Zoo Tycoon 2 Demo

Microsoft® Zoo Tycoon® 2 Readme File Trial Version October 2004 © 2004 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Welcome to the Trial version of Microsoft Zoo Tycoon 2! This Readme file contains important information specific to the Trial version of Zoo Tycoon 2. The Trial version gives you a pulse-pounding preview of the excitement, challenge, and fun of building the ultimate zoo with Zoo Tycoon 2. Photosensitive Seizure Warning A very small percentage of people may experience a seizure when exposed to certain visual images, including flashing lights or patterns that may appear in video games. Even people who have no history of seizures or epilepsy may have an undiagnosed condition that can cause these "photosensitive epileptic seizures" while watching video games. These seizures may have a variety of symptoms, including lightheadedness, altered vision, eye or face twitching, jerking or shaking of arms or legs, disorientation, confusion, or momentary loss of awareness. Seizures may also cause loss of consciousness or convulsions that can lead to injury from falling down or striking nearby objects. Immediately stop playing and consult a doctor if you experience any of these symptoms. Parents should watch for or ask their children about the above symptoms?children and teenagers are more likely than adults to experience these seizures. The risk of photosensitive epileptic seizures may be reduced by taking the following precautions: * Play in a well-lit room. * Do not play when you are drowsy or fatigued. If you or any of your relatives have a history of seizures or epilepsy, consult a doctor before playing. Contents A. System Requirements 2 Installing DirectX 9.0b 2 Starting the Trial Version of Zoo Tycoon 2 2 B. Differences between the Trial and Retail Versions 3 C. Getting Help 3 Overview 3 Game Controls 3 D. Configuration Issues 4 E. Graphics Issues 4 Screen Resolutions 4 Using Multiple Monitors 5 Graphics Cards and Video Drivers 5 Graphics Card Drivers and Manufacturers 6 Graphics Card Manufacturer's Websites 6 OEM Manufacturer's Websites 7 Specific Graphics Card Issues 7 F. Audio Issues 10 General Audio Issues 10 Specific Sound Card Issues 10 A. System Requirements The Retail and OEM versions of Zoo Tycoon 2 require a personal computer with the following minimum requirements: * A Pentium 733 or higher processor. * Windows 98 Second Edition, Windows Me, Windows 2000, or Windows XP. * 256 Megabytes (MB) of RAM. * 900 MB of available hard disk space for a minimum installation (requires the Retail- or OEM-version CD in the CD-ROM drive to play the game; a CD is not required for the Trial version). * A 4× CD-ROM drive (not required for the Trial version). * A Direct3D-compatible super VGA display adapter with 16 MB of VRAM. * A keyboard and Microsoft Mouse or compatible pointing device. * A sound card and speakers or headphones for audio. * DirectX 9.0b or later (included on the Retail- or OEM-version CD; see below for installation instructions if not already installed or if you are playing the Trial version). * Internet access for optional downloadable content (not applicable for the Trial version). Installing DirectX 9.0b If for some reason DirectX 9.0b was not installed with the game or you are playing the Trial version, go to http://www.microsoft.com/windows/directx/ to download the latest version of DirectX. If you experience video, graphics, or sound problems using DirectX, always check with your graphics or sound card manufacturer for the latest DirectX-compatible drivers, or go to http://www.microsoft.com/windows/directx/ for the latest troubleshooting information. Starting the Trial Version of Zoo Tycoon 2 To start the Trial Version of Zoo Tycoon 2 * Double-click the Zoo Tycoon 2 Trial Version icon on the Windows desktop. -or- * If you chose not to have the Trial version of Zoo Tycoon 2 add a desktop icon during installation, you can start the Trial version of Zoo Tycoon 2 by clicking Start on the Windows taskbar, pointing to Programs (All Programs in Windows XP), Microsoft Games, and Zoo Tycoon 2 Trial Version, and then clicking Zoo Tycoon 2 Trial Version. B. Differences between the Trial and Retail Versions The Trial version differs from the Retail and OEM versions of Zoo Tycoon 2 in the following ways: * In this Trial version, you can adopt four different animals: the Bengal tiger, the Thomson's gazelle, the dromedary camel, and the common peafowl. The Retail and OEM versions include 30 different