User manual GAMES PC ORIGINAL WAR

[. . . ] Installation. . . . . . . . . . To install Original War, insert CD 1 into your CD/DVDROM drive. If the Autorun feature of Windows is enabled, the installation will start automatically. Otherwise, open Windows Explorer, browse to your CD/DVD drive and double-click the `Setup' icon. Once the installation starts, follow the on-screen instructions. [. . . ] Clicking the build icon brings up a display of the possible buildings. Clicking on the desired building will produce a ghost image of it in the tactical view. This allows the building to be positioned. If the ghost changes from green to red then it cannot be built either because the terrain is unsuitable or because it is too far from a depot. The buildings have entrances and may need to be rotated by right clicking to get 7 them to face the right direction. Left clicking will complete the command and the engineer will proceed to that position and start to build your depot. 3. 7 Researching Technologies . Research technologies strengthen your offensive and defensive capabilities and obtain new technology. Scientists in laboratories carry out research so you must have a laboratory with at least one scientist inside it to do research. To research a particular technology, select the laboratory and select the technology. If the technology is not available then an appropriate upgrade to the laboratory may be required. If the technology appears in grey then preliminary research may be required. 3. 8. Building Vehicles Vehicles provide increased capabilities for your characters. Mechanics in workshops or factories construct vehicles. Anyone can drive a vehicle but only mechanics are able to repair them. To build a vehicle, its components must first be researched in a laboratory. If the component is not available in the factory after it has been researched then an appropriate extension to the factory needs to be built by an engineer. With the factory selected, vehicles can be designed by selecting the appropriate components and construction ordered by clicking the build icon. Vehicles can be queued up in the factory by holding down the shift key to design and order subsequent vehicles but a mechanic will probably have to drive the vehicle out of the factory and at least one mechanic must be present in the factory for the construction to proceed. 3. 9. Resources There are four main resources available to you throughout the game. 8 Below is a summary of each resource and its uses: 1. Crates are the main building materials and supplies for the base. The crates appear at random from the future. The engineers, apemen or cargo vehicles can collect them. Take them back to your depot and store them for when you need to use them. 2. [. . . ] Please have the above information ready when you call. This will help us answer your question in the shortest possible time. When you call you will initially be connected 12 with our automated wizard. For information pertaining to your specific title, press "1" on the main menu and listen carefully to all prompts. [. . . ]