Thief: Deadly Shadows Readme

Copyright 2003-2004 Ion Storm, L.P.; Eidos Inc.

25 My 2004 ! "#rsion $.0
Part 1: Things You Should Know
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+it% to s&cc#ss)&%%y r&nning Thief: Deadly Shadows on yo&r comp&t#r.
1.1 DirectX Information
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th# Microso)t 'ir#ct( -.0. r#-distri.&t.%# inst%%#d. It is +i%.%# on th# Thief: Deadly
Shadows disc in th# 2'ir#ct( dir#ctory or .y c%ic3ing on th# 4Inst%% 'ir#ct(5 .&tton in th#
6&tor&n progrm. 1o& m&st %so #ns&r# yo&r comp&t#r hs 'ir#ct( -.0. compti.%#
dri+#rs )or yo&r grphics nd so&nd crds. 1o& cn o.tin th#s# dri+#rs )rom th#
mn&)ct&r#rs7 8#. sit#s. 6 %ist o) th#s# 8#. sit#s is t th# #nd o) this doc&m#nt.
Please note: Neither idos Inc or Ion Storm !ro"ides hardware de"ice dri"ers.
You will need to contact #our hardware "endor for assistance with u!dating #our
de"ices.
1.2 Memory and Performance
While the game will run fine in 256 MB of RAM, your playing experience will be smoother if
you have at least 52 MB of RAM!
Regar"less of how much memory you have, you can maximi#e your available memory an"
increase the overall performance of the game engine by closing any open programs, inclu"ing
system tray programs $li%e &'(), an" by "efragmenting your har" "rive! *ee part 2 of this
"ocument for more information!
+i"os recommen"s that you have no other programs running while playing Thief: Deadly
Shadows! ,ther programs, inclu"ing virus chec%ers, system utilities, an" screen savers can
cause system "egra"ation when playing an" may compete with the game for system resources,
potentially resulting in instability or crashes
-or a""itional information on visual performance an" soun" settings, please refer to section 2!5
of this "ocument!
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1.3 Known Issues
Thief: Deadly Shadows is not supporte" on Win"ows ./ 0!1, Win"ows 23, Win"ows
Millennium +"ition, an" Win"ows *erver 2114!
1. Virtual Memory Warnings in Windows 2000 and Windows XP
When playing Thief: Deadly Shadows with less than 611 megabytes $MB) of virtual memory you
may receive low virtual memory warnings! /o avoi" these warnings, please ma%e sure you set
your virtual memory settings to at least 611 MB!
/o a"5ust your virtual memory settings for Win"ows 2111, please "o the following6
! ,pen the Control Panel!
2! ,pen the ystem control panel!
4! *elect the !d"anced tab!
0! &n the 7erformance section, clic% the Performance #$tions button!
5! 8n"er 9irtual memory section, clic% the C%ange button!
6! &n the 7aging file si#e for selecte" "rive section, next to &nitial *i#e $MB) ensure the
number is at least &00!
:! 'lic% et!
3! 'lic% #K, clic% #K, clic% #K!
/o a"5ust your virtual memory settings for Win"ows ;7, please "o the following6
! ,pen the Control Panel!
2! ,pen the ystem control panel!
4! *elect the !d"anced tab!
0! &n the 7erformance section, clic% the ettings button!
5! *elect the !d"anced tab!
6! 8n"er the 9irtual memory section, clic% the C%ange button!
:! &n the 7aging file si#e for selecte" "rive section, next to &nitial *i#e $MB) ensure the
number is at least &00!
3! 'lic% et!
2! 'lic% #K, clic% #K, clic% #K!
2. %ift Key Interru$ts 'ame.
&f you press the <*hift= %ey five times consecutively in Win"ows 2111 an" Win"ows ;7, you
will activate Win"ows> ?*tic%y@eysA feature! /o prevent this from reoccurring follow these
instructions for Win"ows 2111 an" Win"ows ;76
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! ,pen the Control Panel!