animals, including the giant panda, the chimpanzee, and the ring-tailed lemur. * In this Trial version, you can play in Freeform game mode, which allows you to build zoos using an unlimited budget. The Retail and OEM versions also include Campaign game mode, in which you'll face challenges like rescuing sick animals, saving troubled zoos, and breeding endangered species, and Challenge game mode, in which you'll select your own specific challenges as you play. * This Trial version includes a limited number of buildings, guest amenities, fences, scenery objects, plants, trees, and rocks. The Retail and OEM versions include more than 300 different objects, including themed buildings, guest attractions, and animal objects. C. Getting Help Overview You can get help for the Trial version of Zoo Tycoon 2 in the following ways: * Visit the official Zoo Tycoon 2 website for the latest updates and support information: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=35545. * For Help, general tips, and a thorough overview the Zoo Tycoon 2 animals and their biomes, access Zoopedia by pressing the F1 key. * For help with game controls, press the F1 key at anytime while playing the game, and then click Controls Help from the Zoopedia Table of Contents. * For help with specific screen elements in the game, hold your mouse pointer over the area you want help with. Information appears on the screen. * You can also get help from Zookeeper Recommendations. Click an animal, and then click the zookeeper icon in the panel that appears. This will give you a list of objects that are appropriate for the animal. Game Controls P Pause/resume game ESC Clear object from cursor/Close panel CTRL+Z Undo last action DELETE Clear F1 Open Zoopedia CTRL+P Open photo album CTRL+F Show zoo finances CTRL+G Show scenario goals TAB Switch overview map on and off G Switch between overhead and zoo guest views C Switch between zoo guest and photo safari views CTRL+LEFT ARROW Rotate view counter-clockwise CTRL+RIGHT ARROW Rotate view clockwise PLUS SIGN (+) Zoom in MINUS SIGN (-) Zoom out UP ARROW, or W Move forward DOWN ARROW, or S Move back LEFT ARROW, or A Move left RIGHT ARROW, or D Move right > Rotate selected object clockwise < Rotate selected object counter-clockwise CTRL+C Open/close Construction panel CTRL+M Open/close Animals panel CTRL+T Open/close Terrain panel CTRL+H Open/close Staff panel D. Configuration Issues Visit the official Zoo Tycoon 2 website for the latest updates and support information: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=35545. Pressing ALT+ENTER does not switch to windowed mode on Windows 98 and Windows Me: No resolution exists for this issue. Game may not display properly if desktop resolution is set to 24-bit color: If your desktop resolution is set to 24-bit color, Zoo Tycoon 2 may not display properly if you change the in-game video resolution on the Game Options screen. To resolve this issue, change your desktop resolution setting to 16-bit or 32-bit color. E. Graphics Issues Screen Resolutions Text is blurry or difficult to read: At lower screen resolutions (particularly, 640 × 480), text may be blurry or difficult to read in low detail on some graphics cards. You may be able to improve text legibility by making the following changes in the Options screen: (a) change Video Detail to Custom, (b) set the Anti-Aliasing slider to Disabled, and (c) set the Font Shadow slider to Enabled. After making these changes, click the green checkmark to apply and save the changes. Screen cut off on some laptops in full-screen mode: The display adapters on some laptop computers may let you select a resolution that is larger than the LCD device can support. In these cases, the screen may be cut off when running Zoo Tycoon 2 in full-screen mode. To see the full screen, either lower the resolution on your laptop or use windowed mode. Driver updates do not resolve this issue. Changing monitor resolution on some configurations can cause problems with UI click zones for buttons: Changing the monitor resolution drastically on some machines will cause some UI icons to have "click zones" (the area where the icon detects the mouse click) moved away from the actual graphic. To fix this problem, exit the game and restart in a different resolution, or switch to another application and then back again by pressing ALT+TAB. Corrupted desktop images: When running the game in windowed mode, interacting with the desktop while the opening game AVI is playing may