CARMAGEDDON FAQ
[Q1.] Why does the UK version have zombies and green blood in it.
[A.] The original version has been refused
a classification by the BBFC so it is illegal for anyone in the UK to sell
the version with blood in. The official notification of this was only given
on the 19th June. We are very disappointed with this decision from the
BBFC. The version that has been released is the only version that can be
sold in the UK.
We have contacted all the UK magazines and have
issued a press release to the general press and retailers informing them
of these changes. The PC magazines such as PC Zone, PC Format and PC Gamer
have all given us their endorsement to the new version and all stand by
initial reviews and scores. In PC Zone’s case this is a 95% and a
classic game award. The magazines will be running features and articles
in their forthcoming issues, the first of which will be PC Zone on 27th
June.
PC Zone are also covering this story on their
website so if you are on the Internet we recommend that you go to the PC
Zone homepage and check out the bulletin area for the latest news and stories.
The changes are, however, limited to the colour
palette. The game has not been 'cut' nor has the game play been compromised
in any way.
[Q2.] I have got Carmageddon and when I try and run the game in DOS it goes all black or even reboots the machine.
[A.] You will need to install Univbe 5.3a (disk doctor) as it sounds like your card is not Vesa 2 compatible. We can send you a copy via post or you can get it from www.scitechsoft.com or it is even available on cover disks.
[Q3.] How Do I steal cars?
[A.] You can only steal cars from about
rank 75 or below. And then only can you steal certain cars. Also it depends
or the difficulty level, the easier the level the better odds you have
of stealing a car. By destroying a car in game it will say "car stolen
for next race" then before the next race you can change cars.
[Q4.] How do I run Carmageddon in Hi res. in Win95?
[A.] OK, to get into high resolution you need
to edit your shortcut properties. To do this, click on Start, Settings,
Taskbar, Start Menu Programs, Advanced, double-click on the Programs folder,
then the Carmageddon folder and right-click on the Carmageddon icon. This
will bring up a small menu.
Click on properties then go to the shortcut tab
at the top. Now click in the "Target" box and press "End", then just
after the " mark, type -hires, Leaving
a space before the "-". You should now have something like:"C:\Program
Files\Games\Carmageddon\Carma95.exe" -hires Now Apply it and go to
OK. If you now run the game it should be in high resolution.
[Q5.] I can not run Hi-res. on Carmageddon in
DOS.
[A.] Use the —hires switch after the
carma.exe and make sure you have got 24mg of ram. I.e. in DOS type carma
—hires from the directory where you
installed the game.
[Q6.] I am having trouble running Carmageddon
as whenever I run the carma.exe file it says low mem mode and I have 16
meg.
[A.] If you have a 16 Meg machine you will have to play the dos version in dos and the win95 version in win95 or it will say this. Also make sure you do not have things loaded into memory you do not need like DosKey or virus scanners.
[Q7.] When I restart in dos mode from Windows 95 I can not get my CD-ROM working what do I do?
[A.] You will need to contact your machine manufacturer
for help on inserting the correct CD-ROM drivers in your
Dosstart.bat file. Alternatively, you can
go to the manufacturer’s website for help and useful information. Unfortunately
we can’t help set up your CD-ROM in DOS as we do not know what CD-ROM you
have or where its drivers are.
[Q8.] Whenever I run the win95 version of Carmageddon it says can’t start Ddraw.?
[A.] Try reinstalling directx3a again and
rebooting your machine. If this is this the first time you have installed
direct X then you may have to install direct
X3 from another game/cover disk to get the game working. Check that all
the
directX3a things were installed by running
the Dxsetup in the win95 DirectX directory. Worse comes to worse you will
have to play the DOS version. It is no
different to the Win95 version it is still VGA and still can be put into
Hi res.
[Q9.] When is the 3dfx patch for Carmageddon coming out?
[A.].The Carmageddon 3dfx patch will be
about in 6 weeks time. Look at the www.3dfx.com site and this site in the
Downloads section for them to appear. Also
look on cover disks of magazines or you can write to us at
[email protected] and we can tell you
when its ready or send you a copy.
[Q10.] Carmageddon just keeps crashing in
Win95.
[A.] Make sure you have not got any strange
memory manager stuff loaded. I.e. Magna Ram as this will stop it working
or
make it crash. Also make sure you have
got nothing loaded you do not need. I.e. Word, Flexi-cd and anything else
in
the background and see if this helps. Also
make sure you are using up to date Graphic card and sound card drivers
that
are direct X compatible. Try the DOS version
also as if it is Win95 Being strange then the DOS version will work.
[Q11.] How do I get CD audio?
[A.] Make sure you do a full install or
you will not get CD audio as the CD is being accessed to much.
[Q12.] Do I need a copy of Carmageddon for each machine in a network game?
[A.] No only the host needs a copy. Make
sure all the machines have got a full install on them though for it to
work. And the host needs to start a game with the CD in the drive.
[Q13.] When I type Carmagdn.exe the game does not run in dos. Why?
[A.] This was a late change to the manual.
You need to type carma.exe to run the game.
[Q14.] When I try and start a new race the game says please insert the CD, but it must know its in there as the music is playing.
[A.] There is a patch.bat file in your directory
where you installed the game to. Try running this and it will give you
a new exe which should fix the CD problem. ONLY DO THIS IF YOU ARE HAVING
CD PROBLEMS.
[Q15.] What version of DirectX does Carmageddon use?
[A.] Carmageddon shipped with the latest
version of DirectX available at the time. This is version 3a. If you already
have a later version installed do not click
on the 'OK' button when asked if you wish to install DirectX during the
installation process.