2! ,pen the !ccessi(ility #$tions control panel.
4! &n the *tic%y@eys section, clic% ettings!
0! &n the @eyboar" *hortcut section, remove the chec% next to )se %ortcut!
5! 'lic% #K, clic% #K!
3. *Ctrl+,*!lt+,*-el+ .ree/es Com$uter on Windows 2000
&f <'trl=B<Alt=B<Cel= is presse" "uring game play, the screen will become corrupt an"
sometimes the operating system may become unstable! &f this happens, you may press <+scape=
to return to the game, however it may be unstable! We recommen" that you reboot your
computer an" restart Thief: Deadly Shadows! Refrain from trying to access the Win"ows /as%
Manager while playing!
&. !dministrati"e 0ig%ts 0e1uired to Install2Play2)ninstall t%e 'ame.
&f you are running Win"ows 2111 or Win"ows ;7, you must log in to an account with
A"ministrator rights to properly install, play, an" uninstall the game!
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'ra$%ics Card Issues3
! Deneral
a! &t is important to have the most current set of "rivers for your computer>s graphics
car"! /hese "rivers can be foun" on your graphics car">s manufacturer>s website!
*ee the en" of this "ocument for lin%s to ma5or graphics car" ven"ors!
b! *ome graphics car" an" "evice "river combinations cause overBsaturation when
light bloom is enable"! Eight bloom can be "isable" through the AF9 menu!
c! Eight bloom is incompatible with multisampling! &f you have light bloom
switche" on, then multisampling will be set to ! &f you increase multisampling
above , then bloom will be switche" off!
d. ;igh r#so%&tion t#<t&r#s sho&%d on%y .# #n.%#d on grphics crds 8ith t
%#st $2= M> o) m#mory. I) yo&r comp&t#r7s grphics crd hs %#ss thn this
mo&nt, yo& my #<p#ri#nc# s#+#r# p#r)ormnc# d#grdtion or grphic%
nom%i#s.
2! A/& specific
a! Thief: Deadly Shadows will not run properly on A/& graphics car"s using the
"rivers ol"er than 'atalyst 0!0! We specifically do not support these "rivers! We
strongly recommen" you use the latest "rivers from the A/& web site!
b! &f you are using multiple monitors on your computer an" you set the secon"
monitor as the ?primary "isplayA using the Cisplay 7roperties control panel, the
game will run on the secon" monitor, but the gamma setting will be incorrectly
applie" to the first monitor! /he wor%aroun" is to select the first monitor an"
chec% )se t%is de"ice as t%e $rimary monitor in its Cisplay 7roperties!
c! When using an A/& Ra"eon 3511 or 2211 graphics car", the game>s movies an"
intro"uction screen may be slightly "istorte"! /his "oes not affect anything else
in game!
"! &f you are seeing graphical "istortion "uring the intro screens on Ra"eon 2111
car"s, one possible solution is to go into your 'ontrol 7anelFA"vance" settings
an" press the "efault %ey un"er the 4
rd
tab! As always, please ma%e sure you are
using the latest vi"eo "rivers from the A/& web site!
4! .9&C&A specific
a! &f you are using the newest .9&C&A "rivers $56!:2 as of April, 2110), you may
experience graphical corruption if you are not also using Cirect; 2!1b! /hese
.9&C&A "rivers reGuire Cirect; 2!1b or higher to function properly! /he lin% to
the Cirect; site is as the en" of this "ocument!
b! 'ar"s base" on the .9&C&A De-orce0 M; chips are not supporte"!
c! &f you are seeing other graphics or visual "istortion issues while playing /hief6
Cea"ly *ha"ows not covere" in items a an" b above, then we recommen" visiting
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.9&C&AHs web site an" "ownloa"ing the latest vi"eo "rivers for your vi"eo car"!
