Important Gameplay Tips

•  Shooting innocents is a bad idea and should not be done.

•  Hostages, SWAT Team members, and Hawk are all vital to the mission. Check your fire.

•  To get innocents out of a potentially deadly combat situation, "use" them (press the spacebar). This lets them know it is safe to run!

•  Remember that louder weapons will help enemies find you more easily! When in doubt, try stealth.

•  Combat is deadly. Use cover wisely.

•  Learn to use the "Lean" commands (use and strafe) to look and fire around corners.

•  Watch your back. Enemies are everywhere and may sneak up behind you.

•  Check your ammo levels and learn to reload your weapon before and after firefights. Stopping to reload in the middle of combat could cost you your life.

•  Certain weapons do more damage against some enemies and less against others. The shotgun, for example, works very well against unarmored opponents but does minimal damage to armored foes. Experiment to find the best weapon for the job.

•  Pay attention to your weapon's crosshair. It turns red when an enemy is sighted and green when an ally is in view. Don't shoot when the crosshair is green.

•  Get used to the Best Safe and Best Unsafe weapon functions. Your Best Unsafe weapon is the strongest weapon you carry but it can hurt you if you aren’t careful. Your Best Safe weapon may not be as powerful as the Best Unsafe weapon, but it cannot damage you.

•  Use the Next Weapon and Previous Weapon switch commands to cycle past your depleted weapons.

•  Be aware of your carrying capacity. In some missions, you might need to drop a weapon to pick up another, more useful firearm. Use the Drop Weapon key to discard an unwanted weapon.