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Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness
README file 20/06/2003 Version 1.0
Part 1: Things You Should Know
Please read through the DirectX section of this document. This section has information that is vital to successfully running Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness on your system.
1.1 DirectX
This game is optimised for Microsoft's DirectX 9.0. In order for you to play the game, you must have DirectX 9.0-compliant drivers for your video card and sound card. Please note that although DirectX 9.0 is installed with the game, your video and sound card drivers will not be upgraded to DirectX 9.0 drivers.
You will need to obtain the latest DirectX 9.0 drivers from your card manufacturer or PC supplier. These drivers cannot be supplied by Eidos.
1.2 Memory and Performance
While the game will run fine in 128 Mb of RAM, your playing experience will be smoother if you have at least 256 Mb.
Regardless of how much memory you have, you can maximize your available memory and increase the overall performance of the game engine by doing the following:
* Closing any open windows
* Shutting down all other programs, including menu-bar programs like ICQ
* Defragmenting your hard drive
Eidos recommends that you have no other programs running at all while playing Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness. Other programs, including virus checkers, system utilities and screen savers can cause system degradation when playing games software and may conflict with the game for system resources, potentially resulting in instability and crashes.
1.3 Known Issues
* None at present.
Core Design Ltd and Eidos Interactive are committed to providing customer support for our games on a continuing basis. In that spirit, there may be a patch for Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness forthcoming; visit the Eidos website for more information.
http://www.eidos.com/
Part 2: Technical Issues
2.1 Installation & Set-up
System Requirements
The minimum system requirements are as follows:
COMPUTER:
IBM PC or 100% compatible
OPERATING SYSTEM:
Microsoft Windows 98 / ME / 2000 / XP (Windows 95 and NT4 not supported)
CPU:
Intel compatible 500MHz with T&L graphics card (1.5 GHz otherwise)
RAM:
128 Mb
GRAPHICS:
100% DirectX 9.0-compatible 16Mb 3D Accelerated Card
SOUND:
Windows DirectX 9.0-compatible sound card (100% DirectX 9.0-compatible)
CD-ROM:
Quad-speed (4x) CD-ROM drive
HARD DRIVE:
300 Mb free disk space
INPUT DEVICES:
100% Windows 98-compatible mouse and keyboard
The recommended system requirements are as follows:
CPU:
Intel compatible 1.5GHz with T&L graphics card
RAM:
256 Mb
GRAPHICS:
64 Mb 3D Card -100% DirectX 9.0-compatible
SOUND:
Windows 98-compatible sound card (100% DirectX 9.0-compatible)
CD-ROM:
Eight-speed (8x) CD-ROM drive or faster
HARD DRIVE:
300 Mb free disk space
Preparing Your Hard Drive
To ensure that your installation is trouble free, you should check to see that your hard drive and file system are both tuned for optimum performance. Windows comes with two utility programs that find and fix any errors and optimise your hard drive performance. The first of these programs is called scandisk. Scandisk will check your hard drive for problems and can fix any that it finds. You can run scandisk by clicking on the Start button from the Windows Taskbar, followed by Programs, then Accessories, then System Tools, and finally scandisk.
Once scandisk has finished running, you should next optimise your hard drive's performance by running a program called Disk Defragmenter.. You can run Disk Defragmenter by clicking on the Start button from the Windows desktop, followed by Programs, then Accessories, then System Tools, and finally Disk Defragmenter.
Installing Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness
Installing Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness is easy. Simply insert the CD into your CD-ROM drive. After a few seconds, the Launch Panel will appear.
This program will guide you through the remaining process via onscreen prompts. If at any time you are instructed to restart your computer, do so.
In the event the Launch Panel does not appear when you insert the CD:
Double-click on the My Computer icon, then double-click on the CD-ROM icon, and lastly double-click on the Setup.exe file to bring up the Launch Panel OR:
* Click on the Start button.
* Choose Run from the pop-up menu.
* Type d:\setup in the box provided (where d: designates your CD-ROM drive letter).
* Click on the OK button to begin the install program.
