HARDBALL 4: ONE INNING DEMO (C) 1995 Accolade, Inc. MANUAL INSTALLATION 1. With your computer powered up, place the compact disk in your CD-ROM tray with the label side up. (If HardBall 4 is already installed on your hard drive, skip to #5.) At the DOS prompt, type the letter of your CD-ROM drive, followed by a colon, and press . 2. Type cd hb4 and press . 3. Type install and press . 4. Type in the name of the drive and directory where you would like HardBall 4 installed. Highlight INSTALL and press . 5. If you have 8 megs of RAM, skip to #6. If you have less than 8 megs of RAM, you must run the special VM command listed below before HardBall 4 will boot. You must also have an additional 6 megs of hard drive space free in addition to space required for the game. - Type VM at the C:\hb4 prompt and press . - Type HB4 at the C:\hb4 prompt and press . 6. When installation is complete, the Setup screen is displayed. SETUP OPTIONS 1. Adjust joystick - Calibrate your joystick by doing the following: - Select ADJUST JOYSTICK and press . - Follow the on-screen directions. (If your joystick does not have trim-pots, disregard the readings.) - If you have a second joystick plugged in, you can calibrate it the same way. - Press to cancel calibration. 2. Sound and Music Sound-Digital Audio Driver - Here's how to select the soundcard you want to play your sound effects: - Press the down arrow key to highlight the desired driver and press to select. - Press the right arrow key to select Port, IRQ and DMA settings. Make sure the settings displayed are correct for your soundcard or you will not get any sound or your computer will lock up. Depending on the sound card, change settings using one of these methods: - Highlight a setting and press repeatedly until the desired setting is displayed or highlight and press and type in the new setting. - If you don't know your settings, highlight Detect Settings and press or consult your soundcard manual. NOTE: Using "Detect Settings" is not 100% reliable on all soundcards and your computer may lock up. When soundcard selection and settings are complete, highlight Test and press . A sound effect will be played if your settings are correct. Music - MIDI Music Driver Select, change and test music settings just as you did for sound settings. KEYBOARD, JOYSTICK AND MOUSE CONTROLS One or two players can play HardBall 4. You can use 1 or 2 joysticks, the keyboard, or any combination thereof. If you have a mouse, you can use it on all menu screens by moving the cursor to the desired item and clicking the left mouse button. Scroll up and down menus by holding down the left mouse button and moving the cursor to the bottom or top of the list. To choose whether a joystick, keyboard or computer controls a team: 1. Select "Exhibition Game" from the Main Menu. 2. Select "Options" from the pre-game screen. 3. Highlight the team you want to control in the Player Control box on the right of the screen. 4. Press repeatedly until the game controller you want is shown. Keyboard 1 is the cursor keys or the keypad. Keyboard 2 is letters A (left), W (up), D (right), X (down), Spacebar (enter), Tab (backspace). A joystick(s) selection will be available only if you have a joystick(s) plugged in. 5. Highlight the opponent and select control in same manner as above. MENU SELECTIONS Use the cursor keys (up,down,left,right arrows) or joystick to highlight a menu selection then press or joystick button #1 to select. BATTING Choose a swing type by pressing the cursor key that corresponds to the desired swing type, then press . After the pitcher throws the ball, press to swing the bat. BASE RUNNING The runner goes immediately to first base. Make the hit a double by pressing the up arrow key. The left arrow key moves the runner to third and the down arrow key sends the runner home. To retreat to a base, hold down the arrow key that corresponds to the base you want your runner to return to and press (button #2 for joystick users) when the pitcher starts his windup to make the runner steal. PITCHING Choose a pitch by pressing the cursor key that corresponds to the pitch you want and then press . Press and hold down to start the throw. Use the cursor keys to aim the pitch during the windup before the pitcher releases the ball. How long you hold down the cursor keys determines how far inside/outside, etc. the pitch will be. To attempt a pickoff, press and hold down the cursor key that corresponds to the desired base and press . You must select your pitch before you can try a pickoff. FIELDING After a ball is hit, a yellow circle appears by the feet of the player nearest the ball. Use the cursor keys to move the highlighted player to the ball. If he is close to a ball, press to jump or dive. If the ball passes him and another player is closer, press to switch player control. Once the fielder has the ball, press an arrow key and press to throw toward a base. First base is the right arrow key, second base is the up arrow, third is the left arrow and home is the down arrow. TECHNICAL HELP Telephone help is available Monday through Friday, 8AM to 5PM Pacific Standard Time. Call (408) 296-8400 or FAX (408) 246-0231. You may also write us at this address: Accolade c/o Customer Service 5300 Stevens Creek Blvd. Suite 500 San Jose, CA 95129 ORDERING INFORMATION To find out more about HardBall 4 or to purchase your own copy, visit your local software store, or call 1-800-245-7744. 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