README.TXT Version 1.01 REVISED 21th October 1996 ULTIMATE SOCCER MANAGER 2 (DEMO VERSION) TECHNICAL AND GAMEPLAY TIPS *************************** Thank you for purchasing Ultimate Soccer Manager 2. In order that you receive the best possible performance from your software, Sierra has included additional technical tips and game information that was not available when the documentation was printed. The following supplemental information should be considered part of the game documentation. However, Sierra makes no warranty, either express or implied, as to the accuracy, effectiveness, or completeness of the information contained in this documentation. SIERRA ON-LINE LTD. DOES NOT WARRANTY OR PROMISE THAT THE INFORMATION HEREIN WILL WORK WITH ANY OR ALL COMPUTER SYSTEMS. 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INSTALLATION PROCEDURES DOS 1) Insert the CD-Rom into the CD-Drive and change to that drive letter (e.g. If your CD-Drive is Drive D then type "D:\" followed by . 2) Type in "INSTALL" and follow the on-screen instructions. 3) Once the installation has finished, change to the game directory on the hard disk. (type in "C:" followed by "CD\SIERRA\USM2" or substitute your install directory if you are not using the default) 4) Type in "SETSOUND" and select the soundcard that you are using. 5) Type "USM2" to start the game, and then select the league that you wish to use. WINDOWS 95 or Windows 3.1/3.11 If you are using Windows 95 or Windows 3.1/3.11, it is recommended that you make sure that USM2 is the only application that is running. Not only will this increase the performance of the game, but it will also lower the chances of you experiencing any problems or compatibility issues with the game. If you are running any Third Party Shells for Windows (such as Norton Desktop, KidDesk, Packard Bell Navigator, etc.) then it is recommended that you temporarily disable these when installing and running the software to avoid problems. Also, if you are using file deletion tracking utilities such as Mirror, SmartCan, Undelete, etc., please disable these utilities as well before installing USM2. Please remember that USM2 is primarily a DOS-based product. If you are experiencing any problems, then make sure that you have a completely clean Windows environment, and if you are still experiencing problems, then we would recommend that you try running the game in DOS instead as it was originally intended. 1) Click on the Start button, and the Run option. Type in "D:\INSTALL" (assuming that Drive D is your CD-Rom drive) and press 2) Follow the installation instructions, selecting a directory for the game to be installed in. 3) Once the installation has finished, you will need to run the SETSOUND utility. To do this, click on Start again, and then Run, and type in "C:\SIERRA\USM2\SETSOUND" followed by . If you have installed to a different directory to the default, then type in ":\\SETSOUND". 4) Within this program, you need to select the sound card that is installed in your machine, and then save and exit the software. 5) To run the game, you should type in the Run dialogue box "C:\SIERRA\USM2\USM2" or substitute the relevant path to your USM2 directory before running USM2. FULL GAME SPECIFICATIONS ************************ 486 DX 33 Processor Twinspeed CD-Rom Drive Mouse and Microsoft-Compatible DOS Mouse Driver 8 MB RAM MS-DOS 5.0+ SVGA Video Card Soundblaster Pro or 100% compatibles 22Mb Hard Disk Space RECOMMENDED FOR BEST PERFORMANCE Pentium Processor 16 MB RAM Quad-Speed CD-Rom GAME INFORMATION AND REVISIONS TO DOCUMENTATION *********************************************** Demo Version is missing features including the following; No speech during game Limited number of matches No access to multiplayer options No access to tactics editor In the team selection screen, rather than having to select players and then click on the 'Swap Position' button, you are now able to pick up the player name using the right mouse button, and then drag and drop the player to swap with another person in your squad. As well as being able to switch off sound and music at the start of a game, you can now also select the Config/Status panel. This is located by clicking on the bar above the main menu bar selection. Here you will be able to see a list of all managers playing, whose turn it is, and buttons for toggling the sound effects and music on and off in the game. To toggle speech on and off (full version only), press the F9 key. Trophies will not appear until you have clicked on the 'Next Season' button at the end of the season. If you are unhappy with the way that the statistics have been set up then you can change the entire set of league statistics if you so