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############################################################## Star Wars(R) Force Commander(TM) Demo ReadMe Version 1.0 3/28/2000 ############################################################## Thank you for downloading the Star Wars Force Commander Demo. We recommend that you read this file to get up-to-date information about installing, running, and maximizing the performance of Force Commander. For additional information and in-depth technical documentation about specific hardware, we recommend reading the Force Commander Troubleshooting Guide. To access the Troubleshooting Guide after installing the game, follow these steps: 1. Click on the START button (on the Windows task bar). 2. Select PROGRAMS. 3. Select LUCASARTS. 4. Select PLAY FORCE COMMANDER DEMO. This will run the launcher. 5. Select HELP. 6. Select VIEW TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE. Also, for the very latest updates related to Force Commander, be sure to check the LucasArts web site at www.lucasarts.com. Contents of the ReadMe file: 1) GENERAL INFORMATION A) Minimum System Requirements B) Performance Options on Faster Machines C) Pass-through 3D cards D) Laptop Systems E) OEM Features on Brand Name Machines F) Task Switching 2) PLAYING FORCE COMMANDER A) Mouse and Keyboard Commands B) Upgrades C) Group Assignments and the Number Pad D) Game Freezes, Music Still Plays E) Losing Music or Sound Effects F) Black Screen between Levels G) Full Buildings H) Stuck Units I) Deleting Friendly Units J) Mission Won't End 3) HOW TO CONTACT LUCASARTS ENTERTAINMENT CO. LLC A) Ordering LucasArts Products ############################################################## 1) GENERAL INFORMATION A) Minimum System Requirements The minimum system requirements for Force Commander on your Windows 95 or 98 system are as follows: COMPUTER: 100% Windows 95 or 98 DirectX compatible computer required. CPU: Pentium class 266MHz or faster processor required. MEMORY: 64MB RAM minimum required. GRAPHICS CARD: 100% DirectX compatible PCI or AGP 3D graphics card with at least 8MB memory required. SOUND CARD: 100% DirectX compatible 16-bit sound card required. CD-ROM DRIVE: 4X CD-ROM drive minimum required for the full game. INPUT DEVICES: 100% Windows 95/98 compatible mouse and keyboard required. DIRECTX: Microsoft DirectX 7.0a must be installed to play Force Commander. To download DirectX 7.0a, please refer to the LucasArts Web site: http://support.lucasarts.com From there, choose Updates/Patches, and then Utilities to find a link to the latest version of DirectX. Please refer to 'Installation' and 'DirectX Setup' in the Troubleshooting Guide for more information about DirectX. NOTE: Your system may require the "latest" Windows 95/98 drivers for your particular hardware. HARD DISK SPACE: Minimum 115MB free hard disk space required. It is recommended that you have an additional 155MB of free space available after installing the game for the Windows swap file. B) Performance Options on Faster Machines Force Commander defaults all in-game performance options to the least performance-intensive settings, to be playable on all supported machines right out of the box. This means that on faster machines, the way the game looks can be improved quite a bit by changing those options. For details about all performance options, please see the Troubleshooting Guide. C) Pass-Through 3D Cards If you have a Voodoo 2, you will need to set the display adapter in order to utilize it. In the launcher, select Options->Performance Options. Upon entering this menu, the Voodoo 2 driver should be automatically selected. Make sure to press OK instead of cancel when exiting this dialog, or your display adapter will revert back to the primary display. For more information about selecting your display adapter, please see the Troubleshooting guide. D) Laptop Systems While Force Commander should work fine on most systems that meet the minimum hardware specifications, it has NOT been tested with laptop systems and therefore we can NOT guarantee compatibility. Due to the wide variety of hardware configurations that ship with today's laptop systems, it would be impossible to configure a game that would work with all of them. Many laptops are limited in their ability to be used as a gaming machine because of memory configurations, their microchannel architecture, port configurations (i.e. no place for a joystick) and sound systems primarily designed to be used with productivity