_____________________________________________________________________________________ G r a n d T h e f t A u t o : V i c e C i t y _____________________________________________________________________________________ ReadMe.txt Thank you for purchasing Grand Theft Auto: Vice City. This ReadMe contains last minute information and troubleshooting tips. _____________________________________________________________________________________ CONTENTS __________ 1) SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS 2) INSTALLATION 3) GENERAL INFORMATION 4) CONFIGURATION 5) PC SPECIFIC EXTRAS 6) KNOWN ISSUES 7) DRIVERS 8) CONTACT INFORMATION _____________________________________________________________________________________ 1) SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS ________________________ Grand Theft Auto: Vice City uses Microsoft DirectX 9.0. Supported Operating Systems are: Windows 98 Windows 98 Second Edition Windows Millennium Windows 2000 Professional (Workstation) plus Service Pack 3 Windows XP (Home and Professional) plus Service Pack 1 The following operating systems are NOT supported: Windows 95 (any version) Windows NT (any version) Minimum Hardware Requirements 800 MHz Intel Pentium III or 800 MHz AMD Athlon or 1.2GHz Intel Celeron or 1.2 GHz AMD Duron processor 128 MB of RAM 8 speed CD / DVD drive 915 MB of free hard disk space (+ 635 MB if video card does NOT support DirectX Texture Compression) 32 MB video card with DirectX 9.0 compatible drivers ("GeForce" or better) Sound Card with DirectX 9.0 compatible drivers Keyboard Mouse Recommended Hardware Requirements Intel Pentium IV or AMD Athlon XP processor 256(+) MB of RAM 16 speed CD / DVD drive 1.55 GB of free hard disk space (+ 635 MB if video card does NOT support DirectX Texture Compression) 64(+) MB video card with DirectX 9.0 compatible drivers ("GeForce 3" / "Radeon 8500" or better with DirectX Texture Compression support) DirectX 9.0 compatible sound card with surround sound Gamepad (USB or Joystick Port) Keyboard Mouse _____________________________________________________________________________________ 2) INSTALLATION _________________ Insert Grand Theft Auto: Vice City disc one ("INSTALL" disc) into the CD / DVD drive. If you have Autoplay enabled then the setup routine will automatically launch. If you do not have Autoplay enabled, then use Explorer to navigate Grand Theft Auto: Vice City disc one, and manually launch setup.exe 2000 / XP User Accounts: Grand Theft Auto: Vice City requires to be installed, and run for the first time, with a user account that has ADMINISTRATOR privileges. On the first run of the game, we decide whether or not to use DirectX Texture Compression, and then if necessary un-compress the games textures to your Hard Disk. For more information on ADMINISTRATOR user accounts, see your Windows 2000 / XP manual. Footprint: Grand Theft Auto: Vice City requires approximately 915 MB of hard disk space if you choose not to install the radio stations to your hard disk. If you copy the Radio Stations to your hard disk then you will need to have approximately 1.55 GB of free space. If the video card in your computer does not support DirectX Texture Compression, then this means an EXTRA 635 MB is required for the un-compressed textures. Radio Stations: During Installation, we offer the user the option to copy the Radio Station files from the "PLAY" disc to your hard disk. On some machines this will provide a performance benefit, though you will need to weigh up the benefits, as on slower machines it is preferable to have the Radio Stations being played from a device on a separate IDE channel. Note that whether you copy the Radio Stations to hard disk or not, the game still requires the "PLAY" disc to be in your CD / DVD disk at all times. Save Games: Grand Theft Auto: Vice City uses the "My Documents" directory of the currently logged in user to store the "GTA VICE CITY USER FILES" directory. This is where we store your save games, individual settings files and gameplay statistics. This was chosen to allow each user on a Windows 2000 or Windows XP system to have their own set of saves, configurations and statistics. Un-installation: When Grand Theft Auto: Vice City is uninstalled, we do not delete the "MP3", "SKINS" and "GTA VICE CITY USER FILES" directories. It is up to the user to remove these manually. _____________________________________________________________________________________ 3) GENERAL INFORMATION ________________________ DirectX: Grand Theft Auto: Vice City requires Microsoft DirectX 9.0 to run. As a consequence we recommend that the video and sound drivers installed are also DirectX 9.0 compliant. DirectX Texture Compression: Where available, Grand Theft Auto: Vice City will use DirectX Texture Compression. If the video card does NOT offer DirectX Texture Compression, then we