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World War II Tank Commander
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|| TABLE OF CONTENTS
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01 INTRODUCTION
02 SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
03 QUICK START OPTIONS
04 CONTROLS
05 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
06 TECH SUPPORT
07 TIPS
08 LEGAL
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|| 01 INTRODUCTION
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Thank you for playing WWII Tank Commander, we hope you enjoy it.
This document contains basic information on the game, gameplay, and
troubleshooting information.
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|| 02 SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
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| Recommended
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Operating System: Windows® XP
Processor: AMD Athlon®64
Memory: 512 MB
Hard Disk Space: 950 MB Free
CD-ROM Drive: 8X Speed
Video: 128 MB GF4/Radeon®-class
Sound: EAX® 4.0 sound card
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Operating System: Windows® 98/Me/2000/XP
Processor: AMD or Pentium® III 1.0 GHz
Memory: 256 MB
Hard Disk Space: 950 MB Free
CD-ROM Drive: 8X Speed
Video: 32 MB GF3/Radeon®-class - DirectX® 8.1 compliant
Sound: 16-bit Sound Card - DirectX® 8.1 compliant
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|| 03 QUICK START OPTIONS
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The default quality setting is HIGH. If you feel as though your computer is
a slower machine, you can select MEDIUM or LOW to improve performance. This
selection can be made in the option menu. You can choose from 3 preset
options or you can adjust the settings individually to make a custom setting
for yourself.
HIGH: For newer PCs: 2.0 MHz+/video card with 128/256 MB video ram
and a newer sound card.
MEDIUM: For 2-3 year old PCs: 1.5 MHz/video card with 64 video ram
and a winXP compliant sound card.
LOW: For 3+ year old PCs: 1.0 MHz/32 MB GF4/ and 16-bit Sound Card.
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|| 04 CONTROLS
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You command a Sherman tank in Patton’s 4th Armored Division, destroying
enemy armor and infantry as you free Europe from Nazi rule.
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| General
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Pause or Exit to Main Menu ESC
Take a Screenshot F11
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| Controlling the tank
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Move Forward W or up arrow
Move Backward S or down arrow
Turn Left A or left arrow
Turn Right D or right arrow
Fire Primary Weapon Left mouse button
Fire Secondary Weapon Right mouse button
Center Chassis Spacebar
Map TAB
Objectives TAB
Camera Toggle C
Hud Toggle H
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| Menu controls
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On all menu screens, you make a selection by moving the mouse cursor over
option you wish to choose and then click the left mouse button to make a
selection. If you wish to cancel and return to the previous menu then click
on the BACK button or press the ESC key.
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| Saving & Loading
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When you complete a level, a save point is created automatically under your
current profile and it is added to the load game list.
To load a mission, go to Menu. Select Load Game and click on the mission you
wish and select Play. There will also be a list of “Profiles Names” that you
can select to show any other saved games you might have.
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|| 05 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS (FAQ):
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if you do not see your question/answer or need help with the answer, please
see [06 TECH SUPPORT] below on how to contact us.
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1Q) I changed the resolution option or some other settings and now the game
won't run.
1A) Use the safe mode link in WWIITC's start menu entry or
tankWWIIsafemode.exe in the program directory to revert your setting to
the lowest settings and start the game, where you may then change your
settings. If you are using a 64bit CPU, you can use tankWWII64bitsm.exe
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2Q) The sound in the game sometimes screws up. I hear static, the same
sound repeating over, sounds play while the game is loading or sounds
just don't play. The game won't load or when I play it just goes back
to windows.
2A) Just like video cards, sound cards have drivers too. The first thing
you should do is go to the web page of the manufacturer of your sound
card and download the latest drivers. If that doesn't work go to the
"start" menu in windows, then select "Run" and type "dxdiag" and click
ok. This will run your windows DirectX tools. After the DirectX tools
load, go to "Sound" and turn you "Acceleration" down to "Basic" for
your sound card.
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3Q) What are the different game exes, like tankWWII64bit.exe and
tankWWIIsafemode.exe?
3A) There are 2 sets of game exes - 1 for normal users and 1 for users with
special 64bit cpus and operating systems. Each set contains a normal
game exe and a safe mode exe (for an explanation of safe mode, see
Question 1). Both normal and 64bit users should be able to play the
game using tankWWII.exe.
Normal: tankWWII.exe
Normal Safemode: tankWWIIsafemode.exe
64bit: tankWWII64bit.exe
64bit Safemode: tankWWII64bitsm.exe
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4Q) I'm having technical difficulties. What do you suggest?
4A) Confirm that your computer meets the system requirements listed above.
You will need to make sure you have the newest video drivers for you
card. A list of video card manufacturers and their web pages are listed
below. Go to the web page of the manufacturer of your video card and
download the latest version of your video card's drivers and install
them. This fixes graphical problems 99% of the time.
ATI Technologies: www.atitech.com
Creative Labs: www.creative.com
Diamond Multimedia: www.diamondmm.com
ELSA www.elsa.com
Hercules: www.hercules.com
Matrox: www.matrox.com
nVidia: www.nvidia.com
PowerVR: www.powervr.com
S3: www.diamondmm.com
Trident: www.tridentmicro.com
VisionTek www.visiontek.com
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|| 06 TECH SUPPORT
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For additional support via the Internet, please visit the official WWIITC
website at www.wwiitankcommander.com. Merscom offers troubleshooting and
technical support for its products at www.merscomsupport.com
You may also visit our forums at: http://www.merscomsupport.com/forums
To email us, send an email with "WWIITC" in the subject line to:
[email protected]
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1) To control straighten the tank out just hold down the space bar and it
will bring you chassis around to where your turret is facing. This is a
good way to control the direction the tank is moving.
2) Navigation Map (hit tab): shows your next objective as well as where your
Tank is at all times.
3) Crosshairs: shows exactly where the Tank is aiming.
4) Make sure to pickup armor/ammo whenever you destroy an enemy tank.
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|| 08 Legal
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Disclaimer
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You may not modify, enhance, supplement, create any derivative work from,
adapt, translate, reverse engineer, decompile, disassemble or otherwise
reduce the Software to human readable form.
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Trademark and Copyright
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WWII Tank Commander is a Sylum Entertainment Ltd. Production Copyright 2005
Sylum Entertainment Ltd. All Rights Reserved. Microsoft® and Windows® are
registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation.
Windows® and DirectX® are either registered trademarks or trademarks of
Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries.
Pentium® is a trademark or registered trademark of Intel Corporation or its
subsidiaries in the United States and other countries.
AMD® is a trademark or registered trademark of AMD Corporation or its
subsidiaries in the United States and other countries.
S.E.E.D Engine Copyright (C) 2002-2005 Sylum Entertainment Ltd.
© 2005 Sylum Entertainment Ltd All Rights Reserved. All trademarks are the
property of their respective owners.
Developed by Sylum Entertainment Ltd.
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