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"Heroes of the Pacific" Demo ReadMe - 19-07-05
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I. Introduction
II. Installation
III. Running the Game
IV. Controls
V. Memory and Performance
VI. Graphic and Sound cards
VII. Known Issues
VIII. Heroes of the Pacific demo Web Sites
IX. Technical Support
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I. Introduction:
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Thank you for trying the Heroes of the Pacific demo. This file
contains detailed technical information so please read it through
carefully.
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Minimum Specification:
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- Windows ME/XP/2000
- DirectX 9.0c
- Pentium III or Athlon at 1.4GHz
- 256mb RAM
- Supported Graphics card
- DirectX 9 Compatible Sound Card
- 520mb Hard Drive Space
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Recommended Specification:
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- Windows XP/2000
- Pentium 4 at 2GHz or AthlonXP 2000+
- 512Mb RAM
- Graphics Card: GeForce FX 5xxx or Radeon 9xxx
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Supported Graphics Cards:
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- ATi Radeon 8500/LE, 9000, 9100, 9200, 9500, 9600 SE/Pro/XT,
9700Pro, 9800 Pro/XT, X700, X800, X850
- nVidia GeForce 3/Ti200/Ti500, GeForce4 Ti4200/Ti4600
GeForce FX5200, FX5600 XT/Ultra, FX5700, FX5800, FX5900, FX5950
GeForce 6800GT.
Not compatible with nForce onboard graphics.
Not compatible with Geforce 4 MX series cards.
Not compatible with all integrated sound/graphics solutions (inc. Laptops).
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II. Installation
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Run 'setup.exe'.
You will then be asked to enter the directory you wish to install the game to.
After this the game will install to the chosen directory. Please follow all
on screen prompts to complete installation.
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III. Running the Game
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After you install the Heroes of the Pacific demo there will be a Heroes of the
Pacific demo shortcut on your desktop. Double-click this to start the game.
Alternatively you can start the game by going to:
Start Menu -> Programs -> Codemasters -> Heroes of the Pacific demo -> Heroes
of the Pacific demo.
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IV. Controls
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The default keyboard controls are given below.
Front end and In game pause menu
Back/Discard changes ESC
Accept Changes Enter/Space Bar
In game controls
Primary Left A
Primary Right D
Pitch Up W
Pitch Down S
Secondary Left J
Secondary Right L
Throttle Up I
Throttle Down K
Sticky Mouse Shift
Fire Primary Space Bar
Fire Secondary B
Toggle Secondary M
War Speed ,
Next Target ;
Next Objective [
Closest Objective ]
Closest Air Target '
Cycle View V
Rear Camera R
Zoom .
Target Cam /
Scoreboard (Multiplayer) TAB
Pause/Menu ESC
Wingmen: Attack 1
Wingmen: Defend 2
Wingmen: Break Formation 3
Wingmen: Form Up 4
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V. Memory and Performance
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Heroes of the Pacific demo requires at least 256MB of RAM and a 1.4Ghz processor;
the performance of the game will improve if you have more RAM, a faster
processor and graphics card. Regardless of your machine specs, you can
maximise your available memory and increase the overall performance of the
game by doing the following:
ò Shut down all non-essential Windows programs especially online
chat programs, virus checkers and screen layout utilities.
ò Regularly defragment your hard drive.
ò Increase your amount of free hard drive space
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VI. Graphics and Sound cards
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GRAPHICS CARDS
The Heroes of the Pacific demo requires a graphics card with 3D hardware
acceleration and at least 64 MB of RAM. The drivers for your graphics card
must support DirectX 9.0c or higher. If you are having any problems running
the game, please ensure you have updated your graphics card drivers before
contacting technical support.
SOUND CARDS
If you are experiencing sound abnormalities such as clicking and popping,
you may need to turn off sound hardware acceleration. Go to Start, Control
Panel, Sound, then find the sound/audio hardware acceleration setting and
turn it off.
Occasionally, some users may experience poor audio quality when using an
onboard nForce sound card in conjunction with certain graphics cards.
Please update your nForce drivers and if the problem persists, switch over
to the on-board graphics card.
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VII. Known Issues
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1. The stability and graphics of the demo may be affected by using
the Alt-Tab feature of Windows. We recommend that users do not
alt tab whilst running the Heroes of the Pacific demo.
2. This demo is based upon code that is still being optimised. The
minimum specification of the demo is higher than the anticipated
minimum specification of the full game.
3. Playback of the splash videos in full screen mode is slow when
using an ATi Graphics card, this will be address for the final
version of the game.
4. Users with GeForce 3 and 4 cards may experience graphical
corruption in the sky when playing the "Final Revenge" mission.
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VIII. Heroes of the Pacific demo Web Sites
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Heroes of the Pacific
http://www.codemasters.co.uk/games/?gameid=1768
Codemasters
http://www.codemasters.com/
IRGurus
http://www.irgurus.com/
If you are having problems running the game, you may want to try updating
your graphics card drivers from one of the following web sites before
contacting technical support:
ATI Technologies
http://www.ati.com/
NVIDIA
http://www.nvidia.com/
Creative Labs
http://www.creative.com/
Microsoft DirectX
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/directx/default.aspx
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IX. Technical Support
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All requests for technical support should be made using our technical
support request form: http://www.codemasters.co.uk/support/contact.php
Any queries regarding e-shop orders, game release dates, availability etc.
can be sent to custservice@codemasters.com.
HEROES OF THE PACIFIC, ⌐ 2005 Thatgame Pty Ltd. All rights reserved.
Licensed to IRGurus. IRGurus and the IRGurus logo are trademarks of
IRGurus Ltd. Red Mile Entertainment and the Red Mile Entertainment logo
are trademarks of Red Mile Entertainment, Inc. All rights reserved.
Published and distributed by The Codemasters Software Company Limited
(ôCodemastersö). ôCodemastersö« is a registered trademark and
ôGENIUS AT PLAYöÖ is a trademark of Codemasters. All rights reserved.
This product contains software technology licensed from
GameSpy Industries, Inc. ⌐ 1999-2004 GameSpy Industries, Inc. All rights
reserved. All other copyrights or trademarks are the property of their
respective owners. Unauthorised copying, adaptation, rental, lending, re-sale,
arcade use, charging for use, broadcast, cable transmission, public
performance, distribution or extraction of this product or any trademark or
copyright work that forms part of this product is prohibited.
For reasons of historical accuracy, so far as possible, the aircraft portrayed
in this game are the actual aircraft that were involved in the War in the
Pacific 1941-45. Names of these historic aircraft and their manufacturers are
the property of their respective trademark holders, where not now in the public
domain. None of these trademark holders are affiliated with IRGurus or thatgame.
The characters in this game are ficticious and any resemblance to real persons,
living or dead, is purely coincidental. No similarity to any person either
living or dead is intended or should be inferred.