This is a stripped-down version of Warcraft II with many of its features missing. To order the full retail version, visit your local retailer, or contact Blizzard Entertainment directly.
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2. System Requirements
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Warcraft II:
- 68040/25 or better, or PowerPC processor
- 8 megs of RAM
- Color monitor capable of 640x480 or greater
- CD-ROM Drive (optional for Demo)
Scenario editor:
all of the above
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3. New Features in Warcraft II
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- Multiplayer play with up to 8 players
- Direct Support fpr Internet (TCP/IP) Multiplayer play
- Greater numbers of units and buildings that now span land, sea and air
- The Fog of War map masking
- Three resources types: Gold, Lumber, and Oil
- More freeform building of towns
- A variety of map sizes, the largest being four times bigger than Warcraft I
- Scenario editor allows you to design and create your own scenarios
- Sound effects editor lets you modify sounds from the game
- 3D Sound using Apple's Sound Sprocket (PowerMacs Only)
- Voice Recognition using Apple Speech Input to enter Cheat Codes (PowerMacs Only)
- Single player CAMPAIGN mode
An in-depth campaign mode for both the Orc and Human sides. Each of the campaign scenarios are unique and contain a greater amount of personality than Warcraft 1. They follow a storyline and contain a wider variety of mission objectives.
- MULTIPLAYER modes
A variety of multiplayer modes are available:
- 2 player modem
- 2 player direct connect (null modem)
- 8 player network play including versus mode and team play
- More units and buildings, including the following:
HUMAN UNITS
- Ranger
- Ballista
- Paladin
- Mage
- Dwarven Demolition Squad
- Submarine
- Oil Tanker
- Destroyer
- Transport
- Battleship
- Gnomish Flying Machine
- Griffon Rider
HUMAN BUILDINGS
- Church
- Mage Tower
- Gnomish Inventor
- Griffon Aviary
- Oil Platform
- Oil Refinery
- Scout Tower
- Guard Tower
- Cannon Tower
- Stables
- Foundry
- Shipyard
- Keep
- Castle
ORC UNITS
- Berserker
- Catapult
- Ogre-Mage
- Death Knight
- Goblin Sappers
- Giant Turtle
- Oil Tanker
- Destroyer
- Transport
- Ogre Juggernaught
- Goblin Zeppelin
- Dragon
ORC BUILDINGS
- Altar of Storms
- Temple of the Damned
- Goblin Alchemist
- Dragon Roost
- Oil Platform
- Oil Refinery
- Watch Tower
- Guard Tower
- Cannon Tower
- Ogre Mound
- Foundry
- Shipyard
- Stronghold
- Fortress
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4. What you can do in this DEMO version
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(a) Summary
- Play single player scenarios of varying map sizes as Orcs or Humans.
(note: These scenarios are custom made for this release only.)
- Watch a slide show illustrating some of the features in the full retail version.
- Watch a slide show version of the Intro movie.
- Sample some of the buildings.
- Sample some of the land, sea and air units.
- Harvest all of the resources: Gold, Lumber and Oil.
- See how the new "Fog of war" works.
(b) To build a building:
1. Click on a peasant/peon and then click on either the BASIC or ADVANCED structures icon.
2. Move the cursor over the building icons and the required amount of resources will appear in the lower right of the game screen.
3. Select desired building and the cursor will change into a rectangle.
4. The building may be placed in any valid terrain type in an area previously explored or currently visible.
5. When the cursor square is not entirely green, the current location highlighted is not valid to build on. The area of the square that flashes red is unbuildable.
6. Click when the cursor square is over the desired building location. A peasant will then head to that destination to begin construction of that building.
(c) How to harvest oil:
1. Construct an Oil tanker from the Shipyard.
2. Seek out an oil pool and move the oil tanker so that it is on top of or adjacent to it.
3. Build an oil platform by clicking on the tanker, selecting the BUILD OIL PLATFORM icon and then placing it in the desired location.
