                 BATTLECRUISER:3000AD INSTALLATION TROUBLE SHOOTING
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1: BC3K System Requirements

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 PROCESSOR         :   Pentium 133 or higher
                       Pentium 200 or higher recommended

 OPERATING SYSTEM  :   Windows 95

 2D VIDEO CARD     :   VESA compliant graphics card.
                       VLB or PCI card is highly recommended.

 3D VIDEO CARD     :   3Dfx Voodoo, Voodoo Rush, Voodoo2 based boards

 HARD DRIVE        :   Typical Install - 160MB
                       Compact Install - 100MB

 CD-ROM            :   2x MPC-11 compliant or higher.

 MEMORY            :   16MB minimum.
                       32MB recommended.

 CONTROLLER        :   A Microsoft compatible mouse is required.
                       A joystick or other flight controller is optional.

 SOUND CARD        :   Supports most major sound cards.

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2: INSTALLATION

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[V1.00 WITH DOS INSTALL]

 .Place the BATTLECRUISER 3000AD V1.0 CD ROM in your CD-ROM drive.
 .Double click on MY COMPUTER icon. If your computer does not have this icon, 
  then double click on your CD-ROM drive.
 .Double click on the INSTALL.EXE icon
 .Once the setup program starts, following the on screen instructions to 
  install the program on your computer.
 .When prompted for the language, type the number and press [ENTER]. Only
  English language is supported.
 .Do NOT install the game to a folder that has a name that exceeds
  the standard DOS 8.3 character format. Installing to C:\battlecruiser will
  NOT work but C:\BC3000AD will.
 .Once the installation in finished, you will be prompted to setup your sound
  card. Select your digitized and music cards and be sure to run a test. When
  you're done, click on OK to continue.
 .From the install folder, type BC3000AD to run the game. If you have any
  video problems, read the section below.
  
  NOTE: If the installation refuses to run or after it is finished some files
  are not copied to your hard drive. Try running under a pure DOS environment or
  MS-DOS mode, if you are running under Windows 95.

  If you still cannot get the graphical install to run, try using the text mode
  install. Go to the DOS prompt and from the cd-rom drive, type INSTALL t and
  press [ENTER] to run the install program in text mode.

[V2.00 WITH WINDOWS 95 INSTALL]

 .Place the BATTLECRUISER 3000AD V2.0 CD ROM in your CD-ROM drive.
 .Double click on MY COMPUTER icon. If your computer does not have this icon, 
  then double click on your CD-ROM drive.
 .Double click on the SETUP icon
 .Once the setup program starts, following the on screen instructions to 
  install the program on your computer. Several icons will be created which 
  you can use to run the software or 3DFX versions of the game.

  Note: Do NOT install the game to a folder that has any a name that exceeds
  the standard DOS 8.3 character format. Installing to C:\battlecruiser will
  NOT work but C:\BC3000AD will.

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3: 2D VIDEO CARD PROBLEMS

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1. If after you install the game you get a General Protection Fault when you
   try to run it or you are booted back to the desktop, you may have to 
   configure BC3K to use your video card.

   Go to the BC3K install directory and from a full screen DOS session, type 
   the following command which will display a list of supported graphics cards.

   bc3000ad /v?

   If your card IS supported, start BC3K using it's profile number by typing

   bc3000ad /vn

   Where n is the number of your graphics card returned by /v?. For example, if
   your card uses the S3 chipset, you would type..

   bc3000ad /v21

2. If your card is not supported in it's native mode, i.e, not listed when the
   /v? parameter is used, then you have to use VESA mode. Load the VESA driver
   for your card and then start BC3K with the /v1 parameter as in...

   bc3000ad /v1 [enter]

   If you don't have a VESA driver for your graphics card or your driver does
   not work with the game, then try the Sci-Tech Display Doctor available at
   www.scitechsoft.com or on the BC3K v2.0 CD-ROM. If it works for this game 
   and it solves compatibility problems for you, then you may want to continue 
   using it for this and other games. To register your copy, follow the 
   instructions on the screen during the installation process.

   NOTE: Whichever parameter you end up using, should be added to the command
   line in the BC3K.BAT or BC3K3DFX.BAT file that executes the game. These
   files are located in the install directory and are executed by the shortcut.

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4: 3D VIDEO CARD PROBLEMS (3DFX)

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If you have problems running the 3DFX version, make sure that you have the
latest drivers for your card. You need Glide v2.43 or higher and you MUST
run the game from a WIN95 shortcut!

When you start the game using /g (v1.07C or higher) or using the BC3K3DFX.BAT
file provided, it will auto-detect your 3Dfx card and start the game as normal.
If you did not disable the 3Dfx startup logo using the 3Dfx commands provided by
your card manufacturer, then you will see the logo as the game is loaded for the
first time.

If you encounter an error about a .DLL file not being loaded, make sure that
you have the latest Glide (v2.43 or higher) drivers installed and that you
are running from WIN95 using a shortcut.

