1. Set up the joystick as a Thrustmaster (set the joystick switch to the 2 position).
2. Go to the Options menu, and then go to the Control menu in the game. Select Thrustmaster/Wingman Extreme in the Controls. Confirm the settings by playing the game a little.
3. Go to the Options menu, and then to the Control menu.
4. Select the CH Flightstick Pro as the controls device.
5. Go to Customize Above. Reset the Primary Fire, Secondary Fire, Flare & Bomb buttons to what they are typically.
6. Next, go to the bottom of the screen where it says Throttle, and press Enter so that it flashes with the question mark (<>).
7. Reach under the joystick and select the 1 position. You will now notice that the ? has changed to Y2. Reach back and set the joystick to the 2 position.
8. Press ESC until the game asks to calibrate Joystick #1, and calibrate it normally. When the game asks to calibrate Joystick #2, just press ESC.
9. Reach back around and select the 1 position on the joystick. You should be all set now to play the game.

We would appreciate it if you could provide us with information about your system (particularly the SCSI card model and CD ROM model). A MSD report can help also. (Exit Windows completely. Type MSD from your DOS prompt. Go up to File/Print report. Under the choices of where to Print To: Choose File. It should save it as a filed called REPORT.MSD in the directory you are currently in.)

Playing D2: To get Descent 2 to run under OS/2, just increase your DPMI_MEMORY_LIMIT to 8 megs or more. Descent 2 should then run perfectly with full sound. If your joystick behaves strangely under OS/2 try using the "-JoyPolled" command line option. Keep in mind that Descent 2 does not officially support OS/2.

I highly recommend printing out a copy of your autoexec.bat and config.sys in advance. You will be able to refer to it for adding your sound, CD-ROM and mouse lines. To do this, go to File/Run [Win95 - Go to Start/Run] and put in the command line: SYSEDIT Go to File/Print and print out both the autoexec.bat and config.sys. You may need to click on its title bar to bring a window on top to print it. When you exit, make sure you answer NO if it asks you to save the file.

If you do not want to make a bootdisk by hand, you can download a bootdisk maker called, STONBOOT (works for both Stonekeep and D2). Stoneboot is compatible with Win95 and DOS 5, 6 and 7. You can find it on any of our support sites.

If you are not sure on the lines to include in your autoexec.bat and config.sys, try STONBOOT.EXE or paste your autoexec.bat and config.sys into an email to us. You can cut and paste them in SYSEDIT (instructions on Sysedit in the first paragraph). Please do not attach your system files to an email, paste them within the body of the letter.

These instructions are assuming you are using MS-DOS 6.
Special changes or instructions for Win95 are in {Win95- } if needed. {Win95- Shutdown and restart in MS-DOS mode}
1) Insert a disk into drive A. (Must be drive A, not B) 2) From the C prompt, type:
FORMAT A:/S
3) Switch to the A:\> prompt, type:
A:
4) Make a A:\CONFIG.SYS, type:
C:\DOS\EDIT A:\CONFIG.SYS
{Win95- C:\WINDOWS\COMMAND\EDIT A:\CONFIG.SYS} 5) Put the following lines in the screen:
DEVICE=C:\WINDOWS\HIMEM.SYS
DOS=HIGH
BUFFERS=30
FILES=45
(Place your Sound Card line(s) and CD-ROM line here. Here are some sample lines from a Creative Labs CD-ROM and sound
card. Yours will be different and may start with DEVICEHIGH):
DEVICE=C:\SB16\DRV\CTSB16.SYS /UNIT=0 /BLASTER=A:220 I5 D:1 H:5 DEVICE=C:\SB16\DRV\CTMMSTS.STS
DEVICE=C:\SB16\DRV\SBCD.SYS /D:MSCD001 /P:220
6) Save and exit the editor.
7) Make an A:\AUTOEXEC.BAT, type:
C:\DOS\EDIT A:\AUTOEXEC.BAT
{Win95- C:\WINDOWS\COMMAND\EDIT A:\AUTOEXEC.BAT} 8) Put the following lines in the editor screen:
@ECHO OFF
PATH C:\;C:\DOS;
{Win95- PATH C:\;C:\WINDOWS;C:\WINDOWS\COMMAND;}
(Place your Sound Card, CD-ROM's MSCDEX and Mouse lines here. Here is a sample set from a Creative Labs Sound Blaster 16. Yours will be different and may start with a LH):
SET SOUND=C:\SB16
SET BLASTER=A220 I5 D1 H5 P330 T6
SET MIDI=SYNTH:1 MAP:E
C:\SB16\DIAGNOSE /S
C:\SB16\SB16SET /P /Q
C:\WINDOWS\MSCDEX.EXE D:MSCD001 /M:15 C:\MOUSE\MOUSE
{Win95- Do not put in all `REM - By Windows95 . . .' so that your lines start with C:\ or LH}
(If you downloaded a Microsoft mouse driver, copy the file onto your bootdisk and add the line below instead of the C:\MOUSE\MOUSE line above.):
A:\MOUSE (Downloading and using an actual Microsoft mouse driver is highly recommended if your game is having strange problems, freezing or crashing.) C:
PROMPT $P My bootdisk $G (optional)
CD\GAMES\DESCENT2 (or the path you installed Descent 2 to.)

To use the bootdisk, make sure you have exited Windows completely, Shutdown Win95 or the computer is off. Put the disk in drive A (must be drive A, not B) and reboot or turn on your system. When you are finished with the game, exit, remove the bootdisk and reboot or turn on your computer.

• Click on START and then RUN
• Type in D:\AUTORUN\FINISHIT.EXE C:\GAMES\DESCENT2and click OK.