Helpyall.txt
Redneck Rampage Family Reunion
Redneck Rampage Rides Again
Final version 1.00
By Xatrix Entertainment, Inc.
Published by Interplay Productions


ABOUT THIS HELPYALL.TXT FILE

This file contains lots of last-minute notes and tips about the game that
are more up-to-date than the stuff in the printed manual and reference
card.  It also contains all the instructions for network, modem, and serial
play.

Redneck Rampage Rides Again is rated "M" for Machure Audiences Only.


TABLE OF CONTENTS

*  How to get the Redneck Rampage Rides Again Cuss Pack
*  About this version
*  Quick Start - How To Get Going (Windows 95 instructions)
*  Quick Start - How To Get Going (DOS instructions)
*  System Requirements
*  Tips & Tricks
*  Network Play
*  Modem Play
*  Serial Play
*  Troubleshooting
*  Playing CD Music
*  On-line Manual
*  Last Minute Credits
*  Interplay Demos
*  Interplay Customer Service
*  Legal Mumbo Jumbo


REDNECK RAMPAGE RIDES AGAIN CUSS PACK

Xatrix Entertainment and Interplay Productions are proud to once
again lower the bar.  Visit www.interplay.com to download the new
Redneck Rampage Rides Again Cuss Pack.  You WILL be offended.
You thought the "prison" line was bad in this game?  Don't make us laugh!
Visit the website and see what we're talking about. 


ABOUT THIS VERSION 
 
Thank you for purchasing Redneck Rampage Rides Again!  This game is
not free and we ask you to not pass copies around to your friends.
Instead, make them buy their own damn copies, to encourage us
to keep making great games like this in the future!

If you'd like to pass *something* around to your friends, you can grab
the free demo version of the original Redneck Rampage by visiting
Interplay's Web site at http://www.interplay.com.


QUICK START -- HOW TO GET GOING 

**WINDOWS 95** INSTRUCTIONS

(Redneck Rampage Rides Again was designed to be played in DOS only,
*not* in a "DOS box" in Windows 95.  These instructions will install and play
the game while making your computer restart in MS-DOS mode each time you
launch Redneck Rampage Rides Again.  See the reference card and the
"Troubleshooting" section below for more details on Windows 95.)

1.  Insert the Redneck Rampage Family Reunion Disc 2 CD-ROM.
2.  Click "Install" and then follow the on-screen instructions.
3.  After installation is complete, the SETUP program will be launched.
    Follow the on-screen instructions.  You need to configure your sound 
    card and screen size for sure, and the controller setup if you'd like 
    to configure your keys.  When you set your screen size, be sure you are 
    set to 640 x 480 or higher resolution -- we only included a 320 x 200 
    screen size for those who like to play with a smoother frame rate at 
    the expense of having to look at the whole world through smeared, 
    low-resolution beer goggles.
4.  Pick "Save & launch Redneck Rampage" to begin killing.
5.  When the game starts, hit ESC to display the menu.  Pick "New Game".
6.  After the first time you play, you can start the game by inserting the
    CD-ROM and clicking the "Play" button.  Or, double-click
    the "Again" shortcut in the directory on your hard disk where you
    installed the game.  (If you want to try to play in a "DOS box" while
    Windows 95 is still running, use the "Pighead" shortcut instead of the
    "Again" shortcut.)


**DOS** INSTRUCTIONS (Yeah, just DOS, not Windows 95, you dumbass)

If your CD-ROM drive is a letter other than drive D: then substitute
that letter for the "D:" references in these instructions.

