Restaurant Empire Demo

RESTAURANT EMPIRE README Table of Contents 1. Installing the Game 2. System Requirements 3. Troubleshooting 4. Technical Support 5. Improving the Game's Performance 6. Uninstalling the Game 7. Copyright Notices 8. Health Warnings 1. Installing the Game After you have placed the Restaurant Empire CD into your CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive, the installation menu should open automatically. If not, you can activate it manually by doing the following: 1) Make sure the Restaurant Empire CD is in your CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive. 2) Double-click on the "My Computer" icon on your Windows desktop, - or - Go to Start > Programs, then find the Windows Explorer icon and left-click on it. 3) Locate the icon for your computer's CD-ROM drive and double-click on it. 4) Look for the file "Setup.exe" and double-click on it to open the installation menu. 5) Once the installation menu is opened, click on "Install Restaurant Empire" to install the game. Then follow the on-screen instructions. BACK TO TOP 2. System Requirements Restaurant Empire Minimum System Requirements: Operating system Windows 98, 2000, ME or XP (Windows 95 and NT not supported) CPU type and speed 500 MHz Intel Pentium III or processors of the same grade Memory 128 MB RAM CD-ROM Speed 4x CD-ROM/DVD-ROM drive Hard drive space 700 MB Video card NVIDIA GeForce, ATI Radeon, or 3D cards of the same grade Other needs DirectX 8 compatible sound card; Keyboard; Mouse Recommended System Requirements: 1 Ghz Intel Pentium III or processors of the same grade and 256 MB RAM BACK TO TOP 3. Troubleshooting DirectX Problems: DirectX® 8.1b or later must be installed on your computer before you can play Restaurant Empire. You can install DirectX 8.1b provided with the Restaurant Empire CD, or you can download the software from Microsoft Windows Update at http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com If you encounter video or sound problems when using DirectX, go to http://support.microsoft.com/support/directx/ for the latest troubleshooting information. You should also obtain the latest DirectX-compatible drivers from your video or sound card manufacturer. Windows 2000 Service Pack: If you have problems running Restaurant Empire on Windows 2000 and have already updated your video drivers, try downloading the Windows 2000 Service Pack version 2 or later and install it on your machine. Crashes and Lock-Ups: When Restaurant Empire starts, mouse cursor disappears and computer locks-up. Your installed audio card drivers may not be compatible with DirectX. Please obtain a DirectX 8.x or higher-compatible driver from your sound card manufacturer. The Installer keeps stalling after a certain percentage has completed. Your hard drive could be out of space. Please free up additional space by removing unwanted programs and reinstall Restaurant Empire. Files are possibly being copied to a corrupted area of your hard drive. If this is the case, run the scandisk program and use the Thorough option. After scandisk finishes and informs you that your drive is free of errors, try installing Restaurant Empire again. There may be dirt or fingerprints on the CD-ROM disc itself. Examine the bottom of the disc and clean it carefully using a soft, lint-free cloth by wiping from the center of the disc (near the hole) towards the outer edge in a straight line. Restaurant Empire crashes to the desktop with no error messages. - Make sure the reading surface of the CD-ROM is clean (check for scratches and smudges). - Make sure the game has been installed properly. - Make sure DirectX 8.1b has been installed properly. - Make sure you have the latest drivers for your video and sound card, and that they are DirectX 8.x-compatible - or higher. - Make sure Virtual Memory is enabled on your system. - Make sure you have run Scandisk and that no errors are reported. - Run Disk Defragmenter. - Clean out any old temp (.TMP) files from the C:WINDOWSTEMP or C:WINxTEMP directory on your hard drive (you may use Windows Explorer to do this). - Make sure you do not have any resident anti-virus or third-party Windows memory management utilities running prior to playing Restaurant Empire. - Try uninstalling and then reinstalling the game. - Try exiting the game, rebooting your machine, and re-entering the game. Note that if your system crashes to the desktop while playing Restaurant Empire, you should reboot your computer before starting a new session. Otherwise, DirectDraw or DirectSound may be in a locked state, and the game will be unable to use your video or sound hardware. Video Problems: If you are experiencing problems with your display, difficulties launching the game, or experiencing crashes to the desktop, you may need to make some changes to the Display Settings. Restaurant Empire is designed to run at 32bit color by default. To adjust the Color Display Settings, please follow these steps: 1) Click on 'Start' in the Start Menu. 2) Click on 'Settings'. 3) Click on 'Control Panel'. 4) When the Control panel window comes up, double-click on the 'Display' Icon and click on the 'Settings' tab. To adjust the Color: 1) Click on the down arrow at the end of the "Colors" field 2) Select the appropriate setting (in most cases 32 bit High Color) 3) Click on 'Apply' (located at the lower right area of the window). 4) A message will appear: "Windows has adjusted your color display. Do you want to keep this setting?"