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11.1 TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES

11.1 LOADING PROBLEMS

                 Although most people get EWD to run first time, there are occassionally problems. These errors are almost always one of the following two.

11.1.1 NOTHING LOADS

                 This is the most common problem - when you run the ewd.exe file, the screen flashes but nothing happens (99% of the time the editor program will work though). Quite simply, your machine does not have enough free memory to play EWD. Try the following solutions :

                 If, after all this, the game still will not run then i'm afraid your machine simply does not have enough memory to play the full version of EWD. So that everyone can at least experience the game in some form, i have included two "reduced" versions of the game. These versions are called "reduced" (reduced.exe) and "trimmed" (trimmed.exe). Reduced has the most features missing, and so should work on virtually any machine.

TRIMMED.EXE : The "trimmed" game has had the following features removed : interviews, the entire "research" section (from "external issues") and full play-by-play (although the other play-by-play features are still available).
REDUCED.EXE : This is the smallest of the EWD versions. It has the same features removed as "trimmed.exe", but the storylines that appear in TV shows have also been removed.

                 If you still cannot get the game to work, even with "reduced.exe", then i'm afraid i have no other solutions.

11.1.2 CONVENTIONAL MEMORY

                 If you get a message saying you do not have enough conventional memory, then try this fix :

You should now be able to play Extreme Warfare Deluxe. If not, then try playing either the "trimmed" or "reduced" versions as described in section 11.1.2.

11.2 GARBLED TEXT

                 If you see "garbled text" when using EWD, this means that the "default font" is missing from your computer - this usually only effects Compaq machines. When you start the game, the very first screen you see is the "file check" - at the bottom of this are two graphics options called "normal graphics" and "safety graphics". Select the latter. You should now be able to read the text properly. While in safety mode, you will not be able to view 3-D text. You can also set the graphics mode from "graphics options" in the game options section

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