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INSTALLATION GUIDE

* Minimum System Requirements

To run Apache, you need the following:

- IBM PC or 100% compatible
- 486DX/33 MHz processor
- 8MB RAM
- Double-speed CD-ROM drive
- VESA-compatible video driver
- 256-colour SVGA (800x600) monitor
- MS-DOS 5.0 or higher, or Windows 95 installed, preferably maintaining the
  previous DOS configuration.
- 100% Microsoft-compatible mouse and driver
- 100% Sound Blaster-compatible sound card (digital and FM/MIDI audio).
- Dedicated game card highly recommended for joysticks, throttles and foot
  pedals.

* Supported Sound Devices

Apache supports the following sound devices:

- Creative Labs Sound Blaster Basic, Pro, 16 and AWE 32
- MediaVision Pro Audio Spectrum Basic, Plus and 16
- Gravis Ultrasound (yeah!)
- Ensoniq Soundscape
- Wavejammer
- ES688

Supported Input Devices

Apache supports the following input devices :

- Standard two-button joysticks
- CH Flightstick, ProPedals and Virtual Pilot
- Thrustmaster FCS
- Weapons and rudder control systems
- Thrustmaster F-16 FLCS (yeah!)
- Gravis gamepad and Phoenix joystick (how about da FireBird?)

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Before Installing

To install and run Apache on your system, you have to know the address, inter-
rupt and DMA setting for your sound card. You also must have a VESA video
driver installed. The first time you run Apache, it will ask you for this in-
formation.

Understanding your Sound Card Configuration

If you don't know the address, interrupt and DMA of your sound card, you must
view your hardware configuration path. (Viewing this path shows you the address
(usually preceded by an A), the interrupt (usually preceded by an I) and the
DMA (usually preceded by a D) in your path.

Write this information in the spaces below so that you can enter this informa-
tion in the Preferences screen before you play Apache. If you do not supply the
proper settings in the Preference screen, Apache will not run and you will pro-
bably have to reboot your machine.

Write down your sound card addresses so that you have the information required
in the Preferences screen before playing Apache. To view your hardware confi-
guration:

- Go to the DOS prompt
- Type cd\ to get your root directory
- Type set and press <<ENTER>>

In your path, you should see something like:

blaster=A220 I5 D1

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Joystick Configuration Files

Some joysticks can use special configuration files for additional capabilities
described below.

ThrustMaster FCS and WCS Mark II

The configuration files required for the FCS/WCS combination are APACHE.ADV
and APACHE.MDF. They are in the CONTROLS\THMASTER directory on the CD-ROM.

After downloading the configuration files for the FCS/WCS, you must set the
black hat switch to digital and the red switch to analog. Also, in the prefe-
rences screen, you must select Joystick for cyclic control and not Thrustmaster
FCS.

ThrustMaster F-16 FLCS and WCS Mark II

The configuration file required for the F-16 FLCS/WCS combination are
APACHE.B50, APACHE.M50. They are in the CONTROLS\THMASTER directory on the
CD-ROM.

After downloading the configuration files for the FLCS F-16/WCS, you must set
the red switch to analog. Also, in the preferences screen, you must select Joy-
stick for cyclic control and not Thrustmaster FCS.

Gravis Phoenix

The configuration file required for the Phoenix is APACHE.PHX. It is located
in the CONTROLS\GRAVIS directory on the CD-ROM.

About VESA Drivers

Apache requires a VESA SVGA video driver on your system. Some video cards have
this driver within their hardware BIOS. If you have a card that already has a
VESA driver, you don't need to perform this step before installing Apache.

To find out whether or not you have the necessary VESA driver loaded:

- Consult your video card documentation or;
- Run the Windows Microsoft System Diagnostics (msd) from the MS-DOS prompt.
- Click on the Video button and look for the VESA Support Installed heading. It
  should say Yes.

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Finding a VESA Driver

If you don't have a VESA driver on your video card BIOS and you don't have one,
you can obtain one from an online service or on the World Wide Web,

On CompuServe, go to the PC PROGRAMMING forum and look in the library under
VESA Info/Drivers. On America Online (AOL), select GO TO from the pull-down
menu. Select Keyword. Type VESA and select GO. Select Software Libraries.
Select VBE TSRs for your VGA card. Select a driver.

