Grand Prix 3 - Demo ******************* Readme File (English) 01 August, 2000 IMPORTANT NOTE: *************** DirectX 7.0 is required to play Grand Prix 3 on your system. If you do not have DirectX 7.0 installed, you may download it from the Microsoft DirectX web site at www.microsoft.com/directx. You are now playing a demo version of Grand Prix 3 by Geoff Crammond, the best and most realistic Formula One driving game ever according to "The Times", "Autosport" and "PC Gamer" amongst many others. The full version of Grand Prix 3 is on sale now at all good game stores featuring force feedback, weather effects, and all the tracks and teams from the full Formula One World Championship! Contents ******** 1. Video cards successfully tested on & supported 2. Video Card Drivers 3. Processors successfully tested on & supported 4. 3D performance 5. Customer Support 6. Licence Agreement 7. Credits 1. Video cards successfully tested on & supported ************************************************* 3Dfx Voodoo2 3Dfx Voodoo3 3000 AGP 3Dfx Voodoo3 3500 AGP 3Dfx Voodoo3 3000 PCI 3Dfx Voodoo3 2000 PCI 3Dfx Voodoo5 5500 AGP 3Dfx Voodoo Banshee ATI Rage 128 ATI Rage Pro AGP 2x (Software) ATI Rage Fury ATI Rage Fury Maxx NVidia GeForce256 NVidia GeForce256 DDR NVidia GeForce 2 GTS NVidia Riva TNT NVidia Riva TNT2 & Ultra NVidia Riva TNT2 M64 Matrox Millenium G200 Matrox Millenium G400 Dualhead Matrox Millenium G400 MAX 3DLabs Permedia3 Create! PowerVR Series2 (Neon250) Impact Video + MPEG2 Decoder 6Mb (Software) TSeng Labs ET6000 2Mb (Software) 3D Image 9750 4Mb (Software) Creative Exxtreme (Permedia 2) 8Mb (Software) Cirrus Logic 5464 (Laguna3D) 1Mb (Software) S3 Virge DX 375 4Mb (Software) Grand Prix 3 requires the latest video drivers, available from your hardware manufacturer's web site. Please see below for internet links to hardware manufacturers' web sites. 2. Video Card Drivers ********************* You can download these drivers from the Internet. If you are experiencing problems with Grand Prix 3, look for your video card below to find the Web address where you can download the appropriate drivers. Creative Graphics Blaster RIVA TNT Creative Graphics Blaster RIVA TNT2 & Ultra Creative Graphics Blaster Annihilator & DDR http://support.soundblaster.com/files/download.asp Guillemot MAXI Gamer 2 Guillemot MAXI Gamer Xentor / MAXI Gamer Xentor 32 Guillemot 3D Prophet & DDR http://www.guillemot.com/ Matrox MGA Millennium series Matrox MGA Mystique series Matrox Millennium G400 & G400 Max http://www.matrox.com/mga/drivers/latest_drivers/home.htm ATI 3D Rage Pro ATI Rage II ATI Rage II+ ATI 3D Rage 128 ATI 3D Rage Fury Maxx http://support.atitech.ca/drivers/drivers.html Orchid Righteous 3D 2 http://www.orchid.com/support/driverlist.html Diamond Monster 3D 2 Diamond Monster Fusion Diamond Viper series http://www.diamondmm.com/ PowerVR Series 2 (Neon250) http://www.videologic.com/ 3Dfx reference drivers (for all Voodoo cards - recommended) http://www.3dfxgamers.com/ NVidia reference drivers (for all NVidia chipset based cards - recommended) http://www.nvidia.com/ 3. Processors successfully tested on & supported ************************************************ Intel Pentium II Intel Pentium III Intel Celeron AMD K6-2 3DNow! (via DirectX7) AMD K6-3 3DNow! (via DirectX7) AMD K7/Athlon 3DNow! (via DirectX7) 4. 3D performance ***************** The game's 3D performance will vary from configuration to configuration, but there are many options available in-game to allow the user to get the best compromise between performance and gameplay. During a race, you can find out your "Processor Occupancy" rating by pressing the "O" key. This figure is given as a percentage. It is important that this figure is kept as close to (or below) the 100% mark as possible - anything higher and the game physics will be compromised and gameplay will suffer. Here are some tips for lowering the occupancy:- - Run the game in a lower resolution - Switch off some of the textures used in-game, starting with the mirrors - Turn off some of the trackside objects - Lower the frame rate setting If you are trying to run in 3D hardware mode, some video cards may not perform as well as others, so it is recommended that you try running in software 3D mode, as performance may be improved. 