Star Control 3 Hyper Melee Demo README.TXT          September 20, 1996

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          STAR CONTROL 3 (TM) Hyper Melee Demo README
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For instructions on how to play the Star Control 3, please 
consult the MANUAL.TXT file. For more detailed technical help, 
or information on installing and running Star Control 3, please 
consult the HELP.ME file.

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                          TABLE OF CONTENTS
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I.    Introduction
II.   Quick Start
III.  Running Star Control 3
   A. Installing The Game
   B. Setting Up Sound
   C. Running The Game
IV.   Viewing the Manual
V.    Hyper Melee Remote Play Notes
   A. Network Games
   B. Modem Games
   C. Serial Games
   D. Remote Play Tips
VI.   Technical Tips
VII.  Known Bugs
VIII. Technical Support
IX.   Legal Stuff


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                          INTRODUCTION
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Accolade is pleased to present the STAR CONTROL 3 Hyper Melee 
Demo.


*What is STAR CONTROL?

STAR CONTROL is simply the coolest Space-Action-Adventure-Strategy 
game ever made. Some time after the 20th Century, the vicious, 
caterpillar-like Ur-Quan showed up in our solar system, and things 
haven't been the same since.


*Is there even more STAR CONTROL?

The full version of Star Control 3 is the greatest science fiction 
action / adventure / strategy ever. The fabric of the universe is 
crumbling and it's up to you to find the answer somewhere in the 
unexplored reaches of the Kessarri Quadrant. You're in control of a 
star fleet searching hundreds of planets. Your quest is to unravel 
the secret to the universe's oldest and deadliest mystery.

If you haven't already got one, you can get ready to learn the rest of
the STAR CONTROL story by running out to the store and buying your
copy of Accolade's STAR CONTROL Collection available now at almost any
computer store anywhere. STAR CONTROL Collection contains STAR CONTROL
and STAR CONTROL II. STAR CONTROL Collection--it's value-priced and 
wholesome!

While you are at the Mall, buy the STAR CONTROL novel, INTERBELLUM, 
now available at finer book stores everywhere, or you can contact 
Prima Publishing at 800-531-2343 to place an order.

Coming soon: the STAR CONTROL 3 Strategy Guide available from Prima
Publishing. To order call 800-531-2343.

Haven't had enough STAR CONTROL? Check us out at our Web site:
http://www.accolade.com/


* What does this mean: <key>?

In this README file, there are numerous references to <key>. This
means that in order to get a response from the computer, press the key
on your keyboard listed in between the carets < >.


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                         QUICK START
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Copy the SC3MELEE.EXE file to a SC3MELEE subdirectory on your 
hard drive. Run the SC3MELEE program and then the SETSOUND 
utility from the SC3MELEE subdirectory. Run the MELEE7 program 
to play the game.

Once the game is up and running, you can delete the 
SC3MELEE.EXE file to regain hard some space on your hard drive. 
For more detailed instructions, check out the RUNNING STAR 
CONTROL 3 section of the README.TXT file.

To get help on how to use the game, press F1 from the Hyper 
Melee Configuration Screen. To find the name of an icon, hold 
the pointer over it for a moment without pressing any buttons. 
For more detailed instructions, check out the USING STAR 
CONTROL 3 section of the MANUAL.TXT file. Have fun!


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                      RUNNING STAR CONTROL 3
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INSTALLING THE GAME
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Star Control 3 Hyper Melee Demo needs to be copied to your hard 
drive, uncompressed, and configured to match your sound system 
before you play the game. The most common configuration for 
machines at the time of this document is one or two floppy drives, a 
single hard drive, and a single CD-ROM drive, so that a reference to:

A: refers to the floppy drive that will boot your machine if a system 
   disk is present in the drive when the machine is turned on

C: refers to your hard drive

D: refers to your CD-ROM drive

If the drive specifications are different on your machine, then use 
the appropriate equivalent drive as necessary. If you are reading this
thirty years in the future, and drive devices have been replaced by 
magneto-neural interfaces, then we cannot help you.

From DOS:

Access your hard drive and create an SC3MELEE subdirectory.

Example: C:
         MD \SC3MELEE

Access the directory where SC3MELEE.EXE file is located and 
copy it to the SC3MELEE subdirectory.

