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REBEL ASSAULT Last minute manual additions:
I) CONFIGURATION FILE
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.
II) HIGH SCORES FILE
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.
III) RUNNING ASSAULT DIRECTLY
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.
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.
A list of supported command-line switches follows:
/? - show this list of parameters
/x1 - use a low detail level
/x2 - use a med detail level (default)
/x3 - use a high detail level
/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
/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
/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
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:
ASSAULT /c3 /d6 /i5
IV) TWEAKING FRAME RATE
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
When disabling EMM386, you must disable or ignore two lines in your
CONFIG.SYS file. These are:
C:\DOS\HIMEM.SYS
C:\DOS\EMM386.EXE RAM
If you are commenting these out in the CONFIG.SYS file, add "REM" before
both lines
REM C:\DOS\HIMEM.SYS
REM C:\DOS\EMM386.EXE RAM
If ignoring lines by using the F8 key under DOS 6.0, choose to ignore
both lines.
VI) CHANGING SOUND CARD VOLUME
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.
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.
VII) CHOOSING A CONTROLLER
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.
Enjoy the game.
May the Force be with you.