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Uninstaller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . About the Game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Missions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Your Career in the Army . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Assignment of Objectives . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Puzzle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Level of Difficulty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Some Geographic & Historic Concessions . . Playing the Game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Viewing the Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Game Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Selecting Characters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Moving Around the Map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Characters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Commandos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Special Characters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Enemy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Objects Selected with One Click . . . . . . . . . Objects that Can Be Placed on the Scenery Objects Selected with Two Clicks . . . . . . . . Weapons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Vehicles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Driving Vehicles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Single Player Game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Multiplayer Game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Setting Up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . In-Game Differences Between Single Player & Multiplayer . . . . . . Credits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Eidos Interactive Technical Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 2 3 3 3 4 4 4 5 6 6 8 15 17 24 24 29 29 34 34 36 38 42 44 44 45 46 46 . 48 . 50 . 52 ) 1) INSTALLATION If your computer has the Autorun option activated, automatic installation will begin as soon as you insert the first Commandos 2 CD into your CD drive. If Autorun is disabled, you will need to select the option "Explore" on the icon of your CD unit with the right mouse button (RMB) and run the exe file "Setup.exe" in the root directory of your CD. The "Install Shield Wizard" will start and after it the license window will appear. If you decide to accept the terms, the next question will be "Where do you want to Install Commandos2?" All the game files will be saved in the same folder, whose default route is: \Program files\Commandos2 But of course, you can change it as you wish. Finally, you will be asked if you want to install the DirectX8.0 files. If you decide to do so and your system already has them. they will not be reinstalled, although if necessary they will be upgraded. If you have enough space in the hard disk, the game installation will start. When it is finished, if you clicked "Yes" when asked about installing DirectX8.0, the program will check your current version of DirectX and decide whether to install it or not. Depending on your operating system, you may have to restart your computer for the system to acknowledge the changes made. It will tell you what to do in order to start training with your Commandos as soon as possible. About the Game The missions In Commandos 2: Men of Courage, you have to successfully take your men through a series of missions inspired by events that took place during World War II. The missions have several different objectives, new challenges and many possible approaches that will depend on your tactic, skills and weapon dexterity. All the missions have at least one main objective: rescue, espionage, assault or defend. Missions also include sub-objectives and clues that will take you closer to your goal. If you don't complete your objectives or if you lose some of your team, you will have to try again. In creating Commandos 2: Men of Courage, we have tried to make an enjoyable game that is more than just a faithful depiction of Commandos activity during WWII. So please note, if your history book contradicts what you see in the game ... trust your history book. YOUR CAREER IN THE ARMY The army life is a hard one and to excel you must complete the objectives set out before and during the mission. Once you have completed a mission, you will be able to move to the next one. Each time you successfully finish a mission, you will be assigned a number of points according to your degree of success. The points are based on the number of secondary objectives accomplished, the time it took you to finish, and the damage you received. Not being detected and visiting different areas of the map also influence your points. The number of enemies neutralized is also a factor when scoring points. You get maximum points if you tie them up, fewer points if you kill them with a knife and the fewest points of all if you kill them with a firearm. As you progress through the missions, your points will continue to accumulate and your rank should increase. When you start the game you are the lowest rank. By the time the war ends, if you have successfully completed the missions and displayed exemplary behavior you could attain the rank of Field Marshal. Your honor and your career depend on how effective you are ... and your pension depends on it too. UNINSTALLER Remove and Repair: Modify: Repair: Application that, before removing anything, will offer you the following three options: In case you want to change some of the options that you chose when installing. Checks the files in game folder and, if it encounters any problems, will try to fix them by reinstalling the necessary files from the CD. Remove all the files you installed and change the registry file. Remove: ) 2) ) 3) Assignment of objectives At the beginning of each mission you will receive brief instructions on what is expected from you and your men. You will be given information in the following areas: · The overall strategic situation. · The main mission objectives. · A tour of the environment, at which point you will be shown where the objectives can be completed and the position of key areas. You'll also receive some advice on the tactics you should employ. If you would rather skip the briefing, press the "Esc" key at any point to start the mission. If you need to check any of the objectives while in a mission, you can use the notebook in the interface. In Hard difficulty, you will encounter more enemies, the range and speed of your firearms is decreased and the time that it takes the enemies to react is faster. Enemy firearms are more deadly. When one of your men dies, there is no way to bring him back. In Very Hard difficulty, the enemies react as soon as they see you, the range of their guns is the longest and their shots even more deadly. First-aid kits and ammunition are in very short supply; success could rely on a single bullet so they must be used wisely. Just in case this isn't enough, enemies recover from being knocked out by Commandos far faster. Wine will also affect them for a shorter period of time. Some GEOgraphic & historic concessions We know that ... · There are no penguins in the Arctic. · The submarine bunkers at La Pallice in La Rochelle had more than three hangars. · The bridge over the river Kwai exists, but it is not made of wood and it was never destroyed. · The statue of Buddha is not in India but in a temple in Kyoto, Japan. · The Shinano was sunk before entering into active combat. · There are no piranhas in Asia, only in the Amazon river. The dates and historic events are based in real ones but have been adapted for gameplay reasons. We maintain that you should always trust your history books -- this is a video game after all! The Puzzle A selection of missions contain pieces of a puzzle. If you can collect these pieces and finish the game you may unlock special missions. The pieces are scattered all over the map. They could be found on the floor and also inside boxes, cabinets, enemy inventories, and anywhere items can be stored. The objects will be stored in a table that you can access via an icon placed at the top of the interface. Level of difficulty The objectives of a particular mission will not change even if the difficulty level is altered. The differences you will experience from one difficulty level to the next will be in the behavior of your enemies and the supply o ...