==================================================== ==================================================== Titan Quest: Immortal Throne Expansion README v1.

3 - 1/2/2007 ==================================================== ==================================================== ==================================================== Table of Contents ==================================================== I. Installation & Setup 1. Installing Immortal Throne 2. CD Key Issues 3. Running Immortal Throne II. Getting Started 1. Welcome to Immortal Throne 2. Importing Characters 3. Updated Keyboard Shortcuts III. Changes and Enhancements 1. Gameplay Features 2. Multiplayer 3. Graphics 4. Audio 5. Mod Tools 6. Release Notes IV. Troubleshooting & Tech Support 1. Tech Support Contact Info 2. Improving Performance 3. Video & Audio 4. Known Issues ==================================================== *** Visit us at: *** www.titanquestgame.com *** www.ironlore.com *** ==================================================== ==================================================== I Installation & Setup ==================================================== 1. Installing Immortal Throne To install the Titan Quest: Immortal Throne expansion pack, Titan Quest must alrea dy be installed on your computer. You will also need 2.5 GB of free disk space. Insert the Immortal Throne program disc and choose "Install" from the autorun me nu. If no autorun menu appears, open the program disc manually (through My Computer), and run "Lau nch.exe". Note: Titan Quest will automatically be patched to version 1.3 if it is not at a higher version already. 2. CD Key Issues When installing Titan Quest: Immortal Throne , you will be prompted to enter your CD authentication key. The authentication key appears on the back cover of the

manual. It is important that you enter the key string in its entirety exactly as it appears on the manual. 3. Running Immortal Throne Once the game has been successfully installed, it is easy to play. Either select Play from the game disc autorun menu, or look for the Titan Quest - Immortal Th rone shortcut on your desktop, or under the Start Menu, under Programs\THQ. The first time you run Immortal Throne, all of your existing Titan Quest rs will automatically be imported. See below for more details. characte

==================================================== II Getting Started ==================================================== 1. Welcome to the Immortal Throne Titan Quest: Immortal Throne lets you return to your adventures in the world of T itan Quest , wherever you left off. In it you will find new merchant types, new eq uipment types, an entire new mastery, and well over ten hours in an entirely new adventure, composed of entirely new levels and monsters. That's more than enoug h to keep you busy! 2. Importing Characters The first time you run Immortal Throne, any saved Titan Quest characters will aut omatically be imported into the expansion. This process may take several minutes . The import process DOES NOT delete or change the Titan Quest saves. With the impo rted characters, you are able to continue your adventures exactly from where you left off, with all of the added features of the expansion pack. When you beat t he original game, the victory portal will take you directly to the beginning of the expansion. You can import characters from Titan Quest at any later time, simply by selecting Play Titan Quest from the main menu, then Import. Imported characters cannot be shared, merged, or imported back into the original Titan Quest versions. 3. Updated Keyboard Shortcuts General 1-9, 0 Skill Quickbar Slots R Drink health potion E Drink energy potion W Weapon Swap (must swap in inventory first to activate) Y Swap Quickbar (between bar 1 & 2) C, I Character Window Q Quest Window S Skill Window M Map Window G, Escape Game Menu H, F1 Tutorial Help L Use Portal Stone Space Pause (single-player mode only) PrintScreen Take screenshot Pets

Control F2 - F6 F7 Items Alt Z X View Mousewheel NumKey 1 NumKey 2 NumKey 3 NumKey 0 Multiplayer P T

Command Pet. Hold down and click on pet, then click on a destination Select your FIRST through FIFTH pet, then click on a destination. Selects ALL pets to be commanded. Show items on ground (non broken) Show all items on ground Show items on ground (non-common) Zoom in and out Max zoom in Default zoom Max zoom out Center (Map Window only) Party Window Chat ("Talk") Window

==================================================== III Changes and Enhancements ==================================================== For a full description of all features in the expansion, please read the Titan Q uest: Immortal Throne manual, packaged with the game. A list of important changes is listed below. 1. Gameplay Features - Dream Mastery: an entire new character class, based on the surreal world of Dreams - Caravan Drivers: Store extra items, as well as share items between all Immortal Throne characters. - Enchanters: Create Artifacts from Formulae, separate items from Relics. - Formulae & Artifacts: A Formula plus three Reagents can be built into an Artifact. Artifacts provide unique bonuses when equipped in the Artifact Slot - Scrolls: One-shot spells that can be cast from your Quickbar - Extra Quickbar. Switch between the two just like weapon swap - Inventory Sort Buttons - Attribute Undo: Attribute points can now be undone, just like skill points, until window is closed. - Display HP/Energy: click on the HP/Energy bars by your character portrait to display numbers over the bars - Clock: Mouse-over the top left corner of the screen to see the real-world time - Lock Item Pickup: Set in Gameplay Options. Only items shown by a filter key (Alt, X, Z) can be picked up. - Difficulty Indicator on Character Screen - New icons on Map Screen - Equip items with right-click - Enhanced Experience Bar

