Railroad Tycoon II Demo Gold Edition Version 1.54c January 12, 2001 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 System Requirements 2 Playing The Game 3 Troubleshooting 4 Contacting Loki Software, Inc. ----------------------- (1) SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS ----------------------- Linux capable computer, Pentium class or PPC processor Linux kernel version 2.2.x 16 MB RAM 4x CD-ROM drive Video card capable of 1024x768 resolution XFree86 version 3.2 or newer at either 8 or 16 bpp. /dev/dsp sound device for audio (the Enlightenment Sound Daemon is supported as well). 200 MB free hard disk space -------------------- (2) PLAYING THE GAME -------------------- Run the 'rt2_demo' binary in the demo directory to start the game. The first time you run Railroad Tycoon II it will create a .loki/rt2_demo directory in your home directory. Saved games and preferences will be stored here. The following arguments may be given to Railroad Tycoon II: [-h | --help] Display this help message [-v | --version] Display the game version [-f | --fullscreen] Run the game fullscreen [-w | --windowed] Run the game in a window [-s | --nosound] Do not access the soundcard [-z | --compress] Compress save games and scenarios Use Ctrl-G to toggle mouse grabbing. Use Ctrl-Z to iconify the game when it is run in a window. The Print Screen key will save the current screen to the ~/.loki/rt2 directory. If the Print Screen, Pause, or Alt-# keys are not working, make sure your window manager is not overriding them. String widgets have standard UNIX keybindings. Ctrl-A - Move to beginning of line Ctrl-E - Move to end of line Ctrl-B - Move backwards Ctrl-F - Move forwards Ctrl-U - Erase line Ctrl-D - Delete character Ctrl-C - Copy to X clipboard Ctrl-V - Paste from X clipboard Dragging the middle mouse button will move the playfield. ------------------- (3) TROUBLESHOOTING ------------------- The following are some of the more common problems you might have, and recommended solutions: A) Program displays 'Unable to set up video mode' message Railroad Tycoon II requires a screen resolution of at least 1024 x 768. Virtually all desktop PCs sold since fall of 1996 (and most since 1994) are capable of this resolution. If your PC or laptop cannot display that resolution, then you won't be able to play Railroad Tycoon II. B) There is no game sound. First, check all your connections between your speakers and your computer. Make sure your speakers are turned on and receiving power. Make sure the volume is not turned down all the way. You can change sound and music volume in the 'Game Options' window. If none of the above suggestions works, try producing sound in another program. If that does not work, make sure you have the sound driver enabled in your kernel. Finally, go to http://www.opensound.com/ to see whether a commercial driver is available for your sound card. C) The screen scrolls sluggishly - overall performance seems slow. Go into 'Game Options', and in the 'Graphics' section, lower the detail settings. ---------------------------------- (4) CONTACTING LOKI SOFTWARE, INC. ---------------------------------- To order the full version of the game, contact your local software reseller or buy online directly from Loki Software, Inc. at: http://www.lokigames.com/ Technical support for the demo is available from Loki Software, Inc. at: FAQ: http://faqs.lokigames.com/ Website: http://fenris.lokigames.com/ The full product has e-mail and phone technical support available. Enjoy! - The Loki RT2 Team