EARTHQUAKE Zeeno COMMON QUESTIONS AND PROBLEMS ----------------------------------------------- This game is best played in VGA mode with all other windows applications closed. SCREEN SAVERS ------------- While playing the EARTHQUAKE Zeeno games, you may want to disable any screen savers that are enabled. SPEED ----- Low end machines may set the play speed to FAST or CRAZY to get better performance. For most 386's to 486-33's make sure the speed scroll bar (in Zeeno's Menu) is to the left. Placing it to the right (near Alpha) will make zeeno run in slow motion. The scroll bar controls how fast or slow Zeeno moves. For most 386's and 486's set the scroll bar to the leftmost position. For High performance 486-66's set the scroll bar to the mid point. Note some 486-66's perform like 486-33's, so try it out until Zeeno's movements feel right. Zeeno should be slow enough to control, unless you have played this game a few times and want Zeeno to Zoom. Just dont send Zeeno into HyperDrive. For those lucky few who own high performance machines, set the scroll bar to the right of the midpoint. Play with the setting until Zeeno's movements feel right. You can use this bar to set Zeeno's speed you like. It defaults to the leftmost position. MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS -------------------- MS Windows 3.1 386-25 with 4 MB of RAM At least 3 MB Disk space Mouse Optional Sound Card (Sound Blaster compatible) SCREEN NOISE: ------------ Some monitor modes cause a flicker. Do not use monitor modes with large fonts. VGA is the recommended mode. If the game controls do not come up, it is probably due to large fonts. Exit windows and goto DOS. In your windows directory type 'setup'. Select VGA as your display mode. Make sure that a mode with small fonts is selected. MONITOR DISPLAY MODES --------------------- 1. Monitor modes with LARGE FONTS are not supported. 2. Monitor modes with resolutions higher than super VGA may cause an irritating flicker and high refresh rates. MOUSE LOOKAHEAD: --------------- Mouse Button: Pressing the button several times, before Zeeno has moved retains all the moves. Try and calculate your moves. Each mouse click is single step or jump. Dont panic during an earthquake, stop, cover and ride the quake out! LOW MEMORY: ---------- Messages 1. OUT OF MEMORY 2. Cannot create AUTODRAW image Memory Problems. In today's time it is best to add more memory. Try and get someone who knows how to configure memory to set up your PC. This game requires a minimum of 4 megs memory. POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS: 1. Close all other applications, including screen savers. Restart Earthquake Zeeno. If this fails goto step 2. 2. Exit windows and start windows again. Repeat Step 1 3. Ask someone if your Windows SWAP file is optimized. It is done via the control panel. 4. Try using 16 color VGA mode since your Video card may not be able to handle higher resolutions well. SOUND: ------ If you are using a sound driver without a sound card, Zeeno may slow down. If this is the case turn the sound off by clicking on the sound button. All sound blaster compatible sound cards are supported. WINDOWS INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS: --------------------------------- 1. Go into the Program Manager menu 2. Select File 3. Place the install disk in drive A: or B: 4. Select RUN from the File Menu 5. Select SETUP.EXE from disk A: or B: (eg b:\setup.exe) 6. Click on OK and let it happen If windows hangs after installing. Exit windows and start windows again. The program should run fine after this. If the setup procedure asks for "DDE link" at the end of install, simply select CLOSE, and play the game ERRORS IN WINDOWS ----------------- If the application fails in windows, exit windows and restart your computer to avoid a replay of the same error. Close all other applications such as clocks and screen savers Please report these errors back to ZeenoMation Entertainment(TM). We will make every attempt to fix them. Please specify as much of the following as you can: 1. Program Version Number (eg Version v1.0) 2. Program Name: (eg Earthquake Zeeno Prepared.) 3. Screen the Error Occured: (eg Level 1, Hallway) 4. Description of the error: (Eg EQZPREP caused an exception in Kernel386) 5. What was Zeeno doing: (eg Jumping) 6. Other Windows applications running at the same time. (eg Clock, Paint) 7. Machine type: (eg 386, 33Mhz) 8. Memory (8 megs) 9. Free disk space (eg 10 Megs) 10. Version of windows (eg WINDOWS 3.11) 11. Version of DOS (DOS 6.2) SUPPORT ------- Mail to ZeenoMation Entertainment Problems, Solutions and Suggestions 312-9632 Cameron Street Burnaby, B.C. CANADA V3J 7N3 OR Electronic mail to CompuServe User Id 74554,3442 OR INTERNET to 744554.3442@compuserve.com