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README.TXT for Crusader: No Regret Demo (TM)
****************************** IMPORTANT NOTE *******************************
Crusader: No Regret Demo is NOT a Windows 95 game and therefore will not
run under a window in Windows 95. If you have Windows 95 you will have to
shutdown and restart into MS-DOS mode or create a shortcut that will do the
same. Please refer to Windows 95 Help to make a shortcut with a MS-DOS
configuration. Below is a sample configuration that would be ideal to run
Crusader: No Regret Demo:
Config.sys: Autoexec.bat:
DEVICE=C:\DOS\HIMEM.SYS PATH=C:\(DOS OR WINDOWS)
DOS=HIGH PROMPT $P$G
FILES=50 C:\(DOS OR WINDOWS)\SMARTDRV.EXE 256
BUFFERS=50
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
The README.TXT file is divided into the following sections:
Problems Running
Hardware Issues
Joystick & Gamepad Issues
Memory Issues
Sound Issues
Speed Issues
Windows 95 Issues
Known Problems
Miscellaneous
========================================================================
PROBLEMS RUNNING
========================================================================
Questions & Answers
Q: When I run the demo I get the following error:
Halted in file\file.c line 61
unable to create file error #3
A: After unzipping the CRUDEMO.ZIP you need to make sure and use the
[-d] when you type CRUDEMO. An example of the line you would type
is [crudemo -d]. Make sure you are in the directory you want the
demo to be installed in.
Q: When I try to run the demo I get the following error message:
Halted in file DOSFIX32\DESCRIPT.c, line 284
A: This error is caused from running in a DOS window under Windows 95. You
can not run the game in a window and wll have to reboot to DOS or
create a shortcut. See Windows 95 Help to set up a shortcut that
will do this.
========================================================================
HARDWARE ISSUES
========================================================================
Questions & Answers
Q: When I get into the game, the Crusader starts to rotate in circles.
Why?
A1: The mouse driver you are using may not be 100% Microsoft mouse
compatible. Update your mouse driver to a 100% Microsoft mouse driver
version 9.00 or higher.
A2: You have a programmable keyboard which is interfering with the normal
keyboard interface. Disable the "programmable" part of the keyboard
or simply replace the keyboard with a normal 101-Enhanced keyboard.
A3: The Joystick or Gamepad was not calibrated correctly. While you are
in the game use the ALT-C key combination to recalibrate the joystick
or gamepad.
Q: The mouse pointer is stuck in the upper left hand corner of the
screen.
A: You are running a non-standard mouse driver. Update your mouse driver
to a 100% Microsoft mouse driver version 9.00 or higher.
========================================================================
JOYSTICK & GAMEPAD ISSUES
========================================================================
Calibrating in Gameplay
To recalibrate the joystick or gamepad in gameplay, use the ALT-C
combination to bring up the calibration window. Then follow the
directions to recalibrate it.
Four-Button Joysticks & Gamepads
The joystick routine does not care if it is a four button joystick
(like a ThrustMaster, Wingman Extreme, or a Flight Stick Pro) or a
gamepad. As long as the device has four buttons, they can all be used
in the game. To test which button is which, type JOYTEST at the
Crusader: No Regret prompt, then press all the buttons until you see
which is the first button, the second button, and so on.
(Note: A two button joystick will only have the function of #1 button,
#2 button, and their combination.)
Programming the Joystick or Gamepad
In the CRUSADER.CFG file you can program the buttons on your joystick or
your gamepad. You enter in a command like button1=4. Button 1 on your
joystick will now perform command 4. All the commands are listed below.
You can also program combination buttons, such as button 1 and button 2.
Here is an example:
button2_4=7
When holding button 2 and button 4 it will perform command number 7,
which is the 'Search and Use Items' command.
Commands:
0 - Fire weapon. (Spacebar)
1 - Jump (TAB-key)
2 - Crouch/roll modifier (CTRL-key)
3 - Combat movement modifier (ALT-key)
4 - Run/walk modifier (SHIFT-key)
5 - Use current misc. item (U-key)
6 - Grab items on ground (G-key)
7* - Search and use items (S-key)
8 - Use medikit (M-key)
9 - Use energy cell (E-key)
10 - Toggle weapons (Q,W keys)
11 - Toggle usables (I, O keys)
* - Once in search mode, use the joystick to select the target item.
Button 1 will then be used to select that item. Any other button will
abort.
