RESIDENT EVIL
Developed by Capcom Co., Ltd
Published By Virgin Interactive Entertainment (Europe) Ltd.
Machine Specification
Minimum
With 3D card
3D Card With 4MB
CPU Pentium 90
RAM 16 Megabytes
Sound DirectX 3a compatible drivers required
Video DirectX 3a compatible drivers required
Control Direct Input compatible Keyboard
Recommended
With 3D card
3D Card With 4MB
CPU Pentium 133
RAM 32 Megabytes
Sound DirectX 3a compatible drivers required
Video DirectX 3a compatible drivers required
Control Direct Input compatible Keyboard
Operating System: Windows'95 Only
Free Hard Drive Space Required:
Minimum 5 MB
Recommended 290 MB
Maximum 400 MB
Please note: If your system has only 16Mb of RAM, Resident Evil will require to create a SWAP
file. Therefore, an additional 100Mb of free hard drive space will be needed to run the game.
Accelerator Cards
Resident Evil supports the following 3D accelerator cards:
Matrox Mystique TM 4MB
Diamond Monster 3D TM
Orchid Righteous 3D
Creative 3D Blaster TM
Canopus Total 3D
Intense 3D 100 by Intergraph
Important Note:
The 3D card must have a minimum of 4MB RAM on board.
Many 3D accelerator cards share the same chipset and are therefore compatible, as a result it's
highly possible that Resident Evil could work on other cards not stated above.
If when using either a 3Dfx based card or the Matrox Mystique TM card you discover Resident
Evil doesn't function properly it may be due to the drivers currently installed on your machine.
We have included the versions used during the development of Resident Evil in a directory on
the game CD called 'Drivers'.
The latest versions of the drivers for all the cards are available at the following WWW sites...
Matrox Mystique TM 4MB
The Matrox Mystique drivers on this CD were the latest available drivers at the time of the
release of Resident Evil. They have been tested with Resident Evil and are known to work.
However, more recent drivers may have become available since that time. The latest Matrox
Mystique drivers are available at the Matrox web site at WWW.MATROX.COM.
3Dfx
http://www.3dfx.com
Diamond Monster 3D TM
http://www.diamondmm.com
Orchid Righteous
http://www.orchid.com
There are two Orchid Righteous drivers on the Resident Evil CD, in the 'Drivers' directory:
r3dv1_2d.zip - Domestic, for use in the United States.
r3dv1_di.zip - International, for use everywhere else.
Rendition
http://www.rendition.com
Creative 3D Blaster TM
http://www.creaf.com
Intense 3D 100 by Intergraph
http://www.intergraph.com/ics/i3d100/
Canopus Total 3D
http://www.canopuscorp.com
DirectX
Resident Evil has been designed to run with DirectX 3a and the drivers located on the disks have
been tested with this version of DirectX. Resident Evil will run if you have Direct X5 or later but
you may find that you need to install newer versions of the 3D card drivers. Failing to do so
could result in Resident Evil not recognising your 3D card.
Important
If you already have Direct X5 or later installed on your machine we recommend that you
don't install DirectX 3a. Resident Evil has been designed to run with DirectX 3a but will
also work without error using DirectX 5. However, when using DirectX 5 should you find
that Resident Evil doesn't correctly recognise your card then you must update the
drivers for your 3D card.
If you are using video card drivers that are not DirectX certified Resident Evil may
prompt the user to overwrite the drivers. If this is done the game may experience a
corrupted video display. This can be quickly remedied by restoring the original video
drivers.
This is most easily done by using the Add/Remove programs in the control panel. Simply
select DirectX in Add/Remove programs and click on the Add/Remove button. This will
bring the you to a screen that shows what drivers are certified and gives two button
choices that will allow you to restore the original video and/or audio drivers.
Card Setup
It's possible to force the Resident Evil to use a particular card, this maybe useful if the game fails
to recognise your 3D card or you have two 3D cards installed and you wish to select which one
to use. This is done by launching the game by using one of the following commands...
ResidentEvil.exe /monster launch Diamond Monster 3D TM
ResidentEvil.exe /mystique launch Matrox Mystique 4MB TM
ResidentEvil.exe /total launch Canopus TOTAL 3D
ResidentEvil.exe /blaster launch Creative 3D Blaster TM
ResidentEvil.exe /righteous launch Orchid Righteous
ResidentEvil.exe /intense launch Intergraph Intense
ResidentEvil.exe /? show help
To do this follow these steps...
1. Right click on the 'Start Button' and select 'Explore'.
2. Double left click on 'Programs'.
3. Double left click on 'Capcom'.
4. Double left click on 'Resident Evil'.
5. Right click on Resident Evil and select 'Properties'.
6. When the properties window appears, select the 'Shortcut' tab at the top.
7. Add one of the above commands to the 'Target' box (ensure you keep the whole directory
path line in tact). If you accidentally erase the whole line then click 'Cancel' and repeat from
step 5.
8. Click 'Apply' and then 'OK'.
Please note the location of the Resident Evil file is only applicable if you have chosen to install
the game in the default path offered. If you have selected to install the game elsewhere then you
will need to adjust points 3 and 4 accordingly.
Gamma Control
Resident Evil doesn't have a screen adjustment facility. If you therefore need to adjust the
brightness you should use the gamma control option within the card setup program.
Please note
It's possible, however unlikely in most Windows games that APM (Advanced Power
Management) may become confused and think you're no longer using the your machine. The
result is the monitor shutting down or other power saving features kicking in.
Please quit as many other programs and functions as possible before you load the game.
Keyboard Problems
Some keyboards are unable to register multiple key inputs simultaneously so it's possible that
some character actions in Resident Evil may seem difficult to perform. It is therefore
recommended that a joypad is used.
(C) 1997 Matrox Mystique TM is a registered trademark of Matrox Graphics Inc.
3D Blaster TM is a registered trademark of Creative Technology Ltd.
Total3D display drivers, utilities and accompanying documentation are Copyright 1997 Canopus
Corporation. Total3D display drivers are licensed only for use on the Total3D graphics
accelerator card. No part of the software or documentation may be duplicated, redistributed, or
modified without the expressed written permission of Canopus Corporation.
Intergraph and the Intergraph logo are registered trademarks and Intense 3D and the Intense 3D
logo are trademarks of Intergraph Corporation.