GoldenGate Readme
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This document lists issues that are important to the
successful installation of the game.
1. Video Cards & Drivers
2. QuickTime Movies
3. Video For Windows
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1. Video Cards & Drivers
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Your video card and selected video driver
can be THE most significant factor in the
performance of the game.
Most computers DO NOT come with the right
video driver selected for your system. If
you have never checked your setup, chances are
you have a generic SVGA video driver installed.
Changing it to the right video driver can make
a difference.
Golden Gate installs Microsoft's "DirectX"
which in turn installs some of its own video
drivers. To do this, DirectX determines the
kind of video card and installs a compatible
video driver.
On most systems this is a seamless process.
However, we have seen instances where a
standard display looks worse after the process
but performs faster. In this case switching
the driver back to a manufacturer's setting
can fix the display, but you must explictly
set the display to 16-bit [High] color before
starting Golden Gate.
To change your video output from 8-bit to
16-bit manually:
* Right click on desktop and select Properties
* Select the "Settings" tab
* Choose "high" color (16-bit)
We recommend that you use the installed
DirectX driver whenever possible.
If you have changed your video driver since
installing Golden Gate and want to re-install
the DirectX drivers, go to the Golden Gate CD
and look in the DirectX2/DirectX folder. Run
"dxsetup.exe". It will re-install any drivers
that may have been changed or lost.
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2. QuickTime Movies
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The version of QuickTime for Windows included on
the Golden Gate CD is vers. 2.1.2. If you have a more
recent version already installed, you can probably
skip this installation step. If you have an earlier
version, e.g., a 16-bit version, then this will
install over it (i.e., they will co-exist) and have
no problems.
If you experience a hang or crash when playing a
movie, the QuickTime documentation suggests the
following:
* Open the QuickTime Control Panel
* Click "More" button
* Click "Video" tab
QuickTime attempts to use the Video Hardware where
possible. If this is selected, change it to "Video
Driver". You may see a performance hit to the
movies, but this should be a more robust selection.
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3. Video For Windows
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On a Pentium, Golden Gate uses Video For Windows
[already installed on Windows95] for full-screen
movies.
We have seen rare instances where previous
applications have caused crashes, most notably a
tape backup solution. If you run into a hang or
crash while viewing full screen movies, you may
need to reboot your machine and restart the game.
We hope you enjoy Golden Gate.
Thank you,
Ix Entertainment