Deus Ex Demo Readme File
August 1, 2000
Version 1.0.1

System Requirements
Apple's Game Sprockets and QuickTime
Controls
Video Configuration
3D Graphic Card Support
Display Settings
Troubleshooting
Performance Tips
Game Play Tips
Deus Ex Web Sites
Macintosh Credits


Thank you for installing the Deus Ex demo. This demo features 1 full mission and the training mission, taken from the retail version of game. The full game features:


System Requirements (for the retail version)
Minimum Specifications: 266 MHz G3 or equivalent
Mac OS 8.1 or later
64 MB RAM
4X CD-ROM Drive
250 MB free hard drive space
Keyboard and Mouse
Hardward 3D Acceleration, at least an ATI Rage Pro with 4MB of VRAM or equivalent.

Recommended Specifications:
128 MB RAM
3D accelerator with 16 MB VRAM (ATI Rage 128, VooDoo3)
8X CD-ROM Drive
600 MB uncompressed hard drive space


••• VERY IMPORTANT •••

Deus Ex has its application memory size set to 155000K. The "Largest Unused Block" listed in the "About This Computer" window (under the Apple Menu in the Finder) must be at least 160MB for Deus Ex to run properly. If the Largest Unused Block is not at least 160MB, you should open the Memory control panel and increase the amount of Virtual Memory on your Mac. If you do not have enough free (unused) space, voices may drop out after a while of playing or you may not be able to select RAVE as a graphics device.


Apple's Game Sprockets and QuickTime

DrawSprocket and InputSprocket (1.7.3 or later recommended) are required to run this demo. If you do not already have Sprockets installed, please visit the Apple Sprockets Downloads page

Deus Ex also requires QuickTime version 3.0 or later (4.0 or later recommended). You can download QuickTime from Apple.


Controls

MOVING

UP, W

Move Forward

DOWN, S

Move Backward

LEFT, A

Strafe (sidestep) Left

RIGHT, D

Strafe (sidestep) Right

Z

Turn Left

C

Turn Right

Q

Lean Left

E

Lean Right

Spacebar, Ins

Jump

X, Num .

Crouch

M

Mouse Look

Shift (hold)

Walk/Run

LOOKING AROUND

Del, R

Look Up

Pg Dn, V

Look Down

End, F

Center View

USING ITEMS/WEAPONS

Mouse Button, Enter

Use Object in Hand

Command-Mouse Button

Use Object in World

Tab

Drop/Throw Item

Backspace

Put Item Away

0-9

Select Belt Items

F1

Open Inventory Screen

;

Reload Weapon

[

Toggle Scope

]

Toggle Laser Sight

'

Change Ammo

OTHER

Pause

Pause Game

ESC

Open Main Menu

F2

Open Goals/Notes Screen

F3-F12

Toggle Nano-Augmentations On/Off

Num +

Quick Save

Num /

Quick Load

Num *

Take Screenshot


Video Configuration
The first time the game is run, the Deus Ex Video Configuration screen appears. This screen also appears if you decide to change the rendering device from within the game.

To run Deus Ex you must have a 3D accelerator card installed. We officially support the following two video drivers:

3Dfx Glide
Quickdraw 3D RAVE

If you wish to run the game on a 3Dfx-based card, select 3Dfx Glide. For all other 3D cards, select RAVE. If you decide to run in any of the other graphic modes, the game may run very slowly or may not run at all.

If you experience any problems running Deus Ex, please update your graphic card drivers. Deus Ex was tested with the latest graphic card drivers available.

Software Rendering is available but are not supported.


3D Graphic Card Support
Supported Graphic Cards
We have tested Deus Ex and are satisfied with the game's performance on the following 3D chipsets:

3Dfx

Voodoo

Voodoo 2

Voodoo 3

Voodoo 4/5

ATI

Rage Pro (4MB+)

Rage 128

Radeon


3Dfx Voodoo 1
This chip only supports 640x480 in 16-bit color. We recommend that you set all detail settings to low.

3Dfx Voodoo 2
The Voodoo 2 only supports 640x480 and 800x600 resolutions, in 16-bit color.

ATI cards
On some of the cards that support RAVE, there are minor sorting issues on signs, computer terminals and objects seen at long range. If you switch the Texture Color Depth setting (found under Display, in Game Options) to 32-bit color, the sorting issues will disappear. On the ATI Rage Pro, setting the minimum detail settings and 640x480, 16 bit, may be necessary for best performance. In RAVE mode you may also use the - and +/= key's to adjust the active 3D window size for better speed.

