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1. Overview and Introduction 3 What is Starsiege TRIBES? Starsiege TRIBES is a unique first-person shooter set in the Starsiege universe. Combining breathtaking visual 2. Quick Start 4 displays with seamless gameplay, TRIBES will revolutionize the world of multiplayer squad-level games.

3. Timeline and Fiction 5 With never-before-seen features like the "commander view," full support for team multiplayer games and worlds that stretch out for kilometers, TRIBES will revolutionize the way you look at and play first-person shooters.

4. Menu System 28 Installation Instructions Insert the Starsiege TRIBES CD-ROM into your CD drive. The Autostart program will automatically 5. Playing the Game 35 begin the installation procedure. Follow the instructions listed on the screen to install and begin playing Starsiege TRIBES. 6. Personal Digital Assistant 52 System requirements and a troubleshooting guide are found in the “README” file on the TRIBES CD-ROM 7. Mission Types 59 as well as the Starsiege TRIBES website at http://www.tribesplayers.com, in addition to an on-line manual containing the most up-to-date information about TRIBES setup. 8. Advanced Reference Section 61

9. Credits 76

Index 79

2 3 Note: If this is your first time playing TRIBES, it is highly recommended you start by playing the single-player Newblood “training” missions in order to acquaint yourself with the controls and feel of the game. Once you feel by Blake Hutchins comfortable enough to jump into a multiplayer game, follow the steps below: Minax Phasma III • Dial up your ISP (Internet Service Provider) to get connected to the Internet. Month of the Burning Swan, 3940 Old Earth Reckoning • Open TRIBES, either by double-clicking on the TRIBES icon on your desktop or by selecting it from your START menu. “Pay attention, new- • Select the PLAY GAME button. blood!” Minerva yells across your comlink. Too • Type in a name for your player and click on DONE. late, you spot the Blood • Click on the NEXT button in the lower right-hand corner of the screen. Eagle hoplites waiting on • Select JOIN MULTIPLAYER. Click on NEXT when done. the rise below. Instinctively, you cut • Select a server from the list that is not grayed out. The server list may take a few moments to appear. power to your flight pack For the best performance, choose a game that has a green or yellow circle in the Connection and plummet downward. Quality column. A red circle indicates that you may suffer from “lag.” (see PING and Lag on page 33) A spinfusor disk slices • Click on JOIN GAME to join the server. overhead in a blue-hot whirl, instant death miss- • Kick some butt. ing by an arm’s length. • You can disconnect from the server and quit from the game at any time by pressing the Esc key and Around you, your tribes- choosing DISCONNECT. mates engage the scarlet- armored Blood Eagle in bright candle flare bursts of plasma and the

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sharp, popping crackle greaves feel Telamonian’s of laser bolts. like small barrels blur; Someone to your left protection explosive screams and explodes amid the flechettes in white fire. chaos erupt- shred alien ing around soil into Remember your train- you. chaff around ing, your father’s voice the Blood whispers from Keep moving, Eagle. The memory, and you Minerva told hoplites acti- realize you must follow you as the vate their your lessons to the let- warband’s flight packs, ter if you are to survive dropship and they’re this day