FALCON 3
Frequently Asked Questions
October, 1996



Q:	What are the system requirements for Falcon 3?
A:	The game requires a 386 processor or better.  37Mb of free hard drive space for installation.  DOS 5.0 or higher.  604K of free conventional memory.  3.5 Mb of expanded memory and a Mouse or Joystick.

Q:	The game keeps telling me I do not have enough memory, but I have 24 megs of RAM, what 	do I do?
A:	The game requires 604K of conventional memory in order to run or install.  Try creating a boot disk to free up more conventional memory.  Conventional memory is the first 640k of memory.  The amount of total memory (RAM) you have has no relation to how much conventional memory you have free.

Q:	When I try to run the game I get an error saying that I do not have an EMS manager, help!
A:	The game requires 1024k of EMS memory.  Make sure the emm386 line in your CONFIG.SYS file reads EMM386 2048 RAM.   Files and Buffers should be set to 30, and Share and Smartdrive should not be loaded.

Q:	I go through the sound configuration and select the correct game settings for my sound card, but when I choose test, I don't get sound and the game locks up.  What can I do to fix this?
A:	Check your sound settings to make sure you are not using an IRQ of 10 or higher, as the game does not support it.  Try using the default settings of A220 I5 or 7 and D1.  Also make sure you have your sound card drivers for DOS.

Q:	When I went through the sound configuration, the game detected a Roland sound card so 	I chose it.  Now the game won't run.  What do I do?
A:	If the game detects a Roland sound card, it does not necessarily mean that you have a Roland card. Roland cards use a specific area of memory, and if you incorrectly choose the Roland setting , it will cause the game to crash to a black screen and freeze.  Delete the FALCON3.DEF (game definitions)file from your Falcon3 directory and run the game.  The game will run, but won't have any sound.  Simply choose "CONFIG" from the game screens and reconfigure the sound card manually.  Be sure to restart the game after making the changes so they will take effect. 

Q:		I am trying to get a modem game going, but the modem gives me errors right after I try to dial.  My modem is working correctly and I can get other games to access.  What do I need to do?
A:	You are probably connecting your modem on com 3 or 4.  The game does not support 	coms 3 or 4.  Try moving your modem to com 2.  Also, turn off  any error correction or 	data compression you may have running, this will also cause problems.