1.  Insert the Redneck Family Reunion Disc 2 CD-ROM.
2.  Type D:\INSTALL and then follow the on-screen instructions.
3.  After installation is complete, the SETUP program will be launched.
    Follow the on-screen instructions.  You need to configure your sound 
    card and screen size for sure, and the controller setup if you'd like 
    to configure your keys.  When you set your screen size, be sure you are 
    set to 640 x 480 or higher resolution -- we only included a 320 x 200 
    screen size for those who like to play with a smoother frame rate at 
    the expense of having to look at the whole world through smeared, 
    low-resolution beer goggles.
4.  Pick "Save & launch Redneck Rampage" to begin killing.
5.  When the game starts, hit ESC to display the menu.  Pick "New Game".
6.  After the first time you play, you can start the game by going to the 
    directory where you installed Redneck Rampage Rides Again, and type
    AGAIN to start playing.  For instance:

                C:
                CD \INTRPLAY\RIDES
                AGAIN

If the game doesn't start up correctly, you may have an old video card
that doesn't include a VESA driver.  You'll have to load an SVGA VESA driver
(1.0 or 2.0 is fine).  Consult your video card manufacturer's manual or
web site to get the card's VESA video driver, or visit www.scitechsoft.com
for the latest version of the universal "UniVBE" VESA drivers.


SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS 
 
MINIMUM CONFIGURATION: A Pentium P90 with 16MB RAM, a PCI or local bus SVGA 
video card, about 220 MB free space on a hard disk, and a CD-ROM drive. 
 
RECOMMENDED CONFIGURATION: A Pentium P133 or faster with 32MB RAM, 
a PCI or local bus SVGA video card, about 220 MB free space on a hard disk, 
a CD-ROM drive, and a sound card with kick-ass ear-bleeding self-powered 
speakers. 
 
SUPPORTED GRAPHICS: SVGA 640x480 Minimum. SVGA 1600x1200 Maximum.   
        320x200 VGA graphics are possible but we truly don't recommend
        such an awful low-res video mode -- Redneck Rampage Rides Again
        was designed with high-resolution textures for a 640x480 display.
                                                                
SUPPORTED SOUND: Gravis UltraSound, Sound Blaster/Pro/16/AWE32, Yee-Haaw, 
Oink Oink, SoundMan 16, Pro Audio Spectrum, SoundScape, WaveBlaster, Sound 
Canvas, Adlib, Disney Sound Source, and General MIDI.  All the CD music 
is played through the CD-ROM adapter of your sound card, of course.


TIPS & TRICKS

*  Motorcycle spinouts let you shoot your enemies to death right after you
   screw up the first time and miss while riding by.  Master the spinout.

*  If you get caught in a tough spot, surrounded by enemies, use the
   moonshine and get your ass out of there.

*  Use corners effectively.  Duck behind a corner to avoid the damn-good
   shooting of Billy Ray and the Coot, then when they walk around the corner
   to find you, dump a double-load of shotgun shells into them.

*  In general, drink alcohol before eating food, to sober yourself up for
   the next time you have to hit the bottle.

*  Although you have to hit Bubba with your crowbar to end the level, 
   you should try not to kill him.  If you kill Bubba, you're screwed:
   you won't be able to end the level.  Don't do this.


NETWORK, MODEM, AND SERIAL PLAY

To start a network, modem, or serial game, run the SETUP program, then
choose "Network Game", "Modem Game", or "Serial Game".

NETWORK GAME (option in SETUP program)

Although Redneck Rampage Rides Again may support up to 8 players in a
network game, you may need supercomputer hardware to avoid "Out of Sync"
messages.  We recommend no more than 6 players, and on slower machines or
slower networks, 4 players is about as far as you should push it.

The 14 regular levels of Redneck Rampage Rides Again were designed with solo
and cooperative play in mind. Therefore, we have included 7 smaller levels
for a Pissin' Contest(tm). We recommend that you check out these levels
when you want to go on a multi-player killin' spree.

To access these levels, launch a network game and select "new game" from the
main menu. Then select Episode 3 (Pissin' Contest) and choose a level.
When you are ready, select "start game".

Note:  We really, really mean it when we "recommend" the multiplayer levels.
A multiplayer Pissin' Contest on the regular game levels will often result
in very slow framerates or out of sync errors.  The multiplayer levels were
optimized for ... multiplayer play, so use them! 

