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                     USNF'97 v1.1 Patch ENGLISH

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Table of Contents

    I. 	Letter from EA
   II. 	Installation Instructions
  III. 	Changes and Additions
   IV. 	Troubleshooting
    V. 	Product Support Information

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I. LETTER FROM EA

Thank you for obtaining the Jane's Combat Simulations - U.S. Navy 
Fighters 97 v1.1 Patch (English).

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II. INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS

To install the patch, do the following:
	
	1. Copy the file NF97_11E.exe to your USNF`97 directory.
        2. Double-click on the file named NF97_11E.exe. You should
           have the following files present after running the self 
           extracting executable NF97_11E.exe:
		PATCH.RTP
		PATCH.EXE
		PATCH.TXT
		PATCH.BAT
	3. Double-click on the file named PATCH.BAT. A DOS window
           will open and you will be given some information about
           the patch (see below): 

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
!!                                                              !!
!!         This procedure could take up to 30 minutes.          !!
!!   Your system may also appear to be locked up upwards to     !!
!!        5 minutes while file comparison takes place.          !!
!!           DO NOT REBOOT OR ABORT THE INSTALL                 !!
!!		The patch is still installing.			!!
!!								!!
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

	   After reading the information, press any key to 
           continue. The patch will now begin installing.	
        4. When the patch is finished installing itself, you 
	should see a message saying:
	        -- "Total File Patches Processed ....( 4)"
	5. The patch is now installed, run USNF'97 as normal.

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III. CHANGES AND ADDITIONS

TECHNICAL
  
	- In this patch we have included a fix for customers with
	  certain video cards that are experiencing a problem upon 
	  startup of USNF97. These users are receiving either the
	  message, "USNF caused an invalid Page Fault in module 
	  USNF.EXE at 0137:0047B3D5, or the message, "Could not 
	  set Video Mode 2". These are problems with the drivers of
	  these video cards, not with our software. The drivers of 
	  these cards are not currently certified to work with 
	  DirectX applications. We hope the manufacturers will 
	  update their drivers in the near future and gain Microsoft 
	  certification. Our fix was to enable our program to run 
	  with a certified or uncertified DirectX driver for these 
	  video cards. This patch will keep the problems from 
	  occurring for the following cards:

	Matrox  - Cards using the PowerDesk/PowerDesk PCI Driver
	Diamond - Cards using the Diamond GT driver

MULTI-PLAY

USNF`97 now supports TCP/IP play so that you may play the game 
over the Internet using a modem and an Internet provider. To use 
the new TCP/IP feature, do the following steps:
	
	- Connect to your Internet service provider.
	- Select the fastest computer in the group to be the Host.
	  This provides the best overall performance.
	- Everyone must have the host's IP address in order to 
          connect, so everyone needs to get this number before 
          running USNF`97. If you are the host, one way to find 
	  your IP address is to press the HERE button on the TCP/IP
	  connection screen. Your computers current IP address is 
	  listed near the top of the screen. Another way is to 
	  double-click on the file named WINIPCFG.exe in the 
	  Windows directory). 
	- Now make sure everyone has the IP address of the host 
          computer (There are several IRC chat clients, like MIRC 
          and PERCH, that will allow you to communicate this and 
          other information before getting into the game.) 
	- Once everyone has the host's IP address, get into the 
          game and select TCP/IP from the Multi-Player menu.
	- You will go to the TCP/IP Network connection screen. You
          will need to enter your callsign, the number of players 
          (up to 4 maximum), and a group ID number (all the 
          players in the game must have the same ID number).
	- Once you have completed this, click the HERE text box 
          and you will be sent to the TCP/IP Network connection 
          options screen. On this screen, click on the Host's IP 
          address text box, and enter in the IP address of your 
          host's computer EXACTLY (including the periods).
	- Now click OK.
	- Now you are back at the TCP/IP network connection screen.
          If you are the host, you should press the CALL button, 
	  everyone else should press ANSWER.
	- After a brief moment you should see everyone connecting.
	  You are now ready to play a multi-player USNF97 game!

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IV. TROUBLESHOOTING

	- We cannot connect when we try to hook-up using TCP/IP.
		Make sure that you are hooked up to your Internet 
                service provider. 
	- When I hit CALL/ANSWER, I cannot find anyone.
		Try hitting ESC and then hitting the CALL or 
                Answer button (depending on whether or not you are
                the host).
	- The game is very choppy.
		1. Make sure you have the fastest computer as the 
		   host.
                2. Make sure you do not have more than 4 players 
                   in TCP/IP multi-play at the same time. USNF`97
                   supports up to 4 players in TCP/IP mode. You 
                   may be able to connect up to 8 players, but 
                   your performance may suffer.
		3. Turn down your graphic detail under the PREFS,
                   GRAPHICS pull-down menu selection. You may see
                   a drastic improvement by turning down terrain 
                   textures or object textures.
    	- I get a black screen upon startup and then it returns to
	  the desktop.
		Try setting your video display settings to 640x480
		pixels and 256 colors.

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V. PRODUCT SUPPORT INFORMATION

If you have any problems contact us at:

	EA Phone Tech Support: (415) 572-ARTS(2787)
		-- HOURS: (Pacific Standard Time)
			8:30 AM-4:30 M-F

	Mail: 	  Attn: Customer Support
		      Electronic Arts
		      P.O. Box 7578
		      San Mateo, CA 
		      94403-7578

	E-mail:   	support1@ea.com

	Internet:	www.janes.ea.com


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