User manual GAMES PC ALIENS VERSUS PREDATOR 2

[. . . ] Table of Contents SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS INSTALLING THE GAME Install . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Minimum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Full . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 DirectX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Uninstall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Readme . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 THE LAUNCHER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 MENUS AND INTERFACE SYSTEM Interface Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Main Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Single Player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Multiplayer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Heads-up Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Cross-hair System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 WEAPONS, TOOLS, AND EQUIPMENT Gaining Weapons, Tools, and Equipment. . . . 27 Human . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Predator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Alien . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Human . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Weapons and Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Pickups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Predator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Weapons and Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Abilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Alien Weapons and Abilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Facehugger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Chestburster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Mature Aliens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Runner Special Abilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Predalien Special Abilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Praetorian Special Abilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 GAMEPLAY TIPS Alien . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Marine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Predator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Environmental Hazards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Multiplayer Tactics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 DEFAULT KEY CONFIGURATION CHARTS . . . . . . 39 CREDITS Fox Interactive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Monolith Productions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Voice and Motion Capture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 2 Table of Contents System Requirements MINIMUM SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS Windows® 98/Me/2000 DirectXTM 8 or higher Pentium® III 450MHz 128 MB RAM (Win98) / 128 MB (Me/Win2K) 16MB 3D hardware accelerator card with Direct3DTM support 4x CD-ROM Mouse Keyboard 56K modem or Local Area Network (LAN) for multiplayer 750MB free hard drive space DirectX compatible 16-bit sound card Recommended: Pentium® III 600MHz 256MB RAM (Win98) / 256MB (Me/Win2K) 32MB 3D hardware accelerator card with Direct3DTM support Installing the Game To begin, insert the Aliens Versus Predator 2 CD, Disc 1, into your CD-ROM drive. If AutoRun is enabled on your computer, the Launcher should appear within a few seconds. NOTE: If nothing happens then AutoRun has been disabled. If this is the case you can start the Launcher by clicking on the START button on the Windows taskbar, then click RUN. . . . In the Run dialog box, type D:\AVP2 (where D: is the letter assigned to your CD-ROM drive) and then click the OK button. Click INSTALL on the Launcher. [. . . ] Max Sounds: Set the maximum number of sounds that can play at a time. Sound FX Quality: Sets the quality of the sound heard in the game. Music Volume: Raise or lower the volume of the game's music. Options Menu 19 PROFILE MENUS The profile menu allows you to manage player profiles. A profile tracks your key configuration, saved games, user name, and mission progress. When you start the game, you automatically begin with the <Player_0> profile. You can change the name of this at any time and your progress to that point will not be lost. Current profile: Displays the current profile's name. Available profiles: Displays a list of the available profiles. Load: Loads the profile highlighted on the available profile list. Create: Creates a new profile and assigns it as the current profile. Rename: Lets you rename the current profile. Delete: Deletes the current profile. NOTE: deleting your profile will not permanently erase your saved games. These are stored in a folder that matches the Profile name. However, once the Profile is deleted, you cannot load your old saved games unless you create a Profile that matches the folder's name. 20 Profile Menu PAUSE MENU Hitting the ESC key during gameplay will pause your game and give you access to the following options. Resume Game: This will return you to the game in progress. Load Game: This is the same Load Game option that is found on the Main Menu. Use this to load previously saved games including your QuickSave game. Save Game: Use this to save your current progress in the game. Options: These are the same Options that are found on the Main Menu. Abort Game: Select this to exit the current game and return to the Main Menu. Be sure you save your game before selecting this option. Quit: This will exit the game and return you to Windows. HEADS-UP DISPLAY (HUD) The Aliens Versus Predator 2 HUD is organized so you can quickly and easily check your status in the middle of the wildest firefights. [. . . ] · In Evac, most humans and Predators have only one life per round. If you die, you must wait for the next round. If you can eliminate one or two opposing players without losing any from your own team, you can usually mop up the other enemies quite quickly. 38 Multiplayer Tactics Default Key Configuration Chart This section describes the default key mappings for AVP2. With the exception of the game controls, all key assignments listed here can be changed in the Options menu. [. . . ]