-COMMANDO consists of 2 missions, TORCH and RESCUE.
-Both missions are brand new (from scratch).
-The editor used was DFLE (see credits for details).
MAC USERS
If you're having a Mac, then these missions were designed for you!
Do the following steps:
-Put the COMMANDO.GOB file inside your DARK FORCES DATA folder
-Double click on it.
If this doesn't work, then do this:
-Using ResEdit, open COMMANDO.GOB
-Go to the FILE drop-down menu and choose GET INFO FOR COMMANDO.GOB
-In the window that opens, change:
-------Type to DATA
-------Creator to dRfO (the letter O, not zero)
-Close everything
-Put the COMMANDO.GOB file inside your DARK FORCES DATA folder
-Double click on it
When the game will start, it will ask you to chose the starting mission: Please chose "SECBASE".
The briefings and cutscenes will be from the original game, so ignore them. Be sure you read the story and mission briefings below, to know what your objectives are.
PC USERS
This pack should be able to play on a PC if it had been originally zipped with MacBinary OFF, before sent from a Mac to a PC site.
Addendum For Pc users by David Lovejoy :
Move and or rename the files Text.msg and Jedi.lvl in your Dark Directory.
Move the files Commando.gob,Text.msg,Jedi.lvl,Commando.bat to your Dark directory.
At your ?:\DARK directory type Commando to start game.
2-STORY BACKGROUND
-After your training, you had been assigned as a flight officer in an X-Wing squadron based on Candia. One night, coming back from a routine mission you had found your base attacked. You managed to retrieve an important code card and escape. You were later able to avenge the death of your friends and deliver a serious blow to the Empire by kidnapping General Vandeers. For your actions you had been awarded the Corelian Cross and promoted to lieutenant (for all this, see TRILOGY.GOB from the same author, a 3-mission pack).
PRESENT
-The way you fought in your three previous operations has proved that besides being a good X-Wing pilot, you are a gifted ground trooper. The Alliance has transferred you to its elite commando unit, DELIVERANCE. You are now stationed on the Frigate SPARTACUS and always ready to respond to extreme situations. You are the hope of the Alliance...
3-Mission 1: TORCH
Imperial commandos have stormed a huge Alliance base on Bergamoth and managed to capture it intact. The rebel personnel has been already loaded on Shuttles and is on the way to Imperial camps. The Imperial forces are waiting for reinforcements and technical staff. The Empire intends to excise all information out of the base computers and the R2s, then use the base as an Imperial one. A star destroyer is already on its way to Bergamoth, so the time is limited for the Alliance. Your mission will be to reach the base's power plant and set a sequence charge. This will destroy the base and its invaders. Beware. Although there is no sign of Dark Troopers, the base is heavily guarded.
TORCH OBJECTIVES
-Enter the base
-Find the power plant
-Set a sequence charge
-Find a way (starship) to escape safely
4-Mission 2: RESCUE
The bitter task of destroying the rebel base on Bergamoth was a success.
The Alliance lost one of its main bases but has been saved from much worse.
The base personnel, 63 people in total were loaded on shuttles and transferred to Imperial prisons. Now we'll have to look after them. Several Alliance operations have been planned in order to rescue as many as possible. The most urgent and difficult task will be to save the top 4 rebel officers of the Bergamoth base. They have been transferred to a maximum security prison on Ash-Rath. They are to be interogated and executed. Your elite commando unit, Deliverance, has been assigned to rescue them. The Ash-Rath Imperial prison is extremely well guarded. Your mission will be multiple: Disable the prison's CCT (Control and Communications Tower) by sabotaging its power plant, located under the Tower. Then terminate the phase 2 dark trooper guarding the base. After you do these, you will have to locate all 4 rebel prisoners (3 men and 1 woman). With the base's communications down and the dark trooper dead, a Deliverance storm unit will be able to come down and make the pick-up.
RESCUE OBJECTIVES
-Sabotage the prison's Control and Communications Tower-Terminate the
phase 2 dark trooper guarding the base
-Rescue Captain Lovejoy (male human)
-Rescue Captain Broten (male human)
-Rescue Captain Snow (female human)
-Rescue Commander Oliver (male human)
-When you' ve met your objectives, you can look for the Rebel storm unit if you wish. They'll be there...
5-EPILOGUE
In Bergamoth the Rebels received a serious blow. But the spirit of the Alliance (and your extreme ground trooper talents) avoided the worst for the Rebels. From several Alliance operations, about half the base's personnel was rescued. Some of the others still await in Imperial prisons and a few are dead, martyrs of the Alliance. You have done well. For your achievements in these two missions, you have been promoted to Captain. Thank you for playing Commando. May the Force never leave you.
6-CREDITS
Brad Oliver, creator of the Macintosh Dark Forces Level Editor (DFLE v.0.96)
It is rumored that he will soon release his first complete version, called "Dark Forge"!
Look for it at his homepage:
http://www.primenet.com/~bradman/darkforces.html
Brad Oliver, also creator of the GOB Viewer (v.1.2.1)
Find it in the same page above
Simon J. Brownlee, creator of GobIt! (v. 1.1b)
Also found at the above Dark Forces site
Gary Belisle "Keemosabi", designer of the fantastic X-Wings, A-Wings and AT-AT Walkers!
Donald C. Sielke, designer of the great R2 droids!
David Lovejoy for all the great help with the technical problems!
Bjorn Brotten, for all the feedback and the encouragement!
LUCAS ARTS creator of the best Macintosh games, Dark Forces and X-Wing!
7-LEGAL STUFF
Dark Forces is a Copyright of LucasArts Entertainment Company.
These add-on levels are *NOT* LucasArts products.
You may distribute these levels, provided they're FREE, and you include this file, with no modifications. No Guarantees.
Authors may use these levels as a base to build additional levels, with the only obligation to include a contribution credit for the author in their text file.
