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Getting Started --------------- To run Desert Storm Command, make sure you are in the game directory. Type DSC to begin the game. System Requirements ------------------- Desert Storm Command requires an IBM PC or compatible computer with a minimum of 640K RAM, VGA graphics card and monitor, hard drive, and a Microsoft- compatible mouse and mouse driver. A Sound Blasterr or compatible sound card and a 386SX or better microprocessor are recommended. Desert Storm Command, Windows, and Mouse Drivers ------------------------------------------------- Desert Storm Command is designed to be run under DOS. We recommend that you do not try to run it under Windows. DOS requires that a mouse driver is loaded before any program can recognize the mouse. Windows has a built-in mouse driver, but this will not work in DOS. Before you attempt to run Desert Storm Command make sure the MOUSE.COM or MOUSE.SYS file is loaded. This file is provided on a disk that came with your mouse. Check your DOS manual if you don't know how to load this file. If your mouse driver file is older than 1992, it may not work properly with Desert Storm Command. Contact your mouse manufacturer for the latest driver. Technical Support ----------------- If you have trouble with Desert Storm Command call the MVP technical support line (616) 245-8376 during EST business hours. The technical support staff at this number can help you with problems with our software, but we cannot help you with DOS, your mouse software, or your hardware. Please try to solve the problem by checking this manual and your DOS and computer manuals before you call. Please do not call the toll-free number listed on the order form in the back of this manual. This number is for ordering only; the operators at this number have no computer expertise and have never used this software. They will be unable to help you, and will simply refer you to the support number. Save yourself a phone call by dialing the support number first. Using the Software ------------------ After you have installed the software, you will call Desert Storm Command by typing DSC and pressing the e key. However, you will need to be in the right directory before doing so. If you have installed Desert Storm Command in a directory named DSC, from the DOS prompt type CD\DSC, and press the e key. If you have installed it in a different directory, use that directory name. Introduction ------------ Desert Storm Command is an arcade-style game that puts you in the conflict in the Persian Gulf. This game comprises 24 missions. Missions take place all over the gulf region and require you to meet certain objectives to pass on to the next mission. There are three basic mission types to contend with as well: Tanks, Scuds and Tomahawks. The Main Menu ------------- When the game starts, it enters a demonstration mode which will show you all three of the basic mission types. When you have finished viewing the demonstration, click the left mouse button to go to the main menu. The main menu has seven different options which are as follows: (1) Play Game - This option will actually start a new game, beginning with Mission number one. (2) Practice - This option will allow you to practice any of the three basic mission types. When the practice menu screen comes up, click the left mouse button on the mission type you want to practice. (3) Load Game - When playing a game, if you achieve the minimum objective to advance to the next level, you will be offered a chance to save the game at that point. Doing so will allow you to either continue play at a later time or resume at this same point should you not meet the objectives for the coming round! To make reaching the finale more of a challenge, after the 19th level, the save option is not offered. (4) Instructions - This section not only gives you a brief overview of the program, it also takes you through each of the three mission types, step-by- step. Note: A "Click mouse button or hit any key" prompt is displayed for the first few screens but is not from then on. Be aware that the help section will wait for you to tell it to advance! (5) Game Settings - This section will allow you to set the program up the way you like it. After clicking on this option, you will see the Game Settings menu. Within this menu you can: (1) Turn music on & off (2) Turn sound effects on and off (3) Adjust the music and sound volumes and (4) set the game difficulty from easy to extremely hard. (6) Hall of Fame - This is a record of the 10 highest scoring players. When a new high score is achieved, you will be asked to enter your name. In addition to the score, the Hall of Fame also reports the level reached, difficulty