User manual GAMES PC PACIFIC GENERAL

[. . . ] TABLE OF CONTENTS PRELUDE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 The Rising Sun . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Twilight of Empires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] Simply backspace and type in the new name. Pressing the Enter key closes the dialog. Lay Units Mode This is default mode on the Battle Generator Deploy screen -- the side deploying first is always the side that was active on the Battle Generator setup screen. In this mode, units are placed by left-clicking on a hex and picked up by right-clicking. They can be placed anywhere, including enemy victory hexes. If ground units are deployed at sea, they appear in the appropriate transports. When the last unit from a side's roster is placed, the Edit Unit mode legend appears in the status bar, and the currently selected unit has a red hex border. If you deploy every unit from one side, after changing sides using the Allies/Axis toggle button in the upper-right hand corner, it will be necessary to left-click on the Lay Units button to switch to Lay Units mode and deploy the other side's units. Return to the Purchase Screen The top button on the right side returns you to the Purchase screen. Increasing or Decreasing a Unit's Experience The buttons whose legends are +EXP and -EXP raise or lower the selected unit's experience one level each time you left-click on them. Raising a unit's experience level is necessary before a unit can have its strength raised. Unit experience starts at "0" and can be raised up to "+5. " Edit Units Mode This button activates the Edit Mode where units can have their strength, experience, and entrenchment values changed prior to the beginning of a scenario. If they possess organic transport, they can start the scenario mounted in their vehicles. These functions are accomplished using the buttons on the left side of the screen. 45 THE BATTLE GENERATOR: BATTLE GENERATOR DEPLOY SCREEN CONTROLS THE BATTLE GENERATOR: BUILDING A SCENARIO 46 Increasing or Decreasing a Unit's Strength The buttons whose legends are +STR and -STR raise or lower the selected unit's strength one level each time you left-click on them. This can be used to create stronger or weaker units for specific scenarios. A unit can be lowered to a strength of "1" or as high as "15. " Remember that a unit's strength over 10 cannot exceed its experience level. The exception to this are capital ship units, whose strength can never exceed their starting value. The default victory condition settings are sufficient for a simple scenario where the objective is to eradicate all of your opponent's units. Setting the Victory Hexes Needed to Live to a value greater than "0" makes victory hexes important as well. Adjusting the settings in the AI Bucket control is not necessary, but can make for a much more interesting scenario, particularly if victory hexes are going to play an important part. See the "Setting AI Bucket" section, starting on page 35, for an example. Select nations for the Allied and Axis sides if you wish to play something other than the default selections of the US and Japanese. This is where you would add additional nationalities as secondary adversaries. Increasing or Decreasing a Unit's Entrenchment These buttons increase or decrease the entrenchment level of the selected unit up to a maximum of the terrain the unit is currently in. These values vary depending on the terrain and unit, so some experimentation may be needed. Set Turns Clicking on the Go to Purchase (Next) button opens the Battle Generator Purchase screen. Select the units you want to use in the game -- remember to select units for both sides!Before buying air units, make sure that the map you select has an airfield or they may not survive the scenario. [. . . ] If within 60 days of purchase the media prove defective in any way, you may return the media to Strategic Simulations, Inc. , 675 Almanor Avenue, Suite 201, Sunnyvale, CA 94086-2901 and SSI will replace the media free of charge. In addition, if the media prove defective at any time after the first 60 days, return the media to SSI and SSI will replace the media for a minimum charge of $10. 00 plus $4. 00 for shipping and handling. California residents, add applicable sales tax. SSI MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, WITH RESPECT TO THE SOFTWARE PROGRAM RECORDED ON THE CD OR DISKETTE OR THE GAME DESCRIBED IN THIS RULE BOOK, THEIR QUALITY, PERFORMANCE, MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE. [. . . ]