Display Settings
Deus Ex allows you to change a large number of graphic options in order to achieve the best performance while running on your hardware. If the game is running slowly on your system, there are a number of Game and Display options you can change to help optimize the performance of the game. The Display settings can be found by selecting Game Options, and clicking on Display.

The settings listed below will make the biggest difference in performance, especially World Texture Detail, Screen Resolution and Texture Color Depth. For a list of all of the Game Options and Display Settings available, please consult the game manual.

Rendering Device- You can change the 3D graphics mode by selecting this option. The game will exit and restart, bringing up the Video Configuration screen (see the Video Configuration section in this document). Make sure you save your game before changing your rendering device, or you will lose your current progress. The only modes that are officially supported are 3Dfx Glide, and RAVE. If you are running in any other mode, we highly recommend that you switch to one of the supported modes.

Screen Resolution- If you lower the screen resolution within the game, you will probably get a better frame rate. If the game is running slowly on your system, try lowering the screen resolution for better results.

Texture Color Depth- The game will run fastest in 16-bit color mode. Not all 3D cards support 32-bit color. In order for a Texture Color Depth change to take effect, quit out of the game to the desktop and restart the game.

NOTE: You can't change Texture Color Depth and screen resolution at the same time. Set screen resolution first, click Okay and then return to the Display Settings screen to change texture color depth.

World Texture Detail/Object Texture Detail- Setting the Detail Levels to LOW will help increase performance on some cards. However, textures will appear blurry.

Troubleshooting
The game won't recognize my right mouse button.
In the game, go to the "Settings" menu, then to the "Keyboard/Mouse" menu, then click the "Configure Input Device" button. This will bring up the Input Sprocket configuration dialog where you can setup your input device. Make sure you have buttons assigned to both "Click" (usually your normal mouse button) and "Alt-Click" (usually a right mouse button or a command/control-click).


When I start up the first time, the game doesn't give me an option for RAVE rendering, and I know I have a Rave (ATI Rage Pro/128) capable video card.
See the "Very Important" note at the top of this document. If there is not enough free System memory outside of the Deus Ex application, the Rave drivers can't be loaded and won't be an option.


Whenever I start the game, it opens a window and uses slow software rendering.
For some reason, Deus Ex was unable to initialize the 3D renderer. It could be due to a driver problem or a lack of system memory (see "Very Important" above). Make sure you have the latest drivers for your 3D graphics card installed.


I can't hear any sound when people are talking in the game.
First, you should have Quicktime 4.0 or later installed, and then make sure the system has enough memory (see "Very Important" above). Also, check that the "Speech Volume" setting is not turned down too low.


I get an "out of memory" error message after playing the game for several hours.
After playing through many levels of the game, your computer's memory may become too fragmented to be used by Deus Ex. Quitting the game and restarting it should let you continue to play. To increase the length of time you can play in one session, you may need to increase the Deus Ex application's memory partition size. It starts at 155000K. Increasing this to 175000K or 200000K will increase the time the game will play without fragmentation considerably. Make sure you still have enough free memory in your computer to leave 5000K or so outside of Deus Ex, so the System will have memory (see "Very Important" note above).


The game gets very choppy and pauses when I'm in a lot of action and people are yelling things.
There is an option to turn off "ambient" speech (enemies' cries in battle and InfoLink messages). This should help limit slowdowns when fighting several enemies or getting messages via the InfoLink. It will not impact speech in conversations with other characters.

To turn off ambient speech, open the "DeusEx.ini" file with SimpleText and add the following line to the [Galaxy.GalaxyAudioSubsystem] section:
NoAmbVoice=True


I get "Bad Name Index" or "Invalid Actor Class" errors while playing.
These can occur when your hard disk needs repairs or the game install has been corrupted. First try running Disk First Aid, TechTool Pro, or Norton Utilities on your hard disk to make sure it doesn't need to be repaired. If problems persist, re-installing the game should resolve these problems.

This error may also occur if a save game has been corrupted, causing the error to always pop up when leaving an area after reloading a save. In this case, repairing hard disk errors may help, but more likely you will need to go back to a save game at an earlier position in the game and play from there.


Performance Tips
 While Deus Ex will run with 64 MB of RAM, your playing experience will be smoother if you have at least 128 MB of RAM. Regardless of how much memory you have, you can maximize your available memory and increase the overall performance of the game engine by doing the following:

Game Play Tips
Menu Shortcuts
When using the menus and other user interface in the game, you will see underlined characters in the labels of menu items, tabs, buttons, etc. That indicates a shortcut you can trigger by pressing the Command key and the underlined character. For example, to view the "Health" tab, press Command-H while in the inventory menus.

