
README FILE -- CD-ROM Battle Chess for the MPC, version 1.1


This file contains some additional notes for Battle Chess that were
added since the reference card and manual were printed.


1.   We strongly recommend that you install the Battle Chess application 
     to your hard disk before playing.  As stated in the reference card, 
     just launch Windows, and then run the program "SETUP.EXE" in the 
     CD-ROM's "MPCCHESS" directory.

     To do this, follow these steps:

     a.  Open the Windows Program Manager.
     b.  Go to the "File" menu. 
     c.  Choose the option "Run".
     d.  In the dialog box that comes up, type D:\MPCCHESS\SETUP
         and press <Enter>.  Be sure you substitute your CD-ROM drive's
         letter for the "D" in the above command.

     Installing the application to your hard disk will take up less 
     than 300K, and it will greatly improve performance when loading 
     combats and walks.  You don't need to install the 31-megabyte 
     animation file, but if you have the disk space, loading will be 
     that much faster.


2.   If you do want to play Battle Chess directly from the CD-ROM, without
     installing it to your hard disk, you need about 5K free on your 
     hard disk to play, rather than 300K, as the reference card states.

     If you do play directly from the CD-ROM, you will need to set up
     the program's icon yourself.  Use the Program Manager to set up
     the icon with the File menu's item "New" and then type the name
     "MPC Battle Chess" and use the "Browse" option to find the file.
    

3.   Battle Chess' animation may play slowly if you have a video card 
     that does not feature video drivers that were specially written for 
     the Windows Multimedia Extensions.  If Battle Chess comes up with 
     a dialog that says it could not find the special video drivers, 
     please contact your video card manufacturer and ask about the 
     Multimedia Windows video drivers.
     
     To fine-tune animation on these systems, we've added an "Animation
     Control" dialog box that lets you control how much Battle Chess will
     skip animation frames to try to synchronize the animation with
     the CD audio.  You should not have to play with this dialog box
     at all, but it is present in case of exceptional circumstances.


4.   The file BATTLE.INI sets a variable called WalkDelay.  This
     variable controls the speed of the piece's walks.  We recommend
     setting WalkDelay to 80.


5.   Demos:  We've included a number of demonstrations of other Interplay
     games that run under DOS.  To see these demos, type

          DEMOS

     from the DOS command line.  You can then use the arrow keys on your 
     keyboard to choose from all the demos listed.


We hope you enjoy Battle Chess for the MPC.  If you have any problems
or questions, please call Interplay Productions' customer service number,
located on your reference card.

Thank you!
               

