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- Black Rein(tm) 1.02
- Designed and created by DOE ENTERTAINMENT(R).
- Copyrighted(c) 1995, All Rights Reserved.
-
- DOE ENTERTAINMENT
- 2412 Desert Oak Drive
- Palmdale, Ca.
- 93550
- USA
-
- PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING LICENSE AGREEMENT CAREFULLY! USAGE
- OF THE GAME CONSTITUTES ACCEPTANCE OF THESE TERMS.
-
- Terms & Conditions
-
- LIMITED WARRANTY.
- THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED 'AS IS'. ALL WARRANTIES, EITHER EXPRESSED OR
- IMPLIED, ARE DISCLAIMED AS TO THE SOFTWARE AND ITS QUALITY PERFORMANCE,
- MERCHANTABILITY, OR FITNESS FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE. THE ENTIRE RISK
- RELATING TO THE QUALITY AND PERFORMANCE OF THE SOFTWARE IS ASSUMED BY THE
- USER. IN NO EVENT WILL DOE ENTERTAINMENT(R) BE LIABLE FOR DIRECT,
- INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES RESULTING FROM THE USE,
- INABILITY TO USE, OR ANY DEFECT IN THE SOFTWARE. IF THE SOFTWARE PROVES TO
- HAVE DEFECTS, THE USER ASSUMES THE COST OF ANY NECESSARY SERVICING OR REPAIRS.
-
- Copyright (c) 1995 DOE ENTERTAINMENT(R).
- All rights reserved. All rights of reproduction in other media reserved.
-
-
- IDEAL SYSTEM :
- Windows 3.1 or WFW 3.1x
- 486-66DX or better
- 6 Megs of Available RAM
- Fast Video Card & Fast Video Driver (LOCAL BUS is BETTER)
- MOUSE or KEYBOARD or JOYSTICK
- VGA 256 COLORS ONLY
- 6 MEGS of Free Hard Disk Space (for game)
-
- MINIMUM SYSTEM :
- Windows 3.1 or WFW 3.1x
- 486-25 or better
- 6 Megs of Available RAM
- Fast Video Card & Fast Video Driver (LOCAL BUS is BETTER)
- MOUSE or KEYBOARD or JOYSTICK
- VGA 256 COLORS ONLY
- 6 MEGS of Free Hard Disk Space (for game)
-
-
- Optional game enhancements
-
- 1-2 Meg drive CACHE software (like Norton Speed Cache, SMARTDRV)
-
- PERMANENT SWAP FILE
-
- 32BITDISKACCESS ON = Workgroup for Windows option
-
- VFAT enabled = Workgroups for Windows option
-
- SOUND CARD 8 bit = Plays MONO SOUND ONLY
- or
- SOUND CARD 16 bit = Plays MONO or STEREO
-
- Joy Stick = Supported by IBMJOY.DRV
-
-
- FILES :
- BLKREIN.EXE -- Game Directory you created
- Example(C:\BLKREIN\BLKREIN.EXE)
-
- Ctl3D.DLL -- Support file
- WaveMix.DLL -- (same) 'Digital Sound file'
- Special Thanks to Angel Diaz. and
- ToddLa & PatWil.
-
- Readme.TXT -- (same) what your looking at
- Orderme.TXT -- To Order Game
-
- BLKREIN.INI -- WINDOWS DIRECTORY !!!
- Example(C:\WINDOWS\BLKREIN.INI)
-
- IBMJOY.DRV -- WINDOWS SYSTEM DIRECTORY !!!
- Example(C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\IBMJOY.DRV)
-
- JOYSTICK.CPL -- WINDOWS SYSTEM DIRECTORY !!! (same)
-
- License.TXT -- Our Legal Contract You agreed to.
- Vendor.TXT -- Vendor information
-
-
- **IF ANY OF THESE FILES ARE MISSING PLEASE CONTACT DOE ENTERTAINMENT (805)274-1440***
-
- PENTIUM:
- We added three timers for you adjustment
- these are located in the BLKREIN.ini file
-
- TimerSlow=200 slowest value for easy play
- TImerMed=100 medium value for medium play
- TimerFast=0 fastest value for hard play
-
- The higher the value the slower the game will play.
- The values are the time between animation updates.
-
-
- DISKSPACE:
- if you have limited disk space, we recommend you do a DOS install
- by executing the GAME.EXE at the DOS prompt.
