STAR TREK(R) ELITE FORCE II
1.01 BETA SERVER UPDATE README
Last Updated - 6/25/2003
*** This update is not OFFICIALLY supported by
Activision Customer Support. It
is only a Beta Server Update to allow server
administrators to host dedicated
servers without requiring the CD to remain in
the CD-ROM drive. It should not
be used for multiplayer clients or other game
owners.
Readme Contents:
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INTRODUCTION
INSTALLATION & SET UP ISSUES
1.> Minimum System Requirements
2.> Installation of the update
MULTIPLAYER & INTERNET ISSUES
1.> Hosting with the update
INTRODUCTION
Refer to this document if you encounter
difficulties with one or more aspects
of installation or running the Star Trek Elite
Force II 1.01 Beta Server
Update. Many of the problems commonly
encountered are covered here.
INSTALLATION & SET UP ISSUES
1. Minimum System Requirements:
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- 3D Hardware Accelerator Card required - 100%
DirectX(r) 9.0 compatible 32MB
video card and drivers*
- Pentium(r) III 600 or Athlon(tm) processor or
higher
- English version of Microsoft(r) Windows(r)
98/98SE/ME/2000/XP
- 128MB of RAM
- Quad Speed CD-ROM drive (600 K/sec sustained
transfer rate) and drivers
- 1.3GB of uncompressed free hard disk space (plus
200MB for Windows swap file)
- 100% DirectX(r) 9.0 compatible 16 bit sound
card and drivers
- 100% Windows(r) 98/98SE/ME/2000/XP compatible
mouse, keyboard and drivers
- DirectX(r) 9.0 (included)
MULTIPLAYER REQUIREMENTS
- Internet (TCP/IP) and LAN (TCP/IP) play
supported
- Internet play requires 56 Kbps (or faster)
modem and drivers
- LAN play requires network interface card and
drivers
Important Note: *Some 3D accelerator cards with
the chipsets listed here may
not be compatible with the 3D acceleration
features utilized by Star Trek Elite
Force II. Please refer to your hardware
manufacturer for 100% DirectX 9.0
compatibility.
SUPPORTED CHIPSETS:
- All ATI(r) Radeon
- nVidia(r) TNT2 and TNT2 Ultra
- All nVidia(r) GeForce(tm) chipsets
- SIS Xabre 400
2. Installation of the update:
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The update includes 3 new updated game files and
this readme. The updated game
files are: ef2.exe, cgamex86.dll, and
gamex86.dll. During the update the
installer assumes that you have installed the
game to the default game
directory of c:\program files\activision\ef2\.
If you have changed your
installation directory you will need to change
the output directory accordingly
or manually move the files later to the
installed directory prior to using the
update.
Any future OFFICIAL update will be released on
the following sites
www.activision.com, www.st-ef2.com, and
gaming.startrek.com. We will also
utilize the games auto-patch capability for
those with an active internet
connection.
MULTIPLAYER & INTERNET ISSUES
1. Hosting with the update:
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With the update you will now be able to host
Dedicated games without needing to
keep the game CD in the CD-ROM drive. This fix
is being released as a Beta and
doesn't incorporate any additional updates other
then what is listed above.
A.) We do intend to incorporate this fix into a
future OFFICIAL 1.1 update of
Elite Force II.
B.) This fix does not incorporate support for
Linux servers. That is being
worked on now for a future release. |