desire. These sets of statistics can be saved by clicking on the SAVE button, and can then be used for any subsequent games that you wish to start. Friendly results will only appear if any of the Human players have selected to play in friendly matches. POTENTIAL PROBLEMS AND SOLUTIONS ******************************** Problem: The install program says my machine as a 'Slow 486.' That's not true! I have a very fast processor in my machine, such as a Cyrix 6x86. Solution: When the program asks you if you want to run the game without animations, select the option for 'No animations.' This will save the hard disk space that the animations will otherwise take up. Once the program has installed, go into the USM2 directory and delete the 'NOANIMS' file. Note that this file has no extension so simply type in "DEL NOANIMS" and when you start the game, the animations will run from the CD-Rom. Problem: The animation's are running very slowly and jerkily on my machine. Solution: The animation's can be disabled by creating a dummy file in the game directory called 'NOANIMS'. From the DOS prompt, simply type in the command EDIT NOANIMS, and when you get the (normally) blue screen up, type in 'SIERRA' and then save the file and exit the editor. To get the animation's back, simply delete the NOANIMS file by typing DEL NOANIMS in DOS at the game directory. Problem: My Computer Locks up when Autodetecting the soundcard in the SOUNDSET program. Solution: This is normally caused by the Autodetect not being able to find the correct settings for your soundcard. Try checking in your soundcard documentation. Problem: My game is crashing in Windows with 'General Protection Faults' or 'Illegal Operations.' Solution: This is normally caused by more than one application trying to share the same Windows resources (memory, for example). the best way to ensure that this does not happen is to close down all other applications, or to quit out of Windows altogether before running the game Problem: After quitting out to MS-DOS mode from Windows 95, I am no longer able to access the CD-Rom drive so I cannot play the game. Solution: Some PCs that have come pre-loaded with Windows 95 may not have DOS-based drivers loaded or activated, as Windows 95 can deal with most types of hardware with its own generic drivers. Once you quit out of Windows completely, these drivers are not available to the machine so you cannot see your hard disk. You will need to contact your PC manufacturer, who should be able to easily help you in loading these drivers for DOS. Problem: 'Mouse Driver Not Installed' when starting game. Solution: If you do not know where the mouse drivers are located on your system, the command below should help you locate them. Type the following at the C:\ prompt: DIR MOUSE.* /S This command will cause the system to search all subdirectories for a file called MOUSE. If the system locates a MOUSE file, it will display the path where the file is located. For example, if the MOUSE.COM file is located in a C:\MOUSE directory, the system will display: Directory of C:\MOUSE MOUSE.SYS 55160 03-10-92 3:10a MOUSE.COM 56408 03-10-03 6:00a If this procedure does not locate a MOUSE file, your mouse driver may have a different name; some common names for mouse drivers are IMOUSE, GMOUSE and HPMOUSE. You should check your mouse documentation for the exact file names and how to install them. Once you have loaded the mouse driver you must load the driver into memory. To do this, change to the directory that contains the mouse driver MOUSE.COM and type MOUSE . Problem: When starting the game in DOS, I receive an error message stating 'Not Enough Memory' or the software simply hangs up. Solution: This is caused by either lack of memory available to the game, or a soundcard conflict. Make sure that you have no unnecessary drivers loaded in DOS (to ensure this, use the boot disk instructions at the foot of this document. Also, you may wish to try rerunning the SETSOUND program in the game directory, and selecting 'No Sound Effects or Music.' If the game works the sound switched off, then check your soundcard documentation to make sure that you have selected the correct settings for your soundcard and that all of the relevant drivers for DOS are loaded. BOOT DISK INSTRUCTIONS FOR RUNNING UNDER DOS ******************************************** There is a bootdisk creator included with the program which should have installed into your game directory on the hard disk. If you are having a problem with the automatic bootdisk creator in the SETSOUND program, you can use the bootdisk maker instructions that are listed below. The following boot disk instructions will work with both the DOS and Windows 3.1 