- Enter the destination directory, game will need 5.2 megs to
- install.
-
-
- SOUND :
- The PC SPEAKER DRIVER for Windows & DSOUND speaker driver:
- Will cause the animation to stop at every instance of playing a digital sound.
-
- If we fail to detect your sound system properly,
- you must push F2 on your keyboard to disable ALL DIGITAL SOUND or edit
- BLKREIN.ini
-
- OLD Wavemix.dll:
- If you purchased Microsoft Arcade! (cool games)
- Our wavemix.dll is NEWER. Theirs does not support STEREO,
- you must copy our wavemix.dll to your windows directory.
- All Ms Arcade games are compatible with our version.
-
- Wave Mapper:
- If you want us to use a different wave device other than the
- default (first one we find) simply press F2 and select what
- sound device you want us to use.
- Then exit Game, and Restart the Game.
-
- Delayed Sounds Fx's:
- Press F2 and check the option to REMIX.
-
- Clicking Noise:
- Edit the BLKREIN.ini (windows directory)
- and adjust the WaveBlocks to a higher number (MAX 6)
- if this does not resolve the clicking, you
- will need to get the latest sound drivers.
-
-
- STEREO****STEREO****STEREO****STEREO****STEREO****STEREO****STEREO
- You can set this option from configure console.
- Once set, must restart BLACK REIN.
-
- Mono-Sound:
- uncheck the Stereo option from configure console.
- Once set, must restart BLACK REIN.
-
-
- QSOUND:
- Follow the instructions in the Trouble Shooting Sound.
-
-
- No Sound:
- 1) You system has no digital sound capabilities
- 2) Could not determine sound card or wave device.
- Follow the Trouble shooting sound instructions.
-
- 3) Try F2 and choose another WAVE device.
-
- 4) Check if digital sound enabled on configure console.
-
- 5) Check Speaker connections.
-
-
- Trouble Shooting Sound:
- 1) Edit the BLKREIN.ini file (windows directory)
- and adjust Showdevices to equal 1.
- {example: Showdevices=1}
-
- 2) Run Game and write down the displayed information.
-
- Example:
- Device 1:SB16 Wave Out
-
- This is the type of sound card you have.
- Quit BLACK REIN.
-
- Then add the following.
-
- [name of card goes here]
- Remix=1
- GoodWavePos=0
- WaveBlocks=6
- SamplesPerSec=11
-
- Run BLACK REIN and listen for a difference.
-
-
- ** GPF with sound enabled
- you need to adjust the 'waveoutdevice'
- from the default of 0 to
-
- WaveOutDevice=1
-
- or
-
- most likely
-
- WaveOutDevice=2
-
-
- Sound cards that have digital midi
- use wave out device 0 and/or 1
-
-
-
- VIDEO Performance:
- Some video cards have a slow animation capability.
- Adjust your screen size in BLKREIN.ini .
-
- You can change to Mono Sound instead of stereo.
- You can disable the Digital Music to increase speed.
- You can turn the sound off completely.
-
-
- ** We've balanced the game's speed for slow and fast video cards.
- However, it is unavoidable that the game will be very difficult on
- blazing fast video cards.
-
- Video Cards:
- Stealth VRAM -- You need the latest drivers
- or you'll lose mouse control.
-
- You'll need latest drivers to
- avoid garbage on game start up.
-
- CONTROL:
- We support the mouse, keyboard and Joystick (We recommend THURSTMASTER(tm)).
- All controls can be used with each other or at the same time.
-
- KEYBOARD:
- No known problems.
-
- MOUSE:
- Sluggish:
- Press F2 (Option dialog).
- Move scroll bar (control sensitivity)
- to the right until desired results.
-
- JOYSTICK:
- Sluggish;
- Press F2 (Option dialog).
- Move scroll bar (control sensitivity)
- to the right until desired results.
-
-
- The Joystick is supported through Microsoft's joystick driver.
- (not supported by Microsoft in any way)
-
- Please test your Joystick before playing
-
- If you do not have the driver,
- copy IBMJOY.DRV and JOYSTICK.CPL from the game directory
- to your windows system directory. example ( C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM )
-
- Run BLACK REIN and press F2 and select "Add Joystick" for
- Joystick. Quit BLACK REIN, Restart Windows.
-
- To calibrate the Joystick, either go to your control panel
- or run BLACK REIN and press F2. The Option dialog must have
- JOYSTICK CHECKED, calibration dialog will appear.
