"GRAND TOURING(TM)" - WINDOWS PCs 'PATCH' Programmes - Version 1 (V1.0). 28th January, 1998.



!!!!!!! THIS DOCUMENT IS IMPORTANT. PLEASE READ THIS DOCUMENT THOROUGHLY BEFORE USE. !!!!!!! 

!!!!!!! THIS DOCUMENT IS IMPORTANT. PLEASE READ THIS DOCUMENT THOROUGHLY BEFORE USE. !!!!!!! 

!!!!!!! THIS DOCUMENT IS IMPORTANT. PLEASE READ THIS DOCUMENT THOROUGHLY BEFORE USE. !!!!!!!



THE PURPOSE OF THE 'PATCH' PROGRAMMES: 	<gtpatchx1.exe> (small 0.5MB 'patch'), or

 					<gtpatchx2.exe> (large 5.0MB 'patch')

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This document, (which should be accompanied by one or both of the above referenced .exe

files) is intended to be read by those purchasers of the "Grand Touring(TM)" software

product who wish to enjoy one or more of the following improvements which are facilitated by

the use of these 'patch' programmes. Improvements include, (but may not be limited to) the

following):



*	Plugging of the 'holes', (at the exit to the tunnel) at the Mountain Track.

	<gtpatchx2.exe only>

 

*	Moderation of the excessive 'bouncing' of the vehicles, (following collision with

	the walls) at the Street Tracks.



*	Correction of the Lap Count, (when driving the 'wrong way') at the Speed-ring

	Tracks.



*	Displaying of the appropriate 'mini-car' icons, (for the 'bonus' cars) at the Race

	Results tables.



*	Optimisation of the 'check-point' times, (during a 'Check-point Race') at all of the

	Tracks.



*	Correction of the text errors, at the 'Main' and 'In-game' menus.



*	Correction of rostrum cameras (cameras 10 and 11).



*	Support for the DirectX 6 'Voodoo 2 (video device) Reference Drivers'.



*	Enhancement of the appearance and / or performance when operated with a number of 3D

	adapters including: (i) Permedia 2, (ii) Riva 128, (iii) Riva TNT.



*	Support for systems without sound cards.

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INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE OF THE 'PATCH' PROGRAMMES: <gtpatchx1.exe> (small 0.5MB 'patch'), or

						<gtpatchx2.exe> (large 5.5MB 'patch')



1.	Locate the 'patch' programme which you wish to use; either <gtpatchx1.exe> (small

0.5MB 'patch'), or <gtpatchx2.exe> (large 5.5MB 'patch'). Note: if you wish the improvements

to the "Grand Touring(TM)" software product to include 'plugging of the 'holes', (at the

exit to the tunnel) at the Mountain Track' then you should use large 'patch' programme

<gtpatchx2.exe>. If you do NOT wish the improvements to the "Grand Touring(TM)" software

product to include 'plugging of the 'holes', (at the exit to the tunnel) at the Mountain

Track', but you wish to enjoy all of the other improvements listed above, then you may use

the small 'patch' programme <gtpatchx1.exe>.



2.	Place the mouse pointer / cursor over the 'patch' programme which you wish to use

and run the 'patch' programme by, say, 'double-clicking' the LEFT mouse button. This will

open a window containing a prompt.



3.	At the prompt, confirm your wish to use the 'patch' programme by selecting 'OK'.

This will open another window containing another prompt.



4.	At the prompt, confirm your wish to use the 'patch' programme by selecting 'UNZIP TO

FOLDER.....'. Extraction of the 'patch' programme will take a few momemts, then another

window containing another prompt will be opened. Note: In the UNLIKLEY event that,

(C:\Programme File\Empire Interactive\Grand Touring) is not the correct path to the 'Grand

Touring(TM)' folder, you should enter the correct path.



5.	At the prompt, confirm your wish to use the 'patch' programme by selecting 'OK'.

This will open another window containing a copy of this text file.



6.	Conratulations, the 'patch' programme has been succesfully extracted, and the

improvements to the 'Grand Touring(TM)' software product may now be enjoyed by 	playing

'Grand 	Touring(TM)' from its usual location e.g. the 'Start Menu'.

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