Le A oP, Skee EA + () CD (your game) + Advanced Tactical Fighters Reference Manual (256 pp.) which gets you up into the air and explains the physics of flight, piloting and combat. (See How to Use at the beginning of the manual for specific chapter information.) * Reference Card (8 pp.) listing all keyboard and joystick commands in the game. + Install Guide (32 pp.), which is what you're reading now, (Includes trou- bleshooting tips, steps for creating a boot disk and Windows '95 information.) + Registration Card — we'd love to know who you are: ADVANCED TACTICAL FIGHTERS" INSTALL GUIDE Welcome to Advanced Tactical Fighters (ATF). This guide begins with installation instructions for people who are about to play the game for the first time. To avoid compatibility or memory problems, please take a moment to confirm that your machine matches the system requirements. The basic system requirements are listed on the bottom of the Advanced Tactical Fighters box. A detailed list of system requirements and recommendations are in System Requirements, p. 9 Note: Disk compression of any kind will result in substantially increased load times. Advanced Tactical Fighters has been fully tested with Double Space and Drive Space (the disk compression utilities that shipped with MS-DOS 6.0 and later). We cannot guarantee the compatibility of our games with other disk com- pression utilities. For better performance, use a drive without disk compression.PRE-INSTALLATION PROCEDURES: DOS IMPORTANT: Follow these steps if you do not have Windows *95 installed. Before installing any piece of software, it is critical that your hard drive be in proper working order. Failure to verify this may result in corrupt data. 1. Type ver (Enter) from your C: prompt (C:\>). If you are using DOS version 6.2 or later, it is extremely easy to verify your drive's condition with a few simple commands, If you are using Windows ’95, please see Pre-Installation Procedures: Windows ’95, below. The DOS version you currently have installed will be displayed on the screen. If it says MS-DOS VERSION 6.2 or any version later than that, follow the instructions below. If you are using DOS version 5.0, or are unable to use the commands in Steps 2 and 3, you may need to use other utilities (such as Norton Utilities and Central Point Tools) to check your drive’s condition 2. Type SCANDISK C: (Enter) from your C: prompt. This determines if your drive is in good repair. If any damage is found, you should repair it before continuing. Follow the instructions in your DOS manual 3. Type DEFRAG c: /e Enter) from your C: prompt. This runs a complete defragmentation of your hard drive to ensure all of your data is sorted properly. It also optimizes your system for faster load and access times. PRE-INSTALLATION PROCEDURES: WINDOWS ’95 Before installing any piece of software, it is critical that your hard drive be in prop- er working order. Windows ’95 provides the disk tools SCANDISK and DEFRAG to ensure this is working correctly. Then you should create a shortcut. (You can also create a normal boot disk, but a shortcut is recommended.) 1. First you should run SCANDISK. To activate SCANDISK, left-click on the START button. Move the mouse up and highlight Programs. From Programs a new menu will come up. In that menu select Accessories (usually at the top). Yet another menu will come up — within that menu select System Tools. Finally, high- light ScanDisk and the program will run. Once activated, make sure there is a check mark in the Automatically Fix Errors box and select the hard drive to which you are installing Advanced Tactical Fighters (.e., if you are installing the game on drive C:, make sure C: is highlighted). Once everything is set up correctly click Start to have the program scan the drive and correct any errors. 2. Next, run DEFRAG. In order to activate DEFRAG, go to System Tools (as in previous step). Highlight Disk Defragmenter and the program will run. As with SCANDISK, select the drive to which you are installing Advanced Tactical Fighters and left-click OK. QUICK INSTALL IF YOU’RE USING MS-DOS 1. Turn on your computer. 2. Ifyou're in Windows, close all programs and exit Windows 3. Insert the ATF CD into the CD-ROM drive. 4. Go to your CD-ROM drive (usually D:) and type INSTALL (You need 490K of conventional memory to run the install program.) If you experience trouble, consult Troubleshooting, p. 23. IF YOU’RE USING WINDOWS ‘95 1. Turn on your computer and wait for Windows to load 2. Insert the ATF CD into the CD-ROM drive. 