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m#di&m
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m#di&m
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high d#ti%
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high d#ti%
Ed#on -900 4.4
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m#di&m d#ti%
Ed#on -B00 4.4
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m#di&m d#ti%
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m#di&m d#ti%
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%o8 d#ti%
Ed#on -$00 4.4
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%o8 d#ti%
Ed#on -000 4.4
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%o8 d#ti%
Ed#on =500 4.4
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%o8 d#ti%
Performance Issues3
! &f the game is performing poorly, try "ecreasing some graphics settings! ,n the !2V
options screen, try "ecreasing the "isplay resolution, sha"owing "etail, lighting cutBoff,
level of "etail, an" turning off light bloom or turning on har"ware soun" mixing!
2! ,ther graphics options may be turne" off to help performance
a! Eight bloom B this is what gives the light a more ra"iant, glowing loo%! /urning
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this off will improve frame rate slightly, an" will ma%e the game loo% clearer!
.,/+6 &f you are experiencing excessive ?lights flic%eringA, or repeate" onFoff
blin%ing of lights within the game, then you shoul" "isable Eight Bloom! 'ertain
light sources in Thief: Deadly Shadows are meant to flic%er some, an" this is
normal! Iowever excessive amounts of flic%ering or blin%ing suggest "isabling
the Eight Bloom option!
b! 9sync B /urning this off will increase frame rate slightly, but will cause vertical
textures to JtearH when you rotate!
c! Multisampling B /his is an antiBaliasing option! @eeping this set to will give the
fastest performance!
4! 8sing <Alt=B</ab= functionality to minimi#e an" return to the game may lea" to
instability!
a! <Alt=B</ab= may cause the mouse to be nonBfunctional within menus! 7ressing
<Alt=B</ab= again sometimes corrects this behavior, but can also lea"s to further
instability!
b! &f your computer>s "es%top resolution is the same as the game>s resolution, you
will not be able to use <Alt=B</ab= to switch between the game an" the "es%top!
&f the resolutions are "ifferent, you will be able to switch normally! 8sing <Alt=B
</ab= "uring the movie to switch to the "es%top, shut "own programs an" then
return to the movie will not necessarily help performance!
Please note3 )sing *!lt+,*4a(+ com(ination is not su$$orted.
0! /he intro"uction an" en"game movies may play at less than optimal spee" if there are
programs running in the bac%groun" "uring or 5ust before the movies begin! -or best
movie performance, we shut "own all other programs before entering the game!
Key(oards3
! *ome %eyboar"s, both 8niversal *erial Bus $8*B) an" 7*F2, can cause problems when
you attempt to move Darrett while he is crouching! /his happens because they are not
properly sen"ing %eyboar" events to the operating system! /his issue is not relate" to
Thief: Deadly Shadows! &f you have problems crouching while moving "iagonally in the
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game, you may have a %eyboar" with this "eficiency! /o verify, open .otepa" an" hol"
"own the >W> an" >C> %eys simultaneously! While hol"ing these %eys "own, press >;>! &f
an >;> "oes not appear, your %eyboar" is not sen"ing proper messages! /his is a har"ware
issue with the %eyboar" an" cannot be correcte" with software or "evice "rivers! We
have observe" this behavior primarily with Microsoft .atural an" Microsoft &nternet
%eyboar"s, though it may happen with other bran"s an" mo"els! /o wor% aroun" this
problem replace the %eyboar" with one that meets 7' stan"ar"s or remap your inBgame
%eys to a set, which "o not have this issue!
'ame $ads3
! &f you are using a gamepa" on your 7', you may fin" that not all of your gamepa">s
buttons are assigne" in Thief: Deadly *ha"ows! /his is because there is no stan"ar" set
of buttons on 7' gamepa"s! /o setup your gamepa">s buttons, start Thief: Deadly
Shadows! -rom the main menu, select #$tions, then select In$uts an" assign buttons
normally!
Sound related Issues:
+A; is only supporte" on 'reativeK Au"igy an" Au"igy 2 soun" car"s!
