+----------------+ ¦ Rugby League 2 ¦ +----------------+ Copyright © 2005 Home Entertainment Suppliers Pty Limited. Tru Blu is a registered trademark of Home Entertainment Supplies Pty Limited. All rights reserved. Sidhe Interactive is a registered trademark of Prodigy Design Limited. NRL logo is a registered trademark of National Rugby League Limited. Superleague logos, emblems, names and kits of Superleague clubs are trade marks of Super League or associated organisations. Renderware copyright © 2005 Criterion Software Limited. Criterion and RenderWare are registered trademarks of Canon Inc. FMOD Copyright © 1994-2005 Firelight Technologies, Pty, Limited. Lua Copyright © 1994-2004 Tecgraf, PUC-Rio. All other trademarks mentioned herein are the property of their respective owners. +-----------------------------+ ¦ Minimum System requirements ¦ +-----------------------------+ PIII 500MHz 128MB RAM 32MB 3D DirectX 8.1a compatible accelerated video card 16 Bit DirectX 8.1a compatible Sound Card 850MB of Hard Drive Space Windows 98SE, 2000*, XP* CDROM drive *With latest service pack +---------------------------------+ ¦ Recommended System requirements ¦ +---------------------------------+ P4 1.3GHz 256MB RAM 64MB 3D DirectX 8.1a compatible Texture & Lighting video card 16 Bit DirectX 8.1a compatible Sound Card 850MB of Hard Drive Space Windows 98SE, 2000*, XP* 24x CDROM drive *With latest service pack +---------------------+ ¦ Support Information ¦ +---------------------+ See the game manual or http://www.trublu.com.au for support information. +----------------------------+ ¦ Frequently Asked Questions ¦ +----------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+ ¦ Why do I keep getting fired in franchise mode? ¦ +------------------------------------------------+ The owners of the club need someone in the top job to keep on top of both on-field and off-field team performance. You need to always have enough players to field a team (don't let injuries or suspensions deplete your lineup so much that you can't send 17 players to the field come game day) and you should win games at least occasionally. You also need to ensure that you don't run out of money - be careful not to sign too many big stars at once! +---------------------------------------------+ ¦ Should I upgrade my video or sound drivers? ¦ +---------------------------------------------+ Some performance problems may be associated with the video or sound card driver being out of date or incompatible. Up to date drivers are available from the card manufacturers' Web sites. The Web site address for driver updates should have been provided with your card or PC documentation. The following Web sites are for the more popular video and sound card manufacturers. · ATI (for example, Radeon series): - www.ati.com · Creative Labs (for example, SoundBlaster Live! and Audigy): - www.europe.creative.com · Matrox (for example, Millennium G400 and Millennium G450): - www.matrox.com · nVidia (for example, GeForce series): - www.nvidia.com · Realtek (commonly built into many computers / motherboards) http://www.realtek.com.tw/ +------------------------------------------------+ ¦ Why can't I perform some moves on my keyboard? ¦ +------------------------------------------------+ Keyboards aren't designed to be used as videogame controllers - they have limitations which prevent certain combinations of keys from all being held down at once. Unfortunately the specific key combinations which don't work together happily varies from keyboard to keyboard. If you are experiencing problems that sound like they could be related, try using a different keyboard or a compatable gamepad controller. +--------------------------------------+ ¦ Do you have any DirectX information? ¦ +--------------------------------------+ For help with DirectX go to www.microsoft.com/DirectX +---------------------------------------+ ¦ What Desktop resolution should I use? ¦ +---------------------------------------+ If the game is running slowly or you experience display problems, before starting the game, set your Windows Desktop resolution to 640x480. This can be changed by: · right-clicking the Windows Desktop · selecting Properties · clicking the Settings tab. If this does not solve the problem try running the game using 16-bit colour depth. +-------------------------------------------------------------+ ¦ Should I close down all programs running in the background? ¦ +-------------------------------------------------------------+ Programs that run in the background can cause problems when starting or running the game. If you are having problems, try closing all other applications before starting the game. +----------------------------------+ ¦ Why is my commentary stuttering? ¦ +----------------------------------+ If you are having problems with the commentary in the game, it is highly likely that your hard disk is heavily fragmented. If the commentary sound file is on a disk that is fragmented, this can result in poor performance. Follow your manufacturers instructions and defragment your computers hard disk drive. +------------------------------------------------------------+ ¦ How do I adjust the game options in the Rugby League game? ¦ +------------------------------------------------------------+ Some PCs may benefit from altering the graphic options in the game. To improve the performance of the game, try the following adjustments: · Reduce the screen resolution to 640X480 in the Graphic Setting menu · Reduce the Stadium Detail, Player Detail or Effects Details to Low. If the game is still running slowly check that: · the resolution in the game is suitable for your video card · colour depth in Windows is set to 16-bit colour. +------------------------------------------+ ¦ Why is online play stuttering / lagging? ¦ +------------------------------------------+ Rugby League 2 requires a broadband internet connection for optimal performance, with a MINIMUM of 128Kbps upstream and downstream. Ideally your connection will have a round-trip (ping) time of 150ms or less and not suffer from any packet loss. Rugby League 2 will not operate correctly online over dial-up, ISDN or satellite-based internet connections. For more information regarding online play, please visit: http://www.trublu.com.au +-----------------------------------------------------------+ ¦ Why can't I host online games? It says I have a firewall? ¦ +-----------------------------------------------------------+ Rugby League 2 needs to have free communication on UDP port 21500 in order to host a multiplayer session online. If you have any firewall software installed (such as Windows XP firewall, Tiny Personal Firewall, Norton Internet Security, etc) or if your computer is not directly connected to the internet, you may need to perform additional steps (such as "pinholing" or "port forwarding") before you can host online multiplayer games. For more information regarding online play, please visit: http://www.trublu.com.au +-------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ ¦ Why can't I host online games at the same time as someone else on my network? ¦ +-------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ Rugby League 2 needs to talk exclusively on UDP port 21500 in order to host a multiplayer session online. If someone else on your network is already hosting a session, you will be unable to do so until their session is finished. +----------------------------------------------------------+ ¦ Why can't I play online? It can't connect to the server? ¦ +----------------------------------------------------------+ Rugby League 2 needs to talk to the matchmaking server on port 80 (TCP) - the same port used by your web browser to surf the internet (HTTP). If it is unable to do this, it will report an error. +-----------------------------------------------------------+ ¦ Is it possible to play a LAN game, NOT over the internet? ¦ +-----------------------------------------------------------+ No. All online games of Rugby League 2 need to contact the Rugby League 2 matchmaking server, which is hosted on the internet. This means that your PC must be connected to the internet in order to host or join online games. +------------------------------------------------+ ¦ Can I play against PS2 Rugby League 2 Players? ¦ +------------------------------------------------+ No - PC users play against other PC users only, whilst PS2 players play only against other PS2 players. +-------------------------------------------------------+ ¦ Where can I find out more information about the game? ¦ +-------------------------------------------------------+ Check out the official website at: http://www.rugbyleague2.com Tru Blu's official website is available at: http://www.trublu.com.au