
     LWMODEM (1.05)      Line Wars II MODEM SETUP HELP       LWMODEM (1.05)


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          LWMODEM (C) Copyright 1994 by Ammon R. Campbell. Licensed to 
          Safari  Software,  a  division  of  Epic MegaGames, Inc. All
          rights reserved except as stated in the accompanying license 
          agreement.  
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          Refer to the "LW2.DOC" file for  general  information  about
          Line Wars II.  


          1.0 INTRODUCTION 

     1.0 INTRODUCTION   
     1.0 INTRODUCTION 

          LWMODEM  is  designed to automate the process of configuring
          and starting a two-player game of Line Wars II over a  modem
          connection.  

          Before  attempting  to  run Line Wars II in two-player mode,
          make sure it works on your computer in  single-player  mode.
          Once  you  are sure that Line Wars II works in single-player
          mode, you can prepare for a two player game  by  typing  the
          command "LWMODEM" at the DOS prompt.  


          2.0 CONFIGURATION SCREEN 

     2.0 CONFIGURATION SCREEN   
     2.0 CONFIGURATION SCREEN 

          When  LWMODEM  is  first  started,  it  displays  the  modem
          configuration screen.  The modem configuration screen allows 
          you to change all of the settings that will allow your modem 
          to work  with  Line  Wars  II  in  two-player  mode.     The
          configuration fields include the following: 

               Modem initialization command 
          _____ ______________ _______   
          Modem initialization command 
              This  field  contains  the  command that must be sent to
              your modem to  properly  initialize  it.    The  default
              command works for many Hayes-compatible modems, but some 
              modems  require  special  commands to work properly with
              Line Wars II. For example,  the  US  Robotics  Sportster
              14.4 needs to have the characters "&B1" added to the end 
              of the default command in order for it to work with Line 
              Wars  II. If you experience repeated problems in getting
              Line Wars II to  establish  a  connection  between  your
              modem  and the other player's modem, refer to your modem
              reference manual for any additional commands that may be 
              necessary for your modem.  

               Modem auto-answer command 
          _____ ____ ______ _______   
          Modem auto-answer command 
              This field contains the command that  must  be  sent  to
              your modem  to  place  it  into  auto-answer  mode.  The
              default command works for most Hayes-compatible  modems.
              If  you experience difficulties in getting your modem to
              answer calls from the other player's modem, you may wish 
              to try using the manual-answer mode instead.  

               Modem manual-answer command 
          _____ ______ ______ _______   
          Modem manual-answer command 
              This field contains the command that  must  be  sent  to
              your  modem  to  tell  it  to  pick  up  the  phone line
              immediately.     The    default    works    for     many
              Hayes-compatible modems.  

               Modem connect response string 
          _____ _______ ________ ______   
          Modem connect response string 
              This  field  must  contain  the  message that your modem
              sends back to the computer to indicate that a successful 
              connection has been established with another modem.  The 
              default of "CONNECT"  works  for  most  Hayes-compatible
              modems.  

               Connection timeout 
          __________ _______   
          Connection timeout 
              This  field  contains  the  number  of seconds that your
              modem will wait to establish a connection  with  another
              modem   after  initiating  a  session  on  the  "Session
              Options"  screen  (this  is  explained  in  more  detail
              later).  

               COM channel 
          ___ _______   
          COM channel 
              Use  this  field  to  select which serial communications
              port (COM port) your modem is connected to.  

               COM speed 
          ___ _____   
          COM speed 
              This field contains a number  indicating  the  speed  at
              which data is transferred between your computer and your 
              modem.   This  is  commonly  set to the same speed (baud
              rate) at which your modem communicates  with  the  other
              player's modem, but may be faster if desired.  

               Hardware Handshaking 
          ________ ___________   
          Hardware Handshaking 
              Use  this  field to select whether the computer will use
              hardware handshaking when communicating  to  the  modem.
              Set  this  to  'OFF' to disable hardware handshaking, or
              set to 'Use CTS/RTS' to enable hardware handshaking.  If 
              you are using a modem that is slower than 9600  baud  or
              are connecting to another modem that is slower than 9600 
              baud,   we   recommend   that  hardware  handshaking  be
              enabled.  Hardware handshaking is not supported by  some
              modems and serial cabling, so you may need to experiment 
              to   determine   what  is  the  best  setting  for  your
              particular situation.  

               Mission 
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          Mission 
              Use this field to select which  two-player  mission  you
              wish to play.  In the shareware edition of Line Wars II, 
              the  only  available choice is "Duel mode", in which you
              command a squad of Cobra  fighters  that  is  pitted  in
              battle  against another squad of Cobras commanded by the
              other player.  In the registered edition  of  Line  Wars
              II,  another  choice  "Wing Mode" is added, in which you
              and the other player  are  teammates  pitted  in  battle
              against another squad of enemy ships.  

