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INSTALLING DARK REIGN 2
GENERAL MINIMUM SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
INSTALL DIRECTIONS
• To install Dark Reign 2, insert the game CD into your CD-ROM drive.
• If AutoPlay is enabled, the installer splash screen should appear.
• When the installer splash screen appears, click on the Install Dark Reign 2 button.
• For online help, click the Help button. For Electronic Registration, previews, and extras, click the
More button.
• Reinstall Dark Reign 2 Button – Should your copy of Dark Reign 2 be accidentally deleted from your
hard drive, the "Install Dark Reign 2" option will remain grayed out in the installer splash screen. In
this case, you can reinstall using this option.
• Uninstall Dark Reign 2 Shortcut – If you wish to remove Dark Reign 2 from your hard drive, you should
always use this shortcut from the Start Menu. This option will remove all game files except your saved
games, screen shots, and personal settings.
Note: You can return to the splash screen any time without affecting your installed game.
AUTOPLAY
If the Dark Reign 2 splash screen does not appear, try performing the following steps:
1. Double-click on the My Computer icon on your desktop, or right-click on the icon and choose the Open
option.
2. Select the Refresh option located in the View pull-down menu.
3. Double-click on the Dark Reign 2 CD icon in the window or right-click on the icon and choose the
AutoPlay option.
4. After the Dark Reign 2 title screen appears, click on the Install button.
If the AutoPlay feature does not function, please check the following:
1. Make sure the CD is clean and properly placed in the CD-ROM drive.
2. Your CD-ROM driver may not be optimized for use with Windows 95/98. To verify this, perform the
following steps:
a. Open the Windows 95/98 Control Panel folder and double-click on the System icon.
b. Click on the Performance tab. If any of your hardware drivers are not fully optimized for use with
Windows 95/98, they will be listed here with an explanation of the exact problem and suggestions
on how to fix it.
OS: US English Language version of Windows
®
95 or Windows®98
Direct X: DirectX 7.0A required (included)
CPU: Pentium
®
II 233
RAM: 64 MB
Hard Drive Space: 550 MB plus 100 MB for Windows Swap File
2D Video: 100% DX7a compliant 4 MB 2D card (or 2D capable 3D card*) and Drivers
3D Video: 100% DX7a compliant 3D card and Drivers **
Sound: 100% DX7a compliant true 16 bit sound card and Drivers
CD-ROM: 100% Windows 95/98-compatible Quad Speed
(600 K/sec sustained transfer rate) and Drivers
Input: 100% Windows 95/98-compatible mouse or trackball and drivers
100% Windows 95/98-compatible keyboard
MULTIPLAYER
MINIMUM SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
Connection Type: Internet (TCP/IP) and LAN (TCP/IP) play supported
MODEM: Internet play requires a 100% Windows 95/98-
compatible 28.8 Kbps (or faster) modem and drivers
Network Interface
Card: LAN play (and high-speed Internet play over DSL and cable modems) requires a 100%
Windows 95/98-compatible network interface card and drivers
Supported Chipsets for Windows 95/98:***
3DFx Banshee 3DFx Voodoo 3 Matrox G200 NVIDIA TnT NVIDIA GeForce
3DFx Voodoo 2 ATI Rage 128 Matrox G400 NVIDIA TnT2 NVIDIA GeForce 2
* Some 3D cards do not have refined 2D capabilities. Your 3D card may meet this requirement without the need for
additional hardware. Please contact your 3D card manufacturer for further information on your card's capabilities.
** 3D Accelerator Card Required. A 100% DirectX 7.0a (or higher) compliant 3D video card and driver with z-buffering
capability is Required to play Dark Reign 2. Dark Reign 2 uses Microsoft's Direct 3D to support 3D hardware
acceleration. It has been tested on many, but not all of the major cards incorporating the chipsets listed above. Some
3D accelerator card brands utilizing the chipsets whose names appear on this box may not be fully compatible with the
3D acceleration features utilized by Dark Reign 2. For a list of cards and drivers that have been tested, please visit
http://www.activision.com
*** Some, but not all of the cards with the chipsets listed above have been tested on Windows 2000. For Windows
2000 3D Support, please refer to your hardware manufacturer for 100% Direct X 7.0a (Direct 3D) compliant Windows
2000 drivers.