To obtain a VESA driver on the World Wide Web, try the following URLs:

- ftp://ftp.cica.indiana.edu/pub/pc/win3/drivers/video
- http://www.us.dell.com/ftp/video.html

Follow the manufacturer's instructions to load the driver.

Creating a Boot Diskette

If you are having problems loading the game, we highly recommend creating a
boot diskette as described below. Starting Apache from a clean boot diskette
ensures that memory resident programs (TSRs) don't conflict with your device
drivers.

Before creating a boot diskette, we recommend printing paper copies of these
files. At the MS-DOS prompt type cd\ and press <<ENTER>> to get to your root
directory. Type type config.sys and press <<ENTER>>. Either hand copy the file
or hold down the <<SHIFT>> key and press the <<Print Screen>> key to send it to
your default printer.

Still at the MS-DOS prompt, type type autoexec.bat and press <<ENTER>>. Either
hand copy the file or press <<SHIFT-Print Screen>>. Once you have printouts of
these files, you can make a boot diskette.

To create a boot diskette, insert a diskette into your disk drive. From the
MS-DOS prompt type format A:/s and press <<ENTER>>. Any existing files on the
diskette are erased during disk formatting.

On the diskette, create minimal autoexec.bat and config.sys files. These
files must include:

- Your mouse driver
- Your sound card environment variables and/or driver
- Your CD-ROM driver
- MSCDEX in your autoexec.bat

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NOTE: All of this information should already be present in your default auto-
exec.bat and config.sys files. Refer to your DOS manual for more information on
how to customize autoexec.bat and config.sys files.

Copy your edited autoexec.bat and config.sys files to your boot diskette, if
necessary.

Understanding Hard Drive and Memory Utilities

Apache does not support the following hard drive compression utilities:

- Stacker
- DoubleSpace

We strongly recommend that while running Apache that you do not use extended
memory managers such as:

- EMM386
- QEMM

If you choose to run EMM386 on your system, you must edit your config.sys
file. Find the line that loads EMM386:

DeviceHigh=C:\windows\emm386.exe OR DeviceHigh=C:\dos\emm386.exe

Add the switch NOEMS at the end of the line. The line should now read:

DeviceHigh=C:\windows\emm386.exe NOEMS

Installing APACHE

To install Apache:

- Insert the Apache CD into your CD-ROM drive.
- At the DOS prompt, go to your CD-ROM drive (usually the D drive) Type d: and
  press <<ENTER>>
- Type install
- The install program will prompt you for the type of installation you want.
  You can choose one of the following types of Apache installation.

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NOTE: These space requirements include installed files and temporary swap
files.

- A: Min 25Mb - This installation loads only the minimum files onto your hard
  drive. The remaining files are run from the CD-ROM. The minimum install is
  slower when changing screens, but otherwise the game runs the same.

- B: Med 50Mb - This installation loads all the files required to run the game
  on your hard drive except for animation, speech, music and graphics. Time
  between screens is lessened, but otherwise the game runs the same.

- C: Max 65Mb - This installation loads all the files required to run the game
  on your hard drive except for speech and animation. It provides full speed
  between screens.

- The install program prompts you for the path where you want Apache installed.
  The default is C:\DI\APACHE. If you want Apache installed somewhere else,
  <<BackSpace>> and retype the path.
- Press <<ENTER>>
- To confirm the installation path, type Y.
- The installation bar indicates how much of the install procedure is complete.
- The install program conducts a speed test on your video card.
  Press any key to begin the speed test.
- Leave the CD in the CD-ROM drive to play Apache.

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Configuring Preferences

Once Apache installation is complete, you can execute the game by typing
Apache at the MS-DOS prompt. The first time you start the game, Apaches takes
you into the Preferences screen. This is where you enter the sound card infor-
mation you wrote down. This is also where you set visual detail, screen reso-
lution and other preferences for flying Apache. You have the following choices
in configuring your preferences:

Animations - This preference determines whether animations are run off the CD
at certain points in your flight.

