The 3DO Company
High Heat(TM) Major League Baseball(R) 2002
APRIL 2001
Version 1.1

Thank you for purchasing the High Heat Major League Baseball 2002 game.  We recommend that you read this file to get the most
up-to-date information about installing, running, and maximizing performance of the High Heat Major League Baseball 2002 game.
This document contains information you might find useful, and we think it will help you to get as much enjoyment out of this
game as possible.

This game is intended for use with English (United States) versions of Windows.  Use of the game on other language versions of
Windows may result in errors that can render the game unplayable on your system.

Note: The information within this document is accurate as of the date of the release of this product.

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Table of Contents

        1.  Installation / GameUpdate(TM)
        2.  Update v 1.1 Information
        3.  Frequently Asked Questions
        4.  Purchasing 3DO Software
        5.  Contacting Customer Support

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1.  Installation

Please choose one of the following two options to update your copy of the HIGH HEAT MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 2002 game.

Using the GameUpdate(TM) Program: GameUpdate is a program that searches the 3DO website for game updates for your 3DO games.
You must be connected to the Internet for GameUpdate to function.

- Connect to the Internet.

- Go to Start | Programs | 3DO | High Heat Major League Baseball 2002 | Support.  
  When the next window comes up, click on GameUpdate.

- Follow the instructions when the GameUpdate window opens.

Downloading from the Web:

- Load http://www.3do.com on your internet browser.  Click on Support | PC Games | Patches, and locate the High Heat Major
League Baseball 2002 icon and click on it.

- Click on the "HH2K2v1_1.exe" link below to download the patch to your computer.
If your web browser asks you where you want to save the file, make sure to save it to the same hard drive that High Heat is
installed on.

- Double click on the "HH2K2v1_1.exe" file. The program will search for the path to High Heat Major League Baseball 2002 on
your hard drive. A status bar will appear for each of the files that will be updated. 

- If the High Heat directory cannot be found, the program will ask you to find the High Heat program. Navigate to the High
Heat directory on your hard drive and select "HH2002.exe" and click "OK". The program will then install the update.

- Check the version number on the new "HH2002.exe" file by right-clicking on the file, choosing Properties, clicking on the
Version tab, and checking the File Version number. The number should read "1.1" 

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2.  Update v 1.1 Information

Problems addressed in this version of High Heat Major League Baseball 2002:

- Minimum game install now plays in software mode.
- Fixed problems with High Heat 2001 season converter.
- Teams from converted High Heat 2001 seasons will receive new rookies at the start of the next season.
- Wrigley Field collision data has been updated.
- Metrodome collision data has been updated.
- SafeCo Field now working properly in Software Mode.
- Proper team pitching ranking now given in pre-game summary.
- Fixed problems concerned with rosters expanding to 40 players in season play.
- Fixed roster-related problem with quick-sim in the playoffs.
- Fixed problem with importing teams into a custom league.
- Fixed a problem with selecting a CPU-advised player in rookie draft.
- Fixed a problem with players advancing on a balk.

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3.  Frequently Asked Questions


Question: When I try to run the game, I get a message, "Missing D3D8.DLL". How do I fix it?

Answer: Go to either Microsoft's website or to the setup folder on the High Heat 2002 CD and re-install DirectX 8 from there.
Sometimes the DirectX 8 installer will fail to move this file over and you will need to re-install DX8 to fix this problem.
We also suggest that you uninstall your game, re-install the latest driver set for your video card, and then re-install the
game to ensure that the game will recognize your video card.

Question: While playing the game, I'm getting choppy, garbled or looped sound/voices; my sound card is an SBLive! or Turtle
Beach Santa Cruz- how can I fix the sound/looping issue?

Answer: You will need to enable EAX support within the High Heat 2002 game, under Preferences/Audio Preferences. If you are
still experiencing problems after enabling EAX support, please contact your computer manufacturer for DirectX 8 compliant
drivers for your sound card.

Question: I am simming games with my league. Whenever I add players to my team and continue simming, the game crashes on me.
This happens consistently in September! What's the problem?

Answer: This is an issue that is linked to promoting a minor leaguer to the Major Leagues, and possibly not totally filling up
the roster to the full 40-man team. This issue has been corrected in this patch.

Question:  I'm playing a game, and notice when I'm picking players for my team that there are at least 10+ players that I
can't draft. I usually have to draft free agents and adjust their stats to match them, what's going on? 

Answer:  Exhibition teams rosters have 35 (minus a few depending MLBPA eligibility) REAL players. In season mode, teams all
have only 25 (minus a few depending MLBPA eligibility) REAL players. We made note of this in our advertising. You might be
able to find the missing 10 players per team using the find player utility, but MLBPA rules prevent us from throwing the
extra 10 players in AAA. There is no way, within the game itself, to gain access to the 10 extras in season mode, because of
the MLBPA ruling.

Question:  Can I have a 2 Human player-controlled game? Also, can I play with two separate controllers versus keyboard only?

Answer:  2 controllers as an option is perfectly fine. If you can daisy-chain controllers, no problem. Unfortunately, some
people aren't going to have an extra game port, so you won't have the second controller available for use. In Team Settings,
the user can select Controller 1 and Controller 2 as options. Of course, if Windows isn't detecting the controllers, then
neither will the game. To test and configure your controller, click on start, settings, control panel and double click on the
game controller icon.