5. Customer Support ******************* If you have problems and require assistance you can contact our Customer Services on: Phone: +44 (0) 1454 893900 (Hours of operation: 0900-1730 GMT/BST, Monday to Friday) Fax: +44 (0) 1454 894296 Email: support@hiuk.com Address: Hasbro Interactive (Europe) Customer Services The Ridge, Chipping Sodbury, South Gloucestershire, BS37 6BN, England, UK Sweden only: Phone: 0858 77 04 24* Denmark only: Phone: 38 487 134* Finland only: Phone: 0800 11 44 99* Norway only: Phone: 23 16 21 36* *Please note that you may be assisted by English speaking Customer Services staff. Australia only: If you have problems and require assistance you can contact the Hasbro Interactive Customer Services Hotline on: Phone: 1902 262 667* Email: support@hiuk.com *Calls are charged at $1.50 per minute. A higher rate applies to mobile and public phones. If you decide to telephone our Customer Services, please try to be sitting in front of your computer and have a pen and paper at the ready. Before contacting us, please try to have the following information ready so that we may help you more efficiently: * The name of the product. * The make and model of your computer. * The processor and its speed. * Any peripherals attached to the computer. * The graphics card, driver date and version. * The sound card, driver date and version. * The version of Windows or Mac OS you are using. * Total memory installed. * The exact error message (if any). * For Windows users, the version of DirectX installed. * The type of CD-ROM drive. * For Windows users, the total system resources free before running the program. * The name of any programs running in the background. If you decide to email our Customer Services, to ensure a prompt reply please summarise your issues as concisely as you can, giving details, as above, of the product, the problem or error and any circumstances that you feel relevant and your particular computer system. Web Sites At MicroProse, it is a priority to ensure that you have everything you need to get the best out of your product. In fact, our web sites are designed to enhance your playing or learning experience and not just be there to help if you have a problem. Therefore, MicroProse has a full and exciting web site dedicated to ensuring you can see the latest information, obtain technical support, download the latest upgrade, read the latest hints and tips and a great deal more. You can reach the site at: http://www.grandprixgames.com For more information on forthcoming and existing products from MicroProse, please visit our main site at: http://www.microprose.com 6. LICENCE AGREEMENT ******************** 1. Licence The software and all images, photography, animations, video, audio, music and text contained on the enclosed CD-ROM and this manual, (together, ‘the Product’) are protected by copyright and other intellectual property rights which are owned by or licensed to Hasbro Interactive Limited of 2 Roundwood Avenue, Stockley Park, Uxbridge, UB11 1AZ, UK (‘Hasbro’). Hasbro grants to you as the original purchaser of this Product a non-transferable right to use the Product for your own personal and private use and not in connection with any business activity. Unless otherwise permitted by law, no part of this Product may be copied, reproduced, translated, modified, decompiled or reduced into any electronic or other form without the prior written consent of Hasbro. You may not rent or lease, or sell or transfer copies of the Product or any part of it. 2. Warranty Hasbro warrants to you only that for a period of ninety days from purchase the Product will perform substantially in accordance with the specifications set out in this manual and that the original CD-ROM disk itself will be free from defects in materials and workmanship. During this