                      Wing Commander IV PCCD Demo
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update this manual at any time and without notice. 

This file will be updated continuously and can be found on our BBS
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/pub/patches/wc4demo.txt).

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This help file has been provided as documentation for Wing Commander IV.
It details key commands, features, and the most common questions asked 
and their answers.

To print a hardcopy of this file, at the DOS prompt, change to the drive
of your CD-ROM drive (i.e. "D:") and type : 

    PRINT README.TXT  [ENTER]

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Index

[1.0]    General Notes
         [1.1]    About Wing Commander IV
         [1.2]    Features
         [1.3]    Scores to beat...
         [1.4]    Tips on Gameplay
[2.0]    System Requirements
[3.0]    Boot Disk Configuration
[4.0]    Install Program
         [4.1]    Joystick Calibration
         [4.2]    CPU Benchmark
         [4.3]    Video Benchmark
         [4.4]    CD-ROM Benchmark
         [4.5]    Sound Card Compatibility
[5.0]    Game Controls
[6.0]    Troubleshooting
         [6.1]    General Info
         [6.2]    Questions and Answers
         [6.3]    Known Problems
         [6.4]    Problem CD-ROM drivers and their updates
[7.0]    Windows and OS/2 Compatibility
[8.0]    Miscellaneous
         [8.1]    Can I play the game from my hard drive?
         [8.2]    Can I change the time limit?
         [8.3]    What files accompany the Wing IV Demo?
[9.0]    Origin Catalog
[10.0]   Origin Customer Service/Technical Support
[11.0]   Disclaimer

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[1.0]    General Notes

[1.1]    About Wing Commander IV

Welcome to Wing Commander IV. This latest installment in the 
Wing Commander series puts you back in the shoes of the Terran 
Confederation's Colonel Christopher Blair, to investigate the 
skirmishes with our long-time allies, The Border Worlds.

This demo has a promotional trailer which loops endlessly or until
the Escape key is pressed, at which point the Demo switches to
gameflow mode. From gameflow, one can choose to fly the demo mission 
or review the trailer. Upon completion of the Demo Mission or hitting 
ALT-Q, the demo returns to gameflow.

When you select to fly the demo mission, you will be at the helm of 
the Confederation Hellcat. The mission has a default time limit of 5 
minutes. You start on the BWS Intrepid. Use A to take off from the ship, 
or fly out manually by using + to increase your speed. The control type 
selected in the install program will be used to maneuver your ship.

To autopilot to where the enemies are, press A once. You will
see a view of your ship flying by on its way to the enemy. Once you 
reach the second action sphere, a pirate frigate and its escorts will 
be continually jumping in until the time limit expires, or you die.

The circular display with the red dots on it is your radar.
If you maneuver the ship so that one of the dots is in the center,
you should be able to see it in front of you. It will be bracketed
by a red box. Maneuver each of the enemies into the crosshairs on
the screen and fire. If you hit them, you will see a blue shield
effect. Fire until their ultimate destruction! You can also fire 
missiles at it using the Enter key or by pressing both buttons on 
the joystick. 

If the screen appears too bright, try pressing Ctrl and the Left
arrow key. If the screen appears too dark, try pressing Ctrl and
the Right arrow key.

To exit the Demo, press Alt-X from gameflow or spaceflight.


[1.2]    Features

Wing Commander IV features many new improvements over Wing Commander 
III. These include :

o    Digital Music

o    Realistic textures for the spaceflight objects

o    Cool cockpit huds

o    New weapons/missiles

o    Improved movie player allowing the playback of 16-bit color/16-bit 
     stereo movies!

o    New explosion effects


[1.3]    Scores to beat...

So, you think you're pretty good, eh? You pathetic descendant of MONKEYS!
Beat these kill scores! (See the notes at the bottom...)

                              KILLS (@)    KILLS (#)

Anthony L. Sommers (asommers)    20           12
QA Project Leader

J. Allen Brack (Number One)      19           12
QA Assistant Project Leader

Todd Wachhaus (Viper)            21           12
QA Assistant Project Leader

@ - Battle was ACE AI, any guns, NO missiles, no invulnerability, 
collisions ON, default timer (5 minutes), score was represented by the
kill counter.

# - Battle was ACE AI, Stormfire ONLY, NO missiles, no invulnerability, 
collisions ON, default timer (5 minutes), score was represented by the
kill counter.