Question:  I want a custom league, playing over the internet. How would I properly transfer the files from one player to
another in order to play via internet custom league play?

Answer:   In the Team Schedule screen, the user selects a game and presses the NETPLAY button. This creates a lobby where the
host waits for the other user to connect. The other player must select NETPLAY from the MAIN MENU and join the created game.
One machine must always act as a host. That machine transfers the season file to the joiner so the game can be played. After
the game, only the file on the host's machine is updated. This is documented in the game manual starting on page 32.

Question:  During game play, I notice the batter's helmet and bat are white, and the catcher's and umpire's masks are also
white. How can I change this?

Answer:  You will need to turn off reflections in your Video Preferences. That will fix the problem, as some cards do not
properly support this feature. To do this, start from the MAIN MENU; 
Click on the HIGH HEAT 2002 pull-down menu;
Select VIDEO PREFERENCES;
Click on the box next to "Reflections" to uncheck or turn off the Reflections feature;
Click on the [OK] button to save the change. The bolded option is the default setting.

Question:  I want to change certain values in the player editor, however I usually end up with a value of 10. What's wrong?

Answer:  In order to change the values, you need to delete the value in the space first, before putting in the desired value.
i.e.:

You have a setting of say 3.5. You click on the space to change it and hit the number 5. However, overwrite is not ON, so you
essentially just changed the value to 53.5. This is an illegal value, and the max is 10, so the game changes it to 10 automatically.

Question:  While playing the game (Season or Exhibition) I'm getting random crashes; what is causing this?

Answer: In most cases, random crashes are due to Driver/DirectX conflicts or other system troubleshooting issues. Please
consult the Troubleshooting section of the Readme file.  Right now, we are looking into other potential causes for this
problem. Also verify that your sound drivers are up to date and fully DirectX8 compatible.

Question:   I have an Nvidia GeForce series card- what should I do about multiple images popping up on my screen when I hit to
the outfield?

Answer:  You have a few options here. First off, make sure that you are running the latest drivers for your video card. You
can find links to most video card manufactures on our webpage.

Click on the Start Button 
Then click on Run 
In the Run box, type in DXDIAG in the space provided, then click OK. 
When the Direct X Diagnostic tool pops up, click on the Display Tab. 
You will then disable AGP Texture Acceleration. You can do this by clicking on the Disable Button under DirectX Features. 
Exit out of the DirectX Diagnostic, and restart your machine, then run your game again. 
You may have to re-enable AGP support for other games.

The other option, which we recommend only for advanced computer users, is to download and install the Beta drivers. We cannot
guarantee that this will be the best solution as Beta drivers tend not to support the software that comes with the video
package. We have found that some of the DVD bundle software that comes with video hardware no longer functions when Beta
drivers are installed. We recommend waiting for Nvidia to provide the actual release versions of the GeForce drivers if you
would like to have this functionality.

Also, you may want to update your AGP Controller. Below are the motherboard chipset drivers for most major brand companies.

You can check the model number of the chipsets by the following:

Click on the Start Button 
Click on Settings 
Then Click on Control Panel 
Once the Control Panel window pops up, double click on the System Icon. 
Once the System Properties windows pops up, click on Device Manager, and hit the + sign next to System Devices. 
Once this opens, locate the devices "Processor to PCI bridge" or "Processor to AGP controller."

Collect the model number information just before it.
For example:

Intel 82443BX Pentiuim(r) II Processor to PCI Bridge 
Viatech VT82C686 CPU to AGP conroller 
Once you have located that it is either: Intel, Via, ALi, or SiS chipset, follow one of the appropriate links below.

Intel Corporation
Via Technologies, Inc.
Acer Labs Incorporated (ALi)
Silicon Intergrated Systems Corporation (SiS)

Also if you are using an AMD Processor take a look at a few of the updated drivers from Advanced Micro Devices


FOR MORE INFORMATION YOU CAN GO TO:

www.HighHeat.com 

You might find game hints on-line. You should go to a web search engine, like www.excite.com, and do a search for:

High Heat Major League Baseball 2002 +Hints

You should be able to find several sites with hints. You might also want to start with the following sites:

www.gamespot.com
www.gamefaqs.com
www.gamesdomain.com
www.gamecenter.com

However, learning the strategies and tactics of baseball, along with practice at the controls, will win you games.

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4.  Purchasing 3DO Software

You can order other 3DO software directly from 3DO through the order web page at <http://www.3do.com/direct>, or you can call
the 3DO Direct line at 800-336-3506 (if calling from Canada, please dial 650-385-3187).

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5.  Contacting Customer Support

For technical problems or questions:

3DO Customer Support Website:
http://www.3do.com/support (includes an email question form)

E-mail:
customer-support@3do.com 

Phone: 
Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 12 noon and 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. Pacific Time, at (650) 385-3193

Fax number:
(650) 385-3181

Mailing address:
The 3DO Company
ATTN: Customer Support
100 Cardinal Way
Redwood City, CA 94063

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Copyright 2001 The 3DO Company. All Rights Reserved. 3DO, High Heat, GameUpdate, and their respective logos, are trademarks or
registered trademarks of The 3DO Company in the U.S. and other countries.  Major League Baseball is a registered trademark of
Major League Baseball Properties, Inc.  All other trademarks belong to their respective owners.