FIELD & STREAM® TROPHY HUNTING 4
Version 4.0
July 14, 2000
Thank you for purchasing Field and Stream Trophy Hunting 4!
This document contains last-minute information about Trophy Hunting 4 and information about the program not found in the Help Files. This README file includes information that pertains to general problems and questions you may have concerning the game or your computer. Should you experience any problems with Trophy Hunting 4, please refer to this file for additional help on answering questions about the game and solving technical difficulties.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
I. MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
II. GENERAL TECHNICAL ISSUES
III. KNOWN PROBLEMS
IV. CONTACTING SIERRA
I. MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
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Windows 2000/98/95B/NT4 CD-ROM
Pentium 266mHz w/o 3D card, 256 colors
Pentium 233mHz w/3D card (8MB video memory), 256 colors
32MB RAM
320MB Hard Disk Space
Internet connection for multiplayer play.
II. GENERAL TECHNICAL ISSUES
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If you are experiencing technical problems getting the game to run, the most likely problem is the video card driver. Our testing has shown that obtaining the latest OpenGL drivers from the video card or video chip manufacturers solves most of the problems. Please read this section and the section on Known Issues for further information.
Operating Systems:
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This product was tested with the most recent operating system upgrades available. We recommend you obtain the latest upgrades to your Windows operating system. Upgrades and Service Packs can be obtained from Microsoft at WWW.Microsoft.com
Win95
This program was tested Win95B. To determine if you are running Windows 95B, click Start, point to Settings, click Control Panel, then double-click System. It should say 4.00.950 B.
NT4
This program was tested with Service Pack 4. To determine if you are running Service Pack 4 or later, click Start, point to Programs|Administrative Tools|Windows NT Diagnostics. Click on the Version tab, and it will display the Service Pack number next to the Version number.
Win98
This program Was tested with Win 98 Second Edition. To determine if you are running Windows 98 Second Edition, click Start, point to Settings, click Control Panel, then double-click System. It should say Windows 98 Second Edition.
Win2000
No upgrade is needed for Win2000. This product was also tested with Service Pack 1.
WinME
No upgrade is needed for WinME.
Video Cards:
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This program may require the most current version of your video card driver. If you are experiencing problems getting the program to run, it is likely due to out of date video card driver. To determine the make model and version of your video card driver, please take the following steps. Be sure to check out the section on Known Technical Issues.
Win95
Right click on the My Computer desktop icon, point to Properties, click Device Manager, double-click on Display Adapters, double-click on the display adapter shown, then click the Driver tab, click Driver File Details. You should now see the Provider and Version number of your video driver.
NT4
click Start, point to Settings, click Control Panel, double-click Display, click Settings, then click Display Type.... There is a Driver Information group shown.
Win98
Right click on the My Computer desktop icon, point to Properties, click Device Manager, double-click on Display Adapters, double-click on the display adapter shown, then click the Driver tab, click Driver File Details. You should now see the Provider and Version number of your video driver.
Win2000
click Start, point to Settings, click Control Panel, double-click Display, click Settings, click Advanced, click Adapter, click Properties, then click Driver. You should now see the Provider and Version number of your video driver.
Video Card Compatibility Tests:
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The following table shows the results of our compatibility testing. Although your card may not appear in this list. It is likely a close relative to a card or chipset listed below.
To upgrade your video driver visit the web site indicated.
Video Cards OS Driver version Pass/Fail
3DFX: http://www.3dfx.com/ or http://www.3dfxgamers.com/drivers/latest_drivers.stm
3DFx Voodoo 2 95 B 4.11.01.1151 pass
3DFx Voodoo 2 98 SE 4.11.01.1151 pass
3DFx Voodoo 2 2000 5.00.2085.0001 pass
3DFx Voodoo 2 NT 4.0 Kit version 3.02.02 pass
Voodoo 3 3000 95 B 4.11.01.1222 pass
Voodoo 3 3000 98 SE 4.11.01.1222 pass
Voodoo 3 3000 2000 5.00.2195.0017 pass
Voodoo 3 3000 NT 4.0 4.00.1381.0391, 4.0.0 pass
Voodoo 5 5500 AGP 95 B 4.12.01.0543 pass
Voodoo 5 5500 AGP 98 SE 4.12.01.0543 pass
Voodoo 5 5500 AGP 2000 5.00.2195.0142 pass
Voodoo 5 5500 AGP NT 4.0 failed No NT drivers for this card
S3: http://www.s3.com/ or http://www.s3.com/customer_caretechnical_supportdrivers.htm
Diamond Viper II Z200 95 B 4.12.01.9002 fail Crashes attempting to create OpenGL window.
