Games PC CLIVE BARKERS-UNDYING User Manual

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INSTALL & GAMEPLAY GUIDE

CONTENTS

INSTALL GUIDE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 DISK PREPARATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 DIRECTX™ NOTES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 INSTALLING THE GAME . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 UNINSTALLING/RE-INSTALLING THE GAME . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 STARTING THE GAME . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 PROBLEMS WITH YOUR SOFTWARE? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

GAMEPLAY GUIDE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 MAIN MENU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 DEFAULT CONTROLS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 GAME SCREEN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 ITEMS, WEAPONS, AND SPELLS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 LOADING AND SAVING GAMES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

CREDITS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 TECHNICAL SUPPORT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 WARRANTY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

This product has been rated by the Entertainment Software Rating Board. For information about the ESRB rating, or to comment about the appropriateness of the rating, please contact the ESRB at 1-800-771-3772.

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Games PC CLIVE BARKERS-UNDYING User Manual

INSTALL GUIDE

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

MINIMUM CONFIGURATION

Windows® 95, Windows 98, or Windows ME (Windows NT and Windows 2000 are not supported)

400 MHz Intel® Pentium® II or AMD® K6-2™ processor

64 MB RAM

8x CD-ROM/DVD-ROM drive

90 MB free hard disk space plus space for saved games (additional space required for Windows swap-file and DirectX 8 installation)

Supported 16 MB Direct3D™ or Glide™ capable video card with DirectX 8 compatible driver

DirectX 8 compatible sound card

Keyboard

Mouse

RECOMMENDED

500 MHz or faster Intel Pentium III or AMD Athlon™ processor

128 MB RAM

610 MB free hard disk space plus space for saved games

Supported 32 MB Direct3D or Glide capable video card with DirectX 8 compatible driver

Environmental Audio™ (EAX) capable sound card

SUPPORTED VIDEO CHIPSETS

NVIDIA GeForce2™, NVIDIA GeForce 256™, NVIDIA Riva TNT2™, NVIDIA Riva TNT, 3dfx Voodoo5™, 3dfx Voodoo3™, ATI Radeon™, ATI Rage 128 Pro Maxx™, ATI Rage 128 Pro™, ATI Rage 128™, MATROX MGAG450, MATROX MGA-G400, 3DLabs Permedia3™

DISK PREPARATION

Before you install any software, it is critical that your hard drive be in proper working order. We recommend running ScanDisk, Disk Defragmenter, and Disk Cleanup.

ScanDisk searches your hard drive for lost allocation units as well as cross-linked files and directories. Disk Defragmenter ensures that your data is sorted properly. Failure to verify this may result in corrupt data. Disk Cleanup clears unnecessary files from your system freeing up disk space and preventing conflicts that might stop the game from installing correctly.

To run ScanDisk:

1.Left-click the Start button from the Windows Taskbar. The Start menu opens.

2.From the Start menu, select Run….

3.In the Run dialog box, type scandisk, then click OK. ScanDisk opens.

Make sure a check mark appears in the Automatically fix errors box, then select the drive to which you are installing the game (e.g., C:).

4. Click START to begin ScanDisk.

To run Disk Defragmenter:

1.Left-click the Start button from the Windows Taskbar. The Start menu opens.

2.From the Start menu, select Run….

3.In the Run dialog box, type defrag, then click OK. The Select Drive dialog box appears.

■ Select the drive to which you are installing the game.

4. Click OK to begin Disk Defragmenter.

To run Disk Cleanup (Windows 98 and Windows ME users):

1.Left-click the Start button from the Windows Taskbar. The Start menu opens.

2.From the Start menu, select Run….

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3.In the Run dialog box, type cleanmgr, then click OK. The Select Drive dialog box appears.

4.Select the drive to which you are installing the game, then click OK. The Disk Cleanup window appears.

5.In the Files to delete: field, make sure a checkmark appears in the Temporary files box. If any other boxes are checked, uncheck them.

6.Click OK to begin Disk Cleanup.

■ A prompt appears asking for verification to delete files. Click YES.

