Poké Battles Agents ReadMe ------------------------------------------ |-\ /-\ /-\ |\ /| |-\ | | |--- |--- | \ / \ / \ | \/ | |_/ | | |--- |--- | / \ / \ / | | | | | | | |_/ \_/ \_/ | | | |__| | | ___ ___/ /___ / \__/ \ / \ / \ / (|) (|) \ |--| |--| ---\ _______ /--- \ \_____/ / \__._,._.__/ / / `' \ \ |_| |_| (I know it's bad ASCII art, don't rub it in!) -------------------------------------------- All your base are belong to us. ------------------------------- (c) 2000-2001 Emerald Version Software (c) 2001 Andrevan Poké Battles - http://www.pokebattles.com Emerald Version - http://www.pokebattles.com/emerald/ DPA Home Page - http://emerald_battles.tripod.com/ All Your Base Are Belong To Us - http://www.allyourbase.net/ ----------------------------------------------------------- Contents ******** GETTING STARTED USING AGENTS TROUBLESHOOTING GETTING STARTED --------------- 1. Installing Microsoft Agent ***************************** NOTE: You don't need to read this if you have Windows 2000, mIRC 5.82, or Internet Explorer 4.0 and up! Run the following file (included with the All-in-one pack) and follow the instructions. They can be downloaded from http://msdn.microsoft.com/msagent, the Microsoft Agent Home Page, also. MSagent.exe (These are the Microsoft Agent Core Components.) 2. Installing Speech Engines ***************************** If you want your Agent to speak with a synthesized voice, you must download the Lernout & Haupsie Text-to-Speech engine and MSAgent Speech Engines. They can be downloaded at http://msdn.microsoft.com/msagent. 3. Setting Up An Agent ********************* Put a copy of Doompuff.ACS, Cats.ACS, or Vivi.acs in the C:/WINDOWS/MSAGENT/CHARS directory. If it doesn't exist, create it. USING AGENTS ------------- NOTE: A copy of .ACS must be in the C:/WINDOWS/MSAGENT/CHARS directory for all of the following items. 1. Using Agents In mIRC ************************ In order to use an Agent in mIRC, there are a few basic commands. /gload AgentName.acs LOAD - This command will load the Agent. It's good to put in File|Options|IRC|Perform. It will make the Agent load whenever you start mIRC. /gunload .acs UNLOAD - This command will unload the Agent. If you unload the Agent, you cannot show or hide it. /gshow .acs SHOW - This command will bring the Agent to the screen one it's loaded. /ghide .acs HIDE - This command removes the Agent from the screen once it's shown. Now, you can set the Agent up to "monitor" a channel. It will speak the text that anyone says in a channel, in a query, and op notices, if you like. The options are in File|Options|Sounds|Agents. For more involved commands, a program called ani-mIRC is available at http://www.npwt.net/~sparkee/ani-mirc.htm. Just put your Doompuff in the same directory as the other ani-mIRC characters. Or, instead of ani-mIRC, Agent_mIRC is available at http://homepages.go.com/~blueniteproductions/msagent.htm. I recommend it for inexperienced users. Download the above programs at your own risk, as they are not of my creation. 2. Using Agents In Microsoft Office 2000 ***************************************** In order to use Agents in Microsoft Office 2000, a copy of .ACS must be in a certain directory. Windows 9x/2000/Me: C:/WINDOWS/Application Data/Microsoft/Office/ACTORS Windows NT: C:/WINNT/Application Data/Microsoft/Office/ACTORS Once you have it in that directory, when in Office, click on 'Help', then click on 'Show the Office Assistant'. Right-click on the Office Assistant character and click 'Choose Assistant'. This will launch the Gallery. Find the Agent you want in the list and click 'OK'. 3. Using Agents In Other Programs ********************************** Many other Microsoft Agent compatible programs can be found at The Agentry, located at http://www.agentry.net. The Agentry has programs that let an Agent play poker, read your e-mail, and many other things. Take a look - you won't be dissapointed. TROUBLESHOOTING --------------- Q. My Agent doesn't work! A. A copy of .ACS must be in the C:/WINDOWS/MSAGENT/CHARS directory. If it still doesn't work, install Microsoft Agent (see "Getting Started") and try again. If you are trying to use an Agent in Office, make sure you are using Office 2000 and not 97. If you are trying to use an Agent in mIRC, make sure you are using v8.x and up. Q. In mIRC, my Agent won't load! A. Try restarting mIRC or recopying .ACS to C:/WINDOWS/MSAGENT/CHARS. See above for more help. Need help? Contact Andrevan at Andrevan@aol.com.