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Bioforge™ Install Guide THIS BOX CONTAINS: (1) CD (your game!) Install Guide (16 pp.) with quick installation instruction , directions for creating a floppy boot di k, configuration for a variety of memory management systems and Troubleshooting answers to possible problems. Playguide (20 pp.) covering movement, fighting, interaction and so forth. This also includes a step-by-step Introductory Walkthrough. Hint Book Excerpt ( 16 pp.) giving hints, a detailed walkthrough of the first section, character stats, etc. Field Personnel File (32 pp.) that provide , through the confiscated documents of Caynan, a brief glimp e into the Mondite movement and Daedalus laboratory. Reference Card lists the keyboard commands for a single-glance reminder. Registration Card - we'd love to know who you are! BIOFORGE™ INSTALL GUIDE Welcome to BioForge. This guide includes quick installation instructions for users more familiar with the proce , and a detailed, tep-by- tep guide to in tailing the game. If you experience any difficulty, consult Troubleshooting (p. 8). To avoid compatibility or memory problems, please take a moment to confirm that your machine matches the system requirements described below. Remember, you may safely top at any time during installation and return to the previou menu by pres ing ~except when it is copying file . (To exit installation while the program is copying file , press~.) Note: BioForge has been fully tested with the Double Space/Drive Space disk compression utility that shipped with MS-DOS version 6.0 and up. We cannot guarantee the compatibility of our games with other disk compression utilities. QUICK INSTALLATION Note: If you are running a di k cache such as SMARTDrive, you need to disable it to insure a clean installation. (This only affects the installation of the game. SMARTDrive will work normally during gameplay.) Refer to your SMARTDrive documentation or make a sy tern boot di k as described in Boot Disks (pp. 4-6) to disable this cache. 1. Turn on your computer and wait for the DOS prompt. Some machines boot directly to Windows, or a different shell environment. Be sure to exit Windows (or other shell program), and install directly from the DOS command prompt (C:\> ). 2. Insert the CD for BioForge into your CD-ROM drive. 3. Type the name of that drive (u ually o:), then press I Enter I. 4. Type INSTALL and press IEnter I. 5. When prompted, follow the installation program instructions. 6. For important game hints and last minute changes, type README and press lEnted 7. To begin play, type BIOFORGE at the game's directory and press !Enter). For more details, see Installation (p. 2). SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS 6b. Highlight CHANGE fNSTALL OPTIONS if you need to change the information, and press (Enter!. (Each of the options on the screen are described below.) Once you have made Computer. BioForge requires at lea tan lntel486/50+ or I 00% compatible system, and the necessary changes, select RETURN TO THE MAfN INSTALL MENU and press I Enter J. MS-DOS version 5.0 or higher. Installing to a destination drive other than the default drive Video Card. VGA video card. Highlight CHANGE THE fNSTALL DRIVE and press I EnterJ. Highlight the drive where you wish to install the game. Press (Enter I to accept. Hard Drive. You should have a minimum of 5.6 free megabytes on your hard drive to install and play this game. (TtNY fNSTALLATION and up to nine save games require 5.6 Installing to a directory other than the default (c:\JJJOFORGE) megabytes. SMALL tNSTALLATION and up to nine save games require 12.3 megabytes. Highlight CHANGE tNSTALLATION PATH and press (EnterJ. Use ~(B~ac~k-sp_a_c~el to delete the MEDTUM INSTALLATION and up to nine save games require 30.6 megabytes. LARGE default option. Type the new path, including any desired subdirectorie for the new tNSTALLATION and up to nine ave games require 55.4 megabytes.) destination path, then press IEnter J. Mouse. BioForge requires a Micro oft or 100% compatible mouse, using Micro oft Changing the installation type to copy more or less of the game's program files to software driver version 6.11 or higher, Logitech software driver version 6.0 or higher, or your hard drive I 00% compatible software driver. Each option will take a different amount of hard drive space. Ensure that you have enough hard drive space available to perform the desired option by checking HARD Memory. BioForge uses conventional memory (base memory) and extended memory DRIVE SPACE AVAILABLE listed at the top of the creen. (XMS). You must have a minimum of 8 megabytes of RAM installed in your machine. Highlight CHANGE INSTALLATION TYPE and press (Enter I. Select the desired size of in tallation between TINY, SMALL, MEDlUM (RECOMMENDED) and LARGE. INSTALLATION Pre IEnter I to accept. Boot Disk. Boot disks solve most installation problems! (Seep. 4 for instruction .) 