You will be prompted to select the path and directory to which you wish to install the game on your hard drive. The default is
C:\Program Files\Eidos Interactive\TRAOD
You may change this if you wish to.
After the files have been copied you will be given the option to install Microsoft DirectX 9.0. Please read the on-screen information before selecting an option. You may either choose to install or not install at this time. If the Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness installer detects an active version of DirectX 9.0 on your system, we encourage you to not reinstall DirectX. If the installer does not detect DirectX 9.0, you must install it before you are able to play Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness (please refer to the next section of this guide before proceeding).
Starting/Loading The Game
Once the install has finished and you have opted to run the game, the Launch Panel will appear on the screen.
You may:
* Click on the Run Game button to play the game.
* Click on the Settings button to use the advanced options dialog.
* Click on the Readme button to view the readme file.
* Click on the Web Links to visit the Core or Eidos web sites.
* Click on the Exit button to exit the Launch Panel.
If you are going to play the game at a later time insert the CD into the CD-ROM drive. After a few seconds, the Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness Launch panel should appear on the screen via the AutoPlay feature. Now click on the Run Game button to start the game.
In the event the AutoPlay feature does not work, you may click on the My Computer icon and then click on the CD-ROM icon to bring up the Launch Panel.
OR
* Click on the Start button.
* Choose Programs from the pop-up menu.
* Drag your mouse to the right and click on Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness from the list.
* Click on Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness from the ensuing pop-up menu.
Uninstalling Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness
If you need to UNINSTALL Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness, you may do any of the following three things:
* Click on the Start button.
* Choose Programs from the pop-up menu.
* Choose Eidos Interactive from the pop-up menu.
* Drag your mouse to the right and click on TRAOD from the list.
* Click on Uninstall from the ensuing pop-up menu and follow the onscreen instructions.
OR
* Click on the Start button.
* Choose Settings from the pop-up menu.
* Choose Control Panel from the pop-up menu.
* Choose Add/Remove Programs from the pop-up menu or panel that appears.
* Click on Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness from the pop-up panel.
* Select Add/Remove button, and follow the onscreen prompts.
Part 1: Things You Should Know
Please read through the DirectX section of this document. This section has information that is vital to successfully running Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness on your system.
1.1 DirectX
This game is optimised for Microsoft's DirectX 9.0. In order for you to play the game, you must have DirectX 9.0-compliant drivers for your video card and sound card. Please note that although DirectX 9.0 is installed with the game, your video and sound card drivers will not be upgraded to DirectX 9.0 drivers.
You will need to obtain the latest DirectX 9.0 drivers from your card manufacturer or PC supplier. These drivers cannot be supplied by Eidos.
1.2 Memory and Performance
While the game will run fine in 128 Mb of RAM, your playing experience will be smoother if you have at least 256 Mb.
Regardless of how much memory you have, you can maximize your available memory and increase the overall performance of the game engine by doing the following:
* Closing any open windows
* Shutting down all other programs, including menu-bar programs like ICQ
* Defragmenting your hard drive
Eidos recommends that you have no other programs running at all while playing Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness. Other programs, including virus checkers, system utilities and screen savers can cause system degradation when playing games software and may conflict with the game for system resources, potentially resulting in instability and crashes.
1.3 Known Issues
* None at present.
Core Design Ltd and Eidos Interactive are committed to providing customer support for our games on a continuing basis. In that spirit, there may be a patch for Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness forthcoming; visit the Eidos website for more information.
