Introduction
Sea Dogs is a 3D
role-playing game set in the age of sail, where pirates & the empires of
France, Spain, & England clash for control of the Archipelago. Players will
follow the exploits of Nicolas, a young merchant captain whose recent escape
from the clutches of Spain finds him in the unfamiliar islands of the these
warring powers. From there you're free to choose your side or sail for yourself,
follow quests, gain allies, plunder ships & duel rival captains.
This
guide will show you how to get the best out of Sea Dogs, be it improved graphics
quality, performance or whatever.
Troubleshooting
Install
DirectX
8.0 on your system if not already installed.
Patch
it; get the latest patch for Sea Dogs, currently that is the 1.04 available here.
Drivers,
it is essential to get the latest
drivers for you video card & sound card. You can find links to many hardware
manufacturers on our Drivers
page. This can solve (some) display or audio problems you may have
encountered.
If
you experience static noise or
irregular audio playback, try the following (assuming that installing the latest
drivers don’t fix the problems):
1.
Click on Start, Settings, then Control Panel. If you
have Windows 2000 or Millennium Edition installed note the different names as
shown in brackets below.
2.
Open the Multimedia (Sounds & Multimedia) icon.
3.
Select the Audio tab & then hit the Advanced Properties
(Advanced) button.
4.
Select the Performance tab.
5.
Move the Hardware acceleration slider to the 2nd notch from the
left (Basic Acceleration). Move the Sample rate conversion quality
slider to the middle notch (Improved sample rate converter).
Sea Dogs
can be sensitive to overclocking, if your system is overclocked & you have
problems running Sea Dogs, e.g. lockups during the game, try restoring the
system or graphics card to its default speed, or applying more cooling.
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