Microsoft Age of Empires III: The WarChiefs ReadmeX File

September 2006
Welcome to Microsoft Age of Empires III: The WarChiefs! This file contains information to help you install Age of Empires III: The WarChiefs. It also includes late-breaking information not included in the manual or in-game Help.

CONTENTS
! "#stalli#$ Age of Empires III: The WarChiefs %! Starti#$ Age of Empires III: The WarChiefs C! &etti#$ 'elp (! W)at*s o# t)e (isc+ E! ,la-i#$ o# ESO .it) Age of Empires III: The WarChiefs F! S)ortc/t 0e-s &! Ma#/al Correctio#s '! 1/ic2 Refere#ce Card Correctio#s "! &amepla- Tro/bles)ooti#$ 3! Ot)er Tro/bles)ooti#$ 0! Age of Empires III: The WarChiefs "#formatio#

! "#stalli#$ Age of Empires III: The WarChiefs

To install Age of Empires III: The WarChiefs, you must have Age of Empires III installed and you must have administrator rights on your computer and your computer must be running Microsoft Windows !". To i#stall Age of Empires III: The WarChiefs Insert the Age of Empires III: The WarChiefs disc into the disc drive. If #uto"lay is enabled, the installation menu will appear$ click "#stall, and then follow the on-screen prompts. %or% If #uto"lay is disabled, on the &tart menu, click M- Comp/ter. In the My 'omputer window, double-click the disc drive icon, and then double-click Set/p!e4e. (n the &etup screen, click "#stall, and then follow the on-screen prompts.

%! Starti#$ Age of Empires III: The WarChiefs

)ou must have the Age of Empires III: The WarChiefs disc in your disc drive to play. To start Age of Empires III:The WarChiefs Insert the Age of Empires III: The WarChiefs disc into the disc drive. (n the Start menu, point to ,ro$rams, point to Microsoft &ames, point to $e of Empires """5 T)e WarC)iefs, and then click $e of Empires """5 T)e WarC)iefs.

)ou can skip the opening cinematics by pressing *+T*,, &"#'*-#,, or *&'.

C! &etti#$ 'elp
)ou can find information about Age of Empires III: The WarChiefs in the game manual, the ingame Help, and in "./ files. To displa- i#6$ame 'elp

"lace your pointer over any button or interface item in the game to view rollover Help or tooltips. )ou can also right-click any unit portrait or improvement icon in the game to view detailed Help.

"./ files of the game manual and civili0ation 1uick reference card reside in the .ocs folder on the Age of Empires III: The WarChiefs '.. To view the "./ files, you must have #dobe ,eader installed. )ou can download #dobe ,eader at 2http3www.adobe.com4.

(! W)at*s o# t)e (isc+

The Age of Empires III: The WarChiefs disc contains some additional information that you may find interesting or useful. To access t)e i#formatio# o# t)e $ame disc

(n the Start menu, click M- Comp/ter. In the M- Comp/ter window, double-click the disc drive icon, and then double-click the (ocs folder.

E! ,la-i#$ o# ESO .it) Age of Empires III: The WarChiefs

)ou must use your e5isting *&( account from Age of Empires III to log into *&(. If you have never created an account on *&( you may do so by clicking on the +ew #ccount button at the *&( 6ogin screen.

F! S)ortc/t 0e-s
The following keys can be very helpful during gameplay.

%/ildi#$
/ort or /ire "it Mill or /arm +ative *mbassy +obles7 Hut &table or 'orral Teepee

%/ild
F " 3 N S 9

1/ic2 Select
CTR78F CTR78" CTR783 CTR78N CTR78S CTR789

War Hut &aloon Wall

W X 6

CTR78W CTR78X

BACKSPACE%Toggles Stealth Z+Right ClickAttack Move

&! Ma#/al Correctio#s

The Mini Map no longer includes a /ind *5plorer button. )ou can still locate your e5plorer by pressing the slash 8 9 : key. Trading "osts can not be built after the Trade Monopoly timer has started if your team initiated the timer. The opposing team can still build Trading "osts. While updating your cards from the Home 'ities 'ards screen the 'lose button will take you back to the Home 'ities screen. )ou must return to the Home 'ities screen to launch into a game.

'! 1/ic2 Refere#ce Card Correctio#s

&trong War Hut 9 Mighty War Hut can be researched in the ; rd and <th #ge 'oatlicue Worship can be researched from the House in the =nd #ge 'inteotl Worship can be researched from the /arm in the ; rd #ge "lantations can be built in the ;rd #ge ,aiding "arty 9 War "arty can be researched in the = nd #ge from the Town 'enter /ounder dance from the /ire "it spawns Travois Harvest 'eremony can be researched in the =nd #ge from the /arm

Gun T a!e esea che! " o# the Siou$ Plantation inc eases the attack o" %akina Ri"les an! Ri"le Ri!e s Ci&actli %o shi& esea che! " o# the A'tec (ock s&a)ns Tlaloc Canoes *la#ing A o)s & o!uce! " o# the (ock a e availa+le to the Siou$ onl, *ishing Boats t aine! " o# the (ock a e counte! as units Battle Ange !ance " o# the *i e Pit & ovi!es the %a Chie" )ith g eatl, inc ease! !a#age against a tille , *oun!e chosen " o# the *i e Pit is an - o.uois/onl, !ance

"! &amepla- Tro/bles)ooti#$

ttempti#$ to i#stall Age of Empires III: The WarChiefs .it)o/t Age of Empires III i#stalled%This will produce the following error message >age;5.e5e - ?nable To 6ocate 'omponent - This application has failed to start because ,ockall.66.dll was not found. ,einstalling the application may fi5 this problem.@ )ou will need to reinstall Age of Empires III in order to install Age of Empires III: The WarChiefs. (a#ce "co#s%If you have the &how "layer &core ?I option turned on, whenever any +ative player7s villagers are doing a military dance such as the War .ance at the /ire "it, a small icon representing the dance will appear to the left of that player7s score.

3! Ot)er Tro/bles)ooti#$
There are no changes to .irect! , *ditor, '.-,(M drive, #udio, or "erformance Troubleshooting in Age of Empires III: The WarChiefs. "lease check the Age of Empires III ,eadme for further assistance. Matro4 # Matro5 "arhelia A=BM- or a Matro5 Millennium "CDE using driver F.A;.EEEA.AFGA, reference drivers F.A;.EEEA.ABC;, and F.A;.EEEA.AGA< may not correctly show bump mapping which appears as snow or solid grey te5tures in the game world. #lso with the "arhelia A=BM- the mouse pointer blinks and displays a black border when you place the pointer over opposing units for attack. It is recommended that you update to the latest version of these drivers which may fi5 the problem.

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