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Shank™
ReadMe file - September 2010
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Contents:
- System Requirements
- Digital Retail Installation
- Uninstalling Shank
- Resizing Windowed Mode
- Monitor Settings
- Optimizing Gameplay
- Support & Troubleshooting
- Known Issues


System Requirements
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OS:  Windows XP SP3 
CPU: Intel Pentium 4 (or equivalent) running at 1.7 GHz or greater
     AMD Athlon 64 (or equivalent) running at 1.7GHz or greater
RAM: 1024 MB or greater
Video Adapter: ATI Radeon X1800 GTO 256MB and the Nvidia GeForce 6800 Ultra 256MB cards

OS:  Windows Vista SP2
CPU: Intel Pentium 4 (or equivalent) running at 1.7 GHz or greater 
     AMD Athlon 64 (or equivalent) running at 1.7 GHz or greater
RAM: 1536 MB or greater
Video Adapter: ATI Radeon X1800 GTO 256MB and the Nvidia GeForce 6800 Ultra 256MB cards

OS:  Windows 7 
CPU: Intel Pentium 4 (or equivalent) running at 1.7 GHz or greater 
     AMD Athlon 64 (or equivalent) running at 1.7 GHz or greater
RAM: 1536 MB or greater
Video Adapter: ATI Radeon X1800 GTO 256MB and the Nvidia GeForce 6800 Ultra 256MB cards 

Shader Model 3.0 required
100% DirectX compatible sound card and drivers
DirectX June 2010

2.5 gigabytes of free space

NOTES: For the best results, make sure you have the latest drivers
       for your video and audio cards.
      
       Laptop or mobile versions of the above supported video cards
       have not had extensive testing and may have driver or other
       performance issues. As such, they are not officially supported
       in Shank.

       Intel and S3 video cards are not officially supported in
       Shank.



Digital Retail Installation
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Please contact the digital retailer through whom you purchased this
game for instructions on how to install the game or how to download
and reinstall another copy of the game.

Note: If you’d like additional information about your game as well as
tips and patches please visit www.ea.com or www.eastore.com.



Uninstalling Shank
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There are two ways to uninstall Shank

1. Via Steam

    a. Open Steam and log in
    b. Go to the Games Library page
    c. Right click on Shank and select "Delete Local Content"


2. Via the Windows Control Panel

Windows XP SP3:

   a. Open the Control Panel
   b. Open up the Add/Remove Programs applet
   c. Select Shank
   d. Run the Uninstaller and follow the on-screen directions


Windows Vista SP2 or Windows 7:

    a. Open the Control Panel
    b. Open the "Programs and Features" applet
    c. Select Shank
    d. Press uninstall and follow the on-screen directions


Resizing Windowed Mode
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When in Windowed Mode you can resize the window by clicking and
dragging the edges and corners of the window.


Monitor Settings
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If you have multiple monitors and wish to change which monitor
the game displays on, you must be in the Main Menu.

From the Main Menu select "Help & Options" and then
"Settings". The "Monitor" option should list all valid
displays that the game can run on.



Optimizing Gameplay
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If you would like to customize the graphics settings to your own
values, you can do so via the options GUI.

Resolution - This significantly affects performance and has the 
greatest influence on how smoothly the game runs. The lower the 
resolution, the better the performance.

Bloom & Blur - These effects can also have a significant effect on
performance on some video cards but will also greatly affect the
visual experience.

Displacments - This effect can be expensive to render but can be
subtle and should not greatly affect the user experience.

Windowed Mode - If this option is on, the performance can be reduced,
especially if other applications are running as well. We highly
recommend that all other applications be shut down when playing Shank.


Known Issues
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Shank does not operate correctly on the following video cards:

ATI Radeon X300 SE
ATI Radeon X700 Pro
ATI Radeon X850 XT
ATI Radeon 5450

S3 Chrome S27


Support & Troubleshooting
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U.S. & Canada
http://support.ea.com/

United Kingdom:
http://support.electronicarts.co.uk/

Australia:
http://www.electronicarts.com.au/en-au/support/

Europe:
http://eusupport.ea.com/