versions of USM2. Please read the entire instructions prior to starting at Step 1. STEP 1 FORMATTING THE DISK To make a boot disk, format a high density diskette in the A: drive. (It is necessary to reformat the disk if it is already formatted.) Formatting the disk with the /S switch will transfer the "system files" to the disk and allow the computer to boot up correctly. The disk must be in the A: drive; the computer will not boot from the B: drive. Type the FORMAT command as follows: FORMAT A: /S If you get a "Bad command or file name" error message, type: PATH=C:\DOS Then retype the FORMAT command above. If you receive the error again, the MS-DOS FORMAT command may not be on your system, or it may have been renamed. Programs such as PC Tools and Norton Disk Utilities sometimes rename the FORMAT command to prevent accidental loss of data. If you are using a program of this type, check your documentation to find out how to format a SYSTEM DISK, then proceed to Step 2. STEP 2 LOCATING THE MOUSE DRIVER (skip this step if you are playing the Windows version) USM2 requires a Microsoft compatible mouse driver be loaded into memory before playing the game. There are two kinds of mouse drivers available: those that load in the CONFIG.SYS file and those that load in the AUTOEXEC.BAT file. CONFIG.SYS mouse drivers have an extension of .SYS (MOUSE.SYS) and AUTOEXEC.BAT drivers have either a .COM or .EXE extension (MOUSE.COM, MOUSE.EXE). You must load at least one of these drivers, but it is not necessary to load them all. If you do not know where the mouse drivers are located on your system, the command below should help you locate them. Type the following at the C:\ prompt: DIR MOUSE.* /S This command will cause the system to search all subdirectories for a file called MOUSE. If the system locates a MOUSE file, it will display the path where the file is located. For example, if the MOUSE.COM file is located in a C:\MOUSE directory, the system will display: Directory of C:\MOUSE MOUSE.SYS 55160 03-10-92 3:10a MOUSE.COM 56408 03-10-03 6:00a If this procedure does not locate a MOUSE file, your mouse driver may have a different name; some common names for mouse drivers are IMOUSE, GMOUSE and HPMOUSE. You should check your mouse documentation for the exact file names and how to install them. Once you have located the mouse driver, you must copy it to the boot disk. The following example assumes that the mouse drivers are located in the C:\MOUSE directory as shown above. To copy the MOUSE files to the boot disk, type: COPY C:\MOUSE\MOUSE.* A: Substitute the appropriate path and file names for your mouse drivers in the command above. After you press ENTER, you should see a message indicating that some files were copied. STEP 3 LOCATING THE CD ROM DEVICE DRIVER The CD ROM drive requires a device driver loaded in the CONFIG.SYS file. This driver must be loaded correctly or you will be unable to access your CD ROM drive. To make sure that the device driver loads correctly on the boot disk, look at the CONFIG.SYS on the hard drive and copy the driver line from there. At the C:\ prompt, type: TYPE CONFIG.SYS|MORE NOTE: The | is called a "pipe" command and is created by pressing . The CONFIG.SYS file will display on the screen. Look for the line that loads the CD ROM device driver. This line will contain the same "/D:" switch as the MSCDEX line in the AUTOEXEC.BAT file. Using the MSCDEX example below, you would be looking for a line containing "/D:MSCD001". The line should look something like this: DEVICE=C:\DRV\CDROMDRV.SYS /D:MSCD001 /P:220 - OR - DEVICEHIGH=C:\DRV\CDROMDRV.SYS /D:MSCD001 /P:220 - OR - DEVICEHIGH /L:14652 =C:\DRV\CDROMDRV.SYS /D:MSCD001 /P:220 The device driver in your CONFIG.SYS may differ slightly from those listed above. Carefully write down the line for use in your boot disk. Leave out the "HIGH" in "DEVICEHIGH" and the "/L:" information, if any. Your CD ROM device line should appear as follows: DEVICE=C:\DRV\CDROMDRV.SYS /D:MSCD001 /P:220 NOTE: If you have a SCSI CD ROM drive, there may be an additional driver in your CONFIG.SYS that must be loaded for the CD ROM device drivers to load correctly. Check your CD ROM drive documentation for more information. STEP 4 LOCATING THE MSCDEX CD ROM EXTENSION In addition to the CD ROM device driver in the CONFIG.SYS, your CD ROM drive requires MSCDEX, the Microsoft extension for CD ROM drives. If this extension is not loaded correctly in the AUTOEXEC.BAT, you will be unable to access your CD ROM drive. To make sure that MSCDEX loads correctly on the boot disk, look at the AUTOEXEC.BAT on the hard drive and copy the MSCDEX line from there. At the C:\ prompt, type: TYPE AUTOEXEC.BAT|MORE The AUTOEXEC.BAT