[1.4]    Tips on Gameplay

1)  Balance your power settings at the start of the mission
2)  Switch to full guns and synchronize (CTRL-G)
3)  Watch out for those rear turrets on the Tbolts!!! Ouch!!!
4)  As soon as you finish one fighter, immediately move to another!
5)  You've got to know when to use afterburners, especially when tailing 
    fighters...
6)  Be careful not to ram the enemy ships, you get no kills that way.
7)  Have fun! It's only a game... -ALS, TAW & JAB

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[2.0]    System Requirements

Wing Commander IV CD-ROM system requirements (which are absolutely 
needed to play the game) :

        i486DX2/66 Processor or higher
        8 MB of RAM (7 MB of XMS) 
        360K Conventional Memory
        MS-DOS 5.0 and up
        Double Speed CD-ROM Drive (300,000 bytes/second transfer rate)
        VESA Local Bus Video Card
        100% Microsoft compatible mouse 
        20 MB of free hard disk space

    System Recommendation - VGA :

        i486DX2/66 Processor or higher
        16 MB of RAM (15 MB of XMS) 
        500K Conventional Memory
        Quad Speed CD-ROM Drive (600,000 bytes/second transfer rate)
        VESA Local Bus Video Card
        100% Microsoft compatible mouse 
        20 MB of required hard disk space
        Sound Blaster or 100% compatible sound card for Digital FX/Music
        Joystick

    System Recommendation - SVGA/Optimal :

        Intel Pentium 75 MHZ or higher
        16 MB of RAM (15 MB of XMS) 
        500K Conventional Memory
        Quad Speed CD-ROM Drive (600,000 bytes/second transfer rate)
        PCI SVGA video card
        100% Microsoft compatible mouse 
        20 MB of required hard disk space
        Sound Blaster or 100% compatible sound card for Digital FX
        Joystick (Flightstick Pro or Thrustmaster)

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[3.0 ]    Boot Disk Configuration

Almost all problems can be solved by making a boot disk for Wing
Commander IV. Regardless of the total amount of RAM and/or conventional
memory, processor speed/power, etc., the boot disk will set up your
computer specifically to run Wing Commander IV. Expanded Memory
Managers (EMM386, QEMM386, 386MAX, NETROOM, etc.) are not needed and if
configured incorrectly, will often conflict with our own protected mode
memory manager.

It is recommended that you create a floppy boot disk for Wing Commander 
IV. If you have a blank floppy disk for your A: drive, the program 
BOOTDISK.EXE can be used to assist you. BOOTDISK.EXE examines your hard 
drive CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT and determines the best configuration 
for running Wing Commander IV. All you have to do is put a blank floppy 
in the drive, type BOOTDISK at the CD-ROM drive prompt, and press 
[ENTER].

Once the boot disk is finished, simply reboot your machine with that 
disk in the A: drive. It's that easy!

To make a boot disk for Wing Commander IV manually, please use the 
following instructions :

1)  Place a blank disk in drive A:

2)  Type  C:  and press [ENTER]

3)  Type  FORMAT A: /S  and press [ENTER]

4)  Type  A:  and press [ENTER]

5)  Type  COPY C:\CONFIG.SYS  and press [ENTER]

6)  Type  COPY C:\AUTOEXEC.BAT  and press [ENTER]

7)  Type  EDIT A:\CONFIG.SYS  and press [ENTER]

8)  Different computers have different sound cards, CD-ROM drives, etc.
    Therefore, after the first 5 initial lines, we cannot list out the
    exact lines needed. However, the original lines from your hard disk
    CONFIG.SYS will be there, and you can try to make sure lines of the
    CONFIG.SYS on the boot disk read somewhat like the following :

        DEVICE=C:\DOS\HIMEM.SYS
        DOS=LOW
        FILES=25
        BUFFERS=99
        SHELL=C:\DOS\COMMAND.COM C:\DOS\ /P
        DEVICE=C:\<path>\<possible sound card drivers>
        DEVICE=C:\<path>\<CD-ROM drivers>
        DEVICE=C:\<path>\<possible mouse driver>

    Lines to make sure you want to remove from the CONFIG.SYS of the
    boot disk :

        DEVICE=C:\DOS\EMM386.EXE ...
        DEVICE=C:\WINDOWS\IFSHLP.SYS
        DEVICE=C:\DOS\SMARTDRV.EXE ...

9)  After you are finished with the CONFIG.SYS, press [ALT-F], then [X], 
    then [Y]. You should return to the A: prompt.

10) Type  EDIT A:\AUTOEXEC.BAT  and press [ENTER]

11) Similar to CONFIG.SYS, since different computers have different
    sound cards, CD-ROM drives, etc., we cannot list out the exact lines 
    needed for the AUTOEXEC.BAT file. However, the original lines from 
    your hard disk AUTOEXEC.BAT will be there, and you can try to make 
    sure lines of the AUTOEXEC.BAT on the boot disk read somewhat like 
    the following :

        @ECHO OFF
        PROMPT $p$g
        PATH C:\DOS
        C:\<path>\MSCDEX.EXE ...
        <possible soundcard lines (SET BLASTER=, SET SOUND=, etc.)>
        <possible mouse driver line (C:\DOS\MOUSE or C:\MOUSE\MOUSE)>

    Lines to make sure you want to remove from the AUTOEXEC.BAT of the
    boot disk :

        C:\DOS\SHARE.EXE ...
        C:\DOS\SMARTDRV.EXE ...

