In keeping with a long-standing computer game tradition,
we proudly present a list of little facts.  These goodies
have popped up since we wrote the manual, and we thought
we would share them with you:

1)  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 'grayed-
out' option.  You will need to select your sound card even
though it is greyed-out, after which you will be asked for
the address, IRQ, and DRQ settings.

2) If you have a modem, you can call MicroProse's 24-hour
bulletin board at (410)785-1841.

3) Effective October 1, 1992 the MicroProse 900 hint line
will commence operation.  Hints and tips will be available
for 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.

4) 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 "Configure Game"
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.

5) As a general rule, it is not a good idea to install any
game or application in the root directory of your hard
disk.  This is especially true with Rex Nebular.  Unless
you are an experienced computer user, and have a good
reason for installing the game somewhere 'special,' use
the default directory (C:\MPS\REX) when installing the game.

6) If you have installed XANSI.SYS in place of ANSI.SYS,
you can expect some strange screen output from the install
program.  The program will work properly and the game will
be installed correctly, but you will have some interesting
little goodies to look at during installation.  On some
systems, these display anomalies will substantially
increase the amount of time INSTALL requires to do it's
job.  If you want to speed things up you can install the
game 'manually' by typing:
    A:MPSCOPY A: C:\MPS\REX [ENTER]

Anything else?  No?  O.K.  Have fun!

                              - The Rex Nebular Team