========================================================================
MEMORY ISSUES
========================================================================
Questions & Answers
Q: When I try to load Crusader: No Regret, I get an error message
reading,"CRUSADER requires at least 6.8 megs of RAM."
A1: The game is detecting that you have less than 6.8 megs of XMS memory
available. There are three possible solutions to this problem.
1.) Unload unnecessary device drivers and drive caching programs.
2.) Purchase more memory.
3.) Use the -x command line option. This option is used to specify
to the game how to distribute memory between the shape cache and a dynamic
reserve pool via a percentage rating. The default percentage varies
depending upon your particular memory configuration. If you are getting
this error message, you may try to force the game to let you in by typing
"crusader -x 55" (or other numbers higher than the default dynamic number.)
The previous would allocate 55% of available memory to dynamic processes
(at the expense of the shape cache.) Using this option may therefore cause
the game to become unstable and/or slow (stability problems may occur
because the game does not have enough dynamic memory, speed problems may
occur as a result of the shape cache's size being smaller.)
========================================================================
SOUND ISSUES
========================================================================
Questions & Answers
Q: My machine hangs during the install program's Sound Test.
A: You may have A) an IRQ, DMA or port conflict, B) the wrong sound card
selected or C) an incorrect sound card setting. Use the "AUTODETECT"
function of the sound card selection. Verify your sound card settings
and make sure there are no IRQ conflicts on your machine.
Q: I am not getting any sound when I play the game.
A: You may have selected incorrect settings for your sound card during
the installation process. Use the "AUTODETECT" function of the sound
card selection. First, check your speaker connections and volume. If
that does not solve the problem, check your current sound card
settings to make sure they match the selections you made when you
installed Crusader: No Regret. If you are unsure how to do this,
please check your sound card documentation.
========================================================================
SPEED ISSUES
========================================================================
Questions & Answers
Q: Would SMARTDRV help the performance of the game?
A: Yes. At the beginning of the game, many graphics are loaded into a
cache. This caching procedure continues during the game, thus a disk
caching program running in the background could increase the
performance of the machine.
Note that the game requires 6.8 MB of XMS memory, so if you have 8 MB of
RAM you will likely not have enough free memory to set up a drive cache.
The speed is greatly improved on a system with 16 or more MB RAM.
========================================================================
VIDEO ISSUES
========================================================================
VESA Requirements
To play Crusader: No Regret, you must have a VESA BIOS installed. If you
do not, the game will not run properly. Most video cards have a VESA BIOS,
but some require a driver to provide this functionality. If you do not
have VESA drivers, you will need to contact the manufacturer of your video
card, or a third party vendor of a universal VESA driver like SciTech.
Visit SciTech's web site and download the Display Doctor 5.2.:
http://www.scitechsoft.com
Number 9 Imagine 128 video card
This video card does not support the movie player's 16-bit video
resolution and plays the movies as well as the game itself very poorly.
This is caused by the low throughput of this particular card in the
game's resolution. To make it run with Crusader: No Regret it is highly
recommended that you switch to low color movies and small movie size.
========================================================================
WINDOWS 95 ISSUES
========================================================================
Origin's Windows Gateway
The Windows Gateway program was shipped with Crusader: No Regret as a
front end to the game. In this program you can make a shortcut to DOS,
play the game (via a reboot to DOS), read some on-line Crusader
Universe fiction, review our catalogue, and see trailers of upcoming
games. To use this program put the disk in the CD-ROM drive and wait
for Windows 95 to detect the CD. If this does not work, open up your
"My Computer" icon, double click on you CD-ROM drive, double click on
the GATE directory, and double click on the GATEWAY.EXE icon.
Questions & Answers
Q: Why is there no icon for the REGRET shortcut?
A: Either you have not installed the game yet or you have installed the
game in a non-default directory. Please install the game in the
default directory.
Q: Will Crusader: No Regret run in Windows 95?
A: The game is native to DOS and will not run in a Windows 95
environment. You will need to create a boot disk, as described in the
Install Guide, or you can create a shortcut to the game from within
Windows 95. It is necessary to reboot your machine, using the DOS
prompt within Windows 95 will not work.
Q: I follow the instructions and go to a DOS prompt to install the game.
But when I try to go to my CD-ROM drive to install, the following
message appears, "Invalid drive specification."
