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Ironclad Games and Stardock Entertainment Present...

Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion

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Thank you for purchasing Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion! The following are some 
additions we've made since the manual.


Manual Addendums
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Here's some additional information that didn't make it into the manual:


Options - User Interface
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* Use Team Colors: When you're allied with other players, all of you will share the same
custom color on your ships.

* Show Names: Displays each planet's name on the main gameplay screen.

* Show Tactical Grid: Displays a grid around each planet's gravity well. Can also be 
shown temporarily by holding down Alt.

* Show Cargo Ship Icons: Toggles the display of trade ship icons when you zoom out.

* Show Info Cards: Toggles the display of InfoCards.

* Show Gravity Well: Toggles the blue outline of the gravity well around planets.

* Show Phase Lanes: Toggles the display of the phase lanes lines which connect gravity wells.

* Show Icons: Toggles the display of icons for ships and structures as you zoom out.

* Show Mesh Ownership Icon: Toggles your faction's flag over ships and structures.

* Empire Tree: Show Allies: When enabled, your allies planets will appear in the Empire Tree.

* Empire Tree: Auto Pin Planets: When enabled, the planets you colonize will automatically be
pinned on the Empire Tree.

* Empire Tree: Auto Pin Capital Ships: When enabled, your capital ships will automatically be
pinned on the Empire Tree.

* Empire Tree: Auto Pin Frigates: When enabled, your frigates will automatically be
pinned on the Empire Tree.

* Auto Place Resource Extractors: When you issue an order to build a new resource extractor, the
computer will automatically assign a valid target to your constructor if one is available.

* Camera: Use Zoom To Cursor: If enabled, when you zoom in on a target the camera will focus center
on your mouse cursor's current position. If disabled, the camera will zoom to the center of the screen.

* Camera: Enable Edge Strafe: Allows you to move your mouse cursor to the edge of the screen
so the camera will strafe appropriately.

* Camera: Enable Twist: When you hold both mouse buttons down you can roll the camera view.

* Cinematic Mode: When toggled the game will automatically toggle several options to present a 
more cinematic experience.


Options - Effects
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* Show Asteroids: Toggles the display of the non-interactive mini-asteroids that appear in gravity wells.
Turn this off for improved performance on slower video cards.

* Show Dust Clouds: Toggles the display of dust clouds which appear near gravity wells. Turn this option
off for slightly improved performance on slower video cards.

* Show Planet Elevators: Toggles the display of the moving space cars that zoom across inhabited planets.

* Show Planet Rings: Toggles the display of rings around certain planets.

* Use Colored Skyboxes: When checked, the game will randomly select from a variety of brightly-colored space
backgrounds.

* Use Deep Space Skyboxes: When checked, the game will randomly select from a variety of dark, deep-space
backgrounds.

* Shake Camera: When checked the camera will shake when you're close to an explosion.

* Bloom Enabled: Adds an extra lighting effect to all objects, making them appear brighter. Leave disabled if
you encounter strange sound anomalies or want better performance.

* Ship Mesh Highlight Filter: Lightens ships as you zoom out for improved visibility.

* Show Mesh Team Colors: Changes custom ship colors to match that of your allies.

* Detail Settings: With these buttons you can adjust how good the game looks. Each setting ranges from Low
to Highest. Higher settings require more powerful video cards and systems.


Options - Manage Files
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* Use this section to delete save files you no longer wish to keep. The Change Save Type button will
move through each set of save game files.


Options - Mods
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* Use this section to enable or disable mods to the game that were created by other players! Mods should be installed to their own sub-folders in the following directory in order to appear in this list:

My Documents\My Games\Ironclad Games\Sins of a Solar Empire Rebellion\Mods-Rebellion [version number]

Modding
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* You can make incredible changes to Sins of a Solar Empire with the Forge Toolset! Create more
detailed maps, add new models, new textures, sound fx and more! 

The Forge Tools along with links to existing mods will be available at: 
http://sinsofasolarempire.com/downloads.aspx

Note: The Galaxy Forge tool is included with your game in the Galaxy Forge directory.

Technical Support
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Video Card Issues
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* UPDATE YOUR VIDEO CARD DRIVERS! Nvidia GeForce users must have driver version 296.10 or higher. Laptop users with a GeForce chipset must also set Rebellion to exclusively use the GeForce card in the driver panel.

* If your video card has less than 256MB of memory, this game will likely not
run at all.

* If you run into any visual problems, make sure your video card is using the
latest drivers. Seriously. Don't assume you have the latest drivers! 

* Make sure you are running your desktop in 32-bit color.

* Updated video card drivers can usually be obtained from your PC vendor's website.
Some other places to look:

	- AMD/Radeon video drivers from http://www.amd.com
	- NVIDIA/GeForce video drivers from http://www.nvidia.com
	- Intel Chipset video drivers from http://downloadcenter.intel.com


Sound Issues
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* UPDATE YOUR SOUND CARD DRIVERS!

* If you're using Windows 7 / Vista, you MUST have speakers or headphones plugged in or the
game will crash.

* If your audio drivers are more than a year old you may experience static, hissing or
no sound at all. Don't assume you have the latest drivers.

* If your audio drivers are up-to-date and you still encounter static, stuttering or
other issues, try disabling Bloom under Options -> Effects (disabled by default).

* Updated audio drivers can usually be obtained from either your PC vendor's website
or your sound card manufacturer. 


Important Files
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* If you need to manually change the game's settings, access save games, screenshots or 
other related files, they can be found at:

My Documents\My Games\Ironclad Games\Sins of a Solar Empire Rebellion\Settings


* If your game crashes and generates a minidump file for support, you can located it at:

XP: C:\Documents and Settings\username\Local Settings\Temp\Sins Dump

Windows 8/7/Vista: C:\Users\username\AppData\Local\Temp\Sins Dump

These can be compressed and sent to rebellionsupport@stardock.com to aid in creating a fix for the problem.


Multiplayer / Networking Issues
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* Like all real-time strategy games, Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion uses P2P for negotiating multiplayer games. If you're having trouble joining or hosting a multiplayer game over the Internet, these tips may help.

- Allow Sins of a Solar Empire Rebellion.exe access to the Internet through your software firewall. 

- If you're using a router, enable UPnP (if available) or Port Forward port 6112 TCP/UDP to your PC's IP address (you will want to give your PC a static IP to avoid changing this every time you reboot).

- Try exiting your anti-virus, anti-spyware software. Some applications will not allow access to the Internet, even when you tell them to. Quitting out of these applications altogether often solves the problem.

* For more assistance, please visit the Technical Forums: 

http://forums.sinsofasolarempire.com/forum/408


Known Issues
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* If you're using Windows 7/Vista, you MUST have speakers or headphones plugged in or the
game will crash.

* Folding@Home will cause the game to crash. Please exit the Folding application before playing.

* If you have a USB Missile Launcher, please detach it before playing the game or it will
crash the game.



Obligatory Bits
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Published by:
Stardock Entertainment
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Developed by:
Ironclad Games Corporation
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Burnaby, BC
V5H 2E8 Canada
http://www.ironcladgames.com

Stardock is a registered trademark of Stardock
Systems, Inc. Sins of a Solar Empire is a trademark
of Ironclad Games Corporation.

(c) Copyright 2008-2012 Stardock Entertainment, Inc. and
Ironclad Games Corporation.

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No part of this publication may be reproduced
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