Diamond Viper II Z200 98 SE 4.12.01.9007 pass
Diamond Viper II Z200 2000 5.12.01.9008 pass
Diamond Viper II Z200 NT 4.0 4.1024.900.0019,4.0.0 pass
Nvidia: http://www.nvidia.com/home.nsf/index.html or http://www.nvidia.com/Products/Drivers.nsf
Graphics Blaster Riva TNT 95 B 4.12.01.0618 pass
Graphics Blaster Riva TNT 98 SE 4.12.01.0618 pass
Graphics Blaster Riva TNT 2000 5.12.01.0618 pass
Graphics Blaster Riva TNT NT 4.0 4.00.1381.0368,4.0.0 pass
GeForce 256 (3D Prophet) 95 B 4.12.01.0618 pass
GeForce 256 (3D Prophet) 98 SE 4.12.01.0618 pass
GeForce 256 (3D Prophet) 2000 5.12.01.0618 pass
GeForce 256 (3D Prophet) NT 4.0 4.00.1381.0368,4.0.0 pass
GeForce 2 GTS 95 B 4.12.01.0618 pass
GeForce 2 GTS 98 SE 4.12.01.0618 pass
GeForce 2 GTS 2000 5.12.01.0618 pass
GeForce 2 GTS NT 4.0 4.00.1381.0522,4.0.0" pass
Nvidia Riva TNT 2 Ultra 95 B 4.12.01.0618 pass
Nvidia Riva TNT 2 Ultra 98 SE 4.12.01.0618 pass
Nvidia Riva TNT 2 Ultra 2000 5.12.01.0618 pass
Nvidia Riva TNT 2 Ultra NT 4.0 4.00.1381.0522,4.0.0" pass
ATI: http://www.ati.com/ or http://support.ati.com/drivers/drivers.html
ATI Rage Fury 128 Pro 95 B 4.12.01.6269 pass
ATI Rage Fury 128 Pro 98 SE 4.12.01.6269 pass
ATI Rage Fury 128 Pro 2000 5.00.00.0124 pass
ATI Rage Fury 128 Pro NT 4.0 4.3.24, 4.0.0 pass
ATI Rage Fury MAXX 95 B 4.11.01.7925 pass
ATI Rage Fury MAXX 98 SE 4.11.01.7925 pass
ATI Rage Fury MAXX 2000 failed No NT drivers for this card
ATI Rage Fury MAXX NT 4.0 failed No NT drivers for this card
ATI Radeon 95 B 4.12.01.3050 failed Causes a Display device failure
ATI Radeon 98 SE 4.12.01.3043 pass
ATI Radeon 2000 5.00.2183.001 pass
ATI Radeon NT 4.0 4.3.3024,4.0.0 pass
Matrox: http://www.matrox.com/ or http://www.matrox.com/mga/drivers/latest_drivers/home.htm
Matrox Mystique G200 95 B 4.11.01.2520 pass Intro moviewill have lines in it
Matrox Mystique G200 98 SE 4.11.01.2520 pass Intro moviewill have lines in it
Matrox Mystique G200 2000 5.00.2195.1030 pass Intro moviewill have lines in it
Matrox Mystique G200 NT 4.0 4.00,4.0.75" failed Crashes trying to get into the SIM
Matrox Millenium G400 95 B 4.12.01.1520 pass Intro moviewill have lines in it
Matrox Millenium G400 98 SE 4.12.01.1520 pass Intro moviewill have lines in it
Matrox Millenium G400 2000 5.00.2195.1030 pass Intro moviewill have lines in it
Matrox Millenium G400 NT 4.0 4.00,4.0.75" pass Intro moviewill have lines in it
Direct X 7.0
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Win95 or Win98
If you are running Win95 or Win98, you should make sure that you have DirectX 7.0a or later installed on your system. To find out if you have DirectX 7.0a or later, click Start, point to Run, then enter dxdiag in the edit field, then click Ok. This will run the DirectX Diagnostic Tool. If you have DirectX 7.0a or later, it will say "DirectX Version: DirectX 7.0" near the bottom of the System tab.
Upgrades of DirectX are available for download from Microsoft at WWW.Microsoft.com
NT4
NT4 does not work with DirectX. You get the necessary upgrades you need when you upgrade to Service Pack 6.
Win2000 or WinME
Win2000 and WinME are already compliant with DirectX 7.0 and therefore no upgrade is necessary.
CD Usage:
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You must have the CD in the drive in order to run "Field & Stream Trophy Hunting 4".
Installing New Video Cards:
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If you install a new video card in your machine, you should delete the prefs.cs located in the base\ directory of the Trophy Hunting 4 directory. This is typically found in C:\Sierra\THunt4\Base.
You can also re-profile your system by going to the Options screen and click on the 'Default' button to re-profile and reset the default settings for your machine and video card.
UNINSTALL
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After running uninstall, there will be some residual data files that contain your preferences and hunting history data. If you leave these files, your hunting history will remain in tact the next time you install Trophy Hunting 4. You may safely delete these files if you do not wish to keep your hunting history data.
