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MAFIA ENGLISH (UK/US) ONLY PATCH - README

!!PLEASE NOTE!!

THIS PATCH SHOULD ONLY BE APPLIED TO ENGLISH
(UK/US) VERSIONS OF MAFIA. IF THIS PATCH IS
APPLIED TO OTHER LANGUAGE VERSIONS IT
WILL ADVERSELY EFFECT THE GAME'S
PERFORMANCE.

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CONTENTS

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> PATCH DETAILS
> CONTACT INFORMATION
> GENERAL GAME PERFORMACE
> SOUND PERFORMANCE
> GRAPHICS AND DISPLAY PERFORMANCE

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PATCH FIX DETAILS

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> Speaker selection fix in the Mafia Setup
> Matrox Parhelia surround gaming support
> FSAA autodetection fix for new ATI cards
> ATI Radeon compatibility fix
> On Board Sound Card compatibility fix
> Fixed Force Feedback compatibility fix with FF
peripherals
> Racing mission difficulty decreased
> Overall performance fixes

> Problems playing the intro movies:

When Running Mafia under Windows XP
(Home and Professional) with Service Pack 1 Installed:

If you try to start and play certain games on a Windows XP
Service Pack 1 (SP1)-based computer, the game may stop
responding (hang) or it may quit unexpectedly when the
introductory video clip starts.

This problem has been documented at:

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;327979

and it is recommended that you obtain and install the
"327979: Recommended Update" from the Windows Update
Web site:

http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com

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