12) After you are finished with the CONFIG.SYS, press [ALT-F], then [X], 
    then [Y]. You should return to the A: prompt.

13) Reboot your computer with the new boot disk. You may now try to 
    install/run the game!

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[4.0]    Install Program

The first time you run the Wing Commander IV Demo, the game will
automatically run its install program. This program allows you
to setup sound cards, set save game directories, test machine
speed, etc.

[4.1]    Joystick Calibration

    If the program detects an active gameport on I/O Port 200 or 201,
    you will be asked to calibrate your joystick.  As you move your
    joystick around, the X and Y coordinate numbers shown at the bottom
    of the screen should decrease as you move to the upper left and
    increase as you move to the lower right.  Follow the on-screen
    instructions to calibrate the joystick.  Once initially calibrated,
    a rectangular cursor SHOULD appear in the center of the grid.  Move
    this cursor to the four corners of the grid and then SMOOTHLY
    through the inner portions of the grid quadrants. The cursor and
    corresponding numbers at the bottom of the screen should adjust
    according.

    If your cursor flickers between positions or jumps unexpectedly from
    one location to another as you move it, then your joystick as not
    calibrated properly for one of the following possible reasons :

    1)  Joystick Port Conflict: Two active joystick ports on the same
        system will confuse the calibration routine and produce
        erroneous data.

        SOLUTION: Possible locations for joystick/game ports can be
            found on either a) the sound card, b) the i/o serial card
            (where your mouse might be plugged into) or c) a separate
            gamecard (usually speed-adjustable). Only one of the ports
            can be active.  Check the respective manufacturer's
            documentation to find out what settings need to be made to
            disable one or more of the conflicting ports.

    2)  Poor Initial Calibration: Try again by pressing any key other
        than <ESC>, and recalibrating.

    3)  Machine Speed Conflict: Some gameports cannot handle the speed
        of some computers, especially Pentiums. As a result, the
        calibration information returned to the software routine is
        inaccurate.

        SOLUTION: Your system may benefit from the purchase of a speed-
            adjustable gamecard. These gamecards allow the user to
            adjust the rate at which the joystick calibration can
            actually speak to the joystick hardware. Some of the tested
            gamecards include the Thrustmaster ACM, the Gravis
            Eliminator, the Kraft Game Card and the CH Gamecard 3.

    4)  Bad Joystick Hardware: Unfortunately, some joystick hardware
        gives out after repeated usage.  If you have checked the other 3
        possibilities and you still have trouble calibrating, try
        attaching another joystick from a friend's computer.  This may
        help you pinpoint the problem.


[4.2]    CPU Benchmark

    Prior to configuring your machine for Wing Commander IV, the
    installation program will perform a benchmark on your system.  It
    will attempt to load an object in SVGA (if a VESA-compatible driver
    is detected) and draw that object as fast as it can on the screen.

    NOTE: If the benchmark only detects VGA, the results will be
          INACCURATE as the test assumes SVGA results.  Please load a
          VESA-compatible driver even if you choose not to run SVGA in
          one or more portions of the game.

    Once complete, the results of the WC4 Benchmark will appear at the
    top of your screen.  If they vary excessively, please read the
    following information and recommendations :


 -- How is the CPU tested?

        WC4 makes a purely mathematical calculation and determines the
        response time. This relies on 100% of the processor speed.

 -- What do the numbers mean?

        Listed below is the estimated breakdown based upon results
        received during testing of Wing Commander IV:


      +-------------------+-------+------------------------------+
      | Pentium 120       |    2  | Pentium Class CPU Speed      |
      +-------------------+-------+------------------------------+
      | Pentium 90        |    4  | Pentium Class CPU Speed      |
      +-------------------+-------+------------------------------+
      | Pentium 60        |    6  | Pentium Class CPU Speed      |
      +-------------------+-------+------------------------------+
      | DX4/100, DX4/75   |  7-10 | High-End 486 Class CPU Speed |
      |   and DX2/66      |    10 | High-End 486 Class CPU Speed |
      +-------------------+-------+------------------------------+

        Ratings of 11 or higher indicate that you do not have the
        processor speed to play Wing Commander IV.  We do not recommend
        that you attempt gameplay on a machine with this rating.

        Ratings of 0 indicate that you have a computer that
        rates faster than the technology available at the release of
        this demo.  Never to fear though, Wing Commander IV incorporates
        a limiter to insure that the game is playable on the next
        generation of processors.

 -- What kind of performance should I expect?

        Space flight depends HEAVILY upon the CPU speed of your system.
        But this will only work up to a certain point as defined by the
        speed of your video. For example, a Pentium computer with an ISA
        video card will bottleneck due to the slow video card
        performance.  Switching from SVGA to VGA will help alleviate
        this dependency upon the video speed.

 -- How do I improve this rating?

    A)  Ensure that you have your Internal and External Cache enabled
        for your CPU. Contact your computer manufacturer to investigate
        these settings further. 

