Welcome to "Boss Rally"

We hope you enjoy playing the game as much as we've enjoyed 
making it for you.

                                 SouthPeak Interactive

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Copyright c 1999 Boss Game Studios, Inc. Published and 
distributed by SouthPeak Interactive LLC under license from 
Boss Game Studios, Inc. Music copyright c 1998 by 
Krakatoa Records, LLC and distributed under license 
from Krakatoa Records, LLC. Interactive Around-Soundr 
copyright c 1998 by Extreme Audio Reality, Inc. and 
distributed under license. Interactive Around-Sound is 
protected by US Patent #5,850,455. 

All Rights Reserved. SouthPeak Interactive and the 
SouthPeak Interactive logo are trademarks or registered 
trademarks of SouthPeak Interactive LLC. c indicates 
U.S.A. registration. 

U.S. GOVERNMENT RESTRICTED RIGHTS NOTICE 
Use duplication or disclosure of this software and related 
documentation by the U.S. government is subject to the 
Agreement with SouthPeak Interactive LLC and the 
Restrictions set forth in FAR 52.227-19, Commercial 
Computer Software - Restricted Rights (June 1987)
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       CONTENTS
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I.      System Requirements
II.     Installation
III.    General Game Issues
IV.     Troubleshooting
V.      DirectX Information
VI.     Contact Information


I.     SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
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Windows 95/98
233MHz Processor
32 MB RAM
8x CD-ROM Drive
DirectX 6 (included)
16-Bit Windows Compatible Sound Card
60 MB of Hard Disk Space
Microsoft Compatible mouse or other
pointing device.
Multiplayer capability via LAN, modem
or serial cable.

Video:
3D 4 Meg Video Memory
Hardware-Accelerated video card (Glide or
Direct 3D) required.
3dfx Voodoo, NVIDIA RIVA, ATI Rage Pro, S3
Savage, Matrox G200 and other Direct 3D 
compatible hardware supported.


II.    INSTALLATION
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1. Insert the Boss Rally CD into your CD-ROM Drive.
2. The Boss Rally Installer will prompt you to install
   Boss Rally.
3. Follow the prompts to complete the Boss Rally installation.   
   
   Note: If your autorun feature is disabled you will need to
         follow these steps...
1. Select 'Start' then 'Run' on the taskbar.
2. In the 'Run' box type x:\setup.exe
   This will start the Boss Rally install program.


III.   GENERAL GAME ISSUES
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Painting Cars
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You may paint your cars using any program that will write 24-bit .BMP 
files. This includes the Microsoft Paint program that comes with Windows. 

All paint files are stored in the Paint subdirectory. For the default 
installation that means all files are stored in 

C:\Program Files\SouthPeak Interactive\Boss Rally\Paint

Each car contains several "panels", such as the hood, roof, etc. The files 
are named using the two letter name of the car, followed by the panel name, 
followed by the .BMP suffix. Thus, for the car CE, you will want to paint 
all files of the form CE*.BMP. This includes CE-HOOD.BMP, CE-ROOF.BMP, etc. 

Please do not change the size of any .BMP files, or the program will 
fail to run. 

Boss Rally treats all shades of cyan in a special manner: Boss Rally assigns 
the opponent's color to each opponent's car where ever it sees the cyan color. 
Cyan is defined as a color where the red value is zero and the green value 
is equal to the blue value. 

BossRally.ini
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You can change the behavior of Boss Rally by using a text editor to add lines 
to the BossRally.ini file. 

Don't interpolate display (reduce input lag): 
Interpolate=0

Smooth out display using interpolation (default): 
Interpolate=1

Don't play music: 
PlayMusic=0

Play music using Windows MCI: 
PlayMusic=1

Play music using EAR (default): 
PlayMusic=2

Don't play sound effects: 
PlaySFX=0

Play sound effects (default): 
PlaySFX=1


IV.    TROUBLESHOOTING
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*  Boss Rally fails to load.

Boss Rally requires a properly installed and configured 
Audio card to run. If you are receiving an error message 
when Boss Rally attempts to load verify that your Audio 
card is installed and configured properly. Follow the 
steps below to determine if your card is operating properly.

1. Go to start-settings-Control Panel.
2. Open the System Icon.
3. Select the 'Device Manager' tab.
4. Scroll down to the section named'Sound and Video Game Controllers'
5. Expand the category by clicking on the '+' to the left of this section.
6. A properly installed and configured sound device should not have any 
   yellow exclamation points.

   Should you find any problems please contact your hardware 
   manufacturer's technical support.

A. Music volume control has no effect. 

   The game uses Extreme Audio Reality, Inc.'s 
   Interactive Around-Sound to control the CD volume. 
   There are several volume controls (mixers) in your computer, and IAS 
   needs to be configured to use the correct mixer. 

   From the Start menu, select Settings | Control Panel. Open the 
   control panel called "IAS Config". Select the CD Setup tab, and 
   the click on the Do Test button. Follow the directions on-screen. 
   Make sure that the Boss Rally CD is in your CD drive during the test. 

B. Steering wheel is harder to control than keyboard. 

   It may seem counter-intuitive, but you may want to increase the steering 
   speed setting on the car setup screen. E.g., if you have the Microsoft 
   SideWinder Force Feedback Steering Wheel, you should try it on one 
   setting less than the fastest setting. Give the car small steering 
   inputs. Try to be as smooth as possible. Practice for a while, and you 
   will soon be able to catch the car when it starts to slide. Hint: 
   if the car starts to skid, turn the steering wheel in the direction of 
   the skid! 

