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                           VR SOCCER '96
                           Release Notes 
 
                   !! Do Not Distribute This Game!!
                 VR Soccer '96 is a commercial product.
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This file contains important information about VR Soccer '96 as
well as last minute changes the the manual.

CONTENTS
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1.0  Installation, Running, and Registration
2.0  Changes to the Manual
3.0  Troubleshooting and Technical Support/Customer Service
4.0  Internet Access
5.0  Descent II: 3 Level Interactive Demo
6.0  Distribution Information



1.0  INSTALLATION NOTES
-----------------------
After inserting the CD in to your CD-ROM drive, switch to the
CD-ROM drive and type INSTALL.  The installation program will
take you through step by step instructions to install VR Soccer
'96 to your hard drive.

Windows users can run the installation programs from within windows.
Windows 3.1x users: select RUN from your File Menu and type
d:\install (where d is the letter of your CD-ROM drive).
Win95 users: click the START button and select RUN.  Type
d:\install (where d is the letter of your CD-ROM drive).

Note: if you experience any problems running under windows, close
Windows (Win 3.1x) or shut down to MS-DOS mode (Win95 users) and 
run VR Soccer '96 from DOS.
                           
1.1  RUNNING VR SOCCER '96
--------------------------
To play the game type SOCCER from the directory you installed soccer
to.

Windows users can change to the folder where VR Soccer was
installed and click on the VRSOCCER pif file.

Some Windows users may have problems running VR Soccer.  If you
experience any problems running under Windows, try closing Windows
(Win 3.1x) or shutting down to MS-DOS mode (Win95) before running 
VR Soccer.

1.2  REGISTERING YOUR COPY
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After you've installed the VR Soccer '96 Demo, please take a moment 
to register your version.  Its easy and painless and it will get you
lots of bargains and free stuff.  Just fill out the electronic 
registration card that comes up before the game.



2.0  CHANGES TO THE MANUAL
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1)  League Play: Pages 7-9 (The following was unspecified) 
    Each team plays against every other team in their group twice 
    each season.  Each Season consists of between 26 and 30 games 
    depending on the number of teams in the group.
2)  Passing and Shooting Techniques: Pages 25-26 (Omitted) 
    Trap:  When the controlled player has a flashing star, 
    press B2 without moving the controller to run onto the ball and 
    attempt to trap it.
3)  F-Keys and Other Functions: Pages 29-30 (Omitted)
    Ctrl + F1: Turn on auto-calibration for joystick 1 while playing.
    Ctrl + F2: Turn on auto-calibration for joystick 2 while playing.
4)  Troubleshooter: Page 31 (Change)
    2. An option to create a boot disk is not offered in the 
    installation program.  Instead, run the BOOTME.BAT file located 
    on the VR Soccer CD-ROM to create a boot disk.  You will need 
    a formattable floppy disk.



3.0  TROUBLESHOOTING
--------------------
If you have any problems getting VR Soccer '96 running on your
machine check the following.

1)  Do you have enough memory available to run the game? VR Soccer
    needs a minimum of 4 Meg of memory (8 Meg for commentary).
    If you have 4 Meg and still cannot run VR Soccer, try creating
    a boot disk using the BOOTME.BAT program included on your VR
    Soccer CD-ROM.
2)  If you do not have at least 420K of conventional memory free
    VR Soccer may not run or may experience problems.  Either free
    up some conventional memory or create a boot disk using the 
    BOOTME.BAT program included on your VR Soccer CD-ROM.
3)  Make sure that you do not have SMARTDRIVE activated.
4)  If you are running under Windows, make sure to use the VR Soccer
    pif file that was installed with the program.  If you are still
    experiencing problems, either shut down windows (Windows 3.1x)
    or shut down to MS_DOS (Win95) and then try running the game.
5)  Have you configured your soundcard correctly?  If you are not
    getting sound during the sound tests in the Install, your card
    may have been improperly auto-detected.  Try setting up the 
    card manually.  
6)  Creative Labs AWE32 users: note that VR Soccer does 
    not support this card directly.  A Creative Labs AWE32 will be
    autodetected as an Sound Blaster 16 and use those drivers.
7)  Do you have a mouse driver installed? If NO then install one and
    try again.  If you don't have a mouse, run VR Soccer with the  
    following command line: SOCCER -KEYBOARD
    This will allow you to move the mouse cursor using the arrows on
    the numeric keypad.  Return and Space bar imitate buttons 1 and 2
    on the mouse, respectively.
8)  You may under certain circumstances, experience problems
    when running VR Soccer with UNIVBE. If you do experience any
    problems then simply remove UNIVBE from your AUTOEXEC.BAT
    and run the game in lo-res; or get a new VESA driver from your
    video card manufacturer.
9)  If you find when running the game that you cannot enter hi-res
    mode it means that you do not have SVGA capabilities. If you
    contact your video card supplier they should be able to supply
    you with a new driver.
10) Modem Users: If you are having trouble connecting or are getting 
    different results on the remote system, try using a different 
    initialization string in the modem setup screen.  Not all modems 
    shown have been tested and some init strings may be incorrect.
    Often using the init string 'ATZ' will fix these problems.  
    Otherwise refer to your manual or contact the manufacturer.

