The Mafia demo contains a single mission taken from the full game. The first time the demo is run you will need to configure the game settings, after saving and exiting run the demo from the desktop shortcut or Start Menu. Please do not contact Gathering of Developers, Take 2 Interactive or Illusion Softworks for technical support for the Mafia demo. See below for troubleshooting tips. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ MAFIA - README ------------------------------------------------------------------------ CONTENTS --------- > CONTACT INFORMATION > GENERAL GAME PERFORMACE > SOUND PERFORMANCE > GRAPHICS AND DISPLAY PERFORMANCE ------------------------------------------------------------------------ CONTACT INFORMATION -------------------- For further information on Mafia, visit: > www.mafia-game.com > mafia.godgames.com > www.take2games.com > www.take2games.co.uk > www.illusionsoftworks.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------ GENERAL GAME PERFORMANCE ------------------------- If you are experiencing any lack of performance in the way the game runs it is recommended that the level of details are lowered in the in game options as described in the manual. To also help improve performance these options can be enabled in the Mafia Setup options which may improve performance: > Disable the Truecolour Texture Quality/Size if selected. > Disable Software Mixing Only > Disable Fullscene Antialiasing > Disable the Clip Always Option > Enable Hardware Transform and Lighting To run the Setup select the option from the Windows Start Menu Programs\Mafia\Setup and select Open expert settings for more options. When an option is pressed and highlighted it is Enabled. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ SOUND PERFORMANCE ------------------ If you are experiencing problems with the sound in the game, please ensure that you have the latest drivers for the make and model of your sound card and that the drivers are DirectX 8.1 certified. Mafia may not support some makes and models of sound card. If you experience any stuttering or distortion when sounds or music is playing ensure that these have been selected in the Mafia Setup options: > Disable EAX > Enable Software Mixing Only To run the Setup select the option from the Windows Start Menu Programs\Mafia\Setup and select Open expert settings for more options. When an option is pressed and highlighted it is Enabled. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ GRAPHICS AND DISPLAY PERFORMANCE --------------------------------- If you are experiencing problems with the graphics in the game, please ensure that you have the latest drivers for the make and model of your graphics card and that the drivers are DirectX 8.1 certified. Mafia may not support some makes and models of video card. Below are options that can be selected from the Mafia Setup option to help address any problems that you may be experiencing. These are recommended if your video card has a small amount of video RAM. To run the Setup select the option from the Windows Start Menu Programs\Mafia\Setup and select Open expert settings for more options. When an option is pressed and highlighted it is Enabled. The Texture Quality/Size option selected in the setup is related to the amount of video memory and resources your PC may have. If for any reason you experience problems with the graphics in the game ensure that: > Disable the Truecolour Texture Quality/Size if selected. > Ensure that the Compressed Texture Quality/Size is enabled. Other options: > Reduce the resolution that the game is running in. > Run the game in Full Screen mode, not in a Window. > Disable Triple Buffering when running in Full Screen Mode. > Use 16 bit colours rather than 32 bit when in Full Screen Mode. If for any reason you experience any distortion in the graphics: > Enable the Vertical Synch option. > Enable the Clip Always option (This is strongly recommended if you have an ATI video card. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ © Mafia, Illusion Softworks a.s., Illusion Softworks and the Illusion Softworks logo are trademarks of Illusion Softworks a.s. Gathering of Developers, the Gathering of Developers logo, Take 2 interactive Software and the Take 2 logo are all trademarks of Take 2 Interactive Software. All other trademarks are properties of their respective owners. Developed by Illusion Softworks a.s. Published by Gathering of Developers. All rights reserved.