User manual GAMES PC LIGHTBRINGER-ADVENTURE ON MARS

[. . . ] You can also re-run the install program at any time. If you have any trouble installing the game, see Troubleshooting (p. Remember, you may safely quit and start over at any time!W E S T R O NG LY R E C O M M E ND TH A T Y O U M AK E A F L O P P Y B OO T D I S K TO P L A Y U L T I M A V I I ! Q U I C K I N S TA L L AT I O N 1. Turn on your computer and wait for the DOS prompt. [. . . ] (You won't need to use the CD that came with the game; you'll be working with the data already on your hard disk. ) 1. Type the letter of your hard drive followed by a colon and hit (for example, C: ). Type CD followed by the game's directory name, then hit (CD\ULTIMA7 or CD\SERPENT, if you chose the default directories. ) Type INSTALL and hit . Follow the instructions for Steps 3 - 5 in Installation Options, p. 2. 3 MAKING A FLOPPY BOOT DISK If you don't want to reconfigure your system, you can make a DOS system floppy boot disk to start your computer before you play. Note: The install program (which is based on the original floppy-based version) might give you this option, but ignore it. Do not use a floppy boot disk that either game creates -- with this CD-based version, make your own, using the following instructions. To create a floppy boot disk, insert a blank floppy into your A: drive. From the DOS prompt, type: FORMAT A:/S When the format is complete and you are back to the DOS prompt, type: EDIT A:\CONFIG. SYS DEVICE=C:\DOS\HIMEM. SYS DOS=HIGH FILES=25 BUFFERS=25 To exit and save this file, type: Next, type: EDIT A:\AUTOEXEC. BAT PATH=C:\DOS PROMPT $P$G C:\MOUSE\MOUSE. COM Your mouse driver may be located on another path. Replace this last line with the correct path if necessary. To exit and save this file, again type: Whenever you wish to play either game, insert this disk in drive A: and then turn your computer on. Serpent Isle fails to load or run properly. · Some disk compression utilities are not compatible with Serpent Isle. They require a substantial amount of low RAM (often as much as 45K). To play Serpent Isle using a disk compressor, you must free enough RAM to meet both the game's needs and the needs of your disk compression utility. Try re-installing the game without any speech or sound, a configuration that requires less memory. As soon as I type SERPENT to start playing Ultima VII, Part Two, my system returns to DOS with a large prompt. · If you're using a Sound Blaster card (or compatible), you probably have an IRQ conflict. Consult your sound card documentation (or manufacturer) about changing your IRQ. · If your system has only 2 megs of RAM, you need more memory. Systems with eight 256K SIMMs have exactly two megs of memory. However, systems with two 1meg SIMMs actually have 2. 3 megs of memory. [. . . ] If you have four or more megabytes on your machine, a disk caching program can speed up your game. In Ultima VII, Part Two, I'm trying to use a Serpent Gate with the jawbone, but it doesn't work and my characters start complaining about the cold. · You've selected the wrong sound card. Following the instructions in Changing Your Configuration (p. [. . . ]