SPECIAL OPERATIONS™ CD-ROM CONFIGURATION GUIDE s PLAYING SPECIAL OPERATIONS 1 NOTE: This reference guide assumes that you 8. After the introduction scenes, a com- have a joystick. If you do not, consult the Wing puter terminal with the options “Create Commander II Installation/Configuration Character” and “Transfer Character” Guide for instructions. appears. If this is your first time to play C 1. Make sure you have approximately 1 Special Operations 1, press to create a megabyte of free disk space on your hard new character. Enter your first and last drive. Your hard drive is used as tempo- name and a callsign. After entering the rary storage during game play, plus is information, you will be taken to the used to save your game in progress. barracks where you can start your first mission. (See the Transfer Program 2. CD-ROM CD- Insert the disk into your section of this configuration guide for ROM drive. Some drives may require that more information on transferring a you insert the disk into a CD caddy before previous Wing Commander II character to inserting it into the drive. Special Operations 1.) 3. CD-ROM Log onto your drive by typing 9. Enter your first mission in Special its drive letter followed by a colon (i.e. Operations 1 by clicking on the open door D: e ) and press . marked “Fly Mission.” From there you 4. Type SO1 and press e. (If you want will see the mission briefing and then fly to change the hardware configuration the first mission of the game. Special Operations 1 for , you must run the 10. Special Operations 1 has a joystick calibra- Wing Commander II installation/configur- tion program that can be accessed while ation program. Please refer to Step #4 of the player is in space, the barracks or the Quick Install Wing the section of the start-up screen. To begin calibration press Commander II Installation/Configuration cJ. Specific instructions will appear on Guide for more information.) Also note the screen. that you must run the Wing Commander II installation/configuration program before • Please refer to the Wing Commander II Play attempting to play Special Operations. Manual if you have any questions con- cerning game play. All commands and 5. The Special Operations 1 game should now features of WC II are supported by Special load and the ORIGIN FX logo will appear. Operations 1. If the game does not load, check the Wing Commander II Installation/Configuration 11. All Special Operations 1 game positions Guide for more information on WC II can be saved in the barracks only. Saving hardware and software requirements. Special Operations 1 games will not over- write saved Wing Commander II games. 6. Following the ORIGIN FX sequence, you will see the Wing Commander II: Vengeance 12. As in all of the Wing Commander series, of the Kilrathi logo and two boxes with the the Special Operations 1 campaign varies in choices: “Start New Game” and “Resume length based on your performance in the Current Game.” If this is your first time to game. If you fail some of the missions, the play Special Operations 1, then you are only progress of the Terran-Kilrathi war will be given the “Start New Game” option. affected and your game may be shortened. In a single complete play-through, you 7. From this point, you will go into the can play a maximum of nineteen combat game, starting with the introduction scene. missions. 1 s THE TRANSFER PROGRAM You can transfer a character from your Wing To transfer a character: Commander II game to Special Operations 1, using 1. Make sure you are at the root directory a method built into the Special Operations 1 of your CD drive and type SO1e to program. begin Special Operations 1. If you have finished Wing Commander II 2. After the ORIGIN FX sequence, select the and have a saved game from any mission, you “Start New Game ” option. can bring that character from WC II into Special 3. When the computer terminal appears, Operations 1. If you have not yet finished WC II press T to transfer a character. you can still transfer a character. However, we 4. You will next be given a list of all of the recommend that you complete WC II before saved characters from Wing Commander II. beginning Special Operations 1 in order to max- Choose whichever character you wish by imize your enjoyment of these two products, clicking on that character. and to best follow the story line. 5. Once you have chosen a character to transfer, you will see the barracks. You will be ready to continue the game with your transferred character. s THE WING COMMANDER II MISSION SELECTOR PROGRAM Special Operations 1 includes a program that will Then the program will automatically load allow you to play any mission in Wing Wing Commander II. Your game will begin at the Commander II, but not Special Operations 1. option screen (the barracks room) directly Wing Commander II