2. Multiplayer - Autoparty: When the host enables this feature, all players are added to the same party when they join - Lobby has been redesigned, with multiple improvements - View other player portraits and level - PvP Icon (only supported for custom games) - Difficulty Level is an icon - Language Icon - Autoparty Icon - Advanced Search feature - Mouse over party members in Party Window to see their location - Inspect Feature: Right click party member and select Inspect to view their character screens. 3. Graphics Footsteps Enhanced ocean waves Bloom Gamma Slider Disable Screenshake Triple Buffering: smooths out choppiness that can be caused by Vertical Sync

4. Audio - Options for Headphones, and Dolby 4.1 and 5.1 5. Mod Tools There are numerous small changes and enhancements to Mods and their toolset. Her e are some highlights: a. The original campaign can now be played with modified database/resource archi ves b. c. Level Editor Entity Preview Day/night cycle editor Bloom layer Quest Editor Looping triggers Action delay Assign pet/escort Play 3D sound Face creature Counters

d. Art Manager and Source Server - Browse window remembers last directory accessed - Reduced bandwidth for syncing files (with rsync) 6. Release Notes - For players using the German and French versions of the game, a dialog patch w ill install when Titan Quest: Immortal Throne is launched for the first time. Th is patch will replace the English voice over files in the original Titan Quest g

ame with French or German versions. To ensure this patch executes correctly ple ase have your language set to French or German in the Titan Quest Options screen before installing the Immortal Throne expansion. - Some lower end video cards may have difficulty displaying text (some text may render as small blocks) at higher graphics settings. If you are experiencing th is problem lower your graphics settings on the Video Options menu. - Minimizing the game while hosting a multiplayer game in full screen mode will result in a sync issue on the clients where monsters may become unresponsive. - Players using custom key bindings will need to re-configure them from the opt ions menu. All keybindings have been reset to default on install to accommodate keys for new features. ==================================================== IV Troubleshooting & Technical Support ==================================================== 1. Tech Support Contact Info Support web address: www.thq.com/support E-mail Address: support@thq.com Phone (US/Canada): 818-880-0456 Mailing address: THQ Customer Service 29903 Agoura Road Agoura Hills, CA 91301 2. Improving Performance a. Tuning Your Settings Titan Quest: Immortal Throne settings should be automatically tuned to your syste m specifications. If the game performs poorly at the default settings, experime nt with lowering various graphics options. Try lowering these options first: - Resolution: Immortal Throne looks great even at lower resolutions. If you do not have a high end video card, try running in 1024x768 or even 800x600. - Shadows and Reflections: These features will have a smaller impact on the vis ual quality of Titan Quest: Immortal Throne . Try lowering these before you lower Detail Level setting. The shadow setting has more of an effect than reflection s. - Detail Level can have the biggest impact on game performance, but also affects the overall quality of all Titan Quest visuals. b. Defragmentation If your game seems slow because it is reading from the hard drive frequently or constantly, you may need to defragment your hard drive. The Windows defragmenter utility can be found via the Start Menu, under Programs -> Accessories -> Syste m Tools. Depending on the size of the disk, this procedure may take some time. 3. Video & Audio a. Video Drivers You should make sure that you have the latest version of your video card drivers

and DirectX. If you own an NVidia or ATI video card, download and install the latest drivers through their website: www.ati.com www.nvidia.com Get the latest version of DirectX at the following URL: www.microsoft.com/windows/directx b. Widescreen Resolutions Some of the available resolutions listed under video options are designed for wi descreen displays. This is noted to the right of the screen size. Selecting a widescreen resolution for a normal display, or vice versa, will result in distor ted game visuals. c. Audio Drivers Please make sure you have the latest drivers for your sound card when running Ti tan Quest: Immortal Throne . d. Overly quiet or missing combat sounds: This situation can happen if your computer is configured for a 5.1 surround syst em and you only have a 2.1 system attached. Please make sure you have your prop er speaker configuration set in the windows Sounds and Audio Devices control pan el. This setting can be found on the "Volume" tab under the "Advanced..." butto n. 4. Known Issues a. Linksys BEFSR41 v.4 Router This router has a hardware configuration which makes it unable to play Titan Que st (or any Gamespy-powered game). There is no fix for this problem at this time. b. Integrated Video Titan Quest and Titan Quest: Immortal Throne t is integrated into a system motherboard. do not support any video hardware tha

c. Modified Titan Quest Files Because Titan Quest: Immortal Throne updates many core files, if your installatio n of Titan Quest has been significantly modified in any way, you may need to unin stall and then reinstall Titan Quest , in order for Immortal Throne to be successf ully installed and run. ==================================================== Minimum System Requirements - Windows 2000 or XP - 1.8 GHz Intel Pentium IV or equivalent or AMD Athlon XP or equivalent - 512 MB RAM - 64 MB NVIDIA GeForce 3 or equivalent or ATI Radeon 8500 series with Pixel Shader 1.1 support or equivalent - DirectX 9.0c compatible 16-bit sound card - DVD drive - Keyboard, Mouse Required for Multiplayer: - 1 set of discs per computer - Internet: Cable modem, DSL modem, or better for online multiplayer

play - LAN: LAN or broadband WAN Recommended System Specification - 3.0 GHz Intel Pentium IV or equivalent - 1 GB RAM - 128 MB NVIDIA GeForce 6800 or ATI Radeon X800 series - Soundblaster XFi sound card