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- Origin Systems, Inc.
- Wing Commander: Secret Ops
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- (C) 1998, ORIGIN Systems, Inc. believes the information contained in
- this document is accurate and reliable. ORIGIN Systems, Inc. reserves
- the right to update this file at any time and without notice.
-
- To find out the latest information about Wing Commander: Secret Ops,
- please check out the Wing Commander: Secret Ops web site at:
- www.secretops.com.
-
- Information on other Origin products can be found at the main Origin
- page. This site is located at www.origin.ea.com.
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- [1.0] Introduction
-
- [2.0] About Wing Commander: Secret Ops
-
- [3.0] Minimum Requirements
- [A] Direct X v 5.0
- [B] 3Dfx Glide 2.43
- [C] Direct3D
-
- [4.0] WC: Secret Ops FAQ
-
- [5.0] Product Support
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- [6.0] Thanks!
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- [1.0] Introduction
-
- The purpose of this file is to give you additional information
- on Wing Commander: Secret Ops. Should you have comments, see
- the Product Support section located at the bottom of this
- document.
-
-
- [2.0] About Wing Commander: Secret Ops
-
- Wing Commander: Secret Ops is a continuation of the Wing
- Commander saga and begins where Wing Commander: Prophecy
- left off. Every week, for a period of seven weeks, a new
- set of missions, in the form of an episode, will be posted
- on www.secretops.com. Downloading this file and installing
- it will let you continue the game from where the previous
- week left off. An additional file providing speech and inflight
- comms is also available for download in order to enhance your
- gaming experience. For any questions on registration,
- installation or the playing of the game, be sure to check out
- the windows help file included as part of this original
- SecretOps.exe download.
-
-
- [3.0] Minimum Requirements
-
- The minimum requirements for Wing Commander: Secret Ops are
- as follows:
-
- Minimum Standard Machines:
-
- Pentium 166 MHz
- 32 Megabytes of RAM
- 2 Megabyte PCI or AGP video card supporting 16-bit
- color depth
- 65 Megabytes free hard drive space
- Windows 95 with DirectX 5.0 installed
- Sound Card supported by DirectX 5.0
- Joystick
-
-
- Minimum Hardware Accelerated Machines:
-
- Pentium 133 MHz
- 32 Megabytes of RAM
- 4 Megabyte PCI or AGP 3Dfx or Direct3D supported
- video card
- 65 Megabytes free hard drive space
- Windows 95 with DirectX 5.0 installed
- 3Dfx card with Glide version 2.43 installed
- Sound Card supported by DirectX 5.0
- Joystick
-
-
- Please note that Direct3D requires 4 megabytes of video RAM.
- Supported Direct3D video chipsets include:
-
- ATI Rage Pro
- Intel 740
- Matrox Mystique
- Permedia 2
- Rendition 2200
- Riva 128
-
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- [A] DirectX v 5.0
-
- DirectX is a set of drivers designed to provide hardware
- compatibility to game companies under Windows 95. At this
- time, some hardware companies do not fully support DirectX 5.0.
- If your hardware is not fully supported by DirectX, it is
- likely the game will not function. Please check with your
- computer or hardware manufacturer for information on DirectX
- compatibility.
-
- [B] 3Dfx Glide 2.43
-
- Wing Commander: Secret Ops requires Glide 2.43 to run
- properly. Glide is a set of drivers by 3Dfx Interactive,
- designed to provide hardware compatibility between your 3Dfx
- card and Wing Commander: Secret Ops. The following 3Dfx cards
- have been tested with Wing Commander: Secret Ops:
-
- Creative Labs 3D Blaster Voodoo II
- Canopus Pure 3D II
- Deltron Flash 3D
- Diamond Monster 3D
- Diamond Monster II 3D
- Hercules Stingray 128-3D
- Orchid Righteous 3D
- Intergraph Intense 3D Voodoo
-
- [C] Direct 3D
-
- Under DirectX, Microsoft provides game developers a standard
- way of handling all video 3D chipsets. This standard is known
- as Direct 3D. Since Direct3D is in its infancy, video card
- manufacturers release driver updates at regular intervals.