Sound - This preference determines the audio selections for the game. Your
three sound options are Music, Speech and Effects. Select the options you want
by pressing the corresponding button(s). The three options for the Effects
parameter are off, minimal and full.

Sound card - This preference is where you set your sound card address infor-
mation. Apache will attempt to autoconfigure the sound card settings; however,
you may be required to enter the information you determined earlier.

Controls - This preference configures your cockpit controls such as keyboard,
joystick, throttle and pedals.

Calibrating Input Devices - Calibrate your joystick by moving it all the way
around (360 degrees) to its fullest range of motion. You should see the dot
inside the square move with the joystick. When the dot inside the square stops
in the middle of the square, your joystick is calibrated.

Some joysticks have a hat switch, which is a small knob. Move the hat switch to
the up position to calibrate it.

Finally, if you're using a throttle switch, calibrate it by moving the throttle
forward and backward.

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Visual Detail - The higher you set Visual Detail, the more demands Apache
places on you system. In general, higher visual detail slows performance. If
you're not happy with the speed at which you can play Apache, reset this pre-
ference to a lower visual detail setting.

Screen Mode - Your screen mode choices are 320x240 or 640x480. The preferred
setting is 640x480 because this setting gives you better monitor resolution.
However, the 320x240 setting improves system performance (considerably).

Flight Model - You can play Apache in Arcade mode or Realistic mode. The Arcade
mode makes the Apache easier to fly. If you're new at flying Apache, learn in
Arcade mode and switch to Realistic when you've had some practice.

Enemy - This slider setting determines how fast and how accurate your enemies'
shots are while playing. Sliding the bar left makes your enemies slower and
less accurate. Sliding the bar to the right makes them faster and more
accurate.

Installing and Running Apache under Windows 95

Apache does not run natively under Windows 95. You must run Apache in a Windows
95 "MS-DOS mode" session. If you have upgraded to Windows 95 from an existing
DOS/Windows installation into a directory other than C:\Windows, you may run
Apache under DOS by hitting the F4 key during the "Starting Windows 95..."
message. This message is displayed for several seconds while the computer is
booting up. To install Apache under DOS, see Installing Apache on page 6.

To install Apache under Windows 95, insert the Apache CD into your CD-ROM
drive. Press the Start button on the Windows 95 task bar and select Run from
the pop-up menu. Press the Browse button. In the box labelled Look in:, select
the CD-ROM drive icon. The files on the Apache CD are displayed in the window
below. Select the "Install.exe" and press the Open button. Press the OK button
to begin installation. See Installing Apache on page 6 for further instructions
regarding installation options.

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After completing the installation, set up an "MS-DOS mode" session to run
Apache. Click the right mouse button on the Windows 95 task bar (not on a
button) and select Properties from the pop-up menu. Select the Start Menu
Programs tab and press the Advanced button in the Customize Start Menu group.
This starts the Microsoft Explorer application. In the left-hand window, under
the All Folders label, select the Programs folder. The window to the right now
displays the contents of the Programs folder. Click the right mouse button on
the MS-DOS prompt icon and select Create Shortcut from the pop-up menu. This
creates a copy of the MS-DOS Prompt shortcut underneath the existing one. Click
and hold down the left mouse button to drag the new MS-DOS Prompt shortcut
onto the Desktop. The shortcut now appears on the Desktop as an MS-DOS icon
with the name MS-DOS Prompt (2). Close Microsoft Explorer and the Taskbar
Properties window.

Click the right mouse button on the MS-DOS Prompt (2) icon and select Proper-
ties from the pop-up menu. Select the Program tab and press the Advanced
button. Select MS-DOS Mode and then select Specify a new MS-DOS configuration.
Press the Configuration button.

NOTE: If you have specified an MS-DOS configuration before, Windows 95 warns
you that you are about to change your configuration files. Remember that Win-
dows 95 allows you to keep customized configuration files for each "MS-DOS
mode" session you create. Press the Yes button to proceed.

In the Select MS-DOS Configuration Options window, make sure that Mouse is
selected. Select Disk Cache only if you have more than 8MB or RAM. Press the
OK button.

Press the OK button to close the Advanced Program Settings window. Press the OK
button to close the Properties window.

