***************************************************** * * * Tennis Masters Series * * * * Read-Me * * * ***************************************************** Thank you for purchasing Tennis Masters Series by Microïds. For information on how to install and play the game, please refer to the manual included with your Tennis Masters Series CD-ROM. ----------------------------------------------------------- I. System Requirements II. Technical Issues III. Sound and Video IV. Control and Interface V. Connectivity VI. Supported 3D Chipsets VII. Supported driver versions VIII.Known Problems ----------------------------------------------------------- I. System Requirements ----------------------------------------------------------- Windows 95 / Windows 98 / Windows Millennium / Windows 2000 Pentium 350 (or greater) 64 MB RAM Direct3D compliant card w/ 16MB RAM Windows compatible sound card ----------------------------------------------------------- II. Technical Issues ----------------------------------------------------------- If you are running Tennis Masters Series for the first time, or are encountering sound and video related problems, please make sure that you are using the most current drivers available on the hardware manufacturer's website. When installing the game, you will be prompted to install DirectX 8.0. It is required to install DirectX 8.0 in order to play Tennis Masters Series. ----------------------------------------------------------- III. Sound and Video ----------------------------------------------------------- Problem: I cannot hear any sound and/or music within the game. Solution: Make sure that your volume options in game are not set to 0 and that you haven't muted any sound line out. ----------------------------------------------------------- IV. Control and Interface ----------------------------------------------------------- Problem: I cannot move my mouse or type any text within the game or move my player around. Solution: Verify that your mouse and/or keyboard is properly hooked up to your system and detected/configured by windows. Changing mouse/keyboards/joysticks when you are already in the game can have unexpected results. ----------------------------------------------------------- V. Connectivity ----------------------------------------------------------- Problem: I cannot see any game on my local area network. Solution: Make sure that your network card is properly installed and configured. TCP IP protocol is required in order to play in multiplayer. A good way to test if you are properly configured is to use the command "ping". ----------------------------------------------------------- VI. Supported 3D Chipsets ----------------------------------------------------------- TNT family GeForce family Banshee Voodoo Rush Voodoo 2+ ATI Rage Pro Kyro 2 ----------------------------------------------------------- VII. Supported driver versions ----------------------------------------------------------- Windows 2000 - Video cards Ati Rage 128 Pro : 5.13.1.192 Ati Rage 128 : 5.13.1.192 Ati Radeon ve(32 MB) : 5.0.3043 Matrox G200 Mystique SD : 5.0.2144.1 Matrox G450 Millenium : 5.33 Geforce 2 MX 3D Prophet 2 MX : 6.3.4.0 Kyro 2 3D Prophet 4500 : 1.0.7.89 Voodoo 2 MaxiGamer 3D 12 MB : 1.02.00 Voodoo 3 2000 : 1.02.0 Diamond Stealth s540 : 5.12.1.0 Windows 2000 - Audio cards Sound Blaster Live : 5.12.01.3213 Sound Blaster 16 : 5.0.2184.1 Sound Blaster 32 : 5.00.2160.1 Sound Blaster 64 : 5.0.2184-1 Diamond Monster Sound MX300 : 5.0.2184.1 Maxi Sound 64 Fortissimo : 5.12.1.2225 Turtle Beach Santa Cruz : 5.12.01.4081-3148 Turtle Beach Montego 2 : 5.0.2184.1 ESS SOLO 1 : 5.12.1.3045 Windows 98SE - Video cards Ati Rage 128 Pro : 4.12.6292 Ati Rage 128 : 4.12.6292 Ati Radeon ve(32 MB) : 4.12.3063 Matrox G200 Mystique SD : 4.12.01.2730 Matrox G450 Millenium : 6.23 Geforce 2 MX 3D Prophet 2 MX : 4.12.01.0635 Kyro 2 3D Prophet 4500 : 4.12.01.3089-1.00.02.0205 Diamond Monster 3D 8 MB : 4.10.01.0207 Voodoo 2 MaxiGamer 3D 12 MB : 4.11.01.0350-2.18 Voodoo 3 2000 : 4.11.01.1204 Diamond Stealth s540 : 4.12.01.0258-8.20.21 Windows 98SE - Audio cards Sound Blaster Live : 5.12.01.3213 Sound Blaster 16 : 4.06.702 Sound Blaster 32 : 4.37.00.1998 Sound Blaster 64 : 4.38.2 Diamond Monster Sound MX300 : 4.06.2011 Maxi Sound 64 Fortissimo : 4.00.1028 Turtle Beach Santa Cruz : Turtle Beach Montego 2 : 4.06.2020 ESS SOLO 1 : 4.06.00.1154 Windows Me - Video cards Ati Rage 128 Pro : 4.12.6292 Ati Rage 128 : 4.12.6292 Ati Radeon ve(32 MB) : 4.12.1.3063 Matrox G200 Mystique SD : 4.12.1.2730 Matrox G450 Millenium : 6.23 Geforce 2 MX 3D Prophet 2 MX : Kyro 2 3D Prophet 4500 : 4.12.1.3089 Diamond Monster 3D 8 MB : 4.10.1.200 Voodoo 2 MaxiGamer 3D 12 MB : 4.11.1.350 Voodoo 3 2000 : 4.11.01.1204 Diamond Stealth s540 : 4.12.01.8224-8.20.29 Viper 770: 4.12.01.0390 Windows Me - Audio cards Sound Blaster Live : 5.12.01.3213 Sound Blaster 16 : 4.06.702 Sound Blaster 32 : 4.38.0 Sound Blaster 64 : 4.38.0.13 Diamond Monster Sound MX300 : Maxi Sound 64 Fortissimo : 4.00.1028 Turtle Beach Santa Cruz : 4.12.01.1081-2921 Turtle Beach Montego 2 : 4.06.2020 ESS SOLO 1 : 4.06.00.1154 Yamaha: 4.90.2525.1 ----------------------------------------------------------- VIII. Known Problems ----------------------------------------------------------- - Some keyboards do not support enough simultaneous keystrokes to allow two players to play at the same time. - Pressing alt-tab while running Tennis Masters Series might be hazardous. - Windows 95 users: When booting-up Tennis Master Series, you may receive the message "DLL missing WS_32.DLL". This can be fixed by installing the Windows Socket update included on the Tennis Master Series CD-ROM. You can find the file in the folder : "\win95\W95ws2setup.exe" Antivirus Users: - If you are running Panda Antivirus, your system may freeze when exiting Tennis Masters Series. - For optimal performance, it's recommended that you disable all anti-virus software, as well as all other Windows applications, before launching Tennis Masters Series. Copyright (c) 2001 Microïds. All rights reserved.