.51.ili/_3. __ 111&n THE REXT6ERERiJTIOR. ""A Final Unity..•• INSTALLATION AND LOADING GUIDE INTRODUCTION Welcome to Star Trek: The Next Generadon ''.4 Final Unity," an interactive adventure like nothing in this universe! Please read this guide carefully. It will help you get up and running quickly and will answer any questions you may have on the installation and loading procedure. We highly recommend you read the following sections: • System Requirements. This states the minimum hardware and software needed. If you don't meet these minimums, you can't play the game. • Installation. Here, we provide step-by-step instructions about every screen you will see during the installation process. • loading. This will tell you how to run the game after installation. • Manual Errata. Read this for any corrections to the Reference Manual. If you are having difficulty with installation or loading, you can read the following: Sound Card Questions. In this section, we list the compatible sound cards and discuss any potential workarounds for certain models. • Video Cards and VESA Drivers. Here, we provide some direction on com­ patible video cards, VESA drivers and common questions about them. • General Troubleshooting. Common problems you may encounter will be listed in this section. Most of the explanations concern installation. BOX CONTENTS • One CD-ROM • Reference Manual • Installation and Loading Guide • Registration Card Additionally, the Collector's Edition includes: • Individually-numbered Collectable Box • Limited Edition Pin • Exclusive Poster INSTALLATION AND LOADING GUIDE INSTALLATION AND LOADING GUIDE SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS INSTALLATION In order to play Star Trek: The Next Generadon "A Final Unity, " you need the following: The installation of Star Trek: The Next Generadon ':4 Final Unity" takes place in two • IBM PC 33MHz 80486DX compatible stages: Game Installation and Hardware/ Game Options Setup. 66MHz 80486 or Pentium recommended Throughout the installation procedure, use the mouse to select options on the Local bus or PCI video recommended menus and click the 0K button to input them. You may also use the arrow keys • 8MB RAM G 8 (!)and m to select options and the [Enter] key to input them. • Hard drive (minimum of 20MB free) If you do not have a VESA driver loaded on your computer, the installer will ask you if you want a universal VESA driver to be created on your hard drive during • Double-speed CD-ROM drive the installation process. Star Trek: The Next Generadon ':4 Final Unity" will run with (300 kb/sec sustained transfer rate) this universal VESA driver, but if you have one of your own, you should exit the • DOS 5.0 or later installation process and install the one that came with your video card. • Super VGA graphics (640x480x256 colors) GAME INSTALLATION 100% VESA-compatible driver and 512K video RAM required 32,000 colors and 64,000 colors supported Before installation, be sure your computer meets the system requirements. Exit Windows or any other shell program and return to the DOS prompt • Mouse 1. (which will generally look like c : \ > ). • Sound Blaster (or 100% compatible), ProAudio Spectrum, Ensoniq SoundScape or Gravis Ultrasound required for sound 2. Insert the Star Trek: The Next Generadon ':4 Final Unity'' CD-ROM (graphics side UP) in your CD-ROM drive. QUICK INSTALL/LOADING 3. Change to your CD-ROM drive by typing d: [Enter]. (If your CD-ROM If you are an experienced computer user, read this section for instructions on drive is in a drive other than 0, substitute that letter instead.) how to install and load the game. 4. Type install and [Enter I to run the installation program. 1. Exit Windows, OS/2 or any other DOS shell, and return to the DOS prompt. INSTALL MAIN MENU 2. Place the CD-ROM in your CD-ROM drive. The first screen you will see is the install main menu. 3. Change to the drive of your CO-ROM (usually 0). • "View and print Readme" lets you see and print last-minute instructions. 4. Type install [Enter~ • "Install game" brings you directly to the installation procedure. 5. Select "View and print Readme" for any important last-minute changes. • "Make boot disk" allows you to make a separate boot disk to run the game 6. After viewing the Readme, select "Install game" and follow the directions. cleanly. If you are having problems running the game, you may wish to 7. Once the game is installed, select "Configure hardware" to configure sound make a boot disk. See Making a Boot Disk for more information. options and adjust video display. • "Exit installer'' quits the installation program. 