******************************************************* *PowerVR(TM) Support for Die By The Sword(TM) (Readme)* ******************************************************* *4/16/98* ********* Contents: A. Installing RLPWRVR.DLL B. Known problems C. Customer Service Information D. Software License and Limitation Information E. Copyright Information ******************************* *A. Installing the RLPWRVR.DLL* ******************************* To install the RLPWRVR.DLL and use the PowerVR support, unzip the RLPWRVR.DLL into the root of your Die By The Sword directory. The default directory for Die By The Sword is C:\Program Files\Tantrum\Die by the Sword. (To check that you're unzipping it into the correct place, make sure that the file RLAPI.DLL is in the target directory.) PowerVR should then appear as a 3D card option in the 3D Card Selection screen when you launch DBTS provided you have a PowerVR based 3D accelerator in your machine (e.g. Matrox m3D.) ******************* *B. Known Problems* ******************* On the "All" Detail setting, you may see places in the game where textures disappear. This may occur because of the way in which PowerVR sorts textures with transparancy. This shouldn't hinder your progress in the game. If this problem occurs for you, playing the game in the "Normal" Detail setting should reduce the problem from occuring. The PowerVR support is far better than the software render option, and rather than hold up PowerVR users from enjoying/playing DBTS in hi-res at an adequate speed, we choose to release the support now in beta format. ********************* *C. Customer Support* ********************* Please try to have your system information available and be near your computer if at all possible. Interplay Technical Support is available 24 hours a day through our Automated Technical Support Line with a Technical Representative available during regular business hours. Interplay Customer Support may be reached: in the United States -------------------- Interplay Productions Interplay Web Page: http://www.interplay.com attn: Customer Service internet e-mail: support@interplay.com 16815 Von Karman Ave. FTP sites: ftp1.interplay.com Irvine, CA 92606 or ftp.interplay.com tel: (949) 553.6678 Interplay BBS: (949) 252.2822 fax: (949) 252.2820 or Telnet to: bbs.interplay.com attn: Customer Service America Online: email to "IPTECH" CompuServe: GO GAMBPUB or email "76702,1342" in the UK and Europe -------------------- Customer Support Interplay Productions, Ltd. Harleyford Manor Harleyford Henley Road Marlow Buckinghamshire SL7 2DX ENGLAND tel: +44 (0) 1628 423723 fax: +44 (0) 1628 487752 Email: europe@interplay.com ************************************************* *D. Software Use Limitations and Limited License* ************************************************* The file RLPWRVR.DLL for Die By The Sword (the "Software") is intended solely for your personal noncommercial home entertainment use. You may not decompile, reverse engineer, or disassemble the Software, except as permitted by law. Interplay Productions and Treyarch Invention retain all rights and title in the Software including all intellectual property rights embodied therein and derivatives thereof. You are granted a revocable, nonassignable limited license to create derivative works of this Software solely for your own personal noncommercial home entertainment use and may publicly display such derivative works to the extent specifically authorized by Interplay in writing. A copy of this authorization, if any, will be provided on Interplay's World Wide Web site, located at http://www.interplay.com, or by contacting the legal department Interplay Productions in the US at +(714) 553-6655. The Software, including, without limitation, all code, data structures, characters, images, sounds, text, screens, game play, derivative works and all other elements of the Software may not be copied (except as provided below), resold, rented, leased, distributed (electronically or otherwise), used on pay-per-play, coin-op or other for-charge basis, or for any commercial purpose. You may make copies of the Software for your personal noncommercial home entertainment use and to give to friends and acquaintances on a no cost noncommercial basis. This limited right to copy the Software expressly excludes any copying or distribution of the Software on a commercial basis, including, without limitation, bundling the product with any other product or service and any give away of the Software in connection with another product or service. Any permissions granted herein are provided on a temporary basis and can be withdrawn by Interplay Productions at any time. All rights not expressly granted are reserved. Acceptance of License Terms. By purchasing and then retaining this Software, you assent to the terms and restrictions of this limited license. If you acquired the Software and do not accept the terms of this limited license, you must return the Software together with all packaging, manuals and other material contained therein to the store where you acquired the Software for a full refund and if you downloaded the Software, you must delete it. ************************** *E. Copyright Information* ************************** DIE BY THE SWORD: (c) 1998 by Treyarch Invention. All rights reserved. Portions (c) 1998 Interplay Productions. All rights reserved. Die By The Sword, Interplay, the Interplay Logo, the Tantrum logo and "By Gamers. For Gamers." are trademarks of Interplay Productions. The Treyarch logo is a trademark of Treyarch Invention. PowerVR is a trademark of NEC. All rights reserved. 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