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Strike Commander
t e c h n i c a l i n f o r m a t i o n

General Troubleshooting. i.e. This is way too much information.
Boot Configuration	Requirements	Error Messages
General	Controller	Notes

DOS EMS Boot Configuration
for use only with shortcuts and boot disks.

| help on modifiying your config.sys and autoexec.bat |

CONFIG.SYS

	device=c:\windows\himem.sys
	device=c:\windows\emm386.exe 3072 ram
	dos=high
	files=25
	buffers=25
	lastdrive=[enter the drive letter of your CD-ROM]
	device=[CD-ROM drivers (if CD version)]
	device=[Sound lines (if any)]

AUTOEXEC.BAT

	@echo off
	path=c:\windows;c:\windows\command;c:\dos;
	prompt $p$g
	c:\windows\command\mscdex.exe /m:5 /d:[CD-ROM name (if CD VERSION)]
	[Microsoft Mouse driver (required)]
	[Sound lines (if any)]

Color Code:
BLACK:	Must use the exact lettering provided.
RED:	May need to be modified to reflect the wording in your C:\CONFIG.SYS or C:\AUTOEXEC.BAT, respectively.
GREEN:	Optional. These are not required to run the game. However you may like to have sound with your game, so leaving these out may not be helpful.
[ITALICIZED]:	Comments are not to be entered as is.
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Requirements & Other Useful Info

Minimum Requirements

Floppy: 386-33, 486, 4 Mb RAM

CD: 486, 4 Mb RAM, 2x CD-ROM

Memory Requirements

Conventional:

Floppy: 586K

CD: 557K

High: 2592 EMS or 3072 XMS

Installation Requirements:

CD: ~1 MB

Floppy: ~35 MB

Tac Ops Floppy: ~7 MB

Speech Floppy: ~7 MB

To Install:

CD: D:\INSTALL.EXE

SC & Priv CD: D:\STRIKE.BAT

Speech Pack: A:\SPEECH.EXE

Tac Ops: A:\INSTALL.EXE

To Run:

Floppy: C:\SC\SC.EXE

CD: C:\SC\SCCD.EXE

To Quit:

ALT-X

Sound Configuration File:

C:\SC\INSTALL.EXE

Natively Supported Soundcards:

Hey! My Sound Card isn't listed!!

Savegame File Names

Strike Commander:

C:\SC\[my file].SAV

Tactical Operations:

Input Devices

Joystick Calibration

Alt-J

Notes

Patches:

SCTO1FX.EXE Fixes the error when trying to load a previous save game from SC from Tac Ops.

Manual Sound Installation

Sound may be set in the game manually by typing EDIT SC.CFG in the game directory. The sound is set by the -ds251 line, where the 2 is the second digit of the port address, 5 is the IRQ, and 1 is the DMA. It is possible to use IRQ 10 by putting a colon in the IRQ position.

Making a Batch File

The Strike executable looks in the root directory on the CD-ROM drive for the files that it needs. The SC & Priv CD contains the Strike Commander files in a directory called SC. It will be necessary to change to D:\SC each time before running the game. Create a batch file to do this. While in the SC directory on the hard drive, type EDIT SC.BAT and input the following lines:

  D:    (use your CD-ROM drive letter)
  CD\SC (to change to the Strike Commander directory on the CD)
  DIR   (to reset the CD-ROM buffers in the correct directory)
  C:    (the hard drive where game was installed to)
  CD\SC (the installation directory)
  SCCD  (to run the game)

Make sure you save it. From now on, type: SC to run Strike Commander. You must create similar batch files to run Privateer and Righteous Fire. (NOTE: The files to run this game are located in the root directory on the CD).

Strike Commander
Common Issues

Error Messages

"Error 1002-FFFF" or "ea01"
Make a Boot Disk or Shortcut using the Boot Configuration.

Try an XMS Boot Configuration. After making a Boot Disk or Shortcut, remove the entire line in the CONFIG.SYS that contains EMM386.EXE.

Completely delete and reinstall the entire game.

Possible bad disks. Contact Disk Exchange after trying the above.

"Error 1910"
Files and Buffers are too low. See Boot Configuration for more information..

Completely delete and reinstall the entire game.

"Error 1941"
You must have at least 7 MB free on your hard drive after installation.

Make a Boot Disk or Shortcut using the Boot Configuration.

Completely delete and reinstall the entire game.

"BIGTRE.TRE", "MENU.EXE", or some other file not found.
Make sure the CD is clean and in the drive.

Make a batch file as described in the Making a Batch File section above.

Errors ending in FFFF
Make a Boot Disk or Shortcut using the Boot Configuration.

Try an XMS Boot Configuration. After making a Boot Disk or Shortcut, remove the entire line in the CONFIG.SYS that contains EMM386.EXE.

General

The install hangs on disk #8
Make a Boot Disk or Shortcut using the Boot Configuration but add X=E000-EFFF to the end of line in CONFIG.SYS containing EMM386.EXE.

Try an XMS Boot Configuration. After making a Boot Disk or Shortcut, remove the entire line in the CONFIG.SYS that contains EMM386.EXE.

I can't get more than 20% thrust, my wing man shoots me down, and when I press "A" I'm ejected from the cockpit.
You failed the copy protection during floppy install or a cheat may have been used in the game. Exit the game and restart. If necessary, load a previous save game.

I'm trying to install the Speech Pack and when I type SPEECH, I drop to DOS.
Type SPEECH -A instead (this will disable the autodetection)

Controllers

My rudder pedals don't work, or, I can't select rudder pedals as an option.
Rudder pedals are supported on the CD version, and Tac Ops. But not the floppy version of Strike Commander.

If you have the WCS Mark II Joystick, make sure that the red switch is set to digital and the black switch is set to analogue. These switches are on the WCS itself.

My game asks for joystick calibration when I don't have a joystick.
In the C:\SC directory, type: DIR > JOYA.DAT. You must calibrate the joystick in the game when you eventually attach a joystick.

The game asks for a second joystick to be calibrated when I don't have one.
In the C:\SC directory, type: COPY JOYA.DAT JOYB.DAT.

When flying, I only see sky, or my view goes straight up.
In the C:\SC directory, type: DEL JOYA.DAT to delete this file. Then run the game and recalibrate your joystick.

The Hat Switch is not being calibrate correctly on the joystick

You may need a speed adjustable game card if you are completely unable to calibrate. This has to due with the high speed of your computer, causing issues with the 8 bit speed of the current game port.










































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