GI Combat Read Me
Version 1.00
Minimum Specs
P III 500
128 megs of ram
3d Video card with 32 megs of ram on the video card.
DirectX 8.1
Microsoft compatible mouse, Mouse wheel can also be used.
250 megs of free disk space on the hard drive in minimum install.
700 megs of free disk space on the hard drive on full install.
Camera Controls:
Up Arrow or "W" key : Move Forward
Down Arrow or "S" key : Move Backward
Left Arrow or "A" key : Turn Left
Right Arrow or "D" key : Turn Right
Home or "Q" key : Strafe right
End or "E" key : Strafe left
Page Up or "R" key : Increase Altitude
Page Down or "F" key : Decrease Altitude
Shift + camera key: Move faster
Control + camera key: Move slower
Toggles:
P : Pauses Game
] : third person view of selected group
[ : third person view shifts to next group
\ : third person view off
\ + Shift: first person view returns to last group in third person view
, : Tree toggle eliminates tree render within 75 meters of camera
Mouse Commands:
Left click on soldier: calls order menu
Left click on unselected group icon: selects group and calls order menu
Left click on selected group or group icon: third person view unless orders menu is turned off in options
Right click: cancels order and or order menu
Mouse on screen top: Move forward
Mouse on screen bottom: Move back
Mouse on screen right: Strafe right
Mouse on screen left: Strafe left
End Game Commands:
ESC: Calls the Surrender Box in game
Alt+F4: Ends application.
Orders on menu and hot keys are:
Assault (Hot Key Z)-> troops stand up and move fast with no regard to enemy fire.
March (Hot Key X)-> troops crouch and move normal and will stop and return any enemy fire.
Caution (Hot Key C)-> troops go prone and crawl and will stop and return any enemy fire
Defend (Hot Key V)-> troops defend in the direction you stretch the defend arch and will only fire
at targets closer than the range of the defend arch.
Smoke (Hot Key B)-> troops will lay down smoke in the area targeted.
Fire (Hot Key N)-> troops will fire where the line is plotted to. The firing line is multi-colored.
The line will show green for an unobstructed line of fire, yellow for a lightly obstructed
line of fire, orange for a mostly obstructed line of fire and black for a totally obstructed line
of fire.
Deploy (Hot Key M)-> Before you press the start button this order is active. You can move groups around inside your friendly deploy area by selecting this order.
Orders can be pre assigned before you press Start.
Orders may be strung together as waypoints by hot key of the order type and holding down the shift key.
Press the "Start" Button near the lower right corner of the screen to begin a battle.
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Known Issues:
- When you surrender all your units will be surrendered, even the units not within line of sight of the enemy.
- Page 19 of the manual indicates squads under a "black" moral state can be rallied. This is wrong. Only a squad under a yellow moral state can be rallied.
- If some of the logos do not play please insure you have Intel Indeo 5.1 and Cinepax Codecs install in windows.
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Technical Support
If you have any questions, or you find any bug in the game, please let us know.
Phone: (514)844-2433
Homepage: http://www.strategyfirst.com
E-mail: [email protected]
Also visite our great communities that will also offer great tips and support:
- Strategy First Website: http://www.strategyfirst.com
- GI Combat Website: http://www.gicombat.com
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Published by Strategy First Inc. All rights reserved.
Copyright(c) 2002 Freedom Games. All rights reserved.
Special thanks go out to all the Strategy First beta testers. Your dedication, enthusiasm, and loyalty went beyond the call of duty.
Matthieu "WyldRage" Vallée
Theodore "Fossa" Harasymchuk
Tim "Dreadsta" Butters
Matt "VicKevlar" Symoniak
Lee "YT"
Iván "Nomada_Firefox" Suárez
Colin "Tomek" Osborn
Wilf Thorne
Allan Parent
Ben "benpark" Donaldson
Paul "Buddhabox"
Riccardo
David "piperdave"
Brian "RedDeath" Montney
Josh "Argus" Reynolds
Jack Sciutti
"GradyL56"
Chris "Dicer" Mansfield
William Amos
Elvis
David "BillyBob2002"Israel