period the Product, if defective, will be replaced free of charge if returned to Hasbro at Caswell Way, Newport, Gwent, NP9 0YH, together with a dated proof of purchase, a brief description of the defect and the address to which it is to be returned. Any replacement will be warranted for a further 90 day period. This warranty does not affect your statutory rights in any way. This warranty does not apply to defects caused by misuse, neglect, incorrect installation, damage, alteration, repair or excessive wear. 3. Liability Except as stated at 2 above, all conditions, warranties, terms, representations and undertakings express or implied, statutory or otherwise, in respect of the Product are expressly excluded. Hasbro’s liability to you shall under no circumstances exceed the original retail price of the Product and Hasbro does not accept liability for any indirect or consequential damage or loss (even if it is aware that the possibility of such damage or loss) including lost profits or revenues, or for any damages, costs or loss incurred as a result of loss of time or data or from any other cause. Nothing set out above shall limit or exclude the Hasbro’s liability to you for death or personal injury resulting from its own negligence or any other liability not capable of exclusion or limitation by law. If you do not agree to be bound by these terms, you should immediately return the Product to Hasbro at Caswell Way, Newport, Gwent, NP9 OYH, UK, together with a dated proof of purchase, for a full refund. 7. Credits *********** Game Design & Programming Geoff Crammond Menu Design & Additional Programming Pete Cooke Circuit Topography Norman Surplus Performance Analysis & Test Driving David Surplus With special thanks to John Cook MicroProse MotorSport Lead Programmer Nick Thompson Programmers Adrian Scotney Duncan Rooth Gareth Jones Jeremy Sallis Neil Alford Simon Michael Yueai Liu Lead Artist Andy Cook Artists David Smith Eddie Garnier Greg Shill Jeffrey Miranda Maff Evans Paul Ayliffe Paul Truss Pete Austin Additional Art Drew Northcott Jonathan Rowe Graphic Design Jonathan Rowe Audio Producer John Broomhall Additional Sound Design Darren Lambourne Sound Programming Geoff Crammond Pete Cooke Deleted lines Video Production John Broomhall Andy Cook Andy Grierson Music "Furious Angels" Written by Rob Dougan Published by BMG Music Publishing Additional Field Recording Peter Guppy European Director of Development Andrew Parsons Producer Nick Court Thank you... AutoSport Magazine John Cook Matt Carroll Laura McNamara Russell Lewis Steinberg Software for audio recording systems. Sutton Motorsport Images Pete Secchi and the students of the University of Bath for their help with the crowd photography. Special thanks go to... The Orange Arrows Formula One Team for all their help during the development of this product. Support Services QA Manager Andrew Luckett Lead Tester Daniel Luton Testers Andrew Coward Andrew Spratt Andrew Stainer Chris Knaggs Darren Bates Darren Kirby Eric Manktelow Garry Mullett Jamie Toghill Lee Evans Luke Williams Matt Nation Nick Thorpe Paul Coppins Phil Gilbert Robert Ward Tim Stokes Hardware Compatibility Testing Alan Clark Ian Palfrey PC Technician Martin Brabham Localisation Project Manager Anton Lorton Localisation Co-Ordinator Katie Harris Translators Claude Esmein Project Synthesis Peter Bagney Uli Mühl Pi Editora Reintaal, Kees Beentjes Testers Anke Mittelberg Emmanuelle Dumas Benjamin Bazounguissa Valeria Motterle Blandine Prost Rodrigo Amorim Manual Writers The Write Stuff David Surplus Geoff Crammond Manual Editor Bill Martin Manual Manager Sam Hart Manual Co-Ordinator Jane Corfe Art Director Ed du Bois Customer Services Manager Caroline de Silva Customer Services Supervisor Mark Rich Technical Advisors Andy Taylor Antonio Almaraz Daniel Lowe Jon Mayes Olly Portingale Warren Rowlands PA/Administration Supervisor Christine Upham Administration Assistants Alex Nowosielski Pat Edwards © 2000 Hasbro Interactive, Inc. 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