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										This demo of Rise of Nations: Rise of Legends allows players to try one of the three main races in the campaign as well as few skirmish maps for quick match.
 
 Demo details:
 
 Welcome to the Rise of Nations: Rise of Legends Pre-Release Demo.
 
 This version of Microsoft® Rise of Nations®: Rise of Legends™ is a pre-release
 demo that has not reached the final stages of development and does not
 represent the finished product. You might encounter instability or features
 that are not yet implemented or do not function as intended. There may be
 references to development tools that do not exist or are not enabled.  You will
 also encounter longer than average load times. Please be sure to read the Known
 Issues section of this document for information on what problems you might
 encounter. 
 
 	CONTENTS
 A. Installing
 System Requirements
 Installation
 B. Playing
 Where Do I Start?
 What Should I Play Now?
 C. Known Issues
 General Issues
 Hardware Configuration Issues
 Crashes
 D. Troubleshooting
 Drivers
 Windows Update
 
 	Installing
 System Requirements 
 Please note that this Pre-Release demo has longer than average load times and
 lower than normal performance (FPS). These issues will improve greatly in the
 final product.
 
 The Rise of Nations: Rise of Legends Pre-Release demo requires: 
 •	Microsoft Windows® XP w/ Service Pack 2
 •	1.4 GHz processor
 •	512 GB RAM
 •	64 MB (DX9/Shader compliant) video card
 
 Installation
 •	Run Setup.exe and follow the instructions that appear on the screen.
 	Playing
 Where Do I Start?
 After you have installed and launched Rise of Legends, you should start off
 with a simple 1 vs. 1 Quick Battle against the AI (Computer Player). This will
 allow you time to get familiar with the game and its elements.
 
 To launch a Quick Battle game
 1)	From the Main Menu, select Quick Battle. 
 2)	Select the options you prefer.
 3)	Click Start Game.
 Note: You can also select another map by choosing Change Map on the game Setup
 screen. This will provide you with a list of playable maps.
 
 What Should I Play Now?
 Now that you have become familiar with Rise of Legends and its core gameplay,
 it’s time to take a shot at the Rise of Legends story-driven campaign
 experience. 
 
 To launch the limited -demo Campaign
 1)	From the Main Menu, click the Campaigns button. 
 2)	Click the Alin Campaign that has the word Corruption under it.
 3)	Click the Begin New Campaign button. 
 	Known Issues
 The following is a list of known bugs and crashes in Rise of Legends. Please
 read this list carefully as this will indicate to you what areas of the game to
 avoid.
 
 General Issues
 •	Load times are longer than expected. This will be greatly improved for the
 final product.
 •	Performance (frames per second) work is ongoing and will be greatly improved
 for the final product.
 •	The "Heavy Iron" demo map is a Vinci vs. Vinci scripted map; any settings the
 player chooses on the game Setup lobby are replaced by the scripted options when
 the game launches.
 •	On the “Heavy Iron” demo map, changing your player color on the game Setup
 screen will cause you to start without units or buildings. If you encounter
 this issue, please restart the game.
 •	In some instances, the Continue to Strategic Map button will cease to
 function after completing a campaign scenario. If you encounter this issue,
 press ALT+F4 to exit the game. 
 
 Hardware Configuration Issues
 Video Card Issues
 •	Graphics might be missing or corrupted using the Intel 82865G Graphics
 Controller.
 •	Decals and selection circles of units might appear corrupt on certain video
 cards, such as the ATI Radeon 7000 or the nVidia GeForce 4 MX.
 
 Sound Card Issues
 •	Systems with Creative SoundBlaster Audigy series cards might experience a
 crash. Updating your drivers might resolve this.
 •	Some Creative soundcards use a feature called CMSS 2. This feature is on by
 default, and might cause the sound in game to perform at a lower quality. This
 can be disabled in the Creative Console software.
 •	You might experience a reduction in audio quality if you run Rise of Legends
 with hardware acceleration disabled.
 
 Crashes
 •	The use of ALT+TAB or CTRL+ALT+DEL while in Rise of Legends might cause a
 crash or graphical corruption.
 •	The Azar Harif scenario might cause a crash in the demo campaign.
 •	Clicking Continue Campaign from the campaign window after completing the demo
 scenarios in the campaign might cause a crash.
 	Troubleshooting
 Drivers 
 Make sure your computer is using the most recent drivers for hardware
 components including:
 •	Video Card
 •	Sound Card
 •	Motherboard/Chipset Drivers
 
 Windows Update
 Make sure you are up to date with the latest Service Packs and operating-system
 updates.
  
									
									
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