Ashes To Ashes README Contents
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Welcome to Ashes To Ashes for Microsoft Windows 95!
This title is part of the Corel CDHOME series.
Please read this document. It provides important
information regarding Ashes To Ashes that wasn't
available when the jewel case insert was printed.
If you have any suggestions or questions about this
product that your distributor can't answer, please
contact Corel Multimedia Technical Support:
Telephone: (613) 728-1010
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Internet: http://www.corel.com
Contents
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(A) Game Notes
1. Accessing different levels
2. Joystick Hat Switch functionality
3. Using a three button mouse
4. Headphones
(B) Improving the performance of Ashes To Ashes
1. Video performance
(C) Troubleshooting
1. DirectX Driver Notes
2. Sound
3. Video
4. Joystick Not Functioning Properly
5. Out Of Memory Error starting game
6. No background music
7. Mouse leaves squares on intro screens
(A) Game Notes
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1. Accessing different levels
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In order to access the different levels and worlds,
you must play and win the levels. If you exit the
game, and then start a new game, the levels and
worlds that were completed previously will be
automatically saved. The completed areas will now
be accessible in the Goto Level menu and you can
then begin a game at any level up to the last one
that was attempted.
2. Joystick Hat Switch functionality
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There has been a slight change to the way the
joystick "hat switch" functions since the
documentation was printed. Please note that if
your joystick is equipped with a "hat switch",
it will be auto programmed to adjust the gun
view up and down, when it is pushed, rather than
move you forward or backwards as the documentation
suggests. Please consult the online help for
additional details.
3. Using a three button mouse
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Ashes To Ashes takes full advantage of the
Windows 95 operating system to control the mouse.
If you are having trouble using your three button
mouse, be sure that it is properly installed
using the Mouse Properties icon in the Windows 95
Control Panel, and verify that you are using a
mouse driver that supports three buttons. For
further information please consult your Mouse
documentation and Windows 95 online help and
documentation.
4. Headphones
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For a really great game experience, you might
try playing Ashes To Ashes while using
headphones. You may find it awesome!!
(B) Improving the performance of Ashes To Ashes
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The performance of any CD-ROM application is
greatly affected by the speed of your computer, the
speed of your CD-ROM drive, and the amount of RAM
your system has available. To enjoy Ashes To Ashes
at its very best, Corel recommends running it at
least on a Pentium P90 machine.
1. Video performance
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If Ashes To Ashes seems to be running slowly,
performance may be improved by setting your video
driver to 256 color mode. For more information
about setting color mode, see the documentation
provided by your video card manufacturer.
(C) Troubleshooting
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In order to display and play the sophisticated
sounds and animations, this application makes use
of Microsoft DirectX drivers for sound and video
functions. If you seem to be having troubles such
as stuttering sounds or bad screen refresh, please
try reinstalling the DirectX drivers.
(see below for further information)
1. DirectX Driver Notes
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To reinstall DirectX:
-Locate and double click the REDIST directory on
your Ashes To Ashes disk.
-Double click on the DIRECTX subdirectory
-Locate and double click the DXSETUP.EXE file to
start the reinstall of the DirectX driver files.
Note that when the main DirectX setup dialog box
appears on screen, it will display information
regarding your systems compatibility with DirectX
drivers. If you require technical support for sound
or video related issues, please make note of the
information displayed in this box.
2. Sound
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If you're experiencing any sound problems with
Ashes To Ashes, contact the manufacturer of your
sound card to make sure you have the latest drivers
for your sound card. Note that your sound drivers
should be Microsoft DirectX compatible. If you
still have difficulties after installing the
latest drivers, and your sound card is working with
other Windows 95 applications, please contact
Corel Multimedia Technical Support.
3. Video
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If you're experiencing any problems with graphics
or animation's with Ashes To Ashes, contact the
manufacturer of your video card to make sure you
have the latest drivers for your video card. Note
that your video drivers should be Microsoft DirectX
compatible. If you still have difficulties after
installing the latest drivers, please contact Corel
Multimedia Technical Support.
4. Joystick Not Functioning Properly
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Ashes To Ashes takes full advantage of the Windows
95 operating system to control the joystick. If you
are having trouble with your joystick, be sure that
it is properly installed, calibrated, and tested
using the Joystick Properties icon in the Windows
95 Control Panel. For further information please
consult your Windows 95 online help and
documentation.
5. Out Of Memory Error starting game
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The sophisticated nature of this Win95 game can
sometimes cause your system to display out of
memory errors when starting or playing the game.
The reason for these messages can be due to the
fact that your system may not have enough free
hard drive space available for Windows 95 to use
as a virtual memory swap file. If you have the
minimum required RAM memory installed on your
system, this temporary swap file that Windows 95
creates and manages can sometimes require upwards
of 30MB of free hard drive space while the game is
running. If you are experiencing this type of
problem, please make sure that you have adequate
free space available on your hard drive while the
game is in use. For further information please
read the Virtual Memory Settings section in your
Windows 95 online help.
6. No background music
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If you are having problems with background music
not playing, please verify that your Sound Card
is capable of playing MIDI music files properly,
and is setup for 100% Sound Blaster compatibility.
Please consult your Sound Card documentation for
further details.
If you determine that your system can play MIDI
files properly in Windows 95, you should try
reinstalling Ashes To Ashes to verify that all
files were properly copied to your system during
the installation. If you still cannot hear
background music after attempting the above steps,
please contact Corel Multimedia Technical Support
for further assistance.
7. Mouse leaves squares on intro screens
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If you are using animated mouse cursors in
Windows 95, there may be times that a small
square portion of the video display around the
initial mouse position may not refresh properly
when the mouse is moved. This will only occur
during display of the introductory screens and
will not affect game play in any manner. If you
wish to avoid this, please refrain from using
animated mouse cursors during game play.