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Ultima Underworld I:
The Stygian Abyss
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	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 2048 RAM i=b000-b7ff
	dos=high
	files=25
	buffers=25
	lastdrive=[enter the drive letter of your CD-ROM]
	devicehigh=[CD-ROM drivers]
	device=[Sound lines (if any)]

AUTOEXEC.BAT

	@echo off
	path=c:\windows;c:\windows\command;c:\dos;
	prompt $p$g
	lh c:\windows\command\mscdex.exe /m:5 /d:[CD-ROM name]
	lh [Microsoft Mouse driver (required)]
	lh [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 and are not to be entered as is. Upper or lower case doesn't matter.
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Requirements & Other Useful Info

Minimum Requirements

386 SX, 4MB of RAM, Mouse

Memory Requirements

Conventional: 557Kb

High: 2048Kb EMS

Installation Requirements:

Floppy: ~13MB

CD: ~1MB

To Install:

Floppy: A:\INSTALL.EXE

Underworld 1 on Sound Blaster Pack: D:\UW\INSTALL.EXE

Underworld 1 and 2 CD: D:\UINSTALL.BAT

Ultima Underworld 1 CD: D:\INSTALL1.BAT

To Run:

Floppy: C:\UW\UW.BAT

CD: D:\UW.BAT

To Quit:

Alt-X

Sound Configuration:

Floppy: C:\UW\UWSOUND.EXE

Underworld 1 and 2 CD: D:\UINSTALL.BAT

Ultima Underworld 1 CD: D:\INSTALL1.EXE

Natively Supported Soundcards:

Sound Blaster, Pro

Ad Lib

Roland MT-32, LAPC-1

PC Speaker

Hey! My Sound Card isn't listed!!

Savegame File Names

Underworld 1 and Wing 2 CD:C:\ORIGIN1\SAVE[my file]

Floppy: C:\UW\SAVE[my file]

Hard Drive: C:\UNDEROM\SAVE[my file]

Input Devices

Keyboard

Mouse

Notes

Install

After installing the CD version of the game, all of the files will be stored in a directory on your hard drive called C:\UNDEROM1. Saved games will be kept in their own directory within this folder.

Exchange

Should you find that one of your Underworld II disks is defective, you will need to replace the 'entire' game. Single disk replacement does not work in this case due to the variance in published versions.

Ultima Underworld I : The Stygian Abyss
Common Issues

Error Messages

"A006" or "B001-B010" or "C001-C004"
These error messages indicate that there is a problem with Ultima Underworld's usage of high memory. Most likely, you do not have an EMS manager resident in memory. To get past these error messages, make a boot disk according to the specifications listed above, or use the Origin automatic boot disk maker for EMS memory.

"Bad Object List Error"
The cause of this is hording. If you have a large number of items (30 - 40 items total) in one location (one room, one bag, one pack), the game may corrupt their object attributes. You can continue to play the game without re-starting, but you may not be able to finish the game. Best solution is to re-start the game from scratch and make sure to keep much, much smaller groupings of items together (this goes for all items, including gold coins).

"D001-D024"
Important data files used by Underworld have become corrupted. Run SCANDISK and DEFRAG on your hard disk after deleting the Underworld directory. Create a boot disk using either the automatic Origin boot disk maker or from scratch with the information listed above for configuration. Boot your system with the boot disk and attempt to reinstall the game.

"E001"
You do not have enough room on your hard drive to save a game. Nothing can be changed within Ultima Underworld to solve this problem. You must make more free space on your hard drive by deleting unnecessary or unused files. Once enough space is created, you will be able to save your game without experiencing the error message.

"Sound initialization failed"
If your sound card is configured properly, this error message will indicate that Underworld was not able to get enough EMS memory to make the game sounds play.' You will need to make a boot disk or Windows 95 shortcut to run the game. Use the boot configuration. To see if your sound card is configured properly, see our Sound Card Help Page for more information.

General

"My screen turns completely red!"
The patch program UW1PATCH.EXE was created to fix this specific problem. Download it and install it to the Underworld directory before you attempt playing the game again.

"Disk 2 keeps "looping" in the Install program!"
The program SHARE.EXE is probably loading in memory. Make a boot disk or Windows 95 shortcut according to the boot configuration listed at the top of this page. Reboot with the boot disk and try running the Install program again.

"Some of my items are missing, duplicated or floating...!!!"
The major cause of this is hording. If you have a large number of items (30 - 40 items total) in one location (one room, one bag, one pack), the game may corrupt their object attributes. You can continue to play the game without re-starting, but you may not be able to finish the game. Best solution is to re-start the game from scratch and make sure to keep much, much smaller groupings of items together (this goes for all items, including gold coins).










































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