============================================================================ World War II Tank Commander readme.txt v1.0 09-20-05 ============================================================================ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- || TABLE OF CONTENTS ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 01 INTRODUCTION 02 SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS 03 QUICK START OPTIONS 04 CONTROLS 05 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS 06 TECH SUPPORT 07 TIPS 08 LEGAL ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- || 01 INTRODUCTION ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thank you for playing WWII Tank Commander, we hope you enjoy it. This document contains basic information on the game, gameplay, and troubleshooting information. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- || 02 SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Recommended ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Operating System: Windows® XP Processor: AMD Athlon®64 Memory: 512 MB Hard Disk Space: 950 MB Free CD-ROM Drive: 8X Speed Video: 128 MB GF4/Radeon®-class Sound: EAX® 4.0 sound card ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Required ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Operating System: Windows® 98/Me/2000/XP Processor: AMD or Pentium® III 1.0 GHz Memory: 256 MB Hard Disk Space: 950 MB Free CD-ROM Drive: 8X Speed Video: 32 MB GF3/Radeon®-class - DirectX® 8.1 compliant Sound: 16-bit Sound Card - DirectX® 8.1 compliant ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- || 03 QUICK START OPTIONS ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- The default quality setting is HIGH. If you feel as though your computer is a slower machine, you can select MEDIUM or LOW to improve performance. This selection can be made in the option menu. You can choose from 3 preset options or you can adjust the settings individually to make a custom setting for yourself. HIGH: For newer PCs: 2.0 MHz+/video card with 128/256 MB video ram and a newer sound card. MEDIUM: For 2-3 year old PCs: 1.5 MHz/video card with 64 video ram and a winXP compliant sound card. LOW: For 3+ year old PCs: 1.0 MHz/32 MB GF4/ and 16-bit Sound Card. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- || 04 CONTROLS ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- You command a Sherman tank in Patton’s 4th Armored Division, destroying enemy armor and infantry as you free Europe from Nazi rule. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- | General ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pause or Exit to Main Menu ESC Take a Screenshot F11 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Controlling the tank ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Move Forward W or up arrow Move Backward S or down arrow Turn Left A or left arrow Turn Right D or right arrow Fire Primary Weapon Left mouse button Fire Secondary Weapon Right mouse button Center Chassis Spacebar Map TAB Objectives TAB Camera Toggle C Hud Toggle H ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Menu controls ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- On all menu screens, you make a selection by moving the mouse cursor over option you wish to choose and then click the left mouse button to make a selection. If you wish to cancel and return to the previous menu then click on the BACK button or press the ESC key. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Saving & Loading ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- When you complete a level, a save point is created automatically under your current profile and it is added to the load game list. To load a mission, go to Menu. Select Load Game and click on the mission you wish and select Play. There will also be a list of “Profiles Names” that you can select to show any other saved games you might have. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- || 05 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS (FAQ): ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- if you do not see your question/answer or need help with the answer, please see [06 TECH SUPPORT] below on how to contact us. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1Q) I changed the resolution option or some other settings and now the game won't run. 1A) Use the safe mode link in WWIITC's start menu entry or tankWWIIsafemode.exe in the program directory to revert your setting to the lowest settings and start the game, where you may then change your settings. If you are using a 64bit CPU, you can use tankWWII64bitsm.exe ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2Q) The sound in the game sometimes screws up. I hear static, the same sound repeating over, sounds play while the game is loading or sounds just don't play. The game won't load or when I play it just goes back to windows. 2A) Just like video cards, sound cards have drivers too. The first thing you should do is go to the web page of the manufacturer of your sound card and download the latest drivers. If that doesn't work go to the "start" menu in windows, then select "Run" and type "dxdiag" and click ok. This will run your windows DirectX tools. After the DirectX tools load, go to "Sound" and turn you "Acceleration" down to "Basic" for your sound card. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3Q) What are the different game exes, like tankWWII64bit.exe and tankWWIIsafemode.exe? 3A) There are 2 sets of game exes - 1 for normal users and 1 for users with special 64bit cpus and operating systems. Each set contains a normal game exe and a safe mode exe (for an explanation of safe mode, see Question 1). Both normal and 64bit users should be able to play the game using tankWWII.exe. Normal: tankWWII.exe Normal Safemode: tankWWIIsafemode.exe 64bit: tankWWII64bit.exe 64bit Safemode: tankWWII64bitsm.exe ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4Q) I'm having technical difficulties. What do you suggest? 4A) Confirm that your computer meets the system requirements listed above. You will need to make sure you have the newest video drivers for you card. A list of video card manufacturers and their web pages are listed below. Go to the web page of the manufacturer of your video card and download the latest version of your video card's drivers and install them. This fixes graphical problems 99% of the time. ATI Technologies: www.atitech.com Creative Labs: www.creative.com Diamond Multimedia: www.diamondmm.com ELSA www.elsa.com Hercules: www.hercules.com Matrox: www.matrox.com nVidia: www.nvidia.com PowerVR: www.powervr.com S3: www.diamondmm.com Trident: www.tridentmicro.com VisionTek www.visiontek.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- || 06 TECH SUPPORT ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- For additional support via the Internet, please visit the official WWIITC website at www.wwiitankcommander.com. Merscom offers troubleshooting and technical support for its products at www.merscomsupport.com You may also visit our forums at: http://www.merscomsupport.com/forums To email us, send an email with "WWIITC" in the subject line to: support@merscom.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- || 07 TIPS ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1) To control straighten the tank out just hold down the space bar and it will bring you chassis around to where your turret is facing. This is a good way to control the direction the tank is moving. 2) Navigation Map (hit tab): shows your next objective as well as where your Tank is at all times. 3) Crosshairs: shows exactly where the Tank is aiming. 4) Make sure to pickup armor/ammo whenever you destroy an enemy tank. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- || 08 Legal ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Disclaimer ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- You may not modify, enhance, supplement, create any derivative work from, adapt, translate, reverse engineer, decompile, disassemble or otherwise reduce the Software to human readable form. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Trademark and Copyright ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- WWII Tank Commander is a Sylum Entertainment Ltd. Production Copyright 2005 Sylum Entertainment Ltd. All Rights Reserved. Microsoft® and Windows® are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. Windows® and DirectX® are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. Pentium® is a trademark or registered trademark of Intel Corporation or its subsidiaries in the United States and other countries. AMD® is a trademark or registered trademark of AMD Corporation or its subsidiaries in the United States and other countries. S.E.E.D Engine Copyright (C) 2002-2005 Sylum Entertainment Ltd. © 2005 Sylum Entertainment Ltd All Rights Reserved. All trademarks are the property of their respective owners. Developed by Sylum Entertainment Ltd. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ===============================END of Readme================================ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------