User manual GAMES PC COMMAND AND CONQUER-RED ALERT

[. . . ] TM 8 0 IDEOLOGY: It came to Stalin in a series of dreams. The birthright of the Soviet Empire is nothing less than conquering and dominating the entire globe. And the birthright of Josef Stalin is nothing less than conquering the spirit and dominating the actions of every Soviet citizen. CURRENT HEAD OF STATE: Josef Stalin 0 BASE OF OPERATIONS: Entire EuroAsian peninsula. [. . . ] It is important that the selected baud rate is at least the speed of your modem. Once you are happy with the settings, click on SAVE and you will be taken back to the "Select Serial Game" dialog. For DOS users, here are the default COM PORT/IRQ combinations: PORT COM1 COM2 COM3 COM4 IRQ (default) 3F8 2F8 3E8 2E8 4 3 4 3 2/9, 5 2/9, 5 IRQ (alternate) Also in this dialog you can enter a custom Modem Initialization string (separate multiple lines with a "|" [vertical bar or "pipe" character]) as well as a Disable Call Waiting string. If you do not know what these terms mean, you should leave them in their default settings. If you want to learn more about these strings, please consult your modem manual and your local telephone service provider. You are also able to choose between TONE or PULSE dialing to suit your local telephone service. Next, you need to select modem or null modem game. 3 4 VERTEBRATE AND SLASHES MODEM GAME Red Alert requires a modem that is capable of at least 14400 baud. To begin a two player modem game, select MULTIPLAYER GAME from the Title menu. You next need to decide whether you or your opponent will initiate the telephone call required to play the modem game. If the other person is going to call you, select ANSWER MODEM. Assuming that you have the correct communications settings (using the "Settings" dialog) your modem will wait for your opponent to call. Once a connection has been established, you will see the "Join Serial Game" dialog. If you are going to be making the call to your opponent, you should select DIAL MODEM. You will then be taken to the "Phone List" dialog. PHONE LIST DIALOG From the "Phone List" dialog you can dial numbers manually or add a name and number into a Phone List to speed up dialing in the future. To dial a number manually, click in the dial area and enter the number (the number will be added to the Phone List without a name). To store a number for future use, along with name and custom dialing settings, click on ADD. This will take you to the "Edit Phone Number" dialog. Click on EDIT to modify a previously-entered number. 0 9 1 PHONE NUMBER DIALOG ON HEAD AND FACE 3 5 4 4 Here you can enter a name and associated phone number. Assign default settings (COM/PORT/IRQ, modem init string, baud rate, etc. ) by clicking Default Settings or use custom settings by clicking on Custom Settings. Click SAVE to go back to the "Phone List" dialog. Once you have a number in the Phone List, you can select that number for dialing by clicking on it in the listing window. [. . . ] If the gam ngs for more than 30 seconds this is a good sign that something is awry. OISY LINE: Red Alert is tolerant of noisy connections: It will always attemp correct errors and will even try to reconnect if the line is dropped. Still, b ware that these conditions are far from ideal and it is likely you'll notice a sever op in game speed. If you experience consistent noisy phone line conditions yo ould first check all your equipment and cabling. [. . . ]