8. After exiting the hardware configuration, select "Set game options" to change the difficulty level and text display. VIEW AND PRINT README 9. Choose "Exit and save configuration" to leave the installer. The Readme file contains important last-minute information unavailable at the time of this printing. It is very important that you read this file completely before 10. To run the game, type sttng [Enter] from the DOS prompt. installing the game, as it may provide crucial information about hardware and software compatibility. 5. After the installation program has finished loading, select the top option "View and print Readme" and click OK. INSTALLATION AND LOADING GUIDE INSTALLATION AND LOADING GUIDE 6. Use the mouse or the arrow keys to view the Readme file in its entirety. If 9. Select "Suggest Fix" if you have a question about how to solve a system you have a printer and wish to print the file out for future reference, select requirements problem. the "Print Readme" option. Use the up and down arrows to view all the suggestions and click OK when When you are finished, select "Exit" to return to the install main menu. you are finished. You will then return to the system requirements check screen. INSTALL GAME 10. Click 0K to go on to the hard drive selection screen. This begins the installation procedure. You will now be selecting installation options from a series of following menus. DESTINATION DRIVE SELECTION 7. From the install main menu, select "Install game" and click OK. This screen shows a list of available hard drives and the amount of space avail­ able on each of them. You will need the amount of hard drive space equivalent to HARD DRIVE SPACE SELECTION the installation option you chose previously. You can now choose how much space the game will take on your hard drive. The 11 . Select a hard drive from the list in the window on the left. Make sure you more space you allocate to the game, the better performance you will see when have enough hard drive space on your selection. Click OK when you're ready playing the game. to proceed. 8. Choose either "Install minimal version," "Install standard version" or "Install optimal version" depending on how much hard drive space (4, 8or12MB) DIRECTORY LOCATION SELECTION you wish game files to occupy. Click OK after you make your selection. The next screen allows you to change the destination directory where the game We highly recommend selecting the "Install optimal version" for peak game will be installed. (The default is c : \ STTNG.) performance. 12. To keep the default directory, click OK. Important Note: Although the installed files will take 4, 8 or 12MB of space, you If you wish to change the path, hit the [Backspace I key to erase the will still need to maintain 1&MB of free hard drive space while running the default directory and type in a new path. When you are ready to proceed, game. Star Trek: The Next Generation ''.4 Final Unity'' uses this hard drive space to click OK. make file transfers when running the game. Regardless of which installation option you choose, you will need to keep the Star CONFIRMATION SCREEN Trek: The Next Generation ''.4 Final Unity'' CO-ROM in your CD-ROM drive while play­ The final screen before files are transferred to your hard drive is the confirmation ing the game. screen. This will display the source drive (your CD-ROM) and the destination drive and path. SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS CHECK 13. If you are ready to begin transferring files to your hard drive, click Install. The installation program will now run a check on your extended memory and CO­ If you need to make modifications to the directory (or any other installation RO M speed while proceeding to the next screen. options), click Go Back. The next screen checks to see if your hardware and software are compatible with the system requirements for the game. The window in the center of the screen FILE TRANSFER SCREEN contains three columns: a description of the requirement category, the game's The installer will now begin transferring files from the CD-ROM to your hard requirement and the detected value on your computer. drive. The bar in the upper left-hand corner of the window displays the com­ • If a value is highlighted in yellow, installation can proceed, but you may pletion percentage of the installation. have trouble running the game until the requirement is met. If you need to abort the installation procedure, click the Abort button. • If a value is highlighted in red, you will be unable to proceed with installa­ tion. You must first fix the problem and then run the installation program 4 I again. INSTALLATION AND LOADING GUIDE INSTALLATION AND LOADING GUIDE INSTALLATION COMPLETION SCREEN Other sound cards may not be 100% compatible-consult the owner's manual of After all the files have been transferred to your hard drive, you will be shown a your sound card for complete information.