kill.switch [TM] and (C) 2003-2004 Namco Hometek Inc. All Rights Reserved

Licensed to Hip Interactive. Hip Games [TM] is a registered
trademark of Hip Interactive Inc. All rights reserved.

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Readme File
Version 1.0

This document contains last-minute information about the
PC version of kill.switch [TM]

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Table of Contents

(1) Minimum hardware requirements
(2) Recommended hardware requirements
(3) DirectX 9
(4) Creative Labs EAX [TM]
(5) Dolby Digital [TM]
(6) Joystick / Game-pad support
(7) Support
                  
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(1) Minimum hardware requirements


    Supported operating systems :

        Microsoft Windows 98
        Microsoft Windows Millenium Edition
        Microsoft Windows 2000
        Microsoft Windows XP

    Supported hardware :

        Intel Pentium III 800MHz or above
        AMD Athlon 900MHz or above

        128 MB RAM (for Windows 2000 and Windows XP)
        64MB RAM   (for Windows 98 and Windows Millenium Edition)

        DirectX 9 compatible sound card

        16x speed CDROM/DVD drive

    Supported video cards:

        kill.switch has been tested and designed to work
        on video cards using the following chipsets:

            ATI
               
                Radeon 7500
                Radeon 8500
                Radeon 9000 series or better

            nVidia

                GeForce 2 
                GeForce 3
                GeForce 4 
                GeForce FX series or better

            Matrox

                Parhelia

            Intel
            
                Intel Extreme 845

(1a) Tweaking Performance


    To increase the frame-rate on low end PC, set the Resolution to 640x480 in
    the Graphics Settings in the setup program (this is the default).  

        Please ensure you have the latest drivers for you video card.

            nVidia cards : www.nvidia.com
            ATI cards    : www.ati.com
            Matrox       : www.matrox.com
            Intel        : www.intel.com

        Other video cards not in this list may work but are unsupported

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(2) Recommended hardware requirements

    For optimal performance we recommend a PC with at least the
    following hardware:

        Pentium 4 or AMD Athlon, 1,5 GHz or higher
        GeForce 3 or Radeon 9000 series with 64MB RAM or higher

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(3) DirectX9.0

    kill.switch (TM)  requires DirectX 9. When you install the game you
    will be asked whether you want to install DirectX 9. If you have
    already installed DirectX 9 or want to install it later, please
    un-check the appropriate option.

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(4) Creative Labs EAX

    kill.switch (TM)   supports Creative Labs EAX on supported sound cards.
    When you install the game you will be asked whether you want to
    install the EAX drivers.

    EAX support is automatically enabled if available.

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(5) Dolby Digital

kill.switch (TM) supports Dolby Digital(TM) on Nvidia nForce  or other 
motherboards/soundcards containing the Dolby Digital Interactive Content 
Encoder required for Dolby Digital audio 

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(6) Joystick Support

kill.switch (TM) can be played with a joystick / game-pad provided the device 
has two analogue sticks and at least eight buttons.

When you select a joystick in Controller Settings the set-up program will 
attempt to auto-configure the controls for joysticks which it can recognise.

However, please ensure that the joystick axes are mapped correctly to the 
movement and camera controls. Some joysticks / game-pads can have analogue  
buttons which behave in a similar way to analogue sticks   if these are mapped 
to the camera controls then the game may not function as expected e.g. camera 
spinning constantly.

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(7) Support

    USA & Canada 

    WEB : Visit www.hip-games.com/support.php
    Email : hipgames-support@hipinteractive.com 

    Europe

    WEB : Visit www.lspgames.com
    Email : support@lspgames.com