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  C E L E B R I T Y   D E A T H M A T C H 
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  Thank you for purchasing Celebrity DeathMatch.

  This ReadMe contains last minute information and troubleshooting tips.

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 CONTENTS
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	1) SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
	2) INSTALLATION
	3) GENERAL INFORMATION
	4) KNOWN ISSUES
	5) DRIVERS
	6) CONTACT INFORMATION

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 1) SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
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Celebrity DeathMatch uses Microsoft DirectX 9.0.

Supported Operating Systems are:

	Windows 98 Second Edition plus Internet Explorer 5.0 or later
	Windows Millennium Edition
	Windows 2000 Professional (Workstation) plus Service Pack 3
	Windows XP (Home and Professional) plus Service Pack 1

The following operating systems are NOT supported:

	Windows 98 plus Internet Explorer 5.0 or later
	Windows 95 (any version)
	Windows NT (any version)

Minimum Hardware Requirements
	
	450 MHz Intel Pentium III or 450 MHz AMD Athlon 
		or 733MHz Intel Celeron or 733MHz AMD Duron processor 
	128 MB of RAM
	8 speed CD / DVD drive
	650 MB of free hard disk space 
	16 MB video card with DirectX 9.0 compatible drivers 
		("GeForce" or better)
	Sound Card with DirectX 9.0 compatible drivers
	Keyboard
	Mouse

Recommended Hardware Requirements
	Intel Pentium IV or AMD Athlon XP processor
	256(+) MB of RAM
	16 speed CD / DVD drive
	650 MB of free hard disk space 
	32(+) MB video card with DirectX 9.0 compatible drivers 
	DirectX 9.0 compatible sound card with surround sound
	Gamepad (USB or Joystick Port)
	Keyboard
	Mouse

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 2) INSTALLATION
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Insert Celebrity DeathMatch disc into the CD / DVD drive. If you have Autoplay
enabled then the setup routine will automatically launch. If you do not have
Autoplay enabled, then use Explorer to navigate the Celebrity DeathMatch disc, and
manually launch setup.exe

2000 / XP User Accounts:
Celebrity DeathMatch requires to be installed, and run for the first time,
with a user account that has ADMINISTRATOR privileges. For more information on 
ADMINISTRATOR user accounts, see your Windows 2000 / XP manual.

Save Games:
Celebrity DeathMatch uses the "My Documents" directory of the currently logged
in user to store the user save data.

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 3) GENERAL INFORMATION
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DirectX:
Celebrity DeathMatch requires Microsoft DirectX 9.0 to run. As a consequence we
recommend that the video and sound drivers installed are also DirectX 9.0 compliant. 

Windows XP:
We recommend manufacturer distributed drivers for Windows XP (i.e. drivers that
expose the user controls for changing settings on the particular piece of hardware),
instead of the default drivers installed by Microsoft as part of the machine setup
process. 

Memory:
Celebrity DeathMatch requires at least 128 MB of memory to run. In most cases on
a computer with 128 MB of Ram, disk swapping will occur. For optimal performance
at least 256 MB is recommended.

Running Applications:
Celebrity DeathMatch has been designed to take best advantage of the available
machine it is running upon, therefore we recommend that you close down all
applications before running Celebrity DeathMatch.

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 4) KNOWN ISSUES
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On certain graphics chipsets all shadows are white instead of black. 
This happens 100% of the time on the following cards:
- Matrox Parhelia 512 (128MB)
- Apollo Blade Monster (128MB,  SiS XABRE 400 chipset)
- SiS 650 (On-board, 64MB)
- S3 Pro Savage (On-board, 32MB DDR) - Shadows are purple instead of black on this video card
- Intel Extreme Graphics (On-board, 64MB, Intel 845 chipset)

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 5) DRIVERS
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Video Drivers:
We recommend using the latest available Video drivers for your video card. Where
available use the video chipset manufacturers "Reference" drivers in preference to
video card manufacturer customized drivers or Microsoft WHQL certified drivers.

This means for nVidia based cards Detonator 4 series drivers, and for ATI based
cards Catalyst 3 series drivers.

Below for convenience are common video card manufacturer's websites. Celebrity
DeathMatch may not support some or all video cards by a particular manufacturer.
Inclusion of a manufacturer in this list does not mean there are any assurances of
compatibility.

3Dlabs 			- http://www.3dlabs.com/
Asus 			- http://www.asus.com/
ATI 			- http://support.atitech.ca/
Creative Labs 		- http://www.creativelabs.com/
Guillemot 		- http://www.guillemot.com/
Hercules 		- http://www.hercules.com/
Intel			- http://www.intel.com/
Leadtek 		- http://www.leadtek.com/
Matrox 			- http://www.matrox.com/
nVidia 			- http://www.nvidia.com/
S3 Graphics	 	- http://www.s3graphics.com/
Sis 			- http://www.sis.com.tw/
VIA			- http://www.viatech.com/
VideoLogic 		- http://www.videologic.com/


Motherboard Chipset Drivers:
Please ensure your motherboard chipset drivers are updated to the latest available
versions. Also ensure you are using the correct IDE drivers for your Chipset and
Operating System combination. We have noted better performance with the use of the
"Intel Application Accelerator" on Intel 800 series chipsets.

Intel			- http://www.intel.com/
VIA			- http://www.viatech.com/
nVidia			- http://www.nvidia.com/
SIS			- http://www.sis.com/
ALI			- http://www.aliusa.com/

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 6) CONTACT INFORMATION
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For news, hints, and support check out 
	 
	http://www.gothamgames.com/
	http://www.take2games.com/

For Technical Support:-

United States:
Web   : www.take2games.com
Email: support@take2baltimore.com
Phone: 410-933-9191 Monday to Friday, 9am-5pm EST.

United Kingdom:
Post:           Take 2 Interactive Technical Support
                Unit A, Sovereign Park
                Brenda Road
                Hartlepool
                TS25 1NN

Telephone: 	(0870) 1242222 / calls charged at the UK national rate	
                (7 days a week from 8am to 10pm (GMT) excluding bank holidays)
Fax:		(01429) 233677 
Email:		take2@europesupport.com
                tech.support@take2europe.com
Web Site:	www.take2games.co.uk

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This software and documentation 
Copyright (c) 2003 Take-Two Interactive, Inc.
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