DESCENT 3 INTERACTIVE DEMO v1.0

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

Minimum:

A 200MHz Pentium.
32MB RAM. (Possibly more depending on your 3D video card.)
130MB hard disk space. (The demo takes about 51MB, but needs more space during installation.)
A sound card.
A supported 3D video card *with the latest drivers*. (Very important. See below.)
If you have Windows 95 or Windows 98: DirectX 6 software.
If you have Windows NT 4.0: DirectX 3 software.
The latest Glide runtime drivers, if you have a 3Dfx card.
Otherwise, the latest OpenGL drivers for your 3D video card.

Recommended:

64MB RAM. With certain 3D cards, amazingly, 128MB RAM is recommended.
A 300MHz Pentium II with a good 3D video card, or
A 266MHz Pentium II with a great 3D video card.
At least 4MB texture RAM on your great 3D video card.

Of course, the faster CPU and the more RAM your computer has, the better.


INSTALLATION

1. INSTALL DIRECTX 6 IF YOU HAVE WINDOWS 95 OR WINDOWS 98. You can get DirectX 6 at http://www.microsoft.com/directx/download.asp or, not there, visit http://www.microsoft.com then click "Search" then search for "DirectX 6 download".

2. MAKE SURE YOU HAVE THE LATEST 3D VIDEO CARD DRIVERS. This is very important for maximum performance. See 3D VIDEO CARD DRIVERS, below.

3. INSTALL THE GAME. First make sure you have about 120MB free space on your hard disk. Then double-click the "Descent 3 Demo Installer" icon and follow the on-screen instructions.

4. SET UP THE GAME. Double-click "Descent 3 Demo.exe". The Descent 3 Demo Launcher will give you several options. If you have an Internet connection, click "Auto-Update" to connect over the Internet to make sure you have the latest version of the demo. After this is done, click the "Setup" button. Click each of the tabs at the top of the Setup window to configure all your options. There will be a pop-up menu or buttons letting you select what devices you want to use for video, audio, joystick, and network, and to set the detail settings the Descent 3 demo will use on your system. (See below for notes on 3D video cards.) Click OK at the bottom of the Setup window when you're all set up.

5. PLAY THE GAME. Click the "Play" button to begin.