result in corrupted desktop images. To resolve, restart your computer and then Zoo Tycoon 2. This may occur more often on computers with ATI graphics cards. Using Multiple Monitors Zoo Tycoon 2 is designed to work best using a single monitor. The game will only be displayed on your primary monitor. The following issues have been identified while playing Zoo Tycoon 2 with multiple monitors set up for your system. Multiple-monitor setup can cause mouse pointer problems while playing: While playing Zoo Tycoon 2 in full-screen mode using multiple monitors, it is possible to move the mouse pointer into the area of one of the nonprimary monitors, even though no game screen can be seen on those monitors. This can cause problems with effectively scrolling across the map and, if you click an area in a nonprimary monitor, the game will be minimized. To avoid these problems, turn off support for multiple monitors by clicking Start on the Windows taskbar, clicking Settings and then Control Panel (or just Control Panel, depending on your operating system), double-clicking Display, and then clicking the Settings tab. Enabling or disabling a second monitor while Zoo Tycoon 2 is minimized may cause game to become unresponsive: If you are playing Zoo Tycoon 2 on a multiple-monitor setup, minimize the game on the primary monitor, enable or disable the second monitor, and then attempt to maximize Zoo Tycoon 2, the game will become unresponsive. To avoid this problem, turn off support for multiple monitors by clicking Start on the Windows taskbar, Settings and then Control Panel (or just Control Panel, depending on your operating system), double-clicking Display, and then clicking the Settings tab. Graphics Cards and Video Drivers To ensure the best possible graphics when playing Zoo Tycoon 2, it is usually a good idea to update your video driver from the graphics card manufacturer. Video drivers are the software that enables the hardware features of your graphics card. Without properly updated video drivers, you may not be taking full advantage of your graphics card and its features. Please contact your graphics card manufacturer's website for the most recent graphics card drivers. To install the latest video driver for your graphics card Your graphics card or its drivers may not be recognized until you update the drivers to the latest version. Use the DirectX Diagnostic Tool to determine the version number of the video driver installed on your computer. 1. On the Windows taskbar, click Start, and then click Run. 2. In the Open box, type dxdiag, and then click OK. 3. Click the Display or Display 1 tab. 4. Under Device, note the Name, Manufacturer, and Chip Type and, under Drivers, note the version number of your driver on the Version line. 5. If multiple graphics cards are installed on your computer, repeat steps 3 and 4 to determine the version number of the video driver for each additional graphics card installed on your computer. 6. When you have noted the version numbers for all of the video drivers installed on your computer, click Exit. 7. With this information at hand, contact the manufacturer of your graphics card to inquire about how to obtain and install the latest driver for your graphics card. Graphics Card Drivers and Manufacturers Make sure that you have the latest drivers from the manufacturer of your graphics card. Many video issues will be resolved if you install your graphics card's latest drivers. Zoo Tycoon 2 may not properly detect some older graphics cards because their video drivers are not DirectX 9.0 compliant. Contact your graphics card manufacturer for updated drivers, or install the latest reference drivers for your graphics card chipset. Note that many reference drivers are not supported by the chipset manufacturer. Listed below are some common graphics card manufacturer websites. If you purchased your computer from an Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) such as Compaq, Dell, Gateway, or Hewlett Packard (HP), and you encounter any graphic anomalies when playing Zoo Tycoon 2, it is recommended that you visit your computer manufacturer's website for updated video drivers. In many cases, graphics hardware and drivers are designed specifically for OEM systems. Installing reference drivers or other drivers provided by the graphics card manufacturer may cause system instability and/or graphic corruption. A list of common OEM websites is included below. Please visit the appropriate OEM website for updated video card