Redneck Deer Huntin' (tm) By Xatrix Entertainment, Inc. Published by Interplay Productions ABOUT THIS README.TXT FILE This file contains a few last-minute notes about the game that are not printed in the manual. TABLE OF CONTENTS * About this version * Quick Start - How To Get Going (Windows 95/98 instructions) * Quick Start - How To Get Going (DOS instructions) * Troubleshooting * On-line Manual * Interplay Demos * Interplay Customer Service * Legal Mumbo Jumbo ABOUT THIS VERSION Thank you for purchasing Redneck Deer Huntin'! This game is not free, and we ask you to not pass copies around to your friends. Instead, have them buy their own copies, to encourage us to keep making games like this in the future! QUICK START -- HOW TO GET GOING WINDOWS 95 OR 98 INSTRUCTIONS 1. Insert the Redneck Deer Huntin' CD-ROM. 2. A window will appear; click "Install" in this window. (If no window appears, then you have turned autorun off. You can make the window appear by double-clicking "My Computer", then double-clicking the CD-ROM icon, and then double-clicking "autorun.exe". 3. Click "Install" and then follow the on-screen instructions. 4. After installation is complete, the CONFIG program will be launched. This is a program that lets you tell Redneck Deer Huntin' about any special configuration you'd like for your sound card or video card. If you have a pretty standard system, just continue to step 5. If you need to configure your sound card, follow the instructions on-screen and in the manual, or see the TROUBLESHOOTING section below. 5. Pick "Save & launch Redneck Deer Huntin'" to begin. 6. When the game starts, the main menu will be displayed. You can move the two spinning Leonard heads with the up-arrow and down-arrow keys. Move them to "Go Huntin'!" and press Enter. 7. After the first time you play, you can start the game by inserting the CD-ROM and clicking the "Play" button. Or, double-click the "Huntin" shortcut in the directory on your hard disk where you installed the game. DOS-ONLY INSTRUCTIONS (if you just have DOS and not Windows 95 or 98) If your CD-ROM drive is a letter other than drive D: then substitute that letter for the "D:" references in these instructions. 1. Insert the Redneck Deer Huntin' CD-ROM. 2. Type: D: INSTALL ... and then follow the on-screen instructions. 3. After installation is complete, the CONFIG program will be launched. This is a program that lets you tell Redneck Deer Huntin' about any special configuration you'd like for your sound card or video card. If you have a pretty standard system, just continue to step 4. If you need to configure your sound card, follow the instructions on-screen and in the manual, or see the TROUBLESHOOTING section below. 4. Pick "Save & launch Redneck Deer Huntin'" to begin. 5. When the game starts, the main menu will be displayed. You can move the two spinning Leonard heads with the up-arrow and down-arrow keys. Move them to "Go Huntin'!" and press Enter. 6. After the first time you play, you can start the game by going to the directory where you installed Redneck Deer Huntin', and type HUNTIN to start playing. For instance: C: CD \INTRPLAY\HUNTIN HUNTIN If the game doesn't start up correctly, you may have an old video card that doesn't include a VESA driver. You'll have to load an SVGA VESA driver (spec 2.0 or later). Consult your video card manufacturer's manual or web site to get the card's VESA video driver, or visit www.scitechsoft.com for the latest version of the universal "UniVBE" VESA drivers. TROUBLESHOOTING Q: I get the message "Playback failed, possibly due to an invalid or conflicting IRQ." A: You can fix this problem with the CONFIG program. You just need to tell Redneck Deer Huntin' about your sound card settings. The items you need to know are your card's IRQ, DMA, and address settings. Here are exact, step-by-step instructions on how. Here we go. The first step is to determine the Interrupt, DMA, and Input/Output Address values that are right for your sound card. Here's how. a. From Windows 95/98, click "Start". b. Go to the "Settings" submenu. c. Choose "Control Panel". d. Double-click "System". e. Click the "Device Manager" tab. f. Double-click "Sound, video and game controllers". g. The name of your sound card will appear. Double-click it. h. Click the "Resources" tab. i. Get a piece of paper and a nice sharp pencil. j. Write down these numbers: Interrupt Request (often it's 5) Direct Memory Access (often it's 1) Direct Memory Access (often it's 5) Input/Output range (first number only; often it's 0220) OK, now you know the Interrupt, DMA, and Input/Output Address numbers that your sound card is set to. Now you can tell Redneck Deer Huntin' about these numbers. Here's how. k. Run the CONFIG program in the Redneck Deer Huntin' folder. l. Choose "Sound Setup" with the arrow keys and press Enter. m. Choose "Choose Sound FX Card" with the arrow keys and press Enter. n. Choose the name of your card with the arrow keys (or "Sound Blaster" if you aren't sure), and press Enter. o. Look at the items in green text at the top of the window and compare them to your notes from step J above. Current Address should be set to "Input/Output range" from Windows. Current Interrupt should be set to "Interrupt Request" from Windows. Current 8-bit DMA should be set to the first "Direct