Before you set up a network game for the first time, note that your 
computer needs IPX drivers installed before you begin, or you will get
the error message "IPX & NetBIOS not detected".  An IPX driver is an optional
component of Windows 95 installation, and DOS IPX drivers are also available
in the Novell NetWare client.  You will have to obtain these drivers from
another source; they are not included on this CD-ROM and we can't assist
you in getting IPX drivers or configuring your network.

Here's an explanation of the options after you choose "Network Game" in 
the SETUP program:

Change Number of Players:  Self-explanatory.   Make sure all players in
        the network game are set to the same number of players before you
        start.

Setup Network Socket Number:  All players in a particular net game must be 
        set to the same network socket number.  You should only have to 
        change this if multiple Redneck Rampage Rides Again games are
        happening on the same network, so the games don't interfere with
        each other.

Setup Macros:  Lets you customize your text taunts you can send by hitting
        Shift-F1 through Shift-F10 while playing.

RTS File Selection:  Lets you customize your shouted taunts you can send
        by hitting Alt-F1 through Alt-F10 while playing.  If you have made  
        or received a different RTS file, this option lets you hear the 
        different taunts.

User Level Selection:  All players in a net game must be set to the same
        user level selection.  Chooses what level you want to play.

Change Player Name:  Type in your name, peckerhead!

Launch Redneck Rampage:  When everyone has correctly set their "Number of
        Players", "Network Socket Number", and "User Level" so these numbers
        agree on all systems, everyone should choose "Save and Launch Redneck 
        Rampage" to begin playing.


MODEM GAME (option in SETUP program)

Here's an explanation of the options after you choose "Modem Game" in 
the SETUP program:

Already Connected:  Tells the SETUP program you are already connected
        with your opponent and don't need to dial or pick up the phone.

Wait for Call:  Tells the SETUP program you are going to wait for your
        opponent to call you.

Dial your Opponent:  Tells the SETUP program you are going to dial your
        opponent.

Setup COM port:  Lets you specify which COM port your modem is on, and what
        speed it runs at.

Setup Modem:  Lets you specify what brand of modem you have.  Be sure to
        set up this option correctly before you begin a modem game.
        Note that you should not need to change the other initialization
        options on the "Setup Modem" screen.

Setup Macros:  Lets you customize your text taunts you can send by hitting
        Shift-F1 through Shift-F10 while playing.

RTS File Selection:  Lets you customize your shouted taunts you can send
        by hitting Alt-F1 through Alt-F10 while playing.  If you have made  
        or received a different RTS file, this option lets you hear the 
        different taunts.

User Level Selection:  Both players in the modem game must be set to the 
        same user level selection.  Chooses what level you want to play.

Change Player Name:  Type in your name, peckerhead!

Phone Number List:  To tell the SETUP program what number to dial, choose  
        this option.  Use the arrow keys to go to an empty entry and press
        E to edit that entry.  Type your opponent's name and phone number,
        then press Enter to select that phone number to dial.

Launch Redneck Rampage:  When both players have correctly set their "User 
        Level" to the same level, and one player has chosen "Wait for Call"
        and the other has chosen "Dial your Opponent" and entered the
        correct phone number, both players can choose "Save and Launch 
        Redneck Rampage" to begin playing.


SERIAL GAME (option in SETUP program)

Here's an explanation of the options after you choose "Serial Game" in 
the SETUP program:                                      

Setup COM port:  Lets you specify which COM port you are going to communicate
        on, and at what speed.

Setup Macros:  Lets you customize your text taunts you can send by hitting
        Shift-F1 through Shift-F10 while playing.

RTS File Selection:  Lets you customize your shouted taunts you can send
        by hitting Alt-F1 through Alt-F10 while playing.  If you have made  
        or received a different RTS file, this option lets you hear the 
        different taunts.

User Level Selection:  Both players in the serial game must be set to the 
        same user level selection.  Chooses what level you want to play.

Change Player Name:  Type in your name, peckerhead!

