"Sid
Meier's Gettysburg! Read Me
Version 1.0
This
file contains late-breaking news on Sid Meier's Gettysburg!...all
the things you need to know that didn't make it into the manual.
Install
Guide Errata:
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* You must have the CD in the drive to play the second day of the
battle or create a multiplayer session.
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* You are no longer required to select a language when installing.
* You now have the option to bypass DirectX install during setup (you
will be asked if you want to install DirectX 5 after installing the
game. Note that you need DirectX version 5.0 or later to run the game).
* The install guide says to click READY when you are ready to begin
a multiplayer game; actually you click NOT READY and it changes to
READY.
* There is an extra choice in Custom Install: you can now choose to
install Additional Art to the hard drive (basically the pictures that
introduce each scenario).
Manual
Errata:
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* --NEW FEATURE!-- At the lowest level of difficulty, when the currently
selected unit is not visible onscreen the words 'Click Here' will
appear in the map compass; clicking the compass will return the map
to the selected unit.
* --NEW FEATURE!-- Clicking the unit info at the bottom of the screen
will call up the Order of Battle screen; clicking the Scenario Clock
will call up the Scenario
Status screen, and pressing the F9 key will call up the Preferences
menu.
* --NEW FEATURE!-- There is a now a Hall of Valor that stores the
seven highest scores achieved in a full battle. It is accessible through
the Reports menu.
* --NEW FEATURE!-- Whenever you quit, the current game is automatically
saved as quit.sav. Whenever you end a scenario, the current game is
saved as end.sav. Every 15 game minutes, the current game is saved
as autosave.sav.
* --NEW SCENARIOS!-- There are four new scenarios not mentioned in
the manual: Meade Reacts: Bricker Farm; The First Day: Meeting Engagement;
The Second Day: Echelon Attack!; and Stonewall Jackson: Alternate
Gettysburg. The First and Second day scenarios are especially designed
for multiplayer.
* --NEW PREFERENCE!-- There is now a Fewer/More Units in Scenario
preference that determines how many units are present in each scenario.
* --NEW PREFERENCE!-- There is now a preference that allows you to
adjust the sound volume, from Off to Very Loud.
* --NEW FEATURES!-- There are some features detailed on the last page
of the Install Guide...don't miss them!
* Cavalry will not accumulate battle stress when moving in Skirmish
formation.
* You can now save your game from the End of Scenario screen (except
in the first scenario when the Save Game button is replaced by a Tutorial
button). The Quit button referred to in the manual is now a Return
to Main Menu button.
* The Drill on the Parade Ground tutorial is now called Drilling on
the Field.
* Golden Opportunity: Will's Woods starts at 1:30 p.m., not 1:00 p.m.as
the manual states.
* Sickle's Folly: The Peach Orchard starts at 5:30 p.m., not 5:00
p.m.as the manual states.
* Turning Point: The Devil's Den is now called Turning Point: Little
Round Top.
Ref
Card Errata:
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* Clarification: When replacing a default game view with a custom
view, pressing Shift-F2 replaces the Find Fighting view, pressing
Shift-F3 replaces the Find Largest Objective view, and pressing
Shift-F4 replaces the Find Last Important Point view.
* When a report comes in you will hear 'Reporting, General!', not
'Reporting Sir!'
Notes
on using Voice over Data (voice chat) in Multiplayer Gettysburg:
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You
must have the GSM610 audio codec installed for voice over data to
work. Verify this by opening Control Panel\Multimedia\Advanced\
Audio Compression Codecs, where the Microsoft GSM 6.10 Audio CODEC
should be listed, and double-click the codec to verify that it has
been enabled.
If
transmitted sound is too soft, raise the microphone level from the
Windows Volume control panel. Do this by double clicking the speaker
icon on the task bar. If you don't have a speaker icon choose Start\Programs\Accessories\Multimedia\Volume
Control. Once the Volume Control panel is open pull down the Options
menu and click on Properties. In the "Adjust Volume For"
group select Recording and click OK. Now your mixer panel will show
a microphone slider which you can adjust accordingly.
The
sound driver will use any memory installed on the sound card which
will help game performance. It works best with a 16-bit sound card
although it will work with an 8-bit sound card. Be sure the correct
sound device is selected in the Control Panel\Multimedia\Playback\Preferred
Device list box. Use the native device fromthe manufacturer of your
sound card; for example, if you have a
Sound Blaster 16, choose the device of that name as your Preferred
Device. There is no need to try a Game Compatible Sound Device (if
you have one) unless you are having sound problems.
See
the Install Guide for basic info on voice chat"
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