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- FIELDS OF GLORY README.TXT
-
- INSTALL PROGRAM
- To perform a Large Install you must have 15 megabytes of hard disk
- space free.
- For a Small Install you must have 11 megabytes of hard disk space
- free.
-
- CONFIG.SYS REQUIREMENTS
- You must ensure that the following line exists in your config.sys
- file, with the number at least 30.
-
- FILES=30
-
- PCQUIK DISK CACHE SOFTWARE
- Users of the above software will need to insert into their
- PCQUIK.INI file the following line:
-
- LendAmount=0
-
- GAME PLAY CHANGES
- Since the Manual and the Technical Supplement were written we have
- added a number of enhancements and changes to Fields of Glory.
-
- Army Changes
- To add more national flavour to each army the unit names have been
- translated into their national languages. This did, however,
- create an inconsistency in the French army where corps numbers are
- displayed as Roman Numerals rather than by French notations such
- as 2éme Corps.
-
- Command Changes
- As well as the "Rejoin Command" order (see the Technical
- Supplement), we have added an order to allow commanders to bring
- all their detached units back under their direct command. When a
- "Reattach Units" is given by a commander all previously detached
- units will return to the direct control of the commander and will
- manoeuvre back to his position. The commander will then reorganise
- his units, before continuing with his Operational Order.
-
- Routing Brigades
- Brigades that have routed may rally and return to their commander
- for further orders. A message is displayed saying that the brigade
- has rejoined its commander. The next time their commander is
- ordered they will absorb the returned brigade as for Reattach
- Units. The brigade may also be ordered independently by the player.
-
- Army and Wing Commanders
- These commanders may be moved by the player around the battlefield
- in order to inspire their troops. To move an Army or Wing Commander
- open his order box then click on the desired destination point.
-
- Occupying Buildings
- Infantry can be ordered to occupy buildings by selecting a building
- as their destination point. Once the infantry reach the destination
- they will enter the building and gain the benefits of the cover of
- the building from enemy fire and assaults.
-
- Ending a Game
- The game will automatically finish when 70% of either side have
- been killed or permanently routed, or at 21:30, whichever occurs
- first.
-
- Reviewing the Game
- You can review the current level of victory by pressing the R key.
-
- Delayed Orders
- Orders are always passed from the army commander to his subordinate
- commanders and then to the unit involved. At Guard difficulty level
- the delivery of an order is delayed by the time it takes for an
- order to travel down the command structure. This means that it will
- take a while for a unit to respond to your direct orders. Be
- patient, the unit will respond when the order reaches it. Until
- then the unit's order box will display its previous order.
-
- Issuing Lots of Orders
- On slower machines when you issue lots of orders at the start of
- the large battles (Waterloo and Ligny), the game will slow down as
- the game's AI transmits the orders. To avoid this problem issue
- your initial orders to your Corps commanders then issue more direct
- orders to divisions and brigades as they move into contact with the
- enemy. Alternatively, issue your initial orders then wait until
- they have been implemented before giving any further ones.
-
- CHANGES FROM THE FRENCH MANUAL
- The translations of orders have been changed as follows:
- Mixte formation has become Ordre mixte.
- Eparpillée has become En Tirailleur.
-
- ADDITIONAL QUALITY ASSURANCE
- Richard Ashdown
- Darren Kirby
- Jason Sampson
-
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