drivers specific to your system, or contact your computer manufacturer directly for assistance. Graphics Card Manufacturer's Websites 3dfx Interactive http://www.3dfx.com/ 3Dlabs http://www.3dlabs.com/ AOPEN http://www.aopen.com/ Asus http://www.asus.com/ ATI http://www.ati.com/ Canopus http://www.canopus.com/ Creative Labs http://www.creative.com/ Gainward http://www.gainward.com/ Gateway 2000 http://www.gw2k.com/ Guillemot/Hercules http://www.guillemot.com/ I/O Magic http://www.iomagic.com/ Jaton http://www.jaton.com/ Leadtek http://www.leadtek.com/ Matrox http://www.matrox.com/ Micro-Star International (MSI) http://www.msicomputer.com/ NVIDIA http://www.nvidia.com/ PNY http://www.pny.com/ Silicon Integrated Systems Corporation (SiS) http://www.sis.com/ STB (see 3dfx Interactive) http://www.3dfx.com/ VIA Technologies http://www.viatech.com/ VideoLogic http://www.videologic.com/ VisionTek http://www.visiontek.com/ XGI http://www.xgitech.com/ OEM Manufacturer's Websites Alienware http://www.alienware.com/ Compaq http://h18000.www1.hp.com/ Dell http://www.dell.com/ Gateway http://www.gateway.com/ Hewlett Packard http://www.hp.com/ IBM http://www.ibm.com/ Intel http://www.intel.com/ Micron http://www.mpccorp.com/ Sony http://www.sony.com/ Toshiba http://www.toshiba.com/ Specific Graphics Card Issues The following graphics cards have been identified as showing anomalous behavior while running Zoo Tycoon 2. If you have one of these video cards, please read the accompanying information. 3Dfx Voodoo 3: Due to limitations with DirectX compliance of this graphics card, the game will not start. Driver updates do not resolve this issue. AOpen PA256MX: Due to limitations with DirectX compliance of this graphics card, the game will start but then crash when either Campaign, Challenge, or Freeform is selected on the Main Menu. Please update your video drivers to the latest manufacturer or reference drivers. Asus V-3800: Due to limitations with DirectX compliance of this graphics card, the game will not start. Please update your video drivers to the latest manufacturer or reference drivers. Asus V-6600 (Geforce 256): Using this graphics card with the retail drivers may result in the game becoming unresponsive when playing in windowed mode. To fix this problem, update your drivers to the latest reference driver from http://www.nvidia.com/. Asus V-7700 (Geforce2 Ti chip): Due to limitations with DirectX compliance of this graphics card, the game will not start on Windows 98 and Windows Me. Please update your video drivers to the latest manufacturer or reference drivers. ATI All-in-Wonder (AIW) 128 MB: Using this graphics card with the retail drivers may result in the game not starting. To fix this problem, update your drivers to the latest manufacturer drivers, currently driver version 4.11.0001.6222, from the manufacturer's website (http://www.ati.com/). For more information on how to do this, see "Graphics Cards and Video Drivers," earlier in this Readme file. Due to limitations with DirectX compliance of this display driver, however, even with the latest drivers, the status bar icons may not be displayed correctly. Furthermore, on Windows 98, the game may not start. Driver updates do not resolve the preceding two issues. ATI Mobility 7500: Due to limitations with DirectX compliance of this display driver, the Main Menu screen appears as blank using this card. Driver updates do not resolve this issue. ATI Mobility M9: Due to limitations with DirectX compliance of this graphics card using retail drivers, the game may not launch. Try updating your drivers to the latest manufacturer drivers, although this is not guaranteed to fix this problem. For more information on how to do this, see "Graphics Cards and Video Drivers," earlier in this Readme file. ATI Radeon (all cards): After doing a clean installation or updating your ATI drivers, the game may be unstable. To fix this problem, restart your computer and then Zoo Tycoon 2. If you make AGP or PCI settings changes in the Catalyst Control Center, your game screen may become distorted. To fix, reboot your computer twice after making these changes. ATI Radeon 7200: Using this graphics card with the retail drivers may result in the game interface appearing corrupted. To fix this problem, update your drivers to the latest manufacturer drivers. For more information on how to do this, see "Graphics Cards and Video Drivers," earlier in this Readme file. ATI Radeon 9800 XT: Using this graphics card with the Catalyst 