A: Your system doesn't have the correct CD-ROM driver. Please install the
correct driver for your CD-ROM.
Q: Why does the Shortcut to DOS maker complain that it cannot find a
valid CONFIG.SYS or AUTOEXEC.BAT file?
A: The Shortcut to DOS maker requires CD-ROM drivers in the CONFIG.SYS
file. Sometimes the manufacturer of the computer does not install
the native CD-ROM drivers in the CONFIG.SYS. You will need to contact
your computer's manufacturer for the appropriate CD-ROM drivers.
Q: Why do the Gateway movies skip?
A: The movie player that is used in Windows 95 cannot always handle the
slower speeds of the CD-ROM (as compared to the hard drive) in order
to play them smoothly.
========================================================================
KNOWN PROBLEMS
========================================================================
Here are some things to check:
1. Set up a boot disk or a Shortcut to DOS. You can either do this
manually or by using the Windows 95 Gateway program that autoruns
when you insert the CD.
2. Make sure that you are running a 100% Microsoft compatible mouse
driver. You may also attempt to run the game without a mouse driver.
3. Try disabling sound all together. If you can run the game without
sound, you might have isolated the problem to the sound card or
how it is setup.
4. Make sure that you have 65 MB of hard drive space. Type DIR and
check out the bytes free. It should equal 68,157,440 bytes free
or higher.
5. Delete the game, SCANDISK your hard drive, DEFRAG your hard drive,
and reinstall the game.
========================================================================
ERROR MESSAGES AND EXPLANATIONS
========================================================================
Error Message: "Halted file CRUSYS.C, line 285. You need to have at
least 5 megs of hard drive space."
Problem: You have less the 5,000,000 bytes free on your hard drive,
or you ran the REGRET.EXE program from the CD.
Solution: Free up the required amount of memory and run the game
from the subdirectory where you have installed the game.
Error Message: "Abort, Retry, Fail?" during the install or running of
the game.
Problem: The program has lost the connection with the CD-ROM
sometime during the install.
Solution 1: This problem could be fixed by cleaning the game disk
or by updating your CD-ROM drivers.
Solution 2: Ensure that the disk in the CD-ROM drive.
Error Message: "Halted file CRUSYS.C, line 274. Cannot find the
Crusader: No Regret CD."
Problem: The game could not locate the Crusader: No Regret disk.
Solution 1: The game CD is not in the CD-ROM drive.
Solution 2: The game CD is either scratched or dirty. Clean the disk
carefully with a cotton cloth.
Solution 3: The CD-ROM drivers were not loaded properly. Ensure that
the CD-ROM lines are loading during boot up, and modify
the CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT per instructions in the
Install Guide.
Error Message: "Crusader requires at least 6.8 megs of RAM. See the
Readme.txt file for the -x option."
Problem: This happens when XMS is below 6.8 megs.
Solution: Please remove some unnecessary drivers or disable any
disk caching programs.
Error Message: "Unable to create directory."
Problem: When you attempt to create a multi-level directory or
type and illegal directory name during the installation.
Solution: Ensure that the subdirectory that you want to install
Crusader: No Regret to exists.
========================================================================
MISCELLANEOUS
========================================================================
RETICLE FEATURE:
You can select between four different targeting reticles during gameplay
by hitting "CTRL-R".
CRUSADER.CFG:
Below you will find a list of commands found in the CRUSADER.CFG file.
To change game options manually add or modify these through any DOS text
editor. (If you do not understand these commands you're probably better
off leaving them alone and modifying them only through the install
program.)
sound=x Used to turn sound on or off.
x = on - ( Sound on )
x = off - ( Sound off )
music=x Used to turn music on or off.
x = on - ( Music on )
x = off - ( Music off )
port=x Digital port used by the Asylum Sound System
x = 0x200-0x290 - ( Sound card port )
x = 534, 608, E84, F44 ( for Ensoniq )
irq=x Sound card IRQ
x = 0-15 - ( IRQ vector )
dma=x Sound card DMA
x = 0-7 - ( DMA channel )
soundcard=x Sets the sound card type for the sound system.
x = 0 ( None )
x = 1 ( Sound Blaster )
x = 2 ( Sound Blaster Pro )
x = 3 ( Sound Blaster 16 / AWE 32 )
x = 4 ( Ensoniq Sound Scape )
x = 5 ( Gravis Ultra Sound )
limitblasts=x Area limiting for explosions. Setting this option to
"true" will limit the density of the explosion sprites
(and thus make the game run faster).
x = true/false
mixrate=x This sets the mixrate for the sound system.
