User manual GAMES PC EMPEROR BATTLE FOR DUNE

[. . . ] For those who would like some hands-on instruction about the basics of the game, we recommend that you play through the Learning Scenarios, accessible on the Single Player menu, after you have installed the game. This manual is a complete reference guide for the game. Chapters III and IV provide all the information you need to setup and play any kind of single player or multiplayer game of Empire Earth. Chapter V is a written walkthrough for starting a Standard game on a Random Map. [. . . ] You can set a separate Rally Point for fighters, bombers, and atomic bombers ­ there is a separate Action button for each. (To set a rally point for all planes at once, simply select the Airport and right-click on the target. ) You can also Cancel all the orders to remove all Rally Points. 116 Empire Earth Fighter Rally Bomber Rally Atomic Rally TIP: You can "scramble" an individual airplane hangared in an Airport by selecting the Airport and then clicking on the plane you want in the Unit/Cargo Display area. That plane will immediately take-off (if the runway is clear) and circle the Airport looking for enemies. When the plane's Flight Time runs out, it lands and waits for new orders. Idle Aircraft To provide more control over your air forces, you can select idle airplanes by using special hot keys. Idle planes are those planes that have no current orders and are either in flight with Flight Time remaining or in an Airport and not currently under repair. Unlike idle Citizens, selecting an idle plane does not center it on your screen, but the plane's portrait and attributes appear in the Unit Information area at the lower-left of the screen. To select an idle airplane, press one of the following keys: Key A B D F Function Selects Nearest Idle Atomic Bomber Selects Nearest Idle Bomber Selects Nearest Idle Fighter/Bomber Selects Nearest Idle Fighter You can then give the selected airplane an order - for example, right-click on an enemy to have the plane attack that target (remember that the plane must have enough Flight Time to get there). To select more than one plane, hold down the Shift key while pressing the appropriate hot key. This adds planes to your selection group and then you can issue an order to all the selected planes at once. 117 Warfare Cybers The field of Artificial Intelligence or AI owed its very existence to the silicon microchip, but the microchip also ironically limited its progress. Quantum computers, with their massivelyparallel computational abilities, ultimately revolutionised the digital world. At the vanguard of AI research at that time were labs funded by secret military programs. Self-Destruct ­ Explodes on command or on death, doing splash damage. A tiny amount of anti-matter is housed within the Cyber, contained inside strong electric and magnetic fields. When the Cyber is destroyed, the fields collapse. This releases the anti-matter, which immediately comes into contact with normal matter and is annihilated in a tremendous explosion. Hades The Hades is the most advanced Cyber design ever put into production. It is a master of time and space, capable of having a profound effect on the outcome of a battle. Time Warp ­ Sends a targeted unit a few minutes into the future. The Hades has the ability to open a wormhole through space-time and send a target into the future. In effect, the target is removed from the world until it reappears a short time later. Teleport ­ Lets the Hades teleport to a new location, but it loses a portion of its hit points. Teleportation is related to Time Travel in that it involves tunneling though the fabric of space-time. When teleporting, the Hades appears to leave the physical universe and then reappear in a new location. [. . . ] Originally from Great Britain, and now residing in USA, Mark has risen to the top of his profession as a Military Artist. Many history artists paint a limited range of subject matter, but Mark Churms has lent his brush to a huge diversity of historical subject matter. His artistic skill and attention to historical detail has earned him admiration, acclaim, and a huge following of military collectors. Watch as the action and drama of world military history is brought to life before you! [. . . ]