Contents 1.0 VESA BIOS Extension 1.a Why VESA BIOS Extension? 2.0 Possible problems and their solution 2.1 Problems with graphics reproduction 2.2 Memory problems 2.3 Virtual memory 2.4 Smartdrive 2.5 Music and Sound reproduction 1. VESA BIOS Extension 1.1 When you run HOLIDAY ISLAND for the first time with VESA BIOS extensions, you will be asked to select either "Auto-detect" or "Manual Override". 1.2 Auto-detect: This choice causes the installation program to attempt to automatically detect your computerīs hardware and specifications and then define the correct settings for your graphics card. All current cards ought to be recognised. If this doesnīt seem to be the case for your card, however, look at item 1.3 "Manual Override". 1.3 Manual Override: This selection asks you to manually enter the technical data for your graphics card. (This information should be available in the graphics cardīs documentation. If you are still having difficulties, consult the cardīs supplier.) 1.4 Your first choice should be "Auto-detect". If you should then have problems with your graphics card being recognised, then you should follow the instructions in item 1.3 above. Usually it is sufficient to manually enter "VGA ID". (More detailed information should be available in the graphics cardīs documentation, or if you are still having difficulties, please consult the cardīs supplier.) 1.5 After pressing "Auto-detect" or OK after "Manual Override", the monitor screen will go black for a moment. Now the program UNIVBE will check through all of its known video modes, when you confirm with OK. This may be accompanied by pronounced screen flicker and noise from your monitor. Now HOLIDAY ISLAND will load. From now on, every time you run HOLIDAY ISLAND, UNIVBE will initialise automatically. If the screen remains black for longer than 20 seconds, press a key. 1.a Why VESA BIOS Extension? HOLIDAY ISLAND can place great demands on your graphics card and the VESA BIOS extensions accelerate the generation of graphics and screen scrolling. We recommend particularly that owners of computers with 486 processors and 8 MB RAM should run HOLIDAY ISLAND with VESA BIOS extensions. 2.0 Possible problems and their solution If you're having technical problems with Holiday Island, please read the following section. 2.1 Problems with graphics reproduction Question: In Windows 95 the Task Bar is covering part of the screen. Answer: Click on the START button and select the Settings menu item. Select the Task Bar in the sub-menu and then turn off the switch Question: Why do the graphics jump sometimes? Answer: You're using a 486 DX2/66 or a 486 DX4/100 and you have a network card which is operational. Turn off the network and the animations in Holiday Island's Options menu. Question: The graphics reproduction is faulty. Answer: In order to run, Holiday Island must have a graphics driver which supports a minimum of 256 colours. Check further details in either your graphics card's manual or in the next section. Holiday Island runs under Windows in all resolutions with at least 640x480 pixels. We recommend that the game is first started at 800x600 supporting 256 colours. Instructions on changing the 256 colour mode and screen resolutions can be found either in your computer's or your graphic card's documentation. To change the Windows graphics driver... 1. Run Windows (if you haven't already done so) and click on the Setup icon. This is usually located in the 'Main' program group window. 2. Select the menu item 'Change System Settings'. 3. Click on the arrow next to the current graphics driver. A list of all available drivers now appears. 4. Look for the corresponding graphics driver with a 640x480 (800x600) resolution for YOUR graphics card. If it isn't listed then select 'Other display'. NOTE! You will now need the Windows driver disk for your graphics card and possibly the installation disks for Windows itself. Ask your computer dealer for this disk, if it wasn't supplied when you bought the computer. 5. When you are asked for the path for the new driver, enter A:\ if you've placed the diskette in drive A:\ . Now click on OK. IMPORTANT! If your computer wasn't supplied together with the original Windows disks, ask your dealer for further assistance. 6. If you have selected a driver which has already been installed on your system (Windows gives this information) then use this one in preference to all others. 7. In order to initialise the newly selected driver, you will have to restart Windows. Click on the corresponding dialogue box. 8. To return your computer to its original specification after playing Holiday Island - repeat these instructions, but this time install your original driver. 2.2 Memory Problems Question: What's happening when I get an error message concerning memory? Answer: You must have a minimum of 8 MB RAM to run Holiday Island. (We recommend 16 MB under Windows 95). To find out how much RAM you computer has available, click on Help in Program Manager and select 'About Program Manager' in the menu. At the bottom of the window that now appears, you can read off the amount of RAM against the item - 'memory:' 2.3 Virtual Memory You can increase the available memory by creating additional Windows virtual memory. Virtual memory uses a defined space on the hard disk which then behaves like RAM. It's not particularly recommended to use virtual memory to reach the required 8 MB of RAM. Holiday Island will run very slowly and won't be too much fun to play. However if you use virtual memory to supplement an existing 8 MB of RAM, then you can increase the speed of play and consequently your enjoyment of the game. Refer to your Windows manual for instructions on setting up virtual memory. 2.4 SMARTdrive If there are problems to start HOLIDAY ISLAND under Windows 3.xx, you can solve this by deactivating SMARTDRV in the AUTOEXEC.BAT file. 2.5 Sound and Music Reproduction Question: I can hear the sound effects in Holiday Island, but no background music. How can I fix this? Answer: Holiday Island uses two methods to produce sound. Voice and sound effects are digitally reproduced, while MIDI is used for the music reproduction. Therefore the MIDI part of your configuration may not be properly set up. To test this, carry out the following instructions: 1. Go into Windows Program Manager and open the 'Main' program group. 2. Double click on 'Control Panel' and then on 'MIDI-Mapper'. NOTE! Some configurations may not have a MIDI-Mapper icon, when this is the case it's probable that your sound card does not have MIDI capability. Ask your dealer or contact the manufacturer of your sound card. 3. In MIDI-Mapper you'll see a list of names of drivers. We suggest the following settings: Your sound card Requires the following driver Ad-Lib Gold 1000 Gold Synth Aria Sound Synthesiser Aria Ext Ensoniq Soundscape SNDSCAPE Synth Gravis Ultrasound Ultrasnd Gravis Ultrsound max Ultrasound Microsoft Sound System Sound System ProAudio 16 Basic Extended FM ProAudio Spectrum 16 Ext FM ProAudio Studio 16 Ext FM Reveal SC400 Sound FX Ext FM Reveal SC600 Sound FX Synt Soundblaster SB Ext FM Soundblaster Pro 2 SBP2 Extended MIDI Soundblaster 16 SB 16 Ext FM Soundblaster AWE 32 SB AWE 32 Sound Canvas (compatible) All MIDI drivers If you do make changes, first of all make a note of your original configuration, so that you can return to this if you wish. 4. Close MIDI-Mapper and return to Holiday Island. If the settings are correct, you should now hear music playback. 5. If you're still not hearing anything, open the 'Media Player' in the Accessories program group. Select Open in the file menu, while also selecting MIDI sequencer file types (.MID, .RMI). Double click on CANYON.MID and hit the play button. If you still don't hear any music refer back to your dealer, or the manufacturer of your sound card and ask them how to obtain MIDI playback under Windows.