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     LodeRunner2 Version 1.00
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Thank you for purchasing this product.

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Manual
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Complete versions of the manual for the game and the editor are on the CD 
in a folder called, "Manual."  .PDF and .DOC formats are included.  The installer
for Acrobat Reader is also included.

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Installation
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Place the Lode Runner 2 CD in your drive and the installation screen should automatically
appear on your desktop.  The total installation size is 43 megs to your hard drive.

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Unsupported Levels
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There are a few unsupported levels added to the CD at the last minute.  These
levels came from the members of the team and the lead QA member.  They are on the CD 
at:   examples/BetaLVLs

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Audio
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World ambient tracks and opening music pieces are burned at a rate of 16/44, 
redbook audio.  They may be listened to in a normal audio CD player.  However, avoid
playing audio track #1, as this is the game data track.  

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Mutliplayer Considerations
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When joining a multiplayer game, after selecting Join you will be presented with a 
dialog box requesting an IP address of the host.  In most cases, you can click OK 
without entering an IP address and the game will search for games on your LAN.

The number of players possible on a network game is dependent on the speed of your 
network connection, the speed of the computer serving the game, and the speed of the 
client computers joining the game.  The maximum number of players is eight for deathmatch,
two for cooperative.

A server with a slow network connection or framerate can deteriorate gameplay for all 
players. The fastest computer with the best possible connection should be used for 
hosting games.

You may experience a long pause if a player is dumped from the game while you are 
playing. This is due to a DirectPlay timeout setting.

If at any time during a multiplayer game, you experience a crash, you should reboot 
your system before you try to restart the game. If you do not reboot your system, 
you may encounter problems related to the original crash.

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General Considerations
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If you encounter any errors when uninstalling, you can uninstall manually by 
deleting the folder containing LodeRunner2.

Please make sure you have enough free space on your hard drive in order to 
play LodeRunner2. AFTER installation, you should try to keep at least 20MB of space 
free on your hard drive for optimal performance.

You should avoid minimizing LodeRunner2 or using ALT + TAB to switch to the desktop 
while running the game.  If you do task switch out of LodeRunner2, it should be for 
a minimum amount of time. Due to the nature of DirectX and DirectPlay, the game may 
hang if you minimize for too long.

If you end up at a black screen or the screen appears frozen, press ESC or left 
mouse click before trying anything else.  If you get stuck at a black screen, try 
using ALT+TAB to minimize the game and then using CTRL-ALT-DELETE, selecting 
LodeRunner2, and clicking END TASK.

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DirectX Troubleshooting
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DirectX version 5.1 or later must be installed on your computer before you can play
 LodeRunner2. If you do not have DirectX installed on your computer and you chose 
not to install DirectX when you installed LodeRunner2, you will receive an error 
message when you try to run the game. To fix this problem, reinstall LodeRunner2 
and install DirectX.
 
If you experience sound or video problems using DirectX, connect to the DirectX 
Web (www.microsoft.com/directx/default.asp) site for the latest troubleshooting 
information.

You should also check with your video or sound card manufacturer for the 
latest DirectX-compatible drivers.

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Legal Notice

Lode Runner 2 Copyright (c) 1996, 1998 Presage Software Development Company.  
All rights reserved.  Lode Runner is a registered trademark owned by Douglas 
E. Smith and is exclusively licensed.  Copyright (c) 1983 Douglas E. Smith.

Presage and the eye logo are registered trademarks of Presage Software 
Development Company.

Published and Distributed by GT Interactive Software Corp. GT and the GT games 
logo are trademarks and the GT logo is a registered trademark of GT Interactive
Software Corp.  

All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
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