Slysoft GameJackal Pro detail information

Program Run Through:

On the first launch of the program the following Wizard will come up. Here there is an option to show the tutorial for Game Jackal. If you are new to the program then this is recommended viewing. It will go though the main points on how to use the program.

Once again there is a License to agree to. You will have to tick the box to continue.

Now you have to generate a key. This is a unique key that will be attached to the profiles you create. This means that if you make a profile on one machine it can't be moved to another machine unless it has the same Profile Key.

That's the program setup. It is now ready to be used.

You should now see an icon in the lower right corner of your screen. This is the Game Jackal icon. If you click on this the menu system will be launched.

And here it is. It is fairly straight forward. The game profile that you create will appear at the top under the 'My Game Profiles" title. Other than that all of the other commands are fairly self explanatory. Any sections that you aren't going to use can be minimised to free up some space.

The First thing I did was to update Game Jackal to the latest version. To do this all I had to do was click the 'Update Game Jackal" button under tools. Just make sure you have your Internet connection turned on. The download took about 4-5 minutes on my 56k modem. Once done I then restarted my computer again. It didn't ask me to but I normally do when something gets updated.

So now everything is setup and updated we can move on to building our profiles for the games we want to play.

To get Game Jackal to work properly you must first install the game you want to play. If there are any updates that you want then these to must be installed. Finally make sure the game works normally by simply playing it for a short period of time. If the game didn't work properly with the CD in the drive then Game Jackal will probably fail to run it as well.

To launch the profile building wizard all you have to do is to click the 'Create A Profile" button under Tools. The following screen will then come up. Here you need to select the CD or DVD drive that the game has been installed from. At this point make sure that the CD or DVD isn't in the drive but that you have it handy as it will be needed when you build your profile.

Next you will be taken to the predefined profiles screen. These are profile that the makers have made and stored. If your game is here then you can select it to speed up the process. This is basically a library of games that have been tested by the developers and certified as 100% working. Here I have found a game that is in the list to try first.

Also note that there is an 'Update" button here. This is to update this list of profiles with more as they become certified and available for download.

The next screen to come up gives an overview of what may be required to get the profile to work. In this case, for Grand Theft Auto: Vice City you will need to play the radio stations though for the profile to store them as they are normally kept on the CD. This will be the same for games that have movies stored on the disks as well.

Next it will ask you to locate the main exe of the game. If it is a predefined profile and you have installed the game in the default location then nothing should have to be done here. If you have installed the game to a different directory then you may have to locate the exe manually. To do this, simply click the 'Locate Title" button and browse through your drives and directories until you find it.

Now you will be asked to insert the CD or DVD. This is to verify that you have the CD or DVD. This will normally only take a few seconds.

That is it now setup. The first time the game is played the CD or DVD will need to be in the drive for the profile to be built. After that if everything has been successful you will be able to remove the disk and play without it.

Now lets move on to a game not already in the predefined profile maps. Once again you will need to click on the 'Create A Profile" button and then select your drive.

Next instead of finding the profile you want to use you need to leave it on No Profile Map Selected and click the next button.

Now enter the game of the game that you want to create a profile for. Here I am creating a profile for Evil Genius.

Because Game Jackal knows nothing about this game you will have to find and locate the exe file for the game. Just navigate to the installation directory of the game on your hard drive and then find the exe file. It is normally the one with the picture.

Once again you will be asked to insert the disk.

That's it. All you have to do is launch the game and play it for a while to see if it works. If it does then you can exit it and then play it through the Game Jackal interface.

When you have created your profiles you will be able to find then under the 'My Game Profiles" heading. To run a game all you have to do is click on the game you want to play.

The icon at the bottom of the screen will now start to spin and tell you some messages. After a few second the screen will change and the game will load up.

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