One Unit: WHOLE BLOOD(TM) v 1.21 README.TXT July 16th, 1997 Other useful files: bloodhlp.txt the text version of the printed manual monolith.txt A personal note (and challenge) from Jason Hall, Monolith's CEO BLOOD CUTSCENES In order to preserve space on your hard drive, we have not copied the Blood cutscenes. Therefore, you must have the Blood CD in your CD-ROM drive to view the cutscenes. Copying the cutscene's video and audio from the CD to your Blood directory may improve video performance and will eliminate the need to keep the CD in the drive. If you copy the cutscenes, you must modify the BLOOD.INI file to point the program at the video and audio files for each episode. For example, CutSceneA in the [episode1] section should point to CS1.SMK and CutSceneB in that section should point to CS2.SMK. For example: CutSceneA=c:\blood\cs1.smk CutWavA=c:\blood\cs1822m.wav INTRO MOVIES If you wish to skip the intro movies when starting Blood, use the "-quick" command line parameter. CD AUDIO CD Audio will only play if the CD is in the drive. If you wish to view the cutscenes but don't want to listen to CD audio, use the "-nocd" command line parameter. SOUND & MUSIC You should test your SOUND FX card before testing your MUSIC FX card. AWE32 If you have problems with your AWE32 card while in DOS mode, make sure that you have run the SBDIAGNOSE utility that comes with your audio card. If you are still having problems playing music, try switching your music card to SoundBlaster. Note: SBDIAGNOSE does not come on the AWE32 CD. You need to downloaded it from the Creative Labs web site at http://www.creativelabs.com. It is a Dos program. If you are running from within Windows, try selecting General MIDI as your music device. Then: 1. Click the Start button. 2. Press on Programs submenu, click on Sound Blaster AWE submenu and select AWE control panel. 3. Click on the Synth tab 4. Select the \Program Files\Creative\ctsnd\sfbank subdirectory. 5. Select one of the GM patches - If you have 2-4 megs on your card, install 2gmgsmt.sf2 or 4gmgsmt.sf2. Also, synthgm.sbk and synthgs.sbk should work fine as well for < 1MB cards. If these soundfonts are not installed, they should be located on the Creative Labs(tm) CD that came with your soundcard. 6. Press the Apply button. 7. Press OK 8. Press the Start button again 9. Click on Settings 10. Click on Control panel 11. Click on Multimedia 12. Click on the MIDI tab 13. Select "Creative Advanced Wave Effects Synthesis for AWE 32" 14. Click on Apply, and then on OK 15. Launch Blood PROAUDIO 16 Although the Proaudio 16 is listed in the setup program, it is not currently supported. MODEM When choosing the modem type from the Blood-Setup menu both players should use the default modem setting. FOR MS SIDEWINDER 3D PRO USERS Configure the Setup Joystick options as normal. If you wish to use the rudder feature, make sure to click the Enable Rudder option. In the Advanced Joystick Setup, delete all analog references, and use the digital settings to configure the stick to your preferences. Under Advanced Rudder/Throttle Setup, delete all analog references and set the Digital Setup to your preferences. The MS Game Device Profiler software that ships with the Sidewinder can be used to configure the four base buttons to your liking, and works well with Blood. MATROX MILLINEUM Matrox Millineum\2Meg(Wram) does not run correctly in 800x600 graphics mode. Blood may exit or experience video problems with this card. MATROX MYSTIQUE Matrox Mystique 2Meg graphics card with SGram causes Blood to lockup at Main Menu while trying to select new game. Lockup occurs only with this card in 800x600 and 640x480. Users have gotten this card to work with the Latest BIOS 1.4. The lastest Mystique BIOS is available from Matrox's website at http://www.matrox.com/mga The latest drivers for all Matrox cards are available at http://www.matrox.com/mgaweb/whatnew/latdriv.htm ============================================================================ BLOODBATH LEVELS These levels are for Bloodbath and Team play only. There are no monsters, so co-op play will be pretty boring. CHANGING VIDEO MODES The F8 command to directly change video modes has been disabled. Some users (see 'MATROX', above) were experiencing problems with their cards in some standard VESA video modes, so we have disabled this feature. F8 now brings up a menu allowing you to choose your video modes. See the TROUBLESHOOTING section below before calling for technical support. ============================================================================= TROUBLESHOOTING 1. If you have enough memory installed but cannot