************************************************************* C A E S A R 3 IMPORTANT LAST MINUTE INFORMATION Sold Out Software Readme V.2.3 ENGLISH ************************************************************* **NOTE** For further help and information please refer to the Sold Out HelpBox, which is on the Sold Out Installer. To open the HelpBox, click on the icon on the left-hand side of the Sold Out installers screen. ************************************************************* Contained in this 'Readme' file: 1. Sold-Out Software quick reference guide 2. About Acrobat Reader. 3. Instructions for installing the software. 4. Instructions for loading the software. 5. Last Minute Information & FAQ's 6. Troubleshooting. ************************************************************* 1. SOLD OUT SOFTWARE QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE Loading computer games can sometimes be a daunting task. We here at Sold Out Software try to make the installation of our games as quick, simple and effortless as possible. To aid yourself in the installation of this piece of software it is helpful that you have at hand certain bits of information regarding your system set-up. 1. The drive letters associated with your machine: All computers have letters assigned to different drives. By default your 'floppy' drive will have the letter A:\ assigned to it , your hard drive will be C:\ and your CD-ROM will be lettered D:\. If, let's say, you have more than one hard Drive then it is most likely that the second hard drive would be D:\ and your CD-ROM would have E:\ assigned to it. To avoid confusion, it is recommended that you familiarise yourself with the letters assigned to your computer's drives before trying to install your game. To do this, click on the 'My Computer' icon on your Windows desktop with your right mouse button and then select 'Explore' with the left mouse button. The left-hand window will contain all your drives and applicable letters. 2. When we specify 'default directory' it means the directory and drive that the game installation has been pre-set to install to. You may change the installation directory if, let's say, all games are installed to a directory called 'Games' on your system. ************************************************************* 2. ACROBAT READER AND YOUR ELECTRONIC MANUAL We have provided an electronic manual for this product. This manual is in a PDF format which requires Adobe Acrobat Reader 4.0 or better to view. We have provided you with Adobe Acrobat Reader 4.0 for Windows 95/98/ Windows NT. Once you have successfully installed Acrobat Reader 4.0 you can open the electronic manual PDF file, which is located on your CD-ROM and called MANUAL. Use the scroll bar to browse through the pages (for full instructions on Acrobat Reader use the on-line guide from the Help menu). You are free to distribute Acrobat Reader but you must follow to Adobe's License Agreement and proprietary notices that are contained in the Reader installer program. For further information see the README file within the ACROBAT folder on your CDROM. Adobe Acrobat ------------- To manually install Acrobat Reader you should do the following... 1. Go to the 'Start' button on your Windows task bar, 2. Select 'Run', 3. Type:- D:\DATA.NOW\ACROBAT\SETUP.EXE (assuming that the letter of your CD-ROM drive is d:) 4. Click 'OK'. Manual ------ To view the manual you should do the following... 1. Go to the 'Start' button on your Windows task bar, 2. Select 'Run', 3. Type:- D:\MANUAL.PDF (assuming that the letter of your CD-ROM drive is d:) 4. Click 'OK'. ************************************************************* 3. INSTALLING CAESAR 3 Windows The following is the complete step by step loading instructions for CAESAR 3. 1. Insert the 'CAESAR 3' CD in your CD-Rom drive. 2. The autorun should automatically launch the Sold Out installer, if it does not come up then follow these instructions: Click 'START' on your Windows task bar, Select 'RUN' and then type: D:\SETUP.NOW.EXE (where D: represents the letter of your CD-ROM drive) Click OK. If you still can not see the Sold Out installer then please refer to Section 6 (Troubleshooting) later in this readme file. 3. Click on the 'Install Game' button. 4. Click 'Next' at the Welcome screen. 5. Please select the type of installation you would like to install. FULL, MINIMUM or STANDARD (recommended), then click 'NEXT'. 6. Click 'Next' to accept the default location for the game, (recommended) or click 'Browse' to select your own location. 7. Please wait while the game files are copied to your computer. 8. Click 'Yes to view the Readme (recommended) or 'No' to continue with the installation. 9. Select 'Yes' then Click 'Finish to complete the installation. 10. At the Setup Complete screen please click 'FINISH' 11. If you have installed DirectX you will need to restart your computer before playing the game. ************************************************************* 4. LOADING CAESAR 3 Go to the 'Start' button on your Windows task bar, Select - 'Programs' Select - 'Sierra', Select - 'Caesar3', Then click - 'Caesar3' You will be ready to play the game. ************************************************************* 5. LAST MINUTE INFORMATION & FAQ's General Technical Issues: Q. When I try and install CIII, it crashes! A. Make sure the C: drive has enough free space( 150 to install and at least 100 for the virtual memory needed to run the program). Run ScanDisk and Defrag on the C:\ drive and on the drive Caesar3 was installed on(if applicable). Make sure the windows temp file is empty. Usually the directory is C:\Windows\Temp Be sure you have the latest sound and video drivers installed. Restart the computer before attempting the installation. When the computer reboots, make sure ALL other programs are closed.