

                        RED BARON RELEASE NOTES
			   Download Version
		              2/10/97	
                          Original Release
                              12/19/90

NOTE: This version of Redbaron is identical to the original 16 color version.
However, because it is a free downloadable version there is no manual availible.
Technical Support will not be provided.  We hope you enjoy this opertunity 
to play the original Red Baron.  

            SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
	Required	Recommended	
			
Processor:	286	286-16MHz	Hard Drive:
Ram:	640K	1MB	To Install: 3MB
Conventional:	583K	590K	Compressed: 6MB
Expanded:	N/A	N/A	To Play: 3MB
Extended:	N/A	N/A	Compressed: 6MB
Swap File:	N/A	N/A	(Hard drive not required)
Video	VGA	N/A	Operating System
Sound Card:	No	Yes	MS-DOS 5.0


The year is 1914-it is the dawn of World War I. Patriotic fervor runs high as young men across Europe prepare for a new age. Red Baron takes you back to this bygone era, where you'll experience the look, feel, and experience of aerial warfare in WWI. Engage in close-range dogfights, go balloon-busting to take out the aerial eyes of the enemy, take on Zeppelins, 
escort bombers deep into enemy territory, go undercover in nighttime missions and go head 
to head with such famous Aces as the Red Baron himself!

Features:	*Fly on either side of the war as a British pilot in the Royal Flying corps 
or a German pilot in the German Air Service.*Includes 28 different aircraft, each in 
beautifully rendered and technically accurate 3-D. Including: Sopwith Camel, the DH2 Pusher, 
the Spad 7, the Albatross DIII, the Fokker Triplane, and many others.*Accurately detailed 
3Space worlds including the length of the German-French front, Verdun, the somme, Paris and London.*Play single Mission or enlist for the full tour in Campaign Play with more than 40 missions played back-to-back from 1915 to 1918. Progress in skill and rank, and become 
eligible for medals and awards, including the coveted Victoria Cross and Blue Max.



TO START THE GAME
Double Click on the Baron.Com file (or type Baron) from the directory where this
readme file is located.

GAME SETTINGS
Double click on the Install.com file (or type Install) from the same directory 
as this readme file.  The install program allows you to change game 
settings like Graphics and Sound.

Enjoy!


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The following is a list of those items in the program that are not
covered in the manual.


1. Additional buttons on the Realism Panel.

The MIDAIR COLLISIONS button allows you to choose if midair
collisions with other airplanes, balloons, and Zeppelins will occur. 
If it is off, then you will fly through these obstructions.  If it is
on, then a fatal collision will occur whenever you fly into another
aircraft.

The COMBAT LEVEL button allows you to choose the level of difficulty
in combat.  There are three settings: EASY, STANDARD, and HARD.  On
EASY, your aircraft will never be hit by flak.  It is also easier to
score hits against enemy planes (the target size is increased on
EASY).  Your airplane can absorb more hits before being seriously
damaged.  On STANDARD, your aircraft will take some damage from
flak.  Scoring hits against enemies is also a little harder, and your
airplane can absorb less hits.  HARD is the most realistic of the
possible settings.  The target size of enemy planes is small (as it
was historically-- it encompasses the area occupied by the engine and
the pilot).  Flak will do considerable, if not fatal, damage.  Your
airplane can absorb less hits than on the other two settings.


2. Permanent Realism Panel settings.

In some instances, you will not be allowed to turn off some realism
settings.  As an example, if you have AIRCRAFT MAY BE DAMAGED turned
on, and your airplane is fatally shot up, then you may not set
AIRCRAFT MAY BE DAMAGED to off.  When this is the case, the box
corresponding to the setting will be filled with a solid color.


3. Promotions in rank in Career.

These are based off total victories and not score.


4. Frame rate on slower computers.

On slower computers, clouds will substantially slow down the frame
rate. On the Realism Panel, you may want to set realistic weather
to off.

5. Mission names.

If you attempt to name a mission longer than 8 characters, the computer will
not cut off the additional characters, instead it creates a mission called
_TAPES_.TMP. This mission will not be recognized in the program and will
be written over if you name another mission longer than 8 characters long. If
you do create a mission by this name you can go into DOS and rename the 
file with the VCR extension.
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