Baldur's Gate: Tales of the Sword Coast Readme and Manual Addenda Baldur's Gate: Tales of the Sword Coast (tm) Release Version 1.3.5508 Contents 1. Getting Started a. System Requirements b. Installation c. Running Tales of the Sword Coast d. Visit the Baldur's Gate and Tales of the Sword Coast Web Sites e. Revision History 2. TroubleShooting a. Tweaking Performance b. Known Problems c. Updates 3. Customer Service Information 4. Legal Information ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1. Getting Started Important Notes: Cache Size Tales of the Sword Coast will increase your minimum cache size to 140MB if it is currently smaller than that. You can manually change this to a smaller amount, but we do not recommend you play Tales of the Sword Coast with a cache of less than 140MB Multiplayer with Tales of the Sword Coast Multiplayer games must exclusively use Tales of the Sword Coast. Games in which some players have TSC installed and some do not are not possible. Font Change There is a new font in the Fonts directory in the root of your TSC CD-ROM. IF you wish to try the new font, copy it into the override directory where you installed TSC. You will notice the font is larger and more easily read. If you don't like it, just delete the font file from your override directory. MCONVERT.EXE When you install Tales of the Sword Coast, we recommend you accept the option to automatically convert your saved games. However, if you don't select this option, you can convert your saved games later using MCONVERT.EXE which is included in the root of your Tales CD. Override directory Installing Tales of the Sword Coast will replace many of the contents of your override directory. Some items like character portraits and sounds will be left intact, but you run the risk of losing any hacked or otherwise modified files. Installation If you have uninstalled Baldur's Gate and want to install Tales of the Sword Coast, you must first reinstall Baldur's Gate and then install Tales of the Sword Coast. 1a. System Requirements Required: Pentium (or compatible) 166 MHz 16 MB RAM *32 MB RAM for multiplayer Windows 95 with DirectX 5.0 or later 400 MB of Hard Drive Space 4X or faster CD-ROM DirectX Certified Video Card with at least 2 MB of video RAM DirectX Certified Sound Card Keyboard, Mouse Recommended: Pentium (or compatible) 200 MHz with MMX 32 MB RAM 600 MB (or more) of Hard Drive Space 8X (or faster) CD-ROM DirectX certified Video Card with at least 4 MB of video RAM 1b. Installation Insert the Tales of the Sword Coast CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive and follow the onscreen instructions. If your autorun is disabled, find the autorun.exe application in the root your CD-ROM and double click to launch the Installer. Note: You MUST have the UK version of Baldur's Gate installed to play Tales of the Sword Coast. If you have uninstalled Baldur's Gate and want to install Tales of the Sword Coast, you must first reinstall Baldur's Gate and then install Tales of the Sword Coast. 1c. Running Baldur's Gate and Tales of the Sword Coast If you use the default installation settings for Baldur's Gate, it will be installed in a 'Black Isle Studios' Program Group in your Start menu. Tales of the Sword Coast is an expansion for Baldur's Gate. Playing the expansion will be the same as playing Baldur's Gate, but with a larger world and more subquests. Therefore, to run Tales of the Sword Coast, you need only run Baldur's Gate. 1d. Baldur's Gate and Tales of the Sword Coast Web Pages If there is anything that you are having problems with or cannot find in the manual, stop by the Baldur's Gate and Tales of the Sword Coast Web Pages at http://www.interplay.com. Aside from cool game materials and errata, you may be able to find an answer for whatever question you might have. 1e. Revision History 1.0.4309 - Full Release - Baldur's Gate 1.1.4312 - Beta Patch - Baldur's Gate 1.1.4315 - Release Patch and Product Revision - Baldur's Gate 1.3.5508 - Full Release - Tales of the Sword Coast ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2. TroubleShooting 2a. Tweaking Performance Pathing Performance Note that changing the pathing as outlined below can also be done with the Baldur's Gate Config program that is installed with the game. To increase the path searching AI, the following entry can be modified in the baldur.ini file that is installed in the root of the installation directory: [Program Options] Path Search Nodes=4000 To increase or decrease the AI, vary the number of Nodes (4000 above). The range can vary from 2000 to 400000. Increases the number above will increase the number of nodes in path searching at the expense of responsiveness to movement commands. Note that unless your machine is slower than a P2 you can probably set the value to 32000 and not notice any speed difference. This will help fix getting stuck on terrain obstacles. 2b. Known Problems There have been some problems with dial-up internet connections and multiplayer games. If you are finding you cannot connect to other multiplayer games, add the following line into the baldur.ini file located where you installed the game: under: [Multiplayer] add: AsyncEnumeration=1 2c. Updates If necessary, patches may become available for the product that add functionality or correct bugs. These updated versions will be made available at the Interplay site at http://www.interplay.com or you can connect directly to the Baldur's Gate Files directory by clicking on the 'Update' button in the Baldur's Gate AutoRun. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 3. Interplay Customer Service Information Technical Support Thank you for purchasing Baldur's Gate: Tales of the Sword Coast. If you are experiencing difficulties with this title, please take advantage of the following product support. Please note that all our operators only speak English and that we are unable to give gameplay hints through our Technical Support number. Technical Support : 0171 368 2266 Fax : 0171 468 2003 Internet : customer_support@vie.co.uk Address : Customer Services Department Virgin Interactive Entertainment (Europe) Ltd. 2 Kensington Square London W8 5RB England As mentioned above the Technical Support number is for technical assistance only, however, if you find yourself experiencing game play difficulties, then you may want to send a large self-addressed envelope to address below: Baldur's Gate: Tales of the Sword Coast, Virgin Interactive Entertainment (Europe) Ltd., 2 Kensington Square, London, W8 5RB, England Interplay's World Wide Web Site "Welcome to the Interplay web! As a company dedicated to providing innovative, high quality interactive entertainment software, we are always striving to stay as close as possible to the leading edge of technology. This web site is designed to provide a wealth of information and opportunities to you. As a company of fanatic gamers, we love the idea of gamers all over the world tapping into cyberspace to see, touch and feel our latest games. To make it work, our goal is to keep this site fresh and new, to make it a place where you can tell US what you like about our games... and what you don't like about them ! Enjoy your visit to our web site, explore all the different areas we have to offer, come back soon. Keep checking us out as we introduce new and exciting areas for you to experience. Once again, Welcome !" Brian Fargo You can find out more about Interplay games on our web site: http://www.interplay.com. Warranty In the unlikely event of a software fault please return the complete package, with your receipt, to the original place of purchase. Interplay disclaims all responsibility for incidental or consequential damages. These statements do not affect your statutory rights. If you do telephone, please be sitting in front of your computer (if possible) and be sure to provide us with as much information as possible. Make sure to note the exact type of hardware that you are using in your system, including: · Speed and Manufacturer of your Processor. · Make & Model of your Sound Card and Video Card. · Make & Model of your CD-ROM drive. · Amount of RAM present. · Any additional Hardware and Peripherals. · Information contained in your Config.Sys & Autoexec.Bat files. Note: If you have any problems in obtaining any System Information please consult your System supplier. When contacting us by post, ensure you include the Title & Version of the game, a detailed description of the problem you are experiencing and the exact type of hardware that you are using. When sending us a fax, please remember to leave your fax machine switched on and ready to receive. If you are using a Telephone/Fax system please make sure that the Fax connection is enabled. 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