Grand Prix World (GPW)
Readme File (UK)
19 January 2000
Contents
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1. Keyboard Shortcuts
2. Video Modes Program
3. Video cards successfully tested on & supported
4. Video Card Drivers
5. Processors successfully tested on & supported
6. A note about 3D performance
7. Customer Support
8. Licence Agreement
9. Thanks and acknowledgements
1. Keyboard Shortcuts
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On the Main Screens:-
Up Arrow - move forward through the game sections (the buttons on the left)
Down Arrow - move backward through the game sections (the buttons on the left)
Left Arrow - move forward through the game sub-sections (the buttons on the bottom)
Right Arrow - move backward through the game sub-sections (the buttons on the bottom)
During the Race:-
You can control what you see in each of the four windows by using the following keys:
1 - select top left window for keyboard commands
2 - select top right window for keyboard commands
3 - select bottom left window for keyboard commands
4 - select bottom right window for keyboard commands
A - Next View forward
Z - Next View backward
Left Arrow - first button on window
Right Arrow - second button on window
Up Arrow - third button on window if reports shown
Down Arrow - fourth button on window if reports shown
If the cars are moving too fast or too slow you can adjust their speed:
F8 - decrease speed of cars
F9 - increase speed of cars
2. Video Modes Program
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Most players will never have to use this program that sits next to the main GPW program on
the Start Menu.
If you have more than one video card in your machine (a 3Dfx Voodoo2 card for example),
Video Modes let's you select which video card the game will use. By default the game will
use the primary display.
If you have compatibility problems with Grand Prix World, or your video card is not fully
DirectX6.1 compatible, you may run the game in software mode by copying the file "gfx.dat"
from the "Extras" folder on your Grand Prix World CD-ROM, to your installed game directory
(by default "C:\Program Files\MicroProse\Grand Prix World").
3. Video cards successfully tested on & supported
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3Dfx Voodoo2
3Dfx Voodoo3
3Dfx Voodoo Banshee
ATI Rage 128
ATI Rage Pro AGP 2x
NVidia GeForce256
NVidia Riva TNT
NVidia Riva TNT2 & Ultra
Matrox Mystique
Matrox Millenium II
Matrox Millenium G200
Matrox Millenium G400
PowerVR Series2 (Neon250)
If you have any display or performance issues with the game, please try updating your video
card drivers with the latest available from your hardware manufacturer. Please see below
for a list of hardware and manufacturer's web sites.
4. Video Card Drivers
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You can download these drivers from the Internet. If you are experiencing problems with
Grand Prix World, look for your video card below to find the Web address where you can
download the appropriate drivers.
Creative Graphics Blaster RIVA TNT
Creative Graphics Blaster RIVA TNT2 & Ultra
Creative Graphics Blaster Annihilator & DDR
http://support.soundblaster.com/files/download.asp
Guillemot MAXI Gamer 2
Guillemot MAXI Gamer Xentor / MAXI Gamer Xentor 32
Guillemot 3D Prophet & DDR
http://www.guillemot.com/
Matrox MGA Millennium series
Matrox MGA Mystique series
Matrox Millennium II series
Matrox Millennium G200
Matrox Millennium G400 & G400 Max
http://www.matrox.com/mga/drivers/latest_drivers/home.htm
ATI 3D Rage Pro
ATI Rage II
ATI Rage II+
ATI 3D Rage 128
http://support.atitech.ca/drivers/drivers.html
Orchid Righteous 3D 2
http://www.orchid.com/support/driverlist.html
Diamond Monster 3D 2
Diamond Monster Fusion
Diamond Viper series
http://www.diamondmm.com/
PowerVR Series 2 (Neon250)
http://www.videologic.com/
3Dfx reference drivers (for all Voodoo cards)
http://www.3dfx.com/
NVidia reference drivers (for all NVidia chipset based cards)
http://www.nvidia.com/
5. Processors successfully tested on & supported
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Intel Pentium with MMX
Intel Pentium II
Intel Pentium III
AMD K6-2 3DNow! (via DirectX6)
AMD K6-3 3DNow! (via DirectX6)
6. A note about 3D performance
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The 3D race section may run slowly on some machine configurations if they are close to the
minimum specification required for the game. To improve performance, try switching some
of the 3D race views off in the race section. This should improve the visual performance
of the 3D graphics. There are also options available in the game to improve game
performance; please consult your Grand Prix World manual for details.
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7. Customer Support
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If you have problems and require assistance, you can e-mail our Technical Support
operators.
Email address: [email protected]
To ensure a prompt reply please summarise your issues as concisely as you can, giving
details, as above, of the game, the problem or error, any circumstances that you feel
relevant and your particular computer system. We will endeavour to return your mail within
the day.
All letters should be addressed to:
Hasbro Interactive Customer Services
The Ridge, Chipping Sodbury,
S. Gloucestershire,
BS37 6BN, UK
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8. LICENCE AGREEMENT
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*** IMPORTANT ***
1. LICENCE
The software and all images, photography, animations, video, audio, music and text contained
on the enclosed CD-ROM and this manual, (together, 'the Product') are protected by copyright
and other intellectual property rights which are owned by or licensed to Hasbro Interactive
Limited of 2 Roundwood Avenue, Stockley Park, Uxbridge, UB11 1AZ ('Hasbro').
Hasbro grants to you as the original purchaser of this Product a non-transferable right to
use the Product for
your own personal and private use and not in connection with any business activity. Unless
otherwise permitted by law, no part of this Product may be copied, reproduced, translated,
modified, decompiled or reduced into any electronic or other form without the prior written
consent of Hasbro. You may not rent or lease, or sell or transfer copies of the Product or
any part of it.
2. WARRANTY
Hasbro warrants to you only that for a period of ninety days from purchase the Product will
perform substantially in accordance with the specifications set out in this manual and that
the original CD-ROM disk itself will be free from defects in materials and workmanship.
During this period the Product, if defective, will be replaced free of charge if returned to
Hasbro at Caswell Way, Newport, Gwent, NP9 0YH, together with a dated proof of purchase, a
brief description of the defect and the address to which it is to be returned. Any
replacement will be warranted for a further 90 day period. This warranty does not affect
your statutory rights in any way.
This warranty does not apply to defects caused by misuse, neglect, incorrect installation,
damage, alteration, repair or excessive wear.
3. LIABILITY
Except as stated at 2 above, all conditions, warranties, terms, representations and
undertakings express or implied, statutory or otherwise, in respect of the Product are
expressly excluded.
Hasbro's liability to you shall under no circumstances exceed the original retail price of
the Product and Hasbro does not accept liability for any indirect or consequential damage
or loss (even if it is aware that the possibility of such damage or loss) including lost
profits or revenues, or for any damages, costs or loss incurred as a result of loss of time
or data or from any other cause. Nothing set out above shall limit or exclude the Hasbro's
liability to you for death or personal injury resulting from its own negligence or any other
liability not capable of exclusion or limitation by law.
If you do not agree to be bound by these terms, you should immediately return the Product to
Hasbro at Caswell Way, Newport, Gwent, NP9 OYH, together with a dated proof of purchase, for
a full refund.
9. Thanks and acknowledgements
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Hasbro Interactive Quality Assurance would like to thank the following people & companies
for their help and support on this project:-
Advanced Micro Devices (AMD)
3Dfx Interactive
NVidia
Videologic/NEC/PowerVR
ATI
Matrox
3DSL (Aureal)
Guillemot
Creative Labs
Hasbro Interactive, Hunt Valley QA
Hasbro Interactive, Beverly QA