Example: D:
         COPY D:SC3MELEE.EXE C:\SC3MELEE

Once you have copied over the SC3MELEE.EXE file, you will need 
8 MB of free hard drive space to install the Hyper Melee Demo.

Access the SC3MELEE subdirectory on your hard drive and run the 
SC3MELEE.EXE program.

Example: C:
         CD \SC3MELEE
         SC3MELEE

After SC3MELEE.EXE uncompresses the game on your hard drive, 
run SETSOUND.EXE to configure your MIDI and Digital Sound 
settings. If you have questions, check out the Setting Up Sound 
section that follows.

Example: SETSOUND

Quit SETSOUND back to the operating system.

Once you have completed running SETSOUND, run the MELEE7.EXE 
program to play the game.

Once the game is up and running, you can delete the 
SC3MELEE.EXE file to regain hard drive space.


From Windows 95:

Click on the My Computer icon. Right Click on your hard drive 
in the drive list and choose New and then Folder. Name the 
Folder SC3MELEE

Click on the drive and directory in the drive list where 
SC3MELEE.EXE file is located. Right click on the SC3MELEE.EXE 
file and choose Copy. Browse to the SC3MELEE folder on your 
hard drive and choose that as the file's destination.

Once you have copied over the SC3MELEE.EXE file, you will need 
8 MB free to install the Hyper Melee Demo. Click on the hard 
drive letter in the drive list and refer to the amount of 
memory available at the bottom of the My Computer window.

Click to open the SC3MELEE subdirectory on your hard drive and 
double click on SC3MELEE.EXE to run the program.

After SC3MELEE.EXE uncompresses the game on your hard drive, 
click on SETSOUND.EXE to configure your MIDI and Digital Sound 
settings. If you have questions, check out the Setting Up Sound 
section that follows.

Quit SETSOUND to return to the operating system.

Once you have completed running SETSOUND, drag the MELEE7.EXE 
program to the desktop to create a shortcut. Double click on 
the MELEE7.EXE shortcut to play the game.

Once the game is up and running, you can delete the 
SC3MELEE.EXE file to regain hard drive space. Right click on 
the SC3MELEE.EXE file and choose Delete.


SETTING UP SOUND
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Use SETSOUND to install the correct sound and music drivers for 
your system.

Using the arrow keys, move the highlight over the "Select and 
configure MIDI music driver" option, then press <Enter>.

Using the arrow keys, move the highlight over the correct sound driver
for your sound card, then press <Enter>.

Using the arrow keys, move the highlight over the "Attempt to 
configure sound driver automatically" option, then press <Enter>.

If the sound driver does not configure automatically, you will have to
return to this screen and choose the "Skip auto-detection and 
configure sound driver manually" option.

Once you have returned to the main SETSOUND screen, using the arrow 
keys, move the highlight over the "Select and configure digital audio 
driver" option, then press <Enter>.

Using the arrow keys, move the highlight over the correct sound driver
for your sound card, then press <Enter>.

Using the arrow keys, move the highlight over the "Attempt to 
configure sound driver automatically" option, then press <Enter>.

If the sound driver does not configure automatically, you will have to
return to this screen and choose the "Skip auto-detection and 
configure sound driver manually" option.

When you are done and have returned to the main SETSOUND screen, using
the arrow keys, move the highlight over the "Done" option, then press 
<Enter>.

If you wish to change these options in the future, access the 
SC3MELEE subdirectory and run SETSOUND again.


RUNNING THE GAME
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From DOS:

Access the SC3MELEE subdirectory of your hard drive.

Example: C:\ <Enter>
         CD SC3MELEE

(assuming you installed Star Control to the default directory)

Type: MELEE7 <Enter>


From Windows 95:

Once Windows 95 has loaded, and is operating normally, double 
click on the MELEE7.EXE shortcut to run the game. 

If you do not have a shortcut, click on the START icon from the 
Windows 95 desktop and select 'Run' from the START menu. Select 
'Browse' and access the SC3MELEE subdirectory of the hard drive.

For example: C:\SC3MELEE

(assuming you installed Star Control 3 to the default 
directory, and where C: is your hard drive).

Type: MELEE7 <Enter>


NOTE: If you have problems getting Star Control 3 to run, please
consult the HELP.ME file.


