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                             VIRTUAL POOL 4
                    Virtual Pool 4 (c) 2012 Celeris Inc.  All rights reserved
             Virtual Pool is a trademark of Celeris Inc.  All rights reserved
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Thank you for choosing Virtual Pool 4. This product was developed      
and published by Celeris, Inc.

This readme file contains important information about VP4.  
If you have any questions or are having problems, please read this first.

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	Setting Up Virtual Pool 4
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To setup Virtual Pool 4, open the self extracting installer by double
clicking on it in Explorer. 

Note: If you have a previous version of a Virtual Pool on 
your system, make sure to install Virtual Pool into a separate directory.

Note:  You MUST have DirectX 9.0c or newer installed on your system to play 
Virtual Pool.  If you do not have DirectX 9.0c or later or a required version
of a DirectX dll, the installer will direct you to a Microsoft site for download
and installation of DirectX.

Virtual Pool 4 will take about 670MB of storage on your hard drive.

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	Playing Virtual Pool 4
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Once Virtual Pool 4 is installed, you can run the game from the 
Start Menu under Programs/Virtual Pool 4 or by double clicking
on the desktop icon.

When Virtual Pool 4 starts you will see the main menu. 
If you click Help off the main menu and then
select "Virtual Pool 4 Made Easy" a easy startup guide will appear
to assist you in getting started.

When you first try to play you will be asked if you want to train. We
recommend that Virtual Pool novices do at least the training for
"Basic Aiming and Controls" before playing.

A quick reference can be brought up in game and left visible while
you play by selecting Help of the in game menu. Bring up the in game
menu by pressing ESC, take it down with ESC. 
You can also get an in game cursor at any time by pressing ALT, 
ALT again removes the cursor.

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	Playing Virtual Pool 4 Online
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Once Virtual Pool 4 Online is installed, you can run the game 
from the  Start Menu under Programs/Virtual Pool 4 or by double 
clicking on the desktop icon.

When Virtual Pool 4 Online starts you will see the main menu. 
You can find a FAQ and video tutorials here:
http://vponline.celeris.com/support/

A quick reference can be brought up in game and left visible while
you play by selecting Help of the in game menu. Bring up the in game
menu by pressing ESC, take it down with ESC. 
You can also get an in game cursor at any time by pressing ALT, 
ALT again removes the cursor.

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	Quick Reference
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A: Aim
B: Raise Butt of Cue
C: Move Center Point
E: English: Move Cue Tip
F: Vary Tracking Force
G: Toggle Ghost Ball
H: Select Another Ball To Move
L: Toggle Table Lines
M: Move Ball
O: Overhead View
R: Replay Last Shot
S: Shoot
T: Toggle Tracking
U: Undo
V: Change View 
W: Walk Back From Table
X: Examine Table
Y: Your User View
Z: Zip To Result
>: Toggle Amplify
<: Toggle Fine Tune
+/=: Increase Replay Rate
-: Decrease Replay Rate
/ : Type Chat Message
L Mouse: Zoom
Ctrl-A: Set Adversary View
Ctrl-B: Spot Lowest Ball
Ctrl-C: Call Shot
Ctrl-D: Draw Game
Ctrl-G: Return To Game
Ctrl-K: Kibitz Shot
Ctrl-L: Load Saved Game/Position
Ctrl-M: Miscall Last Shot
Ctrl-P: Push Out
Ctrl-Q: Quit Current Match
Ctrl-S: Save Game Or Position
Ctrl-T: Change Player Turn
Ctrl-V: Return To Video
Ctrl-W: Set User View
Ctrl-[: Called Safety
INS: Spot/Pocket Ball Menu
ESC: Enter Menu System


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	TroubleShooting
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Q: I closed Virtual Pool by using an End Task.  
The next time I ran it I received an error that said:
Preference data damaged.
Restoring default user preferences.
What's that mean and why is my preferences data getting damaged?

A: If Virtual Pool is terminated without properly 
exiting the game, it cannot properly de-initialize and save off user 
preferences. The game installation is OK and is not damaged, the 
preferences were not saved properly.  Always remember to exit out of 
pool from within the game window or File menu.

Q: My performance is too low. What should I do?

A: Select Settings off the Main Menu and change the graphics options, 
lowering the values until performance is acceptable.

Q: I've read the readme and I'm still having problems.  Where can 
I go to get more help.

A: Never fear.  Celeris Technical Support is always available to 
help. You can find a faq at: www.celeris.com

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	Legal Information
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COPYING PROHIBITED
This software product and the manual are copyrighted and all rights are 
reserved by Celeris Inc. and are 
protected by the copyright laws that pertain to computer software. 
You may not copy the software except that you may make one copy of
the software solely for backup or archival purposes. You may not 
loan, sell, rent, lease, give, sub license, or otherwise transfer 
the software (or any copy). You may not modify, adapt, translate, 
create derivative works, decompile, disassemble, or otherwise 
reverse engineer or derive source code from all or any portion 
of the software or anything incorporated therein or permit or 
encourage any third party to do so.
Notice: Celeris reserves the right to make modifications or improvements 
to the product described in the manual at any time and without notice.


SOFTWARE USE LIMITATIONS AND LIMITED LICENSE 
This copy of Virtual Pool: The Game (the "Software") is intended 
solely for your personal non-commercial home entertainment use. You may 
not decompile, reverse engineer, or disassemble the Software, except as 
permitted by law.  Celeris Inc. retains all right, 
title and interest in the Software including all intellectual property 
rights embodied therein and derivatives thereof. The Software, including, 
without limitation, all code, data structures, characters, images, sounds, 
text, screens, game play, derivative works and all other elements of the 
Software may not be copied, resold, rented, leased, distributed 
(electronically or otherwise), used on pay-per-play, coin-op or other 
for-charge basis, or for any commercial purpose. Any permissions granted 
herein are provided on a temporary basis and can be withdrawn by 
Celeris Inc. at any time. All rights not expressly granted are reserved. 

Modem and Network Play: If the Software contains modem or network play, you 
may play the Software via modem transmission with another person or persons 
directly without transmission through a third party service or indirectly 
through a third party service only if such service is an authorized licensee 
of Celeris. For the purposes of this license, a "third party service" 
ou assent to the terms and restrictions of this limited license. If you 
do not accept the terms of this limited license, you must return the 
Software together with all packaging, manuals and other material contained 
therein to the store where you acquired the Software for a full refund.

 Copyright 2012 Celeris Inc.  All Rights Reserved.
Virtual Pool is a trademark of Celeris Inc. All Rights Reserved.
All other marks and trademarks are 
properties of their respective owners.  All rights reserved.