III. KNOWN PROBLEMS
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Win95
If you are experiencing problems getting into the game, try setting your desktop display to a 16-bit color depth. To do this, right click on the desktop to examine the Display Properties, click Settings, and change the selection for Color Palette to '65536 Colors', or 'High Color (16-bit)', whichever your Display Properties gives you.
Matrox G400 requires latest driver:
Cannot use the WHQL Certified (currently) driver -- 4.00, 4.0.75 (PowerDesk version 4.21)
Causes an internal DirectDraw error
Only the Latest drivers work -- PowerDesk version 4.45.037 (4.0.0, 4.0.37)
This card also supports packed pixel, (16-bit), extension poorly -- recommend turning down Terrain Texture Quality on the Advanced Options screen.
Matrox G200. The WHQL Certified and Unified drivers crash on Windows NT.
3DFx Voodoo cards technically support the packed pixel (16-bit) format -- but often go slow (moving left-right in sim is choppy). This can be avoided by inhibiting dynamically-generated texture tiles. This looks ugly, but smoothes things out. On the Advanced Options screen turn down Terrain Texture Quality.
There are also intermittent problems if the desktop bit depth is True Color, (set to 65536 or 16777216 colors). Try switching to another desktop bit-depth if you experience problems.
3DFx Voodoo2 cards and Win 95/98 requires recent driver. We recommend Voodoo2 Driver kit version 3.02.02.
3DFx Voodoo2 cards. If you have a Voodoo2 and a different 3D accelerator card installed in the same machine, the non-Voodoo2 card will be chosen as the default display device. If you wish to make the Voodoo2 card the default display adapter, open the Prefs.cs file found in the base folder of the Trophy Hunting 4 directory and change the entries as follows:
$pref::Video::displayDevice = "Voodoo2";
$pref::UglyMovie = "1";
$pref::UglySky = "1";
$pref::AlwaysMIP = "1";
$pref::Force16 = "1";
3DFx Voodoo cards require texture downloads every time the screen resolution is changed. This takes a while and you may notice a delay when you go between the shell and the simulation. If your machine is fast enough, you can avoid this delay by setting the sim resolution to 800x600 to match the shell resolution.
3DFx Voodoo5 cards and Win 2000. If you change the sim resolution in the options screen to a resolution other than the default 800x600, you may experience intermittent crash problems.
nVidia TNT and Win NT4. Double rendering effect. Require latest drivers greater than version 3.68 (4.00.1381.0353, 4.0.0).
3Dlabs Oxygen VX1 -- tested driver version: 4.12.01.2107-0821R
On all 3Dlabs' cards, expect long pauses between resolution changes (shell to sim and back). On Oxygen VX1 I you may see gray screen, or partial gray screen and desktop, during the resolution changes between the game shell and the simulator. Like Voodoo cards, turning down Terrain Texture Quality improves performance. In the simulator, you may see large patches of gray. We recommend you turn fog off in the Advance Options. The problem must be in all their drivers, we're only disabling fog on Oxygen VXI and Permedia 2 so far.
Mouse Sensitivity:
When in binocular mode, or when the scope is up, we increase the mouse sensitivity to give you a more accurate shot. There have been rare occasions where the mouse sensitivity is not fully restored upon leaving this magnified state. If your mouse becomes sluggish, or does not seem to respond to movement within the simulation, go to the options screen and increase the mouse sensitivity setting.
Looping or Stuttering Music:
If you encounter music that seams to be stuck in a short loop when going between shell screens, this may be an indication you need to upgrade your audio card driver.
Corrupted or Strange Looking Graphics:
If you experience strange looking text, trees, or out of place graphics on the game images, try reducing the 'Texture Quality' setting in the Advanced Options screen. This likely due to low memory on your video card. Reducing the texture quality will send smaller textures to your video card.
IV. CONTACTING SIERRA
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A) Customer Service, Support, and Sales
B) Technical Support
C) Legal Information
A) Customer Service, Support, and Sales
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B) TECHNICAL SUPPORT
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North America
Sierra On-Line offers a 24-hour automated technical support line with recorded answers to the most frequently asked technical questions. To access this service, call (425) 644-4343, and follow the recorded instructions to find your specific topic and resolve the issue. If this fails to solve your problem, you may still write, or fax us with your questions, or contact us via our Web site.
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United Kingdom
Havas Interactive offers a 24-hour Automated Technical Support line with recorded answers to the most frequently asked technical questions. To access this service, call (0118) 920-9111, and follow the recorded instructions to find your specific topic and resolve the issue. If this fails to solve your problem, you may still write, or fax us with your questions or contact us via our Internet or CompuServe sites.
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C) Sierra Warranty & Legal Information
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