Baldur's Gate(TM) Non Interactive Demo

Thanks for downloading the demo - we hope you enjoy this non-interactive
tour of Baldur's Gate!  

The Team at BioWare and Interplay

REQUIREMENTS
============
Pentium 100 with 16MB RAM
A DirectX certified video card with at least 2MB of video RAM
A DirectX certified sound card
53 MB of hardrive space
DirectX 5.0

INSTALLATION and RUNNING
========================
Double click the BLDRNID.EXE file.  After extracting the files, go to
the directory where the files where extracted to.  The default is
     C:\INTRPLAY\BALDURNID
Double click BALDUR.EXE to launch the demo.

TROUBLESHOOTING
===============
Please make sure your system has the most current version of DirectX
installed.  The Baldur's Gate Non Interactive Demo requires DirectX 5.0.
If you don't have the most current version of DirectX, please go to
www.microsoft.com/msdownload/dx5/sdk5.0.  The newest version of Direct X
is 5.2 and some graphics test users have reported the drivers in that 
version fixed problems they were experiencing with 5.0, 5.01, and 5.1.

If you are already running the most recent version of DirectX, you may  
find the drivers from the video card manufacturer or the maker of the 
chipset on your video card fix problems as well.  Most video
card manufacturers have driver updates available at their website.  In
some cases the drivers available from the manufacturer are newer and fix
bugs that may exist in the drivers included in DirectX 5.0+.  We have 
compiled as much information as we have about driver fixes based on 
the preliminary reports from the Video Driver Test.   

If you experience any display related problems with this demo, please
run the BioWare Video Driver Test program and follow the instructions in
the readme file included with that program to identify and report them.

KNOWN PROBLEMS AND FIXES FOR SPECIFIC VIDEO CARDS
=================================================
Note: The following information has been gathered from users on the 
internet and is not guaranteed to be correct.  If you are experiencing
problems and are unable to correct the error with your video card, we 
apologize.  The full version of the game will have options to fix 
problems on cards that don't fully support the functionality of DirectX.

If your card is not listed here, it has either been reported to work 
correctly or we have not recieved any reports from the internet concerning
problems with the card.

ATI, all cards:
    Most ATI users have encountered no problems with the Driver Test.
    Some problems did occur with older drivers.  You can update your 
    drivers from ATI's site at: htttp://support.atitech.ca/drivers/drivers.html

Creative Labs, all cards:
    There are no confirmed fixes for these cards yet.  There are several
    reported display problems with these cards: vertical lines running
    down the screen, mirroring problems, and animation problems. 

Diamond, Stealth 64 VRAM/DRAM:
    This card runs fairly slow and there haven't been any reports of fixes
    through drivers.  It should work with the latest drivers, however
    performance will be poor.
Diamond, Stealth Video xx00:
    The NID may not run on systems with these cards.  There have been 
    conflicting reports from the Driver Test program that the cards work 
    with problems and also that they don't work at all.  It is likely that
    the latest drivers will allow you to run the NID with some performance
    and display errors.  
Diamond, Stealth 3D 2000:
    Newest drivers from S3 reported to fix all errors.  Drivers 
    available from S3 at http://www.s3.com/bbs/0main/topindex.htm
Diamond, Stealth 3D 3000:
    Some users have experienced a crash in the Driver Test with this card.
    There is currently no reported fix for this card.
Diamond, Stealth II S220:
    The newest Diamond drivers fix most problems with this card.  Drivers 
    available at http://www.diamondmm.com/products/drivers/driver-index.html
Diamond, FireGL:
    There are graphical errors with this card.  Use the latest drivers from 
    Diamond for the best performance, but note that not all display problems
    will be fixed.  Drivers available at
    http://www.diamondmm.com/products/drivers/driver-index.html
Diamond, Viper:
    The newest Diamond drivers fix all problems with this card.  Drivers 
    available at http://www.diamondmm.com/products/drivers/driver-index.html

Matrox, Millenium:
    This card works but suffers from several display problems.  The newest 
    drivers from Matrox minimize some display errors.  You can get these at 
    http://www.matrox.com/mgaweb/drivers/drivers.htm
Matrox, Millenium II:
    Newest drivers from Matrox reported to fix all errors.  Drivers 
    available from Matrox at http://www.matrox.com/mgaweb/drivers/drivers.htm
Matrox, Mystique:
    Newest drivers from Matrox reported to fix most/all errors.  Drivers 
    available from Matrox at http://www.matrox.com/mgaweb/drivers/drivers.htm    

Number Nine, 771 Motion:
    Some problems fixed with S3 968 drivers.  You can get these at 
    http://www.s3.com/bbs/0main/topindex.htm
Number Nine, Revolution 3D:
    There are several display problems with this card and no fix is
    currently available.  
Number Nine, Imagine 128:
    Newest drivers from Trident reported to fix most problems.  Drivers
    available at http://www.nine.com/support/drivers

S3, all cards reported:
    Most or all problems can be fixed by upgrading to DirectX 5.2 or 
    getting the newest drivers from S3 at 
    http://www.s3.com/bbs/0main/topindex.htm

STB, Virge cards:
    Most users with the Virge chipset have been able to fix problems using
    the newest drivers from S3 at http://www.s3.com/bbs/0main/topindex.htm
STB, Velocity:
    Newest drivers from STB reported to fix most/all problems.  Drivers 
    available at http://www.stb.com/drivers/
STB, Nitro 3D:
    Newest drivers from STB reported to fix most/all problems.  Drivers 
    available at http://www.stb.com/drivers/

Trident, 9680:
    Newest drivers from Trident reported to fix most/all problems.  Drivers
    available at http://www.trid.com/trident/html/DRIVERS.HTM
Trident, PCI-47:
    It is likely that the NID will not run on this card.  There are no 
    reports as to whether or not the newest version of DirectX or new
    drivers will address the problem.    

Customer Service Information
===============================
Please try to have your system information available and be near your
computer if at all possible.  Interplay Technical Support is available
24 hours a day through our Automated Technical Support Line with a
Technical Representative available during regular business hours.

Interplay Customer Support may be reached:

in the United States
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fax: (949)252.2820        or Telnet to: bbs.interplay.com
attn: Customer Service    America Online: email to "IPTECH"
                          
                            
in the UK and Europe
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Customer Support
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Email:  Europe@interplay-uk.com
                         
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COPYRIGHT AND TRADEMARK NOTICE
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BALDUR'S GATE: (c) 1998 BioWare Corp.  All Rights Reserved.  
Baldur's Gate, Forgotten Realms, the Forgotten Realms logo, Advanced Dungeons
& Dragons, the AD&D logo, and the TSR logo are trademarks of TSR, Inc., a
subsidiary of Wizards of the Coast, Inc., and are used by Interplay under
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