Venetica.

[Mario]

Here is the official Venetica readme file.

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Venetica 1.0
Readme
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Please read this document before installing Venetica. It contains the latest information.

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Content
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1. INSTALLATTION
2. Before installing
3. System requirements
4. Installation
5. Manual installation
6. Running the game
7. Uninstalling the game
8. TROUBLESHOOTING


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1. INSTALLATION
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2. Before installing
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Before installing Venetica, check the minimum and recommended system requirements shown
below. Your computer must meet all of the minimum requirements if you want to play the
game without any problems. If your computer meets or exceeds the recommended system
requirements, you can expect a significantly improved gaming experience.

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3. System Requirements
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Operating system: Windows® XP with Service Pack 2 or Vista
Processor: Pentium® 4 CPU 2.4 GHz or comparable CPU
RAM: 1024 MB for Windows® XP, 1536 MB for Vista,
2048 MB for Vista 64
Graphics card: NVIDIA GeForce 6600 GT with 256 MB RAM or comparable
Optical drive: DVD ROM
Sound card: DirectX® 9c compatible sound card
Free hard drive space: 10 GB


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Recommended Requirements
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Operating system: Windows XP with SP2 or Vista
Processor: Intel® Core™ 2 Duo E8200 2,6 Ghz or comparable CPU
RAM: 2 GB for Windows® XP, 3 GB for Windows® Vista
Graphics card: NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT or similar Graphics card with 512 MB RAM
Optical drive: DVD-ROM
Sound card: DirectX® 9c compatible Sound Card
Free hard drive space: 10 GB

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4. Installation
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1. Place the "Venetica" DVD into your DVD drive.
2. After the automatic startup, click on "Install Venetica" to start the installation,
and follow the instructions on the screen.


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5. Manual installation:
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If the installation screen does not appear automatically when the DVD is inserted, it
is possible that the “autorun” function is disabled. In this case, proceed as follows:
1. Double click on the "My computer" icon on the Windows Desktop or open the
Windows Explorer.
2. Double click on the icon for your computer's DVD ROM drive to display the contents
of the Venetica DVD.
3. Double click on the "SETUP.EXE" file to start installation and follow the
instructions on the screen.



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6. Running the game
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You can run the game by double clicking on the "Venetica" Desktop icon or via the Windows
start menu: click on the "Start" button at the bottom left of the screen, then on
"All Programs" (possibly also "Programs"), then on " Venetica" and finally on
"Venetica" again. The game's DVD ROM must be in the DVD drive.
To ensure that the game runs smoothly, you should close all other applications before
starting the game. This also applies to programs that run in the background and are not
displayed in the task bar (you can usually deactivate these via the icons displayed
next to the system clock).



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7. Uninstalling the game
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Click on the "Start" button at the bottom left of the screen, then on "All Programs"
(possibly also "Programs"), then on “Venetica" and finally on "Uninstall Venetica".
The uninstall routine will start automatically when you confirm the subsequent query
with "Yes".


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8. Troubleshooting
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Should you experience problems related to the display or the performance of the game,
or if the game crashes, you can either change the game settings or your computer's
system settings.

The game does not run at all. (This means you can’t see the game’s start menu where
you can select "start game", or the game crashes after you selected "start game".)

First you should check whether your pc meets the minimum requirements for Venetica.
If it does not meet the minimum requirements, the game will probably not run.

Was the installation successful? Maybe your hard disc was full. In that case you will
need to remove Venetica, free some space on the hard disc, and install the game again.

Do you have the latest version of DirectX installed? The game requires DirectX to run
correctly. You can install this application from the game DVD if it was not installed
automatically during the normal installation process.

Is other software running that might interfere with Venetica? You should check your
firewall and antivirus software and settings.

Are you using the latest drivers for your graphics card? Please make sure that you are
using all the latest drivers for your hardware.

NVIDIA (GeForce graphics cards): www.nvidia.com
ATI (Radeon graphics cards): www.ati.com

If the problems persist, make sure that you are using the standard settings, because
functions such as "ATITruform", "Full screen antialiasing (FSAA)" or deactivated "VSYNC"
can lead to display errors.

The game runs very slowly.
You can change the game settings and set the display values to their minimum.