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- TOTAL IMMERSION RACING - (c) Empire Interactive / Razorworks
- English Readme File 24/09/02
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- Contents
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- 1. Minimum / Recommended System Specs
- 2. Installing / Uninstalling TOTAL IMMERSION RACING
- 3. Graphics Card Compatibility
- 4. Performance Issues
- 5. Sound Card compatibility
- 6. Command Line Options (for force feedback controller users).
- 7. Controller Configuration
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- 1. Minimum / Recommended System Specs
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- Minimum PC Spec:
- CPU: Pentium III/Athlon 500mhz processor
- RAM: 96MB (128MB for WindowsXP and Windows2000)
- Video: 16MB supported Direct3D video card
- Controller: Keyboard
- Operating System: Microsoft Windows 98/ME/XP/2000
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- Recommended PC Spec:
- CPU: Pentium III/Athlon 800mhz or equivalent.
- RAM: 128MB+
- Video: 32MB+ supported Direct3D video card
- Controller: Windows supported gamepad, Windows supported steering wheel device, Keyboard.
- Operating System: Microsoft Windows 98/ME/XP/2000.
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- DirectX8.1b:
- TOTAL IMMERSION RACING requires DirectX 8.1b. If you are unsure whether you have version
- DirectX 8.1b installed, it is suggested that you install the version found on the TOTAL
- IMMERSION RACING CD ("D:\DIRECTX81\DXSETUP.EXE" - where "D:\" is the letter of your
- CD drive)
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- 2. Installing / Uninstalling TOTAL IMMERSION RACING
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-
- - Installing TOTAL IMMERSION RACING
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- Note: These instructions assume your PC is switched on and you are running Microsoft Windows 98/ME/XP/2000
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- 1. Please insert your TOTAL IMMERSION RACING Disc into your CD-ROM Drive. The game should
- Auto run and present you with the message: "Do you wish to install TOTAL IMMERSION RACING?"
- Select "Yes" to install. If the autorun message does not appear proceed to step 2, else
- skip to step 3.
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- 2. Click on the Windows taskbar "START" button and select "RUN" followed by the "BROWSE"
- button. Select your CD-ROM drive using the down arrow and click on the "SETUP.EXE" file
- followed by "OPEN" & "OK."
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- 3. Click "Next" when prompted. Please read through the software license agreement. Accept
- the terms of the agreement and click "Yes" to proceed. If you do not accept the terms,
- installation will be terminated and you will not be able to play the game.
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- 4. Now select the destination directory where you want this product to be installed into.
- You can use the "BROWSE" button to change to a different destination directory. Click
- on the "NEXT" button when you are happy with your selection.
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- 5. Installation will now commence automatically.
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- - Uninstalling TOTAL IMMERSION RACING
-
- If you wish to uninstall TOTAL IMMERSION RACING from your computer, you can do this using
- one of the methods below.
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- a. Click on the Windows taskbar "START" button and select the TOTAL IMMERSION RACING
- folder (typically "Empire Interactive/TIR". Then highlight and select "Uninstall TOTAL
- IMMERSION RACING". Select "OK" to proceed and then follow the instructions to uninstall
- TOTAL IMMERSION RACING.
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- b. Click on the Windows taskbar "START" button, "SETTINGS", "CONTROL PANEL", "ADD/REMOVE
- PROGRAMS". Look for "TOTAL IMMERSION RACING" and click on it. The "ADD/REMOVE" button will
- be highlighted, please click on it and follow the on-screen instructions.
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- 3. Graphics Card Compatibility
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- The following video cards are NOT supported:
-
- - 3Dfx Voodoo / Voodoo Banshee
- - S3 Savage
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- The following video cards are NOT 100% supported (under some circumstances the game may
- run but occasionally with minor issues):
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- - 3Dfx Voodoo 5
- - ATI Radeon
- - ATI Rage Fury MAXX
- - Matrox G400
- - PowerVR 3 chipset
- - 3Dlabs Permedia 3 Create!
