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Black Buccaneer © 2006 10TACLE PUBLISHING GMBH Release Notes
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
INSTALLATION & SET UP:
1. Supported Operating Systems
2. Minimum System Requirements
3. Recommended System Requirements
4. DirectX Detection & Installation
5. Windows Installer Updates
PLAYING BLACK BUCCANEER:
1. Default keyboard controls for Francis Blade
2. Game controllers
TROUBLESHOOTING:
1. Video Issues
2. Sound Issues
TECHNICAL SUPPORT
1. Technical support website links
COPYRIGHT
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INSTALLATION & SET UP
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1. Supported Operating Systems
Windows 2000 Professional (Workstation) plus SP4
Windows XP (Home & Pro) plus SP2
2. Minimum System Requirements
Pentium III or AMD Athlon 1.0 GHz processor
256MB RAM
8X DVD Drive
64 MB Windows compatible video card with Vertex Shader 1.1 & Pixel shader 1.1 support.
DirectX version 8.1 or higher Windows compatible sound card.
3 GB Hard disk space
3. Recommended System Requirements
2GHz Pentium 4 / Athlon XP 2000+ or above
512MB RAM or above
8x DVD Drive or above
128 MB+ DirectX 9.0c compatible video card
DirectX 9.0c 16-bit Sound Card with HW accelerated Surround Sound
3 GB Hard disk space
Supported 3D Graphics chipsets:
NVidia GeForce4 Ti Series
NVidia GeForce FX Series
NVidia GeForce 6x00 series
ATI Radeon 9500
ATI Radeon 9600
ATI Radeon 9700
ATI Radeon 9800
ATI Radeon X600
ATI Radeon X700
ATI Radeon X800
4. DirectX Detection & Installation
Black Buccaneer requires DirectX 9.0c to be installed before playing.
The Black Buccaneer installer attempts to check the current version of
DirectX that is currently installed and will prompt you to install DirectX 9.0c
if it thinks it necessary. On the rare occasions that an error during the auto-detection
could occur, then you can install DirectX 9.0c by running DirectX9\dxsetup.exe on the first installation CDROM.
5. Windows Installer Updates
The Windows Installer may need to be updated. If this is the case,
the Black Buccaneer installer will update the Windows Installer, reboot the
machine, then continue normally.
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PLAYING BLACK BUCCANEER
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1. Default keyboard controls for Francis Blade / Black Buccaneer
Forward: W
Move back: S
Left: A
Right: D
Throw a bomb / Curse: F
Shoot: Q
Possess: E
Summon zombie: R
Transformation: Left Control
Jump: Space
Parry/Move down/Use/Activate: Left Shift
Switch target: Tab
Normal attack: Left Mouse button
Powerful attack: Right Mouse button
Reset camera: C
Isle Map: F1
Pause Menu: Escape
Menu
Up: Up Arrow
Down: Down Arrow
Left: Left Arrow
Right: Right Arrow
Select: Return
Back: Escape
Previous: F2
Next: F3
2. Game controllers
Most DirectX compatible with at least 12 buttons game controllers with 2 analogue sticks can be used to play Black Buccaneer.
Please ensure that you have the latest drivers for your controller before playing the game. Visit your hardware manufacturer's website for details.
Please refer to the game launcher to determine the operation of these bindings.
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TROUBLESHOOTING
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1. Video Issues
Black Buccaneer will automatically configure optimal video settings based on
your computer's hardware. If your hardware changes after install, or if you wish to reconfigure them in the Main Menu, select OPTIONS, and then click the DEFAULT SETTINGS button. If the screen resolution are changed then these will take effect after Black Buccaneer has been restarted.
a) Video card drivers
In order to ensure the best performance, compatibility and video quality, please ensure that youhave the latest drivers for your video card before running Black Buccaneer. Please visityour video card manufacturer's website for the latest drivers.
ATI: http://www.ati.com
NVidia: http://www.nvidia.com
2. Sound Issues
a) Sound card drivers
Please ensure that you have the latest drivers for your sound card installed before playing Black Buccaneer.
b) The sound stutters while playing (or other sound issues)
Make sure that you have the latest drivers for your sound card. If the problem persists, try reducing the Hardware Acceleration level. Click on Start, then Run. Type "dxdiag" and hit enter. This will launch the "DirectX Diagnostic Tool". Click on the Sound tab and try reducing the"Hardware Sound Acceleration Level" slider.
Please note that doing this may degrade the game performance.
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TECHNICAL SUPPORT
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1. Technical support website links
For any technical support issues not covered by this document, please visit
http://www.black-buccaneer.com
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COPYRIGHT
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Black Buccaneer © 2006 Produced and licensed by AAA Capital Game Fund No.1 - Published by 10TACLE Publishing GmbH - Developed by WideScreen Games. All rights reserved.
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