    B)  Upgrading your CPU and motherboard is the only other way to
        improve this performance.  Some of today's systems have included
        the use of ZIF Sockets that make CPU chip upgrades easier. 
        Doubling your clock speed may be as simple as putting in a new
        CPU.  Contact your computer manufacturer for details about your
        specific system and its possibilities for upgrade.


[4.3]    Video Benchmark

    The game runs in VGA 320x200 256 color mode and SVGA 640x480 256
    color mode. However, SVGA mode is ONLY accessible if you have a
    VESA driver installed or your video card has VESA built in. If you
    don't have a VESA driver for your card, UNIVBE has been included
    (Universal VESA BIOS Extensions). If your video card does not
    support the VESA standard, the game will run in VGA.

 -- How is the Video Card tested?

        An object is loaded from the CD-ROM into your computer's RAM.
        The object is then timed to determine how quickly it copies from
        this main RAM to the VRAM on your video card.  This test
        combines both the bus speed of your video card (as determined by
        your system architecture: ISA, EISA, VESA or PCI) and the speed
        of the video card itself to receive this information into its
        own memory.

        NOTE : The Benchmark assumes that you are loading a SVGA object.

 -- What do the numbers mean?

        Listed below is the estimated breakdown based upon results
        received during testing of Wing Commander IV:


      +-------------------+-------+------------------------------+
      | PCI Video card    |  0-1  | Local Bus Video Speed        |
      +-------------------+-------+------------------------------+
      | VLB Video card    |  1-4  | Local Bus Video Speed        |
      +-------------------+-------+------------------------------+
      | ISA Video card    |   5+  | Low-End Video Speed          |
      +-------------------+-------+------------------------------+


        NOTE : Owners of video cards with a rating of 5 or higher will
               probably experience trouble viewing the movies. For these
               users, we highly recommend that you upgrade your
               video card for improved performance.

 -- What kind of performance should I expect?

        Space flight AND Movies depend heavily upon the speed of your
        video. As mentioned in the CPU Benchmark section, the processor
        speed can only take you so far. After that, the video speed will
        carry the rest of the load.  Slower video card owners should
        adjust movies and space flight to VGA to avoid choppy frame rate
        or pausing during movies.

 -- How do I improve this rating?

        The system architecture of your computer greatly affects the
        overall performance of any video card.  For most ISA customers,
        the best increase in video performance will be to upgrade to a
        new motherboard with VLB or PCI architecture.  For increases
        within a particular type of architecture, research each video
        card for its DOS performance and rating by nationally recognized
        benchmarks or publications.

        NOTE : Windows accelerator cards which feature enhanced Windows
               video speeds MAY NOT provide the same type of performance
               in DOS.  Check your local retailer or video card
               manufacturer for more information about these performance
               ratings.

[4.4]    CD-ROM Benchmark

 -- How is the CD-ROM Drive tested?

        A file approximately 2 MB in size is located on the WC4-CD.
        It is then transferred from the CD into the main RAM on your 
        computer.  The amount of time it takes to transfer this 
        information is read in bytes per second (bps). The amount of BPS 
        determines the speed of the CD-ROM drive itself.

 -- What do the numbers mean?

        Listed below is the breakdown based upon common convention used
        by CD-ROM manufacturers':

    +-----------------------------+------------------------------------+
    |   Less than 300,000 bytes   | Single Speed CD-ROM Drive          |
    +-----------------------------+------------------------------------+
    |   Greater than 300,000 but  | Double Speed CD-ROM Drive          |
    |   less than 450,000 bytes   |                                    |
    +-----------------------------+------------------------------------+
    |   Greater than 450,000 but  | Triple Speed CD-ROM Drive          |
    |   less than 600,000 bytes   |                                    |
    +-----------------------------+------------------------------------+
    |   Greater than 600,000 bytes| Quad Speed or greater CD-ROM Drive |
    +-----------------------------+------------------------------------+

 -- What kind of performance should I expect?

        The speed of your CD-ROM determines the amount of load times for
        all three modules: gameflow, space flight and movies.  As you
        would expect, the faster the drive means the lesser amount of
        waiting.

 -- How do I improve this rating?

        Short of buying a new CD-ROM drive, there is not much that can
        be done to improve the transfer rate of a CD-ROM drive to help
        Wing Commander IV perform faster. However, if you notice that
        the transfer rate of the CD-ROM drive is not what you expect,
        then it could be attributed to a couple of problems.

    A)  If you are using any type of CD-ROM caching software, try
        disabling it. Due to the game's dependency upon Burst Mode
        Transfer Rate, the use of CD-ROM caching software will not help
        but may, in fact, harm the performance of WC4.  During its
        operation, some software will tell a program asking for a
        particular file, that the information is buffered into memory
        when it is, in reality, not finished. In some cases, it may not
        even have begun to transfer.  Since WC4 uses the interrupt to
        send the information, it won't find any information and WC4 will
        wait for it causing pauses during the movies.