file will display on the screen. Look for the line that loads the MSCDEX extension. It should look something like this: C:\DOS\MSCDEX /D:MSCD001 - OR - LH C:\DOS\MSCDEX /D:MSCD001 - OR - LOADHIGH /L:14429 C:\DOS\MSCDEX /D:MSCD001 The MSCDEX line in your AUTOEXEC.BAT may differ slightly from the ones above. Carefully write down the entire line following the drive letter. Include the full drive and path to the MSCDEX file and leave out any LH or LOADHIGH commands. For example, any of the above lines should appear as follows: C:\DOS\MSCDEX /D:MSCD001 This is how the line will appear in the AUTOEXEC.BAT on your boot disk. STEP 5 LOCATING THE SOUND CARD DRIVERS Many sound cards have drivers or initialization lines that must be loaded in the AUTOEXEC.BAT or CONFIG.SYS. Some sound cards that require these drivers or initialization routines are: SoundBlaster 16, MAD16 and the Aria 16. You should check your soundcard documentation for information on what needs to be loading in the AUTOEXEC.BAT and CONFIG.SYS, and you could also look on the startup files on your hard disk to see what files are being loaded. To do this, type in "TYPE C:\CONFIG.SYS" or "TYPE C:\AUTOEXEC.BAT" STEP 6 CREATING THE CONFIG.SYS FILE To create the CONFIG.SYS file on the boot disk, switch to the A: drive and type the following: EDIT CONFIG.SYS and when you receive the (normally) blue screen, type the following: DEVICE=C:\DOS\HIMEM.SYS DEVICE=C:\DOS\EMM386.EXE NOEMS DOS=HIGH,UMB FILES=30 BUFFERS=20 If you are using the MOUSE.SYS file to load your mouse, add the following line to the CONFIG.SYS: DEVICE=A:\MOUSE.SYS Add the CD ROM device driver as you wrote it down in the "Locating the CD ROM Device Driver" section. For example: DEVICE=C:\DRV\CDROMDRV.SYS /D:MSCD001 /P:220 If you need to load any sound card drivers, copy them from the "Sound Cards" section now. The following example lines are for the SoundBlaster 16: DEVICE=C:\SB16\DRV\CTSB16.SYS /UNIT=0 /BLASTER=A:220 I:5 D:1 H:5 DEVICE=C:\SB16\DRV\CTMM.SYS Complete the file by pressing , selecting SAVE and then EXIT STEP 7 CREATING THE AUTOEXEC.BAT FILE To create the AUTOEXEC.BAT file on the boot disk, switch to the A: drive and type the following: EDIT AUTOEXEC.BAT and when you receive the (normally) blue screen, type the following: @ECHO OFF C:\ SET COMSPEC=C:\COMMAND.COM PROMPT USM2 BOOT DISK $_$P$G PATH=C:\;C:\DOS;C:\SIERRA If you are using the MOUSE.COM or MOUSE.EXE file to load your mouse driver, add the appropriate line: A:\MOUSE.EXE Add the MSCDEX line as you write it down in the "Locating the MSCDEX CD ROM Extension" section. For example: C:\DOS\MSCDEX /D:MSCD001 If you need to run any sound card initialization programs or load any drivers, copy them from the "Sound Cards" section now. The following example lines are for the SoundBlaster 16: SET BLASTER=A220 I5 D1 H5 T6 SET SOUND=C:\SB16 SET MIDI=SYNTH:1 MAP:E C:\SB16\SB16SET /M:220 /VOC:220 /CD:220 /MIDI:220 /LINE:220 C:\SB16\DIAGNOSE /S Complete the file by pressing , selecting SAVE and then EXIT STEP 8 REBOOT THE SYSTEM AND START THE GAME Reboot your system by pressing the button on your computer or by using the key sequence on your keyboard. Follow the instructions at the start of this README file to start the game, or check your instruction manual. LEGAL INFORMATION ***************** BY USING THIS SOFTWARE, YOU ARE AGREEING TO BE BOUND BY THE TERMS OF THIS LICENSE. Sierra On-Line End User License Agreement This software is copyrighted. This software and documentation is licensed to you by Sierra On-Line. You may copy it onto a computer for your own personal use and you may make back up copies of the software to protect your software against loss. 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Be VERY specific. Is there an error message? What is it? Where does it occur? Does it happen the same way each time? Are you playing in Windows 3.1/3.11, Win95 or DOS? DOS version (MS-DOS 6.0, PC-DOS 6.2, etc.) Type of computer (486, Pentium, etc.) Brand of video card (Trident, Diamond, etc.) Amount of RAM (8 meg, 16 meg, etc.) CD-ROM speed (2x, 4x, etc.) Brand of sound card and sound card settings (SoundBlaster Pro, Forte16, Mozart, etc. Please be VERY specific with the brand name. Sound card settings include DMA, IRQ and I/O values.) Any disk compression? What kind? (Double-space, Stacker, Drivespace 3, etc.) Any third-part memory manager? What kind? (eg.QEMM,386MAX) Largest executable program size or bytes free after booting with the boot disk. (Type MEM from the DOS prompt to find out.) What have you tried so far? (Boot disk, no sound, etc.) Please attach printed copies of your CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT from your hard drive and the boot disk.