DIRECTX NOTES

DirectX is an Application Programming Interface that gives Windows based applications high-performance, real-time access to your hardware, while reducing the complexity of installing and configuring your hardware. This makes the DirectX API well suited for Windows games.

Clive Barker’s Undying™ uses the DirectX 8 API (the latest iteration of DirectX at the time of release) and includes DirectX 8 files which you can install.

INSTALLING THE GAME

To install Clive Barker’s Undying:

1.Start the Windows operating system.

2.Insert the Clive Barker’s Undying disc into your CD drive. The Autorun screen appears.

NOTE: If the Autorun does not appear automatically, click the Start button on your Windows taskbar, then click Run…. At the Run dialog box, type D:\autorun, then click OK. The Game Setup screen appears. (Substitute the appropriate drive if other than "D:".)

3.To begin installing, click INSTALL. The Registration screen appears.

4.Enter your registration number, then proceed to the InstallShield Wizard screen.

5.Click Next. The Setup Type screen appears.

6.Select a Typical (recommended), Compact, or Custom install type and a location to install the game to, then click Next. The Select Program Folder screen appears.

The default install directory is C:\Program Files\EA GAMES\Clive Barker`s Undying. To choose a different destination directory, click Browse…, select the desired directory, then click Next.

7.Choose the destination folder in which you want Clive Barker’s Undying to appear in the Start menu, then click Next. Clive Barker’s Undying is copied to your hard drive.

This process takes a few minutes—it’s a good time to read the manual that accompanies the game and get familiar with the Undying story, or review the gameplay section of this guide to get familiar with how to play.

8.Follow the on-screen instructions to place an Undying shortcut on your desktop, register Undying, install DirectX 8 (if necessary), or view Undying’s Readme file.

9.When the installation process is done, the Completion screen appears. Click OK. You’re now ready to begin your adventure. ( Starting the Game on p. 6.)

UNINSTALLING/RE-INSTALLING THE GAME

If you are having problems or the game did not install correctly the first time, we recommend re-installing the game.

To uninstall Clive Barker’s Undying:

1.Start the Windows operating system.

2.Click the Start button on your Windows taskbar, then select

Programs>EA Games>Clive Barker’s Undying>Uninstall Clive Barker’s Undying. The game uninstalls.

To re-install Clive Barker’s Undying:

After uninstalling the game, follow the steps listed in Installing the Game on p. 4 to re-install Clive Barker’s Undying.

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STARTING THE GAME

To start Clive Barker’s Undying:

1.Start the Windows operating system.

2.Insert the Clive Barker’s Undying disc in your CD drive.

3.Click the Start button on your Windows taskbar, then select

Programs>EA Games>Clive Barker’s Undying>Clive Barker’s Undying. After the EA GAMES and Title screens appear, the Main Menu appears. ( Main Menu on p. 11.)

NOTE: For gameplay instructions, please see the Gameplay Guide starting on p. 11.

PROBLEMS WITH YOUR SOFTWARE?

If you are having a problem installing or using your software, we want to help.

Please make sure you have read thoroughly the System Requirements and Installing the Game sections. It is essential that your system meets the Minimum Configuration requirements for the game.

If you followed the directions and are still having trouble installing or operating the software, below are some troubleshooting tips that might help solve the problem.

DIRECTX PROBLEMS

One of the most important aspects of trouble-shooting your system will be determining its compatibility with Microsoft’s DirectX. There are two considerations to be made. First, you must be sure that you have DirectX 8 installed on your computer. Secondly, you must make sure that your existing hardware (your video and sound cards) has "drivers" that are fully compatible with DirectX 8. A "driver" is the software provided by your hardware manufacturer that allows your hardware to communicate with DirectX and Windows. It is essential that these video and sound drivers are fully up to date.

Two DirectX components, DirectDraw™ and DirectSound™, may require updating your video card and sound card drivers respectively for proper

operation of these components. Using video card and sound card drivers that do not support DirectX will result in display and audio problems in DirectX applications.

After installing DirectX 8, check to see if your video card and sound card drivers have DirectX support:

1.Click the Start button on your Windows Taskbar, then click Run….

2.In the Run dialog box, type dxdiag then click OK.

