Heroes of Might and Magic II Gold Readme

Thank you for purchasing Heroes of Might and Magic II Gold.  This 
document contains information you might find useful, and we think will 
help you to get as much enjoyment out of the game as possible.

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        1) Changes to the Manual / New Features
        2) Multiplayer Compatibility
        3) Editor compatibility
        4) Hard drive space required
        5) Troubleshooting / Performance
        6) Miscellaneous
        7) Contacting Customer Support

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1) Changes to the Manual / New Features

The following information supplements, clarifies and corrects the manual:

The <F2> key can be used in multi-player mode for chatting.

To split armies, click on the army to split, hold down the shift key,
then click on an empty slot.

The terms used for monster quantities:
     Few      1   to 4
     Several  5   to 9
     Pack     10  to 19
     Lots     20  to 49
     Horde    50  to 99
     Throng   100 to 249
     Swarm    250 to 499
     Zounds   500 to 999
     Legion   1000+


Heroes II Campaign Game:
You are given the option to select a bonus at the start of Evil 1, 3, 7, 
8, 10, 11, Good 1, 6, 7, 9, 10.  On Evil 2, 4, 5, 6, 9 and on Good 2, 3, 
4, 5, 8 you are given a choice of three different castles to choose from.

New Features:

These are features not mentioned in the manual or help file.

If you move the mouse over the crest in a town or castle screen the
Month, Week, and Day will be displayed in the message area.

Right-clicking on land in the adventure screen will show you where you
can and can not dig for the ultimate artifact.

In a multiplayer network, direct connect, or modem game if someone cheats 
all other players will be notified that someone is cheating.  This does 
not affect game play at all, but it was requested by several players just 
to keep things fair.  There is no cheat notification during Hot Seat 
games.

We have included text files of the speeches between the campaign 
scenarios.  You can find them in the Heroes II directory on your hard 
drive.

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2) Multiplayer Compatibility:

To play Heroes II - The Price of Loyalty maps in multiplayer mode, 
everyone must have Heroes II - The Price of Loyalty installed.  You may
play Heroes of Might and Magic II maps with a mixture of Heroes of
Might and Magic II and Heroes II - The Price of Loyalty players.

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3) Editor Compatibility:

Maps created using the Heroes of Might and Magic II Gold editor are 
compatible with Heroes of Might and Magic II only if none of the new 
items or artifacts introduced in the expansion pack are used.  When you 
save your map you will be told if it is compatible with Heroes of Might 
and Magic II.  Maps created with the Heroes of Might and Magic II Gold 
editor are fully compatible with the Price of Loyalty expansion pack.

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4) Hard Drive Space:

The Heroes II version requires approximately 75MB of Hard disk space for 
installation.

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5) Troubleshooting / Performance:

The biggest source of trouble when running Heroes II are Windows driver 
conflicts.  If you have trouble getting Heroes II to run in Windows, try 
some of the following techniques: 

If you have a problem with your sound card, video card, or mouse, make 
sure you have the latest drivers from the manufacturer.  

With some mouse drivers, the mouse leaves trails or does funny things 
when moved.  This can normally be resolved by switching from a black and 
white cursor to a color cursor, in the system options window off the main 
adventure screen.

If your system has problems playing the video sequences (like those that 
introduce the campaign), try switching to interlaced video in the system 
options window.  This will also help if the sound hiccups or stutters 
while playing the video.

If you have problems with the sound, try switching from CD Stereo to MIDI 
music, in the system options screen.  

CD Stereo:
On machines with older CD-ROM drives including some Gateway 2000 double 
speed drives using CD stereo music may cause frequent crashes.  If your 
computer freezes or crashes try changing the music type setting to MIDI 
in the system options menu on the adventure screen.

Network:
IPX is the preferred protocol in Windows network games.  NetBIOS
should be used in DOS to Windows 95 network games.

Display:
If you experience problems with your display, your system may have
a conflict with the drivers installed by DirectX 5.  Consult
your graphics card manufacturer for the latest drivers.

If the video sequences (i.e. the scenes) are not displaying
quickly enough, switch your video to Interlaced (System Options,
Video).  Interlacing lowers the quality of the video slightly to
speed performance.

Mouse:
Most mouse problems can be fixed by changing the mouse cursor to
Black and White or to Color (under System Options, Mouse Cursor).
Certain systems run better with Black and  White cursors, others
with Color cursors.  If you have animated cursors, turning this
off in windows will also correct certain problems.
 
Performance:
To increase performance, while playing Heroes II try:

   1)   Changing the video to interlaced mode.
   2)   Turning the music and/or sound to off.
   3)   Setting your speed and the computer speed to jump.
   4)   Setting the combat speed to very fast.
   5)   Play in full screen mode.

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6) Miscellaneous:

The Official strategy guide for Heroes II is available from Prima 
Publishing.  To order call (800)531-2343. Also available at bookstores 
and multimedia outlets nationwide.

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7)   Contacting Customer Service

To order any New World Computing or 3DO products visit your local
retailer or order direct by calling (800)325-8898 or outside the United
States by calling (650)261-3227.

If you have questions, comments, suggestions and/or problems with the 
Heroes of Might and Magic II Gold or any other New World Computing
or 3DO product, please contact our customer support department through 
any of the services listed:

3DO Technical Support can be reached by phone, Monday through Friday
from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM PST, at (650) 261-3454.

Technical Support Fax number:  (650) 261-3419.

Technical Support E-mail should be addressed to: 
customer-service@3do.com

The 3DO Customer Service Website is located at:
http://www.3do.com/studio3do/customerservice/

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