I) yo& h+# moth#r.ord &dio contro%%#r, 8# r#comm#nd tht yo& not #n.%#
;rd8r# Mi<ing /or ny E6( options0 s doing so my r#s&%t in &dio
.norm%iti#s. F# on%y r#comm#nd ;rd8r# Mi<ing nd E6( )or comp&t#rs 8ith
compti.%# dd-in &dio crds.
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Miscellaneous Issues3
! /he game will begin playing the intro"uctory movie if left i"le on the start menu screen for an
exten"e" perio"! Lou can exit this movie by pressing <+nter= or <+sc=!
2! <Alt=B<-0= has been "isable" in this game! &n or"er to exit the game, press <+sc= to open the
pause menu! 'lic% the bottomBrightBmost button, 4itle Menu! -rom the title menu, clic% 56it to
-es7to$! A confirmation win"ow appears before the game exits!
4! &f your computer has Microsoft Active*ync installe" an" running, Thief: Deadly Shadows will
not loa" any map! /he Main Menu will come up but once you select, tart 8ew 'ame or
attempt to loa" a save" game, the game will crash! Active*ync has no means to close or "isable
the program, so you must change Active*yncHs settings so it "oes not interfere with the game! &n
Active*ync, go into the configuration options an" "isable all connection settings!
0! &f you share your My Cocuments fol"er across a networ%, the game will say that you "o not have
enough space to save game! /he solution is to not share this fol"er!
5! &f you receive the following errorM
?/he 'N7R,DRAM -&E+*N/I&+- O C+ACEL
*IAC,W*N*L*/+MN/4MA&.!+;+ file appears to be corrupt!
Reinstall the file, an" then try again!
1o& h+# inst%%#d th# gm# onto comp&t#r tht hs n &ns&pport#d op#rting
syst#m. *hi#) G '#d%y Shdo8s 8i%% on%y 8or3 on comp&t#r syst#ms tht h+#
Findo8s 2000 or Findo8s (P.
Patc%es3
&on *torm an" +i"os are committe" to provi"ing customer support for our games on a continuing
basis! &n that spirit, there may be a patch for Thief: Deadly Shadows forthcoming! 9isit the
+i"os web site $http6FFwww!ei"os!comF) for more information!
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Part 23 4ec%nical Issues
2.1 Installation 9 etu$
ystem 0e1uirements
/he minimum system reGuirements are as follows6
C#MP)4503 &BM 7' or 11P compatible
#P50!4I8' :45M3 Win"ows 2111 or Win"ows ;7 $25F23FM+F./ not supporte")
CP)3 &ntel 7entium &9 !5 DI# $or AMC Athlon ;7 eGuivalent)
M5M#0:3 256 MB system memory
'0!P;IC3 60 MB vi"eo memory, Cirect4C 2!1, an" 7ixel *ha"er !
#)8-3 11P Cirect*oun" 2 compatible soun" car"
;!0- -0IV53 4,111 MB free har" "is% space
C-,0#M3 (ua"Bspee" 'C "rive or C9C "rive $C9C reGuire" for +uropean versions)
I8P)4 -5VIC53 @eyboar" an" mouse
/he recommended system reGuirements are as above with the following changes6
CP)3 &ntel 7entium &9 2!1 DI# $or AMC Athlon ;7 eGuivalent)
M5M#0:3 52 MB system memory
'0!P;IC3 23 MB vi"eo memory, Cirect4C 2!1, an" 7ixel *ha"er !
&f you are uncertain of your graphics car">s compatibility with Thief: Deadly Shadows, clic% the
C%ec7 'ra$%ics button in the Autorun win"ow!
Thief: Deadly Shadows does not su$$ort $lay on note(oo7 and la$to$ com$uters.
Pre$aring :our ;ard -ri"e
/o ensure that your installation is trouble free, you shoul" chec% to see that your har" "rive an"
file system are both tune" for optimum performance! Win"ows inclu"es utility programs that
fin" an" fix errors an" optimi#e your har" "rive performance6 *can"is% an" Cis% Cefragmenter!
*can"is% chec%s your har" "rive for problems an" can fix most that it fin"s! ,nce *can"is% is
complete, you shoul" optimi#e your har" "rive>s performance by running Cis% Cefragmenter!
