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00 Thank you for purchasing Caterpillar Construction Tycoon. Contents: 1. System Requirements 2. How to install 3. How to run 4. Restoring Default Controls 5. Technical Support 6. ODE License -----------------------------------------------------------------------1. System Requirements Required: Operating System: Windows 98/2000/Me/XP Processor: 1 GHz Pentium III or higher Memory: 256 MB RAM Hard Disk Space: 500 MB Free CD-ROM Drive: 4X Speed (8X recommended) Video: 32 MB DirectX 9.0c compatible video card Sound: Window 98/Me/2000/XP-compatible sound card* DirectX: DirectX version 9.0c (included) or higher Controllers: Mouse and keyboard -----------------------------------------------------------------------2. How to install AUTORUN: 1. Turn the computer on and start Windows 98/ME/2000/XP. Please close any other programs you have running. 2. Place the Caterpillar Construction Tycoon CD in the CD-ROM drive and wait 10 seconds. The install screen should appear. 3. Follow the on-screen instructions. NOTE: If the Autorun feature is disabled or does not work properly, please follo w one of the manual installation methods below. MANUAL INSTALLATION METHOD ONE: 1. Turn the computer on and start Windows 98/ME/2000/XP. Please close any other programs you have running. 2. Place the Caterpillar Construction Tycoon CD in the CD-ROM drive. 3. Click [Start] and then click on [Run]. 4. Type the letter of your CD-ROM drive (usually D ) followed by a colon (:) and t he word Setup . Then click the [OK] button. (Example: D:SETUP ) 5. The install screen should appear. Follow the on-screen instructions. MANUAL INSTALLATION METHOD TWO: 1. Turn the computer on and start Windows 98/ME/2000/XP. Please close any other programs you have running.

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Place the Caterpillar Construction Tycoon CD in the CD-ROM drive. Double-click on the [My Computer] icon from your desktop. Double-click on the CD-ROM icon labeled [CCT]. Double-click on the [Setup] icon. The install screen should appear. Follow the on-screen instructions.

Windows ME users: You must re-boot your system after installing DirectX. The in staller may not tell you to do so, but you must reboot before the game will run properly . -----------------------------------------------------------------------3. How to run GETTING STARTED AFTER INSTALLATION: 1. Place the Caterpillar Construction Tycoon CD in the CD-ROM drive. 2. Click on [Start] and then select [Programs]. 3. Select Activision Value, Caterpillar Construction Tycoon, Caterpillar Constr uction Tycoon to start the game. -----------------------------------------------------------------------4. Restoring Default Controls If you change the controls for the game in the options and wish to restore the c ontrols to the defaults, you will need to delete the file called "controls.xml", which i s in the "data" folder in the location where the game is installed (c:/Program Files/Acti vision Value/ Caterpillar Construction Tycoon by default). The game will automatically regenerate a new controls.xml with the default controls the next time you run th e game. -----------------------------------------------------------------------5. Technical Support Activision Value Publishing 7800 Equitable Drive, Suite 200 Eden Prairie, MN 55344 Phone: 952-918-9500 Email: support@activisionvalue.com For more information also visit: http://www.activisionvalue.com/ Windows ME users: You must re-boot your system after installing DirectX. The in staller may not tell you to do so, but you must reboot before the game will run properly . ------------------------------------------------------------------------

6. ODE License - The physics in Caterpillar Construction Tycoon are powered by O DE - Open Dynamics Engine ODE's BSD license Open Dynamics Engine Copyright (c) 2001-2004, Russell L. Smith. All rights reserved. Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met: Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice, this l ist of conditions and the following disclaimer in the documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution. Neither the names of ODE's copyright owner nor the names of its contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software without speci fic prior written permission. THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WA RRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DA TA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LI ABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE. -----------------------------------------------------------------------Caterpillar Construction Tycoon (tm) Developed by Gabriel Interactive, Inc. www.gabrielentertainment.com Copyright (c) 2000-2005, Gabriel Interactive, Inc. All rights reserved. Published by Activision Value -----------------------------------------------------------------------2005 Cat, Caterpillar, and their design marks are registered trademarks of Caterp illar, Inc. All rights reserved Machine specifications, applications and estimated owning and operating costs, w hile based on actual real life situations; have been modified, limited (based on available memory), or enhanced in certain situations to improve the overall gam e experience based on available memory. ------------------------------------------------------------------------