Urban Freestyle Soccer ReadMe

15th October 2003

Version 1.0
TABLE OF CONTENTS
I.
System Requirements
II.
Uninstalling
III.
Hardware Issues
- Display Driver Setup
- Display Driver Support (Important)
- Sound card info
- Controllers supported/Issues
IV.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
V.
Save Games
VI.
Manual Errata/Clarifications
I. SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
MINIMUM CONFIGURATION
- Windows XP, Windows Me, Windows 2000, Windows 98 (Windows 95/NT are no
t supported)
- 500 MHz Intel Pentium III processor
- 128 MB RAM
- 16x CD-ROM/DVD-ROM drive
- 160 MB free hard disk space plus space for saved games (additional spa
ce required for
Windows swap-file and DirectX 9.0 installation)
- 32 MB Direct3D capable video card using the NVIDIA GeForce FX, NVIDIA
GeForce4, NVIDIA GeForce3,
NVIDIA GeForce2, NVIDIA GeForce 256, ATI Radeon 9000 (or above) series
,
ATI Radeon 8000 (or above) series, ATI Radeon 7500, Matrox Parhelia wi
th DirectX 9.0 compatible driver
- DirectX 9.0 compatible sound card
- Keyboard
- Mouse
RECOMMENDED
- 1GHz or faster Intel Pentium III or AMD Athlon processor
- 256 MB or more RAM
- 64 MB or greater supported Direct3D capable video card with DirectX 9.
0 compatible driver
- Supported Gamepad (see below)
REQUIRED FOR MULTIPLAYER
- Single System (4 players)
- Supported input device required for each player
SUPPORTED INPUT DEVICES
- Gravis Gamepad Pro, Microsoft Sidewinder Game Pad, DirectX 9.0 compati
ble controller
with 7 or more buttons, or Keyboard
II.

UNINSTALLING

-You can uninstall without the disc by using Add/Remove Programs in the
Control Panel.

Highlight Urban Freestyle Soccer and click on the Add/Remove button to

begin uninstallation.
or
-You can also uninstall by using the shortcut option that was installed
to the Start menu during
the game installation.
-Please note there will be an option not to uninstall any games saves fo
r Urban Freestyle Soccer
during the uninstall process.
III. HARDWARE ISSUES
DISPLAY ISSUES
Urban Freestyle Soccer requires a 32 MB DirectX 9.0 compatible video car
d in order to play.
Some cards have experienced some graphical issues, usually due to using
older drivers.
Please check your video card manufacturer's website and make sure you ha
ve the most
recent display drivers.
DISPLAY DRIVER SETUP
Urban Freestyle Soccer will automatically try to detect the best 3D sett
ings for your hardware.
If you have more than one D3D compliant video card in your system, the g
ame will only run on
the primary display adaptor
DISPLAY DRIVER SUPPORT
Urban Freestyle Soccer requires a 3D capable card. Important! Check Your
Video Card Drivers.
If you are having trouble running Urban Freestyle Soccer please make sur
e you have the most recent
drivers available for your video card(s).
Consult your video hardware documentation for information about where to
find the latest
drivers -- usually they can be downloaded from the manufacturer's websit
e. Occasionally, video card
manufacturers do not have a driver that works correctly under DirectX 9.
0.
SOUND CARD SUPPORT
Urban Freestyle Soccer requires a sound card that is fully compatible wi
th DirectX 9.0.
As with video adapters, updated sound card drivers are regularly publish
ed by hardware manufacturers
and are available off of their web site. If you experience any sound cor
ruption or other sound
related problems during game play, update your sound drivers. This will
often solve sound related
problems.

