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WW1-Manual-1C-View.Pdf © 2006 1C Company. Developed by Dark Fox. All rights reserved. This product contains software technology licensed from Nival Interactive. © 2006 Nival Interactive. Nival, the Nival logo and the Enigma Engine logo are trademarks of Nival Interactive. All rights reserved. Uses Bink Video. Copyright (C) 1997-2006 by RAD Game Tools, Inc. Other products and company names mentioned herein are trademarks of their respective owners. manual Epilepsy warning Table of Contents Please read before using this game or allowing your children to use it. Some people are susceptible to epileptic seizures or loss of consciousness Epilepsy warning . .2 when exposed to certain flashing lights or light patterns in everyday life. Such people may have a seizure while watching television images or playing Technical Support . .2 certain video games. This may happen even if the person has no medical Introduction . .4 history of epilepsy or has never had an epileptic seizure. If you or anyone in your family has ever had symptoms related to epilepsy (seizures or loss of Installation and Startup . .4 consciousness) when exposed to flashing lights, consult your doctor prior System Requirements . .4 Status Signs . .24 to playing. We advise that parents should monitor the use of video games Installation . .5 Information Panel . .25 by their children. If you or your child should experience any of the follow Starting the Game . .5 Combat Unit Parameters ing symptoms: dizziness, blurred vision, eye or muscle twitches, loss of Uninstall . .5 Indicator . .25 consciousness, disorientation, any involuntary movement or convulsion Game Description . .5 Minimap . .25 while playing a video game, discontinue use IMMEDIATELY and consult Game Control Buttons . .26 your doctor. Main Menu . .6 New Game . .7 Command Panel . .26 Precautions During Use Load Game . .8 Types of Commands . .27 Using the Keyboard . .27 • Do not stand too close to the screen. Sit a good distance away from the Options . .8 Selecting Combat Units . .28 screen, as far away as the length of the cable allows. Settings . .9 Game Settings . .10 Selecting One Combat Unit . .28 • Preferably play the game on a small screen. Sound Settings . .10 Adding Units to a Group . .28 • Avoid playing if you are tired or have not had much sleep. Graphics Settings . .11 Selecting Units of One Type . .28 • Make sure that the room in which you are playing is well lit. Exit Game . .12 Using the Frame . .29 Assigning Number to a Group . .29 • Rest for at least 10 to 15 minutes per hour while playing a video game. Game Screens . .12 Group Centering . .29 Campaign Screen . .12 Cancel Selection . .29 Chapter Screen . .13 Issuance and Execution Technical Support of Commands . .29 Mission Screen . .13 Command Sequence . .30 Before contacting our technical support, please prepare a detailed specifica Personal File Screen . .14 Independent Actions . .30 tion of your computer and exact description of the problem. It will help us to provide you with support in a fast, efficient way. Weapons and Cursors . .31 Armament Encyclopedia . .15 Game Menu . .34 Contacts: Campaign stats . .18 Mission Objectives Window Via email at: [email protected]. Combat Interface . .18 and Current Objective Window . .36 View . .19 Please use the email address provided. All support enquires to the company Mission Objectives Window . .36 Combat Units . .20 address, or phone number(s) cannot be answered by our staff. Current Objective Window . .36 Reversible and Irreversible Losses 20 For more information and updates please visit: Buildings . .21 Message Window www.cenega.com Structure Belonging . .21 and Console . .37 Message Window . .37 Object Parameters . .22 Console . .37 Armor . .22 Controlling the Game Speed . .37 Weapons Characteristics . .22 Mission ending Menu . .38 Firing Modes, Radiuses, and Fire Sectors . .23 Control Keys . .38 Damage Level . .24 Legend . .38 Main and Additional Background . .41 Ammunition . .24 Credits . .42 2 3 • 32x CDROM Introduction • 1620 Mb of free diskspace (plus some 500 World War I (WWI) is a real time strategy based on the modified Blitzkrieg Mb for Windows swapfile and gamesave RTSengine, developed by Nival Interactive. The players will take part in the files) events of World War I (1914 1918), taking command of the Russian, German, and the Entente troops. Installation Key game features: 1. Insert disk 1 into your CDRom drive to install Possibility to represent any of the three sides presented in the game: the the game. Russians, the Entente (France and England) or the German Army, which also 2. If the Autorun function is on, the setup menu will appear. includes the AustroHungarian troops. 