home *** CD-ROM | disk | FTP | other *** search
- IMPORTANT NOTICE
-
- ALL STATISTICAL INFORMATION, QUOTES AND OTHER COMMENTARY IN CHAMPIONSHIP
- MANAGER IS FICTITIOUS. NONE OF THESE DETAILS (INCLUDING MATCH RESULTS,
- PLAYERS' CONTRACT AND SALARY DETAILS) HAVE BEEN AUTHORISED OR ENDORSED BY
- THE PEOPLE REFERRED TO IN CHAMPIONSHIP MANAGER. ALL SUCH INFORMATION HAS
- BEEN CREATED SOLELY FOR THE GAME AND DOES NOT REFLECT THE VIEWS OF THE
- PUBLISHERS, THE DEVELOPER OR THEIR EMPLOYEES
-
- ======================================================================
- Release Notes
- ======================================================================
-
- Championship Manager 00/01
- Developed by: Sports Interactive Ltd
- Published by: Eidos Interactive Ltd
-
- --------------------------------------
- For the latest information and updates
- --------------------------------------
-
- Visit the following home pages on the web:
-
- Sports Interactive Ltd - http://www.sigames.com
- Eidos Interactive Ltd - http://www.eidos.co.uk/
-
- -----------------
- Technical Support
- -----------------
-
- Please see the manual accompanying the retail version of
- the game for instructions on obtaining technical support.
-
- ======================================================================
- Troubleshooting
- ======================================================================
-
- --------------
- Install issues
- --------------
-
- It has been noticed that InstallShield can report that there is enough hard disk
- space free to install Championship Manager 00/01, yet run out of disk space during install.
-
- This happens when installing Championship Manager 00/01 to a different drive to the one
- windows is installed upon. The disk space reported is on the target drive, yet
- Installshield unpacks data to the windows drive in a temporary directory.
-
- If you get this problem you need to clear space on your windows drive to allow
- InstallShield the room to unpack data.
-
- ------------
- Video issues
- ------------
-
- Some video drivers do not properly support DirectDraw full-screen
- in 16-bit colour at any resolution. If you are unable to
- start Championship Manager 00/01 which defaults to full-screen mode,
- start Championship Manager 00/01 with the command line option -windowed
-
- In order for Championship Manager 00/01 to work in full-screen mode you must
- have DirectX installed, and your graphics adapter must support 800x600
- 16-bit colour mode.
-
- If Championship Manager 00/01 fails to open in windowed mode, ensure that your
- Windows desktop is in 16-Bit colour mode with at least 800x600 pixel resolution.
-
- ------------
- Sound issues
- ------------
-
- Championship Manager 00/01 uses DirectX to play in-match sounds. If your
- sound does not work and it is turned on in the 'Game Settings' dialogue,
- make sure that DirectX is installed correctly and configured to use your
- sound card.
-
- -------------------
- Network play issues
- -------------------
-
- The network play option uses TCP/IP. If you are unable to create/join
- a network game check that you have TCP/IP protocol installed.
-
- To do this:
-
- * Open the control panel. (Start->Settings->Control Panel)
- * Click on the network icon.
-
- If TCP/IP is not listed in the window you must add it:
-
- * Click on Add.
- * Select Protocol
- * Select Microsoft
- * Select TCP/IP
- * Click on Ok
-
- NOTE: You can only play in a game that is on the same subnet mask,
- To check this:
-
- * Open the control panel. (Start->Settings->Control Panel)
- * Click on the network icon.
- * Click on TCP/IP in the list - If you have more than one network binding
- there will be more than one entry, select the one that is connected to
- your LAN adapter.
- * Click on Properties
-
- Your subnet mask is displayed on the IP Address tab. If this is blank or
- differs from the computer you are trying to connect to, see your network
- administrator.
-
- If you do not have a network administrator, enter 255.255.255.0 in the sub net field.
-
- Due to the configuration of some networks, the name of the network game may not appear
- on the Join Network Game screen. In this case, it is still possible to join the game by
- typing the server's IP address into the edit box. The server's IP address can be found on
- the Manager Status screen on the server.
