*********************************************************** NOTE: Please check www.acclaim.net for patches and upgrades. *********************************************************** Shadow Man Contents -------- * IF YOU DON'T READ ANYTHING ELSE, READ THIS * Supported chipsets * Minimum CPU speeds * Minimum memory requirements * Video card drivers must be installed * DirectX 6.1 (or later) must be installed * Drive space * DirectX Initialization Failure * Improving Game Performance IF YOU DON'T READ ANYTHING ELSE, READ THIS ------------------------------------------ You may experience difficulties running Shadowman if you don't have the latest drivers from the manufacturer of your 3D accelerator card. Drivers were being changed right up to the last minute as testing with Shadowman revealed problems with various card drivers. Typically, the chipset makers expect you to go to your card manufacturer for the latest drivers for their card. Although the chipset makers supply the 3D chip and driver software to card manufacturers, the manufacturer may tailor the driver to their particular board configuration, so the safest place to go for drivers for your board is the card manufacturer. In some cases, however, the chip maker also manufacturers the board. The following is list of web site addresses from which you can obtain the latest drivers. If Shadowman has problems running under the drivers you installed with your card, contact your card manufacturer for the latest version. 3Dlabs www.3dlabs.com 3dfx Interactive Inc www.3dfx.com ATI Technologies www.atitech.ca Canopus www.canopuscorp.com Creative Labs www.creaf.com Deltron Technology www.deltrontech.com Diamond Mulitmedia www.diamondmm.com Elsa www.elsa.com Hercules www.hercules.com Intergraph Computer Sys www.intergraph.com Jazz Multimedia www.jazzmm.com Leadtek www.leadtek.com Matrox www.matrox.com miro Computer products www.miro.de Number Nine www.nine.com NVIDIA www.nvidia.com Orchid Technology www.orchid.com Rendition www.rendition.com S3 www.s3.com Sierra On-line www.sierra.com/hardware/ STB Systems www.stb.com TechWorks www.techworks.com Video Logic www.videologic.com Supported chipsets ------------------ Usually, but not always, if a board is based on one of the following chipsets, Shadowman will run on it. 3dfx Interactive Voodoo Graphics 3dfx Interactive Voodoo 2 3dfx Interactive Voodoo Banshee 3dfx Interactive Voodoo 3 3D labs Permedia 2 ATI Technologies 3D Rage Pro ATI Technologies Rage 128 Intel 1740 NVIDIA Riva 128 NVIDIA Riva TNT/TNT 2 Matrox G100/G200 Matrox G400 Rendition Verite v2100 Rendition Verite v2200 S3 Savage 3D Minimum CPU speeds ------------------ Pentium 166 with a 3Dfx Voodoo Graphics card or equivalent. Minimum memory requirements ---------------------------- 32 Megs of memory Video card drivers must be installed ------------------------------------ Drivers for your 3D graphics card must be installed prior to running Shadowman. You typically do this when you first install the card. If you haven't installed the drivers, a message to the effect that no hardware accelerator cards or drivers were found will appear when you start Shadowman. DirectX 6.1 (or later) must be installed ---------------------------------------- Direct X 6.1 is installed as a normal part of the Shadowman installation process if not present. Drive space ----------- In addition to the drive space required to install the game, Shadowman requests up to 60 MB of virtual memory from Windows during gameplay. Depending upon how much RAM you have, Windows may need to increase the size of your swap file to accommodate this request (this usually happens automatically). If you have another drive or partition more free space, you could try installing Shadwoman there instead of the default location on C: (where your swap file probably is). This will free up space on C:, allowing your swap file to grow larger, and, hopefully, Shadowman to run. Note: Full Installation = 620 MB Meduim Installation = 329 MB Small Installation = 20 MB DirectX Initialization Failure ------------------------------ If the game fails to Initialize DirectX, it will display an error message as follows: Not enough video memory The video card does not have enough memory to support this configuration. Try reducing the screen resolution in the Shadowman Configuration Screen and ensure that Triple Buffering is disabled in the Advanced Configuration Screen. Not enough system memory Ensure that there is enough virtual memory available (see 'Drive space' above). Incorrect DirectX version Shadowman requires DirectX 6.1 (or later) to run. You will need to reboot your machine after installing DirectX for Shadowman to run. Unknown error This is probably a video card driver problem (see IF YOU DON'T READ ANYTHING ELSE, READ THIS above). Improving Game Performance --------------------------- Other Windows applications left running while playing Shadowman could be using system resources that would improve the game's performance. Close other applications Other Windows applications left running while playing Shadowman could be using system resources that would improve the game's performance. Reduce detail settings If the game speed is generally good but slows down in certain places try using low detail settings. These can be found in the Options screen and include shirt dynamics, sky detail, shadow detail and procedural textures. Reduce Graphics Mode If the game runs at a continually slow speed, try reducing the screen resolution or changing to a 16-bit display mode in the Shadowman Setup screen. Also, ensure 'Use HQ Textures' is not selected in the Advanced configuartion screen. Selecting triple buffering, if your card supports it, will generally increase the smoothness of gameplay. NVIDIA Riva 128 If you experience blocky transparency effects with this video card. Ensure that 'Iterated Vertex Alpha' is not enabled in the Direct 3D video settings.