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                     VIEWING THE MANUAL
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The MANUAL.TXT, README.TXT, and HELP.ME files are text files. 
You can view them with the DOS EDIT program, or the Windows 95 
NOTEPAD program. The printed and on-line manuals in the full 
version of the game include additional information on the 
various races and star ships in Star Control 3.


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                  HYPER MELEE REMOTE PLAY NOTES
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NETWORK GAME NOTES:
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1.  Both machines must be on the same IPX-compatible network in order
    for a network game to work properly.
2.  It is not possible to manually choose a network node. The game
    simply finds the first open node, then grabs the next Player who
    tries to play a network game. So, if you set up a network game 
    and are waiting for your friend Ernie to hook up, but Agnus 
    (who also wants to play a network game) hooks up before Ernie, 
    then you have to play with Agnus.
3.  If you are running IPX over an Ethernet network, are running
    Windows(R) 95, and your mail service works, but you cannot setup a
    network game, try going into Control Panels/Network/IPX/SPX
    Compatible Protocols/Properties/Advanced and see if your frame
    type is set to AUTO. If it is, try setting your Ethernet Frame
    Values to match your opponent's (both with Ethernet 802.2 or both
    with Ethernet 802.3).

MODEM GAME NOTES:
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1.  Some modem compatibility problems depend on which modem
    makes the call and which modem receives the call. If you have 
    problems making a modem connection with another person's 
    computer, try having the other person call you, 
    instead of you calling them.

SERIAL GAME NOTES:
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1.  If having cable troubles in Windows 95, click on the START 
    icon in the lower left-hand corner of the screen, click on
    SETTINGS, then go to the Control Panel, then open the SYSTEM icon.
    Click on the DEVICE MANAGER tab. Under ports, make sure that you
    can see that you have a COM 1 port and a COM 2 Port. Make sure
    that neither have a conflict indicator (black exclamation mark in
    a yellow circle). If you do have a conflict, you need to contact
    your hardware vendor in order to correct this problem.

NOTE: certain cards conflict with COM ports (such as a network card
set on IRQ 3 when your COM port 2 is also set on IRQ 3).


REMOTE PLAY TIPS
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The following tips can make your remote play sessions play better.

1.  Player 2 will always be the remote player on both machines.
2.  Do not press <Pause>.
3.  Do not try to start "Lightning Mode".

Make sure that both players in remote melee have the same sound and 
music settings (both on, one on and one off, or both off) or the 
game can become unstable.

Try having both users play the game from the overhead view (Press F5 
to switch views). Not only can this improve your frame rate, but it is
easier to aim!

If you have problems establishing a modem connection after using other
communications software, try power cycling your modem to reset it to 
its default settings. If you have an internal modem this may require 
powering down your computer. Some communications programs can leave 
your modem in a non-standard configuration which can interfere with 
the game establishing a modem connection.

Try having both players click on the Fight icon at about the same
time. Having one computer "on hold" for a long time, waiting for a 
connection or a node, can reduce the chance of establishing a remote 
connection.

In remote melee, the two users can occasionally go out of synch. The 
game will try to recover by bringing the ships back into the melee. If
this fails several times, both ships will be destroyed and both
players pick new ships and go on. This can result from high network
traffic, "dirty" phone lines, or an uncertain serial connection.
If the game gets out of synch repeatedly, try exiting from the game,
restarting and re-establishing communications.

Pressing the <Pause> or <Escape> key in remote melee may cause the 
games to go out of synch.

Hitting the planet in remote melee may cause the games to go out of 
synch. You should try not to hit the planet anyway!


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                       TECHNICAL TIPS
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LOW FRAME RATE IN MELEE
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In melee, your frame rate depends upon the speed of your CPU and your 
video card. If you are getting slow melee performance, try switching
to the overhead view (press F5 to switch views in melee). This view 
requires less processing and should have a higher frame rate on slow 
systems.

JOYSTICKS
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If you find that Player 2's joystick is not as responsive as player 
1's, try turning off the music in melee. The music and sound controls 
are in the Control screen of the adventure game. Under some 
circumstances, this can improve the responsiveness of Player 2's 
joystick.

If you are using 2 Gravis Game pads on a "Y" splitter, make sure both 
pads are in 2 button mode. Otherwise, the pads will interfere with 
each other.

