Step by Step Instructions for New Arena v1.1

• Step 1: Make sure you have DirectX 5.0. If you don't have it, you can download it from the previous page.

• Step 2: Get the newest version of your video card's driver. These can usually be found through the manufacture's website.

  If you video card manufacturer doesn't have a website, chances aren't good that you'll be able to run the arena. But most manufacturers do, so keep looking. :)

• Step 3: When you've got everything, you should run the dxdiag.exe program. It will test if DirectX is functioning properly.

• Step 4: Now you can run the arena program to see if it actually works.

Parameters

• Software Mono: The arena program defaults to Hardware mode, but you should try software mono first. To change this, just click on the menu that says Hardware, and choose Software Mono instead. (You can change the defaults for a wide variety of things. Read the complete readme file.)

  This should work if you've done the previous steps and got no error messages. If you have a 1MB video card or so, you may have to lower the resolution. Start with the lowest, 320x200, and work your way up.

  Should you be unable to run the program even at 320x200, and get some error about display, email the webmaster with the error message and the output from the DirectX diagnostics (use the button in the dxdiag program).

• Software RGB: Don't use this option. It's as simple as that. It'll run the arena all right, but you won't be able to use any data. It's just something for the programmers to use....

• Hardware: This is the ideal mode you want to use if you have a good video card. If you have a 2+MB video card, it probably will work.

  Again, should you have followed all the instructions, and still have problems, email the webmaster with the error message and the output from the DirectX diagnostics (use the button in the dxdiag program).

• Filtering: If you can have filtering, definitely turn it on. It make the graphics look sooooo much better. But you can use this only with Hardware mode. If you get everything working in Hardware with 600x480, you've got a good chance. (Matrox Mystique seems to be the only major video card that doesn't have filtering...)