Age
of Wonders II: The Wizard’s Throne
V1.00 – README
May 21, 2002
Thank you
for purchasing Age of Wonders II! This document will assist you in getting the
best experience from the game. It also contains last-minute information that
was not able to make it into the manual.
Contents
3.
Contacting Technical Support
5.
Resuming a LAN or Internet Game
7.
Web Links
8.
Legal
OS:
Windows(R) 98/ME/2000/XP
CPU:
300MHz
RAM: 64
MB (128 Recommended)
Free Hard
Disk Space: 250 MB
Video:
DirectX8 Compatible 4MB 3D Video Card
Sound:
DirectX8 Compatible Sound Card
Age of
Wonders 2 starts in Hardware Rendering Mode. On machines that do not have
DirectX 8 or higher, or the latest video drivers installed, the program may have trouble running. Either
download the latest drivers, or set AoW2 to start in Software Rendering with
AoW2Setup.
Problem: The Game does
not Start Properly.
The game starts with a black screen, has redraw
problems, instantly crashes or crashes after scenario setup.
A) Make
sure DirectX 8.0 or higher is installed.
B) Download
the latest Drivers for your video card from the manufacturer’s site. Here are
some popular video card manufactures:
C) Close
all background Applications before running the game. Some programs can
interfere with Age of Wonders 2.
D) Disable
the option “Allow Resolution Changes”.
E) Make
sure your monitor can display the required resolution.
Problem: Slow Performance.
When the game runs slowly on your computer, you
can try the following options to make the game run faster:
A) Close
all background Applications before running the game. Programs like Virus
Scanners, Security Programs and Internet Applications can be memory and
performance hogs.
B) Run
the game at a low resolution, using the AoW2Setup program
C) Set
the Game to ‘Medium’ or ‘Low’ detail, using AoW2Setup. This will reduce some of
the more demanding graphical effects.
Problem: Crash when using <alt-tab> for
task-switching or when resolution-switching.
Game can crash or displays a black screen. This
usually happens in hardware-accelerated mode on some graphics cards.
A) Download the latest Drivers for your
video card from the manufacturer’s site.
B) Disable the option “Allow Resolution
Changes” for in-game crashes.
C) Run the game in “Software rendering
mode”, using the AoW2Setup program.
D) Change desktop to 16 bit color
depth.
Problem:
No sound
A) Try toggling "DirectSound"
off/on in the game or with the AoW2Setup program.
B) Make sure you have the latest
version of DirectX installed.
Problem: Editor instability, or game
instability when running in Windowed mode.
Some video cards
conflict with AoW2 when the desktop is set to 24 or 32 bit color mode.
A) Change desktop to 16 bit color
depth.
B) Run the game in “Software rendering
mode”, using the AoW2Setup program.
Take Two
Interactive Technical support can be reached by phone at 410-933-9191 and via
email at support@take2baltimore.com The tech support hours of operation are
Monday through Friday 9:00am - 5:00pm EST.
Technical
Support Supervisor
Sydney F. Saunders IV
Technical
Support Representatives
Dave Thomas
Katie Young
Matthew Baros
Mykl Ranere
Patty Saneman
Stacey Sharpe
Andre Liggins
In an
E-mail game, each human player takes a turn and then sends the Scenario's saved
game file to the next human player in an E-mail file attachment. Play by E-mail
(PBEM) games require Internet E-mail access.
When
starting an E-mail game you should fill in the PBEM settings using the Email
Settings Option.
Local
E-mail Address
Specify the E-mail address you use on your Age
of Wonders 2 computer to send and receive E-mail. The Local E-Mail address is
in the common username@provider.com format.
SMTP Server
For Age of Wonders to automatically send email
attachments, your Internet Service Provider's SMTP server name needs to be
specified. If you are not sure what your provider's SMTP name is, you can look
it up in the configuration window of your E-mail program.
Microsoft Outlook Express
Go
to the Tools/Accounts Menu
Select
the E-mail account you will be using for PBEM
Click
properties and see the Servers Tab
Netscape Communicator:
Go
to the Edit/Preferences Menu
Under
Mail & Newsgroups see Mail Servers
If this didn't help you can contact your
Internet Service Provider, they will be able to tell your SMTP server name.
Attachment
Directory
Specify the directory you use for incoming
E-Mail attachments. Age of Wonders 2
will look in this directory for incoming PBEM games sent to the Local Email
Address. Some mail programs automatically save attachments to a specified
directory when they come in, others require you to manually save the
attachments.
Starting a
PBEM game
The person starting the PBEM session uses New
Game in the PBEM Scenario Menu. The setting up of a scenario is similar to a
regular Hot Seat game (only Classic Turns mode is available). At least 2 human players need to be defined
for PBEM games. After pressing the Start button you will need to specify the
PBEM Game's name and the E-mail addresses of the people involved.
Continuing
a PBEM game
When you wish to continue playing a PBEM game
already in progress, you can do either of the following:
1) Save the PBEM game to a directory manually
using your email program, and
then loading it in Age of Wonders 2 using the "Load Game" button.
2) Have Age of Wonders 2 check your email for
PBEM games, using the "Check Email" button in the "Email
Game" menu. Age of Wonders 2 will check the attachment directory for PBEM
games. This option only works for E-mail programs that automatically save
attachments.
Once a
valid PBEM game is found, your turn will begin. When you complete your turn by
pressing the "End Turn" button, Age of Wonders will send the PBEM
game to the next human player so that they may play their turn. This process
continues until the game is completed.
When an LAN
or Internet game is interrupted for any reason, the following process allows
you to continue your game where you left off:
Enter the Age of Wonders 2 LAN or Internet Scenario Setup Screen as you
would if you were starting a new multi-player game. When prompted to choose a
Scenario to play, find the save game you wish to continue playing multi-player,
and select it, and reassign the players to their wizards.
If the game ended without being saved, players can use the
"Autosave.asg" file to recover the game, as long as players
haven't played another game in the
interim. Save games are stored by the game in
the ...\Save\ directory.
Lists last
minute manual changes and corrections.
Spells
Blazing
Comet Attack 18, instead of 10
Death Ray Damage 6, instead of 8
Stoning Attack
10, instead of 8
Suffocate Damage
6, instead of 4
Deep
Fissure 2-8x damage vs structures
Tremors 2-8x
damage vs structures
Fire Storm Attack
12, instead of 7
Abilities
Entangle Attack
12
Units
Titan Willpower
added
·
http://www.ageofwonders.com/ - the
official Age of Wonders II site, for news and updates on the game.
·
http://aow2.heavengames.com/ - the
central AoW community site, includes forum frequented by the developers
·
http://www.triumphstudios.com/ -
official site of the developers
·
http://www.poptop.com/ - provided development
assistance on AoW2
·
http://www.godgames.com/ - site of the publisher
·
http://www.stratosgroup.com - site of
manual writers
·
http://www.gamespyarcade.com/ - meet
AoW2 players for internet games
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