software. Laptop systems will attempt to compress the traditional version of the standard 101-function keyboard (found on almost all desktop systems) into a much smaller key configuration. This is usually done by relying on multi-function keys that allow the user to assign different functions to the same key. Unfortunately, this has been known to cause problems with our games. E) OEM Features on Brand Name Machines Many brand name computers come with a variety of features provided by the manufacturer, including special buttons on the keyboard or special functions assigned to buttons common to all keyboards. For example, on one machine with which we tested, the Pause key did not work because the machine's manufacturer had assigned that key to bring up a special menu on the desktop. In general, we recommend that ,while playing Force Commander, you do not use the special 'bells and whistles' your machine came with. F) Task Switching While it can be necessary to task out of the front-end menus for internet and MSN Gaming Zone games, we do not recommend task switching (with ALT-TAB or ALT-ESC) during gameplay. 2) PLAYING FORCE COMMANDER A) Mouse and Keyboard Commands Camera Controls (Keyboard) -------------------------- W Move camera forward S Move camera backward Q Orbit camera clockwise, keeping focus on point E Orbit camera counterclockwise, keeping focus on point SHIFT+Q Pan camera left, taking focus off point SHIFT+E Pan camera right, taking focus off point A Move camera left D Move camera right Z Raise camera height and tilt it downward C Lower camera height and tilt it upward G Zoom camera in B Zoom camera out R Rotate camera 180 degrees V Attach/unattach camera to leader unit SHIFT+X Save default camera angle X Return to default camera angle Camera Controls (Mouse) ----------------------- Top of screen Move camera forward Bottom of screen Move camera back Left side of screen Move camera left Right side of screen Move camera right SHIFT+top of screen Raise camera height and tilt it downward SHIFT+bottom of screen Lower camera height and tilt it upward SHIFT+left side of screen Pan the camera left SHIFT+right side of screen Pan the camera right Hold right mouse button and Orbit the camera around fixed move mouse viewpoint Hold both mouse buttons and Pan camera left move mouse left Hold both mouse buttons and Pan camera right move mouse right Use mouse wheel Zoom camera in or out Left-click on Strategic Map Relocate camera to cursor's position on map Hold left mouse button on Pan camera towards position Strategic Map and move of cursor mouse Selection and Movement Controls ------------------------------- Left-click unit Select that unit Right-click in Main View Command selected units to move to location Right-click structure Command selected infantry to enter friendly structure Right-click transport Command selected infantry to enter friendly transport SHIFT+right-click neutral Occupy neutral transport transport CTRL+right-click friendly Command selected units to unit follow friendly unit Right-click friendly unit Heal unit with repair/medical droid selected SHIFT+right-click Create waypoint in Main View Y Cycle through troops, one at a time Destroying Friendly Units ------------------------- DELETE Destroy friendly unit or building Strategic Map Unit Movement Control ----------------------------------- Right-click Strategic Map Command selected units to move to desired location Group Selection, Main View (Mouse) ---------------------------------- Drag+left-click Create selection box to select multiple units on Main View SHIFT+left-click Select unit to add to or drop from a group Drag and SHIFT+left-click Create selection box that adds units to group Double left-click Select nearby units of the same type SHIFT+double left-click Select nearby units of the same type and add them to group Selecting Units (Keyboard) -------------------------- / Select all units F9 Select all units with anti- infantry weapons F10 Select all units with anti- armor weapons F11 Select all units with anti- air weapons I Select all air units SPACEBAR/middle Selects unit that last spoke mouse button Group Management, Group Display ------------------------------- Left-click Deselect all units but the one clicked on Right-click Change leader of group to unit selected SHIFT+left-click Remove selected unit from group SHIFT+right-click Deselect all units but the type clicked on F Cycle units within a group through the leader slot Storing and Management of Groups -------------------------------- SHIFT+1-0 