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          |                                    proudly presents     |
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       (1)>>       <> GC Simulator Preview Edition Repack <>        <<)
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          | Origin...: ********         Filename...: S3-GCSIMR.ZIP   |
          | Released.: 04, Dec, 2004    GOD / Rars.: */****          |
          | Console..: GAMECUBE         Format.....: .ZIP            |
          | Source...: **/****          Supply.....: **/****         |
          | Company..: Team Starcube    Store Date.: *********       |
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       (2)>> Game Info:                                             <<)
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          | Preview edition of our upcoming GC Simulator - the next  |
          | generation GameCube loader.                              |
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          | Fixes:                                                   |
          | Studdering audio mostly eliminated                       |
          | Streaming DVD audio disabled -- no more garbage music    |
          | Memcard Bypass B option - use for games like Wind Waker  |
          | "Length Error" bug fixed                                 |
          | Configurable - open s3-gcsim.dat in a text editor        |
          | Small compatability improvements...                      |
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       (3)>> Release Notes:                                         <<)
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          | Set NIC or router to autonegotiate                       |
          | Set your PC IP address to 192.168.1.100                  |
          | Set your NGC IP address to 192.168.1.32                  |
          | Start the exe and select the NGC image to play           |
          | Load dol through PSO with psoload/psul                   |
          | Select the memcard bypass option with up/down on the     |
          | D-pad. (Bypass A is more reliable. Bypass B is for       |
          | games which crash when using Bypass A)                   |
          | To change the network mode, press Z.                     |
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          | Recommended NIC:                                         |
          | http://www.netgear.com/products/details/FA311.php        |
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          | Console showing many X's?                                |
          |  Get a better NIC or router, or use 10mbit!              |
          | Loading slow and not many X's?                           |
          |  Lower the maxspeed setting in the s3-gcsim.dat file!    |
          | Want to manually set a network speed?                    |
          |  Press Z at the gc sim main menu!                        |
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          | Why doesn't your NIC or router work?                     |
          |  It all falls back on the NGC EXI bus - The hardware     |
          |  which the BBA is connected. The EXI bus has a max       |
          |  bandwidth of 27mbit. Shoving 100mbit into a bus that    |
          |  only handles 27mbit does not work.                      |
          |  GC Sim attempts to limit the bandwidth using timers.    |
          |  With a good NIC or router, the hardware obeys GC Sim    |
          |  and it's timer. A bad NIC or router will send packets   |
          |  when it wants to; not when GC Sim wants. The result     |
          |  is many missed packets, which show up as X's on the     |
          |  console.                                                |
          |  The problem is YOUR HARDWARE! Not GC Sim.               |
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          | There are known issues with some games. They just won't  |
          | work. Homebrew rips are especially likely to fail.       |
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          | Special "thanks" to iONSAVE of gc-compat! If he only     |
          | helped our guys when they asked, this would have been    |
          | out a whole lot sooner! Go give him trouble. :>          |
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          | The preview edition has been great for feedback and      |
          | bug reports. We thank everyone who took the time to      |
          | try it out! This is the last release for a while. The    |
          | next will improve on virtually everything. ENJOY!        |
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       (4)>> Greetings:                                             <<)
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          | KALISTO, ECHELON, MODE7, PROJECTX, FAIRLIGHT, EURASIA,   |
          | MOONCUBE, PARADOX, Caravan, WoD, WjR, GP, GeNiuS         |
          | iNSOMNiA, REPLICA, IGUANA, CONS, OWLiSH, VagrantDVD      |
          | MRN,  and our loving fans.                               |
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        /_|\(>>    " If the scatman can do it, so can you "    <<)//|_
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