Welcome to Dark Vengeance(tm).  Hope you enjoy the game!


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WHAT'S NEW IN 1.2.0
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-Mouse look
   Look in the Controls menu to turn on the new Mouse FreeLook option
-Camera control options
   Check out the new camera control options in the Controls menu
-Multiplayer skins easier to use
   Our multiplayer menus have been enhanced and we've included a tutorial with
   this demo!
-Enhanced input support
-Character combat transparency
   This new option is turned on by default.  See how you like it!
-Other minor bug fixes and improvements
-GameSpy and other Master Servers supported in the full version of Dark Vengeance

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Please check the RELEASE NOTES.TXT file for details on 
these and other changes to Dark Vengeance.
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Please also check the MOREHELP.TXT file for additional 
feature clarifications and installation notes.  This file 
will be installed in your Dark Vengeance Demo folder.
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1. INSTALLATION NOTES
2. HARDWARE NOTES
3. ADVANCED USER SETTINGS
4. MULTIPLAYER NOTES
5. MISCELLANEOUS/ERRATA
6. TECHNICAL SUPPORT


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1. INSTALLATION NOTES
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DARK VENGEANCE SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
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Power Macintosh(R) 180Mhz 603e or 132Mhz 604
MacOS 7.5.3 (or newer)
32 MB RAM
50 MB available HD space
Video support for 256 colors
Sound supported
TCP/IP (Open Transport) required for multiplayer gaming

- Recommended - 
G3/233
MacOS 7.6.1 (or newer)
64 MB RAM
250 MB available HD space
QuickDraw3D/RAVE(TM) 100% compatible 3D-video accelerator 
with performance of RagePro(TM), Voodoo(TM) or faster, with
minimum 4MB vRAM, and RAVE 1.5 fully compliant drivers

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DARK VENGEANCE RECOMMENDs MAC OS 7.6.1 or newer
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And, we'd like you to make sure you have the newest Mac 
game Sprockets(tm) as well.  Contact Apple Computer for 
more information.


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2. HARDWARE NOTES
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FOR 3D-graphics accelerator support, you need QD3D
AND you need at least 4MB VRAM !!!
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MOST MACS HAVE SHIPPED WITH SOME VERSION OF QD3D SINCE
1997,  HOWEVER WE ENCOURAGE YOU TO ALWAYS SEEK THE 
LATEST AVAILABLE DEVICE DRIVERS FOR YOUR SYSTEM IN ORDER TO 
OPTIMIZE PERFORMANCE.  CONTACT YOUR HARDWARE MANUFACTURER 
FOR MORE INFORMATION.

On to the matter of drivers:  We'd like to remind you to 
double check that your pertinent 3D-graphics device drivers 
are certified as QuickDraw(tm)3D compatible.

**Please contact your hardware manufacturer if you have 
any concerns about compatibility with QuickDraw3D.

If you have trouble starting the game in hardware mode, 
you may try editing your CUSTOM.INI file to include the 
following command to force the game to load in software 
mode: HARDWARE=SOFT8
That will force the game to initialize with software rendering.

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For VOODOO chipset accelerator cards
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The nice folks at 3DFx have permitted us to redistribute 
a recent version of RAVE drivers which we've tested as 
being compatible with Dark Vengeance.  These are in a
sub-folder of the demo folder.  Please contact your 
hardware manufacturer with any specific installation 
questions or concerns.


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3. ADVANCED USER SETTINGS
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OK, WE'RE TRUSTING THAT YOU CAN "HANDLE" THE FOLLOWING 
INFORMATION. MAKE US PROUD, YOU GEEKS.

HOW TO CUSTOMIZE CONTROLS AND "DE-CHORD" GAME FUNCTIONS
If you've read the doc you probably know by now that 
Dark Vengeance offers a game interface which is based 
on the concept of "chording" game functions with the
central movement keys... sort of like playing a chord 
on a musical instrument, or you'll also know the concept 
as "holding down the control key and then another key" to 
create yet another command.

Well we know that some of you just can't ever be satisfied 
to be conformists, and others always want more features 
than we may feel are safe for mere mortals to have presented 
to them in game menus, so we've included ways to customize 
beyond the in-game interface.  

Eat your heart out.  You can also AT YOUR OWN RISK set 
special parameters in your DVKEYSET.INI file.  

The format of the INI file is straightforward:    
{INPUT} = {FUNCTION}   
Where valid inputs are all keys, mouse functions and 
joystick functions installed and known through DirectInput 
via 100% compatible DirectX device drivers.  Got that?   
{INPUT} = {FUNCTION}.

Hey, and don't put the strings in quotes, either.

FUNCTIONS you can "bind" inputs to beyond the defaults 
are for example:

ATTACK_RIGHT   (duplicates the function of using the ATTACK 
chord key and the RIGHT movement key, but on a single 
customized input; therefore, what we call "de-chorded")


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LIST OF SPECIAL KEY INDENTIFIERS
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These are in addition to other "normal" keyboard keys, 
which are of course "fair game" to remap as you desire.  
Note that the FKeys and Numeric keys are restricted, as
well as Return/Enter, Tab, Backspace and CapsLock... so 
keep away there.

