DOMINATION: EPISODE I - FIRST CONTACT (SHAREWARE). (C) 1997 Xtreme Games LLC. I. Installation II. Playing the Game III. Troubleshooting IV. Using REX++ V. Using the Level of Detail Control VI. Getting the latest info on the DOMINATION series ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- I. INSTALLATION (for CD-ROM version only) Minimum Requirements Pentium 75 (Pentium 100 recommended) 16 MB Ram 25 MB Free Hard Disk DOS Based Installation DOMINATION: EPISODE I - First Contact is contained in a single directory "DOMINAT1" on the CD-ROM. From MS-DOS or from a MS-DOS session within Windows 95 simply change drives to your CD-ROM. For example, if your CD-ROM is drive D: then you would type at the command prompt: D: Then change directories to the DOMINAT1 sub directory: D:\CD DOMINAT1 Then to install DOMINATION: EPISODE I simply type INSTALL.EXE eg. D:\DOMINAT1\INSTALL.EXE This will launch the installer which is menu driven. Install the game into the drive and directory of your choice. After the game is installed the sound setup program will be launched automatically to setup your sound. Follow the menus and setup your sound for sound system. Windows 95 From Windows Explorer or from "My Computer" navigate into your CD-ROM drive and navigate into the DOMINAT1 directory on your CD-ROM. To install DOMINATION I run the install program INSTALL.EXE this will guide you through the installation of DOMINATION I and the sound setup. II. PLAYING THE GAME DOMINATION I is controlled from the keyboard and has a great many options such as Heads Up Display, Wetware Gadgets and a lot of weapons. Here are the controls: - Display Control Panel - Rotate Left - Rotate Right - Move Forward. - Move Backward. - Enable Strafing. - Toggle Level of Detail on the fly. - Inspect/Use Object. - Fire Weapon. - Jump Up. - Crouch Down. - Select Previous Weapon in Arsenal. - Select Next Weapon in Arsenal. - Toggle System HUD. - Toggle Bio-Stats HUD. - Toggle WETWARE HUD. - Toggle Weapon Display HUD. - Toggle Ammunition stores HUD. - Toggle all HUDS. - Scroll Down on WETWARE Menu HUD. - Scroll Up on WETWARE Menu HUD. - Toggle current WETWARE item On/Off. Game play is simple: kill everything, collect everything and when you find a computer hack around in it. To exit a level you must find a computer workstation that has teleporter software and then engage the teleportation program. The only way for you to determine if a workstation has teleporter software is to "hack" around in the computer looking for commands and programs to execute with the DIR command. Once you have found the teleportation program "TELEPORTLEVEL" and launched it, you will undoubtedly need a password. The password can be found somewhere within the computer LOGS files. After teleporting you will see a statistics screen that will show you how you did on the level and your time verses the par time. When you have finished the levels of a world then you will be teleported to the next world (long range teleport) and receive the thanks of of any remaining organic creatures. When you have finished the three worlds then you...I guess you'll just have to play! III. TROUBLESHOOTING Crashes in Windows 95 DOMINATION I is a 32-bit Protected mode application and likes to run in pure DOS rather than from a DOS session under Windows 95. So if you are having trouble running from a Windows 95 DOS session try re-starting in MS-DOS mode. You can start MS-DOS mode from the Windows 95 Start Menu by choosing shutdown and selecting restart the computer in MS-DOS mode or by rebooting the computer and pressing the F8 key during the start up phase. If you are still experiencing crashes, try changing your EMM386 line in your CONFIG.SYS file to no EMS. To do this, edit your config.sys file with any text editor and look for the line that reads EMM386.EXE. Add NOEMS to the end of this line. If there is RAM statment or any numbers then you must delete them. For example, if your EMM386.EXE line reads something like: device=C:\DOS\EMM386.EXE RAM 1024 then you would change it to: device=C:\DOS\EMM386.EXE NOEMS *Sound Problems* If your sound or music is not audible or doesn't sound correct then try running SETSOUND.EXE and re-selecting a different sound card for either digital or midi. If problems continue, try running the game in MS-DOS mode or changing the settings of your sound card and setting up the sound again with SETSOUND.EXE. *Memory Problems* DOMINATION II has a virtual memory manager and should run fine in 16MB of RAM. DOMINATION II may run on some systems with less than 16MB of RAM, but performance may be degraded. *Speed Problems* If you find that DOMINATION II doesn't run fast enough then try running the game from pure DOS and make sure you have a disk caching program such as SMARTDRIVE. Or buy a faster computer! You can also try switching to low detail mode (see section VI. below). IV. USING REX++ *Programming* REX++ is a programming language created specifically for the DOMINATION series. REX++ is based on the BASIC programming language with the free form syntax found in C. The programming language can be found within the virtual computers in the game. To use the language you must run the interpreter from within a virtual computer, this is accomplished by typing "REX++" at the virtual computer command prompt. A manual on the use of the language and its keywords can be found on the DOMINATION CD-ROM under the name REXPP.DOC. Read this document using a MS Word compatible program such as MS Word or MS Wordpad. The manual will give you enough information and examples to create cool little programs. *Troubleshooting* REX++ gives you a lot of freedom when programming and it's possible that you might be able to create a program that crashes the language interpreter. Therefore, when you are programming in REX++ keep in mind that you are using a real language and a real IDE, so if you really try to write bad programs then you will probably be able to do so! Some common errors that can cause problems are: 1. Defining variables more than once. 2. Sending parameters that are out of range. 3. Performing illegal or non-real mathematical calculations. If you avoid the above pitfalls then you shouldn't run into any problems with REX++. TIP: if you are going to do something risky then be sure to save your position in the game first! V. USING THE LEVEL OF DETAIL CONTROL In the main control panel of the game under OPTIONS you can switch the level of detail from low to high. Low detail speeds up the game by flat shading the floors and removing the ceilings instead of using full texture mapping. Alas, there is a small penalty for doing this! There are a few secrets in the game that won't be so obvious without the texture mapping and floor lighting. So, to help you out we have added a quick Level of Detail Toggle, so that you can switch the LOD on the fly. While playing DOMINATION I, simply press and the Level of Detail will toggle from low to high and back. However, even without the extra hints a real Cyborg could carry out his mission! VI. GETTING THE LATEST INFO ON THE DOMINATION SERIES You can find the latest tips, bug fixes, patches, and general information about DOMINATION by loging into the official DOMINATION Web Site at: http://www.xgames3d.com