get Blood to run: * If you are running in Windows '95, shut down and restart in MS-DOS mode and install Blood in DOS instead. This will free up a lot of the memory that is being used by Windows. * Try these settings if running under Windows95 To change the settings for Blood, RIGHT click the shortcut, select the PROPERTIES sheet, and configure like so: FONTS tab: Bitmap only MEMORY tab: Everything on AUTO SCREEN tab: Do not allow screen-saver Run Full-Screen MISC. tab: Mouse Quick-Edit and Fast Pasting both OFF Idle Sensitivity: Lowest setting Shortcut Keys: ALL OFF except "Alt-Enter" * If you are running in DOS, or Windows'95 DOS mode, and still do not have enough free memory to run Blood, you may need to create a boot disk that only loads your CD-ROM, sound card, and mouse drivers, and use it to boot your computer each time you play Blood. There is a boot disk FAQ available on GT's website (www.gtinteractive.com) and via faxback at GT tech support number that can help you to create a boot disk. 2. If you have sound problems: * If you have not already run the SETUP utility after installation, do so now. You need to specify what brand of sound hardware you are using before Blood can run. * If you are playing from DOS and not Windows '95, you will need to have your sound card drivers loaded in config.sys before playing Blood for your sound card to work. * Be sure that the settings you choose in SETUP for your sound card match those found in your SET BLASTER environment variable in the autoexec.bat file. * Make sure that the sound card setup utilities are set up in AUTOEXEC.BAT when you boot your computer into DOS. * Don't run under a Win95 full-screen DOS box unless you absolutely have to. 3. If you are having mouse problems: * Using a 3-button mouse requires the latest drivers from the vendor, especially if running under Win95. * If all else fails, configure as a two-button mouse, or keyboard only. 4. If Blood crashes unexpectedly with or without an error message: * Don't run Blood under Windows or Win95. Shut down and restart in true MS-DOS. * Make sure your system meets the minimum system requirements for Blood listed on the Box. * Be sure that your mouse driver is loaded prior to playing Blood. 5. If you experience "Out of sync" errors when playing a network or modem game: * Be sure all of the players have the same version of Blood as well as the same version of any user map you might be using. * Net game - Make sure your network card drivers are set up properly and that all cards are using the same version of the IPX protocol. * Modem game - Be sure that both modems are set to the same baud rate and that error compression, data compression and flow control are turned off. ============================================================================ TECHNICAL SUPPORT (U.S. & CANADA) Assistance Via World Wide Web Get up-to-the-minute technical information at the GT Interactive Software web-site, at http://www.gtisonline.com, twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week. Through this site you'll have access to our FAQ documents, (Frequently Asked Questions) which contain our latest troubleshooting information. You'll have access to our FTP (File Transfer Protocol) area where you can download patches and new enhancements as soon as they become available, our Hints/Cheat Codes area where you can pick up some tips, an E-Mail area where you can leave us your tech support problems and questions, and other areas where you can get valuable information on GT Interactive Software products. Help Via Telephone In The United States & Canada For phone assistance, call GT Interactive Software's Tech Support at 716-871-6646. We have an Interactive Voice Response and Faxback system that is available twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week. If you should need live support, we are available Monday through Friday, 10:00 AM until 10:00 PM (EST). Please note that live Tech Support may be closed on major holidays. We ask that you do the following when calling: be at your computer; have your system information ready for our technicians including system make and model; RAM; video and sound card data and drivers; and any screen or error messages you've encountered and where (if not currently displayed on your screen). It will expedite your handling significantly. Product Return Procedures In The United States & Canada In the event our technicians at 716-871-6646 determine that you will need to forward materials directly to us, please include a brief letter explaining what is enclosed and why. Make sure you ...
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