******************************************************************************** About this document: This file contains last minute info about "Super-Bikes Riding Challenge", including answers to some questions you may have about the way the software works. In case of problems, look here for the answer, to save the cost of a call to the customer support service. ******************************************************************************** CONTENTS I. SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS II. INSTALL & UNINSTALL III. GAME START IV. CONTROLS V. TROUBLESHOOTING I. SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS Minimum system requirements: OS: Windows XP/2000 with DirectX 9.0c Ghaphic Card: 3D board with at least 64 MB of memory, compatible DirectX 9.0c Sound Card: DirectX 9.0c compatible CPU: Pentium III 800+ MHz RAM: 256 MB DVD-Rom Player: Required HD Space: 1,60 GB Windows Media Player 9 or later Recommended system requirements: Ghaphic Card: 3D board with at least 128 MB of memory, compatible DirectX 9.0c CPU: Pentium IV 2 GHz RAM: 512 MB All CPUs of equivalent classes (e.g. AMD Athlon or Intel Celeron) are supported. II. INSTALL & UNINSTALL INSTALL Insert the "Super-Bikes Riding Challenge" DVD in the DVD-ROM player. If Autoplay is active, the installation menu of "Super-Bikes Riding Challenge" will appear shortly after. Click on Install button, then follow on screen instructions. Should Autoplay be disabled, double click on DVD-ROM icon in My Computer folder, and then double click on setup.exe to manually start the install process. UNINSTALL To uninstall "Super-Bikes Riding Challenge" click on Start button in lower left corner of the Windows Application Bar, then run over Programs and then "Super-Bikes Riding Challenge" folder; finally, click on "Remove Super-Bikes Riding Challenge" entry. Should Autoplay be enabled, just insert the "Super-Bikes Riding Challenge" DVD-ROM in the DVD-ROM player and click the Uninstall button in the menu that will be shown shortly after. III. GAME START To play "Super-Bikes Riding Challenge", click on Start button in lower left corner of the Windows Application Bar, then run over Programs and then "BlackBean" folder, then "Super-Bikes Riding Challenge" one. Finally, click on "Super-Bikes Riding Challenge" entry and click on the Play button. At the end of the animated intro, press any key to proceed to the main menu. For a better performance of the game please select the Settings button in the startup menu. To improve "Super-Bikes Riding Challenge" performance, try to change Video Settings (change video resolution, ingame refresh rate etc.) and/or Audio Settings (like Hardware support, voices Numbers and so on). IV. DEFAULT CONTROLS DEFAULT CONTROLS SETUP Accelerate Up Front Brake Down Rear Brake R-Ctrl Lean Left Left Lean Right Right Rider Up A Rider Down Z Reverse R Gesture R-Shift Gear Up S Gear Down X Left View Q Right View W Rear View L-Shift Change camera C Pause Esc V. TROUBLESHOOTING 1. VIDEO First of all, check that your computer is fully compliant with the hardware requirements. "Super-Bikes Riding Challenge" requires a 3D card with at least 64 MB of video memory. The install process checks that DirectX is properly installed and eventually updates it with a later, compatible version if needed. In order to solve any graphic issue, first try to install updated video card drivers, available on the manufacturer web site. If it doesn't solve the problem try to uninstall and reinstall the software. If that fails, contact the customer support service. To help you to improve your performance, try to change the video resolution or the refresh rate of your monitor. If the game's frame rate drops, try to reduce the video effects like the depth of field and/or the cubic enviroment. You may experience problems during the game if you have a CPU processor that does not support SEE istruction set. 2. AUDIO Should you experience audio problems, please use the following settings: Mixing Hardware: Off Reverbs: Off Voices Number: 32 3. GAME CONTROLLERS "Super-Bikes Riding Challenge" supports DirectX 9.0c compatible game controllers, properly installed and configured for Windows applications. Please refer to hardware manual for installation instructions. Finally, configure the proper axis and buttons assignments by selecting the Configuration entry in the Controller options screen of "Super-Bikes Riding Challenge". (c) 2006 Milestone Srl. All rights reserved. (c) LAGO S.r.l. - All Rights Reserved. All products brands are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners.