Bee Movie™ Game Demo README

Last Updated: 05/09/07



TABLE OF CONTENTS



INTRODUCTION



INSTALLATION & SET UP

1. Minimum System Requirements

2. DirectX® Detection & Installation



VIDEO ISSUES

1. Monitors

2. In-game and Desktop Resolutions

3. Graphical Corruption When Changing Video Settings

4. Windowed Mode





GENERAL ISSUES

1. Alt-Tab & Alt-Enter

2. Uninstalling with Antivirus Software Enabled

3. Performance Issues with Microsoft® Windows® XP

4. Options for Lower End Systems



CONTROLLER ISSUES

1. Gravis Eliminator Aftershock Gamepad







INTRODUCTION



Refer to this document if you encounter difficulties with one or more aspects of installation or running the Bee Movie™ Game Demo. Many of the most commonly encountered issues are covered here.



INSTALLATION & SET UP



1. Minimum System Requirements



3D hardware accelerator card required - 100% DirectX® 9.0c-compliant 64 MB video card and drivers*

Microsoft® Windows® XP/2000

Pentium® III 800MHz or Athlon(TM) 800MHz or higher processor

512 MB of RAM

512 MB of uncompressed hard disk space (plus 600 MB for the Windows® swap file)

A 100% Windows® XP/2000-compatible computer system including:

DirectX® 9.0c

100% DirectX® 9.0c-compliant true 16-bit sound card and drivers

100% Windows® XP/2000- compatible mouse, keyboard and drivers

*Supported Chipsets for Windows® XP/2000

All NVIDIA® GeForce® 4 Ti 4200 64mb and better chipsets

All ATI® Radeon® 8500 64mb and better chipsets



*Important Note: Some 3D accelerator cards with the chipsets listed here may not be compatible with the 3D acceleration features utilized by Bee Movie™ Game Demo. Please refer to your hardware manufacturer for 100% DirectX® 9.0c compatibility.









2. DirectX® Detection & Installation

Bee Movie™ Game Demo requires Microsoft® DirectX® 9.0c drivers to run properly. If you do not have DirectX® 9.0c or higher, the game will not run properly. Please verify that DirectX® 9.0c is installed and working properly before running the game. Please visit the Microsoft® DirectX® website: www.microsoft.com/directx









VIDEO ISSUES



1. Monitors



- Please make sure your monitor supports the game resolution you are trying to play in. To check what resolutions your monitor supports, do the following:

a) Open up My Computer

b) Double-click on Control Panel

c) Find the Display icon and open it

d) Choose the Settings tab

e) Locate the resolution pointer in the Desktop or Screen Area box and drag it to the far right



The resolution choice shown is the maximum resolution your monitor is capable of displaying. If you do not want to change to this resolution now, select cancel. Your Desktop Area should be set to the game resolution you are trying to play in or higher.



NOTE: Please make sure your monitor type is properly specified to insure correct reporting of available video resolutions.





2. In-game and Desktop resolutions



In most cases, Bee Movie™ Game Demo should choose the proper resolution for your system based on your processor, system memory, and video card. Changing the game resolution may result in decreased performance or visual quality.



Bee Movie™ Game Demo does not support 16:9 (widescreen) resolutions. Some stretching may occur when playing on a widescreen monitor.





3. Graphical Corruption When Changing Video Settings



Changing the settings on your Video Options menu may sometimes result in temporary color corruption of the screen. These irregularities will disappear when you return to the game.





4. Windowed Mode



Windowed mode is not a supported feature of Bee Movie™ Game Demo.





GENERAL ISSUES



1. Alt-Tab & Alt-Enter



Using Alt-Tab or Alt-Enter to exit Bee Movie™ Game Demo and switch to another application is not recommended. While you may be able to Alt-Tab/Alt-Enter to exit Bee Movie™ Game Demo, and the game will remain running in the task bar, you may not be able to recover the game by Alt-Tabbing/Alt-Entering back to it. At this point, you may have to use the Windows Task Manager to close Bee Movie™ Game Demo . Hold down the Ctrl-Alt-Delete keys to bring up the Task Manager, then select Bee Movie™ Game Demo from the list of programs currently running and hit the End Task button. Alt-Tab & Alt-Enter are not supported features of Bee Movie™ Game Demo.



2. Uninstalling with Antivirus Software Enabled



The uninstallation process may take more time if an antivirus software (like Norton Utilities™ or McAfee® is currently running, even if the antivirus software is running in the background. Although Bee Movie™ Game Demo will still uninstall correctly with this software running, disabling any antivirus program will make this process run faster. You will be able to uninstall Bee Movie™ Game Demo normally.





3. Performance Issues with Microsoft® Windows® XP Pro



In some cases, performance issues consisting of stuttering music, or gameplay may occur in the Bee Movie™ Game Demo if you are running on the following versions of Microsoft® Windows® XP Pro:



Hebrew

Portuguese (Brazilian)

German

Norwegian

Chinese (Simplified)







4. Options for Lower End Systems



On lower end systems, it is advised to close any and all programs (including anti-virus software) that are running in the background, followed by choosing the lowest resolution in the Options Menu. If the game runs well at these settings, then slowly increment the quality with a single resolution change to a higher setting. If the game continues to perform well under the new circumstances, then continue this process until it performs at the best visual quality, without any loss or effect to gameplay.

CONTROLLER ISSUES

1. Gravis Eliminator Aftershock gamepad



In some cases, when using a Gravis Eliminator Aftershock gamepad, the d-pad will not function within the game at all.