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Table of Contents
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1) Important Customer Support Note
2) FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions)
3) New Features
Shandalar
The Duel and Gauntlet
Dueling Table
Deck Builder
3) Card Notes
4) Tutorial Errata
5) IBM ThinkPad Compatibility
6) Technical Notes
New Features
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Dueling Table
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A few reminders of often overlooked features:
* If you do not put a Stop (the red marker) on a phase, play will
bypass that phase without bothering to ask you if you want to
use optional effects (a Brass Man's untap or Land Tax, for
example). This is a handy way to prevent the duel from bogging
down, but if you are not careful, you could accidentally miss
an opportunity. Thus, if you plan to use an optional effect
(especially during the upkeep phase), make sure to Run To (by
clicking on the phase bar) or put a Stop on the phase you have
in mind.
* You can minimize both the Spell Chain and Combat windows. Just
click anywhere on the title bar of the window to do so. To
restore the Spell Chain window to full size, click on the star
icon on the phase bar. To restore the Combat window to full size,
click on the sword icon on the phase bar.
Deck Builder
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* Moving multiple copies of a card into and out of your deck can
be a pain. Instead of moving one copy at a time, now you can move
as many as you need, all in one step. Hold down the Shift key
and double-click on the card. Enter the number you want moved.
* You can now right-click on the area in between the sets of Filter
Buttons to open a mini-menu. This menu has only one option: the
Main Buttons toggle. If you choose to toggle the Main Menu Buttons
On, all of the filters EXCEPT the Other Filters become active (are
turned on). If you toggle Main Menu Buttons Off, all of the Set
Filters, Color Filters, and Type Filters are inactivated (switched
off).
* The Deck Builder considers basic lands as having the same color
as the color of mana they produce for the purpose of deck stats.
(For example, 5 Islands count as 5 Blue cards.)
Card Notes
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* A display issue: The name of artist Brian Snoddy should always
have a line over the 'o'. (Sorry, Brian.)
Tutorial Errata
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* Any time one of the wizards in the Tutorial mentions "points," he
or she is being informal. There are actually no "points" in the
game of Magic: The Gathering. Thus:
autoplay\setindeo.exe
and the Tutorial should work just fine.
Technical Notes
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* Don't forget to take a look at the Magic FAQ (MAGICFAQ.TXT) on the
program disc for further help with troubleshooting any problems.
* If you experience problems with any part of this game after you
install new hardware or software, you might have updated a sound
driver, video driver, DirectX driver or Indeo Video driver to a
version that is not compatible with the game. To fix this, you can
reinstall the DirectX drivers from the Magic: The Gathering CD-ROM.
* We stongly suggest that you play this game in High Color (16-bit)
video mode or better. If you are playing in a lesser mode (that is,
you are using 256 colors or less), you might experience transitory
graphic oddities. These are superficial and should not have any
lasting effect on the game. Some machines that are below the
recomended system requirements may experience problems with High
Color (16-bit) video modes when playing in Shandalar.
* This game is designed to work with the standard issue Windows 95.
We do NOT support ANY of the beta upgrades to Windows 95.
* If you do not hear the sound effects in the game, you might not
have selected to install the DirectX drivers. Rerun the install
program, but do not select ANY game components to install. Allow
the new DirectX drivers to be installed.
* If you have the new Sound Blaster 16/AWE-32 driver for Windows 95
(Revision 7), you may experience problems running this game. The
new Sound Blaster driver updates the Audio Drive Component to
version 4.33.00.0012. This version causes the game to crash
with a fatal exception error in VXD VMM(01) and terminates the
application. Reinstall the DirectX drivers (as in the previous
paragraph). The DirectX Audio Drive Component is version
4.31.00.0068, which functions correctly. Creative Labs also
has a new driver, version 4.33.00.0014, which does not cause
the problem.
Additional Credits
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Richard Garfield
Jesper Myrfors
Christopher Rush
Lisa Stevens
Daniel Berner
Skaff Elias
Chazz Elliott
Karen Ffinch
David Lee
Brian Lewis
Johanna Mead
Joel Mick
Rob Stewart
Jennifer Clarke Wilkes
Darla A. Willis
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Magic: The Gathering "Spells of the Ancients"
for Windows 95
FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions and Answers)
Last revised: 2 September 1997
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System Requirements
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IBM PC 100MHz 80486DX/4 compatible or faster
Windows 95
16MB RAM
Quad-speed CD-ROM drive
Hard drive (25MB free)
Super VGA graphics for 640 x 480 x 256 colors
(must be compatible with DirectX)
Mouse
Recommended
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IBM PC 120MHz Pentium compatible or faster
32MB RAM
High Color graphics for 1024 x 768 x 16-bit color
(2MB video RAM minimum)
DirectX-compatible sound card
General
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Q: What is the latest version of Magic: The Gathering?
