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Table of Contents
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1) System Requirements
2) Install Guide
3) Known Issues
4) Improving Performance
5) Related Web Sites
6) Last Minute Changes
1) System Requirements
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Operating System: Windows 98/2000/Me/XP
Processor: Pentium III 1.0 GHz CPU or higher (2 GHz Pentium 4 recomme
nded)
Memory: 128 MB RAM (256 MB recommended)
Hard Disk Space: 1 GB Free
CD-ROM Drive: 4X Speed or faster
Video: 64 MB Windows 98/2000/Me/XP-compatible that fully supports hardware T&L (
128 MB recommended)*
Sound: Windows 98/2000/Me/XP-compatible sound card*
DirectX: DirectX version 9.0b or higher (DirectX version 9.0b inclu
ded)
* Indicates device should be compatible with DirectX version 9.0b or higher.
2) Install Guide
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Included on this product's game disc is an electronic version of the game's Inst
ruction Manual in .pdf format, Adobe Acrobat Reader 6.0 (which enables you to vi
ew the manual in .pdf format), and an Install Guide file explaining how to acces
s and use these features. Please refer to the Install Guide file by clicking on
the Start button on your Windows taskbar and then selecting Programs > Atari > Te
rminator 3 War of the Machines > Install Guide.
3) Known Issues
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A) Hyperthreaded computers can crash
Terminator 3: War of the Machines with NVidia driver version 52.16 can crash on
hyperthreaded computers. Please check for new driver at Nvidia website (www.nvid
ia.com). Disabling Hyperthread in the BIOS could resolve the crash issue.
B) Print Screen
There is a Print Screen feature in the Terminator 3: War of the Machines. You ca
n take screenshots of your favorite moments by pressing the Print Screen button.
Please note that the Print Screen function can work inconsistently with high sc
reen resolutions.
C) Driving vehicles with mouse
A vehicle can be turned left and right by using the mouse. This feature is not d
ocumented in the manual or mentioned in the in game control options.
D) Firewall problems
Special firewall configurations (for example dual-firewall infrastructure, when
both the server and the clients are behind the firewall) can cause connection er
rors during Internet games.
E) 16-bit Color Depth
Please note that there is no 16 bit Color Depth option in Terminator 3: War of t
he Machines even if your video card supports it. We have removed this feature be
cause of screen flickering.
F) 640x480 Video Resoultion
Terminator 3: War of the Machines was optimized for 800x600 resolution. Texts in
640x480 mode can be hard to read.
G) Windows Sticky Keys
Terminator 3: War of the Machines will disable the sticky keys feature until the
end of the current user session (next Windows restart or the next logout/login)
.
H) Hyperthreaded computers can hang alive
Terminator 3: War of the Machines with SoundMAX, SB Audigy sound cards can hang
alive on hyperthreaded computers. Downloading the latest drivers for sounds card
s could resolve this issue.
4) Improving Performance
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Before joining an Internet game please check the connection type under the Game
Setting menu and make sure you set the appropriate connection type. If you exper
ience a lag while playing Terminator 3: War of the Machines on the Internet then
try changing the connection type.
On machines with slower CPU switching off the ragdoll feature and decreasing the
number of bots can speed up the game significantly.