4. Once the platform is completed, the tanker will begin transporting oil back to your closest Shipyard or Oil Refinery.
(d) Controlling game speed:
Pressing PLUS/MINUS keys will speed up and slow down the speed of the game.
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5. What you can build
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Some units and/or buildings require other buildings to exist before they can be constructed. An example of this is the Elven Archer who needs a Barracks and a Lumber Mill. If any of these buildings do not exist, then Archers may not be trained at the Barracks.
HUMAN UNITS/BUILDINGS
UNIT BUILDINGS NEEDED
Peasants Town Hall
Footmen Barracks
Elven Archers Barracks, Lumber Mill
Oil Tanker Shipyard
Destroyer Shipyard
Transport Shipyard, Foundry
Shipyard Lumber Mill
Oil Platform Oil Tanker
ORC UNITS/BUILDINGS
UNIT BUILDINGS NEEDED
Peons Great Hall
Grunt Barracks
Troll Axethrowers Barracks, Lumbermill
Oil Tanker Shipyard
Destroyer Shipyard
Transport Shipyard, Foundry
Shipyard Lumbermill
Oil Platform Oil Tanker
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6. The scenario/map/unit editor
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The full retail version includes a scenario editor allows you to lay out Warcraft maps, place buildings and units, and modify unit attributes including hit points, armor and strength, and a sound effects editor which allows you to replace virtually every sound effect in the game with whatever you like.
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7. Playing over the Internet
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The full retail version of Mac Warcraft 2 can play against other Mac copies of Warcraft 2 over the internet using the TCP/IP connection mode.
However, to play against IBM Warcraft 2 over the internet, a third-party product called KALI will be needed. KALI is a utility which simulates an IPX network for multiplayer games over the Internet. This is needed because the IBM version of Warcraft 2 does not have direct TCP/IP support in it.
The Macintosh version of KALI is near completion and will be available at the below sites when it is finished.
The following Web and FTP sites are the official KALI sites:
http://www.axxis.com/kali
http://www.kali.net/
ftp://ftp.kali.net/pub/kali/
ftp://ftp.axxis.com/pub/kali/
For more information about KALI, contact its author, Jay Cotton (jay@kali.net).
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8. You cheater you...
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To use the following cheats while in game mode, press the Enter key. At the bottom of the screen you will see a MESSAGE: prompt. Type one of the cheats shown below and press return to activate it. If you have typed correctly, you will be notified by the text "Cheat enabled" or "Cheat disabled".
SHOWMAP - displays the entire map
CASH - gain vast sums of resources
FASTBUILD - make those little guys work incredibly fast!
LUMBER CHEAT - the little guys will make quick work of trees
ALLOWJUMPS - Enables the following commands
ORC1 - go to Orc scenario 1
ORC2 -
ORC3 -
HUMAN1 -
HUMAN2 -
HUMAN3 - I think you get the idea.
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9. A Final note
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This demo will hopefully give you a taste of what you can expect by purchasing the full retail version.
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10. TROUBLESHOOTING
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Two Player Games
To play a two-player game, you will want to use the built in modem or direct link support, or "AppleTalk ADSP tool" or get MacIPX for network play.
The full version of Warcraft II has built-in support for Modem, Direct Link, AppleTalk and TCP/IP networking, and will ship with Novell's MacIPX for playing against IBM's on a network.
Modem
Modem Init Strings
For best performance you will want to disable compression and error control on your modem. Here are some init strings for popular modems that we have found to work well.
MOST HAYES COMPATIBLES:
AT &K0 M1 S46=0 &D2 &Q6
US ROBOTICS Mac & Fax, Sportster:
CLEAR string set to:AT &F1
AT &K0 M1 &M0 &D2
If the above stirngs fail to work
CLEAR string set to ATZ
INIT string set to ATZ
If ATZ fails, then you will need to contact your modem manufacturer and get an Init string that disable Data Compression and Error Correction.