require an EXTRA 635 MB of hard disk space to create the un-compressed textures (over and above the 915 MB minimum install / 1.55 GB maximum install). Windows XP: We recommend manufacturer distributed drivers for Windows XP (i.e. drivers that expose the user controls for changing settings on the particular piece of hardware), instead of the default drivers installed by Microsoft as part of the machine setup process. Memory: Grand Theft Auto: Vice City requires at least 128 MB of memory to run. In most cases on a computer with 128 MB of Ram, disk swapping will occur. For optimal performance at least 256 MB is recommended. Running Applications: Grand Theft Auto: Vice City has been designed to take best advantage of the available machine it is running upon, therefore we recommend that you close down all applications before running Grand Theft Auto: Vice City. We do not support the use of CD emulators, and as such these programs will be closed down when run in the background. Video Memory: Grand Theft Auto: Vice City requires a video card with at least 32 MB of video memory to run. Grand Theft Auto: Vice City will refuse to run if launched on a machine with less than 32 MB of video memory. Intel Celeron and AMD Duron Processors: These processors play slower than their direct MHz equivalent Pentium III and AMD Athlon, as a consequence we recommend 1.2 GHz as the base speed for these processors. _____________________________________________________________________________________ 4) CONFIGURATION __________________ Sound Provider: The first time you launch Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, we auto-detect the best sound provider for your available Sound Card. You can also manually select alternatives. Providers which are not compatible with your Sound Card will not be selectable. MP3 Volume Boost: This setting allows you to assign an additional boost in the volume that your available MP3 files are played back with. This will only be selectable if the game detects the presence of MP3 files in the MP3 directory. Dynamic Acoustic Modeling: Turning off Dynamic Acoustic Modeling in the Sound Options will give a small performance gain. Screen Resolution: Selecting lower Screen Resolutions in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City display setup will allow faster gameplay on lower end machines. Also, using 16 bit color, instead of 32 bit color, will help in these circumstances. Frame Limit: We do not suggest disabling the "Frame Limit" in the Grand Theft Auto: Vice City display Setup page, as this will lead to a more "variable" rate of playback. VSYNC: We recommend that you make sure you have set your video card to VSYNC ON in your video card advanced options (from Control Panel/Display Properties). _____________________________________________________________________________________ 5) PC SPECIFIC EXTRAS _______________________ Skins: The appearance of Tommy can be altered or changed by editing inside a paint program a skin file. Skin files need to be 24 bit un-compressed bitmaps of size 256 * 256. An example file is provided in your "SKINS" directory called "TEXTURE_GUIDE.JPG". When applied, the skins will only affect Tommy's street outfit, and only in-game, not in cut-scenes. MP3 Radio Station files: We have provided the ability to play the users own music files instead of the Radio Stations. Simply place your MP3 files into your "Grand Theft Auto Vice City/MP3" directory, and then use the "change station" key to cycle to the MP3 radio station. Use the MP3 boost volume control to add extra amplification to your MP3 music files to equalize the volume relative to the Radio Stations and Sound Effects. Stat Saving: During a game, you can output the detailed list of your in-game accomplishments from the STATS menu. On this menu pressing "S" will output a "STATS.TXT" file and a "STATS.HTML" file to the "GTA VICE CITY USER FILES" directory of the currently logged in user. Standard / Classic mode: Standard mode allows for the control of Tommy with Keyboard and Mouse; Classic mode is similar to the control system employed in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City on the PlayStation2 using a control pad. Mouse Steering: In Standard mode, there is an option to allow you to use your mouse to steer vehicles. This is not available in Classic mode. Replays: The last 30 seconds of gameplay is available as a replay to play back at any time. To use a replay:- F1 - Replay the last 30 seconds of gameplay. F2 - Save the last 30 seconds of gameplay as a file. F3 - Recall and show the last saved replay file. _____________________________________________________________________________________ 6) KNOWN ISSUES _________________ Windows 98 Installation On some Windows 98 machines, there can be problems with the Installshield version...
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