DUNE IV





      Created by Demjanishin Vladislav (01.09.03 - 14.05.04) in Kiev city (Ukraine country).
This product is not created by Westwood Studios.

      Minimum Requirements:

- Pentium 120 MHz
- 32MB of RAM
- Graphics card with 1..2MB of onboard memory
- DirectX 6.0 or higher

      Recommended Requirements:

- Pentium 700 MHz
- 128MB of RAM
- Graphics card with 32MB of onboard memory
- DirectX 7.0 or higher

Disk space: 36 MB (or 2.5MB for light-version).

Supports OS's: Win98, WinXP, Win2000.

Supports graphics adapters: CirrusLogic5446, TNT2 Pro, Geforce2 MX-400 64Mb, MicroStar 8808 Geforce 2 MX-400 32Mb 350Mhz RamDac, NVIDIA GeForce3 Ti200, ASUS GF-2TI 64mb, Voodoo 3 2000 PCI(WinXP), Voodoo Banshee 16Mb, Creative Graphics Blaster Exxtreme 4Mb (Permedia-2).






      This game have 5 episodes: 3 old episodes of Atreides, Harkonnen, Ordos and 2 episodes of Fremens and Atreides. Game have 56 missions. Game time 40 hours.
      In new episodes the light infantry capable to seize the buildings just like military engineers.



       Game have much improvements of game interface and enemies mentality. Game package includes video and MP3-music.



       WARNING: Keep far from sand worms. They very dangerous. But in new episodes Atreides can destroy them automatically.



       IMPORTANT: First, You need to enter to menu "HELP" and "MENTAT" and to read game documentation. If You forgotten about mission order, You need to enter to menu "ORDER" and to read text of mission order.


Net game



       Game have "Net game" mode just like multiplayer for 2..8 players only. Game have optimization of traffic for dial-up play.


Prepare the server:



      
  • Server must be started before all clients.
  • Go to Net Game menu.
  • Set the Name (nick for player on server) (Edit box).
  • Set the players count 2..8 (track bar).
  • Set ON "As Server" (check box).
  • If You need optimized net mode (recommended), then set ON "Dial-up" (check box).
  • Press "Ok".
  • Select the name of game map file (in List box).
  • Select the color of server-player alliance.
  • Press "Ok" and to wait the connection of all client-players.
  • When you see Your MEP (Mobile Construction Yard), You can to play with all players.
  • (Pause the Net Game) If You (as admin) want to pause the game, You must go to MAIN MENU (to press button "menu" on game panel in game screen) and You can to rest and all clients can to rest while You do not continue net game (to press button "continue").
  • (Quiting from Net Game) If You (as admin) want to quit the game, You must go to MAIN MENU (to press button "menu" on game panel in game screen) and go to "Intro Menu" (to press "Exit" in MAIN MENU) and to press "Exit" in Intro Menu for to quit the game.


    Prepare the client:



          
  • Client must be started after server.
  • Go to Net Game menu.
  • Set the Name (nick for player on client) (Edit box).
  • Set the network name or IP of server-computer in "Server" (Edit box).
  • Set OFF "As Server" (check box).
  • Press "Ok".
  • Select the color of client-player alliance.
  • Press "Ok" and to wait the connection of all client-players.
  • When You see Your MEP (Mobile Construction Yard), You can to play with all players.


    Installation.




    1. To download the program Dune4.exe (mirror: Dune4.exe).
    2. To download the library UNRAR.DLL.

    3. To launch the Dune4.exe.


          IMPORTANT: This game is freeware. But new 2 episodes is locked. For unlocking You need the program DuneIV Launcher. Without this program You can't to hear the MP3-music and to see video of game Dune IV, but You can to hear the MIDI-music and play in old 3 episodes only.



    Full version of game.

          Package of full version game includes the MP3-music and video. But game have the big size (28 MB) and several restrictions without program DuneIV Launcher.

          Download full game ( 28 MB, download-manager GetRight and other supported )
          Download library UNRAR.DLL ( 53 Κα )




    Light version of game.

          Package of light version game not includes the MP3-music and video. Game have the small size (3 MB) and several restrictions without program DuneIV Launcher.

          Download light game ( 3 MB, download-manager GetRight and other supported )
          Download light game from FREEWARE.RU
          Download library UNRAR.DLL ( 53 Κα )



    This game is FREEWARE.



          E-Mail: amonit@ukr.net
                      nitromanit@mail.ru


    Have a nice play!


    Cheats for DUNE IV

           For to use cheats You need the program DuneIV Launcher. This program can play the game video, to set extended options of game, to launch the game with cheats, to launch the game in map editor mode, and to launch the game in scenario editor and unlocking any restrictions. This program launching the game in window mode and then You can to press next buttons with button [Alt]:
    
    
    +Enter - On/Off Full Screen
    +G - On/Off God mode
    +S - On/Off Map Shadow
    +W - For Victory
    +L - For Game Over
    +I - For Debug Info (FPS, Time, Memory Use, Enemy's Credit/Units Info)

    Problems

          If you have some problems with installer or game, report to author.

  • How to set the english language. In file DUNE.INI need to edit the string EnglishLanguage=0 for new string like as EnglishLanguage=1

  • DUNE IV FAQ
  • Map & Scenario editor FAQ


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  • Reviews.


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