    B)  *** Most probable *** Your CD-ROM software drivers may not be
        communicating with the CD-ROM drive properly.  It is very
        important that you have the latest driver for your CD-ROM drive. 
        Pausing during movies, slow CD access/load times and CDR-101
        error messages (not being able to access the CD) may all be the
        result of the use of an outdated driver.  Contact your CD-ROM
        drive or Multimedia Kit manufacturer to see if you have the
        latest CD-ROM driver.  Users of SCSI controller cards should
        call their controller card manufacturers to ensure that their
        software fully supports the specific CD-ROM drive by model
        number.


The Demo and the final game will create a small directory off of
drive C on your system called c:\wc4demo.  This directory contains
the install and configuration information for your machine.  
Since the game plays entirely off the CD-ROM, we needed a default
 directory in which to save this information.

You can run the game strictly in VGA with :

    WC4DEMO -V

This will force the game to ignore the VESA driver and use VGA.

The Install program can be rerun at any time by typing:

    WC4DEMO -I    or    INSTALL    or    SETUP


[4.5]    Sound Card Compatibility

For Digital FX, the game supports the Sound Blaster (and 100% Sound
Blaster compatibles), Sound Blaster Pro, Sound Blaster 16, Sound
Blaster AWE 32, Pro Audio Spectrum, Roland RAP-10, Ensoniq
Soundscape, Gravis Ultrasound.

    NOTE : All sound cards are to be used in their NATIVE MODE only.
        For example, the Ensoniq Soundscape emulates the Sound Blaster.
        Yet for Digital FX, choose Ensoniq Soundscape rather than Sound
        Blaster/Compatibles.

The install program chooses the default settings of the sound card
defined by the manufacturer. Some sound cards which emulate other
sound cards may not work with Wing Commander IV. If you are using a
sound card which is not listed as a choice in the installation
program, please consult your sound card manufacturer to see about
getting your sound card to properly emulate one of the sound cards
listed.

    Roland RAP-10
        The Roland RAP-10 uses DMA Channel 6. This is defined by the
        game, and cannot be changed.

    Gravis Ultrasound and Ultrasound MAX
        Some Gravis Ultrasound/MAX owners may experience pausing during
        the playing of movies in SVGA mode. If this happens, try
        switching the Movie Video Mode in the install Program to VGA to
        see if this helps. GUS Max owners should select Gravis 
        Ultrasound when selecting the sound card.

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[5.0]    Game Controls

   CAMERA CONTROLS
   ------------------------------------------
   F1              Switch to Cockpit View
   F1              Toggle HUD View
   F2              Left View
   F3              Right View
   F4              Rear View
   Ctrl-F4         Rear View in MFD
   F5              Chase Camera
   F6              Object View Camera
   N               Navigation Map
   [               Zoom in (F6 and Navmap)
   ]               Zoom out (F6 and Navmap)
   Left Arrow      Pan Left (F6 and Navmap)
   Right Arrow     Pan Left (F6 and Navmap)
   Up Arrow        Tilt Up (F6 and Navmap)
   Down Arrow      Tilt Down (F6 and Navmap)
   -------------------------------------------


   NAVIGATION MAP CONTROLS
   ------------------------------------------------
   S               Toggle Stars
   G               Toggle Grid
   C               Center on Player
   N               Select Next Waypoint
   P               Select Previous Waypoint
   [               Zoom In
   ]               Zoom Out
   ------------------------------------------------


   SPEED CONTROLS
   ------------------------------------------------
   -               Decrement Throttle 5%
   +               Increment Throttle 5%
   Backspace       Set Throttle to 0
   \               Set Throttle to Max
   Tab             Afterburners (while held down)
   ~               Toggle Afterburners
   ------------------------------------------------


   WEAPON CONTROLS
   --------------------------------------------------------
   G               Select Next Gun Mode
   F               Full Guns
   E               Drop Decoy
   M               Select Next Missile Mode
   B               Full Salvo of Missiles; Launch all missile hardpoints
   Ctrl-S          Engage Smart Targeting
   T               Select Next Target
   R               Select Next Turret on Current Target
   Y               Select Closest Target and Match Speed
   L               Lock Target
   Enter           Fire Missile
   Space           Fire Gun
   --------------------------------------------------------


   COCKPIT CONTROLS
   -----------------------------------------------------------------
   A               Autopilot
   S               Bring up Shield Display
   C               Bring up Communication Display
   D               Bring up Damage Display
   P               Bring up Power VDU/Change System
   [                 Decrease Current System by 5%
   ]                 Increase Current System by 5%
   SHIFT-[           Set all systems equally
   SHIFT-]           Max power to selected system
   CTRL-]            Lock current system (toggle)
   0               Cycle through VDUs (Video Display Units)
   -----------------------------------------------------------------