3.Click on the Display and Sound tabs for the video and sound devices that you will be using to run the game.

The Drivers section of each tab displays the driver version number and whether or not your driver is Certified by Microsoft as supporting DirectX 8.

If the Certified field states "No" in this section, you must contact your manufacturer to obtain updated drivers that support DirectX 8.

If the Certified field states "Yes" in this section, your video card or sound card supports DirectX 8 and should work properly in DirectX 8 applications.

You will also want to be sure that the driver version number is 4.08.xx.xxxx or higher (for example: 4.10.00.0000 would be good, while 4.03.00.0000 would indicate that the driver needs to be updated.)

INSTALLING DIRECTX

During the installation of Clive Barker’s Undying, the install program checks your version of DirectX and prompts you to install it if necessary. However, if you wish to update to DirectX version 8 manually, please use the following steps.

To install DirectX:

1.Insert the Clive Barker’s Undying disc into your CD-ROM drive. Exit the Autorun menu if it appears.

2.Click the Start button and select Find > Files or Folders…. The Find dialog box appears.

3.In the Named: field, type DXSETUP.

4.In the Look In: field, select the CD-ROM drive (this is typically the

D:drive, but may be different on your system.)

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5.Click Find Now.

6.Double-click DXSETUP when it appears.

7.Click the Reinstall DirectX or Install DirectX button.

8.Follow the on-screen instructions.

CD PROBLEMS

A 8x-speed or faster CD-ROM drive is required to run Clive Barker’s Undying.

RECEIVE "FILE NOT FOUND" ERROR MESSAGE WHEN INSTALLING OR RUNNING THE GAME

Make sure the appropriate CD is in the CD drive. The CD must be in the drive to install or run the game.

Make sure the CD is not scratched or damaged.

CD-ROM PERFORMANCE PROBLEMS

Make sure you are using a 32-bit native Windows driver to control your CD-ROM drive. To verify that you are using 32-bit CD-ROM drivers:

Click Start > Settings > Control Panel.

From the Control Panel, double-click System. The System Properties appear.

Click the Performance tab.

If the Performance Status states that your system is configured for optimal performance, you are using 32-bit Windows native drivers and do not need to update them. If not, you may need to update your CDROM drivers.

Do not use a DOS-based 16-bit driver to control your CD-ROM (loaded in CONFIG.SYS) as it may significantly reduce performance.

GENERAL CRASHES/LOCKUPS

In some cases, programs that are running on your system can monopolize resources that the game needs in order to install, load and run properly. Not all of these programs are immediately visible. There are a number of programs, called "background tasks", that are always running on your system.

IMPORTANT NOTE: While shutting down background tasks will optimize your system for running Clive Barker’s Undying, these background tasks’ features will be unavailable once shut down. Be sure to re-enable background tasks after playing Clive Barker’s Undying by restarting your computer.

ANTI-VIRUS/CRASH GUARD PROGRAMS

If your system is running Anti-Virus or Crash Guard programs you will need to close or disable them to run Clive Barker’s Undying. To do this, find the icon for the program on the Windows taskbar. Right-click the icon and select "close", "disable", or the relevant option.

GENERAL BACKGROUND TASKS

Once Anti-Virus and Crash Guard programs have been disabled, you should end all unnecessary general background tasks. To view and close these background tasks:

1.Hold down the Ctrl and Alt keys, then tap the Delete key.

2.The Close Program window appears. Inside this window is a list of all background tasks running on your system.

It is important that you DO NOT CLOSE the background tasks named Explorer or Systray. All other background tasks may be ended.

3.To end a background task, click on its name in the list, then click the End Task button.

4.The Close Program window closes and the task is ended.

Repeat until only Explorer and Systray remain.

It is important to remember that the next time you restart your computer all of the background tasks that you ended will reactivate.

VIDEO PROBLEMS

Clive Barker’s Undying requires a Direct3D or Glide compatible video card capable of 640X480 resolution with 16-bit high-color (16 MB or more video memory).

NOTE: If your Windows display driver does not support DirectDraw, you may experience difficulties installing or running Clive Barker’s Undying.

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