Hints

• While your first instinct might be to shoot everything that moves, remember that your main objective is to save the Wee People. Run over them to pick them up before you start shooting the bad guys.
  
  
• Pick up power-ups! These can help you cause a large amount of damage over a wide area!
  
  
• As a level progresses, you will notice that the mushrooms left behind by the destroyed centipede segments start creating a "funnel" of sorts that the centipede will use to travel down the screen. Shoot repeatedly at the bottom of that "funnel" for easy kills and big points.
  
  

Minimum System Requirements

The minimum system requirements for Centipede are:


• PowerPC G3 or G4 Macintosh computer
• System 8.6 or newer
• 64MB RAM
• 60MB free hard drive space
• 8X CD-ROM drive
• 4 MB VRAM video card capable of displaying 640x480 in 256 colors
• Monitor capable of the above resolution
  
  
For best performance, you'll want to ensure you meet the above requirements, plus the following:


• G3 333 MHz processor or faster
• 96MB RAM
• 16X CD-ROM drive
• 8 MB VRAM Glide or OpenGL-compatible hardware accelerator video card, capable of displaying 640x480 resolution in thousands of colors
• Monitor capable of the above resolution
  
  
In addition, for multiplayer games, you will need either a connection to a local area network, or to the Internet.

Installation

To install this game on your system:


1. Close all open windows on your screen, then Insert the CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive.
2. Double-click on the Centipede icon to open the CD-ROM window, and then Double-click on the Installer icon to install the game.
3. Then simply follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation.
   
   

Uninstallation

To remove the game from your system, double click on your hard drive, then drag the Centipede folder to the Trash.

Troubleshooting

The known issues with Centipede are detailed in the Readme file installed into the Centipede folder. Please consult that file first, as several issues and their resolutions are included there.

Setting up a multiplayer game is detailed on page 8 of the game manual. Please ensure that all computers involved in the multiplayer game meet the necessary requirements to run the game.

This error indicates that you do not have the correct protocol loaded. If you already have Open Transport loaded and running, just change your Network protocol from Mac TCP to TCP/IP. If you meet the requirements and are running System 8.1 or later, you should have a sufficiently recent version of Open Transport loaded, however, if you are still having troubles, it's always a good idea to download the latest version from http://asu.info.apple.com.

Problems such as the in-game movies being displayed off-center usually occur because the video resolution is set too high. The videos are designed to be displayed in 640 by 480 resolution. While it doesn't harm anything for the videos to run like they do now, you'll want to change your resolution to 640 by 480 if you want them centered up. This is done in the Monitors Control Panel.

For detailed written instructions on how to accomplish the any of the above, please see our Macintosh General Troubleshooting FAQ.

If your problem isn't covered in this document or in the Readme file, please try the following troubleshooting steps before contacting MacSoft Technical Support:


1. Check to make sure that your system meets or exceeds the minimum system requirements for the game. If your system meets these requirements, but does not exceed them, video or sound may be hesitant.
2. Make sure that all other programs, including screen savers and virus scanning software, are turned off.
3. Make sure virtual memory is turned off.
4. Some software titles may have extension conflicts with this game. Turn off all extensions that you are not using for the game.
   
   
For detailed written instructions on how to accomplish the any of the above, please see our Macintosh General Troubleshooting FAQ.