used, whether the game was finished (level 30), and whether or not the scorer ever saved the game. Since saving games will allow you to start over at that point, individuals who play the game straight through are duly noted for their courageous efforts! If you desire to start a new high score table, simply delete the file called "DSC.SCR". (7) Quit - Exits Desert Storm Command and returns you to DOS. Tank Missions ------------- The tank missions begin with you in a tank on the left side of the screen and your enemy, an armed convoy truck, on the right side. By clicking the left mouse button repeatedly, you fire at your enemy. Move the mouse left and right to dodge the enemy fire returned at you. Occasionally a chopper will fly onto the screen. When the chopper turns to face you, look out! There is no way for your tank to eliminate the chopper, so just keep busy dodging its most deadly fire. You will also see an unarmed convoy truck pass by on occasion. You can collect extra bonus points by using the right mouse button to fire a missile that will destroy it. Your right mouse button missile will not harm your primary enemies, however, so keep an eye on your status bar in the top left portion of the screen. Your status is the topmost green bar while the armored truck's status is the red bar. When either of these reaches empty, the show's over for the unfortunate participant. Since the primary goal of this level is to eliminate 50% or more of your enemies (the trucks), you will notice that you do get credit if your tank is blown up but the truck explodes before your tank leaves the screen. This can really save you at times, so keep that missile fire going at all times. Scud Missions -------------- The scud missions put you in charge of the Patriot Missile Defense System. You will use your Patriot missiles to eliminate wave after wave of enemy scud missiles, choppers, and jets. Foremost, and by far most important, are the scud missiles. Move your crosshairs across the screen and click the left mouse button repeatedly to send up Patriots to intercept the scuds as they rain down on intended targets. When the occasional chopper comes out, you should eliminate it as early as possible. If the chopper is left alone, it will drop a bomb which does damage to the targets below. The bomb does about half of the damage done by a single scud missile, so it is clearly not as important. If you can spare the time, though, the chopper is certainly easier to hit than the bombs are. You will also periodically see an enemy jet stray onto the screen. The jets are worth a lot of points, but since they do no damage, you can ignore them. This is always good advice when you have your hands full with a volley of scuds. Every scud missile that you fail to intercept will cause damage to the cities and installations below. Your primary goal in these missions is to maintain the status of these installations at 50% or more. Pay close attention to your status bar in the topleft corner of the screen. When the status bar turns yellow, it is a warning that you are in danger of approaching the 50% mark. When this status bar turns red, it means that you have exceeded the 50% mark and the game will end after this mission! Tomahawk Missions ----------------- The tomahawk missions put you in charge of guiding Tomahawk missile through deadly skies as it heads towarsd vital intended targets. After your ship fires a Tomahawk, you will move the mouse vertically to dodge enemy Anti-Aircraft fire. When an intended target is sighted, you will click the left mouse button to initiate the arm, dive and detonate sequence. Once this button is pushed, there is no way to reverse it. Each Tomahawk mission has a set number of screens. If you try to fly your Tomahawk beyond these boundaries, the fuel runs out and the Tomahawk will self- detonate, thereby wasting that missile. The status bar is again located in the top left corner of the screen. The status bar serves two important functions in this mission. First, as usual, the status bar tells you the current status of your missile. When the status bar is empty, you have been hit too many times and the Tomahawk explodes. Secondly, the status bar will inform you of any important targets on the current screen. If the status bar is green then you should fly on to the next screen to search for targets. If it is red, there is a nearby target....go for it! You have as many Tomahawk missiles as there are targets. Your mission is to destroy 50% or more of the targets. Remember, not all installations are targets. Mobile scud missile launchers, headquarters, palace headquarters and chemical weapons plants are the only valid targets, so don't waste your missiles on buildings and