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Crashday - ReadMe
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Copyright by moon byte Studios / Replay Studios. "Crashday"
is a trademark of moon byte Studios. Unauthorized copying,
reproduction, rental, public performance, or broadcast of
this game is a violation of applicable laws.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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1. INTRODUCTION
2. INSTALLATION & SETUP
a - System Requirements
b - Installing the Game
c - Starting the Game
d - Default Control Assignments
3. TROUBLESHOOTING
a - Performance Tips
b - Graphics Issues
c - Network Issues
d - Other Issues
4. SUPPORT INFORMATION
a - Instruction Manual
b - Installing Adobe® Reader® 6.0
c - Trademarks and Copyright
5. HINTS
6. SPECIAL THANKS

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1. INTRODUCTION
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Thanks for purchasing "Crashday" and welcome to the readme file!
product!
This readme contains additional information and last-minute changes on the
game that appeared too late to be integrated into the manual. It shall also
help you solving any problems you might have running Crashday properly.
It's Crashday - Enjoy!
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2. INSTALLATION & SETUP
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a - System Requirements
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Before attempting to install Crashday, please verify that your computer meets th
e minimum requirements listed below.
Minimum requirements:
Processor: 1.5 Ghz
Operating System: Windows 2000, Windows XP
Memory: 512 MB RAM
DVD-ROM Drive: X6
Harddisk Space: 1 GB
Video: 64MB DirectX 8.1 compatible graphics card (GeForce 3/Radeon 8500/similar
with pixel shader and vertex shader support)
Audio: DirectX compatible sound card
Direct X 9.0c (included on DVD)

To run Crashday in highest detail settings and high framerate, please verify tha
t your computer meets the recommended requirements listed below.
Recommended requirements:
Processor: 2.5 Ghz
Operating System: Windows 2000, Windows XP
Memory: 1024 MB RAM
DVD-ROM Drive: X6
Harddisk Space: 1 GB
Video: 256MB DirectX 9.0 compatible graphics card
Audio: DirectX compatible sound card
Direct X 9.0c (included on DVD)

Please guarantee, that all other applications (especially CPU and memory consumi
ng real-time or graphics applications, anti-virus software or other games) are b
eing closed prior to launching the game to guarantee for a maximum of performanc
e.
TIP: If your computer is equipped with only 512 MB of RAM and it has been runnin
g since a long time, restarting your computer can often free up some system memo
ry.

b - Installing the Game

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1. Insert the DVD of Crashday into your DVD-ROM Drive.
2. If Autoplay is enabled on your system, the setup of Crashday will launch auto
matically. If nothing happens after inserting the DVD into the drive, click on "
My Computer", double-click on the DVD-ROM drive icon, then double-click on "Setu
p". Setup will now be launched.
3. Once setup is running, follow the on-screen instructions.
In order to play back videos properly, you will need to have the Windows Media P
layer 9 codecs installed. These codecs will automatically be installed during se
tup. If you experience problems playing back videos, please refer to the trouble
shooting section.

c - Starting the Game

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1. Insert the Crashday Disc into your DVD-Rom Drive.
2. If you answered "Yes" when the installer asked you whether you wanted to crea
te a desktop shortcut, double click on the desktop shortcut to launch Crashday.
If you did not create a desktop shortcut, click on the Start Menu, then selec
t "Programs" (or "All Programs" in Windows XP), then select "Atari", then "Crash
day", then click on the "Crashday" icon to launch Crashday.

d - Default Control Assignments

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The default key control assignments are listed below. To reassign them, start th
e game, go to "Options" and then "Controls".
Up - Accelerate
Down - Brake/Reverse
Left/Right - Steer left/right
Spacebar - Handbrake
V - Use nitro
B - Fire minigun
N - Fire missile
C - Change camera view
R - Recover vehicle
Tab - Look back
H - Use horn
X - Send chat message
Page down - External camera
Delete - "Freeze mode"

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3. TROUBLESHOOTING
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a - Performance Tips
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To adjust the graphics setup, start the game, go to "Options" and then "Graphics
".

CPU speed and/or graphics card:

old configuration - "very low" to "medium" detail setup
medium configuration - "medium" to "high" detail setup
high end configuration - "very high" detail setup
Graphics card memory:
64 MB - use "low" or "medium" textures
128 MB - use "medium" or "best" textures
256 MB - use "best" textures
TIP: If you are running on a low memory system with 512MB RAM and you are experi
ence strong interruptions during gameplay, reducing texture resolution by one le
vel can help improving performance.
TIP: Reducing the screen resolution always improves the general framerate. On lo
w memory graphics cards this can also free up more graphics card memory to allow
for higher resolution textures.
TIP: Sound costs a significant amount of computation time in Crashday; especiall
y if your computer is equipped with an onboard sound chip. If you experience hea
vy performance problems, turning off sound can help improving the performance (n
ot recommended for gameplay quality).