4.9 drivers, the opening movies are very choppy. To fix, open the Catalyst Control Center, click SMARTGART, and then disable the PCI Write and PCI Read settings. This should significantly improve the movie quality. In addition, if you make AGP or PCI settings changes in the Catalyst Control Center, your screen may become distorted. To fix, reboot your computer twice after making these changes. ATI Rage Fury MAXX: Due to limitations with DirectX compliance of this graphics card, the game will either not start (with the retail driver) or will become unresponsive after starting (with the latest manufacturer driver). Please update your video drivers to the latest manufacturer or reference drivers. Creative Blaster TnT: Due to limitations with DirectX compliance of this graphics card, the game will not start. Driver updates do not resolve this issue. Diamond Stealth III S540: Due to limitations with DirectX compliance of this graphics card, the game will not start. Driver updates do not resolve this issue. Diamond Viper II (S3 Savage 2000 chip): Due to limitations with DirectX compliance of this graphics card, the game will not start. Driver updates do not resolve this issue. Diamond Viper V-550: Due to limitations with DirectX compliance of this graphics card, the game will not start. Driver updates do not resolve this issue. Elsa Gladiac 920: Due to limitations with DirectX compliance of this graphics card, the game will freeze upon or soon after starting. Driver updates do not resolve this issue. Elsa Gladiac MX: Due to limitations with DirectX compliance of this graphics card using the retail driver, the game may become unresponsive. Try updating your drivers to the latest reference drivers, although this is not guaranteed to fix this problem. For more information on how to do this, see "Graphics Cards and Video Drivers," earlier in this Readme file. Hercules 3D Prophet II MX: Due to limitations with DirectX compliance of this graphics card, changing to windowed mode will cause the game to freeze. Please update your video drivers to the latest manufacturer or reference drivers. Hercules 3D Prophet DDR-DVI: Due to limitations with DirectX compliance of this graphics card, the game may become responsive when any option is selected on the Main Menu. Try updating your drivers to the latest reference drivers, currently version 4.14.0010.6176, although this is not guaranteed to fix this problem. For more information on how to do this, see "Graphics Cards and Video Drivers," earlier in this Readme file. Intel 82810 and 82815 chips: Due to limitations with DirectX compliance of these graphics chips (built into the Intel 810 and 815 chipsets), the game will not start. Driver updates do not resolve this issue. Intel 82830 chip: Due to limitations with DirectX compliance of this graphics chip, ground and wall textures may flicker. Driver updates do not resolve this problem. Matrox Millennium G-400: Due to limitations with DirectX compliance of this graphics card, colors may not appear correctly in the game. Driver updates do not resolve this issue. Matrox Parhelia 128 MB: Due to limitations with DirectX compliance of this graphics card, changing your resolution with this card while running the manufacturer's drivers can result in some graphics corruption on the Main Menu. Furthermore, you may see flickering shadows while playing the game. Try updating your drivers to the latest reference drivers, although this is not guaranteed to fix these problems. For more information on how to do this, see "Graphics Cards and Video Drivers," earlier in this Readme file. nVidia GeForce (all cards): If you are using an nVidia GeForce graphics card in combination with the Windows 98 or Windows Me operating system and a computer motherboard running an Intel 845 or 850 series chipset, you may encounter graphics corruption when you play the game. Driver updates do not resolve this issue. If you use the Windows Control panel to change the resolution setting for your desktop, your change will be reflected in the resolutions for windowed mode in the game. Unless the game's screen resolution setting is higher than the selected desktop resolution setting, this will affect the resolution setting for the game. nVidia Vanta: Due to limitations with DirectX compliance of this graphics card, the game will not start. Driver updates do not resolve this issue. Quantum 3D Obsidian 2: Due to limitations with DirectX compliance of this graphics card, the game will not start. Driver