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Hammer & Sickle October 2005

Version: Hammer & Sickle PUBLIC ENGLISH DEMO

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Nival Interactive & CDV Software Entertainment AG

A game worth playing, is a game worth buying!

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CONTENT

1. INSTALLATION
2. SYSTEMREQUIREMENTS
2.1 MINIMUM SYSTEMREQUIREMENTS
2.2 RECOMMENDED SYSTEMREQUIREMENTS
3. TROUBLE SHOOTING
4. GAME CONTROLS
5. IMPRINT


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1. INSTALLATION
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Start installation wizard and follow on-screen instructions.
The installer will prompt you to select the game directory; by default it's
C:\Program Files\Hammer & Sickle - DEMO.
The installer will create «Hammer & Sickle - DEMO» program group in Windows Start menu.
There you'll find links to the game launcher, Readme file with the latest information about the
game, Uninstall program, CDV web-sites, Nival Interactive web-sites and the «Hammer & Sickle»
home page.

Un-installing the game
To completely uninstall the game, click on Uninstall in «Hammer & Sickle - DEMO» program
group in Windows Start menu.


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2. SYSTEMREQUIREMENTS
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2.1 MINIMUM SYSTEMREQUIREMENTS

Windows 98/ME/2000/XP
CPU 1000 MHz Pentium III / Athlon
256 MB RAM
AGP 3D accelerator, 32 MB video RAM
(nVidia GeForce2MX/Radeon 9000 compatible or better)
CD/DVD-ROM
DirectX-compatible sound card
DirectX 9.0 or higher
Mouse
650 MB of free hard drive space plus about 500 MB for Windows swap file and save games


2.2 RECOMMENDED SYSTEMREQUIREMENTS

Windows 98/ME/2000/XP
CPU 2200 MHz Pentium 4 / Athlon
512 MB RAM
AGP 3D accelerator, 128 MB video RAM
(nVidia GeForceFX/Radeon 9700 Pro compatible or better)
CD/DVD-ROM
Dolby Surround 5.1 compatible sound card
DirectX 9.0 or higher
Mouse
300 MB of free hard drive space plus about 500 MB for Windows swap file and save games


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3. TROUBLE SHOOTING
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DIRECTX

Please make sure that you have installed the latest DirectX version.


Video cards

Please make sure that you have installed the latest graphics driver.
See below the internet addresses of the most popular video card manufacturers:

3Dlabs - www.3dlabs.com/
ATI - www.ati.com
Guillemot/Hercules - www.guillemot.com/
Leadtek - www.leadtek.com/
Matrox - www.matrox.com/
NVIDIA - www.nvidia.com/
SiS - www.sis.com
VIA Technologies - www.viatech.com/

Hardware Compatibility

AGP 3D accelerators with 32 MB RAM and Hardware Transform and Lighting
(HW-T&L) functions are supported by the game and should not cause any problems.
If you own such accelerator and experience hardware issues please contact
technical support and describe the exact accelerator model,
current driver version and detailed symtoms of the problem.

A list of the main accelerators models with the degree of their support is given below.

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3Dfx accelerators
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PARTIAL SUPPORTED
3Dfx Voodoo 4 4500 / 5 5500

NOT SUPPORTED
3Dfx Voodoo /2/3/Banshee

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ATI accelerators
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FULLY SUPPORTED
ATI Radeon 7200/8500/9000/9000pro/9100/9200/9500/9700/9800
Minimum driver version - Catalyst 3.5 or higher
Recommended driver version - Catalyst 4.3. or higher

PARTIAL SUPPORTED
ATI Rage 128
ATI Rage Fury / Maxx
ATI Radeon VE
ATI ALL-IN-WONDERR

NOT SUPPORTED
ATI Rage Pro Turbo
ATI 3D Rage PRO
ATI Xpert @Play
ATI Xpert @Work

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MATROX accelerators
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FULLY SUPPORTED
Matrox Parhelia
Matrox Millennium G400/G450/G550

NOT SUPPORTED
Matrox Millennium G200
Matrox Productiva
Matrox Productiva G100

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NVidia accelerators
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FULLY SUPPORTED
NVidia GeForce 2 Ti/Pro/GTS/Ultra
NVidia GeForce 3 /Ti200/Ti500
NVidia GeForce 4 MX 420/440/460/
NVidia GeForce 4 TI 4200/4400/4600/4800
NVidia GeForce FX 5200/5200ultra/5600/5600ultra/5800/5800ultra/5900
Ultra/5950/5950 Ultra
Minimum driver version - Detonator 40.41 or higher
Recommended driver version - Detonator 45.23 or higher