- You must click 'OK' on configure dialog, for options to be saved.
-
- *** If your joystick is not readable by this driver (IBMJOY.DRV),
- *** then it is with regret, we cannot support your joystick.
-
-
-
- Revisions:
-
- 1.0 Initial Release
-
- 1.01 Adjust Options dialog to have
- Adjust Hard,Med,Easy Game play
- Adjust Sound support functions
- Enlarge directional images
- Adjusted directional for 640 mode
- Fixed showdevices to display information correctly
-
-
- 1.02 Converted to Borland 4.5
- Revised Help Screen to be a picture.
- Added more frames sets on approach objects.
- Added regenerated shields on EASY and MED while stationary.
- Added more weapons for EASY, MED.
- Added Radar screen in cockpit area.
- Removed motion screen from cockpit area.
- Increase fire speed on all weapons.
- Adjusted temperature reaction for EASY, MED, and HARD.
- Adjusted enemy damage rate for EASY, MED, and HARD.
- Adjusted INI to have EASY as default.
- Adjusted Timer Rates to 200, 100, 0 by default.
- Adjusted Mouse fire control.
- Adjusted Setup.exe to prompt adding Joy Stick support.
- Adjusted Setup.exe to prompt adding program icons.
- Adjusted weapon ammunition supply.
-
-
- Special Notes:
-
- The Higher the Resolution the more room you'll have to run in.
- We've played from 640x480 to 1024x768 resolutions.
-
- The game is easier if you select a slower timer rate from (f2) Option dialog.
- {on FAST video cards, this makes the game harder with Timer disabled}
-
- You can adjust the BLKREIN.INI in your windows directory
- to use 640x480 or 800x600 if your windows video driver is slow.
-
- Special Controls:
-
- Right Mouse Button, Joy stick button 2, and Arrow Keys:
- Will control the tank movement when pressed in the Console
- screen.
-
- Shift Key : Speeds text display.
-
-
-
- STEREO****STEREO****STEREO****STEREO****STEREO
- Stereo is disabled on shipping Demo and Release !!!!
- You must either Run BLACK REIN and enable from configure console and Change it
- exit BLACK REIN and Run BLKREIN.exe.
-
- Or you must edit the BLKREIN.ini FILE (in windows directory) and change
- the 'StereoStatus=0' to 'StereoStatus=1', then run BLACK REIN.
-
- NOTE: Stereo is a speed decrease in the game's performance;
- play the game in mono-sound.
- You can also turn the digital music off.
-
- Stereo is also a memory hog.
- If you are low on memory, set this option off.
-
-
-
- Just in case, you want to know what we used to test and make this game...
-
- We used :
- Borland 4.5 C++
-
- CPU Type Ram VIDEO
- ---------------------------
- 486-33 (clone) 6 local bus video
- 486-33 (ngate) 6 Farenhiet 1280
- 486-33 (ngate) 8 Video 7
- 486-33 (ngate) 16 Cirrus True Color/256
- 486-66 (clone) 8 MACH 32
- 486-66 (clone) 16 Ati Ultra
- 486-66 (clone) 8 Stealth VRAM
- 486-66 (clone) 16 cirrus True Color/256
- 486-80 (clone) 20 ATI Ultra
- 486-80 (clone) 32 Volante (8Meg AT2000)
- 586-75 (clone) 32 ATI MACH32
- 586-66 IBM PS2 32 ATI MACH32
- 586-100(clone) 32 ATI MACH64
-
- Sound Cards: {16 Bit Cards are better}
-
- Microsoft Sound System
- Compaq Sound System
- Sound Blaster
- Sound Blaster pro
- Sound Blaster 16
- Ati Stereo Sound FX
- Pro Audio Spectrum+
- Pro Audio Spectrum 16
- Gravis Ultra Sound
- Covox (or other DAC)
- MultiSound
- Thunder Board
- Joystick Cards
- THURSTMASTER (MARK II FCS)
- Sound Blaster's
- Stereo Fx's
- Pro Audio Spectrum's
- Gravis Joystick Game card.
-
-
- (c) 1995 DOE ENTERTAINMENT(R). All Rights Reserved
- All rights reserved. All rights of reproduction in other media reserved.
- DOE ENTERTAINMENT
- 2412 Desert Oak Drive
- Palmdale, Ca.
- 93550
- USA
- (805)274-1440 (9am-5pm pst)
-