================================================================== Mace Griffin Bounty Hunter™ ================================================================== This readme file contains last minute information that did not make it into the manual. ================================================================== System Requirements ================================================================== Minimum: 1 GHz Pentium III, or 1 GHz AMD Athlon, or 1.4 GHz Intel Celeron, or 1.4 GHz AMD Duron processor 128 MB of RAM 32 MB "TnL" video card with DirectX 9.0 compatible drivers Sound Card with DirectX 9.0 compatible drivers 2.5 GB of free hard drive space Microsoft DirectX 9.0 Keyboard Mouse Recommended: Pentium 4 or Athlon XP processor 256+ MB of RAM 64 MB "TnL" video card 5 GB of free hard drive space Microsoft DirectX 9.0b or higher Joystick Keyboard Mouse Required Operating Systems: Windows 98, Windows 2000, Windows ME, or Windows XP Note that Windows 95 and NT are not supported. ================================================================== Installing DirectX 9.0b ================================================================== If you declined to install DirectX 9.0b when initially installing Mace Griffin Bounty Hunter, you can at a later time by running "dxsetup.exe" located in the "DirectX9.0b" folder on the 4th install CDROM. ================================================================== Troubleshooting ================================================================== DirectX 9.0b ------------ It is highly recommended that you install DirectX 9.0b from your Mace Griffin Bounty Hunter install disk as DirectX 9.0b is known to resolve a number of video card and other graphical issues. Video Card Drivers ------------------ Some video card drivers do not support Direct3D correctly. Typical problems that may occur with these drivers include: - Crashing on starting up - Crashing when changing video resolutions - Corrupted textures - Unexpected bright flashing on screen - Unusually slow performance. The solution is to download updated drivers for your card from the card manufacturer’s website. It is highly recommended that, given the option, you download and install Microsoft-certified (WHQL) drivers. XP/2000 Admin/Limited mode -------------------------- You must be logged in as a user with administrative rights to install and play Mace Griffin Bounty Hunter in Windows 2000 or XP. Audio Hardware Acceleration --------------------------- Mace Griffin Bounty Hunter will not run with Audio Hardware Acceleration turned off. If you experience a crash at launch, ensure that Audio Hardware Acceleration is not turned off: - Click on the Start button and select "Run" - Type dxdiag and click OK - On the DirectX Diagnostic Tool, click on the "Sound" tab - Ensure that "Hardware Sound Acceleration Level" is set to "Basic" or higher. ================================================================== Improving Game Play Performance ================================================================== Some machines will benefit from experimenting with your video/sound options. You can see the graphical/speed changes by pressing the "Test" button. - Try disabling Motion Blur inside the "Setup" menu. This is particularly useful with computers with less than 64 MB of video RAM. - Try disabling Specular/Dynamic Lights/Shadows in the "setup" menu to increase your frame rates. - If your video resolution is greater than 640x480, try reducing it to 640x480 in 'Options' menu. - If your colour bit depth is 32 bits, try reducing it to 16 bits in your video menu. - If you are playing on a machine at or near the minimum spec in 98SE or ME, try setting hardware sound acceleration to "Basic" in DXDIAG: Click Start and select "run." Type DXDIAG and click ok. Click on the sound tab. Move the slider for "Hardware Sound Acceleration Level" to "Basic" (not "off"). ================================================================== Sound ================================================================== Mace Griffin Bounty Hunter uses the Miles Sound System (TM) to provide advanced environmental effects using Creative Labs' EAX technology. Please use the setup program to provide the game with accurate information about your system. If you have an EAX-capable soundcard, selecting one of the Creative Labs options as the 3D sound provider will enable the environmental effects. Also, you should select the speaker configuration that most closely matches the one you normally use. You should make sure that you have the latest available drivers for your sound card, otherwise you may experience game slowdown, and/or distorted sound, or no sound. Some soundcards, particularly those that do not support EAX, may cause noticeable slowdown with certain 3D sound decoders. If this is the case, using the Miles Fast 2D Positional Audio option should help. Under Setup, you can choose which sound decoder to use. Here is a brief explanation of each type: Fast Miles 2D Positional Audio : (default) Fastest most compatible option, although does not have as many features as EAX. Creative Labs EAX (TM) : Takes advantage of Creative's EAX 1 technology if supported by your card. May have some performance issues on some cards. Creative Labs EAX 2 (TM) : Takes advantage of Creative's EAX 2 technology if supported by your card. This is the best sounding option if your system can cope, although may have some performance issues on some cards. DirectSound3D Hardware Support : Use this option if other options cause problems. DirectSound3D Software Emulation : Slowest, but most compatible option. Should only be used if all other options cause problems. ================================================================== Technical Support and Customer Support ================================================================== Email: support@mumbojumbo.com Phone: (214) 855-5955 x 20 Fax: (214)-855-5980 Hours: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. CST, Monday - Friday Mail: MumboJumbo Technical Support 2019 N. Lamar St., Ste. 240 Dallas, TX 75202-1704 ================================================================== Notices ================================================================== (c) 2003 Vivendi Universal Games, Inc. All rights reserved. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners.