LEGO Harry Potter
Developed by
TT Games
Ported to Mac by
Open Planet Software
and
Feral Interactive
Published for Mac by
Feral Interactive
It is important to install the game correctly before playing. Please follow the instructions below. Installation is a one-time process that only takes a few minutes.
Double-click on the LEGO Harry Potter.dmg DMG file and wait for the LEGO Harry Potter icon to appear on your desktop.
Double-click on the LEGO Harry Potter icon to open it.
Drag the LEGO Harry Potter folder onto the Applications folder that appears next to it. It will start to copy across.
Once the copy has finished, drag the LEGO Harry Potter icon on your Desktop to the Trash. You may now delete the LEGO Harry Potter.dmg DMG file.
Double-click on the LEGO Harry Potter application icon in the LEGO Harry Potter folder, which is found in the Applications folder on your hard drive. The pre-game Options window will appear showing the Activation Panel.
Enter your Product Key into the six empty boxes. Your Product Key is printed on the back of the manual. If you downloaded the game from an online reseller you will have received a Product Key via an email or web page at the time of purchase. If you cannot find your Product Key after downloading the game please contact the vendor for assistance. Once the Product Key has been entered, the Save button in the right-hand corner of the Panel will activate.
Click the Save button to save your Product Key.
Click the Activate Online… button in the Activation Panel. A dialog will appear confirming that your Product Key will be sent to Feral's server. Click the Activate Online… button in the dialog. After a few seconds a message will appear confirming that your game has been successfully activated. The Activation Panel will update showing you the number of machines you are allowed to activate the game on and how many machines you have currently activated. In future, you can play your game without an internet connection.
You can now move onto the "Getting Started" section below, which will take you through playing the game for the first time.
Double-click on the LEGO Harry Potter application icon. By default this is to be found in the LEGO Harry Potter folder within the Applications folder on your computer's hard drive.
The pre-game options screen will appear. Click on the Play button. The game will launch
When the title screen appears, press a key on the keyboard or button on a gamepad.
Select New Game.
You will be taken straight into the world of Harry Potter – starting with his dramatic arrival at number four, Privet Drive…
The most important factors in determining how smoothly LEGO Harry Potter plays are your CPU speed, the amount of built-in RAM, the type of graphics card in your computer, and the in-game settings you select.
LEGO Harry Potter is playable with the minimum specifications listed below, but it will play more smoothly on faster computers with more RAM. However, if you are dissatisfied with the performance of the game on your computer, there are a couple of things you can do that are likely to improve performance:
In addition to these general Mac actions, there are some specific in-game settings you can select to speed up the game. These are listed below in order of performance improvement (largest improvement first). Move down the list making the recommended changes until you find settings that give you both good performance and acceptable graphics.
NOTE: All of these settings are found in either LEGO Harry Potter's pre-game Options window under the Video tab or within the game under Main Menu → Options → Video Settings/Effects Settings
Feral games come with a pre-game Options window, this is accessed by holding down the Command key (⌘) when you start the game. This window offers Mac-specific extra features, described below.
Extras Tab - iTunes Pausing - Default Setting - On
Selecting this feature will automatically pause any currently playing song in iTunes while LEGO Harry Potter is running. Playback will be resumed when the game is quit or paused.
Extras Tab - iChat Away Status - Default Setting - Off
Selecting this feature will automatically set your iChat status to "away" while LEGO Harry Potter is running. You can select different "away" messages from the pop-up menu. The "away" options are taken from the user's iChat status listings.
Video Tab - Gamma Adjust - Default Setting - Off
Enabling this feature will allow you to adjust the gamma of your monitor. To enable this feature select the tick box, then move the slider to the position that gives the best setting for LEGO Harry Potter. Adjusting the gamma is useful for games that you find are either too bright or too dark without affecting the settings of any other applications.
Updates Tab - Software Update - Default Setting - On
This feature checks for new and updated versions of LEGO Harry Potter based on information about your computer and current software. The automatic check is only performed when you are connected to the internet; no identifying information is sent from your computer. For more information, click on the Privacy Policy button found in the Updates tab.
Support Tab - Support - A Helping Hand
If you encounter a problem with LEGO Harry Potter, you can use the Support tab to consult Feral's online FAQs. If your problem is not covered by the FAQs, you can contact Feral using the automated game report system. This automatically creates a file with information about your computer that is useful to the Feral Technical Support team in helping to solve the problem.
If, for whatever reason, you should wish to uninstall LEGO Harry Potter, simply drag the folder called LEGO Harry Potter from your hard drive and drop it in the Trash, then empty the Trash. You may also wish to remove the LEGO Harry Potter preferences, which are stored in a folder called Feral Interactive in your computer's ~/Library/Preferences folder (where the "~" symbol refers to your home directory). Deleting the preferences folder will remove all your saved games. Leaving this folder will allow you to reinstall at a later date and carry on where you left off.
IMPORTANT: If you have more than one game from Feral Interactive installed, remember to check inside the folder so that you do not delete preferences for other Feral Interactive games.
Minimum System Requirements
Processor: 1.4GHz
RAM: 1.0GB
Graphics: 128MB
Mac OS: 10.6
Hard Disk: 8.0GB
Input: Keyboard
Recommended System Requirements
Processor: 2.6GHz
RAM: 2.0GB
Graphics: 256MB
Mac OS: 10.6.5
Hard Disk: 8.0GB
Input: Game Pad
Intel Only
Designed for Intel processors only.
This game runs on MacBooks and Mac Minis with NVIDIA GeForce 9400M graphics cards or better.
The following graphics cards are not supported: NVIDIA 7xxx series and Intel GMA series.
Every effort has been made to make LEGO Harry Potter as compatible with current hardware as possible. However, if you are experiencing problems when running LEGO Harry Potter, please read on.
The quickest and easiest way to solve problems and get questions answered is to visit the websites listed above. Feral deals specifically with Macintosh issues and is probably the best place to start should you need more information or have a problem.
Before contacting us for technical support, please make sure that you have read the manual and/or checked the FAQs for LEGO Harry Potter.
The latest version of the FAQs can be found by clicking on the View FAQs button in the Support tab of the LEGO Harry Potter pre-game Options window (this is the window that opens when you first start the game), or by going straight to the Feral website: http://support.feralinteractive.com
If the FAQs and/or updates do not solve your problem, then please feel free to contact us. Follow the procedure outlined below, as this makes helping you much easier for us and consequently much quicker for you.
The following information must be obtained before contacting Feral Technical Support:
All the information required can be obtained by opening LEGO Harry Potter and clicking on the Support tab in the LEGO Harry Potter pre-game Options window. In the Support tab, click on the Generate Report button; this will grey out and a progress wheel and status message will appear below it. Once the report is generated it will appear as a file on your desktop. Now click on the Create Email button. Remember to attach the report called LEGO Harry Potter Report.txt to your e-mail.
In your e-mail, please include a brief description of the problem you have experienced with LEGO Harry Potter.
E-Mail: legoharrypottersupport@feralinteractive.com
If you prefer to speak with a member of the support team, you may call on the following numbers:
International Callers
Tel: +44 20 8875 9787
Fax: +44 20 8875 1846
United Kingdom Callers
Tel: 020 8875 9787
Fax: 020 8875 1846
Telephone support is available between 9.00am and 6.00pm GMT. Outside of these hours, please leave a message with your name, number and the game for which you are seeking support.
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