*** DOS NOTES ***
-----------------


1 - HOW DO I INSTALL CRICKET IN DOS
    -------------------------------

    Change to the CRICKET directory on the CD and type INSTALL

    NOTE : Do not run WIN95INS.EXE


2 - MINIMUM INSTALL VS MAXIMUM INSTALL
    ----------------------------------

    A minimum CRICKET installation (about 3 megabytes) will only
    copy the files that are essential to run the game, grabbing
    sound and video files from the CD when necessary. This saves
    space on your hard disk but may reduce the performance of the
    game if you are using a slow CD drive. In this case, a maximum
    install may be beneficial in performance terms but will cost
    you around 70 megabytes of hard disk space.

    Please note that a maximum install will still require the CRICKET
    CD to be present in your drive while playing the game.


3 - HOW DO I PLAY CRICKET
    ---------------------

    Simply by typing CRICKET from the CRICKET directory on your hard
    disk. 

    NOTE : Please note that no sound will be heard if cricket is run
    directly from the CD - it must be installed to your hard disk first.


4 - NO SOUND
    --------

    After installing the game, THEVOICE.EXE will automatically be run
    from the CRICKET directory on your hard disk.  Once configured
    correctly, THEVOICE will save a file to the CRICKET directory
    called THEVOICE.CFG. If you chose not to save this file, configured
    your sound card incorrectly or have accidentally deleted this file,
    no sound will be heard while playing CRICKET.  If this occurs, simply
    run THEVOICE again from the CRICKET directory on your hard disk
    (NOT THE CD) and be sure to save the settings after you quit.

    If you find that THEVOICE tends to hang when auto detecting your
    sound card or sound settings, try selecting the options manually
    from the lists on the left and top of the screen.
    

5 - THE GAME KEEPS DROPPING BACK TO DOS
    -----------------------------------

    Cricket needs to have a full 8 meg of RAM in order to run.  If you
    have only 8 meg of RAM and your version of cricket is locking up, 
    dropping back to DOS, or generally crashing, then your memory may
    be full of other stuff and is not allowing cricket to run properly.
    
    CACHES AND MEMORY MANAGERS

    Remove any caches or memory managers.  Some examples of these are:
    
    SMARTDRV

    NCACHE

    QEMM

    EMMSYS

    You will find these commands or device drivers in your CONFIG.SYS
    or AUTOEXEC.BAT files (both of these files can be found in the
    root of C:\).  To remove these commands you must edit the file
    and simply type REM and a space at the start of the appropriate
    line.

        Type EDIT [FILENAME] from c:\ to edit the files.
    
        Type REM DEVICE=C:\DOS\SMARTDRV.EXE to remove the cache or
        memory manager.

    When you reboot your computer, these lines will not run and thus
    will clear your memory.


6 - IF ALL ELSE FAILS
    -----------------
 
    If you cannot free up enough memory to get CRICKET to run,
    you may want to try and create a DOS BOOT DISK. Information on how
    to create a DOS BOOT DISK can be found in a file called
    BOOTDISK.TXT which is contained in the root directory of your
    CRICKET CD or if you have installed the game (Min or Max) already,
    can be found in the CRICKET directory on your hard disk.


7 - MY JOYSTICK DOESN'T WORK
    ------------------------

    Make sure that your joystick controller is securely plugged into
    the joystick port before you run CRICKET.  If you plug it in after
    you have loaded CRICKET then it will not know that the joystick is
    present.

    If you wish to connect the joystick after you are already running the
    game, you will have to exit and run the game again.



*** WINDOWS '95 NOTES ***
-------------------------


1 - CRICKET WON'T RUN IN A DOS SHELL ON MY 8 MEG (RAM) MACHINE
    ----------------------------------------------------------

    CRICKET must have 12 Meg RAM or more to run in a DOS shell under
    Windows 3.1 or Windows '95.  If you have only 8 Meg RAM or less
    in your machine, the game will have to be run under DOS (or MS-DOS
    mode).


2 - NO SOUND WHEN PLAYING CRICKET STRAIGHT FROM THE CD (UNINSTALLED)
    ----------------------------------------------------------------

    Due to the large amount of sound cards / settings available,
    it is not possible to auto detect everyone's own sound
    configuration on the fly (auto detection on some machines may
    cause the machine to lock-up).  For that reason, no sound will be
    heard if CRICKET is played using the auto start option of Win'95
    without installing the game first.


3 - MINIMUM INSTALL VS MAXIMUM INSTALL
    ----------------------------------

    A minimum CRICKET installation (about 3 megabytes) will only
    copy the files that are essential to run the game, grabbing
    sound and video files from the CD when necessary. This saves
    space on your hard disk but may reduce the performance of the
    game if you are using a slow CD drive. In this case, a maximum
    install may be beneficial in performance terms but will cost
    you around 70 megabytes of hard disk space.

    Please note that a maximum install will still require the CRICKET
    CD to be present in your drive while playing the game.


4 - THEVOICE CRASHES MY MACHINE
    ---------------------------

    Although we have done our best to ensure that the
    Auto Detect option works reliably for all sound cards, you
    may find that the Auto Detect feature will crash your machine.
    If this occurs, try manually selecting your card from the list
    on the left of the screen and see how you go. This also applies
    to the Auto Detect Settings option.


5 - THE SOUND BREAKS UP ON MY MACHINE
    ---------------------------------

    You may find that if you run CRICKET in a DOS shell under Windows 3.1
    or under Windows '95 and you are using a 486 DX2  or less, the sound
    may break up.  Unfortunately, this cannot be helped.  However, you
    should not have the same problem if you run the game under DOS (or
    MS-DOS mode) rather than through a DOS shell.


6 - THE DIRECTION KEYS DON'T WORK IN THE GAME
    -----------------------------------------

    If you find that your direction keys do not work while playing
    CRICKET, press the Num Lock key and try again.


7 - CAN'T REINSTALL CRICKET
    ----------------------

    When installing CRICKET from the autostart screen of Win '95, a
    file called CRICKET.DIR will be copied to the root of C:\.
    This file tells CRICKET where you've installed the game on
    your hard disk. If CRICKET finds this file in the root of C:\
    when the autostart function fires up, it will bypass the install
    prompt and play the game straight off.  Therefore, if you wish
    to reinstall the game, simply delete the CRICKET.DIR file from
    the root of C:\.


8 - MY JOYSTICK DOESN'T WORK
    ------------------------

    Make sure that your joystick controller is securely plugged into
    the joystick port before you run CRICKET.  If you plug it in after
    you have loaded CRICKET then it will not know that the joystick is
    present.

    If you wish to connect the joystick after you are already running the
    game, you will have to exit and run the game again.


9 - IF ALL ELSE FAILS
    -----------------

    If all else fails, CRICKET will always run under DOS (or MS-DOS mode)
    rather than in a DOS shell.


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