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Mashed - PC-CDROM
Readme File 10-June-2004
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Contents
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1. Minimum / Recommended System Specs
2. Known Issues / Workarounds
3. Graphics Card Compatibility
4. Virtual Memory
5. Technical Support


1. Minimum / Recommended System Specs
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Minimum PC Spec:

O/S		Windows 98/ME/2000/XP
Processor		1 GHz Pentium 3 or AMD equivalent
Memory		128MB (256MB for Windows 2000/XP)
Graphics Card	32MB
Sound Card	DirectX Compatible Sound Card
Controller		Keyboard

Recommended PC Spec:

O/S		Windows XP
Processor		2GHz Pentium 4 or AMD equivalent
Memory		512MB
Graphics Card	128MB DirectX 9
Sound Card	DirectX Compatible Sound Card
Controller		4 x USB Gamepads


2. Known Issues / Workarounds
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Windows 98/ME

The 'Taunts' feature currently does not work on Windows 98/ME. There will be 
a patch available soon to fix this problem, please check the Empire Interactive 
website for further details.

If you receive the following error message while trying to install the game:

"The file 'OLEAUT32.DLL' is out of date"

Please install the latest version of Internet Explorer from the Microsoft website. 
http://www.microsoft.com 

Keyboard Issues

If you are using a keyboard to play Mashed and you are finding you can't 
perform some moves in the game, this is likely to be a keyboard buffer 
problem. This means too many keys are being held down at the same time and 
some commands are not being recognised. This can be resolved by redefining 
the keys to something other than the default set-up. This will have to be done 
through trial and error until a suitable combination is found. 

Performance Issues

If you are experiencing slow down issues, this could be down to the sound card 
installed in your machine. The problem has been identified with a Creative 
Sound Blaster Live! card but could also happen on other cards. To fix the 
problem click on the START button in Windows, select RUN, and then type 
dxdiag into the box. The DirectX diagnosis program will appear after a few 
seconds. Select the Sound tab from the top menu then adjust the slider bar 
one notch down (Standard Acceleration). Exit the dxdiag program and then run 
MASHED. 

3. Graphics Card Compatibility
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Mashed has been designed to play on Graphics Card with 32MB or more of memory. 
Please ensure your graphics card meets the minimum memory requirement. 

The following card(s) have known issues

Matrox Parheila - The car shadows in-game are drawn as white shadows rather than 
black. Unfortunately there is no fix or work-around for this problem other than 
turning the shadows OFF from the configuration screen. 


4. Virtual Memory
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Please ensure you have enough free hard disc space to enable the Windows Virtual 
Memory to perform optimally. Typically you should have about 500MB of free space 
on your hard disc. 


5. Technical Support
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For assistance you can reach Empire Interactive Support staff by:

Phone:  020 8343 9143   Monday to Friday 9.30am to 1.00pm and 2.00pm to 6.00pm

E-mail:  support@empire.co.uk 

Technical support is available at:

http://www.empireinteractive.com/support  

Official Game Website

http://www.getmashed.net 

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