SOUND ISSUES
- When using an external sound card please ensure that this is turned on
prior to running the game.
CONTROLLERS SUPPORTED/CONTROL ISSUES
-Urban Freestyle Soccer requires an 7-button (or more) controller or a k
eyboard
-Some controllers may have the start function defaulted to another butto
n on the controller instead
of Start. Typically, these controllers have 10 buttons, where the 10th b
utton is the start button.
In order to change this, enter the Controller Assign screen then select
the Controller Configuration
menu. From here, an action can be mapped to a different button.
-Please note that keyboard controls can not be remapped as it is recomme
nded that a Controller is used
to get the most enjoyment out of Urban Freestyle Soccer.
-When daisy-chaining Microsoft Sidewinders together through a Sound Blas
ter Live! port, occasionally a
phantom action will occur as if the user pressed the button.
A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF THE 3D TECHNOLOGY APPLIED IN Urban Freestyle Soccer
WHAT IS DIRECTX?
DirectX is an API (Application Program Interface) that allows games desi
gned for Windows 98/2000/Me/XP
to have access to your hardware through a standard interface. Without a
standard interface, stable
compatibility between games and your computer's hardware would be virtua
lly impossible. With DirectX,
game developers can write for this interface, and let your Windows 98/20
00/Me/XP DirectX compatible
drivers "talk" to your computer's hardware. Urban Freestyle Soccer requi
res DirectX 9.0 or greater.
Refer to the following Microsoft link for more general information on Di
rectX.
http://www.microsoft.com/DirectX/default.asp
WHAT IS DIRECT3D?
Direct3D is a universal API from Microsoft providing a standard interfac
e for programmers to access
your 3D hardware without having to write for specific devices. Most 3D c
ards support Direct3D.
The latest driver package for your card should contain Direct3D drivers
for your video card.
NOTE: You can install DirectX 9.0 from the Urban Freestyle Soccer Disc.
Go to the DirectX9 folder on
the CD and double-click on DXSETUP.EXE to run the DirectX setup utility.

IV. FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

1. When I try to play Urban Freestyle Soccer, the game will quit and ret
urn to the desktop. What should
I do?
If you are having trouble running Urban Freestyle Soccer, make sure you
have the most recent drivers
available for your video card(s). Consult your video hardware documentat
ion for information about where
to find the latest drivers -- usually they can be downloaded from the ma
nufacturer's website.
2. I cannot perform skill moves with my controller, which has six button
s. Why not?
Urban Freestyle Soccer requires an seven-button controller in order to p
lay the game correctly.
It will work with less than seven, but the user will not be able to perf
orm all the moves that are
included.
3. How can I get Urban Freestyle Soccer to run smoother on my machine?
Enter the Game Options and Game Effects screens in the Options menu. Her
e you will find a number of
options that can be altered. Lowering or turning off some or all of thes
e options based upon your
PC specification will enhance game play and speed up the action on slowe
r machines.
For example lower the anti-aliasing to 0X and lower the character Detail
and Texture Detail to Low.
4. I get an error message that states, "D3D9 application. Could not find
any compatible Direct3D devices.
Sample will now close." What does this mean?
This means that your DirectX version is old and incompatible with Urban
Freestyle Soccer.
Update to DirectX 9.0. You can install DirectX 9.0 from the Urban Freest
yle Soccer Disc.
Go to the DirectX9 folder on the CD and double-click on DXSETUP.EXE to r
un the DirectX setup utility.
5. Do I need to keep the Urban Freestyle Soccer disc in the CD drive in
order to play?
Yes. Urban Freestyle Soccer requires that the disc be in the CD drive du
ring the game.
Taking the disc out during a game will cause the program to cease operat
ing.
V. SAVE GAMES
-Urban Freestyle Soccer saves the game in a separate folder, apart from
the rest of the installed data.
In Windows 2000 and XP, the folder can be found by following this path i
n My Computer:

C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Urban Freestyle Soc

cer. Application data
is sometimes listed as a hidden file. In order to view this folder, sele
ct Folder Options under the
Tools menu, select the View tab and make sure that "Show Hidden files an
d Folders" is selected.
In Windows 98/Me, this can be found in the directory that Urban Freestyl
e Soccer was installed into.
-Do not exit the program while the game is saving. Doing this could caus
e the loss of the previous
save data.
VI. MANUAL ERRATA/CLARIFICATIONS

To find the latest information about Urban Freestyle Soccer, please visit our we
bsites:
http://www.acclaim.com