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"Bliss Island" ReadMe - 27/03/2006
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1.	Introduction
2.	System Requirements
 -- 2a.	   Minimum Specification
 -- 2b.	   Recommended Specification
 -- 2c.	   Supported Graphics Cards
 -- 2d.	   Supported Sound Cards
3.	Installation
4.	Running the Game
5.	How to Play
 -- 5a.	   Controls
 -- 5b.	   Game Modes
 -- 5c.	   Game Types
6.	Memory and Performance
7.	Graphics and Sound Cards
8.	Credits
9.	Known Issues
10.	Bliss Island Web Sites
11.	Contact Us



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1. Introduction:
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Hoshi is a Zwooph.

A small furry blue creature, with a thick strong
neck, a fluffy tail and a long trunk from which he can
emit precision puffs of air. 

He inhabits a small tropical island where he spends
his days, along with the other Zwoophs, blowing up 
into the clear blue skies to make clouds. 

The Zwoophs know it's an important job, making clouds
to ensure there will be rain. The island stays lush and
fruitful; the Zwoophs and other residents of the island
stay well nourished. But making clouds gets a little boring,
even if the clouds are rather pretty to look at.

So it has been decided that on Fridays Zwoophs can take
the day off to play games.

The other residents of the island have been kind enough
to build a circuit for them. It puts to the test the
Zwooph's precision puffs of air. Sometimes the other
residents join in. 

The prize is an extra day off. Today is Friday and Hoshi
is looking forward to showing off his skills.


To win would be Bliss.


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2. System Requirements
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2a. Minimum Specification:
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- Windows XP
- DirectX 9.0c
- Pentium III or Athlon at 800MHz
- 128mb RAM
- Supported 64Mb Graphics card
- DirectX 9 Compatible Sound Card
- 100Mb Hard Drive Space
 
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2b. Recommended Specification:
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- Windows XP
- DirectX 9.0c
- Pentium 4 at 1.5GHz or AthlonXP 2000+
- 512Mb RAM
- Graphics  Card: GeForce FX 5xxx or Radeon 9xxx or above
- DirectX 9 Compatible Sound Card
- 100Mb Hard Drive Space
 
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2c. Supported Graphics Cards:
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- ATi Radeon 8500, 9000, 9200, 9500, 9550, 9600, 9800, X700, X800, X850, X1300, X1600, X1800
- nVidia GeForce 3 Ti200/Ti500, GeForce4 MX420/MX440, Ti4200/Ti4600/Ti4800, 
  GeForce FX5200/FX5600/FX5700/FX5900/FX5950
  GeForce 6800GTX. 
 
Not compatible with all integrated sound/graphics solutions (inc. Laptops)

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2d. Supported Sound Cards:
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- Creative SB Live!, SB Audigy 1, SB Audigy2, SB Audigy 2ZS, SB Audigy 2ZX, SB MP3
  PCI 64, PCI 128, F-Xi
- Aureal Vortex 2
- Orchid MX400



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3. Installation
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Double click on the Bliss Island setup.exe.  You will be prompted for your choice 
of language for the installer program - select it from the list.  
To continue installation simply follow the on screen prompts.



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4. Running the Game
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After you install Bliss Island there will be a Bliss Island shortcut on your 
desktop. Double-click this to start the game.

Alternatively you can start the game by going to:
Start Menu -> Programs -> Codemasters -> Bliss Island -> Bliss Island.



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5. How to Play
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5a. Controls
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Use the mouse to navigate through the menus, using the left mouse button
to select.

Sound and Display Options:

Left mouse button =  Increase values
Right mouse button = Decrease values

Note: Use must click on Apply after making changes to the settings to save the changes



During Gameplay:

Use the mouse to change the position of the target.
Left mouse button = Fire puff of air

Space Bar / Esc = Pause Game

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5b. Game Modes
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In Bliss Island there are two modes.

The first is 'Adventure'. From this the player starts (or resumes) their Adventure
playthrough, travelling along the map through the game types and difficulties
(Bronze, Silver, Gold).

