Welcome to MissionForce: CyberStorm, a strategy game set 
in the Earthsiege universe.  CyberStorm takes strategy gaming
to a new level, with a detailed and rich turn-based game
that uses superb graphics and gameplay to challenge even the 
most experienced gamer.

NOTE:  If you do not have Microsoft's Direct X drivers installed
on your system, you will not hear any sounds in this demo.  The
full release version of CyberStorm will install these needed 
drivers automatically and you will be able to hear our full sound
and music once you install the release version of the game.  If you
have access to the internet, you can download these drivers from 
the demo page at HTTP://WWW.SIERRA.COM or from Microsoft directly.

To play this demo, you need only select one of the three sample
missions from the main menu.  You will then be given a simple
briefing and be placed directly into battle.   There, you will
see your force of Hercs (the giant fighting machines you will 
command in this game) and Bioderms (the pilots who drive those 
Hercs).  Exploration of the terrain will reveal enemies.

The particular world in this demonstration has high cliffs.  If 
you have trouble finding a unit, it may be behind a hill.  You 
can rotate the battlefield using the icons at the upper-left of 
the battle interface.  Feel free to view the battlefield at any
angle and height you choose.

While exploring the demonstration version of CyberStorm, use the
right mouse button to click on items you'd like more information
on.  Though the game manual and help files are unavailable on the
demo version, the full right-click help IS available.  It will 
help guide you though the demonstration.

Keep in mind: This is a tiny demonstration of a large game.  Many 
forms of special effects, world types, sounds, animations, unit types 
and background music are not included in this demo.  Also, a large 
portion of the strategy involved in CyberStorm is planning the type
of forces you purchase to take into a particular battle.  You may
find screen snapshots of this aspect of the game at the Sierra website.

In the full release version of CyberStorm, there are 30 different 
Bioderm pilots available, 8 different Hercs, 70 different weapons, 
over 30 different internal component systems, and 23 different 
worlds to challenge.  With a mission generator as part of the game, 
no two missions will ever be alike.  With almost limitless 
combinations of weapons and systems, you can play through a 
campaign of CyberStorm, and then start another to enjoy a 
completely new experience.

Though this demo does not allow you to sample the multiplayer 
capability of CyberStorm, you can play the release version over a 
modem between two human players, or with up to eight players on a 
local-area network.  The mission generator puts YOU in control, 
allowing you to construct any mission type you wish for a 
multiplayer game... from competitive "smashfests" to cooperative 
missions where you and your friends are trying to destroy an enemy 
base.

To obtain a full release version of CyberStorm, you can visit your 
local retailer, or order directly from Sierra Direct at 
1-800-757-7707.  Look for us on the Internet at 
HTTP://WWW.SIERRA.COM
or on Compuserve (at GO SIERRA) or AOL (at Keyword SIERRA).

We hope you enjoy this sample of MissionForce: CyberStorm.