Croc: Legend of the Gobbos release 1.0

Croc: Legend of the Gobbos release 1.0

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Thank you for purchasing Croc. This file contains last-minute

instructions, troubleshooting tips, and contact information.

PC MINIMUM SPECIFICATIONS:

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- Pentium 133 (or 100% compatible processor)

- Windows 95

- 16mb RAM

- 2x CD-ROM

- DirectX compatible video card

- DirectX compatible sound card

- 100mb free hard drive space for compact install

- 50mb free Virtual Memory swap file space on hard drive after

install

INSTALLATION ISSUES:

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DirectX Installation:

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If for some reason another product installs an older version of

DirectX, or if Croc does not successfully install DirectX, you may

wish to install DirectX manually by right-clicking on the CD icon in

'My Computer', selecting Open, opening the 'directx' folder, then

double-clicking on the Dxsetup.exe icon and then clicking on the

'ReInstall DirectX' option.

Croc does not install or share any DLL's except those used by DirectX.

Executables:

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Croc will install three executable files on your hard drive:

Crocrun.exe: Game launch program, installs (when run from CD),

launches and allows you to configure the initial game

setup.

Croc.exe: Pentium optimized version of the game.

CrocP6.exe: Pentium Pro optimized version of the game (also used by

Pentium II, and Pentium compatible processors such as

AMD K6 & Cyrix 6x86)

PERFORMANCE GUIDELINES:

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Although Croc will work with other applications running in the

background, for the best results it is recommended that you run the

game as a stand-alone application (with no other applications running).

As well as avoiding possible conflicts from other applications, this

will also help prevent Windows from accessing the hard drive Virtual

Memory swap file, and affecting the speed and sound effects of the

game.

Even if you close all running applications, there may be a number of

other tasks running in the background. Some of these are displayed as

icons in the System Tray on the Windows Taskbar, and others are not

immediately obvious.

If, after trying the above suggestions, you are still experiencing

performance problems, you can experiment with closing these tasks,

although it is possible that closing some of them could cause your

computer to crash and require restarting.

You can usually close most System Tray tasks by right-clicking or left-

clicking on their Tray icon, and then selecting Close, Exit, Quit or

Suspend (depending upon the task).

After this, to see what 'hidden' tasks are still running, from the

Windows 95 desktop, carefully press the CTRL, ALT and DEL keys together

ONCE - this will display a list of active tasks. You can free up

system resources by closing these one at a time by clicking on a task

and then selecting the 'End Task' button. On most systems, you will be

able to close all tasks except 'Explorer' (which you should leave

running).

If you are running on a hardware accelerator with only 2mb of video

memory and a system with only 16mb of RAM there may be sound and

performance problems as Windows 95 swaps memory onto the hard drive. A

severe shortage of available hard drive space for the Virtual Memory

swap file can cause Windows 95 to crash under some circumstances.

The recommended settings for a minimum specification machine using the

software-only driver option are:

- Perspective OFF

- Normal Lighting

- 320x200 or 320x240 screen resolution

You may need to experiment with adjusting the settings to obtain the

best balance of speed and performance for your system.

COMPATIBILITY ISSUES:

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WINDOWS NT:

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Croc has not been tested for Microsoft Windows NT compatibility.

DRIVER COMPATIBILITY:

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Croc is designed to run under Windows 95 with DirectX gaming devices,

including sound cards, graphics cards, game controllers and 3D graphics

accelerator cards. The drivers for these various devices are provided

by the respective manufacturers, and may occasionally contain bugs or

otherwise cause incompatibilities beyond our control.

If you experience any problems, it is always recommended that you

obtain up-to-date drivers, which will often remedy the problem. Almost

every vendor makes their drivers available on their web site. If you

are unsure of a web site URL for a particular hardware vendor, you can

try accessing one of the general Windows software update sites such as:

http://www.windows95.com/drivers/

http://www.download.com/

CONFLICTS:

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It is particularly recommended that any applications which use audio be

closed before running Croc, in order to avoid potential sound driver

conflicts.

Additionally, you may experience conflicts with other programs running

minimized on the System Tray, or in the StartUp folder such as on-

access Anti-Virus software, System Agents and other memory-resident

applications. You should try exiting or disabling these programs before

running Croc, if performance or compatibility problems persist (see

'Performance Guidelines' for more details on this).

TROUBLESHOOTING:

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1. Croc doesn't start when I insert the CD

This is most likely to be that the CD has the AutoPlay function

disabled. If, after inserting the CD, you do not see a start-up box,

ensure that you have "Auto Insert Notification" enabled under the

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