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G r a n d T h e f t A u t o : V i c e C i t y
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ReadMe.txt
CONTENTS
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1) SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
2) INSTALLATION
3) GENERAL INFORMATION
4) CONFIGURATION
5) PC SPECIFIC EXTRAS
6) KNOWN ISSUES
7) DRIVERS
8) CONTACT INFORMATION
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CONTENTS
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1) SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
2) INSTALLATION
3) GENERAL INFORMATION
4) CONFIGURATION
5) PC SPECIFIC EXTRAS
6) KNOWN ISSUES
7) DRIVERS
8) CONTACT INFORMATION
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1) SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
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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
CONTENTS
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1) SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
2) INSTALLATION
3) GENERAL INFORMATION
4) CONFIGURATION
5) PC SPECIFIC EXTRAS
6) KNOWN ISSUES
7) DRIVERS
8) CONTACT INFORMATION
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
CONTENTS
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1) SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
2) INSTALLATION
3) GENERAL INFORMATION
4) CONFIGURATION
5) PC SPECIFIC EXTRAS
6) KNOWN ISSUES
7) DRIVERS
8) CONTACT INFORMATION
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2) INSTALLATION
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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
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 beinInsert 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
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.
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3) GENERAL INFORMATION
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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.
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.
4) CONFIGURATION
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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.
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.
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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).
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5) PC SPECIFIC EXTRAS
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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.
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.
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:-
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6) KNOWN ISSUES
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Windows 98 Installation
On some Windows 98 machines, there can be problems with the Installshield version
that
we use. This can be caused by an invalid "OLEAUT32.DLL" file. Often this file is an
updated version to the one that is installed during the machine setup routine. This
problem usually manifests itself as an error message when you re-boot your machine
after
DirectX 9.0 setup.
This error message is often of the form:-
To correct this problem, un-install Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (If the "Start Bar"
and
"Add/Remove Programs" un-install shortcuts do not work, then un-install by
launching the
setup routine from the Grand Theft Auto: Vice City "INSTALL" disc - this is one of
the
symptoms of this DCOM error). Once you have un-installed Grand Theft Auto: Vice
City,
perform the following procedure to fix your DCOM installation, then you will be
able
to install Grand Theft Auto: Vice City correctly. We are sorry that we cannot
redistribute this file, but the Microsoft EULA for this file prevents us doing
this.
1) Download to your Desktop, but do not run, the Distributed Component Object Model
(DCOM) file.
Windows 98: http://support.installshield.com/kb/files/Q105810/dcom98.exe
4) At the command prompt c:\WINDOWS, enter the following commands on separate lines
as shown. Windows automatically restarts.
CD c:\windows\system
rename oleaut32.dll oleaut32.old
exit
7) Double-click the file you downloaded to your Desktop in step 1. Click Yes
to the dialog that opens. The dcom.exe file installs a new oleaut32.dll file.
http://support.installshield.com/kb/view.asp?pcode=ALL&articleid=Q105810#addinfo
http://www.microsoft.com/com/dcom/dcom98/dcom1_3.asp
like to use a software buffer. Selecting a software buffer will allow this sound
chipset
to work with Grand Theft Auto: Vice City.
7) DRIVERS
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Video Drivers:
We recommend using the latest available Video drivers for your video card. Where
available use the video chipset manufacturers "Reference" drivers in preference to
video card manufacturer customized drivers or Microsoft WHQL certified drivers.
This means for nVidia based cards Detonator 4 series drivers, and for ATI based
cards
Catalyst 3 series drivers.
Below for convenience are common video card manufacturer's websites. Grand Theft
Auto:
Vice City may not support some or all video cards by a particular manufacturer.
Inclusion
of a manufacturer in this list does not mean there are any assurances of
compatibility.
3Dlabs - http://www.3dlabs.com/
Asus - http://www.asus.com/
ATI - http://support.atitech.ca/
Creative Labs - http://www.creativelabs.com/
Guillemot - http://www.guillemot.com/
Hercules - http://www.hercules.com/
Intel - http://www.intel.com/
Leadtek - http://www.leadtek.com/
Matrox - http://www.matrox.com/
nVidia - http://www.nvidia.com/
S3 Graphics - http://www.s3graphics.com/
Sis - http://www.sis.com.tw/
VIA - http://www.viatech.com/
VideoLogic - http://www.videologic.com/
Intel - http://www.intel.com/
VIA - http://www.viatech.com/
nVidia - http://www.nvidia.com/
SIS - http://www.sis.com/
ALI - http://www.aliusa.com/
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8) CONTACT INFORMATION
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For news, hints, and the Grand Theft Auto: Vice City community, check out
http://www.rockstargames.com/
http://www.take2games.com/
http://www.rockstarnorth.com/
http://www.gtavicecity.com/
United States:
Web : www.take2games.com
Email: support@take2baltimore.com
Phone: 410-933-9191 Monday to Friday, 9am-5pm EST.
United Kingdom:
Post: Take 2 Interactive Technical Support
Unit A, Sovereign Park
Brenda Road
Hartlepool
TS25 1NN
To perform an analysis:-
Using Explorer, locate the "Grand Theft Auto Vice City" main directory, and right
click on "GTA-VC.EXE", then select the option "Launch Analysis". This will create
the
file "AnalysisLog.sr0" in the root directory of hard disk C:
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