Welcome to Jurassic Park: Operation Genesis Demo [v 1.0] ======================================================== CONTENTS: 0. Technical Support 1. Overview 2. Monitor Resolution 3. Game Initialization & Setup 4. Video Cards 5. Troubleshooting 6. Known Driver Issues 0. TECHNICAL SUPPORT -------------------- If you have a problem with this product that you cannot resolve, please contact our Technical Support department. Universal Interactive Customer Service 866 341-0879 / (310) 649-8006 Universal Interactive Technical Support 866 582-7063 / (310) 649-8016 Monday-Friday, 8 am to 4:45 PM Pacific Time. Automated support available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Fax: (310) 258-0755, 24 hours daily World Wide Web address: http://support.vugames.com/ Or write to: Vivendi Universal Interactive Publishing 4247 South Minnewawa Ave., Fresno, CA 93725 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: o The name of the product. o The make and model of your computer. o The processor and its speed. o Any peripherals attached to the computer. o The graphics card, driver date and version. o The sound card, driver date and version. o The version of Windows you are using. o Total memory installed. o The exact error message (if any). o The version of DirectX installed. o The type of CD-ROM drive. o The total system resources free before running the program. o 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. 1. OVERVIEW: ---------------- 1. OVERVIEW: ---------------- This demo version of "Jurassic Park: Operation Genesis" provides you with both missions and open ended sim gameplay. "Welcome to Jurassic Park" provides a brief overview of the basic controls and gives you a glimpse of the kind of park that you can create in the full simulation. "When Carnivores Attack" is a ranger action mission where you can practice your shooting skills by targeting rampaging carnivores. [TIP: If you run out of ammunition, fly back to the Ranger Station for a relaod.] "Danger Club Photo Safari" is a photo safari mission where your job is to drive out into Jurassic Park and take photos of dangerous carnivores. [TIP: Taking multiple photos of the same dinosaur will reduce the points value of your images.] Site B is where we give you access to your own private dinosaur park: no visitors allowed! This mode provides a small taste of the full Jurassic Park simulation. We have provided you with the DNA for three dinosaur species: Gallimimus, Triceratops and Tyrannosaurus. Build hatcheries to create these dinosaurs. Release them onto your island and watch them interact. Find out more about these Dinosaurs and the full game of "Jurassic Park: Operation Genesis" by reading the Jurassic Park Dinopedia which is a part of this demo. Please enjoy. Ranger Helicopter Controls --------------------------- Fly Mode --------------------- W, A, S, D, or Arrows Fly Helicopter Mouse Movement Steer Helicopter LMB Shoot Mode RMB Utility Mode L Land at Ranger Station [for fresh ammo] ESC Back Shoot Mode ---------------------- Mouse Movement Aim 1,2,3,4 Cycle Shoot Modes Mouse Wheel Scroll Cycle Shoot Modes LMB Shoot RMB Zoom ESC Back Utility Mode ---------------------- W, A, S, D, or Arrows Fly Helicopter Mouse Movement Steer Helicopter 5,6,7,8 Cycle Utility Modes Mouse Wheel Scroll Cycle Shoot Modes LMB Perform Utility Operation ESC Back Land Cruiser Controls --------------------------- Drive Mode --------------------- W, A, S, D, or Arrows Drive Land Cruiser LMB Photo Mode RMB Horn ESC Back Photo Mode --------------------- Mouse Movement Aim Camera W/S or Up/Down Arrows Zoom Camera Mouse Wheel Scroll Zoom Camera LMB Take Photo RMB Drive Mode ESC Back 2. MONITOR RESOLUTION: ---------------------- It is important that you make sure your monitor supports the game resolution you have chosen to play in. To check what resolutions your monitor supports, do the following: 1. Open up My Computer 2. Double-click on Control Panel 3. Find the Display icon and open it. 4. Choose the Settings tab. 5. Locate the resolution pointer in the Desktop Area box and drag it to the far right. The resolution choice shown is the maximum resolution your monitor is capable of displaying. If you do not want to change to this resolution now, select Cancel. Your Desktop Area should be set to the game resolution you are trying to play in or higher. NOTE: Please make sure your monitor type is properly specified to insure correct reporting of available video resolutions. 3. GAME SETUP: -------------- While some of the video options can be configured from within the game, "Jurassic Park: Operation Genesis" also provides a separate application for configuring the video options. Some of the options can only be set from the setup application. This application is also useful for situations where the video options have been set to invalid values that prevent the game from starting up correctly. (There are also options that can only be set from the options screen within the game.) The "Jurassic Park: Operation Genesis Demo Setup" application can be started from the start menu. A shortcut to the application is created when the game is installed. Click the "?" button in the setup application for descriptions of all the different settings. This help file also lists some recommended settings for use with common configurations. 4. VIDEO CARDS: --------------- Most modern video cards released towards the end of 2001 and during 2002 will run "Jurassic Park: Operation Genesis" well. Recommended chipsets are: nVidia GeForce3 ATI Radeon 8500/9700 5. TROUBLESHOOTING: ------------------- Before answering questions, please make sure the latest video and sound card drivers for you operating system have been installed. Q1: My graphics are running slowly. A1: Try reducing the resolution to 640x480. Try reducing the color bit-depth in the in-game options screen to 16bit. Also try reducing the texture-depth to 16bit. If this doesn't help enough try reducing the texture quality. If this STILL isn't helping enough start reducing the terrain/particle/surface. This should definitely make a big difference. Q2: I have changed the graphics settings, but I'm still having problems with the game running slow. What now? A2: Make sure that you have no other applications running when you run "Jurassic Park: Operation Genesis Demo". If you have virus protection software running, it may be performing file checking as "Jurassic Park: Operation Genesis Demo" reads files. This can lead to performance loss. Please refer to your virus protection help for more information. Q3: I am using a GeForce3 and am getting some textures flickering. What should I do? A3: Please install the latest drivers for the video card. Please use version 40.72 (11/11/2002) or later. Q4: I am using an ATI Radeon 9700, and the game is crashing on start up. What should I do? A4: Please install the latest drivers for the video card. Please use version 6.13.10.6218 (11/2/2002) or later. Q5: I am using a Matrox Parhelia and there are missing polygons in the terrain and sky. What should I do? A5: Please install the latest drivers for the video card. Please use version 5.13.01.1172 or later. Q6: What's the best gaming site around? A6: Gamer's Hell, of course. 6. Known Driver Issues: ----------------------- Hardware: Nvidia NFORCE Motherboards Issue: Sound corruption; Intermittant crashes Version fail: Nforce-105-release or earlier Recommended: Nforce-win2k_2.00 Comments: There are some known issues using the Nforce motherboard with driver versions 105 or earlier under Win 2K. This isssues include sound corruption after an hours gameplay, and the possibilty of intermittant crashes which may hard lock a PC. These problems appear to be solved when using version 2.00. At the time this was written version 2.00 were the latest drivers available, no knowledge of newer drivers, or their performance was available. Thank you for playing Jurassic Park: Operation Genesis! "Jurassic Park: Operation Genesis" interactive game © 2002 Universal Interactive, Inc. Jurassic Park is a trademark and copyright of Universal Studios and Amblin Entertainment, Inc. Licensed by Universal Studios Licensing LLLP. All rights reserved.

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