"Gazillionaire"TM (an adventure/strategy game in outer space!) (c) 1994 LavaMind I. INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS: In order to install the executable game to Windows 3.1, the SETUP ROUTINE requires three blank formatted 3.5" HD floppy disks. 1) First, extract the DISK files by typing PKUNZIP GAZ1.ZIP PKUNZIP GAZ2.ZIP PKUNZIP GAZ3.ZIP You should see three disk files DISK1.ZIP, DISK2.ZIP and DISK3.ZIP 2) Go to the directory on your hard drive where DISK1.ZIP is located. Insert a blank 3.5" HD disk in drive A: (assuming A: is your floppy disk drive) Type PKUNZIP DISK1.ZIP A: Once PKUNZIP has extracted all the files to your disk, remove the disk from drive A: Insert another blank 3.5" HD disk in drive A: Type PKUNZIP DISK2.ZIP A: Once PKUNZIP has extracted all the files to your disk, remove the disk from drive A: Insert another blank 3.5" HD disk in drive A: Type PKUNZIP DISK3.ZIP A: Once PKUNZIP has extracted all the files to your disk:, remove the disk from drive A: 3) You have now completed creating your Gazillionaire floppy disk installation set. Follow the instructions below to install Gazillionaire onto any Windows 3.1 compatible computer. NOTE: You may now delete all the .ZIP files, such as DISK1.ZIP, DISK2.ZIP, DISK3.ZIP, GAZ1.ZIP, GAZ2.ZIP and GAZ3.ZIP. This will free up over 6 MB of hard disk space. 4) To install Gazillionaire from the FLOPPY DISKS follow these instructions: i) Start Microsoft Windows ii) Insert DISK # 1 in drive A: (assuming A: is your floppy disk drive) iii) From Program Manager, select FILE menu and choose RUN iv) Type A:\SETUP II. RUNNING THE GAME: The installation has been completed. Now it is time to play the game. i) Go to the "Gazillionaire" program group. ii) Double click on the icon labeled "Gazillionaire". iii) The game "Gazillionaire" should run. ************************************************************************************************************** To order a FULL version of "Gazillionaire", just send a check or money order for $39 plus $4 shipping/handling payable to LavaMind, 3627 Moraga St., San Francisco, CA 94122. Remember to include your full name, address and day time phone number. Please specify whether you want the CD ROM version or the 3.5" HD floppy disk version. Also, don't forget to include a mailing address and clearly specify what you are ordering so we don't confuse it with other orders. In addition to this, you can order a GAZILLIONAIRE HINTS AND STRATEGIES GUIDE (on 3.5" HD floppy disk) for $9 plus $2 shipping/handling. NOTE: California residents please include sales tax. If you are ordering from outside the U.S. or Canada, please include an additional $6. Thanks! ************************************************************************************************************** III. PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS: a) Microsoft Windows 3.1 or later. 3.5" HD disk drive. b) A 386, 486 or Pentium-based DOS-compatible computer, VGA graphics, color monitor. c) 11 Megabytes of hard disk space. d) 4 Megabytes of RAM. NOTE: The graphics look best if you are running in 256 color mode. If you run the game and the planets do not look like real planets with hundreds of colors, then you are probably running in 16 color mode. You should use VGA, 640 by 480 graphics, 256 colors, small fonts. To change your system settings (Windows Setup), contact your computer manufacture's technical support. They should help you install the necessary graphics drivers. IV. POSSIBLE ERRORS: If you encounter an error not on this list, please let us know. 1) If you have any trouble with the display, text size or colors, try switching Windows to VGA graphics. "Gazillionaire" looks best if you use VGA, 640 by 480 graphics, 256 colors (8 bpp), small font size. 2) All programs running under Microsoft Windows share resources, and this tends to cause problems. If you encounter any problems, try closing down any power hungry applications like Photoshop or MS Word. They may be stealing resources from "Gazillionaire". If you are still having problems, try rebooting your computer and running "Gazillionaire" without any other programs active at the same time. 3) "Gazillionaire" uses a lot of memory, so if you are having memory problems, you should go to the Windows Program Manager, double click on the MAIN program group icon, double click on CONTROL PANEL icon, double click on 386 ENHANCED icon, select VIRTUAL MEMORY. Check to see that your VIRTUAL MEMORY is set to at least 6 megabytes. 4) If you try installing "Gazillionaire" on your hard drive and get the message "Error - Could not copy file: VER.DL_", then just go to your Windows directory and delete file VER.DL from the hard drive. Try installing "Gazillionaire" again. It should install without a problem, and don't worry, "Gazillionaire" will install a copy of VER.DL and VER.DLL on your hard drive. This same rule applies any time you get the message "Error - Could not copy file: ". Just make sure not to delete a newer version of the .DLL or .VBX files. 5) "Gazillionaire" copies several .VBX files and .DLL files into your Windows system directory. If you already have these files installed, the installation program will NOT overwrite them. Other Windows applications may also be using these same files. If you have older versions of these files already on your hard drive, the older versions may not be compatible with the new versions. This is a design problem with Microsoft's component software system. Microsoft has not yet figured out how to solve this problem. If you encounter this problem, you need to delete the older .VBX and .DLL files yourself using the FILE MANAGER. Be sure to check the version number before deleting any of the .VBX and .DLL files in your Windows System directory and Windows directory. NOTE: We have included WPS.EXE to help you check the version numbers. Just go to FILE MANAGER, select RUN, and type C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\WPS.EXE. WPS allows you to load in any file from any directory and check its version number. Once you have deleted any outdated files, try installing "Gazillionaire" again. The "Gazillionaire" setup program will install all the .VBX and .DLL files required to run the game. Listed below are the .VBX and .DLL files we use in connection with "Gazillionaire". All these files are from either Microsoft Visual Basic version 3.0 or VideoSoft VSVBX version 4.0. If you have any questions regarding later versions, please contact either Microsoft or VideoSoft. GRID.VBX, GRAPH.VBX, GSWDLL.VBX, SPIN.VBX, THREED.VBX, VSVBX.VBX, VER.DLL, VBRUN300.DLL, VBRUN200.DLL, SETUPKIT.DLL