GAZILLIONAIRE  
(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
1.44 MB 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 1.44 MB 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 1.44 MB 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 1.44 MB 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.

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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 1.44 MB
 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 1.44 MB 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!
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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. 
c)  VGA graphics, color monitor.
d)  11 Megabytes of hard disk space.
e)  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