Save/Load Game
During the game, you will move through map transitions, leaving one map and entering another. At these transitions the screen displays the word SAVING followed by the word LOADING before the game continues in the new map. The game automatically saves the state of the previous map, but it DOES NOT automatically save your game. You will need to manually save your game through the game menu or by using the Quick Save hot key (+ on the keypad).

Climbing Ladders
When mounting a ladder from the top, or climbing off a ladder onto a ledge, it helps if you hold the crouch button (X on the keyboard). Having your character crouch while attempting to mount a ladder from the top (going down) also decreases the chances of "falling" off the top of the ladder. Holding the crouch button down while moving up and off a ladder onto a ledge makes it easier to move onto the ledge.

When climbing up and down a ladder, you are allowed some forward and sideways movement, but be careful not to fall off the side or front of the ladder. You can prevent yourself from falling off by always looking towards the ladder and keeping yourself centered on it. This is especially true while moving down a ladder -- if you look away from the ladder while moving down you may move forward and fall off if you are not careful.

Crosshairs
As you move through the world, the crosshairs at the center of the screen will change color, depending on the nature of the person or thing you position it over:
Green crosshairs -- a friendly or neutral person or animal
Red crosshairs -- an enemy
White crosshairs -- an object

Pay close attention to the crosshairs color, some characters who look like enemies may actually be friendly.

Turrets and Security Systems
If you successfully log into or hack a security system, a security system screen is displayed. This screen allows you to change the state of cameras, doors, locks, and -- at higher skill levels -- turrets. The status of a turret is explained below:

If the turret is set to allies, the turret will attack you and your allies.
If the turret is set to enemies, the turret will attack your enemies.
If the turret is set to everything, it will attack everyone and everything in the area.
Set the turret to disabled to completely disable the turret.

If you have trouble with your mouse cursor being sluggish at a particularly busy security system screen, try using the keyboard shortcuts to turn on/off cameras, open/unlock doors, etc.

Enemy Arm Injuries
Arm injuries can make the enemy drop their weapons. To do this, shoot the enemy in the arm repeatedly until their weapon falls to the ground.

Skill Levels
Do not take your skill levels lightly. They make a huge difference in the way your Deus Ex game plays out.

Remember to upgrade your skill levels during the game as you acquire skill points.
If you frequently run out of lockpicks or multitools, consider upgrading your lockpicking and electronics skill levels to "Trained" or higher.
If you want to hack computers, ATM's, and security systems, your computer skill level will need to be "Trained" or higher.

NOTE: You won't be able to train up to master level in every skill, so be careful how you allocate your skill points. Once they're spent, you can't get them back.

Augmentations
Augmentations are special abilities you can turn on and off at will. The augmentation canisters needed to install new augs, and the upgrade canisters to increase their effectiveness, are usually well hidden. These canisters are very valuable, so you may want to take the extra time to search for them or spend the resources required to reach them.

Combat vs Stealth
Using combat to complete mission objectives is often an option, but many times it isn't the best option. You should also attempt to use stealth and cunning to outsmart your opponents. Try to keep silent and stay out of sight of enemies and cameras, and use your surroundings to your advantage.

Stuck?
Explore the entire area, talk to the people in the area, look around for ventilation shafts in the floors and walls, hidden ladders, doorways and keypads. There is almost always another route to get to where you want to go.


Deus Ex Web Sites
Be sure to visit the Aspyr Media web site for Deus Ex Mac updates and information.
Please note, we cannot give personal technical support for demos. However, any issues which may crop up will be addressed on the web sites listed below.

Aspyr Media Site (Mac publisher of Deus Ex)
http://www.aspyr.com

Westlake Interactive (Mac developer of Deus Ex)
http://www.westlakeinteractive.com

Deus Ex Official Web Site
http://www.deusex.com

Ion Storm
http://www.ionstorm.com

Eidos Interactive
http://www.eidos.com


Macintosh Credits

Westlake Interactive
Programming: Ken Cobb and Mark Adams
Special thanks to Suellen Adams and all the testers.

Aspyr Media
Michael Rogers -- President
Ted Staloch -- VP of Sales
Jeff Baietto - VP of Marketing
Amy Torres -- PR/Product Manager
Brandon Owens -- Service/Operations Manager

Special thanks to the Olson Group and Interactive Ensemble.


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