diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index fc4c460..7b26a32 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -14,6 +14,24 @@ cnc-ddraw can fix compatibility issues in older games, such as black screen, bad - Automatic mouse sensitivity scaling - Preliminary libretro shader support - https://github.com/libretro/glsl-shaders - ... + +### Instructions + +1. Download [cnc-ddraw.zip](https://github.com/CnCNet/cnc-ddraw/releases/latest/download/cnc-ddraw.zip) and extract it into your game folder +2. Disable all compatibility modes for all of the game executables +3. Start the game + +Note: If you use cnc-ddraw with a game that got its own windowed mode built in then **make sure you disable the games own windowed mode** first. If you want to play in windowed mode then start the game once in fullscreen and then press Alt+Enter to enable the cnc-ddraw windowed mode (Or modify ddraw.ini without using Alt+Enter). + +**If the game starts but it doesn't work perfectly** then open ddraw.ini and search for **Compatibility settings**, one of the settings will usually fix the problem. + +Most common compatibility settings are the following 3: + +- "noactivateapp=" - Set this to true if there are issues on Alt+Tab. +- "maxgameticks=" - Set this to 60 if the game is running too fast or if it's flickering. If it still doesn't work, try a lower value. +- "handlemouse=" - Set this to false if your cursor is invisible at some places in the game. + +**If the game doesn't start at all or it's crashing**, [then please generate a debug log file and upload it.](https://github.com/CnCNet/cnc-ddraw/issues/44) ### Supported Games @@ -45,6 +63,4 @@ cnc-ddraw can fix compatibility issues in older games, such as black screen, bad - Nox - ... -### Download - -You can always find the latest release here: https://github.com/CnCNet/cnc-ddraw/releases/latest +There are a lot more games supported but I don't usually update the list, just give it a try and if it doesn't work then check the instructions above.