Painkiller Single Player Demo 3 Readme File v1.0
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1. Introduction
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Painkiller is an action-driven FPS (first person shooter) game set 
in a dark and sinister world somewhere between heaven and hell. You 
take on the role of Daniel Garner, a seemingly regular guy, who has 
just been killed in a horrific car accident. As you struggle to find 
the reasons why you've been denied entrance into heaven, you must 
fight against hordes of demonic soldiers in an attempt to stop an 
imminent holy war.

This demo features the latest version of the PAIN Engine (1.4) and one
battle from the third chapter of Painkiller.  In the popular 
"Military Base" level, new effects such as heat and haze distortion, 
light blooms, per pixel specular mapping, new shader effects and
tweaks for the latest video cards are now included - just a taste of what 
the PAIN Engine will offer in the upcoming expansion pack, 
Painkiller: Battle out of Hell.
 
To Play the Demo:
 
 1) Launch the Painkiller shortcut.
 
 2) From the Main Menu select Sign the Pact.
 
 3) Select your difficulty level.
 
 4) Select the crimson crystal to begin "Military Base" level.
 
You can also adjust various settings like controls, video settings, 
and game options of the Main Menu under the Options selection.


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2. System Requirements
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2.1. Minimum:
 OS: Windows 98SE/ME/2000/XP
 CPU: 1.5 GHz Pentium III or AMD Athlon processor
 RAM: 384 MB
 CD-ROM/DVD-ROM: 8X speed
 Hard Drive Space: 1.2 GB available
 Video: 64 MB DirectX 8.1 card with hardware
 Transform & Lighting support (NVIDIA GeForce2 GTS or better)
 Sound: DirectX 8.1b or better
 Input: Keyboard and mouse
 
2.2. Recommended:
 OS: Windows XP
 CPU: 2.4 GHz Pentium 4 or AMD Athlon processor
 RAM: 512 MB
 CD-ROM/DVD-ROM: 8X speed
 Hard Drive Space: 1.2 GB available
 Video: 128 MB DirectX 9 card, NVIDIA GeForce FX 5800 or better
 Sound: DirectX 8.1b or better
 Input: Keyboard and mouse
 

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3. DirectX 9 and Drivers
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Painkiller has been tested with a variety of video and sound cards. 
Please ensure all drivers are up to date for the system hardware, 
especially for video cards.
 
The latest drivers for NVIDIA based cards can be found here:
 
http://www.nvidia.com/content/drivers/drivers.asp
 
The latest drivers for ATI based cards can be found here:
 
http://www.ati.com/support/driver.html
 
Painkiller also requires the installation of DirectX 9.0c. If you 
don't have the latest version of DirectX, please download the 
installer from:
 
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/directx/downloads/default.asp


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4. Related Web Sites
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Painkiller is brought to you by People Can Fly and DreamCatcher Games.  
Please visit us online at:

http://www.painkillergame.com
The official Painkiller website and forums.

http://www.dreamcatchergames.com/
DreamCatcher's North American website.

http://www.dcegames.com/
DreamCatchers's European website.

http://www.peoplecanfly.com
The website of People Can Fly.