   MISCELLANEOUS CONTROLS
   ----------------------------------------------------------
   Alt-X                 Exit the Demo
   Alt-C                 Calibrate Joystick
   Ctrl-F                Display Frame Rate
   Alt-2                 VGA Mode
   Alt-4                 SVGA Mode
   Alt-P                 Pause Spaceflight
   Ctrl-J                Activate Joystick Controls
   Ctrl-K                Activate Keyboard Controls
   Ctrl-M                Activate Mouse Controls
   Ctrl-Left Arrow       Make Demo Darker
   Ctrl-Right Arrow      Make Demo Brighter
   Alt-O                 Options Screen
   ----------------------------------------------------------


   JOYSTICK CONTROLS
   -----------------------------------------------------
   Back                               Pitch Up
   Forward                            Pitch Down
   Left                               Yaw Left
   Right                              Yaw Right
   Button 0                           Fire Gun
   Button 1 & Forward                 Increase Throttle
   Button 1 & Back                    Decrease Throttle
   Button 1 & Left                    Roll Left
   Button 1 & Right                   Roll Right
   Double Click Button 1 and Hold     Afterburner
   Button 1 & Button 0                Fire Missile
   -----------------------------------------------------


   KEYBOARD CONTROLS
   -----------------------------------------------------
   Up Arrow                           Pitch Up
   Down Arrow                         Pitch Down
   Left Arrow                         Yaw Left
   Right Arrow                        Yaw Right
   >                                  Roll Left
   <                                  Roll Right
   Shift & Above Keys                 Doubles rate
   -----------------------------------------------------


   MOUSE CONTROLS
   -----------------------------------------------------
   Up                                 Pitch Up
   Down                               Pitch Down
   Left                               Yaw Left
   Right                              Yaw Right
   Button 1                           Fire Gun
   Button 2 & Forward                 Increase Throttle
   Button 2 & Back                    Decrease Throttle
   Button 2 & Left                    Roll Left
   Button 2 & Right                   Roll Right
   Double Click Button 2 and Hold     Afterburner
   Button 1 & Button 2                Fire Missile
   -----------------------------------------------------

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[6.0]    Troubleshooting

If the game crashes inexplicably or there are sound and video 
glitches, it is probably the result of an invalid configuration. Try 
making a boot disk and start again. The problem may not reoccur. If it 
does, consult the troubleshooting section. You may have outdated CD-
ROM device drivers or your hardware may have loose cables, bad SCSI 
termination or some other problem.  If the CD-ROM appears undamaged, 
check your hardware and/or contact the manufacturer of your CD-ROM 
drive to obtain the latest software device drivers and/or hardware 
fixes.

[6.1]    General Info

Here are some things to check :

  1)  Set up a BOOT DISK! :)

  2)  Make sure your VESA driver is current and up to date. Try 
      "UNIVBE", or playing in VGA with "WC4DEMO -V". 

  3)  Make sure you have a 100% compatible mouse driver. Attempt to REM
      out your mouse line and see if the problems persist.

  4)  You have a clean hard disk with at least 25MB of free space (50MB
      if you are using disk compression). 

  5)  Check sound card settings and compatibility. Try disabling your
      sound card to see if that allows you to get into the game.
 
  6)  Make sure your CPU is 100% Intel compatible. 

  7)  The MSCDEX driver can have unpredictable behavior.  If it is 
      loaded high OR if the /E parameter is used, its behavior generally
      becomes much worse.

  8)  SCANDISK and DEFRAG your hard drives regularly. Consult your DOS 
      manual for instructions on using these utilities.


[6.2]    Questions and Answers

Q : How do I run the install program to change my configuration?
A : The Install Program can be re-run at any time by typing :

        WC4DEMO -I

Q : Will I get any benefit from using a disk cache, such as SMARTDRIVE?
A : If you have lower than 16 MB of RAM, it is recommended that you
    remove any disk caching software. The game doesn't need it and will,
    in fact, run slower with it. The disk cache also uses memory that
    may keep you from running the game.

    However, if you have more than 16 MB of RAM, you may want to
    allocate an amount over the first 16 MB to SMARTDRIVE, the disk
    caching software that comes with MS-DOS 5.0 and up. For SMARTDRV.EXE
    that comes with MS-DOS 6.20 and up, by default, SMARTDRIVE caches
    CD-ROM drives. You will want to disable this feature when playing
    Wing Commander IV. For example, if you have 24 MB of RAM and the
    letter of your CD-ROM drive is "D:", you may want to include the
    following line in your AUTOEXEC.BAT file on the boot disk :

        C:\DOS\SMARTDRV.EXE 4096 D-

      +--------------------------------------------------------+
      | NOTE : Do NOT install the game with SMARTDRIVE loaded! |
      +--------------------------------------------------------+

Q : If I changed the savegame directory from "C:\WC4DEMO" to something 
    else in the install program, why is there still a "C:\WC4DEMO" 
    directory on my hard disk?
A : Aside from the directory created by the install program for the Wing
    Commander IV save games and files copied to the hard drive from the
    CD, the directory "C:\WC4DEMO" is created to hold configuration
    information. The information contained in this directory (if not
    used for save games and game files) is less than 1 K (1,000 bytes).
    This directory must not be deleted or renamed. Wing Commander IV
    looks in this directory for information about the game. If it is not
    found, it assumes the game has not been installed and will re-run
    the installation program. 