Start the MS-DOS mode session by double-clicking on the MS-DOS Prompt(2) short-
cut icon. Windows 95 reboots and starts up in MS-DOS mode. You now have to con-
figure this "MS-DOS mode" session to recognize your CD-ROM drive and sound
card. Perform the necessary DOS installation routines for your particular CD-
ROM drive and sound card. This procedure installs the necessary device drivers
and modifies your configuration files for this particular MS-DOS mode session.
If you do not have the proper installation software, contact your CD-ROM drive
manufacturer, sound card manufacturer or computer dealer.

Once you have finished setting up your CD-ROM drive and sound card, type exit
at the command prompt (C:\) and press <<ENTER>>. The system reboots into
Windows 95. Rename the MS-DOS Prompt (2) icon by right-clicking on it and
selecting Rename from the

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pop-up menu. Type Apache and press <<ENTER>>. Right-click on the icon again and
select Properties from the pop-up menu. Select the Program tab and edit the
text to the right of the MS-DOS icon to read Apache.

Edit the text in the box labelled Cmd Line: to reflect the full path of the
Apache95.exe file. For example, it might read as follows:

C:\DI\APACHE\APACHE95.EXE

Note: The correct path was chosen during installation. Edit the text in the box
labelled Working: to reflect the working directory of Apache. In the example
above, this is:

C:\DI\APACHE

If you want to return to Windows 95 immediately upon exiting Apache, check the
box labelled Close on Exit.

Note: Not checking the box labelled Close on Exit will not return you to the
DOS prompt! You will just get a message stating "Press any key to continue..."
Press the OK button to close the Properties window.

You are now ready to play. Double-click on the Apache icon to start the game.

TROUBLESHOOTING

Q: I am not getting any sound in the game.
A: Make sure that you have selected the correct sound card and addresses. If
they are set correctly, make sure that it is not a hardware problem with your
soundcard. Make sure the volume slider is on the right. Check to make sure the
music button is selected and effects is on minimum. Check for IRQ conflicts
with other devices. If you still can't get sound, please call our technical
support line.

Q: I have been playing Apache and it says out of memory.
A: Run scandisk on your hard drive. Sometimes Apache may have lost files or
chains. Running scan disk will fix this problem.

Q: As soon as Apache comes up, my screen goes black.
A: Make sure your VESA card drivers are loaded. That is what usually causes
this type of problem.

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Q: I can't run Apache; it crashes as soon as it loads.
A: First, run scan disk to make sure that the crash didn't create any lost
files or chains. Next, make sure that your VESA card is loaded. Type mem at
the hard drive prompt and make sure that the largest executable program size
is more than 300K and the largest free upper memory block more than 4K. Check
with your mouse manufacturer to make sure that you have the latest driver for
your mouse. Old mouse drivers can cause Apache to hang or crash. Check
your config.sys file to make sure that the NOEMS switch is set on your memory
manager. See page 5 for more information.

Q: How much free disk space do I need for virtual memory temporary storage?
A: 24 megabytes.

Q: Will QEMM or any of the Stacker programs affect Apache software?
A:  Yes. In some cases, such as QEMM, you should use a boot disk to load Apache

Q: Apache runs slowly on my 8Mb machine and the hard drive light flashes during
the game.
A: Make sure smartdrv is not loaded and that you have configured the memory
setup with the NOEMS switch.

Q: Apache won't let me type the name I want.
A: In network play, only seven characters fit in the space for your name.

Q: I'm playing using a direct connection and we're out of sync.
A: Press Ctrl-Esc to resynchronize with the other player.

Q: In two-player mode, when the other player dies, the game sometimes lets me
continue and sometimes doesn't. Why?
A: There are three kinds of two-player mode. In Leader/Wingman, the surviving
player can continue the mission. If you kill your opponent in Combat mode (Red
leader vs Blue Leader), you go back to the two-player screen to see your score
and change combat conditions. If the Apache is shot down in Gunner/Pilot mode,
both players die and you go back to the two-player screen.

Q: My sound card isn't listed in the preference screen selections.
A: Try using either Soundblaster or Soundblaster 16. Most cards are very
similar to those two.

If one of these problems does not solve your problem, please call the Digital
Integration technical support line on (01276) 678806.


