TroubleShooting
Here's a list of the most probable problems that Armageddon2 may give [ as it is created with the Build Engine ], but first, get to know the Requirements and recomendations from our Crew about the game...
Requirements and recomendations
The minimum speed connection for acceptable Internet play performance is a 28.8K modem connection to your Internet Service Provider.
Known network play issues:
General performance guidelines about Net games
We find that a 300 MHz Pentium II can usually handle about 8 players with decent performance. The performance varies with level complexity and other machine speed factors, so your mileage may differ;performance simply degrades as the number of players grows huge.
For best performance, we recommend having 64 megabytes of memory per running level.
How the game will perform under different RAM conditions:
The game is also very sensitive to CPU speed, memory, and cache performance.Thus, it runs far better on leading-edge processors such as Pentium II's than it does on older ones such as non-MMX Pentiums.
How Armageddon2 will perform on different classes of machines:
For people considering upgrading their machines, here are some tips based on our experience running Armageddon2 on a variety of machines:
Minimum system requirement:
Typical system:
Awesome system:
Besides trying lowering your screen resolution,you could :
shut down any other programs that're running / restart your system / or the most simple: buy a better Pc!!
Let's shoot some problems...
"The game runs too damn slow!!"
First of all,you must know the system in where you're playing it...the game speed also may be affected
with the presence of other programs running at the same time ( in Windows ).
In Armageddon2, speed is essential for a good FragMatch! And that stands for the game resolution...we recomend playing it with 640x480 ( Pentium III only ) and 320x240 in older pcs...however,320x240 is the most common resolution we use here to frag ourselves!!!
"There are times that I can't hear my sounds..."
This happens mostly due to many players in the same map. It's all due to the
shot sounds, the gib sounds, all the sounds that turns Armageddon2 into a very
envolvent MOD. Well,we tried to enhance the strings the maximum we could,but this engine simply doesn't help enough!!
"Playback failed.Possible due to invalid ..."
Oh boy, here we go again...
in this case,you'll have to reboot your machine or going to Setup.This message may appear due to a bad configuration of your sound card in the Setup program.
"I'm trying to play in Direct-Link,but the Commit or the Setup can't find other players..."
This may happen due to a bad configuration of your serial-play settings.Certify that your settings match
with the other player's settings,or certify that the settings match with your cable.Other way this problem
may occure,is because your cable is not recognized by the game.We recomend using a True-Modem Cable.
"When I'm playing through Net,Modem or Serial,appears a message like this "Game out of sync-reboot your game"
What should I do?"
This happens through many ways:
*because of different versions - all players must have the same version or the game will enter out of syncronization
*slower pcs vs faster pcs - this is other way that may make the game entering out of syncronization
*different maps - if a player is playing a map and the other is playing a the same map, yet changed... that means trouble, man!
- Installation Procedure -
1 - Create
an independent directory for Armageddon2, as it is a Stand-Alone MOD.
2 - Extract the zip file to the directory you specified
3 - Copy your Duke3d.grp file from your original Duke Nukem 3d Atomic Edition to
the Armageddon2 directory.
- Note: Do not move the GRP file, cuz the
Installation.bat will delete it after all necessary files have been copied .
Copy it instead.
4 - Run Installation.bat
5 - Open Setup.exe and check your sound card specifications - that gives lots of
trouble... - and configure your controls, screen* and net settings
*It is not recomended to play Armageddon2 with a
resolution higher than 640x480! Game will start crashing!!
6 - If you wish to play in Single-Player,
choose any of the .bat files. Otherwise, launch a net-game by Setup/Commit or
any of the avaible programs for playing in Internet.
Any other doubt, please send it to our mail.
Thanx :)