Q : I keep getting the message "Critical error on file : ..\..\DATA\xx"
    (where xx is a "path\filename.ext"). What does this mean?
A : This could mean that you have a bad CD, or an invalid configuration. 
    If this error message occurs, Wing Commander IV CAN NOT read the 
    disc. This may be due to outdated drivers, an incompatible setup, or 
    a bad CD.  Be sure to check the bottom surface of the CD to ensure 
    that it is dust/dirt free.

Q:  Why do my movies start and stop?
A:  The movies pause because data cannot be transferred from the CD-ROM 
    drive to our game at a sustained rate. The following may be 
    attempted to help alleviate movie pausing :

1)  Try a different movie playback setting. Small Window, Black and 
    White, and Fast Decompression are options to allow you to view the 
    movies if your machine is not fast enough to play them normally.

    For example, if you are using SVGA 16-bit full screen, and the
    movies are pausing, try SVGA 16-bit with Fast Decompression, 16-bit 
    SVGA Small Window, 8-bit SVGA full screen, VGA, etc. until you find 
    a combination that you are satisfied that has no pausing during 
    playback.

1)  Play the movies in VGA. There is roughly 4 times as much data in
    SVGA to display to the screen than in VGA. Run the installation with
    WC4DEMO -I  and make sure Movie Video Mode is VGA. If none of this 
    helps, you may with to copy the demo to your hard disk and run it 
    from there.

2)  Make sure your CD-ROM driver is up to date. You will need to contact
    your CD-ROM drive manufacturer to see if you have the latest
    version. You can check the list of problem CD-ROM drivers at the end
    of this file to see if your driver needs to be updated.

3)  We test the speed of your machine and rate it according to the time
    it takes for certain actions to be completed (see README.TXT for
    more information). The benchmarks for your system are accurate. You
    must make sure you rate at least :

    0-10    for CPU Speed. Lower score = Faster processor
    0-4    for Video Card Speed. Lower score = Faster video card
    300+    for CD-ROM drive transfer rate. Higher rate = Faster CD-ROM

    If you do not meet any of the above requirements, you probably will
    experience movie pausing, even in VGA.

[6.3]   Known Problems

Error message : "VESA mode unavailable"

Problem : You selected 16-bit SVGA in the install program, but your 
          video card does not support 16-bit SVGA. 

Solution : If your card supports SVGA, you should be able to select 
           8-bit SVGA in its place.


Error message : "Out of swapfile space"

Problem : Wing IV's virtual memory swap file has become severely 
          fragmented. 

Solution : Please delete the swapfile that was left behind 
           (SWAPFILE.$$$), and run DEFRAG or a similar disk 
           defragmentation utility to help remedy the problem.


Error message : "malloc () failed; Requested xxx, Available xxx"

Problem : The game has run out of memory.

Solution : Make a floppy boot disk and the problem should go away.


Error message : "Exception 13 happened :)"

Problem : Wing Commander IV has detected a problem with its DOS 
extender and/or memory manager.

Solution : Since the game is still in development, these occasionally 
occur. Usually, a boot disk will solve the problem. If it does not, 
there could be a hardware configuration issue that needs to be 
addressed. Check the Question and Answer section for ideas on how to 
correctly configure your system for Wing Commander IV.


Error message : "Open failed on file : ..."

Problem : Make sure the CD is dust/dirt free. Make a boot disk, and
if you are running Windows 95, you may wish to reboot to DOS before
running Wing Commander IV.


[6.4]   Problem CD-ROM drivers and their updates

If you are experiencing problems with Wing Commander IV (crashes,
movie pausing, etc.) make sure your CD-ROM driver is up to date. The
following is a list of CD-ROM drivers we tested the game with and we
know that work with the game and their locations.

* NOTE : These may not be the latest CD-ROM drivers. You will need a
  driver of this version or later.

+ This is a location where you can find the driver. It is not the
  original source for the driver.

Driver Name    Driver    Driver     Filename       Driver Location
               Version    Date        to DL
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
ASPICD.SYS     3.13      6-10-94    N/A            Adaptec
                                                     BBS  408-945-7727
                                                     TECH 408-945-2550
                                                   + Creative Labs
                                                     BBS  405-742-6660
                                                     TECH 405-742-6622
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
CDMKE.SYS      4.04      12-3-93    N/A            + Reveal
                                                     BBS  818-704-6321
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
DD260.SYS      1.42                                MediaVision
                                                     BBS  510-770-0968
                                                     TECH 510-252-4315
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
MTMCDAE.SYS    1.17      7-14-93    CDAE.EXE       Mitsumi
MTMCDAS.SYS    1.16                 FX116.EXE        BBS  415-691-4469
MTMCDAI.SYS    1.33                 IDE133.EXE       TECH 415-691-4465
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
SBCD.SYS       4.19      4-30-94    CD-DOS.EXE     Creative
                                                     BBS  405-742-6660
                                                     TECH 405-742-6622
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
SLCD.SYS       1.73a                173A.EXE       Sony
                                                     BBS  408-955-5107
                                    SLCD173.EXE    MediaVision
                                                     BBS  510-770-0968
                                                     TECH 510-252-4315
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
TSLCDR.SYS     3.16      4-26-94    316.EXE        MediaVision
                                                     BBS  510-770-0968
                                                     TECH 510-252-4315