PARTIAL SUPPORTED
NVidia Riva TNT2 M64
NVidia Riva TNT2 /Pro / Ultra
NVidia GeForce 2 MX

NOT SUPPORTED
NVidia Riva 128
NVidia GeForce 256
NVidia Vanta/ Vanta LT

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Intel accelerators
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NOT SUPPORTED
Intel 740
Intel 810

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3DLabs accelerators
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FULLY SUPPORTED
3DLabs Oxygen GVX420
3DLabs Wildcat Series

PARTIAL SUPPORTED
3DLabs Oxygen VX1/GVX1/GVX1Pro/GVX210

NOT SUPPORTED
3DLabs Permedia / Permedia II

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SIS accelerators
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PARTIAL SUPPORTED
SIS Xabre 600/400/200
SIS 300/305/315

NOT SUPPORTED
SIS Xabre 80

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PowerVR Kyro accelerators
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NOT SUPPORTED
Kyro / Kyro2

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S3Graphics accelerators
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PARTIAL SUPPORTED
S3 SavageXtreme/ Savage2000/ ProSavage
NOT SUPPORTED
S3 Savage/Savage4
S3 Trio/Trio 64/Trio64V+
S3 Virge
S3 Daytona



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4. GAME CONTROLS
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Legend
Press the key
Click the left mouse button
Click the right mouse button
Press and hold the middle mouse button (wheel)
Turn the mouse wheel

*** Camera controls

— via the keyboard:
Moves the camera forward;
Moves the camera back;
Moves the camera to the left;
Moves the camera to the right;
Zooms in;
Zooms out;
+ Turns the camera left;
+ Turns the camera right;
+ Turns the camera up;
+ Turns the camera down;
Centres the camera on the selected character;

— using the mouse:
Zooms in/out
Move left + Turns the camera left
Move right + Turns the camera right
Move up + Turns the camera up
Move down + Turns the camera down
Move + + Moves the camera in the direction you move the mouse
Move + Moves the camera in the direction you move the mouse

*** Displaying objects
Shows the upper level (floor)
Shows the lower level (floor)
Displays names of items

*** Selecting characters
<1>...<7> Selects character by the number
<=> Selects all characters
on character's tab Selects the specified character
Selects the next character (in circle)
+ on character's tab Adds/deletes the specified character to/from the group

*** Controlling characters

— position and actions
Move (keep on moving)
Stop
Attack
Look
Hide
Get up / run
Get up / walk
Crouch / sneak
Lie down / crawl
Keep orientation

— displaying windows
Calls up / closes Items window
Show Loot
Show Journal
Calls up / closes character's Parameters window

— firing (available modes depend on the weapon)
Reload
Snap shot
Aimed shot
Careful shot
<[> Switch to previous mode
<]> Switch to next mode
Short burst
Long burst
Sniper shooting mode

— dialogues
Move on to next line
Skip all lines and end conversation

*** Precision attack
Aim at head
Aim at body
Aim at left arm
Aim at right arm
Aim at left leg
Aim at right leg

*** Game controls
End of Turn / Switch to turn-based mode
Quick save
Saves game
Loads game
Loads quick save
Game menu
Pause mode on/off
Makes screen shot (saved as *.bmp file in Screenshots directory)
+ Quits the game and exits to Windows



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5. IMPRINT
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Get more information on this product at www.hammer-sickle.com

DEVELOPER: Nival Interactive

http://www.nival.com/

CDV Software Entertainment AG

http://www.cdv-online.com

Neureuter Str. 37b
76185 Karlsruhe
Germany

Note: Please do not direct support requests to our company address or
phone number as staff cannot answer any technical questions.


“Hammer and Sickle” (c) 2005 CDV Software Entertainment AG.All rights reserved.
CDV, the CDV logo and Hammer & Sickle are either registered trademarks or trademarks of CDV
Software Entertainment AG or Nival Interactive in the US and/or UK and/or other countries.

All other brand and product names are trademarks of their respective holders.

FMOD sound and music system, copyright © Firelight Technologies, Pty, Ltd. 1994-2002.
Used under license.

Uses Bink Video Technology. Copyright © 1997-2002 by RAD Game Tools, Inc. Used under license.

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LIFESTUDIO:HEAD is a registered trademark of LifeMode Interactive Ltd. in the United States, Russia and other countries.
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All rights reserved

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