   Also, you may wish to use a text editor to add the line 

   Interpolate=0

   to the BossRally.ini file. 

C. The game starts, but then crashes after I select a few menu items. 

   The computer has run low on disk space. Windows uses the system drive to 
   provide virtual memory to applications. Try the following: 

   1. Close all unused applications. 
   2. Free up space on the system volume (usually drive C:) so there is at 
      least 100Mb free. 

D. I can play the game, but it crashes after a while. 

   The most likely cause is the screen saver becoming active. Disable all 
   screen savers before starting Boss Rally. 

Error Messages
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*  Out of memory. 

   The computer has run low on disk space. Windows uses the system drive to 
   provide virtual memory to applications. Try the following: 

   1. Close all unused applications. 
   2. Free up space on the system volume (usually drive C:) so there is at 
      least 100Mb free. 

*  This game requires DirectX 6. 

   Make sure DirectX 6 or later is correctly installed on your machine. 
   DirectX 6 is available on the Boss Rally CD. You may also obtain the 
   latest DirectX drivers from http://www.microsoft.com/DirectX

*  Unable to initialize Direct3D accelerated video card. 

   Boss Rally was unable to initialize the Direct3D accelerated video 
   card. Make sure you have a compatible Direct3D accelerated video card, 
   and that the latest drivers for that video card have been installed. 

*  Unable to initialize DirectInput.

   Make sure DirectX 6 or later is correctly installed on your machine. 
   DirectX 6 is available on the Boss Rally CD, or obtain the latest DirectX 
   drivers from http://www.microsoft.com/DirectX

Problems while in the Options Menu.
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   If you are experiencing choppy audio and video while 
   in the options screen please verify that there are not 
   multiple instances of Boss Rally running in the 
   background. Some CD-ROM drives will continue to scan
   and load the Autorun.exe file located on the Boss 
   Rally CD. A quick fix to this would be to disable 
   the autorun feature for your CD-ROM drive while 
   playing Boss Rally.

*  To Disable the Autorun feature...

1. Go to Start-Settings-Control Panel.
2. Open the System icon.
3. Select Device Manager.
4. Expand the CD-ROM listing located under 'Computer'
   by clicking on the '+' located to the left of CD-ROM.
5. Select your CD-ROM Drive and click on 'Properties'
6. Select the Settings Tab
7. To disable Autorun uncheck 'Auto insert notification'
8. Select 'OK' and 'OK' again.
9. Reboot.

   If you are experiencing problems running Boss Rally verify that 
   you have the latest drivers for your Sound and Video Cards. You 
   can obtain the drivers by visiting your hardware manufacturer's 
   web site.


VI.   DirectX INFORMATION
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*  What is DirectX?
   
   Microsoft's DirectX is a set of software components and drivers designed 
to create faster hardware performance in Windows based applications. DirectX 
is comprised of five components: DirectDraw, DirectInput, DirectPlay,
DirectSound, 
and Direct3D. Along with these components, DirectX includes a set of compatible 
drivers for the computer's video and sound cards along with input devices such 
as mice, joysticks and game pads.

   When installing PRODUCTION NAME, the program checks to see whether DirectX is

installed on your system. If the installer does not detect a standard, current
set 
of DirectX drivers, it installs new ones. However, a handful of video and sound
cards 
use DirectX drivers which do not conform to Microsoft standards. These
non-standard 
drivers cannot be detected during the Dark Side of the Moon installation, and
new 
drivers may be installed in their place. The drivers Dark Side of the Moon
installs 
may not work with such hardware and the end result may be that Dark Side of the
Moon 
fails to load.  This may be true even if you have used other DirectX-based
products 
in the past.

-If Boss Rally will not run on you computer due to DirectX problems,
 you may be able to correct the problem by following these steps:

        1.  Update your hardware drivers
            IMPORTANT: If you have never updated your drivers before, you may
want to 
            consult your system/hardware vendor and get their recommendation. If
you 
            choose to update the drivers yourself, follow the installation
instructions 
            provided with the driver very carefully.

            -Notes on obtaining drivers
            Hardware manufacturers post new drivers on their web sites regularly
that 
            have enhanced performance and stability. Please check with your
hardware 
            manufacturer for an update as some difficulties may be related to
drivers.

        2   Reinstall DirectX
            -Manually Installing DirectX
            1. Close all applications and save your data.
            2. Click on 'Start' and select 'Run'
            3. In the 'Run' box type in d:\directx\dxsetup
            (Note: Substitute d:\ for the drive letter of your CD-ROM drive.) 
            4. Select 'OK', this will begin the DirectX install.

-If you need to restore your display or audio drivers after installing DirectX: 

1. Close all applications and save your data. 
2. Bring up the control panel and click the Start button. Then click Settings.
Then 
   click Control Panel. 
3. Bring up the DirectX Setup applet. Double-click the Add/Remove Programs icon.
Click 
   DirectX Drivers. 
    Click the Add/Remove button. 
4. Click the "Restore Audio drivers" button if you want to restore your audio
drivers, 
   or click the "Restore Display drivers" button if you want to restore your
display drivers. 
   You can only restore one driver at a time, not both. 
5. Press "OK" to restart your computer.

Note: If DirectX did not install new display or audio drivers (or if you have
already restored 
them), then pressing the "Restore Audio drivers" or "Restore Display drivers"
button will just 
result in a dialogue that says "DirectX setup has completed successfully." You
can then press 
the other button, or exit.



V.    CONTACT INFORMATION 
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Please visit SouthPeak Interactive's web site at http://www.southpeak.com 
to obtain additional information or contact our Technical Support team.

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