DIE HARD TRILOGY 2 from Fox Interactive
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1.0/US
Thank you for purchasing Die Hard Trilogy 2 - Viva Las Vegas. This file
contains last-minute instructions, troubleshooting tips, and contact
information. If you have any questions, please check to see if they are
addressed here before contacting Fox Interactive.
MINIMUM SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS:
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Windows® 95 / 98 with DirectX 6.1
- Pentium® 200MHz MMX processor, or 100% compatible (300MHz recommended)
- 32Mb RAM
- 4x speed CD-ROM (8x recommended)
- 23Mb free hard drive space
- DirectSound compatible sound card (Creative EAX and Aureal A3D 2.0
supported)
- Windows® 95 / 98 compatible two-button mouse
- DirectX 6 compatible 3D Accelerator card with 4Mb RAM (8Mb recommended)
with the following features:
Min. 2 Mb Frame Buffer
Min. 2 Mb Texture Memory
Z-Buffering
Texturing
Alpha Blending
- OR 3Dfx (Voodoo) card with Glide 3.x or later.
Supported (but not required):
- DirectInput compatible game pads, joysticks and wheels (force feedback
supported)
- Act Labs PC Lightgun System supported
INSTALLATION TIPS:
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- Make sure you have sufficient free hard drive space for the installation.
Microsoft recommends that you have at least 23 Mb free hard drive space
to allow for the correct operation of Windows Virtual Memory.
- Restart the system before installing DHT2. It is always a good idea to
restart your system before installing any software. This can refresh the
system memory and eliminate unnecessary problems that may appear during
the installation.
- The game requires DirectX 6.1 (or later) to be installed - you will be
asked to install or upgrade DirectX during game installation. The latest
release of DirectX may be downloaded from:
http://www.microsoft.com/directx
- Windows Media Player must be installed in order to view the in-game movie
sequences. You will be prompted to install Windows Media Player during
game installation. If you are connected to the Internet during installation
you will be able to download the latest Windows Media Player from the
Microsoft web site. If you are not connected to the Internet during
installation, the Windows Media Player will be installed from the DHT2
CD-ROM (choose Unknown/Other from the options list).
COMPATIBILITY NOTES:
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DHT2 is designed to function with Windows 95/98 compatible graphics cards
and sound cards. The drivers for these various devices are provided by
Windows itself, or the respective manufacturers, and may occasionally
contain bugs or otherwise cause incompatibilities beyond our control.
If you experience any problems, it is always recommended that you obtain
up-to-date drivers, which will often remedy the problem. Almost every
vendor makes their drivers available on their web site. If you are unsure
of a web site URL for a particular hardware vendor, you can try accessing
one of the popular Windows software update sites such as:
http://www.windrivers.com
GRAPHICS:
- DHT2 detects multiple graphics cards and the resolution settings they are
capable of displaying. Although the user can select the highest resolution
setting possible, the game may not be able to run due to memory limitations
on the graphics card. To fix this, simply select the next resolution down
until you find one which will work. Screen resolutions below 512 x 384
are not recommended.
- 3Dfx Glide mode requires Glide 3.0 or later to be installed. You may have
to download new drivers from http://www.3dfx.com if you have 3Dfx hardware
and Glide is not available in the Configuration menu.
- If you have a 3Dfx graphics card, it is strongly recommended that you play
the game in Glide Mode for optimal game performance.
- If you have a version of DirectX later than 6.1 installed on your PC,
ensure that the drivers are certified by the graphics card manufacturer
as compatible with the installed version of DirectX.
- Users of ATI graphics cards (including the Rage Pro) may experience
blockiness of some textures. At the time of release, ATI suggests using an
earlier version of their drivers, available at their website:
http://www.atitech.com
- Users of graphics cards with the S3 Savage chipset may experience screen
corruption during loading of levels, although this does not appear to have
a detrimental effect on the game. Future releases of drivers may resolve
this issue. Check http://www.s3.com for updates.
- At the time of release, major compatibility problems were noted with the
Hercules Stingray and Hercules Terminator Beast graphics cards. At this
time, Hercules does not have drivers available on its web site. However
you may wish to visit http://www.hercules.com to check for updates.
- If you experience any graphical problems, please ensure that you have the
latest available drivers for your 3D graphics card. These can be found at
the card manufacturer's web site. The most common sites are:
ATI (Rage) http://www.atitech.com
Matrox (G200, G400) http://www.matrox.com
Nvidia (Riva, GeForce) http://www.nvidia.com
S3 (Savage) http://www.s3.com
3Dfx (Voodoo) http://www.3dfx.com
Creative Labs http://www.creative.com
Diamond Multimedia (Viper) http://www.diamondmm.com
STB http://www.stb.com/products
Guillemot http://www.guillemot.com
- Within the Graphics/Options in the Configuration menu is a setting for
"Z Bias Compatibility Mode". This mode works around a problem which some
video cards, such as the Nvidia GeForce, have with DHT2's method of
displaying 2D text. Check this option if menu text or HUD overlays are
not visible.
- DHT2 takes place at night. Some areas are quite dark - if you are having
trouble seeing things generally, you may find a Gamma Correction slider
included in your graphics card's display software. Please refer to the
graphics card manual for further instructions.
