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Installing DirectX version 3Banzai Bug requires you to have Microsoft's DirectX version 3 installed in order to run. If you do not have DirectX installed, or just want to be sure, we recommend you download this version anyhow. It is the latest version to date and is backwards compatible with prior version of DirectX. For more information visit the Microsoft home page. To Install Direct X:
Banzai Bug! Demo Troubleshooting and Technical QuestionsQ: What is DirectX? A: DirectX is a program from Microsoft which allows games to run better on Windows 95 systems. DirectX version 3 is installed directly on your computer when you install Banzai Bug and may give you the option to upgrade your video drivers, if necessary. For further information on DirectX you can contact Microsoft at (800)426-9400 or through the World Wide Web at http://www.microsoft.com. Q: When trying to install Banzai Bug I get the error message "The display adapter you are using is not compatible with DirectX. Do you want DirectX to update your drivers?" A: This means you are using a video driver that is not currently compatible with DirectX in Banzai Bug and DirectX wants to install a generic driver for your card. We do not recommend installing the generic driver. Instead, we advise that you call the manufacturer of your video card to obtain the latest version of the driver that is specific to your card. Please consult section VIDEO CARD MANUFACTURER CONTACT LIST of this document for information on ways to contact your video card manufacturer.
This will list your Adapter Type, which represents the video card manufacturer. Q: I keep getting an error message when trying to launch the program and I can't get into the game. The message is one of the following:
A: Banzai Bug is designed using Microsoft's DirectX technology and DirectX only works with certain brands of video and audio cards which have been tested to be DirectX-compatible. If you are receiving the error messages above, we recommend that you contact your video card manufacturer for information on compatible cards and drivers. Please consult section VIDEO CARD MANUFACTURER CONTACT LIST in this document for phone numbers and other contact information. Q: When I go into the Screen Settings options I cannot turn anything in the Windowed mode on. Why not? A: Your system's video setting needs to be set to High Color (16 bit) to be able to set Banzai in any of the Windowed Modes. If your system is set to 256 color mode you will only be able to run Banzai in Full Screen modes. Q: My joystick has several buttons on it. How do I know which ones to use? Can I customize it to work with Banzai Bug? A: Banzai Bug is made to work with all 2-axis, 2-button or better joysticks. Check your joystick documentation to find out which type you have. Then, consult the flight controls card included in the documentation for which buttons do what. If you want to customize your joystick buttons, go into the game and select the Options menu. Open the Controls menu and select the Change Buttons option. Put the cursor in the appropriate field and then hold down the button on the joystick that you want to perform that action. The button will then show up in the corresponding field. Q: When using my Microsoft Sidewinder Pro joystick I start the game and Banzai is going around in circles. What should I do? A: You need to make sure you installed the Sidewinder software first. Then, go into the Start menu and select Settings/Control Panel/ Joysticks. Choose the Sidewinder Pro joystick and make sure the Rudder box is checked. Don't forget to calibrate it.
GUIDE TO DirectX IN BANZAI BUG VIDEO COMPATIBILITY AND ERROR MESSAGES DirectX has been known to have conflicts with some accelerated video cards. If you receive errors when running Banzai Bug which say that an Illegal Operation has occurred, click the DETAILS button to see if any additional errors occur. If you receive General Protection Faults in modules that refer to a .drv file or file name which refers to a video driver, then you are most likely experiencing a conflict between your video driver and DirectX. Other error messages that indicate video driver incompatibility are:
Many video driver related errors that occur with Banzai Bug can be resolved by obtaining updated video drivers through the manufacturer of your video card. Please see section VIDEO CARD MANUFACTURER CONTACT LIST of this document which includes phone numbers, BBS numbers, and World Wide Web addresses.
IDENTIFYING YOUR VIDEO ADAPTER TYPE To check the type of video adapter card and driver you are using in Windows 95, please do the following:
This will list your Adapter Type and video card manufacturer.
AUDIO CARDS AND DirectX If you have a 16-bit sound card which is supported and functions properly in Windows 95, your sound setup should work with DirectX. SoundBlaster or 100% SoundBlaster-supported sound cards generally work best with Windows 95 applications.
IDENTIFYING WHAT AUDIO CARD YOU HAVE You can determine what kind of Audio card you are using in Windows 95 by doing the following:
AUDIO CARD MANUFACURERS LIST Creative Labs, Inc. - SoundBlaster products MediaVision - ProAudio Spectrum manufacturer
REINSTALLING DirectX DirectX can be reinstalled from the Banzai Bug CD-ROM by doing the following:
DirectX does replace some Windows 95 drivers. If you wish to restore your original Windows 95 drivers do the following:
VIDEO DISPLAY AND 3D VIDEO CARD ISSUES CHANGING YOUR VIDEO DISPLAY RESOLUTION In Windows 95, you can change the resolution (screen size) by doing the following:
RUNNING IN 256 COLOR MODE AND HIGH COLOR If your system is set to run using 256 color video mode you will not have the option to run Banzai in any Windowed mode in the Screen Settings section. If you want Banzai to run in Windowed mode you must change your video system settings to High Color (16 bit) in the Display section of Control Panels. For directions consult the section directly above this one. If your system is set to run in High Color (16 bit) mode all the screen setting options will be available.
3D VIDEO CARD ISSUES Banzai has been optimized to run on both 2D and 3D video cards using drivers that are compatible with DirectX. However because there is no industry standard for 3D video card and chip architecture not every DirectX program will run on all 3D video cards. Banzai may not recognize the specific needs of your 3D card and therefore may not run on it. In some cases Banzai will run but you may be unable to click the Yes button for 3D accelerator cards in the Advanced Options section in Banzai.
CONTACT LIST FOR VIDEO ADAPTER MANUFACTURERS (Updated 09/30/96)
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