TroubleShooting

Here's a list of the most probable problems that Armageddon2 may give [ as it is created with the Build Engine ], but first, get to know the Requirements and recomendations from our Crew about the game...

Requirements and recomendations

### Network play

The minimum speed connection for acceptable Internet play performance is a 28.8K modem connection to your Internet Service Provider.

Known network play issues:

- The game may crash due to diferent files within the computers.I recomend using the original version of the game for Internet games!(most of those crashes are provoqued by diferent .MIG files.)

- Armageddon2 may enter out of sinchronization because of the diferent systems capacities(ex.:a 486 against a 300Mhz).

General performance guidelines about Net games

We find that a 300 MHz Pentium II can usually handle about 8 players with decent performance. The performance varies with level complexity and other machine speed factors, so your mileage may differ;performance simply degrades as the number of players grows huge.

For best performance, we recommend having 64 megabytes of memory per running level.

## Performance

### Memory

How the game will perform under different RAM conditions:

- 8 megabytes or less: You're still thinking about playing it on Net??Unplayable.
- 16 megabytes: Good.But not good enough.
- 32 megabytes: Great!.
- 64 megabytes: Oh Yes!

### CPU Speed

The game is also very sensitive to CPU speed, memory, and cache performance.Thus, it runs far better on leading-edge processors such as Pentium II's than it does on older ones such as non-MMX Pentiums.

How Armageddon2 will perform on different classes of machines:

- Non-MMX P166 (or less) class machines: Frame rate variations. We recommend playing in 320x200 resolution if available.
- P200 MMX: Good rendering speed;We recommend running low resolutions like 320x240 or 512x300.
- Pentium II: 300/350Mhz: Very nice rendering speed; consistent frame rate. Software rendering runs a bit smooth in 640x480 resolution.
- Pentium III:800Mhz + : Excelent frame rate. You may use 800x600 with no concerns!

### Considering upgrading?

For people considering upgrading their machines, here are some tips based on our experience running Armageddon2 on a variety of machines:

1. The biggest performance gain in Armageddon2 comes from having a Pentium II class processor. Pentium II's have dramatically improved cache performance, memory performance, and floating-point performance compared to earlier Pentiums, and that all translates to faster gameplay.
2. The next upgrade that tends to improve Armageddon2 performance dramatically is a GeForce accelerator. Especially in conjunction with a Pentium II processor, this accelerator rocks! [ note that I'm talking about Software rendering, as 3dFx is still unavaible ]
3. Finally, lots of RAM helps. With memory prices continually falling, it's now reasonably affordable to upgrade to 32,64 or even 128 megabytes of memory ( for other games ).

### Requirements

Minimum system requirement:

- 150 MHz Pentium or AMD K6-2.
- 16 megabytes of RAM.
- Direct X Drivers(like DX5 or DX6)

Typical system:

- Pentium II 300Mhz or AMD K6-3 or faster PC.
- 64 megabytes of RAM.
- Direct X Drivers(like DX6 or DX7)

Awesome system:

- Pentium III 900Mhz or AMD K6-3 or faster PC.
- 64 megabytes of RAM.
- Direct X Drivers(like DX7 or DX8)

### Getting Better Performance

Besides trying lowering your screen resolution,you could :

shut down any other programs that're running / restart your system / or the most simple: buy a better Pc!!

Let's shoot some problems...

"The game runs too damn slow!!"
First of all,you must know the system in where you're playing it...the game speed also may be affected with the presence of other programs running at the same time ( in Windows ).

In Armageddon2, speed is essential for a good FragMatch! And that stands for the game resolution...we recomend playing it with 640x480 ( Pentium III only ) and 320x240 in older pcs...however,320x240 is the most common resolution we use here to frag ourselves!!!

"There are times that I can't hear my sounds..."
This happens mostly due to many players in the same map. It's all due to the shot sounds, the gib sounds, all the sounds that turns Armageddon2 into a very envolvent MOD. Well,we tried to enhance the strings the maximum we could,but this engine simply doesn't help enough!!

"Playback failed.Possible due to invalid ..."
Oh boy, here we go again...

in this case,you'll have to reboot your machine or going to Setup.This message may appear due to a bad configuration of your sound card in the Setup program.

"I'm trying to play in Direct-Link,but the Commit or the Setup can't find other players..."
This may happen due to a bad configuration of your serial-play settings.Certify that your settings match with the other player's settings,or certify that the settings match with your cable.Other way this problem may occure,is because your cable is not recognized by the game.We recomend using a True-Modem Cable.

"When I'm playing through Net,Modem or Serial,appears a message like this "Game out of sync-reboot your game"
What should I do?"
This happens through many ways:

*because of different versions - all players must have the same version or the game will enter out of syncronization

*slower pcs vs faster pcs - this is other way that may make the game entering out of syncronization

*different maps - if a player is playing a map and the other is playing a the same map, yet changed... that means trouble, man!

- Installation Procedure -

1 - Create an independent directory for Armageddon2, as it is a Stand-Alone MOD.
2 - Extract the zip file to the directory you specified
3 - Copy your Duke3d.grp file from your original Duke Nukem 3d Atomic Edition to the Armageddon2 directory.
- Note: Do not move the GRP file, cuz the Installation.bat will delete it after all necessary files have been copied . Copy it instead.
4 - Run Installation.bat
5 - Open Setup.exe and check your sound card specifications - that gives lots of trouble... - and configure your controls, screen* and net settings
*It is not recomended to play Armageddon2 with a resolution higher than 640x480! Game will start crashing!!
6 - If you wish to play in Single-Player, choose any of the .bat files. Otherwise, launch a net-game by Setup/Commit or any of the avaible programs for playing in Internet.

Any other doubt, please send it to our mail.

Thanx :)