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- REBEL ASSAULT Last minute manual additions:
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- I) CONFIGURATION FILE
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- REBEL.EXE, the Rebel Assault launcher / config-utility saves its settings
- in a file REBEL.CFG on your C: drive inside a REBEL\ directory. It will
- create this directory if it cannot find one.
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- II) HIGH SCORES FILE
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- Rebel Assault saves your high scores in a file REBEL.PTS on your
- C: drive in the REBEL directory. If this directory is not present,
- the file will be saved in the root directory instead. To clear the high
- scores list, you may delete this file.
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- III) RUNNING ASSAULT DIRECTLY
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- REBEL.EXE is the launcher utility, while ASSAULT.EXE is the game itself.
- Under normal circumstances, you should not need to run ASSAULT directly,
- but should instead type REBEL. ASSAULT does not pay attention to your
- saved game and sound card preferences, but instead relies on command-line
- switches for this information.
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- In a few cases, it may be desirable to run ASSAULT.EXE directly. For
- instance, if you have a clone sound card which is set to an IRQ or base
- address not listed in the config program, you will need to pass this
- information to ASSAULT.EXE directly through command-line switches.
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- A list of supported command-line switches follows:
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- /? - show this list of parameters
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- /x1 - use a low detail level
- /x2 - use a med detail level (default)
- /x3 - use a high detail level
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- /c0 - no sound
- /c1 - use Sound Blaster driver
- /c2 - use Sound Blaster Pro driver (default)
- /c3 - use Sound Blaster 16 driver
- /c4 - use Pro AudioSpectrum driver
- /c5 - use Pro AudioSpectrum 16 driver
- /c6 - use Aria driver
- /c7 - use Ultrasound driver
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- /d<n> - use DMA channel <n> for sound
- /i<n> - use IRQ <n> for sound
- /b<n> - use base address <n> for sound
- /s<n> - set sound buffer size to <n> bytes
- /f<n> - set frame rate cap to <n> frames per second (default=300)
- /j - enable joystick control only (default joystick + mouse)
- /m - enable mouse control only
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- /t<n> - set rate of multitasking timer in Hertz (default=15)
- /u<n> - set CD drive cpu-usage (<n>=0-9) 0=detect (default), 1=20 percent
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- Thus, you can run Rebel Assault for a Sound Blaster 16 sound card at
- DMA channel 6, IRQ 5, and Base Address 220 by typing:
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- ASSAULT /c3 /d6 /i5
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- IV) TWEAKING FRAME RATE
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- If you are experiencing occasional momentary hesitations during game play,
- you may be able to make the game run smoother by slowing down the frame
- rate from its default of 15 frames per second. You may also want to slow
- down the frame rate to make the game easier to play. Make this adjustment
- in the launcher/configuration program.
- V) DIABLING EMM386
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- When disabling EMM386, you must disable or ignore two lines in your
- CONFIG.SYS file. These are:
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- C:\DOS\HIMEM.SYS
- C:\DOS\EMM386.EXE RAM
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- If you are commenting these out in the CONFIG.SYS file, add "REM" before
- both lines
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- REM C:\DOS\HIMEM.SYS
- REM C:\DOS\EMM386.EXE RAM
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- If ignoring lines by using the F8 key under DOS 6.0, choose to ignore
- both lines.
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- VI) CHANGING SOUND CARD VOLUME
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- A volume control exists in the options menu, which can be accessed
- either at the beginning of the game from the main menu, or at any time
- by pressing the 'o' key. To change volume, select the volume item and
- move your controller left or right while holding down the fire button.
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- Note that some cards, such as an original Sound Blaster,
- do not have a hardware volume control, and so this menu will have no
- effect.
-
- Also note that for the Pro AudioSpectrum, you should use the
- hotkey-activated TSR to change volume instead. Even if you do not wish
- to change volume during the game, you should install the TSR on your
- hard drive as the sound card may otherwise default to no volume when
- first booted up.
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- VII) CHOOSING A CONTROLLER
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- Although it is possible to use both the mouse and joystick in the
- same playing session, it is best to choose one and enable only it, as
- enabling both at the same time may slow down Rebel Assault or cause
- conflicts when using some mouse drivers. Also, when after plugging or
- unplugging a joystick, you should recalibrate using the 'j' key.
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- Enjoy the game.
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- May the Force be with you.
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