... Select 'YES', then the 'OK' button Video card and sound card manufacturers often have updated drivers which may improve performance and stability. Make sure your drivers are up-to-date. Depending on what video cards you use, you may obtain newer drivers from the following web sites: http://www.nvidia.com http://www.ati.com http://www.matrox.com http://www.voodoofiles.com/ For nVidia users (TNT2, GeForce 256, GeForce2, GeForce3, GeForce4 etc.) We recommend using Detonator 30.82 instead of 40.78. Restaurant Empire does not support Voodoo2 cards or below. Motherboard Chipset: If you continue to encounter performance-related problems and have already ensured that your system is DirectX 8.1b-compatible, you should check for the availability of updated motherboard chipset drivers with your system manufacturer. Updating motherboard drivers usually enhances the performance and functionality of your controllers. Please consult with your system manufacturer for assistance or your motherboard manual for driver updates and possible solutions. CDROM/DVD-ROM Problems: Restaurant Empire requires at least a Quad-Speed (4x) CD-ROM drive with 32-bit Windows 98/2000/XP drivers. If you receive a "xxxxxx.xxx not found" error message when installing or running Restaurant Empire, this error message is usually attributed to the CD-ROM drive using MS-DOS (16 bit) drivers instead of Windows (32 bit) drivers. To verify that this is the cause of yout problems, open the Control Panel by either clicking on the My Computer icon or clicking on the Start button > Settings > Control Panel). Once you are in the Control Panel window, click on the System icon, then the Performance tab. You will see a summary of your computer's performance status. One line will read "File System: 32-bit" and the last line should mention that "Your system is configured for optimal performance." If you see a message saying "Drive X is using MS-DOS compatibility mode," then contact your system vendor to obtain and install 32-bit drivers for your CD-ROM drive. Sound Problems: If you experience skips while listening to the speeches in the game, you should first check if you have the latest sound drivers installed in your system. Although possible, we do not recommend using your motherboard's on-board sound chip to play sound. BACK TO TOP 4. Technical Support For technical difficulties regarding Restaurant Empire, please contact us at: Internet E-Mail: support@enlight.com Enlight Website: http://www.enlight.com Restaurant Empire Website: http://www.restaurant-empire.com BACK TO TOP 5. Improving the game's performance There are several ways to improve the Restaurant Empire's performance. These include: - From the Autoplay menu, choose Video Settings, set the screen resolution to 800x600 and/or the color depth to 16 bit. - In the game, access the game option menu (by pressing the ‘O’ key during the game’s playing) and make the following settings changes: - Set Camera Fly-Bys to OFF - Set Minimize Exterior Rendering While Viewing Interior to ON - Set Food Menu Animation to OFF - Reduce the Draw Distance setting. We also recommend you to: - Play with 256MB of RAM. - Shut down as many other applications running on your system as possible in order to free memory and processing, including system-tray programs like ICQ. - De-fragment your hard drive regularly (you can find instructions on the Troubleshooting Crashing Issues.rtf located in the DOCS subdirectory of your installed Restaurant Empire directory). - If your hard drive supports it, activate DMA. - Reboot your system before playing Restaurant Empire. - Disable any virus scanner settings while playing Restaurant Empire. - Ensure that you have the latest drivers from your video and sound card manufacturer or check Windows Update (http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com) for the latest drivers. BACK TO TOP 6. Uninstalling the Game Follow these instructions for uninstalling the game: 1) Go to Start, then Programs, and look for the "EnlightRestaurant Empire" folder. 2) Locate the "Uninstall Restaurant Empire" icon and left-click on it. 3) Answer "Yes" when you are prompted to remove Restaurant Empire from your computer, - or - Alternatively you can uninstall the game using the Control Panel: 1) Go to Start, then Settings, then find the Control Panel icon and left-click on it. 2) Locate the "Add/Remove Programs" icon and double-click on it. 3) Under the Install/Uninstall tab, look for "Uninstall Restaurant Empire" from the program list and left-click on it. 4) Left-click on the "Add/Remove..." button. 5) Answer "Yes" when you are prompted to remove Restaurant Empire from your computer BACK TO TOP 7. Copyright Notices Software Copyright 2003 by Enlight Software Ltd. All rights reserved. Restaurant Empire, the Restaurant Empire logo, and the Enlight logo are trademarks of Enlight Software Ltd. Enlight Interactive is a trademark of Enlight Interactive Inc. Software and manual may not be copied, reproduced, translated or reduced to any electrical medium or machine readable form, in whole or in part, without prior written consent from Enlight Software Ltd. Most hard- and software labels in this manual are registered trademarks and need to be handled as such. BACK TO TOP 8. Health Warnings Some people experience epileptic seizures when viewing flashing lights or patterns in our daily environment. These persons may experience epileptic seizures while watching TV pictures or playing computer games. Even players who have never had any seizures may nonetheless have an undetected epileptic condition. Consult your doctor before playing computer games if you, or someone of your family, have an epileptic condition. Immediately stop the game, should you experience any of the following symptoms during play: - dizziness - altered vision - eye or muscle twitching - mental confusion - loss of awareness of your surroundings - involuntary movements and/or convulsions