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     The Elder Scrolls III
           MORROWIND
		
             v1.0

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Index:
1. Manual Addendum
2. Hardware Issues/System Requirements
3. Performance Tuning
4. The Console


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     1. MANUAL ADDENDUM

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1. Install Path
The installation path for Morrowind and the TES Construction set must be the same. The path for whichever one you install first will be used on the second one. You will not be able to select a new path on the second CD.


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     2. HARDWARE ISSUES/SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

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Minimum System Requirements:
* Windows Me/98 128MB RAM
* Windows XP/2000 256MB RAM (Windows NT NOT supported)
* 500mhz Intel Pentium III, Celeron, or AMD Athlon processor.
* 8x CD/DVD-ROM Drive
* 1 GB free hard disk space
* Windows swapfile
* DirectX 8.1 (included)
* 32MB Direct3D Compatible Video card and DirectX 8.1 compatible driver
* DirectX 8.1 Compatible Sound Card
* Keyboard, Mouse

Recommended System Requirements:
* 800mhz or faster Intel Pentium III or AMD Athlon
* 256 MB RAM
* Nvidia GeForce 2 GTS, ATI Radeon 7500 or faster video card

Supported Video Card Chipsets:
NVIDIA GeForce 4
NVIDIA GeForce 3
NVIDIA GeForce 2
NVIDIA GeForce 256
NVIDIA TNT2
ATI Radeon 8500
ATI Radeon 7500
ATI Radeon 7200
ATI Radeon

IMPORTANT: IF MORROWIND FREQUENTLY CRASHES ON YOU OR YOU GET ABNORMAL SOUND AND LONG PAUSES, IT IS MOST LIKELY THAT YOUR SOUND CARD IS NOT COMPLETELY DIRECTX 8.1 COMPATIBLE. SEE BELOW.

SOUND
1.  If your game is crashing or you get sound problems, make sure to update the drivers for your sound card. You can also solve this by lowering the Hardware Acceleration on your card.

Do this by going to Windows, selecting "Control Panel", "Multimedia", "Playback Advanced Properties", "Performance"

Set the Hardware acceleration to either "None" or the line next to "None".

Sound cards that need to have this done include most ESS Technologies and Cirrus Logic (Crystal Audio) sound cards.

VIDEO
1. Regardless of your video card, make sure to download the latest drivers from your manufacturer.

2. GeForce2
On some systems with an NVIDIA Geforce2, interior areas of the game may experience a stutter in framerate, causing you to lurch forward quickly. Several things can alleviate this. Try switching resolutions, playing 3rd person view, or having your weapon or magic active. Also make sure you have the latest drivers for your video card.


OPERATING SYSTEMS
1. Windows 2000
Make sure you have Service Pack 2 installed. Without this, you will experience abnormally long load and exit times in Morrowind and the Construction Set.

2.  Must use 32 True Color mode to operate game.


INPUT
1.  ALT+TAB may cause some game instability with some hardware configurations.



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     3. PERFORMANCE TUNING

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There are several things you can do to increase game performance.

1. Slide Real Time shadows all the way off.
On certain machines, shadows become the biggest speed hit.

2. Slide the view distance all the way down.
The farther you can see, the slower the game will run.

3. Slide AI distance to Near.
Causes AI to not process as much for characters closer to you.

4. Turn off music
The music is mp3 format and can eat up CPU time.

5. Turn off pixel shaders if you have them on.
The reflections cause performance to degrade.

6. Lower the game resolution.
The game runs faster at 640x480 and 800x600.


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     4. THE CONSOLE

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You can activate the console by pressing ~ key (tilde).

Complete console commands can be found in the TES Construction Set help file.


