======================================================================== VIRTUAL POOL 2 (tm) Patch (c) 1997 Celeris, Inc. All rights reserved. Virtual Pool 2 is a trademark of Interplay Productions. All rights reserved. ======================================================================== This patch will provide you with the latest update for Virtual Pool 2 (tm) It contains minor adjustments for items such as pool rules, art work, and other assorted problems that may have occurred. To utilize this new patch, follow these simple instructions. 1) Along with this readme file, you should have two files called Vp2.exe & rendd3d.dll 2) Go to the Program Files/VR Sports/VP2 directory on your hard drive (usually C:) 3) Replace the old Vp2.exe & rendd3d.dll files with the new ones received in this patch. 4) That's it....You're done! Start Virtual Pool 2 as usual and begin playing. You really won't even notice what the program has done, except for one noticeable change. If you play 8-Ball (UK Pub Rules) the balls will now be yellow and red instead of stripes and solids. Have fun! ================================= Video Card Troubleshooting ================================= If you are having problems with your 3D accelerator/video card make sure that you have the latest drivers for your card. We have found that installing the latest video drivers solves most of the problems that people are reporting. In order to get the latest video drivers for your video card contact the manufacturer. Most manufacturers have web sites with the latest drivers available for downloading. 3D acceleration is only worthwhile if you have a video card that is in the same class as today's newer 3D accelerators such as the 3Dfx Voodoo or the nVidea RIVA128. If your 3D accelerator is not in this class you will probably get better performance by not using 3D acceleration in Virtual Pool 2. ================================= Bugs Fixed/Problems Addressed ================================= In 3-ball, if the 3-ball is hit off table it is now spotted, it used to be considered pocketed. In Bank Pool, balls hit off table were not being spotted, are now. Missing the rack on a 9-ball break said rail not hit or ball not hit, now says 4 balls not hit to rail. Computer opponent sometimes made very bad decisions with ball in hand. In Rotation the computer opponent always passed when given the option after a bad break. In Shark Skins, a game was considered over any time the winning ball was made, even on scratches and cue ball hit off table. Hitting the 'z' key just as the computer opponent was shooting sometimes caused funny things to happen. If you started a game, then started the demo, then hit replay, the balls were being reracked for 9-ball with rules for whatever game you had originally set up. In a Straight Pool tournament, computer player verses computer player, the higher rated player was always winning. If the tournament winner had a long name then sometimes the score of the final match was being cut off. The computer opponents in general are now slightly easier to beat. When playing Eight ball - English Pub rules, the balls are now snooker colored (red and yellow). Replay is now disabled after loading a saved game during remote play. A problem with restoring the original game after watching a video clip has been fixed. The load saved game feature was not working with remote play at all. On some 3D accelerators some polygons were being drawn over and were showing up as holes in the table bed, etc. 3D accelerators that require textures to be square are now correctly identified as being incompatible with Virtual Pool 2 (such as video boards based on the S3 Virge chipset). A problem with Miscall during remote play has been fixed. When playing a remote game, English Pub rules, if one player fouled by not hitting any balls at all, the opponent gets a choice to play from D or in place. After the choice is made if the user then did a replay both players would get the choice dialog. This has been fixed. ================================= Interplay's World Wide Web Site ================================= Interplay's World Wide Web site is an Internet service designed to give you the latest information about Interplay and our products. The site features our demos, upgrades, product information and ordering information. From your Internet account, point your favorite browser to: http://www.interplay.com/ ================================= VR Sports Technical Support ================================= Technical Support is always ready to help with any problems you may encounter. Please try to have your system information ready and be near your computer if possible. In the United States: Help is available 24 hours a day through our Automated Customer Service system and representatives are available during normal business hours. Telephone: (714) 955-9592 Fax: (714) 252-2820 Attn: Customer Service Internet E-Mail: support@vrsports.com World Wide Web: http://www.vrsports.com/ BBS Modem Phone Number: (714) 724-4010 Mail: VR Sports Customer Service 16815 Von Karman Irvine, CA 92606 In Europe: phone: +44 (0) 1628 423723 fax: +44 (0) 1628 487752 address: Customer Support Harleyford Manor Harleyford Henley Road Marlow Buckinghamshire SL7 2DX England ======================= Legal Information ======================= !!Do not distribute this game!! Virtual Pool 2 is a commercial product. If you would like direct order information, call 1-800-468-3775. Please report Software Piracy to the SPA: 1-800-388-PIR8 General Product License This copy of Virtual Pool 2 (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. 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