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GAME MANUAL Table of Contents ™ GAME MANUAL Table of contents CUSTOMER SUPPORT ______________________________________3 1. INSTALLING THE GAME _____________________________________4 2. LAUNCHING THE GAME _____________________________________4 3. CONTROLS ______________________________________________4 3.1 SELECTION & COMMAND CONTROLS _______________________4 3.2 UNIT & GAMEPLAY CONTROLS ____________________________4 3.3 CAMERA CONTROLS ____________________________________5 3.4 MULTIPLAYER CONTROLS ________________________________6 4. MAIN MENU _____________________________________________6 5. GAME INTERFACE _________________________________________6 5.1 THE MINIMAP ________________________________________7 5.2 THE INFO PANEL _______________________________________7 5.3 THE BEHAVIOR PANEL __________________________________7 5.4 THE COMMAND PANEl __________________________________7 Table of contents continued Customer Support Vivendi Games Customer Support Can be Reached in the Following Ways: 6. GAMEPLAY ______________________________________________ 8 Technical Support: 6.1 BACKGROUND _________________________________________ 8 Phone: (800) 630-0811 Monday-Friday 10am – 8pm, EST 6.2 UNITS & WEAPONS_____________________________________ 9 6.3 COMBAT ____________________________________________ 15 Internet: http://support.sierra.com 6.4 SUPPORTING UNITS ___________________________________ 16 6.5 HEROES ____________________________________________ 16 Customer Service: Phone: (800) 757-7707 7. MULTIPLAYER ___________________________________________ 19 Monday-Friday 10am – 8pm, EST 7.1 GAME MODES ________________________________________ 20 Mail: 7.2 FACTIONS ___________________________________________ 20 Vivendi Games 7.3 DOMINATION GAME ___________________________________ 22 4247 South Minnewawa Avenue Fresno, CA 93725 7.4 CTF ________________________________________________ 22 7.5 RULES OF ENGAGEMENT (ROE) ___________________________ 22 8. CO-OPERATIVE MODE _____________________________________ 24 9. CREDITS _______________________________________________ 25 10. SySTEM SPEcificaTIONS _________________________________ 29 11. LicENSE AGREEMENT ____________________________________ 31 1. Installing the Game Attack move unit..................................................... A and right-click location Stop moving unit..................................................... S To install Joint Task Force, insert the Joint Task Force CD 1 into your CD-ROM drive. Follow Set waypoints......................................................... Press Shift and right-click for each waypoint the onscreen instructions to complete the setup process. If installation fails to start automatically, complete the following steps: Button down gunners.............................................. F Use equipment........................................................ Left-click equipment icon and right-click target 1. Insert the Joint Task Force CD 1 into your CD-ROM drive Use skill.................................................................. Left-click skill icon and right-click target 2. On the START menu, click RUN Order reinforcements.............................................. O 3. Type D:\setup.exe (where D: is your CD-ROM drive) Heal........................................................................ H 4. Click OK Repair / Supply....................................................... R Follow the onscreen instructions to complete setup. Show mission objectives......................................... Tab 2. Launching the Game Pause game............................................................ Space Normal game speed................................................ J To launch Joint Task Force (with the Play Disc already in the CD-ROM drive), click the Double game speed................................................ K START button on the Windows task bar, and select Programs – HD Publishing – Quick save.............................................................. F6 Joint Task Force – JTF. Quick load............................................................... F9 Alternatively, if you have opted to have a launch icon placed on your desktop during Toggle standing/prone for infantry........................... Q installation, double-click the Joint Task Force icon. Infantry Only Line formation........................................................ Ctrl + J 3. Controls Column formation................................................... Ctrl + K 3.1 Selection & Command Controls Tight formation....................................................... Ctrl + L ACTION KEYBOARD / MOUSE Vehicles Only Select unit............................................................... Left Click Button down gunners............................................. F Select officer........................................................... Left Click portrait Unload passengers................................................. P Add unit to selection............................................... Shift + click Unload all............................................................... U Select a group of units............................................ Click + drag box around units Take Off / Land....................................................... T Select all on-screen units of type............................ Double-click Toggle Supply / Mobile position............................... Z Define selected units as squad................................ Press Ctrl + number key Dig In / Out............................................................. Y Select numbered squad........................................... Number key Toggle artillery fire position / mobile....................... X Select and jump to numbered squad....................... Double-tap number key 3.3 Camera Controls Select and jump to officer........................................ Double-click portrait ACTION KEYBOARD / MOUSE 3.2 Unit and Gameplay Controls Scroll the screen..................................................... Arrow keys, or move mouse to the edge of ACTION KEYBOARD / MOUSE the screen Set stance – Free move, Hold move......................... E Zoom the camera.................................................... Scroll mouse wheel up or down Set stance – Free attack, Hold fire........................... W Zoom camera Out.................................................... Page Up Move unit................................................................ Right-click location Zoom camera In...................................................... Insert Reverse.................................................................. B and right-click location Rotate the camera................................................... Press mouse wheel and move mouse Attack...................................................................... A Rotate camera Left.................................................. Page Down Attack ground.......................................................... G Rotate camera Right................................................ Delete 3.4 Multiplayer Controls A Info panel If a vehicle is armored, a shield icon appears. If B Behavior panel the shield is filled, it denotes a heavily armored ACTION KEYBOARD / MOUSE vehicle. If it is empty, it denotes a lightly Chat........................................................................ Enter C Command panel armored vehicle. D Minimap Toggle team chat.................................................... Press Tab and select Team Chat checkbox The right side of the info panel shows the E Game speed toggle Toggle status........................................................... Tab available seats in vehicles. F Time & Funding display 1. Driver 4. Main Menu G Officer portrait 2. Gunner Start – Begin a new game 5.1 The Minimap 3. Passengers Load Game – Resume a saved game Tutorial – Start the learning scenario You’ll find the minimap on the bottom left Or, in the case of infantry, it displays any corner of the screen. The minimap shows equipment carried. Campaign – Play the single-player campaign or load a saved campaign game. the game map’s topography, objectives Scenario – Play a scenario and all visible units using color codes and 1. Active Equipment colored dots. Multiplayer – Start an Online, or LAN game. 2. Passive Equipment Legend: Options – Customize game settings. Active equipment can be changed at the FRSV; Exit – Leave Joint Task Force Red dot................... Enemy unit passive equipment is always carried. Blue dot.................. Empty vehicle 5.3 The Behavior Panel 5. Game Interface Yellow dot............... Allied non-player unit The behavior panel is used to change how a Green dot................ Own or allied unit unit should react in the game environment. The following reactions and behaviors can be set: Yellow dot + circle... Primary objective location Yellow circle............ Secondary objective location Hold fire - or- Free fire White dot................ Civilian unit Hold move - or - Free move Stand - or - Go prone The minimap also displays alerts if one of your units is attacked. Clicking on any area of the 5.4 The Command Panel minimap will instantly move the camera to The command panel is displayed on the that location. lower right part of the screen and displays all commands that can be given to a unit. These 5.2 The Info Panel are: The info panel on the bottom of the screen 1. Combat commands displays vital information about the selected 2. Movement commands unit, such as the unit’s name, type and current level.
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