Launch Redneck Rampage:  When both players have correctly set their "User 
        Level" and the speed of their COM ports to the same speed, both 
        players can choose "Save and Launch Redneck Rampage" to begin playing.


TROUBLESHOOTING

Q:  The sound and animation is *very* jerky.
A:  This will happen if you run Windows 95 and have only 16MB RAM.
    On many systems with Windows 95, it will happen no matter how much RAM
    is in your machine.  It may also happen on computers running plain DOS
    (without Windows 95) if some other program like SMARTDRV.EXE is taking
    up a lot of memory.

    The first thing to try, as mentioned in the printed reference card,
    is to restart your computer in MS-DOS mode before you play.  You can
    do this automatically by double-clicking the "Again" shortcut located
    in the "Rides" directory on your hard disk.  The additional memory 
    and CPU time freed up by the absence of Windows 95 should let the game
    play much faster.

    If you continue to experience bad jerkiness problems, try to free up
    memory taken up by items in your CONFIG.SYS or AUTOEXEC.BAT files.
    For instance, the SMARTDRV.EXE program takes up a lot of memory and
    will cause the game's animation and sound to become jerky.
    
    If you have only 16MB RAM, may we humbly suggest that upgrading to
    32MB RAM will cost you under US$50 at this writing (and the price is
    falling, of course), and will probably speed up several parts of
    Windows 95, Redneck Rampage Rides Again, most other games, and in fact
    most other things you do with your computer.  More memory will make
    your sex life better, or give you a sex life if you don't have one.
    Memory improves drive, consistency, and performance.  We recommend it
    highly, and we authorize you to purchase more memory.

Q:  When I restart my computer in MS-DOS mode and try to play the game,
    I don't get any sound, and my mouse control doesn't work.
A:  If this happens, it means your computer wasn't configured properly at the 
    factory to make use of your CD-ROM drive, sound card, or mouse.  :-(  
    Unfortunately, it takes a lot of knowhow to configure all this crap 
    yourself.  See the refcard for some basic advice on getting your computer 
    set up properly.

    If you don't have the drivers and knowhow needed to set up your CD-ROM
    drive, sound card, and mouse properly under DOS, you *may* want to try
    playing in a "DOS box" under Windows 95, since Windows 95 gives you all 
    the hardware drivers you need.  You must have at least 32MB RAM if you'd
    like to try running in a "DOS box".  To try this, double-click the
    "Pighead" shortcut in the directory on your hard disk where you installed
    Redneck Rampage Rides Again.  But be warned!  Running under Windows 95
    will result in jerkier animation and sound!

Q:  I launch the game but it just displays a black screen and locks up.
A:  The first thing to try is to launch the game with the intro movie
    disabled.  From the DOS prompt, go to the RIDES directory and then
    launch the game by typing:

    RA /ni

    The black-screen problem also happens on the ATI Mach32 video card with
    certain versions of ATI's VESA driver software.  If you have a Mach32,
    try using the VESA video driver that came with the video card.  (We have
    seen problems using newer versions of the VESA driver.)

    If you have a different video card, contact the video card company
    to obtain a VESA driver.  This is usually available on video card
    companies' World Wide Web and BBS sites.  www.scitechsoft.com is the
    home of UniVBE, which may also be of assistance.

Q:  The intro movie plays but then the screen freaks out!
A:  This happens when playing under Windows 95 with certain video cards
    and drivers.  Namely, we've seen it with the Diamond Stealth 64 video
    card.  Just hit C to continue into the game.  Or restart your computer
    in MS-DOS mode before playing (which you should be doing anyway).

Q:  This game is too dark!
A:  Adjust your monitor first, *then* press ESC and choose Options and then
    adjust the screen brightness.

Q:  There's an awful lot of profanity in this game.
A:  Really?  For even more, visit www.interplay.com and get the Cuss Pack.
    If such terrible language is too much for you, you can press ESC, choose
    Options, and then choose "Parental Lock" (and optionally lock the game
    into Parental Lock mode with a password).  This will screen out the
    blood gibs and *some* of the profanity.