SETTING SOUND VOLUME
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You can set the sound volume using the DOS or Windows 95 mixer 
application that came with your sound card. You can also 
permanently change the sound volume by editing the LEGEND.INI 
file. The sound volume is controlled by the fifth and sixth 
numbers in the line that reads:

CONFIG=1 1 1 1 127 127 127
                |   |
                |   -------Sound Effects Volume
                -----------Music Volume

You can view and edit the LEGEND.INI file from within the DOS 
EDIT program, or the Windows 95 NOTEPAD program.

For Example: To slightly reduce the Sound Effects Volume and 
drastically reduce the Music Volume, edit the CONFIG= line to 
read:

CONFIG=1 1 1 1 32 100 127

You can turn off the sound and/or music completely by setting 
either or both these values to 0.


Hint Line
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For Star Control 3 Hints & Tips, call Accolade Direct

     1-900-454-HINT

$.99/minute - If you are under 18 get your parents' permission 
before making this call.


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                           KNOWN BUGS
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On some keyboards, some key combinations cancel each other out. If 
Player 1 and Player 2 key combinations are canceling each other 
out, choose different key configurations.


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                          TECHNICAL SUPPORT
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You can contact Accolade for technical support from the following
places:

World Wide Web: http://www.accolade.com/

Internet:       techelp@accolade.com
                
America Online: Keyword: Accolade

CompuServe:     Game Publishers A Forum (GO GAMAPUB)

Phone:          (408) 296-8400 (Monday-Friday, 8am-5pm Pacific)
                  
Fax:            (408) 246-0231

Mail:           Accolade Customer Support
                5300 Stevens Creek Boulevard, Suite 500
                San Jose, California 95129

For Star Control 3 Hints & Tips, call Accolade Direct

     1-900-454-HINT

$.99/minute - If you are under 18 get your parents permission 
before making this call.


If you are having problems with the game, we can best help you if:
1) You are at your computer when you call.
2) You have the following information handy:

Date and size of the game executable file (MELEE7.EXE)
Your computer's brand and model
Your computer's BIOS brand and version number
Processor Type and Speed
Total RAM installed in your computer
Name and version number of your operating system
 (such as MS-DOS or Windows 95)
Name and version number of your memory manager
 (such as QEMM, EMM386 or 386Max)
CD-ROM brand and model name
Video card brand and model name
Mouse brand and version number of mouse driver
Sound card brand and model name
Contents of AUTOEXEC.BAT and CONFIG.SYS files
At the DOS prompt (or if you're running Windows 95, select
 "Run" from the Start menu), type "MEM /C [Enter]" and copy down 
 the on-screen listing

When sending Tech support e-mail, cut and paste the following into 
 your e-mail message and fill in the blanks:

Date:  
Name:  
Phone number:  
E-mail address:
Game Title:  
Date and size of the game executable file (MELEE7.EXE)
Your computer's brand and model:
BIOS date:
BIOS version:
Processor type:  
Processor speed:  
Operating system: 
Name and version number of your memory manager: 
CD-ROM brand and model name: 
Video card brand and model name: 
Mouse brand and version number of mouse driver: 
Sound card brand and model name: 
Contents of AUTOEXEC.BAT: 
Contents CONFIG.SYS: 
Results of MEM /C: 
Please state the problem you encountered:
Please state how to reproduce the problem:

If the program crashed with nasty indecipherable techno-garbage, 
please look for the hex number which comes after "Adjusted Crash 
Address" and write it down here:


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                           LEGAL STUFF
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Accolade and STAR CONTROL 3 are registered trademarks of Accolade, 
Inc. Copyright 1996, Accolade, Inc. All rights reserved. Created by
Legend Entertainment and based upon characters created by and used 
under license from Paul Reiche III and Fred Ford.

Prima Publishing is a trademark of Prima Communications, Inc.

Edit is Copyright (c) Microsoft Corp. 1995.

Notepad is Copyright (c) 1981-1995 Microsoft Corp.

Microsoft, Windows, and MS-DOS are either registered trademarks or 
trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other
countries.

DOS4GW Professional used under license agreement with Rational
Systems Inc.

PKUNZIP Reg. U.S. Pat. and TM. Off.

WATCOM C/C++ used under license agreement with WATCOM, Inc.

MSS 3.5 portions of the game code used under license agreement with
Miles Design, Inc.

Adobe Acrobat Reader is Copyright (c) 1987-1995 Adobe Systems 
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