contains twelve different before the mission you selected. series of four missions each (except Series 7, You can begin the mission immediately by which contains only three missions). Each clicking on the Briefing Room door, or save mission is labeled A, B, C or D. You can choose your game and then continue. Please keep in a series number from the Wing Commander II mind that winning Wing Commander II is based Mission Tree chart on the following page. Then on your accomplishments throughout the entire pick any letter, A through D, to select a mission game; if you use the Mission Selector to begin, in that series. you may not be able to win the campaign. If To access this Mission Selector feature, type you begin with Mission A of any series, you PLAY-WC2 followed by a series number will be able to play and win the remainder of and then a mission letter, separated by spaces. the campaign. This must be typed from the root directory of If you receive the messages, “Sorry, that your CD-ROM drive. Here is an example of how isn’t a valid series number” or “Sorry, that isn’t to use this program: a valid mission number,” you have given the PLAY-WC2z8zD program an incorrect series or mission number. Double check against the WC II chart to make e If you type the above and press , the sure that you’re trying to load a correct series. following appears on your screen: WING COMMANDER II Mission Selector Now loading Series 8, Mission D. s THE INSULT MODIFICATION PROGRAM Special Operations 1 also includes a program that type new insults. Press H for the help screen. will allow you to modify the insults with which After you press 2, press the number of the your character can taunt enemy pilots. You insult you wish to change. Then type your new must be in the root directory of your CD-ROM insults and press e. The program will drive to access the insult program. To load the automatically make a backup copy of your old Insult program, type INSULT and press insult text file. (The fourth insult appears e. You can then choose to type new insults irregularly, only as a response to enemy taunts.) or restore old insults. Press 1 to restore the original Wing Commander II insults. Press 2 to 2 sWING COMMANDER II MISSION CHART AND TREE Series/ GOOD Wingmen Ship Type 1 Mission BAD 1 ..................Shadow.......................................Ferret ➤ ➤ 2 ..................nobody................................Ferret/B.S. 2 9 3 ..................Hobbes.......................................Rapier ➤ ➤ 4 ..................Doomsday ........................Broadsword 3 ➤ 5 ..................Spirit ...................................Epee/Sabre ➤ ➤ 6 ..................Stingray .....................................Rapier 4 10 ➤ LOSE 7 ..................Angel.................................Broadsword ➤ ➤ ➤ 8 ..................Jazz...............................................Sabre 5 9 ..................nobody................................Ferret/B.S. ➤ ➤ 10 ................Doomsday ........................Broadsword 6 11 11 ................Stingray .....................................Rapier ➤ ➤ 12 ................Jazz...............................................Sabre 7 ➤ ➤ 1 Gwynedd 7 Enigma 12 2 Niven 8 K’tithrak Mang 8 3 9 ➤ Ghorah Khar Ghorah Khar ➤ 4 Novaya Kiev 10 Novaya Kiev ➤ ➤ 5 Heaven’s Gate 11 Tesla LOSE WIN LOSE 6 Tesla 12 Gwynedd s PLAYING SPECIAL OPERATIONS 2 Note: This reference guide assumes that you 6. Following the ORIGIN FX sequence, you have a joystick. If you do not, consult the Wing will see the Wing Commander II: Vengeance Commander II Reference Card for instructions. of the Kilrathi logo and two boxes with the choices: “Start New Game” and “Resume 1. Make sure you have approximately 1 meg- Current Game.” If this is your first time to abyte of free disk space on your hard play Special Operations 2, then you are only drive. Your hard drive is used as tempo- given the ”Start New Game” option. rary storage during game play, plus is 7. From this point, you will go into the game, used to save your game in progress. starting with the introduction scene. 2. Insert the CD-ROM disk into your CD- 8. After the introduction scenes, a computer ROM drive. Some drives may require that terminal with the options “Create you insert the disk into a CD caddy before Character” and “Transfer Character” in-serting it into the drive. appears. If this is your first time to play 3. Log onto your CD-ROM drive by typing its Special Operations 2, press C to create a drive letter followed by a colon (i.e. D:) new character. Enter your first and last and press e. name and a callsign. After entering the 4. Type SO2 and press e. (If you want information, you will be taken to the to change the hardware configuration for barracks where you can start your first Special Operations 2, you must run the mission.