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[7.0]    Windows 95 and OS/2 Compatibility

Wing Commander IV is being developed to run in a DOS box in
both Windows 95 and OS/2.  The minimum memory requirement for Windows
95 is 8MB (recommended is 16MB) and the minimum memory requirement for 
OS/2 is 16MB.  The Demo SHOULD work under both Windows and OS/2. 
Windows must be in Enhanced 386 Mode and OS/2 must have DPMI_ENABLED set 
in the DOS settings.  It should have at least 8MB of DPMI_MEMORY set.
If the Demo has problems under Windows or OS/2, worry not. The
final release will have PIFs and Icons and complete information on
how to make it work with both systems.

With Windows 95, you should be able to run Wing Commander IV simply by 
placing the CD in the CD-ROM drive. Wing Commander IV supports Autoplay, 
and should run when you double-click the Wing Commander IV icon.

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[8.0]    Miscellaneous

[8.1]    Can I play the game from my hard drive?

Sure! Simply copy the files in the Wing Commander IV demo directory to a 
directory on your hard drive, and run the game from that directory. Or 
you can use INST2HD.BAT to install the game to the C:\WC4DEMO directory 
for you. Ensure that you have 20 MB of hard disk space free.

If you copy the game to drive C:, you must make the save game directory 
point to the directory you copied the files to. For example, you copied 
the game to "C:\GAMES\WC4DEMO\". In Wing Commander IV's install program, 
you must change the save game directory to "C:\GAMES\WC4DEMO\". If you 
copy the game to a hard drive that is not drive C:, this does not apply.

[8.2]    Can I change the time limit?

WC4DEMO -Ln

can be used to change the time limit. "n" can vary from 1 to 15 minutes.

[8.3]    What files accompany the Wing IV Demo?

autorun.inf       Win 95 Autoplay file
bootdisk.exe      Boot disk maker
gameflow.tre      Wing IV Data File
globals.iff       Wing IV Data File
hmidrv.386        Wing IV Data File
install.bat       Batch file runs install
install.tre       Wing IV Data File
inst2hd.bat       Batch file copies game to the hard drive (C:)
intsupx.iff       Wing IV Data File
jemm.ovl          Wing IV Data File
language.tre      Wing IV Data File
mcga.dll          Wing IV Data File
missions.tre      Wing IV Data File
movies.tre        Wing IV Data File
palfade.iff       Wing IV Data File
readme.txt        This file
setup.bat         Batch file runs install
test.iff          Wing IV Data File
test1.iff         Wing IV Data File
test2.iff         Wing IV Data File
test3.iff         Wing IV Data File
test4.iff         Wing IV Data File
test5.iff         Wing IV Data File
univbe.exe        Universal VESA Driver
vesa480.dll       Wing IV Data File
wc4.bat           Batch file runs game
wc4.cds           Wing IV Data File
wc4.dsk           Wing IV Data File
wc4.ico           Wing IV Icon for Windows 95
wc4demo.exe       Wing IV Demo
wc4lang.iff       Wing IV Data File

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[9.0]    Origin Catalog

CATALOG.EXE is a Windows program which allows you to preview some
of the upcoming Origin Releases. To access it, run Windows,
Choose Run from the Program Manager File Menu and type:

       [CD-ROM drive]:\CATALOG\CATALOG
       where [CD-ROM drive] is the drive letter of your CD-ROM drive.

       For example, if your CD-ROM Drive is Drive D you would type:
       D:\CATALOG\CATALOG

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[10.0]    Origin Customer Service/Technical Support

If you would like to contact Origin Technical Support, please call
512-434-HELP (4357) M-TH 9:00am to 1:00 pm, 2:00pm to 5:00 pm, F 9:00am 
to 1:00pm, 2:00pm to 4:30pm. 

    Internet at support@origin.ea.com. 
    Internet Web site http://www.ea.com/origin.html. 
    Our BBS number is 512-346-2BBS (2227). 
    AOL : Mail to ORIGINCS.

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[11.0]    Disclaimer

Please remember that Wing Commander IV is still in development.

We have not completed our optimizations or our debugging of the
final product.  Much of the game has not been completely polished.

If the game crashes unexpectedly, please bear this in mind.

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Thank You for checking out our Demo! We hope you enjoy it! We just want 
you to have fun... -ALS

The Wing Commander IV Development Team.

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