Quick Reference: Laser Squad

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by  MicroLeague Multimedia

INSTALI.{TION INSTRUCTIONS
Laser Squad will only run tom hard disk nnd must be installed frcm lhe original
floppy disks. To run the INSTALL program fbnow fte prccedure listed belo!\'.
Inscd dlsk 1 into any floppy dnve:
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The on-smen insmctjons willpmmpt you to spec ify ,r dcstination ddve and a
dcsLination directory namc. The defhult is 'C drive and \LASER directory. Ilyou
wish lo change thesc, simply type ln the drivc lererand directory nAmc you wanl.
When )ou are conlc l $ift each, p€$ <ENTEb. Unless there is problem Gee
below), INSTALL will copy all lfie rcquired files on0o your hard dhlc slopping
ocsisionally to ask for rhe nen floppy disk. lnsen efh disk when asked until dl filcs
Ilrc copied o o your haftl drirc- Ins€r Squad is nov rcady to run.
HARD DISK
Laser Squad willonly run liom a hard disk. It requnes a minimum of9 Megabyt€s
of flEe disk space.INSTALL check\ thdt there is space on your hard disk to instrll
L$cr Squad. lf lh€re is nol, m enor mess,rge will Brm you, and the installarion will
stop. Il is possible to frcc more disk space by dclcling un*anred fileli from your hud
dtk before running INSTALL again. Il is rc$mmended ftal beforc deleting nhs
trom your hani drive, you filst back them up onto floppy disks.
MEMORY
Thc game requlres a minimurn of 520K lree memory. The Sound Blasler oplion
rcquircs a ninimum of I 28K addilional memory. It lou hale a Sound Blaster
card but no extendcd memory. seled lfie ADLIB optio:r. INSTALL checkr lhal
here is enough mcnory available. lf this is nol the case. a sarning message will
appeal If $is happens. ir is poss;blc to lree nole of yo{r conpuler's m€mory hy
removing unnecessarJ device drivea from your mNFIC.SYS file (s€3 your DOS
Manuat tor the procedurc).
GRAPHICS ADAPTER
Laser Squad runs in VGA 256 color mc{e. and requires a slandurd VGA video card
$irh at least 256K of video mn. MCCA video cards with lc,{.r than 256K of video
ram will nol work propedy-
SOUNDS
There are 4 sound options availablei
I- ADLIB 2. SOUND BLASTER 3, ROLAND 4. NO SOUND.
ff you have any of the sound cards lisied insralled in your compuic( selecr lhe
sound option you waDt by pressing keys I to4.Ifyou don t havc nnyof the
above cards insklled pr€ss 4.
Ifyou hrvc ei$er a Roland ora Sound Blasrer cand insldled in yourconpuGr
you mAy need to chanS€ some sofiwllrc setiings in odcr for the gitme to use
them prope y. This is only true ifyou hav€ changed,ny of thc.iu mper settings
SOUND BLASTER
On the Sound Blrslcrcud both $e IRQ line dnd the VO base ddress can be
chanSi-d. Irr mosl c$trs lhis will not be ne(t:isary bur if it is, the senings can
be changed via com'nand line options (sce LOADINC OFIIONS).
ROI,AND
On the Rohnd card both lhe IRQ linc and the VO base nddress c{n be
changed. Io mos! crscs this will not bc necessnry but ifii is. thc sctrings cltn
be changed via commnnd line oplions (see LOADING OPIIONS).
STARTING THI' GAME
ChMgc to the dircctory where La\cr Squad is instaUed.(eg. CD\LASER).
TYPE LASER <ENTER>.
LOADING OPTIONS
The iollowing switches nre alaihble by lyping LASER /:) <ENTER>:
/SBn Set Sound Bl $tcr YO ba$ ddr€sr to n. (es. 220. 210 240, 250. or 2rr0)
/SIn SctSound Bl.rslulRQro n. (c9.2,3,5, or7)
RBn Scr Rolmd I/O base address ro n. (e!. 330. 332, 334, or 336)
Rh
Ser Rol d IRQro n. (eg :,3.{.5.6. or?)
AI
No Inrro
KEYS
(The kcybo.fd c,rn b! used to sinuhtc the aclir)ns of lhc mousc.)
ARROW KEYS Mole the poinrer
SPACE
Leii mouse button
AIjI
LEFT Right mouse button
DELETE
Scroll map to lcft
PAGE DOWN Scroll map to righl
HOME
Scrollmap up
END
Scmllmap down
CTRL+ESC
Quit gamc.
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