3. Follow the instructions of the install wizard. A large number of combat units of different branches including heavy, 4. If the Autorun function is off doubleclick on My Computer icon on the siege, field and trench artillery units, cavalry, infantry, tanks, aircraft, engi Windows Desktop, then open the CDROM directory and doubleclick on neers and paramedics. Setup.exe. Follow the install wizard instructions. The possibility to take part in actual historical events of World War I, such 5. In the course of the installation the game files will be installed onto your as for instance the Osovets battle or the Brusilov Breakthrough. computer and a program group will be created in the Windows Start menu, allowing you to run the game, visit the related webresources, uninstall the game and view this file. 6. Insert the game disk 2 into your CDRom drive before you start the Installation and Startup game. In order for the game to run on your computer, your system must corre spond to the following requirements. Starting the Game Once the installation is complete insert disk 2 into your CDROM drive and System Requirements run the game by selecting “Start game” from the program group (by default “\1C\WWI”). Press “New game” in the main interface of the game to start Minimal configuration: a new game. • Windows 2000/XP • DirectX 8.1 (or higher) • Pentium III 500 MHz Uninstall • 128 Mb RAM To remove the game from your harddrive select «uninstall» from the pro gram group in the Start menu. • 3Dvideocard with 32 Mb of memory • 800x600 monitor • 4x CDROM • Soundcard Game Description • 1620 Mb of free diskspace (plus some 500 Mb for Windows swapfile and gamesave files) The game consists of three campaigns one for each side involved in the conflict: Germany, Russia, and the Entente. After selecting one of the three Recommended configuration: available campaigns the player will be able to take part in various opera tions such as for instance: defend the fortress of Osovets or lead the • Windows 2000/XP Brusilov Breakthrough offensive, etc. • DirectX 8.1 (or higher) The action moves through the chapters in chronological order. The time and • Pentium IV 1.6 GHz place of the game is tied to the maps and is close to the actual events of • 256 Mb RAM WWI. The battlegrounds engulf the territories of Germany, France, Russia, • 3Dvideocard with 64 Mb of memory Poland, and other countries in the period between 1914 and 1918. • 1024x768 monitor 4 5 The game allows certain simplifications compared to actual combat, making the playing process more comprehensive and interesting and does not New Game require the player to distract from the game to solve secondary tasks. Press New Game to open the game selection menu: It is possible to capture and use enemy artillery and defense fortifications in the game. Ammo supplies and replenishments of lost troops are carried It contains the following buttons: out through conditional storage facilities and depots. Campaigns As compared to other similar games, the combat in WWI is mostly position al. Another key feature that radically changes the combat strategy is the use Press this of cavalry. button to open the cam paign selection menu: From the historical viewpoint the game uses actual weaponry and materiel that existed at the time and place of battles, including experimental and Select one of the three sides limited edition samples. involved in WWI and proceed to the game interface and start your The overall gameplay time is approximately 30 to 50 hours. way through the scenario. Or Key features: press Back to return back to game selection menu. • RealTime Strategy dedicated to the war that changed the world • Airplanes, cavalry, first tanks and much more • 30 missions spread over 3 campaigns for the Entente, Russia, and Germany Campaign selection menu • Bonus chapter: “Intervention into the Soviet Russia» Additional missions Press this button to open the Main Menu additional missions menu: Here you can select one of the After you start the game and watch the introduction video, you will be available additional campaigns, taken to the main menu: chapters, or missions not related The majority of main menu but to the main scenario. Each of the tons will open other submenus. three top buttons opens a corre Their structure and designation sponding selection window: are provided below. Press Back to return back to game selection menu. Additional missions menu Player Profile Press this button to open the player profile window: Main menu Here you can type in your name or nickname, select the game dif ficulty level, as well as choose the violence display level. Press Back to return back to main menu. Player profile menu 6 7 Through this menu you can access different game Load Game settings and some additional features. It con Press Load Game to open the tains the following buttons: game load menu: This menu contains the following Settings buttons: This button opens the game settings window described below in the corresponding section. Credits Press this button to view the list of companies and people involved in the making of the game. Press Back to return back to main menu.
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