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Alternate Reality (AR Wrapper) FAQ
What is AutoIT?
AutoIT is a basic-like script language which supports the creation of windows GUIs. This is highly recommended to anyone that is interested in creating script programs, or making windows programs in general. Some benefits of AutoIT:
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How does AR Wrapper work?
There are two key techniques which come together to make AR Wrapper what it is:
Thus the absolute need to keep the full emulator window on-screen! |
I found a flaw or bug with AR Wrapper, what do I do?
If any persistent issue is observed, please email the administrator for support. AR Wrapper is NOT a perfect program, and future revisions are definately feasible with your input. |
Can I play Alternate Reality in full screen mode using AR Wrapper?
Yes - Just press ALT-ENTER. Please note that while the game is fully functional, auto-warping will be disabled, as well as access to user commands (saving, loading, cheating). Just toggle back to windowed mode via ALT-ENTER to access these options again. |
How do I leave a Bank or other establishment if there is no menu option to leave?
Press the down arrow key. In Alternate Reality the City it was required to press down on the joystick in port 1 if you were in a bank after hours or any establishment that is not displaying it's menu for whatever reason. In the emulator the directional keys emulate joystick input on port 1. |
What about Easter Eggs in AR Wrapper?
Sorry not telling. Some of these are very obvious if you know where to look, others are not. These will be slowly leaked out via the AR online community. One big reason for this is to encourage the community to talk about and get back into this excellent game. Hopefully this will also get people thinking about the potential that these games had (or still have!) |
Alternate Reality is waiting for me to press the START key?
The Atari's Start key is mapped to F2 on your keyboard. |
What should I do if I have a problem with AR Wrapper?
Before contacting technical support there are several things you can try. Recommendations
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I'm having proglems creating, transferring and/or rebooting characters in AR Wrapper
AR Wrapper is a script program and as such in some situations commands may not be sent to the Emulator correctly. There are several things to look out for if problems are observed here:
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Why is AR Wrapper causing my mouse/keyboard to go crazy?
Since AR Wrapper is a script based program, it sends commands to the emulator window which should be "in focus" or active. When executing commands, it is generally assumed that the Atari800Win emulator is active. Some fault detection is present but it is by no means perfect. In other words, if a script is being executed and you click your mouse on another application or theWindows desktop, commands from AR Wrapper will go to those applications instead of the emulator. Besides corrupting the routine, Windows may actually be slightly affected. One method that sometimes helps to recover from this is by pressing CTRL-SPACE. If this does not work then restarting Windows may be required. In short, to avoid this do not touch the keyboard and mouse when AR Wrapper is busy! |
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