/his program rearranges the files on your har" "rive to re"uce the time nee"e" to loa" programs!
-ollow these instructions to start these programs6
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! ,pen My Com$uter
2! RightBclic% the "rive icon you want to scan $generally '6) an" clic% Pro$erties!
4! *elect the 4ools tab!
0! 'lic% C%ec7 8ow to start *can"is%M clic% -efragment 8ow to start Cis% Cefragmenter!
Installing Thief: Deadly Shadows
&nstalling Thief: Deadly Shadows is easy! &nsert the first "isc into your 'C or C9C "rive, an"
the Autorun program shoul" begin automatically! *ee section 2!2 if it "oes not! /his program
will gui"e you through the game installation process! &f at any time you are instructe" to restart
your computer, "o so! -ollow the prompts! Lou will be as%e" to select the "irectory where the
game is installe"! /he "efault is C3<Program .iles<4%ief , -eadly %adows<. Lou may change
this if you wish!
tarting t%e 'ame
/here are multiple ways to start the game! Lou may "o any of the following6
! &f you as%e" the installer to create a "es%top shortcut, you may "oubleBclic% it! &ts name is Play
4%ief , -eadly %adows!
$or)
! ,pen the tart menu!
2! ,pen the Programs fol"er $!ll Programs on Win"ows ;7)!
4! ,pen the 5idos fol"er!
0! ,pen the 4%ief , -eadly %adows fol"er!
5! 'lic% Play 4%ief , -eadly %adows.
$or)
! &nsert the first game "isc into your computer>s 'C or C9C "rive! After a moment, the Thief:
Deadly Shadows Autorun shoul" appear on the screen! *ee section 2!2 if Autorun "oes not
appear!
2! 'lic% the Play 'ame button!
)ninstalling Thief: Deadly Shadows
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/here are multiple ways to uninstall the game! Lou may "o any of the following6
! &nsert the Thief: Deadly Shadows Installation and 'ame disc 1 into the 'C or C9C
"rive to activate the Autorun program! 'lic% on the )ninstall button, an" then clic% on
the :es button to uninstall the program! *ee section 2!2 if Autorun "oes not appear!
$or)
! ,pen the Control Panel.
2! ,pen the !dd20emo"e Programs control panel!
4! *elect 4%ief , -eadly %adows from the currently installe" program list!
0! 'lic% the C%ange20emo"e button
2.2 C- Pro(lems
!utoPlay Issues
W%y doesn=t t%e !utoPlay feature a$$ear w%en I insert t%e Thief: Deadly Shadows disc>
/his may be happening because !utoPlay is "isable" in your operating system! +nabling an"
"isabling Auto7lay in Win"ows 2111 an" Win"ows ;7 reGuires e"iting the system registry, a
topic beyon" the scope of this "ocument! As an alternative to enabling Auto7lay, you can
manually start autorun in two ways on any version of Win"ows6
! ,pen My 'omputer, "oubleBclic% the Thief: Deadly Shadows 'C or C9C icon, an" "oubleBclic%
the Autorun program!
2! ,pen the *tart Menu, clic% Run! &n the "ialog box that appears, type -3<autorun $where C6 is
the letter of the 'C or C9C "rive with the game "isc) an" clic% ,@!
2.3 Cras%es and ?oc7,)$s
W%en I start Thief: Deadly Shadows@ my mouse cursor disa$$ears and my com$uter loc7s,
u$.
'hances are your installe" au"io car" "rivers are not compatible with Cirect;! /he only
solution is to get a Cirect; 2!1b compatible "river from your au"io car" manufacturer!
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W%en I start Thief: Deadly Shadows@ I recei"e t%e following error message3
"The application T3.exe referenced memory at address xxxx:xxxx that can't be read from."