Direct Link
The Serial Tool is provided primarily for Mac-IBM games. We do not recommend using the Serial Tool for Mac to Mac connections, as Mac null-modem cables are extremely hard to find.
First you will need two cables: A Mac-Modem cable (MiniDin 8 male – DB 25 Male) and a PC "null-modem" cable (DB 25 Female – DB9/DB25 Female to fit PC Com port). Plug the Mac-Modem cable into the Mac, plug one end of the null-modem cable into the Mac-modem cable, and then the other end of the null-modem cable into the PC. Set the Mac to Baud Rate 9600
MacIPX
Warcraft II also supports the IPX protocol. IPX originated with Novell, and many IBM compatible computers are on Novell networks. You can play Macintosh to Macintosh using IPX, but the primary purpose of IPX is to play Warcraft between a Mac and an IBM on an Ethernet network. Warcraft uses MacIPX to communicate using IPX protocols.
Your IPX connection is set up from the MacIPX Control Panel, not from Warcraft. Open the MacIPX Control Panel, and chose the icon for the appropriate type of network (usually Ethernet). Double-click this icon, and make sure that the Frame type is set to the frame type that your IPX network uses. The MacIPX Control Panel only needs to be configured once.
You can get MacIPX from Novell at: <http://support.novell.com/Ftp/Updates/mac/LDate0.html>
Select the latest version of "Network Client for Mac OS" and download it. After you have expanded the files use the installer to do a Custom Install of MacIPX, you do not need to install any of the other components.
AppleTalk ADSP Tool:
Simply put the AppleTalk ADSP tool included in this archive in your extensions folder. Then when you start the Demo it will be an option under the Communications Toolbox connection method.
Two start a two-player game using the AppleTalk ADSP tool, make sure that both computers are connected to an AppleTalk network (LocalTalk, EtherTalk, or so on), that AppleTalk is turned on in the Chooser, and that the Network connection in the Network Control Panel is proper (these are the cause of most problems with AppleTalk connections).
The Answering player can just click OK, or alternatively can edit the name in the Local Name field; this name is what the Calling player sees, and defaults to the user name for that computer (see the Sharing control panel). The Answering player must click OK in this dialog before the Calling player will see the opponent's name as ready for connection.
The Calling player clicks on the name of the player (in the list box on the right) to play against, and clicks OK. If playing on a large network, the list box on the left shows all the zones on the network; select a zone to see any Warcraft players in that zone. If the Calling player does not see any names, it may just be that the Answering player has not clicked his OK yet to start waiting.
Since this is the Electronic Demo version of Warcraft II, the "Enable CD Audio" Option in the Sound Options Dialog is permanently disabled. A CD Audio soundtrack is included with the full retail version of Warcraft II.
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10. Contacting Blizzard
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If you encounter any problems, please consult Blizzard Technical Support, through one of these convenient options
E-Mail: The primary E-Mail for Macintosh Technical Support is: macsupport@blizzard.com
Phone Support
Our Technical Support number is (714) 955-1382. Our Hours are 9 A.M. to 6 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, Monday through Friday, holidays excluded.
On-Line Support
Blizzard Entertainment provides Upcoming News, Latest Versions, Updates, Product Demos, Technical Support and more on the following On-Line Services for Modem users.
Blizzard IceNet: Available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week at (714) 955-1481, with settings of 8,N,1 and support of up to 28.8 baud. Please use your Terminal Program to call the IceNet, Warcraft will not be able to connect to a BBS.
America Online: The Blizzard Forum is located at keyword "BlizzardEnt". There is also a Warcraft Discussion Site in the Computer Strategy Gaming Section in the "Strategy and Other Sims" folder under Warcraft. E-Mail=BlizzardEnt
CompuServe: The Blizzard Entertnmnt forum is located in Game Publishers Forum D (GO GAMEDPUB). E-Mail=74777,1115
Internet: Blizzard mantains a web site at address <http://www.blizzard.com>
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