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HISTORY 2

SETUP 3

THE MAIN MENU 3

NEW GAME MENU 4

SINGLE PLAYER 4

MULTIPLAYER 4

TUTORIALS 4

RESTART MISSION 4

LOAD QUICK SAVED GAME 4

PASSWORD 4

EXIT 4

SAVE GAME MENU 4

LOAD GAME 5

OPTIONS 5

USER PROFILE NAME 5

SOUND VOLUME 5

VIDEO OPTIONS 5

GAME REFERENCES 5

EXIT 6

HELP 6

CREDITS 6

QUIT GAME 6

THE GAME: BASIC CONCEPTS 6

THE TUTORIALS MENU 6

THE MISSIONS 7

TAKING CARE OF YOUR CAREER 7

ASSIGNING OBJECTIVES: THE BRIEFING 8

THE COMMANDOS 8

THE GAME: CONTROLS 9

THE MISSION 9

THE MAP NOTEBOOK 10

SELECTING SOLDIERS 10

MOVING SOLDIERS 11

HIT THE DIRT AND CRAWL 11

THE KNAPSACK 12

USE OF REMOTELY ACTIVATED ITEMS 12

USE OF DEVICES IN THE MISSION 12

PICKING UP AN ITEM IN THE MISSION 13

VEHICLES 13

BUILDINGS 14

CAMERAS 14

THE ENEMY 15

SIGHT 15

HEARING 16

SOLDIERS, PATROLS, ARTILLERY POSTS,

VEHICLES AND TROOP BARRACKS 17

IF YOU ARE DISCOVERED... 17

TACTICAL ADVICE 18

YOUR MEN 18

GREEN BERET 19

DRIVER 20

MARINE 21

SAPPER 23

SNIPER 24

SPY 25

THE MULTIPLAYER GAME 27

PLAYER “COMMANDOS” ON A LOCAL NETWORK 27

THE MULTIPLAYER GAME: A QUICK GUIDE 27

TROUBLESHOOTING 29

KEYS 29

ACTION HOT KEYS 29

CREDITS 31

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Summary of content (17 pages)

