User manual GAMES PC DESCENT-FREESPACE

[. . . ] Table of Contents GETTING STARTED 2 Installing Descent: FreeSpace The Great War PLAYING DESCENT: FREESPACE THE GREAT WAR 2 2 Launching Creating A Pilot The Main Hall Briefing Commit Debriefing Combat Ready MULTIPLAYER DESCENT: FREESPACE THE GREAT WAR 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Multiplayer Basics Creating a Pilot Join A Game Starting A New Game Host Setup Host Options Briefing Ship and Weapon Selection In-mission Debriefing General Network/Multiplayer Options Voice Options Observer Mode Global Options Menu General Options Menu Voice Options Menu Parallax Online Pre-Game Screens 9 10 10 12 14 15 17 17 19 19 20 21 22 22 23 24 25 26 Main Hall Options Multi Options Screen Detail Options Controls Config HUD Config Barracks Statistics Tech Room Technical Database 26 27 28 29 31 33 34 36 38 38 Table of Contents Mission Simulator View Cutscenes Credits Screen Campaign Room Ready Room Command Briefing Mission Briefing Ship Selection Weapons Loadout IN-GAME SCREENS 38 39 39 39 40 41 42 43 46 48 The HUD (Heads-Up Display) MESSAGING WINGMEN 48 54 Message What?Select Ship What Command? REARMING & REPAIRING MISSILE FIRING AND COUNTERMEASURES 54 54 55 57 58 Heat-Seeking vs. Aspect-Seeking Countermeasures ADVANCED TARGETING MATCHING SPEED ENDING THE MISSION FRED (FreeSpace Mission Editor) RANK, PROMOTIONS, AND MEDALS ENERGY TRANSFER SYSTEM (ETS) WEAPON SELECTION & LINKING HOTKEYS 58 59 60 60 61 61 62 63 65 66 Hotkey Usage Defining Hotkeys CREDITS WARRANTY TECHNICAL SUPPORT 66 67 68 70 71 DESCENT: FREESPACE THE GREAT WAR: ©1998 Volition, Inc. Descent, Descent: FreeSpace The Great War, Interplay, the Interplay logo and "By Gamers. [. . . ] If you fail to meet any secondary objectives, the mission may not be considered a total success, but you will usually be able to advance to the next mission. Bonus Objectives are a result of unforeseen events that occur during a mission. Therefore you will never see a Bonus Objective in your Briefing. For example, an enemy Cruiser arrives unexpectedly, but you and your wingmen manage to destroy it. Since GTA Command did not expect such a ship to arrive, you were not briefed on it. However, once it did, you were given a successful Bonus Objective for destroying it. Once you have reviewed all Briefing stages, you should proceed to Ship Selection. Again, if you're in a training mission, you will not have that option. Simply hit Commit to accept your orders and enter the mission. Ship Selection This screen allows pilots to select the ships best suited for the mission at hand. At the start of the main Descent: FreeSpace Campaign, your pilot will not have enough experience to outfit all of his wingmen with specific ships. If you fly well, however, you will quickly advance in rank and will be given more options on this screen, as well as Weapons Loadout. 43 Descent: FreeSpace NOTE: Ship Selection is handled quite differently in multiplayer missions. For information on multiplayer Ship Selection, please consult page 17. At the bottom of the screen, you will see an arrangement of flight wings. As a single-player Pilot, you will always be a member of Alpha wing, which is shown on the left. You will also always be flying "point" for Alpha wing, which is the topmost icon in that group, drawn in green. In addition to Alpha, you may also see wing groupings for Beta and Gamma. Alpha, Beta, and Gamma make up your primary fighter force in Descent: FreeSpace missions. Depending on the needs of the mission, you may also be joined by more wings, typically designated Delta, Epsilon, and so on. However, Alpha, Beta, and Gamma will be the only wings you have Ship Selection and Weapons Loadout control over. 44 The Great War The wing groupings and ship slots at the bottom use the following symbols: TM Ship icons: These icons represent the ship class currently assigned to that slot. Each ship class has a different top-down view symbol. If a ship symbol is present in a wing slot, that ship class will be deployed in that position. Any ship may be replaced by another ship class if you wish. [. . . ] If you are not already a CompuServe member, you can call CompuServe toll-free at 1-800-524-3388 and ask Representative #354 for a free introductory membership and a $15 usage credit. For game play hints look in the Gamer's Forum (GO GAMERS). Besides technical support for Interplay products, CompuServe offers many other services, including communications, reference libraries, hardware and software support, travel, games and much more. Hintline Hints are available for this title and other Interplay titles. You can reach our hintline at 1-900-370-PLAY (1-900-370-6869 in Canada). [. . . ]