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                       VIRTUAL POOL 2 (tm) Patch
                
               (c) 1997 Celeris, Inc.  All rights reserved.
           Virtual Pool 2 is a trademark of Interplay Productions.
                          All rights reserved.
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  This patch will provide you with the latest update for Virtual 
  Pool 2 (tm)  It contains minor adjustments for items such as pool 
  rules, art work, and 3D card problems that may have occurred.  
  To utilize this new patch, follow these simple instructions.  

  1) Along with this Readme file you should also have two files 
     called Vp2.exe & Rendd3d.dll
  2) Go to the Program Files/VR Sports/VP2 directory on your 
     computer hard drive (usually C:)
  3) Replace the old Vp2.exe & Rendd3d.dll files with the new ones 
     received in this patch.
  4) That's it....You're done!  Start Virtual Pool 2 as usual and 
     begin playing.

  You really won't even notice what the program has done, except 
  you will now have access to use 3D features that weren't available 
  before.  Have fun!

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                        Video Card Troubleshooting
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  If you are having problems with your 3D accelerator/video card make
  sure that you have the latest drivers for your card.  We have found
  that installing the latest video drivers solves most of the
  problems that people are reporting.  In order to get the latest
  video drivers for your video card contact the manufacturer.  Most
  manufacturers have web sites with the latest drivers available
  for downloading.

  3D acceleration is only worthwhile if you have a video card that is
  in the same class as today's newer 3D accelerators such as the 3Dfx
  Voodoo or the nVidea RIVA128.  If your 3D accelerator is not in
  this class you will probably get better performance by not using 3D
  acceleration in Virtual Pool 2.

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                       Bugs Fixed/Problems Addressed
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  Direct3d hardware support has been fixed and enabled.

  In a Straight Pool tournament, computer player verses computer
  player, the higher rated player was always winning.

  If the tournament winner had a long name then sometimes the score
  of the final match was being cut off.

  The computer opponents in general are now slightly easier to beat.

  A problem with restoring the original game after watching a video
  clip has been fixed.

  The load saved game feature was not working with remote play at
  all.

  On some 3D accelerators some polygons were being drawn over and
  were showing up as holes in the table bed, etc.

  3D accelerators that require textures to be square are now
  correctly identified as being incompatible with Virtual Pool 2
  (such as video boards based on the S3 Virge chipset).

  A problem with Miscall during remote play has been fixed.

  When playing a remote game, English Pub rules, if one player fouled
  by not hitting any balls at all, the opponent gets a choice to play
  from D or in place.  After the choice is made if the user then did
  a replay both players would get the choice dialog.  This has been
  fixed.

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                      Interplay's World Wide Web Site
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  Interplay's World Wide Web site is an Internet service designed to 
  give you the latest information about Interplay and our products.

  The site features our demos, upgrades, product information and 
  ordering information.

  From your Internet account, point your favorite browser to:
  http://www.interplay.com/

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                        VR Sports Technical Support
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  Technical Support is always ready to help with any problems you 
  may encounter.

  Please try to have your system information ready and be near your
  computer if possible.


  In Europe:                           
    phone: +44 (0) 1628 423723        
      fax: +44 (0) 1628 487752         
  address: Customer Support            
           Harleyford Manor              
           Harleyford
           Henley Road
           Marlow
           Buckinghamshire
           SL7 2DX
           England
  

  In the United States:
  Help is available 24 hours a day through our Automated
  Customer Service system and representatives are available during 
  normal business hours.

  Telephone: (714) 955-9592
        Fax: (714) 252-2820
       Attn: Customer Service

  Internet E-Mail: support@vrsports.com

  World Wide Web: http://www.vrsports.com/

  BBS Modem Phone Number: (714) 724-4010

  Mail: VR Sports Customer Service
        16815 Von Karman
        Irvine, CA 92606

  
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                         Legal Information
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  !!Do not distribute this game!!   

  Virtual Pool 2 is a commercial product.
  If you would like direct order information, call 1-800-468-3775.

  Please report Software Piracy to the SPA: 1-800-388-PIR8

  General Product License
  This copy of Virtual Pool 2 (the "Software") is intended solely 
  for your personal noncommercial home entertainment use.  You may 
  not decompile, reverse engineer, or disassemble the Software, 
  except as permitted by law.  Interplay Productions and Celeris, 
  Inc. retain all right, title and interest in the software 
  including all intellectual property rights embodied therein and 
  derivatives thereof.  The software, including, without limitation, 
  all code, data structures, characters, images, sounds, text, 
  screens, game play, derivative works and all other elements of 
  the Software may not be copied, resold, rented, leased, 
  distributed (electronically or otherwise), used on a pay-per-play,
  coin-op or other for-charge basis, or for any commercial purpose. 
  Any permissions granted herein are provided on a temporary basis 
  and can be withdrawn by Interplay Productions at any time.  All 
  rights not expressly granted are reserved.

  Modem and Network Play
  If the Software contains modem or network play, you may play the
  Software via modem transmission with another person or persons 
  directly without transmission through a third party service or 
  indirectly through a third party service only if such service is 
  an authorized licensee of Interplay.  For the purposes of this 
  license, a "third party service" refers to any third party service 
  which provides a connection between two or more users of the 
  Software, manages, organizes, or facilitates game play, translates 
  protocols, or otherwise provides a service which commercially 
  exploits the Software, but does not include a third party service 
  which merely provides a telephonic connection (and nothing more) 
  for modem or network play.  Authorized licensee services are 
  listed on the Interplay Productions World Wide Web Site located 
  at http://www.interplay.com.  This limited right to transmit the 
  Software expressly excludes any transmission of the Software or 
  any data streams thereof on a commercial basis, including, without 
  limitation, transmitting the Software by way of a commercial 
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  game play sessions.  If you would like information about obtaining 
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  Interplay Productions at (714) 553-6655.

  Acceptance of License Terms
  By purchasing and retaining this Software, you assent to the terms 
  and restrictions of this limited license.  If you do not accept 
  the terms of this limited license, you must return the Software 
  together with all packaging, manuals and other material contained 
  therein to the store where you purchased the Software for a full 
  refund.