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- Known Issues / Workarounds:
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- - If you are using a "Jaton 3dforce" based graphics card (or similar) you may experience
- minor graphical errors. To fix this, turn off the "Dynamic Shadows" option in the
- configuration program.
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- 4. Performance Issues
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- - If you experience poor frame rates, you may want to try some of the following steps:
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- Turn off 'Environment Mapping' (under the "Detail Level" tab), turning this option off
- will provide the greatest speed increase.
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- Switch all video settings (under the "Detail Level" tab) to lower settings.
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- Lower the resolution the game runs in. Higher resolutions should only be used on
- high-end systems. On older less powerful machines it is also suggested that you choose
- a 16bit resolution (i.e. "800x600x16").
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- NOTE: Always ensure you have the very latest drivers installed for your card and
- operating system.
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- - If you are using Windows 2000, please ensure you have at least Service Pack 1
- installed. This can be downloaded from:
- http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/downloads/servicepacks/default.asp
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- Obviously this link may change, so if it does not work, just search www.microsoft.com
- for Windows 2000 Service Pack download.
-
- If you have not got Service Pack 1 or later installed you may experience performance
- problems.
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- 5. Sound Card compatibility
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- The following sound cards are NOT 100% supported (under some circumstances the game
- may run with minor sound issues):
-
- - Best Data Theatrix
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- Known Issues / Workarounds:
-
- - If you are using the "I/O MagicQuad V8 sound card" (or similar) you may experience
- missing sounds. Lowering the audio hardware acceleration to Basic will fix this problem.
-
- To lower the hardware acceleration of you sound card:
- a. Click on the Windows taskbar "START" button and select "Settings" then "Control Panel"
- b. Select "Multimedia" (or "Sounds and Multimedia" for Window's XP/Me/2000 users).
- c. Click on the "Advanced Properties" under the Audio tab.
- d. The sound playback advanced properties will appear. Click on the "Performance" tab.
- e. Drag the slider labelled "Hardware Acceleration" to the left until "Basic
- Acceleration" is displayed.
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- 6. Command Line Options
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- - If you're using a controller device which supports force feedback - it is possible to
- change the controllers force feedback using a multiplier ranging from 0.0 (no force) to
- 2.0 (double the normal force). The default is 1.0 if this command line option isn't
- included.
-
- Examples: tir.exe ff_scale 0.75 (75% of the default value)
- tir.exe ff_scale 0.0 (no force feedback)
- tir.exe ff_scale 2.0 (double the default value)
- tir.exe ff_scale 3.0 (out of range - will be forced to 2.0)
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- To use the command line:
- a. Click on the Windows taskbar "START" button and select "Run".
- b. Using the examples above, type in your desired command.
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- 7. Control Configuration
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- - To configure the controls, select the "Control" option from the Options menu. Select
- the controller you wish to configure for the appropriate player, then select "Configure
- Controls" for that player. You will now go to one of two screens depending on the type
- of controller you selected.
-
- Non-Keyboard Controller:
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- This screen is split into Analog Controls and Digital Controls. An analog control
- can only be mapped to an action in the analog section; and a digital control may only
- be mapped to an action in the digital control section.
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- To map/remap an action, first position the flashing green bar over the action you wish
- to map/remap. Then select that action by hitting the 'Enter' key. Now you can either
- remap the action, or remove the mapping for the action. To remove the mapping for the
- selected action, press the 'Escape' key. To remap the control, move the desired axis
- in the desired direction for analog device, or press the desired button for digital
- devices.
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- In general, you shouldn't need to map the seperate analog accelerate on brake on the
- righthand side. This is only used for pedal controls which support seperate axis.
- If you map either the individual Accelerate or Brake options on the right side of the
- Analog Controls, then the combined Accelerate/Brake mapping will be removed (and
- vice-versa).
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- Keyboard:
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- This screen lets you map actions to keys on the keyboard. To map an action to a key,
- position the flashing green bar over the action you wish to map, then hit the 'Enter'
- key. Now you can either unmap this action with the 'Escape' key, or press any other
- key to map that key to the action. Note that the 'Escape' key and the Windows magic
- key cannot be mapped.
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