
Subject: Gravis Ultrasound, Tandy, and Custom sound card 
         ARE available options under the configuration 
         program in FIFA International Soccer (FIFA IS)
         EVEN THOUGH they do not appear! -- undocumented as well.

Details: After running CONFIG.EXE one can select an SFX card 
         and/or a MUSIC card & for the cards that show up all 
         is well...but...no Gravis or Tandy?...oh well too bad
         right?...wrong!

Problem: Since i am a GUS owner i cannot speak for Tandy owners
         but all being equal one cannot argue with having one's
         sound card directly supported...anyway...i instinctively
         went about emulating other cards...problem...big problem
         or at least a big compromise. So my instinct to probe and
         tinker kicked in & would lead me to a well rewarded find!

Solution: Just for the record i RTFM cover to cover :) & no mention
          of the apparent oversight there nor was there any readme 
          file available either. Now onto the fix...: 
               
               First run CONFIG and skip to options 3 & 4 which will
          let you set up the numbers. GUS & Tandy owners enter pertinent 
          data here (i.e. for GUS i have my I/O address at 0220h, IRQ at 11, 
          DMA Channel at 1 & DMA IRQ also at 1). Then skip to option 8, yes 
          QUIT now which automatically saves the set up. At this point it
          doesn't matter what cards were chosen BUT don't test them either.

               Secondly use an ascii editor (such as the DOS EDIT) to edit
          the FIFA.CFG located in the same FIFA game directory as CONFIG.EXE.
          O.K. Here is the moment of truth...with the file loaded up you 
          should see two short lines. One says SFX & other MUSIC followed by 
          the numbers entered earlier...EXCEPT the first one...correct it now:
               
               Tandy owners replace that number with..: 11
               
               For GUS owners replace that number with: 12
               
               Oddly enough there's a CUSTOM card # of: 13
               (I guess you know who you are...:)

           O.K. now save the file, exit and the proceed to the final step.     
           
           * GUS owners: Run ULTRAMID.EXE now to activate the AIL drivers! *    
           
               Lastly rerun CONFIG.EXE and upon doing so you should see that
           a reward in the form of either: GRAVIS, TANDY or CUSTOM now exists.
           Also now is the time to test both the SFX & MUSIC using options 5
           and 6 -- careful with option 7 as it'll pick NO CARD for both of
           options 1 and 2 and you'll have to repeat the second step! Now
           assuming all is well quit & run FIFA to play ball...foot-ball that 
           is...:).
           
Rejoice: Well i did as it allowed me to hear exactly what i was supposed to
        with my GUS and not the garbage that emulation was attempting to. I
        hope i have saved someone a headache & save those aspirins for future
        use...or send them to me...:). Read on if you're curious as to what 
        lead me to discover the oversight and other interesting information.

The
Tinker: Having tried FIFA IS on the SEGA system made me realize just how  
        dedicated work put in by EA Sports can truly create a gem of a game.
        So upon seeing the IBM version i didn't hesitate to get one. Yet the
        dissapointment of above forced me to tink! (er). The game already
        had support for many sound cards. Now if you look at the music direct-
        ory you'll see GRAVIS listed! So taking a closer look at the FIFA.CFG
        file made me realize that some oversight on EA's part caused it not
        to appear under the CONFIG setup. I also noticed that the first number
        corresponded with sound cards; So i proceeded to experiment with this
        number and the rest is history. For the record:

                  FIFA.CFG consists of two lines            
                
                     SFX ##,  I/O or Port address, IRQ, DMA Channel, DMA IRQ
                     MUSIC ##,<--------------- ditto ---------------------->

                    ##       Corresponds to this sound card   
                  ------    --------------------------------  
                    -1 \      Both of these correspond to 
                    00 /      a NO CARD setting.
                    01        Roland LAPC1
                    02        Roland SCC1
                    03        Adlib
                    04        Adlib Gold  
                    05        Soundblaster
                    06        Soundblaster 2.0  
                    07        Soundblaster PRO  
                    08        Soundblaster NEW
                    09        Pro Audio Spectrum   
                    10        Pro Audio 16
        *           11        Tandy                       *  \
        *           12        Gravis Ultrasound           *   > Undocumented!
        *           13        Custom                      *  /
                    14        Sounblaster 16
                    15        Sounblaster AWE 32  
                    16        SFX CLASSIC 3000
                    17        Sounblaster MCA
                    18        Waveblaster  
                  >=19        (see -1/00) 

Conclusion: Soundblaster dominates...but seriously i leave you with just
            a one tip on running the game...remember to have a NOEMS setting 
            after EMM386.EXE if you are using it (especially with systems with
            4MB or less). That's it...ain't much but hey then there's the 
            manual. Spread the word cause it came in a N.Y.K. of time...no?
            (Now You Know).
                  
                            <<'I tinkered...therefore i continue to be!'>>





    


         


