User Guide

Verifying DirectX Video / Sound Card Drivers
To verify that your sound and video drivers are DirectX 5 certified, follow the steps below.
1. Click on the windows Start button (usually found in the lower left corner of your screen).
2. Click on Run.
3. In the open field, type the command: C:\progra~1\directx\setup\dxsetup.exe then click on OK.
4. Make sure all drivers say “Certified” next to them.
If any of your drivers are not DirectX certified, you should contact the hardware manufacturer
and see if they have certified DirectX 5 drivers.
Reinstating Windows 95 Video Drivers
If you find that there is a problem with your display after you have installed DirectX 5, you can
reinstate your old video drivers by following the instructions below:
1. Click on the windows Start button (usually found in the lower left corner of your screen).
2. Click on Run.
3. In the open field type the command: C:\progra~1\directx\setup\dxsetup.exe then click on OK.
4. Click on the Restore Display Drivers button.
This may require that you have the disk containing your original drivers.
PANZER GENERAL II WEB SITE
In addition to the SSI web page, there is a web site exclusively for PANZER GENERAL II which
provides background information for the game. You can reach the web site at
http://www.panzergeneral.com .
CAMPAIGN PLAY TIPS
As you progress through a Campaign, you will receive Prestige for winning battles and captur-
ing Supply Points, Cities and Airfields. Prestige is used to Requisition units, take
Replacements, Upgrade units, and make Experienced units stronger. Understanding how and
when you use prestige is a key ingredient to a successful career as a Panzer General.
Key Concepts
Core Units
When you begin a campaign, pay particular attention to units with black numbers inside their
strength tags. These are your Core units. Core units accompany you to all your battles, gain-
ing experience as you progress through a campaign. When a battle ends, all your core units
are brought up to full strength automatically, at no prestige cost to you.
Core Army Size
Your army makeup is limited by the amount of prestige awarded you as you progress through
a campaign. When you win a battle, you are awarded prestige points. You may use those
prestige points any way you wish between battles, but if you use most of your prestige to buy
new units, you won’t have much left to upgrade or overstrength your core units.
Prestige Use
When you are fighting a battle, you can use prestige to take replacements or to requisition
(buy) new core units. Between battles you are sent to the field headquarters where, in addition
to requisitioning new units, you can use prestige to upgrade units, overstrength units, and
reassign units. (Note again that the only time you can upgrade, overstrength, or reassign units
is between battles).
Prestige Decision Points
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UNINSTALLING THE GAME
To uninstall the game, choose Settings from the Windows 95 Start button and select Control
Panel. In the Control Panel, select Add/Remove Programs, left-click on PG2, and click on
the Add/Remove button. The game and all of its components are then removed from your
hard drive, except for your saved games or edited scenarios.
SAVING GAMES
PANZER GENERAL II requires space on your hard drive for saved games and temporary files.
Each saved game can take up to 1 MB of hard drive space.
ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION
If you did not register your copy of PANZER GENERAL II after installation and wish to do so later:
1. From your desktop select the Start button, click on Programs, click on PG2 and click on
Register for Free Stuff.
2. Follow all on screen prompts.
Note: If you register electronically, or via the registration card, you will be provided with a code
to unlock the scenario Caging The Bear , a hypothetical scenario in which the Americans and
theBritish, along with the remnants of the German Army, attempt to push the Soviets out of
Eastern Germany.
This section provides you with several easy steps to solve some common problems.
SOUND AND VIDEO CARDS
Some sound and video cards are not supported by Windows 95 and DirectX. If you do not
have the following sound or video cards, the game may not work.
DirectX Supported Sound Cards: Aztech, Creative Labs, ESS, Media Vision, Microsoft
DirectX Supported Video Cards: ATI, Chips @ Technologies, Cirrus Logic, Matrox, S3,
Tseng Labs, Western Digital, 3Dlabs, ATI, Creative Labs, Rendition
DirectX 5 Setup
This game requires DirectX 5. If you do not have DirectX 5, then it can be installed from the
CD. Explore the game CD and open the REDIST folder. Double click on Setup to start the
DirectX 5 install.
DirectX DISCLAIMER
PANZER GENERAL II utilizes Microsoft’s DirectX sound and video drivers. DirectX is a
programming tool created by Microsoft, and the installation of DirectX may cause video prob-
lems and system anomalies with computers using video drivers that aren’t DirectX compliant.
DirectX is a Microsoft product, and as such, SSI cannot be responsible for changes that might
occur to your computer system due to its installation. For DirectX related problems that cannot
be fixed by updating to your video card’s latest Windows 95 driver set, you must contact either
Microsoft or the manufacturer of your video card for further technical support or service.
Microsoft retains all intellectual property rights to DirectX. The user has been granted a limited
license to use DirectX with Microsoft operating system products.
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