the button, icon, or hotspot, and
carries out your command.
When using the mouse, you simply point at the button, icon, or hotspot
which indicates the command you wish to be carried out, and click the
LEFT mouse button.
To get to the special Save/Restore/Quit screen, first select the "Look
Around" icon at the bottom left of the screen, then press Escape (if
you're using keyboard control) or, if using the mouse, click the RIGHT
mouse button.
To indicate a file you wish to save or restore, select the textfield at
the top left corner of the screen.
If using the mouse, click on the space just to the right of the word
File: This makes the textfield active, and you can enter your filename.
Press ENTER to "lock in" the text, then click on OK or Cancel.
If using the keyboard, you can activate the text field by using the
arrow keys. Press ENTER to "lock in" the text, then select either "OK"
or "Cancel."
To restart The Transinium Challenge, go to the Save/Restore/Quit screen,
select "Retrieve" and retrieve the saved game supplied on Disk 2 called
NewGame
You will be transported to the bridge of the ENTERPRISE, at the
beginning of your mission.
Using the MakeEGA utility to create 16 color imagery.
In order to create a 16 color version of The Transinium Challenge, place
all the files from the three disks into the the same directory in your
hard drive, as described above. But instead of entering "TREK" at the
DOS prompt, enter
MakeEGA <ret> ...to begin the conversion process
You will be prompted through the process, which may take fifteen or more
minutes to complete. It's worth the wait!