Mistmare Patch 1.7 ================== (sinister systems, september 2003) This patch is for the ENGLISH version only. You can install it over the original installation or any patched installation up to patchlevel 1.6c. If patching a version LESS than 1.6, read the "Important notes" section below carefully. A quick game FAQ describing solutions and workarounds for common problems is appended at the end of this document. Installation: ============= - download the patch self-exetutable archive from the Mistmare site - run the downloaded file; when prompted for the destination folder, select the Mistmare installation directory (C:\Program files\Arxel Tribe\Mistmare by default) and extract the patch files, choose to overwrite any old files if prompted - run Mistmare! Important notes: ================ If you apply this patch on the original version of Mistmare or any version patched to LESS THAN PATCHLEVEL 1.6, you will have to re-create your player profile (i.e. add a new player in the start menu), and play only with the new profile. If you want to preserve your saved game from the old player profile, copy the files in the Save subfolder of your old player profile in the Save subfolder of the new player profile. Player profiles are stored in the Users subfolder of the Mistmare installation folder (C:\Program files\Arxel Tribe\Mistmare\Users by default). * If you are patching Mistmare patchlevel 1.6, you do not have to re-create your user profile! * General fixes: ============== - updated LithTech engine - when with mouse at the edge of the screen, camera no longer rotates with fixed speed but rotates accordingly to the mouse move in that direction - default camera in locked, "Gothic" mode (third person, mouselook + WSAD keyboard); use TAB (by default) to switch between camera modes - in-game gamma correction added (keys: RIGHTSHIFT-Q or RIGHTSHIFT-A) - added bell sounds on interactions with bellropes (some more interaction sounds shall follow in later patches) - music & environment sounds now play more often - PAUSE key added and mapped to the "Pause" key. You may use the pause key to pause/unpause the game at any time. If you press PAUSE during the loading of levels, the game will pause immediately after the level has loaded Per-episode fixes: ================== - TRAINING: When you start the game and are talking to the guy by the fighting pit he tells you to press 'H' for your character sheet. Later, when talking to the Professor in the classroom (in Greece), he no longer instructs you to press 'S' for your character sheet, but 'H' (which is the default key). - AVIGNON: Monk on the hill (by the bellthroat) is no longer sunk into the ground. - AVIGNON: Thomas bridge issue fixed (already solved in unofficially published 1.6c). -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mistmare Frequently Asked Questions -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Q:I have been experiencing frequent slow-downs and crashes, especially on hi-end systems (pentium 4, geForce 4 and similar). A: We believe this is a sound issue (among others) and we are already mending the bugs. You might try to use 3D Analyzer (see the graphic card section of the FAQ for more information). Some users have turned off hardware acceleration for their soundcards in the dxdiag resulting in no more slow-downs. Also Alt-tab will get the slow-downed game unstuck almost every time. There has also been compatibility issues found regarding LithTech required mp3 media format (included in the game installation) and some divx audio codecs. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Q:The game is very dark! Where can I change the GAMMA settings? A: From patch 1.7 on, you can use the RIGHTSHIFT-Q and RIGHTSHIFT-A keys to increase and decrease gamma in the game. For users of previous versions: add these lines in the mistmare\autoexec.cfg file: "GammaR" "1.0" "GammaG" "1.0" "GammaB" "1.0" add these lines in mistmare\settings\autoexec.mistmare.cfg "GammaR" "1.0" "GammaG" "1.0" "GammaB" "1.0" "1.0" is the default you can change it (using notepad) to whatever you want. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Q:The mouse in the game is really jerky. Usualy lags behind for a second or so. Please help. A: This usualy happens on the high-end machines. We know of this problem and are working on it. Please bear with us. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Q:Why is save&load feature disabled? A: If you really want to enable save&load feature, open windows Explorer, and change directory to Mistmare folder, subfolder "Users". Find the subfolder with the same name as your character there, and the subfolder "Save". Create the following subfolders there: "slot0", "slot1", ... to "slot9". While playing "Mistmare", press RIGHT CONTROL + RIGHT SHIFT and one of the function keys (F1 - F10) to save a game, and RIGHT SHIFT + function key to load a game from the slot. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Q:I installed the demo/game, it started up then when i push play it just exits... Is there a solution? A: You need at least a 32Mb graphics card and the game won't work on most of the inbuilt GPU's. LithTech engine will not work on these cards: - Diamond (Stealth III S540 Xtreme, Viper Z200.) - Any NVIDIA RIVA TNT2 (Ultra, Pro, M64, Vanta, etc.) - Kyro/Kyro II based card (STMicro, STMicro Ultra, Hercules' 3D Prophet 4000TV, 4000XT, 4500, 4500 TV) ATI Radeon 7000 - "Voodoo" card (5, 4, 3, 2, Banshee, Rush, etc.) - ATi Rage (Fury Maxx, Fury, Magnum, 128Pro, 128, IIC, Pro Turbo, Xpert, etc.) - Savage series (Savage3D, Savage4, Savage 2000, etc.) - Matrox (except the Parhelia) - Intel integrated chipset Asus AGP, PCI, V3800 If you have other card and 32Mb or more, try this: NOLF2 (Another LithTech powered game) had the same issue. I'd gues you have nimo codec pack installed (or another mp3 codec) you have to get rid of these first then reinstal the demo/game, should work. You might get the game to work with a program called 3D Analyzer (http://www.tommti-systems.com/main-Dateien/files.html). 3D Analyzer is also known to fix framerate problems for many users. Use these 3D Analyzer Settings: Under the EXE (select the application file) select Lithtech.exe Under the PRE-RUN EXE (select the pre running application file) select Mistmare.exe Under the Hardware Limits (cap bits) check HW TnL caps Under the Game/Demo fixes check NOLF2 texture/lib fix Make a BAT (batch) file for the game, place it on your desktop and that's it. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Q:I installed the game and now it keeps asking me for the CD 2 but it is already in the drive. Please help! A1: Reinstall the game and try again. A2: If you have several CD-ROM units (DVD, RW ...) make shure you use the same one you installed the Mistmare from. A3: Your CD 2 might be dirty. Clean it. A4: Your CD-ROM unit might be dirty. Clean it. A5: If none of the above helped you copy the content of the 2nd cd to some directory on your hard disk (e.g. name it "disk2") edit cd.txt file you find in your game directory and point it to (e.g.) c:\gamez\mistmare\disk2 (if you copied disk2 to that directory) Now the Mistmare should run without the CD 2. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Q:I'm using a Radeon graphics card and the textures seem to disapear over some walls. A: Textures on the surfaces that are too close to each other often disappear when using Radeon. Something to do with the z-buffer with Jupiter(LithTech) and Radeon. This can be fixed with the 3D Analyzer. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Q:I have a Sound Blaster Live 5.1/value and I get no sound in Mistmare. A: There seems to be an incompatibility problem with LithTech and these sound cards. We are sorry but there is nothing we can do about this. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Q:I can't remap keys!!! A: You can't remap keys within the game or the controls for the mouse. You have to exit and remap them in settings/users/launcher menu click the OPTIONS button. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Q:I've just upgraded Mistmare demo from 1.x to 1.4 and now it wants Runshell.dll! Help! A: You can download it at the mistmare site, the FAQ section. Simply unzip it in your Mistmare Demo instalation directory. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Q:Will the game be localized? If so, in which languages? A: Yes, game will be localized. We are now working on French, German, Italian, Spanish and Czech language versions.