bridges, etc. You will be reminded of what your targets are on the briefing screens. This is the toughest scenario type to adjust to, so we recommend that you practice this mission type. Game Playing Tips ----------------- Tank Missions ------------- Concentrate only on dodging enemy fire and keep a constant stream of clicks going with the mouse button. Don't make the mistake of watching the outcome of your fire! Naturally, if you are in trouble, forget about the unarmed convoy trucks. Scud Missions ------------- When the scud density is high, you may have to sacrifice a portion of the screen. Decide where the largest portion of buildings are, protect them at all cost, and you should succeed. During scud missions, if you can afford the time, hit choppers when they first appear. Never do this, though, at the cost of letting a scud hit its target. Tomahawk Missions ----------------- The location of the AA towers can often be useful information. If you have a screen with a large portion of the screen free of AA towers, fly low through that region and you can avoid taking damage. If you see two or more targets in close proximity to each other, try to land the Tomahawk between them. This might give you an extra Tomahawk missile, should one be destroyed in-flight. In more difficult missions, you may want to pause the screen and get a good look at the ground. Targets have a habit of hiding themselves. Mission Tables -------------- Note: The term "random seed" in the tables below refers to frequency with which either choppers or jets can appear. This value ranges from 0 to 255 with the following qualities: 0 - The jet or chopper never appears on this level 1 - The jet or chopper is almost constantly appearing . . 255 - The jet or chopper rarely appears Scud Missions ------------- Max # Total # Max # Jet Chopper Mission scuds scuds patriots Random Random Number at once in level at once Seed Seed -------------------------------------------------------- 2 1 30 5 200 200 4 2 40 3 255 255 5 1 40 5 50 100 8 1 24 1 100 0 9 2 50 2 0 100 12 3 60 6 0 200 15 2 100 5 25 100 17 1 50 1 200 255 19 6 120 5 200 200 20 4 100 6 100 100 23 3 200 6 0 0 Tomahawk Missions ----------------- Mission Total # AA fire Tomahawk Tomahawk Number Screens density Speed Strength -------------------------------------------------------- 3 4 25 Normal 12 6 6 40 Normal 20 11 4 50 Normal 12 14 8 40 Fast 20 18 3 60 Normal 12 22 3 60 Slow 15 24 3 100 Normal 18 Tank Missions ------------- Tank Truck Number Chopper Mission fire fire of tanks Random Number density density (rounds) Seed ------------------------------------------------------- 1 5 6 3 100 7 4 7 5 75 10 5 10 4 25 13 3 7 3 0 16 8 10 6 10 21 3 10 4 100 Difficulty Tables ----------------- The following tables will reflect how the difficulty settings change the various features of each level. The double-dashed line means that there is no change in that statistic whereas a value will change this feature in the way described. For example, If you have the difficulty set to EXTREME, mission number 23 will have 6 scuds at a time and will not end until 300 scuds have been destroyed by you or the ground. Scud Missions Easy Normal Hard Extreme ------------- -- --- -- --- Number of Scuds at a time _ +1 +2 +3 Total # of scuds in mission _ _ _ x1.5 Tomahawk Missions Easy Normal Hard Extreme ----------------- -- --- -- --- # Hits before exploding _ -3 -3 -3 AA Fire density _ _ +10 +20 Tank Missions Easy Normal Hard Extreme* ------------- -- --- -- --- # tank missiles at a time _ -1 -1 -2 # truck missiles at a time _ _ +2 +2 *Note: In the tank missions, if the difficulty is set to extreme, chopper appearance will almost be constant. Are You Enjoying Desert Storm Command? If you like the pure arcade excitement of Desert Storm Command, you'll love the pulse-pounding thrills of Desert Storm Command Deluxe, including the daring commando missions. You control the action as ground forces move in and secure disputed territory for the allied armies. Desert Storm Command Deluxe is available only directly from MVP Software. As a customer, you are entitled to a Special Offer if you order now. Order Desert Storm Command Deluxe for $19.95 plus shipping, and we'll also send you a copy of another MVP game, FREE with your order of Desert Storm Command Deluxe. This is a $15 value, FREE with your order. This is a limited-time offer, so please order today. To Order Desert Storm Command Deluxe: ------------------------------------- (1) Call 1-800-968-9684, MVP's 24-hour, toll-free order hotline. Have your Master Card or Visa ready when you call. Orders outside the US or Canada, call 616-245-8376. or (2) Fax your order to 616-245-3204. 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