The default is 22050.
cdletter=x Drive letter of CD-ROM
x = a-z
flicpath=x Path to video.
x = PATH ( ex. flicpath=\FLICS )
bigvideo=x Double sized video option
x = true/false
filter=x Digital filtering
x = true/false
animation=x Pause game animation
x = 0-1 ( 0 - anims, 1 - anims paused )
mousespeed=x Mouse sensitivity
x = 0-3 ( 0 being least sensitive )
musicvolume=x Digital music volume setting
x = 0-48
soundvolume=x Digital sound effects volume setting
x = 0-64
tune01...tune21=x Path to mission music files. (.AMF files)
x = PATH to tune
(ex. tune05=C:\MYTUNES\MYTUNE.AMF )
subtitles=x Video subtitles setting
x = true/false
frameskip=x Frame skipping level (0=none, 3=maximum)
x = level
(0=none, 1=skip explosion frames only, 2=skip
explosion frames and frames of other NPCs, 3=skip
explosion frames, other NPC frames, and your
character's frames)
moviehicolor=x 16-bit color for movies
x = true/false
lowresmovies=x Video is played in high or low resolution
x= true/false
========================================================================
PLAYGUIDE ERRATA:
========================================================================
The Crusader: No Regret playguide mentions that the A+C button on the
gamepad will shift the CAPS-LOCK on and off. This function does not work.
========================================================================
INTERNATIONAL CUSTOMER SERVICE
========================================================================
ORIGIN now has customer service centers all over the world.
Australia (EA Australia)
P.O. Box 432 / Southport QLD 4215 / Australia,
or call (1) 5528-0800. This call is $.95 per minute, ITM. Lines are open
7 days a week, between 10 a.m. and 8 p.m. If you are under 18 years of
age, parental consent is required.
England (EA UK)
P.O. Box 835 / Slough SL3 8XP, or call 01753 549 442.
France (EA France)
Centre d'Affaires Telebase / 9 Rue Claude Chappe / 69771 Saint Didier au
Mont d'or Chedex / Lyon, or call 72 53 25 00.
Germany (EA GmbH)
Pascalstraße 6 / 52076 Aachen, or call 02408/940 0.
Spain (Drosoft)
Edificio Arcade / Rufino Gonzalez 23 bis. Planta 1. Local 2 / 28037
Madrid, or call 1304 7091.
Japan (EA Victor)
2-4-12 Jingumai / Sibuya-Ku, Tokyo 150, or call 813 5410 3111.
========================================================================
ORIGIN TECHNICAL SUPPORT
========================================================================
If you would like to contact Origin Technical Support, please call
512-434-HELP (4357) M-TH 9:00am to 1:00 pm, 2:00pm to 5:00 pm, F 9:00am
to 1:00pm, 2:00pm to 4:30pm.
Internet at support@origin.ea.com.
Internet Web site http://www.ea.com/origin.html.
Our BBS number is 512-346-2BBS (2227).
AOL : Mail to ORIGINCS.
When you call, your problem can be resolved much faster if you have the
following information :
* The EXACT error message displayed (very important!)
* A copy of your CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT files
* A detailed list of the hardware and who the manufacturer is
* The results of a MEM/C statement
* Information on your sound card including the manufacturer and settings
* Information on your video card and the manufacturer
* Any information you feel would be helpful
CRUSADER: NO REGRET (c) 1996 ORIGIN Systems, Inc. All rights reserved.
Crusader: No Regret is a trademark of ORIGIN Systems, Inc. ORIGIN and
We create worlds are registered trademarks of ORIGIN Systems, Inc.
Electronic Arts is a registered trademark of Electronic Arts, Inc.
MS-DOS, Windows, Windows 95, DoubleSpace and DriveSpace are trademarks
of Microsoft Corporation. UNIVBE is a trademark of SciTech Software.
NEC is a trademark of NEC Technologies. Sound Blaster, Sound Blaster Pro,
Sound Blaster 16 and Sound Blaster AWE 32 are trademarks of Creative Labs,
Inc. Ensoniq Soundscape is a trademark of Ensoniq, Inc. Gravis Ultra
Sound is a trademark of Gravis, Inc. Pentium is a trademark of Intel
Corporation.