
Summary :
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1) What to do in front of troubles ?
2) Graphical videocards with problems 
3) Questions/Answers
   Q1.1: Which is the minimal config to run Vyruz ?
   Q1.2: Minimal hard disk's required space 
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   Q2.1: What is the "Vyruz data directory" ?
   Q2.2: How to select the "Vyruz data directory" ?
   Q2.3: I would like to move the "Vyruz data directory".
   Q2.4: How to find out where are stored my saved sessions ?
   Q2.5: My CD-ROM drive is too slow, I would like to speed up the
         levels loading.
   Q2.6: How to uninstall Vyruz ?
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   Q3.1: The displayed texts during the game are not in the same language 
	 as the voices heared during the game.
   Q3.2: Some displayed texts in the game's menus are not in the same
	 language as the other texts. It is strange.
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   Q4.1: The games is displaying a lot of white squares.
   Q4.2: I don't have any sound.
   Q4.3: Several different gamers could they have their own Vyruz session ?


1) What to do in front of troubles ?
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- If it is a display problem (stains, slowness or no display),

	      + go and see the 2) section in order to know if it comes 
		from your videocard and if a fix is available;

	      + else, use DXDIAG.EXE to do a diagnosis and send it to 
		games@chiliconvalley.com, as well as the vz.log file
		located in the Vyruz data directory (cf. 3) section,
		Q2.1 question).

- The DXDIAG.EXE tool is on the Vyruz CD-ROM in directory DIRECTX\.

- Concerning any other encountered problem, see also the 3) section. If 
  it helps, send a problem description to games@chiliconvalley.com .


2) Graphical videocards with problems 
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* GE-FORCE 256 3D-Prophet Guillemot
  Symptoms : Crash at the end of the level loading.
  Treatment: Not yet known. Try first to install the last drivers.
  Workaround : Play in the "Software Renderer" mode (cf. 3) section,
           Q4.1).

* ATI-Rage Pro 128
  Symptoms : Diplayed white squares and stripes.
  Treatment: Not yet known. Try first to install the last drivers.
  Workaround : Play in the "Software Renderer" mode (cf. 3) section,
           Q4.1).


3) Questions/Answers
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Q1.1: Which is the minimal config to run Vyruz ?

    Minimal configuration :
		 Pentium 200 MHz
		 RAM Memory : 32 Mo
		 Videocard with 2Mb 

    Recommended configuration :
		 Pentium 233 MHz MMX or more 
		 RAM Memory : 64 Mo or more
		 Videocard with 4Mb or more

Q1.2: Minimal hard disk's required space.

      The files required to play the game need about 5 Mb to be copied
      on the hard disk.

      Each saved session takes up 200 Kb. For each player, only the 7
      last backups are kept on the hard disk : 7 x 200 Kb = 1.4 Mb

      For a total amount of : 5 + 1.4 = 6.4 Mb

      Add 1.4 Mo more each time a new player name is used (cf. Q4.3).

      It is roughly the size of the Vyruz data directory (cf. Q2.1).

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Q2.1:  What is the "Vyruz data directory" ?
   
      That's where are stored (on hard drive) :
      - the files necessary files to play the game,
      - the players' backups.

      To have an idea of the size of this directory, see Q1.2.

      Its location is automatically defined at the start of the
      game. It can be :

      - in C:\Program Files\C2V\Vyruz\ (if "Program Files" is on C:),

      - in C:\Windows\C2V\Vyruz\ (if "Windows" is on C:).
      
      It is possible to define another place (cf. Q2.2).

      *** For the advanced users, the registry contains the current
	  location of the data directory; see the key
	  	HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/Software/c2v/Vyruz/datapath


Q2.2: How to select the "Vyruz data directory" ?
  
      The CD-ROM Vyruz directory contains a SETVZDIR.EXE program
      allowing to select the Vyruz data directory location.

      Create the directory which will contain the Vyruz data. Copy and
      run there the SETVZDIR.EXE.

      That's enough. This location will be used at the next starting
      game.


Q2.3: I would like to move the "Vyruz data directory".
 	
      Copy (or move) the current data directory to its new location.

      This directory constains the SETVZDIR.EXE program allowing to
      define the new Vyruz data directory. Run it.

      If you don't find it, it also is in the CD-ROM Vyruz directory.


Q2.4: How to find out where are stored my saved sessions ?
  
      The sessions are saved in the data directory (cf. Q2.1); more
      precisely in the sub-de\irectory

		session\<player name>\

      Only the last seven (7) saved sessions are kept.


Q2.5: My CD-ROM drive is too slow, I would like to speed up the levels
      loading.

      The solution consists of tranferring the Vyruz resources file
      (about 52 Mb) from the CD-ROM to your hard disk. So the game
      will not read the CD-ROM anymore while loading the levels but it
      will do it from your hard disk, which is faster.

      To do it right :

      - check that the game is not running,
      - open the "Start" menu,
      - select "Programs",
      - then "Vyruz",
      - then "Transfert to hard drive",
      - and follow instructions.

      That's all, folks. You have just to start the game.

      *** For the advanced users, the registry contains the current
	  location of the resource file (if this last one was
	  transfered out of the CD-ROM); have a look at the key
	    	HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/Software/c2v/Vyruz/rsc000


Q2.6: How to uninstall Vyruz ?

      It's very easy :

      - check that the game is not running,
      - open the "Start" menu,
      - select "Programs",
      - then "Vyruz",
      - then "Uninstall",
      - and follow instructions.

      The directories removed during the uninstall process are :
      - the vyruz data directory (cf. Q2.1),
      - the directory containing the resource file (if it has been
        transfered to hard drive).

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Q3.1:  The displayed texts during the game are not in the same
       language as the voices heared during the game.

    It is possible that the displayed texts and the voices in the game
    are not in the same language. It is because we gave the player the
    ability to choose its own selection through the Vyruz menu :

    - for the texts : Options/Language/
    - for the voices : Options/Audio/Sound FX, Voices/Voice Type/

    So the player can dissociate the voices from the displayed texts
    (even if Vyruz is not a language learning software ;-)

Q3.2: Some displayed texts in the game's menus are not in the same
      language as the other texts. It is strange.

    If some texts of the game's menus are not in the same language as
    the other texts, it is because they are directly coming from
    Windows. Thus they are in the language in which Windows was
    installed.

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Q4.1: The games is displaying a lot of white squares.

      - see section 2) to know if your videocard is concerned and if a
	remedy is available;

      - in the Vyruz menu Options/Video/ , modify the third item 
	("Direct3D Hal") to select "Software Renderer". 
      	
      You have to know this mode doesn't allow to get the benefit of
      the videocard graphical resources (hardware acceleration, 3D
      textures, ...)


Q4.2: I don't have any sound.

    - Check the speakers and the sound card : are they working well ?

    - Check there is none other software using the sound card at the
      same time you're playing Vyruz.

    - Use DXDIAG.EXE to check out the Direct Sound functioning. 

    - Check the Sound configuration inside de Vyruz menu : are all the
      parameters (voices, music, fx) activated with a good volume ?

    - In desperation, restart Windows. Who knows ?


Q4.3: Several different gamers could they have their own Vyruz session ?

      Yes. To do it right, in the Vyruz menu, click on :

            Options/User Settings/Name

      - select "Select player name" to use an already existing name;

      - select "Add new name" to create a new name; it automatically
        becomes your player name;

      - select "Delete name" then a name to erase; this also deletes
        all the saved sessions done using this name.
