World Empire II Thanks for playing! Feedback please! If you encounter ANY problems, please let me know. Casey Butler Viable Software Alternatives PO Box 98134 Las Vegas, NV 89193-8134 (618) 549-5227 NOTE 1: This program is written in Visual Basic. Thus it needs the VBRUN100.DLL (which is included) to run. If you got your copy from an online service or bulletin board take note: Some BBS Sysops remove the VBRUN100.DLL file from Windows programs that use it in order to save disk drive space. If you are missing the VBRUN100.DLL file, log back on to the service or BBS it came from, and, if you can't easily find the VBRUN file, leave a comment to your Sysop asking how he/she allows people to acquire it. NOTE 2: There is a Windows setup program included. To run the setup program from DOS, be sure you are in the directory in which the World Empire II files reside. Then type "EMPIREII" and hit enter. A batch file will run WIndows and execute the setup program for you, creating a Program Group and an Empire icon. To run the setup from Windows, use the File Manager to locate the directory where your World Empire II files are, then find the file SETUP.EXE and double-click on it or select 'Run" from the File Manager's "File Menu" after highlighting the file. NOTE 3: It has come to my attention that certain SVGA video hardware is non-compatible with the MicroSoft Visual Basic Environment and causes problems every so often in 800 x 600 mode and more often in 1024 x 768 resolution. Buttons will be misplaced in relation to maps, etc. At the moment there is one solution: Open the Windows Setup icon and select CHANGE SYSTEM SETTINGS from the OPTIONS menu. Follow the prompts to change your video mode to a 640 x 480 resolution driver. The game will now run fine. When you're finished, return to Setup and re-install your original driver. This is a patch, of course, but rest assured the problem will be addressed in the next version of World Empire II, version 2.1. We're sorry for the inconvenience. Happy conquering!