               Telephone number 
          _________ ______   
          Telephone number 
              Select  this  field  to  go  to  the Telephone Directory
              screen.  The telephone number that is hilighted  in  the
              telephone directory screen will show up in this field on 
              the configuration screen, and is the number that will be 
              dialed  by your modem if you select the "Initiate a call
              to another  computer"  option  on  the  Session  Options
              screen.  

               START A LINE WARS II MODEM SESSION 
          _____ _ ____ ____ __ _____ _______   
          START A LINE WARS II MODEM SESSION 
              Select  this  field  when  all  other  fields  have been
              configured as desired and you are ready to being playing 
              a two-player game of Line Wars II using your modem.  

          To move the cursor, use the cursor keys or the tab key.   To
          select  a  field  for editing, move the cursor to that field
          and press the ENTER key.  

          To exit from LWMODEM, press the ESC key at the configuration 
          screen.  Upon exiting, any changes  that  you  made  to  the
          configuration will be saved to the "LWMODEM.CFG" file.  


          3.0 TELEPHONE DIRECTORY SCREEN 

     3.0 TELEPHONE DIRECTORY SCREEN   
     3.0 TELEPHONE DIRECTORY SCREEN 

          The  telephone  directory  screen  maintains  the  names and
          telephone numbers of up to eight people with whom  you  play
          two-player games of Line Wars II using the modem.  

          The  lefthand  column  displays  the names and the righthand
          column displays the telephone numbers.  To begin  editing  a
          field, move the cursor to the desired field using the cursor 
          keys  or the tab key and then press ENTER. When you are done
          editing a field, press ENTER again.  

          To select the telephone number that will be dialed when  you
          start  a  Line Wars II modem session, move the cursor to the
          desired name or telephone number  and  press  the  F10  key.
          After   F10   is  pressed,  you  will  be  returned  to  the
          configuration screen  with  the  selected  telephone  number
          displayed in the "Telephone number" field.  


          4.0 SESSION OPTIONS SCREEN 

     4.0 SESSION OPTIONS SCREEN   
     4.0 SESSION OPTIONS SCREEN 

          The  session  options  screen  is  displayed after selecting
          "START A LINE WARS II MODEM SESSION" from the  configuration
          screen.   Session  Options  allows you to perform any of the
          following actions by moving the cursor to the desired option 
          and pressing the ENTER key.  

           Initiate a call to another computer 
          ________ _ ____ __ _______ ________   
          Initiate a call to another computer 
              Select this option if you want your modem  to  call  the
              other player's   modem.    Once  this  option  has  been
              selected, your modem will immediately dial the telephone 
              number that was selected on the configuration screen and 
              wait for the modem at that number to answer.  

               Wait for a call from another computer (auto-answer) 
          ____ ___ _ ____ ____ _______ ________  ____ ______    
          Wait for a call from another computer (auto-answer) 
              Select  this  option  if  your  modem  has   auto-answer
              capability  and  you  want your modem to answer when the
              other player's modem calls your modem.  Once this option 
              has been selected, the modem will wait until  it  either
              receives a call or the time specified by the "Connection 
              timeout" field on the configuration screen has elapsed.  

               Answer a call from another computer (manual-answer) 
          ______ _ ____ ____ _______ ________  ______ ______    
          Answer a call from another computer (manual-answer) 
              Select   this   option  if  your  modem  does  not  have
              auto-answer capability.  When this option  is  selected,
              it  immediately  picks  up the phone line, so wait until
              the phone rings before selecting this option.  

               Return to configuration screen 
          ______ __ _____________ ______   
          Return to configuration screen 
              Select this option to cancel  the  Line  Wars  II  modem
              session and go back to the modem configuration screen.  


          5.0 AFTER THE MODEM CONNECTS 

     5.0 AFTER THE MODEM CONNECTS   
     5.0 AFTER THE MODEM CONNECTS 

          After   your  modem  reports  that  a  connection  has  been
          established  (whether your modem made the call  or  answered
          the  call),  LWMODEM    will  start the Line Wars II program
          (LW2.COM) in two-player mode.  

          At this point  you  should  see  the  message  "waiting  for
          handshake" below  the  spaceship's viewscreen.  This message
          should appear briefly and then disappear after your copy  of
          Line Wars II begins to receive communications from the other 
          player's  copy  of  Line Wars II. If "waiting for handshake"
          does not disappear, it indicates that there is some  problem
          with the  connection  between the two machines.  It may be a
          problem  of  mismatched   baud   rates,   error   correction
          protocols, compression protocols, etc, which vary from modem 
          to modem.   Refer to your modem reference manual if "waiting
          for handshake" problems persist.  

          If everything has worked up to this  point,  the  two-player
          game will  begin.  Piloting the ship in a two-player game is 
          the  same  as  in  a   single-player game, as are most other
          aspects of the game.  For more  details on how to play  Line
          Wars II, refer to the "LW2.DOC" file.   




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                    NOW GO BLAST SOME COBRAS WITH YOUR BEST
                     FRIEND, YOUR MODEM, AND LINE WARS II.
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