Chnc#s r# yo&r inst%%#d grphics crd dri+#rs r# not compti.%# 8ith 'ir#ct(. I)
this is th# cs#, th# so%&tion is to &pgrd# yo&r grphics crd dri+#rs to th# %t#st
+#rsion. Lin3s to th# 8#. sit#s o) mHor grphics crd mn&)ct&r#rs r# +i%.%#
t th# #nd o) this doc&m#nt.
4%e Installer 7ee$s sto$$ing w%en a certain $ercentage is com$lete.
! Lou may have run out of free space on your har" "rive! 7lease remove unwante"
programs to free up a""itional space for the game, an" then reinstall Thief: Deadly
Shadows.
2! -iles are possibly being copie" to a corrupte" area of your har" "rive! &f this is so, you>ll
nee" to run the candis7 program an" use the ?4%oroug%A option $see previous item)!
After *can"is% has finishe" running an" has informe" you that your "rive is free of
errors, try to reBinstall!
4! /here may be "irt or fingerprints on the "isc itself! +xamine the bottom of the "iscM if
you see any fingerprints or "irt, carefully clean the "isc using a clean, soft, lintBfree cloth
by wiping from the centre of the "isc $near the hole) towar"s the outer e"ge in a straight
line!
Thief: Deadly Shadows is cras%ing to t%e des7to$ wit% no error message.
*everal "ifferent things can cause this problem! Iere>s a list of the most common culprits6
+nsure the "isc is clean an" un"amage" $chec% for scratches an" smu"ges on the rea"ing
surface)!
+nsure you have properly installe" the game!
+nsure you have properly installe" Cirect; 2!1b!
+nsure you have the latest Cirect; 2!1b compatible "rivers for your graphics an" soun" car"!
Run candis7 $see section 2! for instructions)!
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Run -is7 -efragmenter $see section 2! for instructions)!
Celete unnee"e" temporary files in the '6NWin"owsN/emp or '6NW&../N/emp "irectory!
+nsure you are not running antiBvirus utilities $e!g! Norton Antiirus) while playing Thief:
Deadly Shadows!
+nsure you are not running any thir"Bparty Win"ows memory management utilities $li%e
!uarterdec" !#$$)!
+nsure you are not running any 4r" party Win"ows "is% caching utilities prior to playing.
+nsure you are not running Norton %rash &rotector while playing Thief: Deadly Shadows!
/ry uninstalling an" reinstalling the game!
/ry exiting the game, rebooting your computer, an" reBstarting the game!
8#453 &f your computer crashes to the "es%top while playing Thief: Deadly Shadows' you
shoul" probably reboot before starting a new play session! &f you "o not reboot, CirectCraw or
Cirect*oun" may be in a loc%e" state an" the game will be unable to use your soun" or graphics
har"ware!
2.& -irectX,0elated Buestions
Can I $lay wit%out -irectX>
.o! Lou must have Cirect; installe" to play Thief: Deadly Shadows!
I cannot use -irectX on my com$uter. Is t%ere any ot%er way to run Thief: Deadly
Shadows>
.o! Lou must have Cirect; installe" to play Thief: Deadly Shadows!
I don=t want to use -irectX C.0(. Can I use an older "ersion of -irectX>
)se of -irectX C.0( is strongly recommended. Thief: Deadly Shadows can wor% on versions of
Cirect; as ol" as 3!! &f you choose to play with a version of Cirect; ol"er than 2!1b you may
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experience graphics or soun" anomalies or be entirely unable to play! Thief: Deadly Shadows
will not wor% with versions of Cirect; ol"er than 3! un"er any circumstance!
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2.D Manual !dditions
/he following information shoul" be use" in con5unction with your printe" game manual!
?ow Buality 4e6tures , +nabling low Guality textures will result in a performance gain, at the
expense of visual Guality! 9i"eo car"s with 60MB of vi"eo memory or lower shoul" enable low
Guality textures!
%X Sound &!tions '
Au"io Iar"ware Mixing6 /his option uses the soun" har"ware to mix the soun"s an" to
perform the 4C spatiali#ation! /he result is improve" 4C soun" Guality an" full surroun"
soun" support $for users with more a"vance" spea%er setups li%e 5!)!
