THE SETTLERS III - THE QUEST OF THE AMAZONS Copyright 1999 Blue Byte Software http://www.bluebyte.com http://www.settlers3.com THE SETTLERS III (r) - THE QUEST OF THE AMAZONS(tm) ============================================== New Features ============ - an all-new, fourth race for The Settlers III: the Amazons - 50 new characters - thieves steal goods and tools for all of the four races - approx 40 new buildings - new special skills - eight powerful magic spells - the "Holy Gong" - two brand new campaigns: Amazons vs. Romans, Asians and Egyptians, and vice versa - new single and multi-player maps - new lavishly animated intro and cut scenes - create your own maps for all of the four races with the new Level Editor V2.0 New Level Editor Features ========================== - supports all of the new Amazon objects - 4 new zoom levels - BMP Save: store your maps as bitmap graphics - Continental View for viewing unblocked fields - optimized Continent Management - improved drawing of rivers - place reefs to seal off your harbors - enhanced user interface - various bug fixes Latest Information and Changes ------------------------------ Online Manual ===================================== Just one of the many outstanding features built into THE SETTLERS III is our Online Manual. The Online Manual is a comprehensive look at the Settlers universe. It contains helpful information concerning the economy, the military and overall functionality of each industry within the game. In order to gain the most benefit from the Online Manual THE SETTLERS III has been designed so you can play the game and have the manual open at the same time; as an online reference of sorts. To do this, press the "Online Help" button in the main menu before playing the game. THE SETTLERS III supports the Windows ALT-TAB feature, which allows you to toggle between the game and the manual with ease. This manual may also be referenced on your S3 CD1, in the S3\Manual directory --> click on the main.htm file. Troubleshooting ===================================== Problems with Debuggers and System Monitoring Tools =================================================== Please note that The Settlers 3 - Quest of the Amazons may not run correctly, if one or more programs run simultaneously, which manipulate Windows' system processes. Among those programs are debuggers and system monitoring tools, such as McAffe's FirstAid. If you encounter any problems starting The Settlers 3 - Quest of the Amazons please quit all those programs. In some cases it may even be necessary to completely de-install the program in question (i.e. McAffee's FirstAid). Installing The Settlers 3 Mission CD after having installed The Settlers 3 - The Quest of the Amazons ===================================================================================================== In case you would like to install The Settlers 3 Mission CD after installing The Settlers 3 - The Quest of the Amazons, you should copy the latest Tips and Tricks manually from the Amazon-CD to make sure you have the lastest version of the Tips and Tricks available. The Tips and Tricks may be found in the folder S3QOTA\Tips on the Amazon-CD. Simply copy the folder into your Settlers installation folder (i.e. C:\Settlers). Voodoo 3 Graphics Adaptors ========================== Make sure that you have the most recent driver for your Voodoo 3 graphics adaptor installed. The driver must not be older than the Voodoo 3 Windows 9x Retail Driver Version 1.02.11 or Voodoo 3 Windows NT Retail Driver Version 1.02.10. You can download the latest Voodoo 3 driver from the following URL: http://www.3dfx.com . Settlers 3 Level Editor V2.0 and Windows 95 A ============================================= Please note that the new Level Editor V2.0 does NOT work under Windows 95 A. Users of this Windows release should update to release B. Setters 3 Level Editor: Memory Issues with "View Map In Game" ============================================================= The editor function "View Map In Game" requires a lot of memory, because both the editor and the game have to run simultaneously. On systems with little memory (or on systems with hardly any virtual memory left) this may cause warnings and error messages. In this case you should load a map in the game manually after closing the editor first. This is also recommended for systems with slow CPUs. NT and Settlers 3 Level Editor ============================== On some NT machines you might not be able to enter the "Victory Conditions" dialog of the Settlers 3 Level Editor. In that case, please install the Microsoft Service Pack 4 or Internet Explorer 4 or higher. Saving Multiplayer-Games ======================== 1.) For each multiplayer game, 1 saved-game file will be put on the hard disk of the players participating in the game. During the game this file will be successively overwritten. When you begin another game, a new saved-game file will be created. If you play a very large map (the large random maps, for example), these files can get very large (up to ca. 13 MB). Make sure that you have enough space free on your hard disk. 2.) When a computer of one of the players cannot save the game and therefore is thrown out, the game will be saved on the computers of the remaining players (though there may be a longer pause). With the exception of the player whose computer was not able to save the game, all the remaining players can continue play and also load the saved game later. Possible causes for problems while saving could, for example, include: -insufficient hard disk space (both for the saved game itself as well as for virtual memory for Windows) -a defective hard disk or one with cluster errors. 3.) A game begun on a LAN can be continued in the Internet or vice versa. Message "out of memory" ======================= If you get a message reporting that your system has run out of memory, please check whether enough free space for your swap file is available on your hard disk (drive C: in most cases) Intellimouse(r) =============== Windows Explorer Error Message: On some machines with the Microsoft(r) Intellimouse(r) wheel mouse an Explorer error might occur when starting THE SETTLERS III. Our current understanding is that this is an incompatibility between IntelliPoint 2.2 (the wheel mouse software) and DirectX 6. The error message will disappear if you uninstall IntelliPoint (thus removing the wheel features). History of Included Updates =========================== 1.38 - Quick recruitment of soldiers by demolishing barracks immediately before the recruitment is no longer possible 1.37 - Correction of manna-production - The effect of the magic spell "Samurai Sword" has been reduced. 1.36 - The message that a game has not been saved in the last xx minutes has been deactivated. - The manna display has been corrected. 1.35 - The progress of the diggers at the construction site is now displayed as a percent. - Goods, which are lying free in your territory are now also brought to a newly built storage area. - There is now a warning message when you are about to crush your last tower. - If you have connection losses which can be traced back to poor connection quality, the program now gives you a clear message about the poor connection! ============================= Blue Byte Software