Featuring a brand new name, the Total Club Manager series enter 2006 featuring a new interface and major changes on the players' ability system. Also new is the ability to choose the "depth" of each league initialized for play. While in previous editions the player could create or download leagues that went to the fourth tier of the system which would slow down considerably the simulation time, players with less powerful computers or with many can now choose to activate a league, but only until a certain division. Also new is the club budget which limits the spending a manager can do before failing at the financial objectives for the season.
The demo offers a brief look up on Total Club Manager 06.
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EA SPORTS FIFA Manager 06 Demo
31/08/05
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. Installing the game
a) Installing EA SPORTS FIFA Manager 06 Demo
b) Minimum required hard disk space
2. Minimum PC configuration
3. DirectX
4. Uninstalling EA SPORTS FIFA Manager 06 Demo
5. Memory requirements
a) Memory requirements in Microsoft Windows
b) Running the game in Microsoft Windows
6. Improving game speed
7. Configuration files
8. MP3 player
9. Notes on video cards / chipsets
10. Notes on video card support
11. Notes on Microsoft Windows
12. Data input closing date
13. Legal
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1. Installing the game
a) Installing EA SPORTS FIFA Manager 06 Demo
To install the EA SPORTS FIFA Manager 06 Demo double-click the FIFAM06_Demo.exe
and then click Unzip when prompted. When this process has finished select
Install and EA SPORTS FIFA Manager 06 Demo will install.
b) Minimum required hard disk space
You must have at least 1.8 GB free space on your hard disk when installing the
game.
2. Minimum PC configuration
If any problems arise, please check first of all that your PC complies with the
following minimum configuration:
Operating system Microsoft Windows 98SE/2000/ME/XP (Microsoft Windows 95
and Microsoft Windows NT are not supported)
Processor 1.0 GHz Intel Pentium III processor (or equivalent)
Memory 256 MB RAM
Video card 32 MB (AGP/PCI-E) Video card (see section 10 for
supported video cards)
HDD space 1.8 GB free hard disk space before installation
Sound card Audio is not supported in the demo.
DirectX DirectX 9.0c or higher
NOTE: EA SPORTS FIFA Manager 06 Demo requires a minimum of 280 MB free disk
space after installation (plus additional space for save files) in order to run
properly. If this space is filled before or during gameplay, the game may not
function.
3. DirectX
The program will not run unless DirectX is installed. For EA SPORTS FIFA
Manager 06 Demo, the minimum supported version of DirectX is DirectX 9.0c.
The latest version of DirectX can be obtained at: www.microsoft.com/directx
DirectX and supported hardware
We recommend that EA SPORTS FIFA Manager 06 Demo be run with DirectX compatible
sound and video cards.
If your sound or video card does not support DirectX, please contact your
vendor.
4. Uninstalling EA SPORTS FIFA Manager 06 Demo
You can uninstall EA SPORTS FIFA Manager 06 Demo using the "Uninstall FIFA
Manager 06 Demo" from the Start Menu, which can be found at the same location
as the shortcut used to launch the game ("Start/Programs/EA SPORTS/FIFA Manager
06 Demo").
Microsoft Windows also has an "Add/Remove Programs" icon in the Control Panel
that can be used to uninstall the game.
Some files (like save games) will be left on the hard disk after the uninstall
process. You will find them in your personal folder.
5. Memory requirements
a) Memory requirements in Windows
EA SPORTS FIFA Manager 06 Demo requires a minimum of 256 MB of RAM to run on
Microsoft Windows 98/ME. If more memory is available, you will experience
better game performance in all areas. Since EA SPORTS FIFA Manager 06 Demo
processes an enormous amount of data, a lot of memory can be more important
than a fast processor.
Important: We recommend that you let your operating system automatically manage
the amount of virtual memory.
b) Running the game in Windows
At Electronic Arts we strive to bring you the best in graphics, audio and
gameplay; we are always seeking to maximise computer performance. Although we
have made every effort to ensure that EA SPORTS FIFA Manager 06 Demo
multi-tasks with other applications, we recommend that you shut down all other
applications (including virus scanners) and run EA SPORTS FIFA Manager 06 Demo
by itself whenever possible.
6. Improving game speed
There are several ways in which you can increase the speed of EA SPORTS FIFA
Manager 06 Demo:
a) Ensure that Hardware Acceleration is set to the maximum level. This setting
is located in the Control Panel in Microsoft Windows 98/ME, and under Control
Panel\Display\Settings\Advanced\Troubleshooting in Microsoft Windows 2000/XP.
b) Even relatively slow computers allow the game to be played at a
much-accelerated rate if a lot of memory is available.
7. Configuration files
The configuration files (music settings, save games, custom training schedules,
and other User-specific settings) are stored in a subdirectory of your My
Documents folder.
8. MP3 player
This feature is not supported in the demo.
9. Notes on video cards / chipsets
If you are experiencing problems with your video card and EA SPORTS FIFA
Manager 06 Demo, we recommend updating your video card driver by downloading
the latest driver available from the video card manufacturer. The video card
chipset is the video processor located on the video card. If you cannot find
any information in the video card manual or on the website, examine the video
card for a chip inscribed with the manufacturer's name. Some popular chip
manufacturers' websites are listed below:
NVIDIA Nvidia.com
ATI Ati.com
S3 Graphics S3graphics.com
INTEL Intel.com
MATROX Matrox.com
10. Notes on video card support
Supported chipsets:
- ATI Radeon 7500
- ATI Radeon 8500
- ATI Radeon 9xxx series
- ATI Radeon X300, X600, X700, X800 series
- NVIDIA GeForce 2 (GTS, MX, Ultra/Ti)
- NVIDIA GeForce 3 (Ti)
- NVIDIA GeForce 4 (MX, Ti)
- NVIDIA GeForce FX series
- NVIDIA GeForce 6800
- Intel i915g
- S3 GammaChrome S18 Pro
- Matrox Millennium (P650, P750)
If you experience problems, please contact your video card manufacturer or
vendor for the latest drivers.
11. Notes on Microsoft Windows
EA SPORTS FIFA Manager 06 Demo supports Microsoft Windows 98, Microsoft Windows
2000, Microsoft Windows ME and Microsoft Windows XP.
*NOTE: To install and play the game properly on Microsoft Windows
2000/Microsoft Windows XP, you need administrator access to your computer.
Consult your Microsoft Windows 2000/Microsoft Windows XP documentation for more
information.
Microsoft Windows XP has a feature called Fast User Switching which allows
multiple users sharing the same computer to have individual profiles and to
swap their current work spaces without logging off. EA SPORTS FIFA Manager 06
Demo does not support this feature.
12. Data input closing date
The accuracy of the club and player data used in EA SPORTS FIFA Manager 06 Demo
was verified on August 24th 2005. Squad changes occurring after this date had
to be disregarded. The full game will be accurate from September 1st 2005 and
will include all the deadline day transfers.
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