Hugo for Windows - Questions and Answers THE HUGO ENGINE --------------- (If you're just using Hugo to play existing games, this and the "General" section below are the only sections you'll need to read.) Q. How do I install and run the Windows version of Hugo? A. Simply run the installer program called "hugov*_win32.exe". Choose the appropriate setup option: either "Playing Games" (to install just the Hugo Engine) or "Playing and Developing Games" (to install the compiler and debugger as well). Q. How do I start the Hugo Engine? A. Choose the Hugo Engine from the appropriate location under the "Start" menu. (The default location is Start > Programs > Hugo > Hugo Engine.) Q. The Hugo Engine doesn't seem to be properly playing sound. (Or, it's crashing with an error in DSOUND.DLL.) What's wrong? A. You'll need to get the latest version of DirectX from "http://www.microsoft.com/directx/" if you haven't done so already. Make sure you also have installed the Windows Media Player if you're trying to playback MP3 music resources. Q. Can I start the engine directly without first starting it, then browsing for a gamefile? A. Yes. You can, after installing the Hugo Engine, double-click on a gamefile (with a ".hex" extension) from Windows Explorer. Alternatively, type "hewin " from the MS-DOS Command Prompt or the "Run" menu. To disable graphics or sound, use the switches "-g" and/or "-s", respectively, between "hewin" and "". Q. Why when I change the window size does the text-windowing in the game I'm playing seem to get messed up? A. The game itself is not necessarily aware of the advanced capabilities of this Windows version of the Hugo Engine. Type Ctrl+D to reset the display: this will clear the window, but when the game redraws the screen it will do so properly. Q. How can I get speech working? A. Hugo uses Microsoft's Speech Engine API 4.0 to speak text. Microsoft's Speech Engine is often included with speech recognition software. If you have not got the engine installed, it can be downloaded from Microsoft from http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/release.asp?ReleaseID=26299. Hugo does not work with version 5 of Microsoft's Speech Engine API. THE HUGO COMPILER ----------------- (You don't have to worry about this section unless you're using Hugo to make your own games.) Q. How do I start the Hugo Compiler? A. Choose the Hugo Compiler from the appropriate location under the "Start" menu. (The default location is Start > Programs > Hugo > Hugo Compiler.) Q. Why doesn't the compiler start when I click on "Compile"? A. Make sure that "hc.exe" is in the same directory as "hcwin.exe". (The installation program should do this by default.) Ensure that the filename to compile is valid, and that the parameters line contains only valid Hugo Compiler settings. (See the Hugo Manual for further details.) Q. Why when I try to compile do I get a message saying "Unable to start compiler using..."? A. Check to make sure that "hc.exe" (the command-line compiler) is in the same directory as "hcwin.exe" and that it is the Win32 build. You can check this by opening an MS-DOS prompt, changing to your Hugo directory, and typing "hc". You should see the notice "Win32 port by Kent Tessman". GENERAL ------- Q. What do I do if I find a bug? A. Your best course of action might be to visit http://www.generalcoffee.com for update information, or the newsgroups rec.arts.int-fiction and rec.games.int-fiction. Kent Tessman The General Coffee Company Film Productions March 2004