CTRL
ALT
OPT (for Mac)
CMD (for Mac)
SHIFT
SPACE
INS
FWDDEL
HOME, END, PGUP, PGDN
RETURN
CLEAR
DEL

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MOUSE BINDING SUPPORT
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MOUSE_LEFT, MOUSE_RIGHT, MOUSE_UP, MOUSE_DOWN
MOUSE_ROLLUP, MOUSE_ROLLDOWN
MOUSE_BUTTON# (where # is the mouse button number)

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JOYSTICK BINDING SUPPORT
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(where $ is the Joystick number,  ## is the button number, 
and & is the hat number)
JOY$_BUTTON## 
JOY$_XNEG, JOY$_XPOS, JOY$_YNEG, JOY$_YPOS, JOY$_ZNEG, JOY$_ZPOS
JOY$_RXNEG, JOY$_RXPOS, JOY$_RYNEG, JOY$_RYPOS, JOY$_RZNEG, JOY$_RZPOS
JOY$_S1NEG, JOY$_S1POS, JOY$_S2NEG, JOY$_S2POS
JOY$_POV&LEFT, JOY$_POV&RIGHT, JOY$_POV&UP, JOY$_POV&DOWN

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LIST OF DARK VENGEANCE GAME FUNCTIONS FOR BINDING
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FWD, BACK, LEFT, RIGHT
SLOW
FWD_SLOW, BACK_SLOW, LEFT_SLOW, RIGHT_SLOW
JUMP
FWD_JUMP, BACK_JUMP, LEFT_JUMP, RIGHT_JUMP
DODGE
FWD_DODGE, BACK_DODGE, LEFT_DODGE, RIGHT_DODGE
LOOK
FWD_LOOK, BACK_LOOK, LEFT_LOOK, RIGHT_LOOK
ATTACK
FWD_ATTACK, BACK_ATTACK, LEFT_ATTACK, RIGHT_ATTACK
UNIQUE
FWD_UNIQUE, BACK_UNIQUE, LEFT_UNIQUE, RIGHT_UNIQUE
WEAPON
FWD_WEAPON, BACK_WEAPON, LEFT_WEAPON, RIGHT_WEAPON
INTERACT
QUICK_TURN
LOOK_RESET


OK, remember, no support calls on this stuff.  We're 
trusting that you will debug your own typos.  If you 
do have trouble, just delete your DVKEYSET.INI file and
Dark Vengeance will give you a new one the next time 
you play.  Thanks, and have a blast.


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4. MULTIPLAYER NOTES
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MODERATOR SELECTIONS
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It is possible to restrict who has the ability to change 
the Host and Match settings during network games.  When 
setting up a network game server the Moderator Selection 
option will have three choices:

1) All - any players may adjust settings for the Match 
and Host, best only used with folks you trust.

2) Server only - only the player set up as Player/Server 
may make change the Match and Host settings.

3) First Client Only - the first player to log onto the 
server as player only will be able to make changes.  This 
is most useful when the server is set up as 'headless' 
(no player on that machine). 


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TEXTURE WARNINGS
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Systems with lower amounts of video memory (2-4MB VRAM) 
may experience texture problems during network games in 
which a large number of players are using custom or team 
skins.  In these situations it is recommended that the 
user turn off custom skins in the Player Settings menu 
and turn only Net Halos and/or Custom Colors on instead.


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OTHER IN-GAME FUNCTIONS
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Use the up/dn arrow keys to show team scores for teams 3+4.

Hit the <Enter> key to start a broadcast message.
This message will only go to teammates in team games.
Putting an '!' at the start of a chat message in a team 
game makes it broadcast to non-team-members.


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5. MISCELLANEOUS/ERRATA
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6. TECHNICAL SUPPORT
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For Technical Assistance, please contact your hardware
manufacturer or MacSoft:

Contacting MacSoft Support: For phone assistance, call
MacSoft's Tech Support at 425-398-3085. We have an
Interactive Voice Response and Faxback system that is
available twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week. If
you should need live support, we are available Monday
through Friday, 7:30 AM until 7:30 PM (PST). Please note
that live Tech Support may be closed on major holidays.
We ask that you do the following when calling: be at
your computer; have your system information ready for
our technicians including system make and model; RAM;
and any screen or error messages you've encountered and
where (if not currently displayed on your screen).  It
will expedite your handling significantly. You may also
fax in your Technical Support questions or problems to:
(425) 806-0480, or write in to the address below.

MacSoft
Attn: Technical Support
GT Interactive Software
13110 NE 177 Place
Suite B101, Box 180
Woodinville, WA  98072-9965

You may also wish to visit the MacSoft website and look
for any updates or technical support pages available.
The address is: http://www.wizworks.com/macsoft/


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Dark Vengeance and the Dark Vengeance logo are trademarks, 
and Reality Bytes and the Reality Bytes logo are registered 
trademarks of Reality Bytes, Inc.  All other trademarks 
are acknowledged as properties of their respective owners.

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