3.1  SOUND/COMMENTARY PROBLEMS
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The VR Soccer commentary system uses a method of pulling each
commentary sample off the CD or hard drive. For obvious reasons 
loading the sample off the CD Drive takes longer than from a
hard disk drive. On the minimum install option you may experience
a slight pause everytime the game looks for a different sample. 
This is because the Minimum install option requires the game to 
load every sample from the CD. The Maximum install option copies 
more samples to the hard drive and therefore will remove the pause.

3.2  KNOWN PROBLEMS
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1)  There is a known problem with the Cirrus Logic 5429 Video Card. 
    In rare cases the opening animation can corrupt in high 
    resolution.  This can be ignored and the rest of the game will 
    function correctly.  This problem does not occur on the rest of 
    the 54xx series.
2)  There is currently a bug with network play.  If a player exits 
    the Network Player Selection screen, the number of players will 
    not decrease, but will increase again when the player comes back.  
    To avoid this problem, make sure all your options are correctly 
    set up before entering the Network Player Selection screen.  
3)  Please note that during a network game occasionally under certain   
    circumstances one or more players may experience synchronization
    problems manifesting itself in inconsistent game results across
    the networked machines.
    In the event this happens please check for presence of one of the
    Pentium (TM) processors with the known floating point fault. You
    can do this by running a program called PROCESS.EXE included on 
    the CD-ROM. If the result is 'TYPE A' then you have one of these 
    faulty processors.
    We suggest you contact your PC supplier as Intel has a 
    replacement policy.

Look on the Interplay BBS and VR Sports World Wide Web site for
patches and updates.

3.3  TECHNICAL SUPPORT/CUSTOMER SERVICE
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Technical Support is always ready to help with any problems you
may encounter.  Help is available 24 hours a day through our
Automated Customer Service system and representatives are
available during normal business hours.

Technical Support: 714-553-6678

Please try to have your system information ready and be near your
computer if possible.

You can also contact our Customer Service department at:
        Interplay Productions
        attn: Customer Service
        17922 Fitch Ave.
        Irvine, CA 92714
        (fax) 714-252-2820



4.0  INTERNET ACCESS
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You can reach VR Sports by sending Internet E-mail to:
        
        support@vrsports.com

Many VR Sports demos and patches are available at Internet FTP
sites.  To visit our World Wide Web site, point your browser to:
        
        http:/www.VRSPORTS.com

or FTP to: ftp.vrsports.com to check out the entire VR Sports 
line-up from Soccer and Golf to Baseball, Pool, and more.



5.0 DESCENT II: 3 LEVEL INTERACTIVE DEMO
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Included on the VR Soccer '96 CD Rom is a 3 level interactive demo
of DESCENT II.  To install this demo, do the following:

1) Insert the CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive.
2) Switch to the CD-ROM drive.
3) Type D2DEMO.  This batch file will install the demo to your
   hard drive and let you set up all your sound and music options.

The Descent II demo has its own read.me file.  Please look there for
information regarding the product, retail versions, customer support,
and trouble-shooting.



6.0  DISTRIBUTION INFORMATION
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Do not distribute this game.  VR Soccer '96 is a commerical product.
If you would like direct order information, call 800-468-3775.

Please report Software Piracy to the SPA: 1-800-388-PIR8

Copying Prohibited
This software product and the manual are copyrighted and all rights
are reserved by Interplay Productions and are protected by the
copyright laws that pertain to computer software.  You may not copy
the software except that you may make one copy of the software
solely for backup or archival purposes.  You may not load, sell,
rent, lease, give, sub license, or otherwise transfer the software
(or any copy).  You may not modify, adapt, translate, create
derivative works, decompile, disassemble, or otherwise reverse
engineer or attempt to reverse engineer or drive source code from,
all or any portion of the software or anything incorporated
therein or permit or encourage any third party to do so.


COPYRIGHT (C) 1996 GREMLIN INTERACTIVE LTD.  ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
VR SPORTS, VR SOCCER, THE DIFFERENCE IS REAL, AND INTERPLAY ARE
ALL TRADEMARKS OF INTERPLAY PRODUCTIONS.  ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
INTERPLAY IS THE SOLE PUBLISHER AND DISTRIBUTOR.  DEVELOPED BY AND
LICENSED FROM GREMLIN INTERACTIVE LTD.


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