Save selected units to group number 1-0 Press once to select saved group 1-0 Press twice to switch camera to group leader Initiation of Hostile Activities -------------------------------- Right-click enemy Selected units will attack the enemy unit or structure clicked on SHIFT+right-click Selected infantry will invade structure structure Change Postures/Give Orders --------------------------- F1 Change posture to Belligerent F2 Change posture to Defensive F3 Change posture to Guard F4 Change posture to Passive F5 Stop unit F6 Patrol F7 Unload all F8 Deploy/undeploy Use of Secondary Abilities -------------------------- Left-click Secondary Prime secondary ability of Ability button or unit or group leader T key Right-click enemy after Activate secondary ability or priming secondary ability abilities Opening Requisition Screen -------------------------- Left-click Command Center Open Primary Requisition button or Home key screen Inventory and Selecting Units ----------------------------- J Opens Builder Shuttle Inventory Screen K Opens Landing Craft Inventory Screen L Opens AT-AT Barge Inventory Screen Ordering and Deploying Reinforcements ------------------------------------- Left-click Unit icon Select unit or units for delivery to battlefield Left-click Carrier icon Access list of available units for delivery Left-click loaded unit Unload unit from shuttle Left-click away from Cancel Order Screen Group Display Right-click terrain Create landing spot (only in valid landing areas) Canceling a Transport Mid-Delivery ---------------------------------- Left-click Transport Cancel order Progression icon Misc Commands ------------- Tab Hide and summon the lower BHCI interface ESC Pause game, pull up Pause Menu B) Upgrades Each unit has access to only certain upgrades. Purchasing an upgrade will enhance every unit capable of receiving the enhancement, both those then existing and those subsequently bought. The degree of enhancement is based on the amount of experience the affected unit has. Upgrade Types ------------- F=Fire Rate, H=Health, Sp=Speed Unit/Upgrade Matchups --------------------- Units that aren't mentioned do not receive upgrades. Imperial Units -------------- Stormtrooper: F AT-PT: F,H Mobile Artillery: F,H,Sp Dewback Trooper: F AT-ST: F,H AT-AA: F,H AT-AT: F,H Troop Transport: F,H,Sp Heavy Artillery: F,H,Sp C) Group Assignments and the Number Pad When the manual discusses number keys for assigning units to groups, it is referring to the top row of number keys, not the number pad. D) Game Freezes, Music Still Plays If you experience what appears to be a lock-up, but music is still playing, the game has not crashed. You may need to wait for 5 minutes, but the game will eventually respond to a mouse click, which will allow you to continue normally. E) Losing Sound Effects or Music If you find that you aren't getting sound effects or music, even though you had the volume set to audible levels, check the volume levels again, as they may have been reset by conditions in the game. F) Black Screen between Levels If you experience a black screen between a level and the score screen, and music is still playing, the game has not crashed. It may take over five minutes, but you will eventually get to the score screen. G) Full Buildings If part of your mission objectives is to put a character in a building that you've captured, you may need to remove one of capturing infantry to make room for the character. H) Stuck Units If you have a unit that seems reluctant to follow your movement orders, press the Stop button on the Command Bar and try to give the order again, or lay waypoints around the obstruction. If that doesn't work, it is possible that the unit has been brought down on top of terrain that it cannot traverse, in which case it is probably best to delete it, and avoid paying the maintenance cost. I) Mission Will Not End It is possible, if you really work at it, to stop a mission from ending by hitting the Escape key more than 5 times right before the mission fail pop-up appears. Please don't do that. 3) HOW TO CONTACT LUCASARTS LucasArts Company Store ----------------------- Visit our secure online store at www.lucasarts.com/companystore. The Company Store offers a complete selection of LucasArts games, hint books and logo gear. Reach us by mail at: LucasArts Company Store P.O. Box 14797 Fremont, CA 94539 Or fax us at 1-925-275-1190. ⌐ LucasArts Entertainment Company LLC. ⌐ Lucasfilm Ltd. & TM. All rights reserved. Used under authorization.