User Guide

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THE GAME LOBBY
Prepare for battle and view the SEAL and terrorist
forces. Players with a green dot next to their name
have signaled they are ready to play. Those with red
dots have not.
Armory
Customize your character’s
appearance and weapons
loadout. First, press the
directional button
4/3
to highlight the
character you want.
Press
x to view your
weapon/equipment
loadout.
To change weapons or
equipment:
• Press the directional buttons
1/2 to cycle through
the current loadout and
4/3 to change the
weapon/equipment type. Check out the tips and data
that appears with each highlighted weapon/equipment.
• Press
c to return the loadout to default.
• Press
t to return to the character selection screen with
your selected loadout.
• Press
s to store the loadout and character information to the game server.
A unique loadout can be saved for each online map.
• When you have the loadout the way you want it, select DONE.
Note: Certain character skins for multiplayer are locked and can only be
unlocked through the single player game.
Switch Teams
Switch to the opposing team.
Ready
Select this when you are ready to play.
Not Ready
If you change your mind about team or armory choices after selecting READY, select
this and return to the Armory or Switch Teams.
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Watch Game
Spectator Mode is a great way to watch an online game. Study the various maps and
learn from the tactics of other players before joining the action. Scroll through the
available games and make a selection. In the Lobby for that game, your screen name
will appear as a spectator.
Player List
This lists all players in the current Briefing Room.
Select a player from the list and view his or her
Player Stats. When the Player Stats screen is
displayed, press
r to use the Virtual Keyboard
(or ENTER on a USB keyboard) to send a chat
message to that player.
Refresh list
Select this to refresh
the list of all
games/lobbies within
the Briefing Room.
In/Max—Shows the number of players currently in
the game and the maximum allowed.
Spec/Max—Spectator maximum limit
Game—This is the type of game.
Eligible Ranks—This shows what player ranking is
required to join the game. See “Player Rankings”
on page 39.
Ping—This is the latency for the listed game. A
Green Dot indicates a good connection. A Red
Dot indicates no connection or a bad connection.
Pass—A password is required to join this game.
Clan—This specifies whether the game is a clan match or not.
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