Games PC SHATTERED STEEL User Manual

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Games PC SHATTERED STEEL User Manual

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*Extensive Manual Contained on CD-ROM

 

©1997 BioWare Corp. All rights reserved. Shattered Steel and Interplay are trademarks of Interplay Productions.

All rights reserved. Licensed and distributed exclusively by Interplay Productions.

CONTENTS

System Requirements.....................

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Playing The Game..........................

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Installation Requirements..............

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Changing Your Default Settings....

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Installation Procedure ....................

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To Install Using DOS......................

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To Install Using Windows..............

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Shattered Steel will run on an IBM 486 66 Mhz (or 100% compatible) with at least 8 megabytes of RAM. At least 16 megabytes of RAM is required for 16bit audio. A single-spin CD-ROM is required to load the game and play the CD music. A minimum of 25 megs of hard drive space is required.SoundBlaster or 100% compatible

Shattered Steel does not require a sound card for the game to function; however, one is highly recommended to enhance your gaming experience. :

Shattered Steel supports a variety of cards for midi music; the current list includes:

MPU-401, Roland Sound Canvas, MT-32, Soundblaster, Soundblaster Pro, Soundblaster 16, Soundblaster AWE32, Ensoniq Soundscape, Microsoft Sound System, Pro Audio Spectrum 16, Gravis Ultrasound, Gravis Ultrasound Max, ESS Audiodrive and Roland Rap-10.

(Please note that this list is subject to change).

A mouse (100% Microsoft compatible) is required to play the game. A variety of controllers are supported but not required; supported controllers include: Flightstick, Flightstick Pro, Thrustmaster, Gravis Phoenix and Firebird, Logitech Wingman and Wingman Extreme, and Microsoft Sidewinder.

(Please note that this list is subject to change)

Shattered Steel will work effectively in either DOS (version 5.0 or higher) or Windows 95. If you choose to run Shattered Steel under Windows 95 we recommend that you set up a shortcut that will allow for optimal performance. If you are having difficulty running the program through Windows 95, we recommend that you restart the computer in MS-DOS mode.

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Network play requires an IPX protocol on each computer to play a multiplayer network game.

Modem play requires a Hayes compatible modem for a two-player, head-to-head game. Serial link-up requires a null modem cable to play a two player, head-to-head game.

Shattered Steel requires a video card with at least 1 Meg of RAM and on-board VESA 1.2 BIOS.

WARNING!

If your computer does not have a valid VESA 1.2 BIOS driver Shattered Steel will not function correctly and will exit from the program. Upon exiting you will receive a message that explains the reason for the program’s halt; the message will also explain how to solve the VESA BIOS problem. Most computers should have no difficulty running Shattered Steel without extra software drivers.

Shattered Steel allows for three different sizes of installation:

Option 1 - Small Installation: Leaves the screens, mission files and movies on the CD-ROM. The drawback of this installation will be slow loading of the GUIs, Missions and movies.

Option 2 - Medium Installation: Leaves the mission files and movies on the CD-ROM. The disadvantage of this installation will be slow loading of the Missions and the movies.

Option 3 - Large Installation: Leaves the movies on the CD-ROM. This installation will be slower in the loading of movies.

 

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1.First place the CD-ROM in the CD-ROM Drive.

2.At the DOS command prompt change the active drive to that of the CD-ROM. For example, at the C:\> prompt enter D: (if D is the drive letter of your CD-ROM drive. Refer to your DOS manuals if you have difficulties with this procedure).

3.At the DOS prompt, with the drive of the CD-ROM as the current root drive, type “INSTALL” and press [Enter].

4.Follow the instructions that come up during the installation procedure to correctly set up Shattered Steel.

5.Shattered Steel will install into a default directory called C:>\Interplay\Ssteel. If you wish to change this directory, follow the instructions present on the screen.

1.First place the CD-ROM in the CD-ROM Drive.

2.This product will auto-run, creating its own folder.

3.To run the game, double click on the Shattered Steel icon created by the auto-run program.

The complete manual for Shattered Steel is contained on this CD-ROM.

To Access The Manual in DOS:

From your CD-ROM drive prompt, type MANUAL and press [ENTER] (e.g. D:MANUAL).

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