Dead Space.

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Here is the official Dead Space readme file.

Readme for Dead Space™
©2008 Electronic Arts Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Dead Space™ 10/21/08
Version 1.0

== Table of Contents ==
General
System Requirements
Performance Tips
Notes
Compatibility Notes


GENERAL
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Thank you for purchasing Dead Space! We hope you'll have a lot of fun with it. For the latest up-to-date information on Dead Space™ the game, please visit http://www.deadspacegame.com.


System Requirements
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Dead Space™ requires at least the following:

FOR WINDOWS XP (SP2) or Vista
* 2.8 GHz processor or equivalent
* 1 GB RAM (XP), 2 GB RAM (Vista)
* NVIDIA GeForce 6800 or better (7300, 7600 GS, and 8500 are below minimum system requirements)
* ATI X1600 Pro or better (X1300, X1300 Pro and HD2400 are below minimum system requirements)
* 256MB Video Card and Shader Model 3.0 required
* The latest version of DirectX 9.0c
* At least 7.5GB of hard drive space for installation, plus additional space for saved games.
* INTERNET CONNECTION, ONLINE AUTHENTICATION, AND END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT REQUIRED TO PLAY. MORE INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT WWW.EA.COM.

Integrated Chipsets may experience issues.

Please note that attempting to play the game using video hardware that isn’t listed above may result in reduced performance, graphical issues or cause the game to not run at all.


Performance Tips
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When you run Dead Space for the first time, the game will automatically select the most appropriate options for your graphics card, CPU, and audio card. To improve performance, use the Visuals tab on the Options menu to lower settings to "Medium" or "Low".

You can also improve the performance of Dead Space by lowering the resolution the game runs at, to 1024 x 768 or 800 x 600.

Dead Space is a real-time 3D game that requires a certain amount of your computer's processing power. Other programs operating in the background can slow it down. For best results, be sure to close any background
applications while playing Dead Space.

Some systems may run more smoothly in full screen mode, rather than "Windowed" mode.


Notes
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Online Help
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U.S. & Canada
http://support.ea.com/

United Kingdom:
http://support.electronicarts.co.uk/

Australia:
http://www.electronicarts.com.au/en-au/support/

Europe:
http://eusupport.ea.com/


Digital Retail Installation
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Please contact the digital retailer through whom you purchased this game for instructions on how to install the game or how to download and reinstall another copy of the game.

Note: If you’d like additional information about your game as well as tips and patches please visit www.ea.com or www.eastore.com.


Installing the Game
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Insert the disc into your disc drive and follow the on-screen instructions.


Uninstalling the Game
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Windows XP:
* Open Add or Remove Programs in Control Panel.
* Click on Change or Remove Programs.
* Click on the Dead Space program entry.
* Click on the Remove button.
* Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the uninstallation.

Windows Vista:
* Open the Programs and Features control panel.
* Click on the Dead Space program entry.
* Click on the Uninstall button.
* Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the uninstallation.


Compatibility Notes
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Dead Space™ is designed to run on Windows XP compatible graphics and sound cards. Drivers for these devices are provided by the respective card manufacturer and may result in compatibility issues beyond our control.

If you are experiencing any issues, it is always recommended that you obtain and install the latest drivers for your hardware. The majority of hardware vendors have the latest drivers available for download via their websites.


Game Pad Configuration
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For game pads which do not exhibit correct behavior, a custom configuration can be used to specify the actions that each button and joystick should be associated with. The file must be called joypad.txt and be located in ‘My Documents\Electronic Arts\Dead Space’. An example file is located in that directory named joypad_example.txt. You can use this file by renaming it to joypad.txt.

In order to change the behavior of your game pad, you will need to change the value for the button and joystick axis entries. In order to find the correct values for these entries, first navigate to the ‘Game Controllers’ item in Control Panel with the game pad connected to the computer. Next select the game pad from the ‘Installed game controllers’ list and click the ‘Properties’ button. The Properties window should be displayed which will allow you to determine what the number of each of your game pads buttons is as well as the name of each of the joystick axes.

Buttons must be assigned a value of ‘Button.#’ where # is the number of the button.
For joystick axes, they must be assigned a value from the following list:
X-Axis
Y-Axis
Z-Axis
Z-Rotation
Throttle
Rudder
X-Axis.Inverted
Y-Axis.Inverted
Z-Axis.Inverted
Z-Rotation.Inverted
Throttle.Inverted
Rudder.Inverted
This list corresponds to the common axes that are used by game pads, as well a variant of each axis which is flipped or inverted.

After setting each of the button and joystick axis values, and renaming the file joypad.txt, when you start Dead Space the configuration will be loaded. If a mistake has been made and the value of any of the buttons or joystick axes isn’t recognized, that button or joystick axis will do nothing in game.



Thanks for Playing Dead Space!
EA Games