+A; A"vance" IC6 /his option $available on soun" car"s that support +A; 4!1 or
higher) enables reverb, which causes soun"s to echo an" reverberate more realistically
with the game environment!
E6( M&%tip%# En+ironm#nts /E#+#r.0I *his d+nc#d option /+i%.%# on so&nd
crds tht s&pport E6( 4.0 or high#r0 #n.%#s m&%tip%# sim&%tn#o&s r#+#r.
#n+ironm#nts, 8hich oJ#rs #+#n mor# r#%istic &dio mod#%ing o+#r E6( 6d+nc#d
;'.
?ig%t Cutoff E /urning this up slightly re"uces lighting Guality in exchange for performance!
Multisam$ling E increasing this setting will result in smoother e"ges on game ob5ects an"
characters, at the expense of performance! /his shoul" only be increase" if you have a highBen"
vi"eo car"!
?e"el of -etail E /urning this "own re"uces the "etail on characters in exchange for
performance!
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2.F 4ec%nical u$$ort
&f you nee" further technical assistance after rea"ing this "ocument, please "o not hesitate to
contact +i"os using the metho"s liste" below!
When contacting +i"os, please be prepare" to provi"e +i"os with as much information about
your computer as possible! .ote the exact type of har"ware in your computer, inclu"ing your
graphics car", soun" car", 'C or C9C "rive, amount of system RAM, an" the spee" an"
manufacturer of your processor! Also, be sure to inclu"e the title an" version of the game, an" a
"etaile" "escription of the problem!
&t will also help if you prepare by creating a Cirect; Ciagnostic /ool log file before you call! /o
"o this6
! ,pen the tart Menu!
2! 'lic% 0un!
4! &n the "ialog that appears, type d6diag an" clic% #K!
0! ,nce the Cirect; Ciagnostic /ool has loa"e", clic% the a"e !ll Information button!
/he computer may reGuire a few moments to create the log file! Lour monitor may
flic%er or reBsync! *ave the file to a place you will remember, li%e your computer>s
Ces%top or your My Cocuments fol"er!
When you call +i"os /echnical *upport, have this file open or have a printe" copy available! &f
you sen" an email Guery, please attach the file to the email!
.ote6 Iints an" tips will not be given out over the /echnical *upport lines!
4ec%nical u$$ort Contact -etails G)nited KingdomH
A""ress Wimble"on Bri"ge Iouse
Iartfiel" Roa"
Wimble"on
*W2 4R8
Web http6FFwww!ei"os!co!u%FsupportF
7hone 13:1 2111222
4ec%nical u$$ort Contact -etails G)nited tates of !mericaH
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A""ress +i"os 'ustomer *ervices
65 Brannan *treet
*an -rancisco, 'A 201:
Web http6FF www!ei"os!comFsupport!html
7hone $05) 65B6221
-ax $05) 50:B21
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-ri"ers and oftware )$dates
Lou may fin" help with har"ware or "evice "river problems on one of the websites maintaine"
by the supplier, some of which are liste" below6
4C Eabs http6FFwww!4"labs!comF
A/& /echnologies http6FFwww!ati!comF
'reative Eabs http6FFwww!creative!comFworl"wi"e!asp
&ntel http6FFsupport!intel!comF
Matrox http6FFwww!matrox!comF
Microsoft Cirect; http6FFwww!microsoft!comF"irectxF
.9&C&A http6FFwww!nvi"ia!comF
/erratec http6FFwww!terratec!netF
More information is available from +i"os> technical support web sites6
8nite" @ing"om6 http6FF www!ei"os!co!u%FsupportF
8nite" *tates
an" .orth America6 http6FFwww!ei"osinteractive!comFsupportF
-rance6 http6FF www!ei"os!frFsupportF
Dermany6 http6FFwww!ei"oshelpline!"eF
-urther technical information an" "rivers for Win"ows computers can be foun" at
http6FFwww!win"rivers!comF!
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