The second is 'Challenge'. In this section the player can freely play any game they
have unlocked during their Adventure playthroughs. If stuck on a level in Adventure
mode, Challenge will have that level unlocked enabling the player to practice and
also develop a higher score.

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5c. Game Types
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The Island games are made up of five different events. These are:
	
-- Fruit Slam Dunking (Fruit Smoothie/Tropical Squash/I Spider)

	The object of this game is to 'feed' fruit to the Jigoka Monster.
	On the 'I Spider' level the player must also place the incoming
	Spiders into their web hole - Jigoka do not like Spiders.
	Warning: If one fruit has too many hits it will go bad, and the
	player will lose a 'Strike' (of which the player has three).

-- Beastie Bash (Cave Critters/Head Bangers/Slug Surprise)

	Use the Puffer Fish to 'Bash' the 'Green' Slugs as they come out of
	their cave. The quicker they are bashed the more points will be
	gained. Beware of 'Red' Slugs, they eat Puffer Fish!

-- Juggle Fun (Aphid Attack/Crab Defence/Back and Fourth)

	Using the Fluffy ball, the player must knock any attacking Aphids
	off the Flowers. If the Flower gets overly infested then it's game
	over!

-- Boulder Mash (Boulder Mash/Knock Knock/Grind Stone)

	The player is required to knock together pairs of the same colour
	boulders.

-- Brick Invaders (Brick Invaders/Brickzkreig/Brick Assault)

	The Brick Invaders are coming! Use the Spiked ball to destroy them
	and repel their invasion.

	 

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6. Memory and Performance
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Bliss Island requires at least 128MB of RAM and a 800Mhz processor;
the performance of the game will improve if you have more RAM, a faster
processor and graphics card.   Regardless of your machine specs, you can
maximise your available memory and increase the overall performance of the
game by doing the following:

	- Shut down all non-essential Windows programs especially online 
	  chat programs, virus checkers and screen layout utilities. 
	- Regularly defragment your hard drive. 
	- Increase your amount of free hard drive space 
	- Changing the following in the display options:
		- Lowering the video mode to a lower resolution (e.g. 640 x 480)
		- Change the colour depth to 16
		- Change the texture quality to 16bit
		- Reduce the amount of particles



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7. Graphics and Sound cards
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GRAPHICS CARDS

Bliss Island requires a graphics card with 3D hardware acceleration
and at least 32MB of RAM. The drivers for your graphic card must support
DirectX 9 or higher.  If you are having any problems running the game,
please ensure you have updated your graphic card drivers before contacting
technical support.

SOUND CARDS

Bliss Island requires a DirectX 9 compatible sound card. If you are having 
any problems with sound in the game, please ensure you have updated your 
sound card drivers before contacting technical support.



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8. Credits
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Game developed by:
PomPom Games

Business Management:
Bad Management LLP

Published by:
Codemasters Software


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9. Known Issues
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10. Bliss Island Web Sites
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Codemasters
http://www.codemasters.com/

If you are having problems running the game, you may want to try updating
your graphics card drivers from one of the following web sites before
contacting technical support:

ATI Technologies
http://www.ati.com/

Creative Labs
http://www.creative.com/

NVIDIA
http://www.nvidia.com/



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11. Contact Us
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EUROPEAN SUPPORT
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All requests for technical support should be made using our technical
support request form: http://www.codemasters.co.uk/support/contact.php

Any queries regarding e-shop orders, game release dates, availability etc.
can be sent to:


	Codemasters E-mail:
	custservice@codemasters.com


	Alternatively our Customer Services team can be reached on:
	+44 (0) 870 7577881

	Lines open between:
	Monday 0900-1730, Tuesday to Friday 0800-2000, Sat 1000-1600.


US SUPPORT
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All requests for technical support should be made using our technical
support request form: http://www.codemastersusa.com/support/contact.php

Any queries regarding e-shop orders, game release dates, availability etc.
can be sent to:

	Codemasters E-mail:
	custservice@codemasters.com.

	Alternatively our Customer Services team can be reached on:
	Tel: 0044 1926 487444 (Calls charged at International Rates)

	Lines open between:
	Monday to Thursday 0400-1500 EST
	Friday 0400-1230 EST




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