**** RAILS DELUXE README.TXT FILE ****

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       The purpose of this file is to present any information
    that missed the technical supplement.

    PROPER SOUND AND MUSIC SETTINGS

    
       IF THE INSTALL PROCESS HANGS UP AT ANY POINT,

       TRY AGAIN USING "INSTALL -s".  FAILURE TO SELECT 
       
       A SOUND SETTING AT THE END OF INSTALLATION WILL 
       
       REQUIRE YOU  TO  RE-INSTALL  FROM THE  BEGINNING.


       When installing the Sound and Music for RAILS DELUXE
    on your computer be sure that the settings are correct and
    match your particular sound system.  If you experience a
    "lock-up" on your machine during the introduction screens
    or in the early parts of a game, then you probably have some
    sort of conflict between the installed settings for your 
    sound card and RAILS DELUXE.  To alleviate problems of this
    sort you must simply run the "Install" routine, which is in
    the RAILSDX root directory, and select "Reconfigure Hardware
    Options". This will allow you to change the settings of
    your sound/music software interrupts (Addresses, IRQ's
    and/or DRQ's).
       If you continue to experience problems feel free to
    contact MicroProse Customer Service.  The phone numbers for
    the MicroProse Customer Service Department and MPS Electronic
    Bulletin Board can be found in the RAILS DELUXE Technical
    Supplement.
    
    CORRECTIONS TO THE PLAYER AID CARD
        AFRICA: Passengers do not travel between outposts.
                Cities do not demand troops.
        S. A. : Refineries produce Mfg. Goods, not Petroleum.

************************** NEW FOR VERSION 2.0 *****************************

    FIXES:    
        
        The problems involving "OVERLAY NOT FOUND" errors has been
    traced to the video routine drawing off screen and has been
    fixed.  
        
        The mouse interface now works like a standard Windows 
    interface while retaining the functions of previous versions.

        The speed of the game in the Local Display has been
    maximized. A side effect of this is the occasional flashing of    
    city names and small pieces of track.
        
        The Features section of the Game menu now works properly
    (Animations turns off the scrolling pages of the financial
    summary at the end of a fiscal year).
          
        People experiencing problems with digitized sound on IRQ2
    should configure for IRQ9.  This IRQ is usually re-routed to
    IRQ2 on most machines.

        OS/2 users can avoid lock-ups on exit by retiring instead
    of using the <alt>-Q quick exit.

    
    NEW FEATURES:

        New train car artwork has been added in all theatres.  The 
    earliest cars cannot be represented on the routing screen due 
    to their small size, but the cars do change their appearance 
    as newer engines are introduced.

        An Auto-Save feature now saves the game at the end of every 
    year to a special file that can be reloaded using the resume game
    option.  This method does not use any Saved Game spaces.

        The Tutorial Railroad has been added to the game and can be
    accessed using the Tutorial option at the startup.  This also   
    does not take up any Saved Game spaces.


    APOLOGIES:
        We are unable to fix a money roll over problem that manifests
    in a couple of different ways.  Your cash may mysteriously become
    negative, or you may end up with spikes in your stock graph, or 
    if your Railroad net worth rolls over, you may be kicked out of
    office.  This is an indication that you have done so well as to
    exceed the design parameters of the game.  
        
        We were also unable to raise the restrictions on the number
    of stations and trains available without completely rewriting the
    entire game.  There is room in the future for a bigger, better,
    faster game in the Railroad Tycoon line and we hope you will be
    with us at that time for more enjoyment.

                      
                      Thank-you for choosing RAILS DELUXE,

                            The RAILS DELUXE Team.