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• Why is it that when I click on the screen, I sometimes get switched to the desktop?
  We recommend minimizing or closing all programs with "always on top" windows (for example, ICQ) before starting Homeworld: Cataclysm. Leaving them maximized will cause the Windows Operating System to switch from Homeworld: Cataclysm to those programs when you click on certain parts of the screen.
  
  
• My machine starts acting strange after I ALT-TAB out of Cataclysm.
  Windows NT and Windows 98 users can alt-tab out of Homeworld: Cataclysm, and then back, in both D3D and Software modes, but doing so may cause undefined problems on some system configurations. This is especially true if you run another 3D application when Homeworld: Cataclysm is minimized. Alt-tab is not available under OpenGL. In any case, we recommend avoiding task switching while running Homeworld: Cataclysm. You do so at your own risk.
  
  Hitting the Windows Key is equivalent to ALT-TABbing and can have similar undefined results on some configurations, especially OpenGL. The Windows key is disabled in D3D.
  
  
• How much swap-file space do I need on my drive to run Cataclysm and how do I make sure I've got enough?
  Use My Computer->Properties->Performance->Virtual Memory to see what drive your swap file(s) will be on. We recommend running with a fixed-size swap file if you have the disk space or ensuring there is at least 50MB of free space on the drive you have installed Homeworld: Cataclysm to.
  
  
• How do I take a screenshot?
  Screenshots can be taken by pressing Scroll Lock when the game is running. They will be placed in the Screenshots directory. They will also be used as background images when loading multiplayer games.
  
  
• Why does my machine freeze when I take a screenshot in the game?
  Taking screenshots has been known to cause hardware lock-ups using certain hardware accelerators. This is unavoidable due to video timing issues. Note that this is extremely rare and only occurs with hardware acceleration. Screenshots are completely safe in software and quite safe in hardware. Make sure you have enough free disk space to save your screenshots.
  
  
• I can't open the manual file included on the CD!
  To access the software version of reference card or manual, the user must have or install Adobe Acrobat Reader 4.0. It is included on the Homeworld: Cataclysm disc. You can also download Acrobat Reader 4.0 from the Adobe website.
  
  
• It looks like the ship graphics aren't finished. Every once in awhile, I see a wireframe of my ship.
  At times you may notice a ship turn to wire-frame mode when the camera goes through it or when it is cloaked. This is a design feature and not a bug.
  
  
• Is there an easy way to choose which ship type to have my Mimics copy?
  When mimicking ships, the right-click menu will contain ship types that can be selected by pressing on the keyboard the number listed to the left of the ship name (you can also select them by left-clicking on them).
  
  
• When I knock a player out of the game, it seems like we lose a computer opponent too.
  When playing Internet games with CPU opponents, the CPU opponents may die when human players die. This is because the CPU opponents are distributed across the human players to lessen the processor load on the captain. This is not a bug.