INSTALLING:
The first thing you have
to do is download the file to your hard drive. Where you download the file
too is compleatly a matter of taste, it will not affect the program in
any way.
To start the installation
we will need to run the application's EXE file. To start the installation
find and double-click the file. You may use any method you are most comfortable
with, but I will guide you through using the "RUN" option in the windows
"Start" menu. First thing you need to do is open the RUN dialog bow. Click
"Start" then click the "Run" menu option.
Once the RUN dialog box
is open click the "Browse..." button. Now navigate through your drives
by double clicking on the relavent drives and folders till you get to the
location you downloaded the file too.
When you get to the correct
directory you will see the EXE file your have downloaded. Just double click
this file to send it to the RUN dialog box.
In the RUN dialog box just
click the "OK" button and this will start the installation.
Now the installation program
will be running.
The first screen of the
installation contains some information on the program, just click the "Next"
button.
The next screen asks where
you want the new BigHead installed, the default directory for games is
displayed, but they can be installed to ANY location you wish. Click the
"Finish" button and the installation will start.
NOTE : If it says "The specified
output folder not found. Create it?" just go ahead and create it, or it
says "The following file is already installed on your system:" go ahead
and over write it. This will not efferc the installation in any way and
will update the old files.
And finally you will see
a RegSvr32 box confirming the registration of an OCX file, this is the
end of the installation.
And that is it. You have
compleated the installation of the BigHead file. Just to note I never mentiond
Downloading ANYTHING ELSE, this is because there is NO NEED. You DO NOT
need to have Yahtzee, or chess installed. You DO NOT need any DLL files.
This program installs EVERYTHING you need.
Now the game should be installed on your computer. Now I will teach you how to start and use the BigHead. To start it you simply need to start a game corresponding to the BigHead you wish to use. These 'games' are :
Mega BigHead - MegaHead
Mated Pair - Holds two chatters
Trio - Holds three chatters
Crew of Four - for four
chatters
To start a game you can either
Right click your AV and select "Start a Game..."
Or you can click the "Games"
menu item and select "Start a Game..."
A list of all the games
you have installed will now be displayed. Select the type of BigHead you
want (Refer to
list at top of page)
Highlight the game you want
and then click the "OK" button. The next screen allows you to set the name
of the game, and them maximum amount of participants (Crew of Four ONLY)
Click OK here and the game
will begin. If you are using the MegaHead or the Crew you will hear some
music playing, and a guy saying things like "Feel lucky tonight?"
To disable the sound click
on the drum. And to stop the guy talking click the microphone.
Now to switch between the
game and the main chat room use the tabs at the bottom of the window.
Moving seem to be giving
a few people some trouble.
To move you must grab the
game and drag that, NOT YOUR AV. It takes time to get used to moving your
new BigHead, but you will get it in time. Just keep trying. The first thing
to note is that when you place the mouse over your AV your name appears
in a box below your AV.
Now move the mouse carefully
over the top and left your large AV, you will see the box below your name
change to your name plus
"'s Mega BigHead". Move the mouse slowly as I only allowed a space of 2
pixels for
grabbing the game and it
is a very narrow line around the edge, Just keep trying and you will eventually
get it.
OR
Keep trying, you and only
you can figure it out. Everybody else can do it, there is nothing special
that
makes you unable to move.
KEEP TRYING
For users of the Mated or
Crew BigHeads follow these instructions to join them. Firstly to join any
of these games
you MUST have the same game
installed as the BigHead you wish to join. You can enter the game by dragging
your AV onto a free space.
Or by right-clicking the
free slot and selecting "Sit here (Player 2)" - on the crew you will also
have Player 3 and Player 4.
That's it - Thanks to modummir for the tutorial! and for the program.