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sound. See below for information about obtaining DirectX if you do
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Note that VESA VBE modes aren't required for QWCL to run, but QWCL will
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may already have VESA VBE 2.0 support built in, but most BIOSes
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don't. Worse, some BIOSes do have VESA VBE 2.0 built-in, but have
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the faster configurations of QWCL. An easy way to get reliable VESA 2.0
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further information. QWCL can also use VBE/AF 1.0 and greater modes;
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support.
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heap, but not less than 8.5 Mb and not more than 16 Mb. You can
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override this with "-heapsize n", where n is the amount of memory to
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To use the joystick, you must bring down the console by pressing the
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joystick with "joystick 0<enter>" at any time. The joystick setting
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remains in effect for subsequent QWCL sessions until changed, so
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joystick somehow causes problems that keep you from being able to run
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joystick for that session.
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QWCL crashes or won't run
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it using "qwc safe" or "qwc verysafe". Or you can use command-line
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switches:
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This will almost certainly solve your problem; however, it may result
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result in fewer or slower high-res video modes, and the mouse may be
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each of the command-line switches until you identify the one that
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possible.
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If the above command line does not fix your problems, try:
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which forces QWCL into silent operation with bare-bones video support
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APIs are used instead). Again, if this works, try removing switches
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until you identify the needed one.
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is caused by outdated or buggy DirectX drivers or code, and can
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frequently be completely fixed simply by installing the latest
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Microsoft-supplied version of DirectX, which you may be able to find
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the availability and location of the DirectX file changes
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aware, though, that sometimes Microsoft's DirectX drivers don't
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display refresh rate control.)
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Creative Labs, which cause QWCL to crash on some machines. The
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DirectSound drivers from Microsoft, available via the above-mentioned
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It can also sometimes help to get the latest Windows drivers for your
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this is not always a good idea), and for video boards that have flash
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BIOSes, it can sometimes help to get the latest BIOS upgrade.
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Check out QWCL's new, spiffy Video menu, accessible from the Options
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fullscreen. You can make any of these modes the current and/or
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default mode, just as in DOS Quake. If you make a windowed mode the
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default, QWCL will still briefly start up in fullscreen mode, then
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command-line switch. More complete video control is available
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works" section, below.
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Gee, I wish I could use a mouse to play QWCL with in a window
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You can! While in a windowed mode, go to the Options menu. At the
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mouse active when you're in a window. Of course, if you do this,
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