User manual GAMES PC GIANTS-CITIZEN KABUTO

[. . . ] TM Game Manual Giants : TM Citizen Kabuto GAME MANUAL 1 Table of Contents Background Story Menus Player ID Main Menu 4 6 6 6 Cast of Characters Meccaryns Sea Reapers Kabuto Other Characters Structures 10 10 11 12 13 19 Game Interface Mecc Interface Delphi Interface Kabuto Interface 21 21 23 26 Controls Movement Attacking Views 28 28 30 32 The Meccaryns Mecc Weapons, Packs, and Items Mecc Base 34 34 39 The Sea Reapers Sea Reaper Weapons and Spells Sea Reaper Base 44 44 49 Kabuto 54 2 Base Building The Base Building Screen Building a Mecc Base ­ Walkthrough 58 60 62 Multiplayer Host a New Multiplayer Game Join an Existing Multiplayer Game Multiplayer Game Types 66 66 69 69 Hints & Tips Appendix: The History of Planet Moon Credits 71 73 75 3 Background Story Before man climbed down from the trees to shop in megastores and drink cappuccino, before Earth wadded itself into a cool blue ball, before PLANET MOON even existed, there was the Island. The Island, a massive fragment of a long-lost planet, hurtling blindly through space. The description evokes the term, "asteroid", but the Island is no dead piece of scorched rock. Even from a distance of light years, the Island's radiant colors distinguish it as an anomaly within the void of the cosmos. [. . . ] A stationary bush is completely invisible to the enemy ­ moving around will increase your chance of detection. Note: Enemy Meccs hiding in bush camouflage can be seen clearly through the green viewing window of the sniper gun. Deployable Turret When this pack is activated, you can drop a machine-gun turret at your feet. This turret will fire on any enemy who comes near, though it can be destroyed. Pop-Up Bomb The pop-up bomb is the most powerful bomb in the Mecc arsenal. Larger than a grenade but smaller than a nuclear weapon, the pop-up bomb is capable of doing massive damage to a collection of structures or group of creatures. While carrying this device around on your back, you'll have some difficulty getting airborne due to the thing's immense weight ­ it's darn heavy. 37 MECC ITEMS Mine Once you drop this mine it'll burrow into the ground leaving only its top showing. If any enemy comes within range it will pursue them, blowing up upon impact or within 5 seconds of activation (whichever comes first). Health Syringe You can use a health syringe at any time to replenish some of your health. Grenade Activating a grenade, you'll promptly lob the explosive at the point indicated by your targeting cursor (within a limited distance). After a few seconds, the grenade will explode. Grenades work well while flying ­ you can drop them on enemies below while cackling maniacally. Flare If alerted that a homing missile is locked on to you, you can jettison a flare to confuse the approaching missile while you make your getaway. Mecc Disciples You and your Meccaryn buddies travel together, drink together, woo women together ­ it's only natural that you fight together too. During the single-player game, you'll find that your Mecc buddies ­ referred to as disciples ­ are only too ready to take your orders when it comes to adventure and battle. Your disciples can use their jetpacks to fly to locations, carry guns just like you, and have a true love for kicking ass. Your disciples will follow your orders to attack, go to positions that you point out, or return to you. 38 Mecc Gyrocopter Meccs can gain access to a gyrocopter once they haul a Smartie out of their party house to build a gyrocopter pad. One Mecc can pilot the gyrocopter, while teammates (in multiplayer games) can latch on to the sides and hitch a ride. Gyrocopters not only have greater airborne range than jetpacks (due to their unlimited fuel capacity), they also have a nose-mounted machine gun with unlimited ammunition, as well as 3 millennium bombs. Millennium bombs are similar in effect to the Millennium Mortar (described on page ##). You can aim these bombs by targeting a spot on the ground within a limited range. When you land on your gyropad, you'll load up on millennium bombs again. Millennium bomb icons are displayed at the bottom of the game interface. With all of this firepower, gyrocopters are unfortunately weak on the structural side. While you're piloting a gyrocopter, the heart-shaped health indicator on your interface refers to the gyrocopter's health, not yours. If the `copter takes damage, you can return to your gyrocopter pad to repair the vehicle. Don't wait too long, though ­ it doesn't take much to blow up a gyrocopter, damaging the pilot and any unlucky teammates who happen to be hitching a ride. MECC BASE When building a Mecc base from scratch, you'll start with a "pit" (with a "meat drop-off" circle in front) and a "Smartie drop-off" circle. The pit is where you bring Vimp meat that you've collected ­ Smarties that work for you will go to the pit immediately after a task is done for some good old Vimp-burgers. [. . . ] you can't beat that for a great deal. Remember, you must be over 18 or have your parent's permission to call the hintline. This service is only available in the U. S. Charges and information are subject to change without notice. 82 Interplay Website Welcome to the Interplay Web! [. . . ]