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- Snowmobile Racing(tm) README
- (c) 1998 GT Interactive Software Corp.
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- Thank you for purchasing Snowmobile Racing! We hope it provides you with
- many hours of exciting, high-speed action and fun.
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- This readme file contains information not found in the help file or manual, including
- last-minute changes. Some of the information you find may address questions that
- arise as you play the game.
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- SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
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- Minimum Configuration:
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- * Pentium 90MHz processor
- * 16 MB RAM
- * 2x CD-ROM
- * 30 MB hard drive space
- * DirectX-compatible video card
- * Windows 95 or Windows 98
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- Recommended Configuration:
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- * Pentium 133MHz processor
- * 4MB DirectX-compatible 3D accelerator card
- * DirectX-compatible sound card
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- A NOTE ON 3D CARDS
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- Not all 3D accelerators are created equal. Some of the earlier ones (mostly pre-1996)
- may actually cause the game to run SLOWER with Direct-3D enabled. Some may have
- inadequate feature sets, or have buggy Direct-3D drivers. If you experience crashes or
- other difficulties when running your particular 3D card, we recommend first contacting
- your hardware manufacturer (most have Web sites) for new drivers. If all else fails,
- disable D3D acceleration.
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- SUPPORTED CARDS
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- If your 3D card has less than 4 MB of video RAM, the on-screen text may become
- unreadable at higher resolutions, and the textures may become very blocky. We do not
- recommend running on a 3D accelerator which has less than 4 MB of video RAM.
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- The following 3D chipsets have been tested and are supported by the game. Other chipsets
- may or may not work:
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- * 3Dfx Voodoo
- * Matrox Mystique
- * Rendition Verite V1000
- * Riva 128
- * 3Dfx Voodoo II
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- SCREEN RESOLUTION SETTINGS
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- Choosing the highest resolution setting can give the game a crisper, cleaner look,
- but it requires more memory and processing time. At high resolutions, you may notice
- the following:
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- Slow Frame Rates
- High resolutions take up more of your CPU's (or 3D card's) processing time. If your game
- seems to run slowly, with choppy motion, try reducing your screen resolution. This can be
- changed mid-game by hitting the ESCAPE key to bring up the mid-games options menu, and
- choosing the RESOLUTION sub-menu.
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- Choppy Sound
- At high resolutions, you may also experience choppy sound. Lower the resolution setting
- to restore the sound.
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- Blurry, Lower-Quality Textures
- In Direct-3D mode, higher resolutions take up more of your card's video memory, leaving
- less room for visual images. The images must then be compressed, which leaves them looking
- blurry or blocky. In the case of text, they may become unreadable. Again, lowering the
- resolution setting should correct this problem.
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- ADDITIONAL CREDITS
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- Testing: Christopher A. Stockman
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