b - Graphics Issues
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Outdated or incorrect video drivers are the cause of the majority of video issue
s. Before contacting support, ensure you have the latest production (release) dr
ivers for your video card.
* ATI Technologies (http://www.ati.com/support/driver.html)
* NVIDIA (http://www.nvidia.com/content/drivers/drivers.asp)
Crashday requires at least a DirectX 8.1 graphics card with vertex and pixel sha
der support to run. Some graphics cards do not meet these requirements even thou
gh they might have the required video memory available. Here is a non-exhaustive
list of video cards that are not supported:
Intel 82810 Integrated Graphics
Intel 82815 Integrated Graphics
Intel 82830M Integrated Graphics
Intel 82845G Integrated Graphics
Intel 82852 Integrated Graphics
Intel 82855 Integrated Graphics
Intel 82915G GMA 900 Integrated Graphics
Intel 82910GL GMA 900 Integrated Graphics
Intel 82915GV GMA 900 Integrated Graphics
Intel 82855GM Extreme Graphics 2
Intel 82865G Extreme Graphics 2
Intel 82865GV Extreme Graphics 2
Matrox P750
Matrox Parhelia
Mobile Intel 915GM/GMS Express Integrated Graphics
Mobile Intel 910GML Express Integrated Graphics
Nvidia GeForce 4 MX 440
Nvidia GeForce 4 420 Go
Nvidia GeForce 4 440 Go
Nvidia GeForce 4 460 Go
SiS Xabre series video cards
XGI Volari V3 series video cards
XGI Volari V8 series video cards
Graphical issues were noticed in the menu interfaces on very few graphics cards.
Flickering grey triangles or a "foggy" blueish appearance were being observed.
These effects only happened on the first run of Crashday before driving the firs
t race. These issues did not come up again until the graphics card was removed f
rom the motherboard and plugged back in.
c - Network Issues
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"I cannot play multiplayer mode at all."
- If you are using an Internet firewall (such as the default software firewall o
f Windows XP), please verify that either the application executable (.exe file)
or the port numbers used by the game are enabled for incoming and outgoing conne
ctions.
"Other players cannot join my games."
- If you are connected to the Internet through a router from inside a local netw
ork, please verify that the router properly forwards incoming messages to your c
omputer. For some routers it is required to configure "port forwarding" to redir
ect the ports used by the game to your local computer's IP address. Please consu
lt your router manual how to set up port forwarding. If incoming requests are bl
ocked or not forwarded properly, other players might not be able to join your ga
mes.
To find out which port numbers are used by Crashday, start the game, go to "Mult
iplayer", then go to "Network Settings".

d - Other Issues
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"The game does not start." / "I cannot play back to game intro videos."
- If you experience that no videos are played back at game start-up, please make
sure that the Windows Media Player 9 codecs are installed properly. If you cann
ot identify the problem, repeat installation of Crashday and make sure the Windo
ws Media Player 9 codec installation during setup succeeds. If a reinstall does
not solve the problem, right-click on the desktop shortcut of Crashday or right-
click on the start menu entry of the Crashday application, then select "Properti
es" on the context menu, then select tab "Shortcut", then click on the "Link tar
get" field and, at the end of the line, add the parameter "-skipvideo" to skip a
ny videos.
Example: "C:\Program Files\Atari\Crashday\Crashday.exe -skipvideo"

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4. SUPPORT INFORMATION
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a - Instruction Manual
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The instruction manual for Crashday has been placed on the game DVD-ROM in Adobe
Reader format. Use Reader to read and print the documentation.
To read the game manual:
1. Insert the Crashday disc into your DVD-ROM drive.
2. Close the program window if the AutoPlay window appears.
3. Double-click on the icon labeled "My Computer", right-click on the DVD-ROM dr
ive icon, choose "Explore", then double-click on the manual folder and then doub
le-click on manual.pdf file to view the manual.
b - Installing Adobe® Reader®
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After setup finishes copying files to your hard drive, you may wish to install A
dobe® Reader® 6.0. This program is needed to read the electronic game manual.
Adobe Reader 6.0 minimum requirements:
- Intel® Pentium® processor
- Microsoft® Windows 98 Second Edition, Windows® Millennium Edition, Windows® NT®
4.0 with Service Pack 6, Windows® 2000 with Service Pack 2, Windows® XP Professional
or Home Edition, Windows® XP Tablet PC Edition
- 32 MB of RAM (64 MB recommended)
- 60 MB of available hard-disk space
- Internet Explorer 5.01, 5.5, 6.0, or 6.1
To install Reader:
1. Insert the Crashday disc into your DVD-ROM drive.
2. Close the program window if the AutoPlay window appears.
3. Double-click on the icon labeled "My Computer", right-click on the DVD-ROM dr
ive icon, choose "Explore", then double-click on the manual folder and then doub
le-click on AdbeRdr60_enu_full.exe file to install Reader.

c - Trademark and Copyright

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Windows and DirectX are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft
Corporation in the United States and/or other countries.
Pentium is a trademark or registered trademark of Intel Corporation or its subsi
diaries in the United States and other countries.

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5. HINTS
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- Whenever you start a game, helpful tips will be displayed during loading
- To play all cars, tracks or weapons for Single Events or Multiplayer mode, unl
ock them in the career game
- Share your tracks with friends or over the Internet: go to the Crashday instal
lation directory, then click on the "trkdata" folder, then click on the "tracks"
folder. There you will find the listing of all your tracks installed (file with
"trk" extension)

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6. SPECIAL THANKS
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For the full list of people we like to thank, please view the credits of Crashda
y! To do this, start the game, then go to "Options" and then "Credits"!
Thanks to the community and to all of our supporters since the first days!
Thanks to all of the innumerous people that offered their support and helped mak
ing "Crashday" possible!