(This includes desktop utilities, virus scanners, etc) Be sure to install DirectX 6 or higher. Set the screen to 16 bit High Color and 640x480. Q. What Version of DirectX does CIII use? A. Caesar III was designed to use DirectX 6. www.microsoft.com/directx has the latest version for downloading. Q. Screen freezes/locks up while playing or Game crashes on Level "X" A. Make sure you have the required 100 megs minimum free on the C: drive, Directx6 and current video/sound drivers. Run Scandisk and Defrag on the C: drive. Try restarting the computer and closing all programs before resuming the game. If the game still continues to crash at the exact same point, remove and clean the CD gently(wipe with a soft cloth to remove dust and fingerprints. Check for any scratches on the CD). There is also a chance of a corrupted CIII file(s) if the crash keeps occurring. In this case, back up all your SAV & MAP game files, uninstall and then reinstall CIII. When the game is reinstalled, copy your SAV & MAP files back into the Caesar3 directory, and run Defrag once again before playing. ************************************************************* 6. TROUBLESHOOTING More Help ========= For further help and information please refer to the Sold Out HelpBox, which is on the Sold Out Installer. To open the HelpBox, click on the icon on the left-hand side of the Sold Out installers screen. The Sold Out installer still does not work ========================================== For the Sold Out installer to work you must have the following configuration and components installed on your machine: Microsoft Internet Explorer 4 or above Macromedia Shockwave(TM) Player Display properties must be 'Small fonts'. If you get an error message on the preload screen then click on the 'AutoFix' button. To change you display properties to small fonts: ------------------------------------------------ 1. Go to the 'Start' button on your Windows task bar, 2. Select 'Settings', 3. Select 'Control Panel', 4. Doulble click on the 'Display' icon, 5. Select 'Appearance', 6. Change the font settings to 'Small'. OR 1. Go to the 'Start' button on your Windows task bar, 2. select 'Settings', 3. select 'Control Panel' 4. select 'Display' 5. select 'Settings' 6. select 'Advance' 7. select 'General' then change to Small Fonts. To bypass the Sold Out installer and load the separate components on this CD follow the instructions below. The Game -------- To install the game you should do the following... 1. Go to the 'Start' button on your Windows task bar, 2. Select 'Run', 3. Type:- D:\SETUP.EXE (assuming that the letter of your CD-ROM drive is d:) 4. Click 'OK'. 5. You should now refer to Section 3 from step 4, to install the game. Adobe Acrobat ------------- To install Acrobat Reader you should do the following... 1. Go to the 'Start' button on your Windows task bar, 2. Select 'Run', 3. Type:- D:\DATA.NOW\ACROBAT\SETUP.EXE (assuming that the letter of your CD-ROM drive is d:) 4. Click 'OK'. Manual ------ To view the manual you should do the following... 1. Go to the 'Start' button on your Windows task bar, 2. Select 'Run', 3. Type:- D:\MANUAL.PDF (assuming that the letter of your CD-ROM drive is d:) 4. Click 'OK'. DirectX ------- To install DirectX you should do the following... 1. Go to the 'Start' button on your Windows task bar, 2. Select 'Run', 3. Type:- D:\DIRECTX\DXSETUP.EXE (assuming that the letter of your CD-ROM drive is d:) 4. Click 'OK'. Internet Explorer ----------------- To install Microsoft Internet Explorer you should do the following... 1. Go to the 'Start' button on your Windows task bar, 2. Select 'Run', 3. Type:- D:\DATA.NOW\IE\IE5SETUP.EXE (assuming that the letter of your CD-ROM drive is d:) 4. Click 'OK'. Macromedia Shockwave(TM) Player --------------------------- To install Macromedia shockwave(TM) Player you should do the following... 1. Go to the 'Start' button on your Windows task bar, 2. Select 'Run', 3. Type:- D:\DATA.NOW\SW\SWSETUP.EXE (assuming that the letter of your CD-ROM drive is d:) 4. Click 'OK'. MSVBVM50.DLL Error ================== If the error "The MSVBVM50.DLL file is linked to missing export OLEAUT32.DLL:421." occurs while installing the game. The error occurs because during the setup process, the MSVBVM50.DLL file requires a version of OLEAUT32.DLL that is newer than what comes with the original version of Windows 95. Therefore you will need to replace this file with the copy supplied on the your CD-ROM. To replace the file simply double click on AXDIST.EXE file which can be found in \DATA.NOW\EXTRAS directory on your CD-ROM. You will also have to restart your computer for the changes to take effect. When done, launch SETUP.NOW again and try to reinstall. Product Support ================ For our most frequently asked questions simply visit our website at www.sold-out.co.uk. If you have any questions about this or any other Sold Out Software product, you can reach our Customer Service/Technical Support Group at:- Sold Out Software 122 Southwark Street London SE1 0SW United Kingdom Customer Service is available from 10.00am to 1.00pm & 2.00pm to 5.00pm Monday to Friday (GMT) Tel: +44 (0) 20 7928 9655, Fax: +44 (0) 20 7261 0540. You can also e-mail us on "webmaster@sold-out.co.uk" Although Sold Out believes this Game and any attachments to be free of any virus or other defect which may affect your computer, it is the responsibility of the recipient to ensure that it is virus free and Sold Out does not accept any responsibility for any loss or damage arising in any way from its use. *************************************************************