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About This Document:
Thank you for purchasing Emperor: Rise of the Middle Kingdom (EmperorRotMK).
This document contains last-minute information about Emperor and other informati
on about the program not found in the Help Files. This README file includes inf
ormation that pertains to general problems and questions you may have concerning
the game or your computer. Should you experience any problems with Emperor, ple
ase refer to this file for additional help on answering questions about the game
and solving technical difficulties.
Please visit our website at http://www.sierra.com/games/emperor for additional i
nformation about Emperor.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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VII.
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
GENERAL TECHNICAL ISSUES
GENERAL GAME ISSUES
MULTIPLAYER
CAMPAIGN CREATOR
UPDATES TO THE GAME MANUAL
CONTACTING SIERRA
I. SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
---------------------Minimum:
Pentium II, 400 MHz or equivalent
64 MB RAM
Windows 98/98SE/ME/2000/XP
DirectX 6.1 or higher
-The installer will install DirectX 8.1 if necessary. To reinstall, run \DIREC
TX\Dxsetup.exe from the EmperorRotMK CD.
900 MB Hard Drive Space
256 MB Swap file on your Windows drive.
4X CD-ROM
Video card with at least 4MB of Memory capable of 800x600 resolution at 16 bit (
High color) color depth
Online play requires 56K or faster Internet connection
Recommended:
Pentium III, 800 MHz or equivalent
128 MB RAM for Windows 98/ME, 256 MB RAM for Windows 2000/XP
DirectX 8.1
1.2GB Hard Drive Space
II. GENERAL TECHNICAL ISSUES
----------------------------Installation problems:
If you are having problems installing the game, first make sure that the hard dr
ive you're installing to has sufficient free space. Deleting the contents of yo
ur TEMP folder will help as well. It is also recommended to disable any kind of
Anti-Virus or Crash Guard programs that may be running in the background of Win
dows.
Users installing on Windows 2000 or Windows XP systems should have administrator
access.
Sound issues:
Problems with stuttering sound have been reported on the Diamond Monster Sound M
X400 sound card. For any sound issues, we first recommend updating your sound c
ard drivers. This is especially pertinent if you recently upgraded your version
of DirectX. For good measure, update your video drivers as well (Emperor uses Di
rectSound, which is part of Microsoft's DirectX.) Reinstall DirectX, either from
your EmperorRotMK CD or from Microsoft's website. On Windows 98/ME be sure to
close all programs other than Explorer & Systray (especially any MP3 players suc
h as Winamp or Realplayer) before starting the game.
Windowed screen mode:
If you wish to run the game in a window, you must have your desktop set to at le
ast one notch higher than your desired game resolution. For example, if you wis
h to run the game in 800x600 windowed mode, your desktop will need to be set to
1024x768 or higher. For 1024x768 windowed mode, the minimum desktop resolution
setting is 1152x864. It is also recommened to set your desktop color depth to 1
6-bit. A desktop color depth setting higher than 16-bit color will result in pe
rformance loss.
Athlon Processors and Windows XP:
We have seen degraded performance of Emperor on Windows XP systems with Athlon p
rocessors. We recommend running in full-screen mode, preferably at 800x600 reso
lution, to boost game performance on those systems.
III. GENERAL GAME ISSUES
------------------------"Maximum Building Capacity Reached":
Emperor has limits on how many buildings, walkers and walker routes it can handl
e. Though these limits are quite high, you might reach them if you build a city
of 8,000 or more people. If you do see this message, your only recourse is to
resculpt your city for greater efficiency. Even higher populations are possible
if you build very efficiently.
Game speed in single player:
Occasionally, after playing Emperor in a multiplayer session and then starting a
single player session, the game speed will reset to 0 percent. Press the ] key
to increase game speed in your single player session.
Ctrl and Alt keys:
Sometimes, if you have pressed the Ctrl or Alt keys while in play, the game will
pause. Simply press the Ctrl or Alt key again to continue. This is not a substi
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Sierra Entertainment offers a 24-hour automated technical support line with reco
rded answers to the most frequently asked technical questions. To access this s
ervice, call (310) 649-8033, and follow the recorded instructions to find your s
pecific topic and resolve the issue. If this fails to solve your problem, you ma
y still write or fax us with your questions, or contact us via our Web site - ht
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