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This release contains sound blaster support and 3Dfx Voodoo II/Banshee.

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File Instructions:: READ ME
FIFA 99 PATCH
February 4,1999

What this patch provides:

3DFX Voodoo 2 and Banshee,
Voodoo 2 based cards in SLI configurations (2 Voodoo 2 cards in your
PC), as well as Banshee based cards. These extended features include Higher
resolutions, detailed textures, triple buffering (improves framerate), and
Trilinear Filtering (Voodoo 2 only).

Creative Labs Sound Blaster Live, PCI 128, PCI 64 audio cards,
Support for Sound Blaster Live Environmental Audio.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. Important notices

2. Installing the patch

3. Accessing new features
a) Voodoo2
b) Creative Labs SB Live

4. Uninstalling the patch

5. Notes
a) Problems with Glide 3.x
b) Problems with the Creative Labs Sound Blaster PCI64 and PCI128

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1. IMPORTANT NOTICES

It is very important to download the correct language version of this patch!!
FIFA 99 WILL NOT RUN if you use an incompatible language version of this patch.
Make sure that the language version of FIFA 99 and the patch that you
downloaded are the same.

Important notice! If you have a 3DFX Voodoo2 based card and intend to use this
Patch, please read this notice CAREFULLY!

If you have a Banshee, a single Voodoo2 card or double Voodoo2 card SLI setup
you will need to check to make sure that you have Glide 3.x enabled for FIFA 99
to run properly after using this patch. The following steps will walk you
through this process.

Step 1. Right click on your desktop, then left click on the properties option.
When the Display Properties window opens, click on the tab that indicates \"3Dfx
Voodoo2\", or the name of your particular video card.

Step 2. Click on the \"System Info\" button and read the section labled \"3Dfx
Software Profile\".

Step 3. If Glide 3.x is enabled, one of the headings listed under \"3Dfx
Software Profile\" should read as follows:

WinGlide 3.x Driver Version: 3.##

If this heading is present then continue installing the patch.

If the listing for WinGlide 3.x is not present then Glide 3.x is not enabled.
This will likely result in the game freezing on a black screen if you use this
patch on FIFA 99 without Glide 3.x enabled.

If you are unsure then you should discontinue the install process and contact
your card manufacturer to make certain you have the latest driver for you video
card.

If you choose to continue installing the patch and experince difficulty running
the game:

b) Get the latest drivers from your card manufacturer
c) Get the latest drivers from 3Dfx (www.3dfx.com)

If you are sure that your drivers are up to date and that Glide 3.x is enabled
then you should contact Electronic Arts customer service.

If you have installed this patch and are experiencing difficulty and wish to
continue playing FIFA 99 until you have contacted your card manufacturer, you
can uninstall FIFA 99, delete the FIFA 99 folder from your hard which will
remove the Patch files, then reinstall FIFA 99 and continue playing the game
until you are certain that Glide 3.x is listed in properties under System Info,
Software Profile

NOTE: After patch installation, this readme file may be found in the folder in
which you installed FIFA 99 (named EPREADME.TXT).

2. Installing the patch

a) Download the patch to a temporary directory
b) From Windows Explorer, double-click on the patch and it will automatically
install

3. Accessing new features
a) Voodoo2

After installing the patch, if you have a Voodoo2 card, additional options
should be available via the 3DSetup tool installed as part of FIFA 99. The
3DSetup tool may be accessed from the Start menu. If you have a Voodoo2, you
will now be able to select higher resolution gameplay and enable
triple-buffering. Note that if you do not have sufficient VRAM for the
resolution selected, the game will continue to run in the default 640x480
resolution.

b) Creative Labs SB Live
If you have a sound card such as the SB Live that supports the Environmental
Audio Extensions to Direct Sound, these features will be automatically
enabled.

4. Uninstalling the FIFA 99 Patch

After uninstalling FIFA 99, files added by the patch may not be removed. The
uninstaller will warn you of this. To remove the files manually, use the
Windows Explorer and remove the \"FIFA 99\" folder from \"\\Program Files\\EA
SPORTS\" directory (or from the installed location, if different from the
default).

5. Notes

a) Problems with Glide3
If you experience graphical corruption in-game with a card that has the Voodoo
2 chipset, Run 3D Setup from the Programs/ EA SPORTS/ FIFA 99/ 3D SETUP Turn
off \"Triple Buffering\" by de-selecting the Triple Buffering check box. If the
graphic corruption continues, you may have an incorrect version of the Glide
3.x. driver. Included on the CD are drivers that we tested with FIFA 99. To
install these drivers, go to your Control Panel and access System\\Device
Manager\\Sound, video and game controllers (or Display adapters). Access the
Driver tab and choose \'Update Driver...\'. Choose to let Windows search for a
driver, then choose \'Other locations...\'. Browse the FIFA 99 CD and look for
the Setup\\3Dfx\\Voodoo2 directory. Select \'OK\', then \'OK\' (again), then select
\'Finish\' to install the drivers. If you are prompted to \'Insert Voodoo2 drivers
disk for Win 9x\', please browse to the above directory again and click \'OK\'.

b) Problems with the Creative Labs Sound Blaster PCI64 and PCI128
We have experience sound distortion when using the Environmental Audio
Extensions on these cards. Updated drivers from Creative Labs may resolve these
problems. If you experience problems, you can disable the use of Environmental
Audio by running FIFA 99 with the command line option \"-ds3d\". To do this,
right-click on the FIFA 99 icon on your desktop and select \"Properties\". Select
the \"Shortcut\" tab. Add -ds3d to the end of the \"Target\" string.

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