User manual GAMES PC PANZER GENERAL III

[. . . ] TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Quick Start. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 GETTING STARTED. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] For a detailed description of Unit Cards, see Equipment starting on page 57. For details on Leader Cards, see Leaders starting on page 46. Roster Bar At the very bottom of the screen is the Roster bar. On the left end is a counter indicating the number of slots available in your army. On the right end is the Exit button (a gold X on a red button) which exits the Headquarters screen. Just to the left of that is the Change Sort Order button with scroll arrows to the left of that. The Change Sort Order button changes the order that units are displayed, indicated by the small icon above the button. The choices are ·Tank Icon: Equipment class: Infantry, Tank, Recon, Anti-tank, Artillery, Air Defence, Fighter, Bomber ·Flag Icon: Promotion level of the unit's leader ·Heart Icon: Unit health ·Double Diamond Icon: Number of actions remaining Each unit is displayed on its own tab with the following icons: Class and Type Each unit is one of several types within its class, often with a different appearance from others in its class. For example, an Axis Fighter unit will have different icons on the Roster bar for Me 109 and a FW 190. Leader Every leader has a class specialty, and the different leader icons reflect this. An Infantry leader looks different from a tank leader. Level of Promotion Next to the leader icon are gold buttons indicating the leader's promotion level, which also corresponds to the number of actions possible for that leader. Most leaders start out with two to three levels, meaning they can perform two or three actions. Roster Slots An army is made up of the units available in the active roster. The number of slots in the active roster is controlled by the game and can be increased or decreased in between scenarios of a campaign. If the active roster has less slots available in the current scenario than the last, then the most common and least experienced leaders are returned to the Officer's Tent and their equipment goes back to the Motor Pool Tent. One extra slot is awarded for a major victory in the previous scenario. BASIC SCREENS, MENUS, AND BUTTONS: The 3D Battlefield 34 The 3D Battlefield Move Radius Current Weather Show All Units Enter Headquarters Strategy Map Options Panel Command Panel Cancel Last Action Roster Bar Enter Deploy Mode End Turn This screen is where the action happens, all manoeuvering and combat occur here. The main feature of this screen is the angled view of the battlefield, which can be rotated through 360º to view the combat from every angle. Simply hold down the right mouse button while moving the cursor to the left or right screen edge. You can also zoom the view in or out by holding down the right mouse button and moving the cursor to the top or bottom. You can also use the arrow keys to scroll around the map, and the PageUp/PageDn keys to tilt the map view. Press Ctrl-V to reset the default camera view, and press Ctrl-G to toggle the hex grid on and off. The weather is indicated by an icon in the top right corner. Moving Units Movement on the map is as simple as selecting a unit and left-clicking on a hex you want it to end in. You can select a unit by clicking directly on the unit icon on the map or on the Roster bar section of the control panel. The active unit appears on the map with a yellow highlight underneath it. If the unit has movement remaining, hexes are highlighted in light green to show where it can move to. [. . . ] If such drivers are not used, this product may not run properly on your system. Copy Protection In order to play PANZER GENERAL III SCORCHED EARTH, the original game CD must be in the CDROM drive. DirectX 7 Setup This game requires DirectX 7. 0 or higher. If you do not have DirectX 7. 0 or higher, then it can be installed or reinstalled from the CD. Installing DirectX 7. 0 is an option when installing the game. It can also be installed by exploring the game CD, and opening the Redist\Directx folder. [. . . ]