
			     READ.ME

			     RETRIBUTION READ.ME

Read this file for any last minute changes to the manual or hints on
getting RETRIBUTION running on your system.

Contents

[1] Sound Cards
	   [1-1] My sound card is not on the menu
	   [1-2] Unsupported Interrupt and DMA Channels

[2] Optimising your system for retribution

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[1] Sound Cards

[1-1] My sound card is not on the menu

If your sound card is not on the list of supported cards, but can
emulate one of the supported cards. Select the card that can be
emulated.

[1-2] Unsupported Interrupt and DMA Channels

It is possible that the install program will not support the PORT,
IRQ or DMA channel that your card is set to. If this is the case you
can edit the configuration file created by the install program, it is
called CONFIG.INI and will be in the directory that you have
installed RETRIBUTION to. You can alter this file with any text
editor, look for the lines:

	MusicPort=xxx                   Port for Music Card
	SoundPort=xxx                   Port for Sound Effects Card
	SoundIRQ=xx                     IRQ for Sound Effects Card
	SoundDMA=x                      DMA for Sound Effects Card

Autodetect will not set up the DMA correctly for the Classic SFX 3000 card
when it is emulating the Microsoft Sound System. You should manually set
the DMA to 0.

[2] Optimising your system for retribution

Retribution includes it's own memory manager and may conflict with
EMM386 etc. If you have any problems then try removing them before
running the game.

Retribution uses 491K (502,784 bytes) of conventional RAM (base
memory) and 3072K (3,145,728 bytes) of extended memory (XMS), this
means you must have a minimum of 4 megabytes of total RAM installed
in your system.

To find out how much conventional RAM, extended RAM and expanded RAM
your machine has go into the directory where you have installed
RETRIBUTION and type:

	INSTALL /i      [Enter]

The display should then look something like this:


Diagnostic Information.

Drive C: has  125165568 free bytes.

(1 drive found.)

Operating System Version = 6.20
CPU Type = 386.
FPU Type = NONE.

Free Conventional Memory (BASE) = 593152 bytes.
Free Extended Memory (XMS) = 3328 Kbytes.
Free Expanded Memory (EMS) = 0 Kbytes.


If your system does not show the high enough values, then the easiest
thing to do is to create a boot disk, to do this choose 'Create Boot
Disk' from the main menu in the install program. This will create a
basic boot disk for you to play RETRIBUTION. Unfortunately not
everybody has got the same brand of CD-ROM drive and mouse so if you
wish to play RETRIBUTION from CD or with the mouse, then you will
have to make some modifications.



[2-1] Adding a CDROM Drive to the Boot Disk

Too add a CDROM Drive to the boot disk requires that you make
modifications to both the CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT files on the
BOOT DISK, you do NOT need to modify the files on your hard disk. To
edit the CONFIG.SYS type:

	EDIT A:\CONFIG.SYS      [Enter]

The file will be displayed on screen and will look something like
this.

	FILES=20
	BUFFERS=20,0

You need to add the CDROM driver to this file, you will find the
correct line to add in the CONFIG.SYS file on your hard drive, copy
this down and then add the line to the CONFIG.SYS on your boot disk.
Examples of this line for some popular CDROM drives are shown below
to give you an idea of what to look for.

NEC CDR-260

a line containing       NEC_IDE.SYS

eg      DEVICE=C:\NECIDE\NEC_IDE.SYS /D:MSCD001 /M:S /P:1F0S /I:14 /V

PANASONIC/MATSUSHITA CR-562

a line containing       CDMKE.SYS

eg      DEVICE=C:\PANA\CDMKE.SYS /D:MSCD001

CREATIVE CR-521/523/563

a line containing       SBCD.SYS

eg      DEVICE=C:\SB16\DRV\SBCD.SYS /P:220 /D:MSCD001

SONY CDU31A-02/CDU33A

a line containing       SLCD.SYS

eg      DEVICE=C:\SONY\SLCD.SYS /B:230 /D:MSCD001 /V /K M:P

MITSUMI CRMC-LU005S

a line containing MTMCDE.SYS or MTMCDS.SYS

eg      DEVICE=C:\DEV\MTMCDE.SYS /D:MSCD001 /P:340 /T:7 /I:11

MITSUMI CRMC-FX001/FX001D

a line containing MTMCDAE.SYS or MTMCDAS.SYS

eg      DEVICE=C:\DEV\MTMCDAE.SYS /D:MSCD001 /P:340 /T:7 /I:11


To edit AUTOEXEC.BAT type:

	EDIT A:\AUTOEXEC.BAT    [Enter]

The file will be displayed on screen and will look something like
this.

	@ECHO OFF
	PROMPT $P$G

You need to MSCDEX to this file, look for a line containing MSCDEX
in the AUTOEXEC.BAT on your hard disk. Copy the line down and then
add it to the AUTOEXEC.BAT on your boot disk.

The line will look something like this

	C:\DOS\MSCDEX /D:MSCD001 /M:10

[2-2] Adding a Mouse to the Boot Disk

Too add a mouse to the boot disk requires that you make modifications
to the AUTOEXEC.BAT file on the BOOT DISK, only on very rare
occasions you will have change the CONFIG.SYS. You do NOT need to
modify the files on your hard disk.
To edit the AUTOEXEC.BAT type:

	EDIT A:\AUTOEXEC.BAT    [Enter]

The file will be displayed on screen and will look something like
this.

	@ECHO OFF
	PROMPT $P$G

You need to add the line in your AUTOEXEC.BAT that contains MOUSE, it
will probalbly look something like this:

	C:\MOUSE\MOUSE.EXE

When you have found the line copy it down and add it to the
AUTOEXEC.BAT on your boot disk.


