Claw FAQ
Q: I installed Claw DVD just fine, but when I start the game it keeps asking me to insert the Claw CD into the CD drive and not the DVD drive. What gives?
A: You need to make a change in your Registry to solve this problem. Run the REGEDIT program from the Start menu. Find the Claw entry in the registry. To find the Claw entry, perform a search for “Claw” in your registry. Add a new string key called “CDROM Drive” to the Claw\1.0 directory. Then, set the value of that string to whatever drive letter your DVD/CD drive is. Then re-boot your system and start Claw.
Q: I'm having trouble running the movies for Claw in my Creative DVD drive. What can I do?
A: Try re-setting your screen display to fix the problem. Right-click anywhere on your computer desktop. Choose PROPERTIES then click on the SETTINGS tab. Now try changing your display to 640x480 at 256 colors. Click OK and then re-start your computer to make the change. Now, re-run the Creative setup program so that it can automatically configure for the different video modes. Once you are able to view the movies in Claw, you can change your display back to what you had before!
Q: What are the Claw "Advanced" options?
A: The "Advanced" options will normally not be needed, but can be useful if you are running into any problems while running Claw on your particular system. By using the advanced options, various features can be enabled and disabled to increase performance if necessary.
Q: How do I access the "Advanced" options?
A: To access the "Advanced" options, click on "Advanced" on the AutoPlay menu or run ClawAdv.exe from the "Misc" directory on the Claw CD.
Q: What does "Disable All Audio" in the advanced options menu mean?
A: Disable All Audio turns off both the sound effects and the music for the entire game.
This is useful if you have less than 16 Megs of memory on your system.
Q: What does "Disable All Fade Effects" in the advanced options menu mean?
A: Disable All Fade Effects turns off the "fancy" fades in the game (roller, circle, warp, etc). This is useful if the fades are taking too long or crashing your system.
Q: What does "Disable Joystick" in the advanced options menu mean?
A: Disable Joystick turns off the joystick support for the game. This is useful if the joystick is not calibrated for use with Windows and the user only wants to use the keyboard. It is also useful if your uncalibrated joystick is making Captain Claw move randomly around in the game. If this happens, try and calibrate your joystick through Windows by clicking on My Computer/ Control Panel/ Joystick or Gaming Devices and then following the calibration instructions indicated.
Q: What does "Disable SoundFonts" in the advanced options menu mean?
A: Disable SoundFonts will disables the loading of SoundFonts on sound cards that support SoundFont technology like the SoundBlaster AWE64.
Q: What does "Disable Direct Video Access" in the advanced options menu mean?
A: Disable Direct Video Access will disable ALL access to the video card directly. This is useful if you're computer is crashing in the game at the title screen or when you first start a game. This kind of problem is usually due to a video driver problem. Please keep in mind that the performance of the game will probably degrade slightly if you activate the Disable Direct Video Access box.
Q: What does "Skip Logo Movie" in the advanced options menu mean?
A: Skip Logo Movie simply skips the logo movie at the start of the game!
Q: What does "Skip Joystick Calibration Test" in the advanced options menu mean?
A: Skip Joystick Calibration Test will skip the test that tries to determine whether or not your joystick is properly calibrated for use with Windows. If for some reason your joystick is calibrated and is working fine, but you still get the "uncalibrated joystick warning", checking this option will remove that warning.
Q: What does "Skip Joystick Menu Button Check" in the advanced options menu mean?
A: Skip Joystick Menu Button Check can be used if you have a joystick with a "start" button (i.e., button 9) and you are getting false "start" button presses. If you check this option the "start" button will be ignored. Note: Microsoft Sidewinder Gamepad users should upgrade to the v1.5 (or newer) Gamepad drivers to fix this problem. You can find the drivers at: www.microsoft.com/products/hardware/sidewinder/download/default.htm
Q: What does "Skip Title Screen" in the advanced options menu mean?
A: Skip Title Screen will skip the title screen on startup and will take you straight to the main menu.
Q: What does "Enable DirectDraw Emulation" in the advanced options menu mean?
A: Enable DirectDraw Emulation will put DirectDraw into an emulation mode. Performance will most likely be degraded, as DirectDraw will be handled through the software and not in the hardware, as is usually the case.
Q: My joystick doesn't work with Claw, what can I do?
A: First, make sure your joystick is calibrated for use with Windows by running the Windows calibration test found in My Computer/Control Panel. If you have a Microsoft Sidewinder Gamepad, download the latest version 1.5 drivers at: http://www.microsoft.com/kb/softlib/mslfiles/swndr15.exe
Q: I have a Microsoft Sidewinder Gamepad/Joystick, but the profile I made for it doesn't work! What's happening?
A: The profile is conflicting with the default keyboard controls in the game. Since it's so easy to configure Claw from inside the options menu, we recommend that you do not use a profile for Claw.
Q: Is there a faster way to start a multi-player game?
A: Yes there is! Go to a DOS prompt, then go to the Claw directory and type in this command line: CLAW -IPX
This will take you right to the IPX join/host screen!
Q: Is there a way to specify a user on the command line?
A: Yes there is! To specify a user on the command line, go to a DOS prompt, then go to the Claw directory and type this in: CLAW -USER (for example, Claw -USER Benny). You can also create a shortcut for each user in your household and launch your shortcut when you play!
Q: Is there a way to disable the character speech in the game?
A: Yes there is. Go to the Main Menu and select Options. Now select Audio and you will be able to turn off the speech.
Q: Can I adjust the music volume independent of the sound volume?
A: Yes! Go to the Main Menu and select Options. Now use the sliders to adjust the sound and music volumes independently.
Q: Is there a way to take a screenshot in Claw?
A: You bet! To take a screenshot in Claw, just press CTRL+D at any time! Then look in your Claw directory and you will find your bitmap screenshots listed as Claw0001.bmp, Claw0002.bmp, etc.!
Q: Is there a way to improve the performance of the movies in Claw?
A: Yes! Be prepared to give up a whopping 348 Megs of hard drive space, but if you copy the CLAW.FEC file from your CLAW\MOVIES directory on your CD to your Claw directory on your hard drive, Claw will play the movies from your hard drive, instead of from the CD! Now, you should gain a big boost in the performance of the movies!
Q: How can you get to the items that are just out of reach?
A: You will have to grab some Catnip, which will give Captain Claw the ability to jump higher. You'll need to be quick, as the Catnip will last for only a short period of time!
Q: When I run the Claw installer, it says it needs more disk space even though I have plenty free?
A: This message usually indicates that your Windows\Temp directory is really full and needs to be cleaned out before installing Claw. You can do this by clicking on START/ PROGRAMS/ WINDOWS EXPLORER. Now, open your Windows directory and then open the Temp directory. Finally, delete everything in the Temp directory and try to install Claw again. Make sure to delete everything in your Recycle Bin as well!
Q: Claw crashes on my system, what can I do?
A: First, try downloading DirectX 5 from:
http://www.microsoft.com/directx/Resources/downloads/dx5eng.exe
Next, try getting the latest video and/or sound drivers from your card maker's web sites. Finally, run ClawAdv.EXE from your c:\games\clawdemo directory and select, "Disable Direct Video Access" or "Disable All Audio" as necessary.
Q: Are there any cheat codes?
A: You bet! Check out the Claw web site for all the codes we have cracked!
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