ALIEN RAMPAGE FAQ SHEET

The FAQ sheet has the following sections

1: SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
2: WIN95 TROUBLE SHOOTING
3: DOS   TROUBLE SHOOTING
4: GAME  PUZZLES 


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System Requirements                     
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-> 486 DX2 66mhz or better (recomend Pentium 75 or above)
-> 6.5 Megs of free memory
-> 19 Megs free hard drive space
-> VGA graphics card
-> MS-DOS 5.0 or higher                                                  

OPTIONAL 
-> Joystick or game pad                              
-> Soundcard (including SoundBlaster and compatibles)                          

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- WINDOWS 95
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Question: Can I run Alien Rampage on a Win95 system?

On most systems, you can run Alien Rampage directly under the control 
of Win95; however, Alien Rampage is a DOS game, and for the best
performance, you should run it while in its native DOS mode.
To accomplish this in Win95, you could:

a) Choose "Shutdown" and "Restart" in MS-DOS mode
b) Press F8 while booting and choose "Command prompt only"
c) Create an Icon in Win95 to accomplish this task automatically
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Question: How do I create a Win95 Shortcut icon for Alien Rampage?

Step 1:
   a) Double click the Explorer icon.
   b) Select the directory where Alien Rampage is located.
   c) Move the pointer over "Rampage.exe" and then while holding down the
      left mouse button, drag the selected file to the desktop or anywhere
      else you wish to create an icon.
   d) Release the mouse button and the Rampage icon should appear.

step 2:
This step may be omitted, but, if you experience problems executing
Alien Rampage under Win95 or want better performance, you should do
the following:
   a) Move the pointer over the newly-created Shortcut icon for Alien Rampage.
   b) Click the right mouse button.
   c) Select the "Properties" menu item.
   d) Select the  "Program" tab located near the top of the window.
   e) Select the "Advanced" gadget located near the bottom.
   f) Check the box with the following line "MS-DOS Mode".

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 DOS
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Question: What if I get an "out of memory" error when running the game?

You need 6.5MB free memory to run the game.  This requires that you have
at least 8 megabytes RAM.  If this error occurs, you will need to free up
memory used by other programs currently running. Most likely, smartdrv.exe or
a similar disk caching program is consuming megabytes.  Reducing the
memory consumed by the disk caching program or eliminating the caching
program all together will solve the memory problem in most cases.

To free memory used by smartdrv.exe you must edit your autoexec.bat file
and include a parameter similar the following:

                                smartdrv 512

Reboot your computer and run the game.

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Problem: I hear no sounds during the game
Problem: After configuring Alien Rampage sound, I get an invalid or
         conflicting IRQ.

In most cases, sound related problems will cause only your sound card not to
play during the game. In addition, it is likely you have received an error
such as "invalid or conflicting IRQ" during configuration.  However, in a few
instances, a system crash is possible.

What do you do if this occurs?

Step 1:
   a)  Select "CONFIG" in the main menu option
   b)  Select "SOUND"
   c)  Choose your sound card.  Most likely, it will be Sound Blaster.
   d)  It will ask you if you wish to use the current settings.  The current
       settings are derived from your Blaster environment variables in the
       autoexec.bat file.  In most cases, you will select "yes".  However, if
       the current settings do not work, experiment with different IRQ
       settings.  If your initial IRQ setting was 7, try 5.

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Problem: My game crashes when starting.

Probably there is a problem with sound initialization.  Make sure you have
at least 6.5 megs of free RAM.  If so, delete Rampage.cfg, run the game, and
then reconfigure your sound card.  If the problem persists, experiement with
different IRQ settings.

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Question: My game runs slow.  What can I do?

  a) Reduce detail level to medium or low.
  b) Reduce the number of sound channels.
  c) Use smartdrv or a similar disk caching program.

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GAME PUZZLES 
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Question: In the first level, I find myself stuck in a prison cell and can't
escape.  What should I do?

Kneel and shoot the flashing force field generator. The newly-freed Moorg
will then expedite your escape.
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Question: Who are the Moorgs?

They are natives of this world, and will help you if you help them.
They will toss you a few coins or help you defeat certain puzzles when
you free them from Scavengers.
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Question: In the first level, I reach a dead end.  A Moorg appears to follow
me.  Why?

   a) Lead the Moorg to the nearby lift.
   b) Ride it to the first stop.
   c) Lead the Moorg to the right until he bends over.
   d) Hop on his back and you will gain access to the area above.
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Problem: Load game appears not to work.

You must first save a game to utilize this option.  You will be given an
opportunity to save a game once you have completed a level.
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Problem: My game isn't saved when I kneel by a Mark Post.

Mark Posts temporarily mark your position during a level.  If you die,
you will be resurrected near the last Mark Post that you knelt by.