Installation
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Q: I have the demo for Magic: The Gathering installed. Will
this cause any problems when I install the complete game?
A: If you have more than one CD ROM drive attached to your system
you must place the CD in the drive that appears first in the drive
list. i.e. You have two CD drives that are lettered D: and E: you
must place the CD into the D drive for verification. The second drive
( in this case E: ) will not be checked.
Troubleshooting
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Q: I am experiencing DLL errors, assert errors or lockups.
In addition, make sure that your hard drive has at least 30MB
free for the Windows 95 swap file.
Make sure that you have the latest versions of the DirectX
drivers for your hardware. In particular, make sure that your
sound card has the latest DirectSound drivers.
A: This error is caused by the Indeo video drivers. Please run the
SETINDEO.EXE program by inserting your Original Magic CD-ROM, changing
to your CD-ROM drive and typing "\autoplay\setindeo" [Enter] at the
DOS prompt. You need to restart your computer for this change to
take effect. If you continue to experience this error message,
please download the version of Video for Windows from Intel's Web
site at www.intel.com.
A: This problem has been mostly eliminated in this version of the game.
If your graphics resolution is set to something higher than
1024 x 768, please try lowering it to 1024 x 768. If that doesn't
work, please try lowering it to 800 x 600.
Q: When I try to run the game, the system crashes with an error message
about MSVFW32.DLL.
Q: The game crashes when I get to the Wizard Statistics screen (showing
the five major wizards) or when the coin flip animation starts.
You can also try turning down the graphics acceleration by selecting
the System control panel and clicking on the Performance tab. Then
click on the "Graphics" button and slide the bar to the left in
order to adjust the degree of hardware acceleration. We recommend
lowering the graphics acceleration to "Most accelerator functions."
If that doesn't help, try "Basic accelerator functions."
Sound
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Q: I don't have a Windows 95-compatible sound card, and the game
crashes on me.
A: You can play Magic: The Gathering without a sound card if you have
version 1.1 or greater. Unfortunately, version 1.0 requires a Windows 95-
compatible sound card. Without one, the game will crash in certain
parts of the game (usually when you try to duel in Shandalar).
A: Please note that the game requires DirectX version 3.0 or greater
working in order to hear the sound and music. If you are not hearing
any sound, the problem is most likely caused by a problem with DirectX not
working with your sound card. Please contact your sound card
manufacturer for the latest drivers that are compatible with
DirectX.
A: You may have an older version of the drivers for your sound card.
Please contact your sound card manufacturer to obtain the latest
DirectX-compatible drivers.
A: Please try first uninstalling the game and then reinstalling the
game using the full custom install. This will sometimes take care
of the problem.
Q: I'm having problems with sound in duels.
A: If you have a Sound Blaster AWE32 card, please download the latest
drivers from the Creative Labs Web site at www.creaf.com or contact
them directly for the latest version of their Windows 95-compliant
sound card drivers.
If you have an Ensoniq ViVo sound card, please download the latest
drivers that should fix this problem from Ensoniq's Web site at
www.ensoniq.com or contact them directly for the latest version of
their Windows 95-compliant sound card drivers. You can also try
downloading the Ensoniq Soundscape ViVo driver installer from
Gateway which is called "Soundscape InstallWizard for Windows 95
version 1.00.09" (SSIWIZ.EXE dated 2/97). This installer is
supposed to make sure your Ensoniq sound drivers are up-to-date
and correctly installed.
Q: I have an IBM Aptiva with an MWave sound card. Every time I run into
a creature in Shandalar, the game crashes.
Graphics
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Q: I am having video glitches or seeing graphic anomalies.
You can also try turning down the graphics acceleration by selecting
the System control panel and clicking on the Performance tab. Then
click on the "Graphics" button and slide the bar to the left in
order to adjust the degree of hardware acceleration. We recommend
lowering the graphics acceleration to "Most accelerator functions."
If that doesn't help, try "Basic accelerator functions."
In addition, make sure that you do not have any other programs (such
as Norton Crash Protector) running in the background.
Q: When I run the game, the screen turns black but I can still move my
mouse.
