User manual GAMES PC SHOGUN-TOTAL WAR

[. . . ] Warning: To Owners Of Projection Televisions Still pictures or images may cause permanent picture-tube damage or mark the phosphor of the CRT. Avoid repeated or extended use of video games on largescreen projection televisions. Epilepsy Warning Please Read Before Using This Game Or Allowing Your Children To Use It. Some people are susceptible to epileptic seizures or loss of consciousness when exposed to certain flashing lights or light patterns in everyday life. [. . . ] · Any Menu option with an > indicates that other options will drop down if selected. · Currently selected orders are highlighted with an asterisk (*) Rally . . F Melee Mode - Skirmish Hold Position . . A Auto Fire (Fire at will) Withdraw from battle . . CTRL +R Set Facing/Move with Fixed Facing . . ALT + click Unit/s formation faces in the same direction on arrival at new location. . Right-click, hold and drag Look At (selected unit) . . SHIFT + L 42 43 BATTLE FORMATIONS To be a master of warfare you must first become conversant with the techniques by which your army can overrun an opponent in the heat of battle. Whilst much may be down to the unit type and experience of individual soldiers, a wise Daimyo, familiar with the battle strategies of Sun Tzu, can triumph against seemingly overwhelming odds. Different unit formations have strengths and weaknesses, which a wise man will soon become patently aware of. Move answered by counter move is sure to occur when two mighty generals clash, so make sure you know your battlefield tactics when you take on the enemy!Changing Preset Formations In the heat of battle, a good general must be able to direct his troops quickly and surely. The ability to command multiple units and ensure they are in the formation best suited to that particular situation is a skill that must be learned through study and hard lessons at the hand of more experienced generals or Daimyo. Select the units whose formation you want to change. Click relevant icon on the Icon Menu Bar. or Right-click, then highlight FORMATION in the drop-down menu and highlight and click the Formation type you wish your selected units to adopt. or Press the relevant keyboard shortcut (detailed below). Note: Clearly, it takes a certain amount of time to move into position. Ensure you allow enough time for your units to re-form or you may be trounced by the opposing army. Creating Line Formations Line formations are most important for your Missile-firing units (archers, arquebusiers and musketeers) since only the front ranks can fire. Stretching them out so they are two ranks deep ensures that all arms can be brought accurately to bear upon your enemy. Now, click, hold and drag out the mouse. Move the mouse so you are happy with the unit formation and release the Left Mouse button. [. . . ] The lengths varied depending on the individual Daimyo's preference but averaged around 5 metres. Of the many armour types, this is the classic samurai armour which consisted mainly of the do (body armour), suneate (leg armour), tsurubashiri (breastplate), eboshi (cap), kabuto (helmet), sode (shoulder guards) and Hoate (face mask). Seppuku Kengo Shogun Koku Mon Naginata Nanban-do Sohei Nanbanjin Taisho Tameshi Gusoku Ninja Wakizashi No-Dachi Yari Okegawa do Yoroi Ronin Samurai Sashimono 84 85 CREDITS CREATIVE ASSEMBLY Project Director: Mike Simpson THE PROTOTYPE TEAM Programming: A. P. Taglione (Tag), Matteo Sartori, John McFarlane, Art: Will Hallsworth, Joss Adley, Nick Tresadern, Design Coordinator: Mike Simpson THE PRODUCTION TEAM Programming: A. P. Taglione (Tag), Matteo Sartori, John McFarlane, R. T. 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