-
- Due to the nature of Direct 3D, only a certain number of cards
- are supported. Direct 3D support requires 4 megabytes of video
- RAM. The following chipsets are currently supported via
- Direct 3D:
-
- ATI Rage Pro
- Intel 740
- Matrox Mystique
- Permedia 2
- Rendition 2200
- Riva 128
-
- It is important to note that for the best and most reliable
- performance, the newest drivers for your particular video card
- are required. Contact your video card manufacturer for
- information on obtaining the latest drivers.
-
- Should you experience unusual video problems, it is likely
- that your video card drivers need updating.
-
-
- [4.0] WC: Secret Ops FAQ
-
- Q: How do I obtain a callsign and number key?
- A: Visit the Wing Commander: Secret Ops web page at
- www.secretops.com to register your callsign. On this
- page is a register button that will take you to the
- registration location when pressed. Once you have
- registered, you will be given a numeric key that
- corresponds with your callsign.
-
-
- Q: I forgot my callsign and now can't get into the game.
- How do I figure out what it was?
- A: Just open the Secret Ops directory on your hard drive
- (C:\Games\Secret Ops\ in most cases) and then open the
- History directory therein. Within this History directory
- will be a directory named after your registered callsign
- (assuming you have played at least one mission since
- registering your callsign).
-
-
- Q: What are the benefits to downloading the optional speech
- file?
- A: Though the game can be played through completely without
- this file, it is provided to enhance your overall
- gaming experience. The download provides speech for the
- mission briefings and speech for the inflight comms in the
- missions.
- NOTE: If you have installed the Full version of Secret Ops,
- you already have the full speech file on your hard drive.
- You need only download the speech file if you have downloaded
- the Basic installation size, though the game will play just
- fine without it.
-
-
- Q: What happens when I reach the end of an episode?
- A: Upon reaching the end of an episode, the game menu screen
- will appear. Clicking on Return to Game will bring up a
- splash screen letting you know that you have successfully
- completed this episode, giving you the name of the next
- episode, and giving you a password which you can use when
- logging on to www.secretops.com.
-
-
- Q: What does the password on the splash screen mean?
- A: The password can be used to log in to parts of the
- Secret Ops website. You will then have access to
- information which reflects your performance within the
- game.
-
-
- Q: How do I install a new episode?
- A: To install a new episode, download the latest episode from
- www.secretops.com. Double-click on the downloaded file
- and click Yes when asked if you wish to to install the
- episode. In just a matter of seconds the new missions
- will be installed. The next time you start the game you
- will then have access to the new missions.
-
-
- Q: Once I have installed a new episode how do I play the new
- missions?
- A: If the last mission you flew was the last mission in the
- previous episode, then when you install the new episode the
- game will automatically continue with the new missions.
- However, if you choose to refly any of the missions in an
- episode after reaching the end of that episode, you will have
- to refly the last mission of that episode before you can play
- the new missions.
-
-
- Q: How often will new episodes be released?
- A: After the original game release, episodes will be posted
- once a week every Thursday for a period of seven weeks.
-
-
- Q: My screen appears washed out. How do I change the brightness
- level?
- A: In the Options menu for Secret Ops (ESC key) are two Gamma
- slider bars, one for the inflight comm videos and one for the
- rest of the game. Adjust these two bars to obtain the desired
- brightness level.
-
-
- Q: I'm having a hard time destroying certain capital ships engines.
- A: Sometimes, torpedoes will not inflict damage on the ship's
- engines despite a direct hit. Attack the engine from an angle
- so that your torpedo does not hit the engine directly in the
- center, but rather a little to the outside of the circular
- engine. If you run out of torps, simply restart the mission
- (ESC key), or order your wingmen to attack the Leviathan by
- targetting the ship and hitting ALT+A.
-
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- [5.0] Product Support
-
- For further information, contact the Wing Commander: Secret Ops
- web site at www.secretops.com. For technical support, hints,
- or additional questions, contact us on the web at
- www.ea.com/techsupp/origin or through e-mail at
- support@origin.ea.com. Be sure to include any error messages,
- details of the problem, and information on the various types
- of hardware present in your computer.
-
-
- [6.0] Thanks!
-
- Thanks for playing Wing Commander: Secret Ops. If you enjoyed
- this game be sure to check out Wing Commander: Prophecy.
-
- Happy Gaming!
-
- The Wing Commander: Secret Ops Development Team
-
- -EOF