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About this document:

This file contains last minute info about "Battle of Europe", including
answers to some questions you may have about the way the software works.
In case of problems, look here for the answer, to save the cost of
a call to the customer support service.
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CONTENTS

I. HARDWARE REQUIREMENTS
II. INSTALL & UNINSTALL
III. GAME START
IV. CONTROLS
V. TROUBLESHOOTING



I. HARDWARE REQUIREMENTS


Recommended:
OS: Windows 98 / 2000 / XP with DirectX 9c
or later versions
Ghaphic Card: AGP GeForce 3+ or ATI Radeon 8500+, 128 Mb RAM
Sound Card: DirectX 9.0 compatible
CPU: Pentium IV 2000 MHz
RAM: 512 Mb
CD Rom Player: Required
Keyboard & Mouse: 100% Microsoft compatible
HD Space: 500 Mb


All CPUs of equivalent classes (e.g. AMD Athlon or Intel Celeron) are supported.


II. INSTALL & UNINSTALL

Install

Insert the "Battle of Europe" CD in the CD-ROM player. If Autoplay is active,
the installation menu of "Battle of Europe" will appear shortly after. Click
on Install button, then follow on screen instructions. Should Autoplay be
disabled, double click on CD-ROM icon in My Computer folder, and then double
click on “setup.exe” to manually start the install process.

Uninstall
To uninstall "Battle of Europe" click on Start button in lower left corner
of the Windows Application Bar, then run over Programs and then "Battle of Europe" folder; finally, click on Remove "Battle of Europe" entry. Should
Autoplay be enabled, just insert the "Battle of Europe" CD-ROM in the CD-ROM
player and click the Uninstall button in the menu that will be shown shortly
after.


III. GAME START

To play "Battle of Europe", insert the CD-ROM in the CD-ROM unit. After
Autoplay menu loading, click on “Play” button to start the game. Should Autoplay
be disabled, click on Start button in lower left corner of the Windows
Application Bar, then run over Programs and then "Battle of Europe" folder;
finally, click on "Battle of Europe" entry.
At the end of the animated intro, click the left mouse button to proceed to the
main menu.


IV. CONTROLS

Please refer to the manual for in game controls info.

Note about steering wheels.
Some steering wheels are equipped with pedals that map throttle and brake pedal
to different axis. To correctly configure those peripherals, start the game,
then enter Options menu and select Input. Select joystick and enter into the
calibration screen by pressing the Calibrate button. By pressing the TOGGLE
SINGLE Y AXIS button it’s possible to enable or disable the mapping of brake and
throttle on the same (Y) axis. Configure your device and test it to check the
current setting.


V. TROUBLESHOOTING

Display settings
"Battle of Europe" requires at least a display setting of at least 65.000
colors. To change this setting, if needed, enter Control Panel (from Start
->Settings), then double click the Display icon and select the Settings tab.
Finally, choose 16 or 24 bits from the Color settings list.

Compatibility
First of all, check that your computer is fully compliant with the hardware
requirements. "Battle of Europe" requires a 3D card with at least 64 Mb of
video memory. The install process checks that DirectX is properly installed and
eventually updates it with a later, compatible version if needed.
In order to solve any graphic issue, first try to install updated video card
drivers, available on the manufacturer web site. If it doesn't solve the
problem try to uninstall and reinstall the software. If that fails, contact the
customer support service.