-
- --------------------
- Command Line Options
- --------------------
-
- The command line options are:
-
- cm0001.exe [-windowed|-nosound|-nonetwork|-verifypics|-verifyhist|-verifysounds]
-
- A brief description of each:
-
- -windowed Starts Championship Manager 00/01 in a window instead of full-screen. This option
- should be used if the game is unable to open in full-screen mode.
-
- -nosound Stops the sound layer from starting. This option should be used if DirectX
- is unable to communicate with your sound card without error.
-
- -nonetwork Stops the network layer from starting. This option should be used if you get
- errors as the game tries to open the network (i.e. Unable to open socket)
-
- -verifypics Checks the background picture configuration file for errors as a new game
- starts. This option is only needed if you have modified the pics.cfg file.
-
- -verifyhist Checks the history files for validity as a new game starts. This option is
- only needed if you have added new history files.
-
- -verifysounds Checks the in match sound files are valid as the first match starts. This
- option is only needed if you have changed/updated the match events config file.
-
- -dontcheckram Disables checking of available RAM when selecting leagues to run; please note that
- turning this option off may cause the game to malfunction if too many leagues are
- selected.
-
- -------------------
- Printing the Screen
- -------------------
-
- There is no option to print the screen in Championship Manager 00/01. If you want to print a
- copy of the screen (or save to file), then run the game in full-screen mode, hit the print
- screen key and select paste in your art package. You can now save or print the screen image.
-
- -----------------------
- Option is not available
- -----------------------
-
- Some game options such as "Save Game", "Restart Game" and "Exit Game" are not always
- available. This is because at least one player in the game (including Network and
- Multi-players) has a screen open that must be responded to. If any of these options are
- unavailable, check the screens you (and any other player in the game) has open.
-
- ------------
- Requirements
- ------------
-
- The Minimum requirements for running CM00/01 are:
-
- 133 Pentium PC (233 recommended)
- 16 MB Ram (64MB recommended for over 4 multiple leagues)
- 1MB Video RAM (2MB recommended)
- Ethernet Adapter (Network Play Only)
-
- -------------
- Speed Issues
- -------------
-
- If you find the game is slow to run then you can try the following to speed things up:
-
- 1 - Use Minimum Database
- Select Minimum Database from the Game Settings menu before starting the game, this will
- load a cut-down database with fewer players and clubs present which will speed up the
- game.
-
- 2 - Select Fewer leagues
- If you have a slow PC, try selecting fewer leagues as this will cut down on the in
- game processing (see requirements above for memory recommendations).
-
- 3 - Slow screen changes
- This may be because of an old style video card (for all you geeks out there 16bit colour
- is held in video memory as RGB 555 or 565 depending upon your video card) .. CM00/01 will
- be slower when changing screens with a RGB 555 video card. To test this simply turn
- off picture changes in the Game Settings menu within CM00/01.
-
- 4 - Close all other applications
- Ensure that CM00/01 is the only application that you are running, any other applications
- will use up valuable system memory which may slow down the game.
-
- 5 - Clear Disk Space
- Ensure that your main hard-disk has a lot of spare disk space for windows to use when
- needed.
-
- --------
- Upgrades
- --------
-
- If the previous tips didn't speed things up enough for your liking and you are considering
- upgrading your system then bear the following in mind:
-
- 1 - Frequent Hard Disk Access
- This indicates that your system is low on memory and is using virtual memory (stored on
- the Hard disk), the best way to speed up your game will be to purchase more memory.
-
- 2 - Slow Processing with no hard disk access
- You best bet in this case would be to upgrade the Processor.
-
- -------------
- Memory Issues
- -------------
-
- If CM00/01 displays a message stating that there is not enough system memory to continue, then
- the game has used up all available physical and virtual memory. To increase the amount of
- memory available to CM00/01 try closing down any other applications you are currenly running,
- or increase the amount of disk space available for virtual memory.
-
- For furthur information on configuring your system's virtual memory, consult your Windows
- operating system manual.
-
- ------------------
- Reliability Issues
- ------------------
-
- During the course of playing CM00/01, the program reads and writes a large amount of information
- to your hard disk - more so than most other games. If your hard disk contains any surface
- errors this may cause the game to crash or behave unreliably.
-
- It is advisable to check your hard disk for surface errors periodically using Microsoft
- ScanDisk (a utility program that is part of your Windows installation).
-