A: If you are running in 256-color mode, we recommend switching the
graphics to 16-bit or 24-bit mode.
A: If you have an ATI Mach 64 video card, please download the latest
video drivers from the ATI Web site at www.atitech.ca or contact ATI
directly for the latest version of their Windows 95-compliant
drivers.
If you have a Chips and Technology video card, please download the
latest video drivers from the Chips and Technology Web site at
www.chips.com or contact Chips and Technology directly for the
latest version of their Windows 95-compliant drivers.
Q: When the coin flip animation starts, the colors become corrupted.
Q: Sometimes I get the error message "Video not available, cannot find
decompressor."
Gameplay
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Q: Will you add multiplayer support to the game?
The Duel
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Q: The game isn't stopping at my upkeep phase. Therefore, I can't do
optional upkeep effects such as paying to untap my Brass Man or
paying to untap my Paralyzed creature.
A: You must put a Stop marker on your upkeep phase for the program to
stop there. Otherwise, the game will only stop at your upkeep phase
for mandatory effects (such as a creature getting a counter for
Unstable Mutation or taking damage for Cursed Land). To put a Stop
marker on any phase, right-click on the Phase Bar at the phase that
you want the game to stop at and select "Mark this phase to always
stop" from the pop-up menu. This will mark the Phase Bar with a red
dot which means that the program will stop there if you have a
valid action. For example, if you want to use a Land Tax or pay
to untap your Brass Man, put a Stop marker on the upkeep phase.
Please refer to pages 116-118 of the manual for more information.
Q: When I double-click a card to cast it, it's tapping some lands that
I don't want to tap.
A: Just click on the sword icon that's between the two phase bars to
make the Combat Window reappear (see page 126 of the manual).
Q: I have more than four creatures in combat, but I can't see beyond
the first four in the Combat Window.
A: To scroll the Combat Window, just click on the little white mouse
(that's between your creatures and your opponent's). Drag the mouse
icon to scroll the Combat Windows so you can see the creatures on
the right-hand side.
Q: When I bring up the Duel, the program isn't listing any decks in
the opening dialog box.
A: When you install the game, the directory name must be no longer
than eight (8) characters. Exit the game and rename the directory
in Windows 95 to fix this problem. This problem has been fixed in
version 1.1 of the game.
Shandalar
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Q: I am just starting in Shandalar and am getting beaten up on a
regular basis by all those creatures that keep attacking me. What
can I do?
Next, pick your battles wisely. As the manual says on page 41, the
weakest creatures are those that walk. The next hardest are those
that are mounted, and the toughest are those look like dragons or
other flying creatures.
Try to run away from the more powerful creatures until you build up
a stronger deck. You can run away by moving to a terrain type that
the creature can't follow you onto. Each creature sticks to the
terrain type corresponding to its color (for example, red creatures
stay near mountains). Of course, some creatures are multicolored
and can survive on two different terrain types. Once you cross a
terrain boundary, the creature will be unable to follow you.
Stay on the roads if at all possible. You will move much faster if
you walk on roads and can many times outrun the other creatures.
A: You can stop your character in two different ways: either press the
Spacebar or click on your character's head with the mouse.
A: Only creatures you encounter in the main map count toward your
Win/Loss record. Creatures you vanquish in dungeons and castles
do not count.
Q: Is there any way I can load a saved game from within Shandalar
without having to quit the game first?
Decks in Shandalar
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Q: I'm building a deck in Shandalar but there seem to be limits on how
many duplicates of one card I can put into my deck.
Q: Even though I've edited my deck and know exactly which cards are in
it, I keep getting random land.
A: The game will now notify you when you approach the 500 card limit
and advise you to sell some cards.
The Cards
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Q: How can I use my Mishra's Factory to attack or block?
A: You must turn your Mishra's Factory into an Assembly Worker before
you try to attack since no fast effects are possible between
declaring an attack and declaring attackers. If you wish to
attack with your Mishra's Factory, in your Main phase (precombat),
single-click the card and choose "Change to Assembly Worker." Pay
the 1 colorless mana and your Mishra's Factory will then turn
into an Assembly Worker (a 2/2 artifact creature). As long as
your Assembly Worker is not suffering from summoning sickness,
you can attack with it by clicking the Combat phase on the Phase
Bar. When prompted to "Choose attackers," click on the Assembly
Worker card.
You can also use your Assembly Worker to block the computer's
creatures. Just turn your Mishra's Factory into an Assembly Worker
in the "Attacker fast effects phase."