AUDIO:
- Aureal A3D 2.0 requires compatible Aureal audio hardware and will
automatically be detected. The latest Aureal drivers can be found at
http://www.aureal.com
- Creative Labs Environmental Audio (EAX) requires compatible Creative Labs
audio hardware, and will automatically be detected. The latest drivers
can be found at http://www.creative.com
- Dolby Surround requires a compatible Dolby Surround Sound decoder and
speakers to be connected to your computer.
CONTROLLERS:
- DHT2 supports a wide variety of DirectInput compatible game pads,
joysticks and wheels. The latest DirectInput drivers can be found at
http://www.microsoft.com/hardware
For non-Microsoft DirectInput compatible gaming devices, please refer to
the controller manufacturer's web site.
- DHT2 supports the Act Labs Lightgun System in the Sharpshooting levels.
The latest drivers can be found at http://www.actlab.com
ADVISORIES:
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- In the Configuration Menu the Options button brings up the Advanced Video
Options sub-menu. Changing the Check Box items may have a detrimental
effect on the performance of the game, and should only be changed from
the default settings if you are attempting to resolve a graphics related
problem.
- If you have a force feedback controller connected to your PC which does
not have a "dead man's trigger" that senses whether the controller is
being gripped or not, its force feedback effects may be activated by DHT2
even if the controller is not currently in use (e.g. if you are playing
in the 3rd Person Action/Adventure mode but you have a force feedback
wheel connected).
- When pressing ALT+TAB and/or the Windows Key on keyboards, DHT2 will
minimize or switch tasks. Problems may occur when minimizing games so
this is NOT recommended.
TROUBLESHOOTING:
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MEMORY TIPS:
· In the System Control Panel, let Windows manage the Virtual Memory
settings, or choose the recommended settings.
- Close any other applications that may be running, including anti-virus
software, screen savers, and other startup programs. The more free RAM.
the better.
- Closing other running applications will help prevent Windows from
accessing the hard drive Virtual Memory swap file, and avoid possible
conflicts from other programs which can affect the speed of DHT2.
- Even if you close all running applications, there may be a number of other
tasks running in the background. Some of these are displayed as icons in
the System Tray on the Windows Taskbar, and others are not immediately
obvious.
- If, after trying the above suggestions you are still experiencing
performance problems, you can experiment with closing these tasks.
However, it is possible that closing some of them could cause your
computer to crash. and require restarting.
You can usually close most System Tray tasks by right clicking or left
clicking on their Tray icon, and then selecting Close, Exit, Quit or
Suspend (depending upon the task).
After this, to see what 'hidden' tasks are still running, from the
Windows 95 desktop, carefully press the CTRL, ALT and DEL keys together
ONCE. This will display a list of active tasks. You can free up system
resources by closing these one at a time by clicking on a task and then
selecting the 'End Task' button. On most systems, you will be able to
close almost all tasks except 'Explorer' (which you should leave running).
BACKGROUND APPLICATIONS:
- We recommend that you shut down any other applications that may be running
before you start DHT2. Be aware that some background applications,
especially schedulers, appointment books and e-mail programs can produce
system notifications that may interfere with the gameplay. System
notifications may cause the game to minimize itself, and the Windows
desktop to be displayed.
CD-ROM:
- DHT2 constantly accesses the CD-ROM drive during play. The faster your
CD-ROM drive, the better performance may be. You can often increase
performance by increasing the CD cache size. However, increasing the
cache size more than 1 or 2Mb may actually slow performance, so be careful.
In the Windows 95 System Control Panel - Performance tab, select the File
System Properties button, and then the CD-ROM tab. Set the CD-ROM
supplemental cache size anywhere between the medium and large
recommendations.
- If your system has errors reading from the CD-ROM drive, please perform
the following checks:
1) Make sure the disc surface is clean.
2) Examine the surface of the disc for any visible scratches.
3) Check the documentation that came with your CD-ROM drive or
contact the company that supplied the drive in order to determine
if your CD-ROM drive is functioning properly.
STRATEGY GUIDE:
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You can purchase the Official Die Hard Trilogy 2 Strategy Guide at all good
software stores, or directly from Prima at http://www.primagames.com
Please do not contact Fox Interactive technical support for gameplay
assistance.
TECHNICAL SUPPORT:
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Please do not contact Fox Interactive regarding any hardware or software
driver related issues - these should be directed to the respective
manufacturer or vendor.
If you are having a technical problem with the game that neither the manual
nor these release notes helps you solve, you may contact Fox Interactive
for technical support only at the technical support number or e-mail
address printed in the user manual.
Check the Fox Interactive web site at http://www.foxinteractive.com for
Frequently Asked Questions, game patches and other information, or call
(410) 568-3630 from 5am-9pm Pacific Standard Time.
MUSIC:
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If you enjoyed DHT2's in-game music, you can find out more about BT at
http://www.btmusic.com
If you enjoyed DHT2's songs, you can find out more about the artists at
http://www.badboy-ent.com
LEGAL STUFF:
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© 2000 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation. Die Hard © 1988 Twentieth
Century Fox Film Corporation. Fox, Fox Interactive, Die Hard Trilogy 2 and
their associated logos are registered trademarks or trademarks of Twentieth
Century Fox Film Corporation. All rights reserved. Windows is a trademark
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