Memory Access" from Windows. Current 16-bit DMA should be set to the second "Direct Memory Access" from Windows. If any of the numbers don't match, use the arrow keys to select the option that lets you change that number, and press Enter. Another screen will appear that lets you set the number. Again, use the arrow keys and Enter to set the number to whatever you want. p. Press ESC to go back to the Sound Setup screen. q. Use the arrow keys to choose "Test Sound FX Card" and press Enter. You should hear a sound test from each speaker. r. Press ESC to go back to the main CONFIG screen. s. Choose "Save and launch Redneck Deer Huntin'". Q: There is no sound. A: Make sure your speakers are on, and plugged into your sound card. If you checked this (did you really double-check this?), see the previous question about setting up Redneck Deer Huntin' to work with your sound card's DMA and IRQ numbers. Q: While playing, I get yanked to Windows 95 (or 98) and I can't go back into the game. A: You may have pressed the "Windows" key on a Microsoft Natural Keyboard (or compatible) by accident. Or a screen saver activated. Or another program may have yanked you into the Windows desktop -- some e-mail programs do this. You should quit any such programs, and disable screen savers if necessary, before you start huntin'. Q: The sound and animation is jerky. A: This shouldn't be a problem, but here are a couple of speedup tips. Look in your CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT files and remove programs that take up lots of memory, like SMARTDRV.EXE. If the problem persists, try exiting Windows 95/98, and running the program from DOS only. (You can exit Windows 95/98 by clicking Start, choosing Shut Down, and choosing "Restart the computer in MS-DOS mode".) The additional memory freed up by these two solutions will probably solve any jerkiness problems. Q: When I restart my computer in MS-DOS mode and try to play the game, my mouse control doesn't work, and I don't get any sound. A: If this happens, it means your computer wasn't configured properly at the factory to make use of your mouse or sound card, and probably not your CD-ROM drive either, while you are in DOS mode. :-( Unfortunately, it takes a lot of knowhow to configure all this stuff yourself. You may need to locate a MOUSE.COM type driver to get the mouse working under DOS. If you don't have the drivers and knowhow needed to set up your CD-ROM drive, sound card, and mouse properly under DOS, just play under Windows 95/98. Q: The screen freaks out after I play! A: This happens with certain video cards and drivers, if you use Windows 95 or 98, and play a DOS game that runs in 640x480 video resolution. Namely, we've seen this happen with a couple of Diamond video cards. You can fix the screen by just restarting your computer. You may be able to fix the problem by installing different VESA drivers -- see www.scitechsoft.com for some. Or restart your computer in MS-DOS mode before playing. Q: This game is too dark! A: Adjust your monitor first, *then* press ESC and choose Options and then adjust the screen brightness. Q: The game plays too slowly. A: Make sure that in the SETUP program you set the screen size to be 640x480. If you set the screen to a higher resolution (like 800x600) then the game will run much slower. ONLINE MANUAL The game manual is included on this CD-ROM, in the MANUAL directory. For more information about this online manual, see the README.TXT file within the MANUAL directory. INTERPLAY DEMOS Check out the DEMOS folder for demos and movies of other Interplay games. INTERPLAY PRODUCTIONS CUSTOMER SERVICE Telephone: (949) 553-6678 Fax: (949) 252-2820 (Attn: Customer Service) Internet E-Mail: support@interplay.com World Wide Web: http://www.interplay.com BBS: Telnet to bbs.interplay.com BBS Modem Phone Number: (949) 252-2822 America Online: E-mail IPTECH FTP Site: ftp.interplay.com Mail: Interplay Customer Service 16815 Von Karman Irvine, CA 92606 ** UK AND EUROPE CONTACTS ** Write to: Customer Support Interplay Productions, Ltd. Harleyford Manor Harleyford Henley Road Marlow Buckinghamshire SL7 2DX ENGLAND tel: +44 (0) 1628 423666 Fax: +44 (0) 1628 423777 Email: Europe@interplay.com LEGAL MUMBO JUMBO ================= Copyright (c) 1998 Xatrix Entertainment. All rights reserved. Redneck Deer Huntin' is a trademark of Interplay Productions. All rights reserved. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. Interplay is the exclusive licensor and publisher of Redneck Deer Huntin'. LIMITED WARRANTY - EUROPE ========================= If within the first ninety days of purchase you have any problems with the product please return it to the retailer. After ninety (90) days, you may return the software program to Interplay Productions, provided the fault is not due to normal wear and tear, and Interplay will mail a replacement to you. To receive a replacement you should enclose the defective medium (including the original product label) in protective packaging accompanied by: 1) A cheque or postal order for L10 sterling (to cover postage and packaging). 2) A brief statement describing the defect. 3) The original receipt or address of the retailer 4) Your return address Registered mail is recommended for returns. 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