http://www.eidos.com/
Part 2: Technical Issues
2.1 Installation & Set-up
System Requirements
The minimum system requirements are as follows:
COMPUTER:
IBM PC or 100% compatible
OPERATING SYSTEM:
Microsoft Windows 98 / ME / 2000 / XP (Windows 95 and NT4 not supported)
CPU:
Intel compatible 500MHz with T&L graphics card (1.5 GHz otherwise)
RAM:
128 Mb
GRAPHICS:
100% DirectX 9.0-compatible 16Mb 3D Accelerated Card
SOUND:
Windows DirectX 9.0-compatible sound card (100% DirectX 9.0-compatible)
CD-ROM:
Quad-speed (4x) CD-ROM drive
HARD DRIVE:
300 Mb free disk space
INPUT DEVICES:
100% Windows 98-compatible mouse and keyboard
The recommended system requirements are as follows:
CPU:
Intel compatible 1.5GHz with T&L graphics card
RAM:
256 Mb
GRAPHICS:
64 Mb 3D Card -100% DirectX 9.0-compatible
SOUND:
Windows 98-compatible sound card (100% DirectX 9.0-compatible)
CD-ROM:
Eight-speed (8x) CD-ROM drive or faster
HARD DRIVE:
300 Mb free disk space
Preparing Your Hard Drive
To ensure that your installation is trouble free, you should check to see that your hard drive and file system are both tuned for optimum performance. Windows comes with two utility programs that find and fix any errors and optimise your hard drive performance. The first of these programs is called scandisk. Scandisk will check your hard drive for problems and can fix any that it finds. You can run scandisk by clicking on the Start button from the Windows Taskbar, followed by Programs, then Accessories, then System Tools, and finally scandisk.
Once scandisk has finished running, you should next optimise your hard drive's performance by running a program called Disk Defragmenter.. You can run Disk Defragmenter by clicking on the Start button from the Windows desktop, followed by Programs, then Accessories, then System Tools, and finally Disk Defragmenter.
Installing Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness
Installing Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness is easy. Simply insert the CD into your CD-ROM drive. After a few seconds, the Launch Panel will appear.
This program will guide you through the remaining process via onscreen prompts. If at any time you are instructed to restart your computer, do so.
In the event the Launch Panel does not appear when you insert the CD:
Double-click on the My Computer icon, then double-click on the CD-ROM icon, and lastly double-click on the Setup.exe file to bring up the Launch Panel OR:
* Click on the Start button.
* Choose Run from the pop-up menu.
* Type d:\setup in the box provided (where d: designates your CD-ROM drive letter).
* Click on the OK button to begin the install program.
You will be prompted to select the path and directory to which you wish to install the game on your hard drive. The default is
C:\Program Files\Eidos Interactive\TRAOD
You may change this if you wish to.
After the files have been copied you will be given the option to install Microsoft DirectX 9.0. Please read the on-screen information before selecting an option. You may either choose to install or not install at this time. If the Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness installer detects an active version of DirectX 9.0 on your system, we encourage you to not reinstall DirectX. If the installer does not detect DirectX 9.0, you must install it before you are able to play Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness (please refer to the next section of this guide before proceeding).
Starting/Loading The Game
Once the install has finished and you have opted to run the game, the Launch Panel will appear on the screen.
You may:
* Click on the Run Game button to play the game.
* Click on the Settings button to use the advanced options dialog.
* Click on the Readme button to view the readme file.
* Click on the Web Links to visit the Core or Eidos web sites.
* Click on the Exit button to exit the Launch Panel.
If you are going to play the game at a later time insert the CD into the CD-ROM drive. After a few seconds, the Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness Launch panel should appear on the screen via the AutoPlay feature. Now click on the Run Game button to start the game.
In the event the AutoPlay feature does not work, you may click on the My Computer icon and then click on the CD-ROM icon to bring up the Launch Panel.
OR
* Click on the Start button.
* Choose Programs from the pop-up menu.
* Drag your mouse to the right and click on Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness from the list.
* Click on Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness from the ensuing pop-up menu.
Uninstalling Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness
If you need to UNINSTALL Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness, you may do any of the following three things:
* Click on the Start button.
* Choose Programs from the pop-up menu.
* Choose Eidos Interactive from the pop-up menu.
* Drag your mouse to the right and click on TRAOD from the list.
* Click on Uninstall from the ensuing pop-up menu and follow the onscreen instructions.
OR
* Click on the Start button.
* Choose Settings from the pop-up menu.
* Choose Control Panel from the pop-up menu.
* Choose Add/Remove Programs from the pop-up menu or panel that appears.
* Click on Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness from the pop-up panel.
* Select Add/Remove button, and follow the onscreen prompts.
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