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- | ~~NOTOC~~ | + | ======= Technical Info ======= |
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- | <WRAP centeralign>====== Technical Info ======</WRAP> | + | |
- | </WRAP> | + | |
- | <WRAP justify>This an early alpha, do not expect perfect performances and stability overall. | + | |
- | </WRAP> | + | |
+ | Unending Galaxy is in Beta. As such, you may experience some issues and bugs. | ||
- | <WRAP center round box 80%> | + | ===== Minimum Requirements ===== |
- | <WRAP centeralign>===== Minimum Requirements =====</WRAP> | + | |
- | </WRAP> | + | |
- | <WRAP justify> | + | |
* CPU Intel or AMD Dual Core 2Ghz | * CPU Intel or AMD Dual Core 2Ghz | ||
* Graphic card with DirectX 9.0c and Pixel shaders 2.0 support | * Graphic card with DirectX 9.0c and Pixel shaders 2.0 support | ||
- | * 2Gb RAM | + | * 1Gb of RAM free (2 highly recommended) |
- | * 100Mb Hard Drive space | + | * 150Mb Hard Drive space |
- | * Windows XP SP3 or later (//Windows Vista or later is highly recommended//) | + | * Windows Vista SP1 |
- | * Direct 9.0c or later installed | + | * DirectX 10 or later installed |
- | In **theory**, the game may run on CPU with only one core, but stability and performances may get hit dramatically. | + | In **theory**, the game may run on CPU with only one core, but stability and performances may get hit dramatically. The game is mostly CPU bound and fully multi-threaded, meaning that the more cores your CPU has, the better the game will run. |
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+ | ===== Troubleshooting ===== | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==== Graphic Issues ==== | ||
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+ | <WRAP justify> | ||
+ | * Try enabling or disabling the //Full Hardware Acceleration// in the graphical settings (you'll need to restart the game) | ||
+ | * Try enabling or disabling the //DirectX 9 Legacy Mode// in the graphical settings (you'll need to restart the game) | ||
+ | * If the game can't run with //full hardware acceleration// and if it's running very slowly with the setting is disabled, it's likely caused by having Windows' visual style disabled. You can fix that by doing the following (Windows 7): | ||
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+ | Open the **Control Panel**, click **System** and then **Advanced System Settings**. | ||
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+ | In **Performance** >> click **Settings** | ||
+ | |||
+ | In the **Visual Effects** list check "Use visual styles on windows and buttons" at the bottom. | ||
+ | </WRAP> | ||
+ | * Try running the game in windowed mode (like 1024x768) | ||
+ | * The latest version of DirectX need to be properly installed on your computer. [[http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=35|Download it here]]. | ||
+ | * Be sure to have the latest drivers for your graphic card installed. Here's the link for [[http://support.amd.com/en-us/download|ATI]] and [[http://www.nvidia.com/Download/index.aspx|NVidia]] cards | ||
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+ | ==== Game Not Launching ==== | ||
+ | <WRAP justify> | ||
+ | * If you're using the Steam version, you need [[https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=17718|Microsoft .NET Framework 4]] | ||
+ | * Issues launching the game on systems with some antivirus (Avast and McAfee) have been reported. White-listing the game seems to fix the problem. | ||
+ | </WRAP> | ||
- | <WRAP center round box 80%> | + | ==== Sound Issues ==== |
- | <WRAP centeralign>===== Troubleshooting =====</WRAP> | + | <WRAP justify> |
+ | * The ffdshow filter, installed with some multimedia and codec packs **may** cause issues with our sound library on some computers. You can prevent ffdshow from running with our application by opening its settings, clicking DirectShow Controls / don't use ffdshow in / edit... and add Unending Galaxy's executable to the list. Refer to FFDShow website and documentation for help if need be. | ||
</WRAP> | </WRAP> | ||
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+ | ==== General Tips ==== | ||
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- | - If you have a previous version of the game installed, **delete the folder it was installed in before installing the new version**. Otherwise, the game may behave incorrectly, or not run at all. | + | * Compatibility with Windows XP isn't guaranteed at all. In all cases, be sure to have the latest service pack installed (no matter the OS). |
- | - The latest version of DirectX need to be properly installed on your computer. [[http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=35|Download it here]]. | + | * Try to run the game in windowed mode (not full screen) if it doesn't launch properly. |
- | - Compatibility with Windows XP isn't guaranteed at all. In all cases, be sure to have the latest service pack installed (no matter the OS). | + | |
- | - Try to run the game in windowed mode (not full screen) if it doesn't launch properly. | + | |
- | - Be sure to have the latest drivers for your graphic card installed. Here's the link for [[http://support.amd.com/en-us/download|ATI]] and [[http://www.nvidia.com/Download/index.aspx|NVidia]] cards | + | |
- | - The ffdshow filter, installed with some multimedia and codec packs **may** cause issues with our sound library on some computers. You can prevent ffdshow from running with our application by opening its settings, clicking DirectShow Controls / don't use ffdshow in / edit... and add Unending Galaxy's executable to the list. Refer to FFDShow website and documentation for help if need be. | + | |
</WRAP> | </WRAP> | ||