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Epilepsy Warning CONTENTS Read before using your IBM PC or Compatible computer or allowing your children to use the system. A very small percentage of people have a condition that causes them to experience an epileptic seizure or altered consciousness when exposed to certain light patterns or flashing lights, including those that appear on a monitor screen and while playing games. Such people may have no medical history of seizures or epilepsy.
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HISTORY SETUP A HANDFUL OF EXCEPTIONAL MEN... “...no routine, no bureaucracy... only pure operations, whose success depends basically on oneself and on the men that have been chosen to carry out the task. This is revolutionary” Lieutenant Colonel Dudley Clark It is late 1940. The Axis forces control all of Western Europe. Momentarily held back by the English Channel, the German army gathers strength for an imminent invasion of Great Britain.
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The options of the Main Menu are as follows: NEW GAME MENU Permits you to start a new game of Commandos. When you choose this option, the following submenu will appear: SINGLE PLAYER Lets you begin a new game of Commandos for a single player. If different people play with Commandos in the same computer, see below in the section on OPTIONS / USER PROFILE NAME so that each person can have their own set of slots in which to save their games.
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• Verbose / Laconic Commandos: This option determines whether your soldiers will speak or remain silent in response to your orders. (default is Verbose) • Commandos Warning ON/OFF: this option turns on or off the Commandos warning flashes. (ON is default) EXIT Takes you back to the previous menu. HELP THE MISSIONS In Commandos, you will lead your men through a series of realistic missions that are freely inspired by the various fronts where the allied commandos participated during the Second World War.
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You begin the game with the rank of Lance Corporal. As you accumulate combat merit, you will continue to be promoted. If when the war ends, your results have been spectacular, you may have reached the rank of Field Marshall, which means that your acts have been absolutely brilliant. If, however, your efficiency and worth have been merely adequate, you will languish at a low rank. The Allies need men of legend, if you prove your mettle, command may look to you to tackle a crucial “ultra secret” mission.
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THE MAP NOTEBOOK If you click on the spiral notebook that you find on one side of the screen, you will be able to see an approximate drawing of the mission map. The rectangle represents the area that you can see on screen. The red circles outline your prime objective(s). The blue points indicate the position of your men, and the red points that of the enemy soldiers. Click on any zone of this drawing to move the viewable game area to that zone.
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THE KNAPSACK If you select a soldier, you will see that on one side of the screen there is a knapsack with various items. These items represent the options that are available to your soldier at this time. If you prefer to have the knapsack on the other side of the screen, press Tab. To use or activate any of these items, click on it. What happens next depends on the kind of item. With some of them, this will cause an immediate action (such as inflating a rubber launch, releasing a decoy, etc.
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will not change its shape when it passes over the vehicle. Watch out the enemy may target you. • Each vehicle has a maximum capacity. For example, the capacity of motorcycles with a sidecar is two men, and in an inflatable launch allows three persons. • Sid or Fins is only capable of vehicle operation. The Driver (Sid) may only drive Land vehicles. The Marine (Fins) may only use the aquatic vehicles.
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There is a system for finding out if a certain area is being swept by the field of view of the enemy. To do this, press Shift + click on a ground area in the mission (or click on the eye-shaped icon, and then on the area you want to check). When you do this, you will leave a red mark on the ground. The first time that the enemy sweeps his view past this mark, his field of view will be lit up. This means he can see you if you were there.
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demeanor, they will halt you and point their weapons at you. If you stay rock still, and if in the current mission there is a military stockade, they may possibly take you there. Here you may be rescued later by your fellow soldiers. If there is no stockade, they will remain there pointing their weapons at you, while they await reinforcements or decide what to do with you, a situation that your companions should make good use of to solve matters before things start looking pretty grim.
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Moving Barrels From time to time you will run into explosive (fuel) barrels. Only your Green Beret has the strength needed to lift them and change their location, depositing them where they will cause the maximum amount of damage. Click on the hand and then on the desired barrel, and Jerry will pick up the barrel. Right-click and he will release it. The activation pointer may also be used. Shooting the barrel causes a nice big bang.
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Knife Picture “Fins”, just like “Tiny”, is a fan of the knife because it is a silent weapon. To use it, just click on it, and then on the target. Double click on the target for a speedier knife attack. Hot key: X Sapper: Thomas Hancock A.K.A. “Inferno” Pistol Although he prefers other weapons, “Fins” never leaves his W9 behind. Remember to click on the pistol, then click on the target.
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Grenades You will often find them in the mission. Click on the grenade in the knapsack and the cursor will change shape. To throw a grenade against a target, point with this cursor and click. If the target is out of range, you will see a “forbidden” sign. However you must be careful, shrapnel cuts both ways. Hot key: E Pliers On special occasions, you will have to pass through an wire fence. Click on the pliers, and then place the pointer on the fence.
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Poison Syringe This practical syringe is provided with a small bottle of potassium cyanide. Click on it and the shape of the pointer will change. Then click with the new syringe pointer on your “patient”. The lethal medicine will have an instantaneous effect. Hot key: L Enemy Uniform When you find a hanging uniform, take it by moving the cursor over the uniform and when you see the activation cursor - left click.
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3) In the player window, the Master selects the option “Select mission” when he considers that there are enough players connected. Troubleshooting 4) In the mission window, the Master selects a mission from the list and clicks on “Accept mission”. The mission will then be loaded in all the computers. Most game related problems are system specific and can be solved. For solutions to potential problems and additional game information, please review the readme file on the CD.
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C Lie down on the ground D Diving Gear or Distract enemy E Grenade F Shovel G Pistol H Hand (used for picking up items) I Activate / deactivate acoustic decoy J Man Trap or Harpoon K First Aid Kit L Lethal Injection M Submachine gun Q Release acoustic decoy R Sniper Rifle S Stand up (complements key “C”) T Release inflatable launch (only works in shallow water) U Reuse uniform W Pliers X Knife CREDITS PYRO STUDIOS Julian Perez Programming (missions & tools) Gonzo Suarez
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THANKS TO: Alfredo Martin Ricardo Sanchez Javier Reyes Jose Maria Espona Pedro Ruiz Rafael Cobo Tim Weaver and the Mpath team Michael Keane of Epicentric Lee Briggs John Kavanagh Great Hollywood WWII Films - our inspiration The places, persons, situations and events related in this game are a fantasy that is freely inspired by the Second World War, in which real and imagined events have been combined. In no case should the events in this game be considered as a valid source of historical data.