Here are a few late-breaking news items that didn't 
make the game manual:

1)  When you install Phantom, you will also install 
previews of three other MicroProse games--
DragonSphere, Rex Nebular, and Bloodnet.  To see 
these previews, make sure you are in the directory to 
which you installed Phantom and then type REX to see 
the Rex Nebular preview, DRAGON to see the 
DragonSphere preview, or BLOODNET to see the Bloodnet 
preview.


    If you would like to remove these previews from 
your hard disk to save space, type DEL DRAGON.EXE 
[ENTER], DEL REX.EXE [ENTER], or DEL BLOODNET.EXE 
[ENTER] (this does not apply to CD-ROM users).
    If you have the CD-ROM version of Return of the 
Phantom, the previews will not be installed on your 
hard disk.  They are instead available in the \DEMO 
directory of your CD-ROM drive.





2)  Although Return of the Phantom will run with as 
little as 551,000 bytes of available conventional 
memory (as reported by CHKDSK or MEM), you will 
experience significantly improved performance if you 
have at least 575,000 bytes available.

3)  We have found that a couple of not-so-Microsoft-
compatible mouse drivers can cause some problems with 
Return of the Phantom.  The symptom is the mouse 
cursor only operating on the left-hand half of the 
screen.  To cure this, run Phantom with the -U 
command line option (Type PHANTOM -U [ENTER]).

4)  Our sound card detection routines will not detect 
a Sound Blaster, Covox, or compatible if the factory 
default hardware settings have been changed.  If you 
have one of these cards and have changed the factory 
settings, then the installation menu will list your 
card as a 'greyed-out' option.  You will need to 
select your sound card even though it is greyed-out, 
after which you will be asked for the proper address, 
IRQ, and DRQ settings.




5) The install program is designed to detect 
automatically what type of sound system you are 
using.  We have found through painful experience that 
certain machines become irritated when we try to 
figure out what kind of sound card they contain.  
These machines express their displeasure by locking 
up when you select "Reconfigure Hardware Options" 
from the installation menu.  If yours is such a 
machine, run INSTALL with the "-s" option (i.e., Type 
"INSTALL -s [ENTER]"), and the install program will 
not even attempt to figure out what sound cards you 
have--This will be left up to you.

6)  Return of the Phantom is not compatible with 
Quarterdeck QEMM386's STEALTH mode.  If you are 
experiencing choppy digital speech, or rooms that 
should be scrolling are breaking up, and you are 
using QEMM386, be sure you are not using STEALTH 
mode.

7) If you have a modem, you can call MicroProse's 24-
hour bulletin board at (410) 785-1841 for demos, new 
product information, or product updates.



8) The MicroProse 900 hint line is now in operation.  
Hints and tips are available for Return of the 
Phantom, Rex Nebular, Civilization, Darklands, and 
many other MicroProse titles.  The 24-hour number is:
           1-900-933-PLAY (7529)
Calls cost $0.95 per minute and the caller must be 18 
years or older, or have their parent's permission to 
call.


  We hope you enjoy Return of the Phantom!
         - The Phantom Development Team
