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All other trademarks are property of their respective owners. 1 SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS **PLEASE NOTE** SWAT ® 4 (along w/ the SWAT 4 1.1 patch or later) will have to be present before you will be able to Minimum Specification install and enjoy SWAT 4: The Stetchkov Syndicate. • Windows® 98 SE – Windows® 2000 (w/ SP 3) – Windows® XP (w/ SP 1) • Intel® Pentium® III 1.0 GHz – Intel® Celeron® 1.2 GHz – AMD® Athlon™ 1.2 GHz You will be asked to install DirectX 9.0c during your installation if you have not already done so. This or Equivalent Processor software is required to run SWAT 4: The Stetchkov Syndicate. Carefully read and follow the on-screen • 256 MB RAM instructions during the installation process. When the installation is complete, you will be asked to • 1 GB free Hard Disk space register your product with Sierra Entertainment. Registration is strongly advised, as it will allow you to • DirectX® 8.1 – compatible sound card receive important product update information. • NVIDIA® GeForce® 2 w/ 32 MB (MX 200/400 Not Supported), ATI® Radeon® 8500 w/64 MB or Equivalent Graphics Card Upon installation, several icons will be placed on your Start Menu or Desktop (whichever you indicated • DirectX® 9.0c during the installation process). At this point, you can double-click on the SWAT 4: The Stetchkov ® • Windows Compatible Mouse & Keyboard Syndicate icon to play. After several introduction movies, you will be taken to the Main Menu of the • CD-ROM / DVD-ROM (required for installation) game. You are now ready to play. • 56k Modem for online play Recommended Specification Uninstallation The recommended specification is exactly the same as the minimum specification with the The uninstallation of SWAT 4: The Stetchkov Syndicate is handled similar to any other product following changes: installed onto the Windows® Operating System. Uninstallation of SWAT 4: The Stetchkov Syndicate can be done one of two ways: • Windows® 2000 (w/ SP 3) – Windows® XP (w/ SP 1) • Intel® Pentium® 4 2.4 GHz – AMD® Athlon™ XP 2500+ or One way is to simply go to the Start Menu Program group for SWAT 4: The Stetchkov Syndicate and Equivalent Processor locate the shortcut named “Uninstall SWAT 4: The Stetchkov Syndicate,” then proceed to follow the • 512 MB RAM on-screen instructions. • 1 GB free Hard Disk space ® • DirectX 9.0 – compatible sound card The second way is to go to “Add/Remove Programs” (found within “Control Panel”) and find the • NVIDIA® GeForce® 4 Ti, ATI® Radeon® 9500 SWAT 4: The Stetchkov Syndicate entry within this program list. Select the “Change/Remove” button or Equivalent Graphics Card and proceed to follow the on-screen instructions. • DirectX® 9.0c • Windows® Compatible 3-button Mouse • Windows® Compatible Keyboard • CD-ROM / DVD-ROM (required for installation) MENUS & OPTIONS • Cable or DSL Modem for online play All of the Menus and Menu Options of SWAT 4: The An Important Note Regarding Graphics and Having the Best Possible Experience Stetchkov Syndicate function very much like the Menus SWAT ®4: The Stetchkov Syndicate uses some of the more graphic-intensive rendering techniques and Options found in the original SWAT 4. All additions and available today for special effects and to achieve real-time performance for a great game-playing changes that have been made are provided in the follow- experience. It is highly recommended that the game be played on NVIDIA® GeForce® FX or 6 Series ing text, accompanied by some reiterations of functionality graphics cards for optimal gameplay and the intended experience can be more fully realized on from the original game. NVIDIA GeForce 7 Series graphics hardware. On a GeForce 6800 or better you will be able to turn on Please note while viewing this manual that if you all of the NVIDIA special effect features at higher resolutions in the game happen to have a question about a feature that is not answered within this manual, chances are that the INSTALLATION & UNINSTALLATION information you are looking for can be found in the manual for the original SWAT 4. Please keep in mind that the majority of the information mentioned here pertains specifically to features that have been added with SWAT 4: The Stetchkov Syndicate. Installation Insert the game CD into your CD-ROM / DVD-ROM drive. If your CD-ROM / DVD-ROM drive has AutoPlay enabled, click the “Install” button via the launcher and follow the on-screen instructions. If SINGLE-PLAYER AutoPlay is disabled, double-click the “My Computer” icon (generally located on your desktop). Double-click on the CD-ROM / DVD-ROM drive containing game CD and follow the on-screen instructions. The Single-Player Gameplay found in SWAT 4: The Stetchkov Syndicate will generally mirror what can be found in the original SWAT 4. So if you have played through the original, you will feel right at home with 2 3 the expansion. If not, below is a quick recap of what you need to know to get started (with some new Entry: Displays a map of the location if available. You can also choose an entry point if information pertaining only to SWAT 4: The Stetchkov Syndicate). Please keep in mind that this is just a there is more than one. brief recap. If you have forgotten your single-player skills and strategies, please refer to the SWAT 4 manual or the training level within the original SWAT 4 for more detailed information. Suspects: Any known information on the suspects is displayed here. Civilians: Known civilians that could be in danger are shown here. Career To begin playing SWAT 4: The Stetchkov Syndicate, click Timeline: The chronological order of events leading up to the mission is plotted out on on “Career.” You will be taken to the Career Menu where this screen. you will be asked to name your new SWAT officer. New Equipment: Displays information pertaining to a new equipment item or weapon made After entering your name, click on “Create Career” to available by completing the previous mission. start your career in law enforcement. If you have already created a career, you can continue by select- Equipment & Weapons ing your officer’s name in the dropdown box and click- In SWAT 4: The Stetchkov Syndicate, you can outfit your entire squad to suit the situation you will be ing on “Play Career.” Whether you are starting a new facing. Consider the situation you’ll be entering when you choose your weapons. career or resuming a previously saved one, you will be taken to the Mission screen. Each squad member can be configured to have an entirely different weapon setup. To do this, click on the squad member’s portrait. After you select the squad member, the screen will update with what he Selecting a Mission is currently carrying. If you do not change what the officers are carrying, your squad will use pre-set From the Mission screen, you can select the mission you would like to play. A list of all available weapon defaults. These defaults are good for most situations but may not always be the best decision. missions is displayed in the column on the left.