7. Select INSTALL BIOFORGE to begin the file copying procedure. A progress indicator will appear, indicating the percentage of installation completed. If you wish to abort Disk Cache. lf you are running a disk cache such as SMARTDrive, you will need to during this procedure, pres @DK]. If you choose to do thi , you will be returned to disable it to insure a clean installation. Refer to your SMARTDrive documentation or DOS immediately. You must delete the BIOFORGE directory and reinstall before make a ystem boot disk as described in Boot Disks (p. 4) to disable this cache. This you can play the game. only affects the installation of the game. SMARTDrive will work normally during gameplay. 8. Pre s any key to continue. At the end of a successful in tallation, a Sound Configuration menu will appear. You can choose from CHANGE DIGITAL SOUND CARD CHKDSK. Before installing any software, run CHKDSK (for DOS 5.0 & 6.0 users) or SETUP, CHANGE MUSIC CARD SETUP or SAVE SETTINGS AND EXIT. SCANDISK (for DOS 6.2 and up users) from your DOS directory. This searches for any lost allocation chains (pieces of files). If any are found, please run a disk utility to correct Changing your digital sound card setup these errors on your hard drive. It's also a good idea to fully optimize and de-fragment Use rn and III to highlight the appropriate Sound Port Address, Sound IRQ and your drive before installing new software. Sound DMA of your sound card. (If you are unsure about what any of these are, consult your sound card documentation.) Press [Enter I to advance to the next screen. Highlighting. Use III or rn to move the white highlight option up and down. Press (Enter I to select that option. Changing your music card setup Use and III to highlight the appropriate music card and, if necessary, Music Port Exiting. To exit the installation without recording any selections, press~ from the rn setting. (If you are unsure about what the e might be, consult your ound card Main Menu. To exit most submenus, press~ to return to the Main Menu or elect the documentation.) Press (Enter I to advance to the next creen. appropriate exit option. Save settings and exit Sound. BioForge will install without ound or music configured unless you specify This allows you to keep any configuration changes - which should now appear at otherwise. the top of the screen. Highlight SAVE SETTtNGS AND EXIT. I. to 4. Follow Steps l through 4 of Quick Installation. 9. Press (Enter I to return to DOS. 5. Highlight a language and press (EnterJ. I 0. Go to the drive and directory where the game is installed. (If you u ed the defaults, go 6. Check the default choices. to C:\BIOFORGE.) 6a. lf the information at the top of the screen is acceptable, press (Enter). Go to Step 7. I I .Type BIOFORGE and pres (Enter I to begin the game. 2 3 CHANGING YOUR SOUND CARD Type at the DOS prompt: OR MUSIC CARD CONFIGURATION TYPE CONFJG.SYS Either hand-copy or, if you have a printer, use !Print Screen) to generate a printout of thi If you ever add a sound card (or change from one sound card to another), you must startup file. Now at the DOS prompt, type: reconfigure your sound card configuration for BioForge. TYPE AUTOEXEC.BAT Make sure the CD is in your drive, then return to the drive and directory where you Hand copy or use IPrint Screen J to generate a printout of this Startup file. installed the game (defau lt: c:\BIOFORGE) and type INSTALL !Enter). This allows you to Setup. To create a separate boot disk, insert a blank high density (HD) disk in your A: change the elections you made when you originally installed the game. Simply follow drive. (Your computer will not boot from a 8: drive.) From the DOS prompt, type: the Installation procedures above, beginning with Step 8. FORMAT A: Is !Enter) If you already have a formatted disk handy for your A: drive, then you will need to BOOT DISKS transfer the necessary system files. From the DOS prompt, type: (IF YOU HAVE TROUBLE INSTALLING) SYS A: IEnter I If you are experiencing problems running Bio Forge or cannot free the appropriate Modifying CONFIG.SYS amount of memory, it might help to create a separate boot disk and decrease the number When the DOS prompt returns and the format is complete, type: of memory resident programs (TSRs) you have loaded. EDIT A:\CONFIG.SYS jEnter) When the new screen appears, determine which memory management system you are Fir t, please review the System Requirements for BioForge (p. 2) to be sure your u ing (if any) from those listed below and type the commands hown under that system: hardware setup and BioForge are compatible.
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