Q:  My network game is giving lots of out-of-sync errors.
A:  First, turn monsters off.  Then try fewer players (6 is very fun and 
    seems optimal). 

Q:  The game plays too slowly.
A:  Make sure that in the SETUP program you set the screen size to be 
    640x480. If you set the screen to a higher resolution (like 800x600) 
    then the game will run much slower.

    Within the game, press "-" repeatedly to shrink the size of the game
    window. This will speed up play quite a bit.

Q:  I do not receive CD Audio from the Redneck Rampage Rides Again disc
    or any other CD.
A:  There is a problem with Mitsumi CD ROMS.  If you are playing in Windows 
    95 we suggest that you take advantage of the CD Player in Windows.  If
    you are in DOS we suggest that you launch the CD utility that comes with
    most major sound cards.

Q:  I am getting a slow framerate when I play.
A:  Try turning the Ambience Off in the Sound Options from the Main Menu.  
    This will turn off the extra sounds you hear when you are walking around
    and should help speed things back up.  You can also change the amount of 
    sounds that are playing from the Setup.exe.  This should help out also.

Q:  Sometimes the game acts strangely in co-operative play.
A:  Co-op play tends to work best with four players or less.  With more 
    players you might experience bizarre side-effects, like weapons 
    disappearing, players not exploding when hit by dynamite, keys not
    spawning, etc.  Two player co-op is highly recommended as optimal, but
    four can play co-operatively with few side-effects.  Anything above
    four players is undertaken at your own risk.


PLAYING CD MUSIC

You can access the digital 8-track tape by hitting ESC, then choosing
OPTIONS, and then choosing SOUNDS and then 8-TRACK.  The space bar will
turn it on and off; use the arrow keys to change tracks.

If you eject a CD while playing the game, the 8-track unit will be disabled 
until you quit and run the game again.  A music CD (not necessarily the
Redneck Rampage Rides Again CD) must remain in the CD-ROM drive at all times
for music to work.  Remember, this is an 8-track player, so if you have fancy
CD's with more than 8 music tracks, yer out of luck.  Your mileage will also
vary if the 8 music tracks on your CD vary at all from the times of all
the tracks on the Redneck Rampage Rides Again CD!

You can also just pop the Redneck Rampage Rides Again CD into your audio CD
player and relax to the soothing banjos.  Just skip past track 1 before the
soothing, blasting static of computer data blows out your speakers.


ONLINE MANUAL

The "Hickston Hog" game manual is included on the CD-ROM, in the MANUAL
directory.  For more information about this online manual, see the
README.TXT file within the MANUAL directory.

LAST MINUTE CREDITS

Thanks to Ronald E. Austin for Producing the Redneck Rampage Family Reunion.  
Also, thanks to Darryl Jones for Supervising Timothy Anderson in Quality Assurance.


INTERPLAY DEMOS

Check out the DEMOS folder for demos and movies of other Interplay games. 


INTERPLAY PRODUCTIONS CUSTOMER SERVICE

Telephone:  (949) 553-6678
Fax:        (949) 252-2820 (Attn: Customer Service)

Internet E-Mail: support@interplay.com
World Wide Web: http://www.interplay.com
BBS:  Telnet to bbs.interplay.com
BBS Modem Phone Number:  (949) 252-2822
America Online: E-mail IPTECH
Compuserve:  GO GAMBPUB or E-mail 76702,1342
FTP Site: ftp.interplay.com

Mail:  Interplay Customer Service
       16815 Von Karman
       Irvine, CA 92606

** UK AND EUROPE CONTACTS **
        
 Write to:  Customer Support
            Interplay Productions, Ltd.
            Harleyford Manor
            Harleyford
            Henley Road
            Marlow
            Buckinghamshire
            SL7 2DX
            ENGLAND
  
   tel:     +44 (0) 1628 423723
   Fax:     +44 (0) 1628 487752
  
   Email:   Europe@interplay.com
  

LEGAL MUMBO JUMBO 
=================

Copyright (c) 1998 Xatrix Entertainment.  All rights reserved.  Redneck 
Rampage and Redneck Rampage Rides Again are trademarks of Interplay
Productions.  All rights reserved.  All other trademarks are the property
of their respective owners.  Interplay is the exclusive licensor and
publisher of Redneck Rampage Rides Again.