3. If no menu appears, double-click on My Computer and select the CD-ROM Drive. Double-click on the ATF icon. 4. Click INSTALL in the ATF menu. 5. Create an ATF shortcut icon, (See Creating an ATF Shortcut, pp. 20-22, for details). TABLE OF CONTENTS INSTALLATION... READ.ME Fik Disk Cache Program: Starting the Install Program: Windows “95... Starting the Install Program: DOS Installing the Game .. PLAYING FOR THE FIRST TIME Step 1 — Video Step 2— Sound ‘Adjusting Graphic Preferenc Adjusting Sound Preferences SeUCalibrate Control Type .. SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS ... Memory Requirements CREATING AN MS-DOS BOOT DISK. Installing VESA-Compatible Drivers Changing Sound Card Configuration SHORTCUTS TROUBLESHOOTING i a ORIGIN/EA PRODUCT SUPPORT...INSTALLATION You can install the game from DOS or through Windows ’95. The game will not create a Windows ’95 shortcut icon for you. See Creating an ATF Shortcut, p. 20, 6. to learn how to create one, READ.ME FILE ‘To view an important text file that contains last-minute changes in the game or documentation, refer to the READ.ME File. To view the READ.ME file, go to your CD-ROM drive (usually D:) and type EDIT READ.ME. After viewing the file. you can print it out by typing COPY READ.ME PRN. In Windows ’95, insert the ATF CD into the drive and click on README when the ATF menu appears. DISK CACHE PROGRAMS Although not recommended, you can run ATF with a disk cache (such as recent versions of SMARTDrive), which may reduce the CD load time for missions. If you can’t free up enough conventional memory, or don’t want to use a disk cache, you . can temporarily disable it by making a boot disk. (Refer to Creating an MS-DOS Boot Disk, p. 10, to learn how to create such a boot disk.) Reboot your computer with the boot disk in your A: drive so that you can run on a configuration that does 4 not include a disk cache. STARTING THE INSTALL PROGRAM: WINDOWS '95 8. 1. Turn on your computer and wait for Windows to load. 2. Insert the Advanced Tactical Fighters CD into your CD-ROM drive. 9. 3. Click INSTALL from the blue ATF menu screen that appears. (The ATF icon appears automatically when Autorun is enabled.) 4. (If menu does not appear) Autorun is not enabled. You must double-click on My Computer, then double-click on the ATF icon. 5. Proceed to Step 6 in Installing the Game, facing page. STARTING THE INSTALL PROGRAM: DOS 1. Turn on your computer and wait for the DOS prompt. Some machines boot directly to Windows, or a different shell environment. Be sure to exit 10 Windows (or other shell program), and install directly from the DOS com- mand prompt (CA>). a 2. Insert the Advanced Tactical Fighters CD into your CD-ROM drive. is 3. Type the name of your CD-ROM drive (usually p:), then press (Enter). 4. Type INSTALL and press ‘You can run this anytime you want to re-run the install program.) 5. Proceed to Step 6 on the next page INSTALLING THE GAME When the install program begins, you see a line of text at the bottom of the screen (or window) describing four function keys: (Fi) Displays World Wide Web address and phone/fax numbers for ORIGIN Product Support. (See p. 28.) 2) Opens a temporary DOS shell window. (Type EXIT to return to the installation program.) Displays your computer's your machine speed, video card, available memory, etc.). specifications (the install program detects (F9) Quits the install program and returns to DOS (or Windows '95) To abort the installation at any point, press (Ctri[X). Highlight one of the following music install options using (¥) or (2), then press (Enter} INSTALL ATF WITH MIDI MUSIC Will install MIDI music on your hard drive (requires 29 MB of hard disk space). Use this if your sound card supports MIDI music, and you don’t have enough space for digital music. INSTALL ATF WITH DIGITAL MUSIC will install digital music on your hard drive (requires 61 MB of hard disk space). Use this if your sound card does not support MIDI music, or if you'd rather hear digital music Select the drive where you want to install the game (usually C:). Use (4) or (to highlight a drive, then press (Enter). Select a directory on the hard drive for installation: + To accept the default drive and directory where you want to store game files and saved games (C:\JANES\ATF), press (Enter). + To change the drive and directory where you want to store game files and saved games, backspace over C:JANES\ATF and type the drive and directory you'd prefer. Press (Enter Note: If you're using a disk cache, wait a few seconds once installation is complete. This allows all information to be copied to your hard drive Pressing a key t00 soon may corrupt information in the cache. Highlight VIEW README FILE to look at the game’s READ.ME file, which con- tains late-breaking game information. Highlight extr To DOS to return to DOS (or Windows, if running Windows '95) To start the game: (DOS) Type arP. In the future, change to the game directory by typing cb JANES\ATF (or Whichever directory you specified during installation) then type ATF. °95) Double-left-click on the ATF shortcut icon. (To create a short- Shorteuts, p. 20.) (Windows cut icon, se