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Call of Duty™ United Offensive™ Single Player Demo Readme

Last Updated: 9/08/2004

TABLE OF CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION & IMPORTANT NOTES

INSTALLATION & SET UP
1. Minimum System Requirements
2. Error Message "Couldn't Load Default.cfg"
3. Anti-Virus Software

GAMEPLAY ISSUES
1. Where are the Autosaves?
2. Saving and Mission Failures
3. Overwriting Saved Games
4.Running Multiple Instances of the Call of Duty™ United Offensive™ Single Player Demo

GAMEPLAY TIPS
1. Anti-Tank Weapons

VIDEO TROUBLESHOOTING
1. Latest Drivers Required
2. Multiple Monitors

OPERATING SYSTEM SPECIFIC TROUBLESHOOTING
1. Shift Key in Windows® 2000/XP Interrupts Game
2. Windows® Key Interrupts Game in 2000/XP
3. Game Icons Are Missing From Start Menu And/Or DesktopIn Windows® 2000/XP
4. Admin Rights Needed To Load and Play On Windows® 2000 or XP


INTRODUCTION & IMPORTANT NOTES

Refer to this document if you encounter difficulties with one or more aspects of installation or running the Call of Duty™ United Offensive™ Single Player Demo. Many of the most commonly encountered issues are covered here.

IMPORTANT NOTE: Use of the in-gameconsole is not supported by Activision®. Please do not contact Activision Customer Support with issues that arise from using console commands in-game.


INSTALLATION & SET UP

1. Minimum System Requirements

- 3D Hardware Accelerator Card required - 100% DirectX® 9.0c compatible 32MB Hardware T&L-capable video card and the latest drivers*
- English version of Microsoft® Windows®98/ME/2000/XP
- Pentium® III 800MHz or Athlon® 800MHz processor or higher
- 128MB of RAM (256MB or more recommended)
- 8x Speed CD-ROM drive (1200KB/sec sustained transfer rate) and latest drivers
- 225 MB of uncompressed free hard disk space (plus 400MB for Windows® 98/ME swap file, 600MB for Windows® 2000/XP swap file)
- 100% DirectX® 9.0c compatible 16-bit sound card and latest drivers
-100% Windows® 98/ME/2000/XP compatible mouse, keyboard and latest drivers
- DirectX® 9.0c (not included)

IMPORTANT NOTE: *Some 3D accelerator cards with the chipset listed here may not be compatible with the 3D acceleration features utilized by Call of Duty™ United Offensive™. Please refer to your hardware manufacturer for 100% DirectX 9.0c compatibility.

SUPPORTED CHIPSETS:
- All ATI®Radeon™ cards
- All nVidia® GeForce™ chipsets
- Matrox® Parhelia™

2. Error Message "Couldn't Load Default.cfg":

This error may occur when the game is installed with no directory specified. For example, if you choose to install it to a hard drive or partition other than the C: drive (that is, D:,E:, etc.), but fail to specify a folder, the game will install everything to the root of thehard drive and the game will not launch.

If you want to install the game to a hard drive other than the default setting (C:), please make sure you specify a folder when choosing the other drive (i.e.: D:\Call of Duty United Offensive Single Player Demo).

3. Anti-Virus Software

The use of anti-virus software may increase installation time. We recommend that you disable anti-virussoftware during the installation of the product and re-enable the software after the installation is complete.


GAMEPLAY ISSUES

1. Where are the Autosaves?

The Call of Duty™ United Offensive™ Single Player Demo autosaves at the beginning of the mission as well as at certain points within the mission. If you wish to load one of these, you can do so by hitting "esc" while playing the gameand selecting "Load Game" and clicking “Show Auto Saves”, or selecting "Load Game" from the main menu and clicking on “Show Auto Saves”. You will be shown a list of your saved games. Highlight the name of the game you wish to load and the click the "Load" button.

2. Saving and Mission Failures:

If you save your game during a mission failure, you may be unable to load a game from the...