Troubleshooting Encounter: How to Fix Common Problems and Isuses
Common fixes:
- Clear the Cache of Your PC or Console
- Update Encounter game Licenses (PS Only).
- Power cycling your console (PlayStation 4 & Xbox One): Turn off your console » unplug power-cable for 1min. » Plug power-cable back » restart console » Run Encounter again.
- Install Missing Multiplayer packages.
How to Fix Encounter Game Server Connection Problems:
- Reset Winsock:
- Press » Search bar » and type CMD. Now, Right-click Command Prompt when it comes up as a result and select Run as administrator.
In Command Prompt, type 'netsh winsock reset' and hit Enter (on your keyboard).
Now, Restart your computer and Launch Encounter and check if the issue persists.
- Close all other Internet connected apps.
- Restart your network (modem or wi-fi).
Contact Defence Force Customer Service
If the problem still persists, contact Defence Force customer support. Here is how:
- Open email client
- Provide all neccessary details about the issues you're experiencing.
- Send your email to [email protected]
ABOUT THE GAME
If you were playing games in the 80ies you are probably familiar with names like The Hobbit, Zork, Colossal Cave Adventures, The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy or The Guild of Thieves text adventure games.Encounter belongs to this family of games, but adapted to a more modern audience who find pure text adventures a bit too difficult to get immersed into. 8 bit aesthetics?There are quite a few modern games embracing the retro aesthetics, some mimicking the pixel art style of the NES console, some choosing to simulate the low definition textures of the original PlayStation, but in most case this is a stylistic choice and under the hood you will find a modern game engine such as Godot, Unity, Unreal, Game Maker, etc...Encounter is doing the exact opposite of that: It is a real 8bit game for the 1984 Oric Atmos personal computer running on a 1mhz 6502 processor with 64 kilobytes of ram, loaded from a 360 kilobytes 3" floppy disk.Design wise, the game is attempting to be as modern and advanced as possible given the technical limitations of the platform in terms of performance, resolution, number of colors, lack of modern input peripherals, and storage space.Note: This Steam version of the game allows you to play on PC thanks to an Oric emulator called Oricutron, you can find the actual game in the install folderThe storyIn the game you revisit the memories of a private investigator who in September 1982 was charged to locate and free a kidnapped teenager. Visually the game is inspired by the 'Noir ' comic books and presents visually the result of all your actions - be they good or bad -.The game areaYou start the game on the market place: This is where you parked your car and where you need to go back to finish the mission successfully.The map is relatively simple and is made of multiple locations (about 50 of them) connected logically on a NORTH, SOUTH, EAST and WEST fashion.The possible directions are indicated at the center of the screen with a four directio...
