Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Rogue Spear

Frequently Asked Questions for Rogue Spear
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I get no text or enlarged text in the menus and in weapon description in Rogue Spear and I know which chipset is on my video card is in my system.

I have a:
Riva 128 chipset on my video card - please visit www.nvidia.com for that latest available reference drivers. Download and install these drivers according to Nvidia's instructions. After installing these drivers, the text should appear normally.

I get no text or enlarged text in the menus and in weapon description in Rogue Spear but I don't know which chipset is on my video card in my system.

Contact the manufacturer of your video card for information on the chipset of your video card. With this information, visit the chipset company's website for the latest available reference drivers. (For example, if you have an STB Velocity 128, then you have an Nvidia Riva 128 based chipset. With this information, visit www.nvidia.com for the latest reference drivers for this card.)

I get no sound or choppy sound when running Rogue Spear

This could be one of three issues.

Use the configure Rogue Spear program (found in your start menu under Start-programs-Red Storm Entertainment-Rogue Spear-Configure Rogue Spear) to select the sound card installed in your system from the drop down menu beside sound card.
If you have a Creative Labs Sound Blaster Live sound card, first make sure you have downloaded and installed the most recent drivers from www.soundblaster.com. There have been reported problems with these drivers and Direct X 6.1, so visit www.microsoft.com/directx to download and install Direct X 7.
For all other sound cards, visit the sound card manufacturer's website for information on downloading and installing the latest 100% Direct X compatible sound card drivers. After installing the updated sound card drivers, reinstall direct x by exploring the Rogue Spear CD for the Direct X folder, then run dxsetup.exe.

I have a supported 3D accelerator, and I am experiencing short pauses every few seconds during the action phase. why?

Uncheck "action music" in the sound section of the Options menu.

I can't bind keys to the buttons of my Logitech mouse.

The Logitech mouse drivers do not report their mouse wheel events to DirectInput in the correct manner. If you have a Microsoft mouse and get a "WHEEL UP" event every time you try to remap the keys and are using the Logitech drivers, switch to the Microsoft drivers. If you have a Logitech mouse, you should contact Logitech for assistance.

The demo crashes after clicking the Rogue Spear icon on my start menu with a General Protection Fault.

Make sure you are using Direct X 6.1, available for download at www.microsoft.com/directx.

What are the supported hardware cards?

When is the release date?

It should be on shelves now, ask your retailer!

When is the demo release date?

The demo is available now!

What are the system requirements?

Computer: Pentium 233 Mhz with 3D Hardware acceleration OR Pentium 266 Mhz with MMX (software rendering)
Memory: 32 MB RAM Required (64 MB RAM Recommended)
Operating System: Windows 95 or Windows 98
Video: Software Rendering only: 2D 16-Bit SVGA 4MB Video Card 3D hardware Support: Direct 3D compatible video card required. Supported chipsets include 3Dfx Voodoo, Nvidia Riva, Matrox G200, for a full list of supported cards visit www.redstorm.com
CD-ROM: 4x or Better
Sound: DirectX compatible sound card required
Hard Drive: 200 MB uncompressed space
DirectX: DirectX 6 (included on CD) must be installed
Internet/Network Play: Properly Configured TCP/IP connection at 28.8 Kbps or faster

Do you need Rainbow Six to play Rogue Spear?

No, Rogue Spear is a stand-alone game.

Can you play Rogue Spear with Rainbow Six maps?

No, but Rogue Spear will have two maps from Rainbow Six included!

Is Tom Clancy writing a book for Rogue Spear?

No, Mr. Clancy will not be writing a book for Rogue Spear.