If you are using the BC3K3DFX.BAT file created for running the game in 3DFX
mode, it includes the /g parameter as well as a line that reads:
'SET SST_TMUMEM_SIZE=2'. This line may already exist in your AUTOEXEC.BAT file
but no harm is done if it is duplicated in this file.

If you have a Voodoo 2 based card and have synching problems, i.e, the screen
refuses to load or is corrupted, go into the Display Properties and disable
the 'Don't sync buffer swaps to monitor refresh rate for Glide apps' tab.

If the screen is too dark, use the [ALT+,] and [ALT+.] keys to adjust the
Gamma control settings. These are then saved in the SETUP.CFG file for later
use by the program. The default startup Gamma setting is 1.4 and the highest
setting is 2.0

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5: MISCELLANEOUS

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DIGITAL JOYSTICKS (WINGMAN EXTREME/SIDEWINDER ETC)

   BC3K does not support digital joysticks in native mode. 
 
   .From Windows 95/98, go to the Game Controller icon in the Control Panel. 
   .Click on the ADVANCED section and then select CHANGE. Scroll until you 
    find the Thrustmaster Flight Control System and then [DOUBLE-CLICK] on it. 
   .Calibrate it and restart the game. 
   .Select CONFIG from the BC3K MAIN MENU and select Thrustmaster. 
   .Exit and calibrate the stick when prompted
   .When you launch and you are in the cockpit or bridge, press [CNTRL+J] to 
    calibrate the stick if it behaves erratically.

How to create a working joystick profile in Microsoft profiler software
   
   .Start the Microsoft Profiler software and choose New from file menu 
   .Click on Settings tab and change emulation to Thrustmaster
   .Save as a unique name, i.e. BC3K.
   .Activate the newly created profile by clicking on it.
   .Select CONFIG from the BC3K MAIN MENU and select Thrustmaster. 
   .Exit and calibrate the stick when prompted.
   .When you launch and you are in the cockpit or bridge, press [CNTRL+J] to 
    calibrate the stick if it behaves erratically.

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6: RUNNING UNDER WINDOWS 95

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BC3K is supported under Windows 95/98. Create a shortcut using the settings 
below. There is an icon file, BC3K.ICO on the CD-ROM or the install directory
that you can use.

Refer to your Windows 95 manual for details on how to create a shortcut.

Create the shortcut on your desktop. Make sure the command line and working
directory BOTH point to the BC3K install directory. If you will be forcing
a video mode using the /v command, then remember to add this parameter at
the end of the command line.

Once you've created the shortcut, open it up and make the following changes
to it's settings.

  Note: ON  = tick mark
        OFF = no tick mark

Program - close on exit              = ON

          If you decide to run in MS-DOS mode if running from Win95 using this
          shortcut doesn't work, then you can configure MS-DOS mode by
          clicking on the 'advanced' tab.

Memory  - Total                      = AUTO
          Initial Environment        = AUTO
          EMS memory                 = AUTO
          XMS memory                 = AUTO
          Uses HMA                   = ON
          DPMI memory                = AUTO

Screen  - Full Screen                = ON
          Dynamic Memory Allocation  = OFF

Misc    - Allow screen saver         = OFF
          Always suspend             = OFF
          Idle sensitivity           = LOW (all the way to the left)
          Mouse exclusive mode       = ON

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7: DOCUMENTATION

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IF YOU RECENTLY BOUGHT A CD-ROM, THE FOLLOWING FILES ARE LOCATED ON THE
CD-ROM. YOU WILL NEED TO INSTALL THE ADOBE ACROBAT v3.01 READER. THESE
FILES ARE ALSO AVAILABLE ON THE WEB SITE FOR DOWNLOAD.

ARTIFACT.PDF     - List of artifacts in ACM
ATVSYSTM.PDF     - ATV system specs
BC3KFAQ.PDF      - Official gameplay FAQ
BC3KMAN.PDF      - 194 page manual
BCALIENS.PDF     - List of alien nations and bios with screen shots
BCPOWER.PDF      - Battlecruiser power allocation specs
BCSYSTM.PDF      - Battlecruiser system specs
CASTES.PDF       - List of castes in galaxy
CRAFTS.PDF       - Ship database with screen shots
EP.PDF           - Experience Points database
ICSYSTM.PDF      - Interceptor system specs
KEYBOARD.PDF     - Keyboard commands
MEDALS.PDF       - List of medals awarded in ACM
NAVCHART.PDF     - Galactic cartography chart
NAVLINK.PDF      - Galactic cartography links
NAVMAPS.PDF      - Galactic cartography maps
PARTS.PDF        - Repair parts database
SHSYSTM.PDF      - Shuttle system specs
STATIONS.PDF     - Starstation & starbase database with screen shots
THREATS.PDF      - Threat systems database with screen shots
TRADE.PDF        - Trading database
WEAPONS.PDF      - Weapons database
