
DOMINATION: EPISODE II - NETHERWORLD HELL. (C) 1997 Xtreme Games LLC.

I.   Installation
II.  Playing the Game
III. Troubleshooting
IV.  Using REX++
V.   Using the Level of Detail Control
VI.  Getting the latest info on the DOMINATION series

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I. INSTALLATION

Minimum Requirements

Pentium 75 (Pentium 100 recommended)
16 MB Ram
25 MB Free Hard Disk

From Windows Explorer or from "My Computer" navigate into your
CD-ROM drive and navigate into the DOMINAT2 directory on your
CD-ROM. To install DOMINATION II run the install program DOM2.EXE
this will guide you through the installation of DOMINATION II and
the sound setup.


II. PLAYING THE GAME

DOMINATION II is controlled from the keyboard and has a number of
options such as Heads Up Display, Wetware Gadgets and a lot
of weapons. Here are the controls:

<ESC>               - Display Control Panel
<LEFT ARROW>        - Rotate Left
<RIGHT ARROW>       - Rotate Right
<UP ARROW>          - Move Forward.
<DOWN ARROW>        - Move Backward.
<ALT>               - Enable Strafing.
<ALT+D>             - Toggle Level of Detail on the fly.
<SPACE BAR>         - Inspect/Use Object.
<CTRL>              - Fire Weapon.
<X>                 - Jump Up.
<C>                 - Crouch Down.
<T>                 - Engage Site to Site Teleporter.
<LEFT BRACKET>      - Select Previous Weapon in Arsenal.
<RIGHT BRACKET>     - Select Next Weapon in Arsenal.
<F1>                - Toggle System HUD.
<F2>                - Toggle Bio-Stats HUD.
<F3>                - Toggle WETWARE HUD.
<F4>                - Toggle Weapon Display HUD.
<F5>                - Toggle Ammunition stores HUD.
<F6>                - Toggle all HUDS.
<F9>                - Quick Load.
<F10>               - Quick Save.
<SEMI COLON>        - Scroll Down on WETWARE Menu HUD.
<APOSTROPHE>        - Scroll Up on WETWARE Menu HUD.
<ENTER KEY>         - Toggle current WETWARE item On/Off.

Game play is simple: kill everything, collect everything and when you find a
computer hack around in it. 

To exit a level you must find a computer workstation that has
teleporter software and then engage the teleportation program.
The only way for you to determine if a workstation has
teleporter software is to "hack" around in the computer looking
for commands and programs to execute with the DIR command. Once you 
have found the teleportation program "TELEPORTLEVEL" and launched it, 
you will undoubtedly need a password. The password can be found 
somewhere within the computer LOGS files. After teleporting you will 
see a statistics screen that will show you how you did on the level 
and your time verses the par time.

When you have finished the levels of a world then you will be
teleported to the next world (long range teleport) and receive
the thanks of of any remaining organic creatures. When you
have finished the three worlds then you...I guess you'll just
have to play!

III. TROUBLESHOOTING

* Crashes in Windows 95 *

DOMINATION II is a 32-bit Protected mode application and likes to
run in pure DOS rather than from a DOS session under Windows 95.
So if you are having trouble running from a Windows 95 DOS
session try re-starting in MS-DOS mode.

You can start MS-DOS mode from the Windows 95 Start Menu by
choosing shutdown and selecting restart the computer in MS-DOS
mode or by rebooting the computer and pressing the F8 key
during the start up phase.

If you are still experiencing crashes, try
changing your EMM386 line in your CONFIG.SYS file to no EMS.
To do this, edit your config.sys file with any text editor and
look for the line that reads EMM386.EXE. Add NOEMS to the end
of this line. If there is RAM statment or any numbers then you
must delete them. For example, if your EMM386.EXE line reads
something like:

    device=C:\DOS\EMM386.EXE RAM 1024

then you would change it to:

    device=C:\DOS\EMM386.EXE NOEMS

* Sound Problems *

If your sound or music is not audible or doesn't sound correct
then try running SETSOUND.EXE and re-selecting a different
sound card for either digital or midi.
If problems continue, try running the game in
MS-DOS mode or changing the settings of your sound card and
setting up the sound again with SETSOUND.EXE.

DOMINATION II allows you to change the volume of both the
digital and MIDI channels under the OPTIONS of the
Main Menu. However, on some sound cards changing the volume
of the MIDI channel doesn't work.

* Memory Problems *

DOMINATION II has a virtual memory manager and should run fine in
16MB of RAM. DOMINATION II may run on some systems with less than 16MB
of RAM, but performance may be degraded.

* Speed Problems *

If you find that DOMINATION II doesn't run fast enough then try running
the game from pure DOS and make sure you have a disk caching
program such as SMARTDRIVE. Or buy a faster computer! You can
also try switching to low detail mode (see section VI. below).

IV. USING REX++

* Programming *

REX++ is a programming language created specifically for the
DOMINATION series. REX++ is based on the BASIC programming
language with the free form syntax found in C. The programming
language can be found within the virtual computers in the game.
To use the language you must run the interpreter from within
a virtual computer, this is accomplished by typing "REX++" at
the virtual computer command prompt.

A manual on the use of the language and its keywords can be
found on the DOMINATION CD-ROM under the name REXPP.DOC. Read
this document using a MS Word compatible program such as
MS Word or MS Wordpad. The manual will give you enough
information and examples to create cool little programs.

* Troubleshooting REX++ *

REX++ gives you a lot of freedom when programming and it's
possible that you might be able to create a program that
crashes the language interpreter. Therefore, when you are
programming in REX++ keep in mind that you are using a real
language and a real IDE, so if you really try to write bad
programs then you will probably be able to do so! Some common
errors that can cause problems are:

1. Defining variables more than once.
2. Sending parameters that are out of range.
3. Performing illegal or non-real mathematical calculations.

If you avoid the above pitfalls then you shouldn't run into any
problems with REX++.

TIP: if you are going to do something risky then be sure to save
     your position in the game first!

V. USING THE LEVEL OF DETAIL CONTROL

In the main control panel of the game under OPTIONS you can
switch the level of detail from low to high. Low detail speeds
up the game by flat shading the floors and removing the ceilings
instead of using full texture mapping. Alas, there is a small
penalty for doing this! There are a few secrets in the game that
won't be so obvious without the texture mapping and floor
lighting. So, to help you out we have added a quick
Level of Detail Toggle, so that you can switch the LOD on the
fly. While playing DOMINATION II, simply press <ALT+D> and the
Level of Detail will toggle from low to high and back.
However, even without the extra hints a real Cyborg could carry
out his mission!

VI. GETTING THE LATEST INFO ON THE DOMINATION SERIES

You can find the latest tips, bug fixes, patches, and general
information about DOMINATION by loging into the official
DOMINATION Web Site at:

http://www.xgames3d.com


