Jade Empire: Special Edition.

[Mario]

Here is the official Jade Empire: Special Edition readme file.

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Jade Empire PC - README
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System Requirements
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*Minimum System Requirements

Windows XP

* Pentium 4 1.8 GHz or AMD Athlon 1800XP
* 512 MB RAM
* 8 GB free HD space
* 1x or better DVD-ROM drive
* NVIDIA GeForce 6200 or ATI 9500 or better (Shader Model 2.0 required)
* 100% DirectX 9.0 compatible sound card and drivers.
* DirectX 9.0 February 2006 (Included)


*Recommended System Requirements

Windows XP

* 3 GHz Intel Pentium 4 or equivalent processor
* 1 GB RAM
* 8 GB free HD space
* 1x or better DVD-ROM drive
* ATI X600 series, NVIDIA GeForce 6800 series, or higher recommended
* 100% DirectX 9.0 compatible sound card and drivers.
* DirectX 9.0 February 2006 (Included)



Installing Jade Empire
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To install Jade Empire just insert the Jade Empire DVD
into your DVD drive and follow the on-screen prompts to install the game.

If the AutoPlay screen does not automatically appear after inserting
the Jade Empire DVD into your DVD drive,
follow these steps:

1. Close all running programs.
2. Ensure that the Jade Empire DVD is in your DVD drive.
3. Double-click My Computer on your desktop.
4. Double-click the DVD icon.
5. Double-click on the Setup.exe icon to launch the installer.
6. Follow the on-screen instructions to install the game.

After installing the game, you will be offered the choice to view the readme
or play the game. The readme is a text file, (this one) which lists additions to the
manual since printing.



Optimizing Gameplay
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The installer automatically detects the type of system you have and
configures your option settings for optimal gameplay when you first install.
You can adjust the option settings later but if you turn up your
options this may cause slowdowns in gameplay if you are running
on less than a recommended system (see above under System Requirements).

Defragging your hard drive makes saving the game much faster - we recommend you
defrag your hard drive prior to installing and occasionally between
play sessions.

If you are experiencing slowdowns or poor performance, we recommend that
you try turning down Options settings such as:

-Turn off all the video options such as Anti-aliasing, Soft Shadows, Bloom Lighting, Focus Trails, etc.
-Reduce the resolution to a setting below that of your desktop.


If you have many programs running in the background, this can also cause Jade Empire PC to slow down as CPU power is being used by other programs.
it is recommended that all non-essential programs are exited before running Jade Empire.


A recommended system will be able to play the game with most of
the advanced options turned on while a minimum spec system may require
some of these options to be turned off.

If when running the game you encounter severe graphical corruption, this may be solvable by disabling vertex compression. This can be done by editing the JadeEmpire.ini file in a text editor. Under the [Render] section will be a line that says:

VertexOpt=1

Change the 1 to a 0 (zero) to disable vertex compression and try running the game again.




Manual Errata
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This section includes any changes that were made to Jade Empire that did not make it into the game manual in time for printing.

In the credits the 2K Games QA tester should be spelled Dimitri Becerra, not Dimitri Beccera.



Instruction Manual
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Included on this product's game disc is an electronic version of the game's
Instruction Manual in .pdf format, Adobe Acrobat Reader 7.0 (which enables
you to view the manual in .pdf format), and an Install Guide file explaining
how to access and use these features. Please refer to the Install Guide file
located on the root of the DVD, and in the Jade Empire root directory if installed.



Game Known Issues
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This section documents known issues with Jade Empire PC:
- Jade Empire will allow players with ATI cards to set the game to widescreen. This is not recommended unless you have a widescreen monitor.
- There may be some graphical corruption with some ATI cards when Anti-Aliasing is turned on.
- Programs that change program focus, such as Microsoft Instant Messenger, can cause the game to minimize. In some places like movies, loading screens, and the mini-game flyer mission, this can cause problems. If you experience such problems, save the game, and restart Jade Empire PC.
- On minimum requirement systems the frame-rate may drop in areas with many opponents, using magic, while the user is in focus mode. If this occurs, turning the resolution down may fix the problem.
- Very rarely the camera may point straight down. Saving and loading your game should resolve this (you may have to try this more then once).
- Controller Issues:
(the following issue may occur during the opening tutorial):
If you have a controller plugged into your system but you are playing Jade Empire PC with your keyboard and mouse it is possible for you to see prompts for your controller instead of for the keyboard and mouse. This is because some controllers, Logitech Wingman is an example, can be constantly sending input to the game on one of it's slider or analog controls and this can trick the game into thinking you are using that controller. If you center all controls this issue may go away. The best solution is to only have the controller plugged in if you are planning to play the game using it.
- commands bound to toggle buttons or switches on gamepads may cause conflicts with keyboard commands. If you run into this rebind the command from that button or swtich.



Trademark and Copyright
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Jade Empire: Special Edition © 2007 BioWare Corp. Jade Empire Engine © 2002-2007 BioWare Corp. Jade Empire, the Jade Empire logo, BioWare Corp., the BioWare Corp. logo, BioWare and the BioWare logo are either registered trademarks or trademarks of BioWare Corp. in the United States, Canada and other countries. All rights reserved. 2K Games, the 2K logo and Take-Two Interactive are all trademarks and/or registered trademarks of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. Uses Bink Video, Copyright © 1997-2007 by Rad Game Tools, Inc. The ratings icon is a trademark of the Entertainment Software Association. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. All rights reserved.

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Disclaimer
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You may not modify, enhance, supplement, create any derivative work from,
adapt, translate, reverse engineer, decompile, disassemble or otherwise
reduce the Software to human readable form.



TECHNICAL SUPPORT (U.S. & Canada)
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PRODUCT SUPPORT
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Email: usa@take2support.com
For Canadian Support:
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Final Special Thanks from BioWare
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The creators of Jade Empire would like to thank our families for their support and understanding.
Thanks to Jim Bishop, Kevin Martins, and Mark Darrah for their knowledge and support through development

A special thanks to the fans and friends of BioWare. Your thoughts and feelings presented on our website forums drive us to make great games.