Q:
I get an error message about DDRAW.DLL.
A:
Please ensure you have downloaded and installed Microsoft DirectX 7.0 or later. You can download it from the Microsoft site.
Q:
I get an error message about FMOD.DLL.
A:
Please ensure you have unzipped the ZIP file in a directory before launching the executable. As of 2008-10-18 with release 1.4, we don't use the FMOD library any longer. However, this could also happen with other DLL files on Windows.
Q:
(When) Will you add network support?
A:
Thibaut already started adding some code, but this task is currently suspended. Thibaut doesn't have time to implement this and Bernd doesn't have the knowledge.
Q:
How do I make joysticks work?
A:
You have to plug in the joystick(s) to your machine, install it within Windows, ensure Windows can read the joystick(s) state. Finally, launch the game, and you will be able to select JOYSTICK1, JOYSTICK2, and so on, according to the number of joysticks you have.
Q:
My computer beeps when there are too many keys pressed on the keyboard.
A:
This is a known bug. In fact, it depends if your keyboard's hardware supports a lot of keys pressed at once. Generally USB and PS2 keyboards are OK with this. Older keyboards generally can't have a lot of keys pressed together.
Q:
Sometimes the bombers don't accept moving commands.
A:
This could happen if too many keys are pressed on the keyboard at the same time. In fact, it depends if your keyboard's hardware supports a lot of keys pressed at once. Generally USB and PS2 keyboards are OK with this. Older keyboards generally can't have a lot of keys pressed together.
Q:
I've found a bug. Are you interested?
A:
Yes, we are. Please report bugs to the bug tracker at sourceforge.net by submitting a new tracker item.
Q:
I start Bombermaaan, but I don't get any windows. Additionally, I don't see a running Bombermaaan task in the task manager. The file log.txt exists and was changed just a few seconds ago.
A:
Maybe Bombermaaan encountered an error and quit. The log file is created and updated by Bombermaaan. You will find the log.txt file in the same directory where the Bombermaaan.exe file resides. You can check this file by yourself and/or open a support request item at the sourceforge.net support tracker.
Q:
I start Bombermaaan, but I don't get any opening windows. Additionally, I don't see a running Bombermaaan task in the task manager. There is no file called log.txt in the folder where Bombermaaan.exe resides.
A:
This could happen when the needed DLLs are missing. This could also happen if the wrong DLLs are used. Please have a look into the Windows event viewer. The system section may report an application popup event (event id 26).
