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View the Manual © 2011 1C Company. Developed by Digitalmindsoft. All rights reserved. This product contains technology licensed by Best Way. Index ===== Installation.....................................2 System Requirements ............................2 Installation ...................................3 Launching the Game .............................3 Profile .........................................3 Main Menu........................................3 Single Player....................................4 Game Menu ......................................6 Game Interface .................................8 1. Main Screen ...............................8 2. Minimap ...................................9 3. Squads - Panel of Quick Unit Selection ..10 4. Message History ..........................10 5. Mission Objectives .......................10 6. Control Panel ............................10 Controls........................................12 Alternate Selection ...........................13 Game Controls .................................15 Direct Control ................................19 Context Commands ..............................20 Infantry ......................................21 Vehicles ......................................22 Weapons .......................................24 Inventory .....................................26 Using Items ...................................27 Cover and Camouflage ...........................27 Other Features ................................28 Multiplayer - LAN...............................29 LAN Game Interface ............................29 1. Server List ..............................29 2. Player List ..............................30 3. Network Chat .............................30 4. Control Buttons ..........................30 Creating a New Game ...........................30 Connecting to a Game ..........................31 Multiplayer - Internet..........................32 Account .......................................32 Internet Multiplayer Interface ................32 Player List .................................32 NAT .........................................33 Options.........................................33 Technical Support...............................34 Contact.........................................35 Credits.........................................35 1 Installation Launching the Game ============ You must have the original installation disc in Minimum System Requirements your drive to run this game. The game will not run • Operating System: Windows XP SP3, Windows Vista otherwise. SP1, Windows 7 To launch the game, click the icon on your • CPU Processor: Intel Pentium 4 3GHz or AMD Athlon desktop, or select Start – Programs – Men of War – 64 3000+ Assault Squad (by default). • Memory: XP – 1 GB RAM, Vista/Windows 7 – 2GB RAM • Hard Disk Space: 6.5GB + 1GB Swap File Profile • Sound Card: DirectX 9.0c compatible sound card A profile will auto- • Video Card: Shader Model 3.0 compatible graphics matically be created card with 128MB Video Memory for you when you launch • Media Required: 6x DVD-ROM drive the game. The profile • Windows XP/Vista/7 compatible mouse and keyboard contains the default game with latest drivers settings and can be modified if necessary. This product does not support Windows 95/98/ME/2000/NT. The profile is stored in \My Documents\My Games\ Recommended System Requirements Men of War – Assault • Intel Core 2 Duo 2.33GHz or AMD Athlon 4400+ Squad\profiles\. • Shader Model 3.0 compatible graphics card with 256MB You can select an existing profile or create a new • Memory: 2GB RAM one via the Change Profile item on the Main Menu. Please refer to your hardware manufacturer for 100% DirectX compatibility. Main Menu ========= Multiplayer Requirements • Internet(TCP/IP) or LAN(TCP/IP) play supported • Internet play requires broadband connection and latest drivers • LAN play requires network interface card with latest drivers Installation Please close all applications before installing the game. Insert the installation disc into your DVD drive. If your machine has Auto Insert Disc Notification enabled, the installation will start automatically. If Auto Insert Disc Notification is turned off, then double-click the My Computer icon on your desktop, locate the Men of War DVD icon there and double-click it with your mouse. After the installer launches, follow the on-screen instructions to set the game up on your computer. 2 3 Skirmish – begin, continue or load a new mission. Multiplayer – join a multiplayer game on a local network, or join an Internet multiplayer game using GameSpy servers. Downloadable Content – Purchase new missions and maps for your game. Options – modify game settings. Credits – view the list of people who worked on the game. Exit – return to Windows. Single Player ============= Selecting the Skirmish item on the Main Menu will allow you to continue a game in progress, start a new game or load a previously saved game. Continue The Continue Menu item will allow you to return Load Game to the game currently in progress and continue This item allows you to load a previously saved playing. game. To load a save, select it from the save game list, review all pertinent information (date Select Mission and time when the game was saved, relevant campaign This item will allow you to select campaigns, or mission) and then click the Load button. missions and difficulty settings. 4 5 Restart – starts the current mission again Options – opens the game settings Exit – returns to the Main Menu Saving the game In order to save the current game, open the Game Menu and select the Save option. The Save Game window will open. Enter a name for your save and click the Save button. Game Menu --------- You can access this menu while playing the game by pressing ESC or selecting the button on the main interface. Launching this menu pauses the game. Deleting a Save In order to delete a previously saved game, open the Game Menu and select the Save or Load option. The Save or Load Game window will open. Select a save you no longer need and click the Delete button. Back – returns to game Save – saves the current game Load – loads a previous save 6 7 Game Interface * 2. Mini-map ---------------- The mini-map gives you a quick overview of the battlefield. Controlling the mini-map Command Mouse or Keyboard Interface button Show Mini-map M Mini-map Options Ctrl+M Move Mini-map Drag with left mouse - button Move Camera to Mini- Right-click in mini- - 1. Main Screen map Position map This is the main game screen for Men of War. It represents a 3D view of the game world, which you Mini-map Options can navigate with the in-game camera. Mini-map size and transparency can be modified via the control sliders. Controlling the Camera Enabling the Controls option will allow you Command Mouse to move the mini-map, Zoom In Mouse Wheel Down and to move the camera to specified spot Zoom Out Mouse Wheel Up by right - clicking Move Forward Move cursor to upper edge of screen the mini-map. Move Back Move cursor to lower edge of screen Mini-map Legend: - dot – person Move Left Move cursor to left edge of screen - arrow – vehicle Move Right Move cursor to right edge of screen - triangle – stationary gun - yellow circle – objective Free Move mouse while holding down the middle - blue – player controlled units Rotation mouse button - green – allies Free Move Move mouse while holding down the Space-bar - yellow – neutral and the left mouse button - red – enemy * This section describes basic game functions. 8 9 3. Squads - Quick Unit Selection Panel Infantry information panels. The quick unit selection panel allows you to quickly access a unit (an individual or a squad), regardless of its position on the map. 4. Message History All spoken dialogue and other important messages This panel shows information on the currently are stored in the message history. You can review selected unit. old messages by pressing the H key. If a vehicle is selected, the panel will display the vehicle’s blueprint, any battle damage, as well 5. Mission Objectives as its main characteristics and fuel state. You can review the current mission objectives The weapon panels will display any weapons currently at any time by pressing the O key. installed on the vehicle and the ammunition currently loaded. Completed objectives are marked with a green flag; If an individual is selected, the panel will failed objectives are marked with a red cross. display his portrait, class, name, health (red bar) If an objective is marked with a binoculars icon, and stamina (blue bar). it means that you can visit the linked map area If a squad is selected, then the panel will display by clicking the binoculars. the squad commander’s information. For an individual, the weapon panels will display 6. Control Panel any currently equipped weapons, the individual’s The control panel is a combination of interface skill with current weapons and ammunition. elements used to review unit information, as well as to issue commands. Squad Members This panel shows an overview of the currently selected squad: squad commander, overall number of members and their Information Panels: respective class, weapons and health. 1. Unit information 2. Unit’s primary weapon Ammunition 3. Unit’s secondary weapon This panel shows all 4. Squad members ammunition available 5. Ammunition to the currently selected Command Panels: unit. The vehicle 6. Central panel ammo panel is shown on 7. Orders panel the left, the individual ammo panel is on the right. Information Panels Command Panels Units,
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