updates do not resolve this issue. S3 Graphics Pro Savage: Due to limitations with DirectX compliance of this graphics card, the game will not start. Driver updates do not resolve this issue. S3 Graphics SuperSavage: If you cannot start Zoo Tycoon 2 using the S3 Graphics line of SuperSavage cards, update your drivers to the latest reference drivers. For more information on how to do this, see "Graphics Cards and Video Drivers," earlier in this Readme file. S3 Graphics SuperSavage/IXC 1179: Due to limitations with DirectX compliance of this graphics card, the game will not start. Driver updates do not resolve this issue. S3 Graphics TwisterK HP: If you cannot start Zoo Tycoon 2 or if your mouse cursor is not present or blinks using this card, update your drivers to the latest reference drivers. For more information on how to do this, see "Graphics Cards and Video Drivers," earlier in this Readme file. SiS 315: Due to limitations with DirectX compliance of this graphics card, the mouse pointer will change color from gray to white when ALT+TAB is pressed to minimize and then again to maximize the game. Driver updates do not resolve this issue. Trident Cyberblade XP: Using this card, you may see flickering shadows while playing. Check your driver to make sure that you are running the latest reference drivers; however, note that updating your driver may not resolve this issue. For more information, see "Graphics Cards and Video Drivers," earlier in this Readme file. Trident XP 4: Due to limitations with DirectX compliance of this graphics card, the game will not completely load after selecting a map. Driver updates do not resolve this issue. XGI Volari: Using these cards, the mouse cursor is corrupted and may display horizontal lines running through it when you are playing in windowed mode with your desktop set to 16-bit color. Driver updates do not resolve this issue. F. Audio Issues General Audio Issues Sound problems when using some sound card providers: Some Zoo Tycoon 2 sound card providers are not fully compatible with certain sound cards, leading to only some or no game sounds being played. To restore all sounds, set the sound card provider option in Zoo Tycoon's Game Options menu to Miles Fast 2D Positional Audio (this is the default selection). Various environment sounds are distorted: If you are using DirectSound3D software emulation with Hardware Acceleration turned off, animal, building, and other zoo sounds may sound distorted. To fix, try using the Miles Fast 2D or the Dolby Surround sound provider. Environment sounds coming from the bottom of the screen are louder than sounds coming from the center of the screen: While you may achieve a better sound experience by adjusting the settings related to your particular sound card, speakers, and/or headphones, no global resolution exists for this issue. Sound coordinates in the game have been intentionally set so that sounds coming from the bottom of the screen are louder, as this provides the best experience for all players, who are using a wide variety of different sound cards. Specific Sound Card Issues Aureal A3D 2.0: Using this sound provider for your audio card, you may not hear entity or object sounds in your zoo. To fix, set your sound card provider to Miles Fast 2D Positional Audio as the default sound card provider. Aureal A3D Interactive: Using this sound provider for your audio card, you may not hear entity or object sounds in your zoo. To fix, set your sound card provider to Miles Fast 2D Positional Audio as the default sound card provider. Creative Labs EAX, EAX 2, and EAX 3: Using these sound providers for your audio card, you may not hear entity or object sounds in your zoo. To fix, set your sound card provider to Miles Fast 2D Positional Audio as the default sound card provider. Creative Sound Blaster Extigy: All audio may stop if you turn off the Extigy sound card and then back on again. To restore the audio, exit Zoo Tycoon 2, turn on the Extigy card, and then restart Zoo Tycoon 2. This card may also cause system instability if you attempt to change your sound provider while the card is turned off. To prevent this, always make sure the Extigy card is on when changing your sound provider. DirectSound3D Hardware: Using this sound provider for your audio card, you may not hear entity or object sounds in your zoo. To fix, set your sound card provider to Miles Fast 2D Positional Audio as the default sound card provider.

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