LIMITED WARRANTY - EUROPE
=========================

If within the first ninety days of purchase you have any problems
with the product please return it to the retailer.

After ninety (90) days, you may return the software program to
Interplay Productions, provided the fault is not due to normal wear
and tear, and Interplay will mail a replacement to you.
To receive a replacement you should enclose the defective medium
(including the original product label) in protective packaging
accompanied by:
    1) A cheque or postal order for L10 sterling (to cover postage and
       packaging).
    2) A brief statement describing the defect.
    3) The original receipt or address of the retailer
    4) Your return address
Registered mail is recommended for returns.  Please send to:
Warranty Replacements, Interplay Productions Ltd., Harleyford Manor,
Harleyford, Henley Road, Marlow, Buckinghamshire SL7 2DX, ENGLAND

SOFTWARE USE LIMITATIONS AND LIMITED LICENSE
============================================

General Product License.  This copy of Redneck Rampage Rides Again (the
"Software") is intended solely for your personal noncommercial home
entertainment use. You may not decompile, reverse engineer, or
disassemble the Software, except as permitted by law.  Interplay
Productions and Xatrix Entertainment retain all right, title and
interest in the Software including all intellectual property rights
embodied therein and derivatives thereof.  Are you listening, dumbass?
The Software, including, without limitation, all code, data structures,
characters, images, sounds, text, screens, game play, derivative works
and all other elements of the Software may not be copied, resold, rented,
leased, distributed (electronically or otherwise), used on pay-per-play,
coin-op or other for-charge basis, or for any commercial purpose. Any
permissions granted herein are provided on a temporary basis and can be
withdrawn by Interplay Productions at any time.  You bet your ass.  All
rights not expressly granted are reserved.

Modem and Network Play.  If the Software contains modem or network play,
you may play the Software via modem transmission with another person or
persons directly without transmission through a third party service or
indirectly through a third party service only if such service is an
authorized licensee of Interplay.  For the purposes of this license, a
third party service refers to any third party service which provides a
connection between two or more users of the Software, manages,
organizes, or facilitates game play, translates protocols, or otherwise
provides a service which commercially exploits the Software, but does
not include a third party service which merely provides a telephonic
connection (and nothing more) for modem or network play.  Do you understand
this, you idiot?  Authorized licensee services are listed on the Interplay
Productions World Wide Web Site located at http://www.interplay.com.
This limited right to transmit the Software expressly excludes any
transmission of the Software or any data streams thereof on a commercial
basis, including, without limitation, transmitting the Software by way of
a commercial service (excepting those specific commercial services licensed
by Interplay) which translates the protocols or manages or organizes game
play sessions.  I think you get the picture.  If you would like information
about obtaining a pay-for-play or commercial license to the Software, please
call Interplay Productions in the US at +(949) 553-6655.

Acceptance of License Terms.  By acquiring and retaining this Software,
you assent to the terms and restrictions of this limited license.  If
you do not accept the terms of this limited license, you must return the
Software together with all packaging, manuals and other material
contained therein to the store where you acquired the Software for a
full refund. In some cases, to obtain a full refund you may be required to 
scream at the top of your lungs "Greg and Joseph Kick Ass!"

Redneck Rampage Rides Again Not Fault-Tolerant.  Redneck Rampage Rides Again
is not fault-tolerant and is not intended, manufactured, or designed for use
as on-line control equipment in the operation of aircraft navigation or
communication systems, air traffic control computers, or nuclear facilities
in which the failure of Redneck Rampage Pissing Contest technology could lead
directly to death, personal injury, or severe physical or environmental
damage.

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