Games PC HALF LIFE-OPPOSING FORCE User Manual

Soldier's Field Manual

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WAR DEPARTMENT

HALF-LIFE:

OPPOSING FORCE

SOLDIER’S HANDBOOK

NOVEMBER 1

DISTRIBUTION RESTRICTION: Approved for public release;

distribution is unlimited.

FOREWORD

You are now a member of the Armed Forces of the United States. That Army is made up of free citizens chosen from among a free people. The American people of their own will, and through the people they have elected to represent them in Congress, have determined that the free institutions of this country will continue to exist. They have declared that, if necessary, we will defend our right to live in our own American way and continue to enjoy the benefits and privileges which are granted to the citizens of no other nation. It is upon you, and the many thousands of your comrades now in the military service, that our country has placed its confident faith that this defense will succeed should it ever be challenged.

The things that a trained soldier must know, and the way in which they are done, will be taught you as rapidly as you can absorb them. The basic military information is described and explained in this handbook so that it may be available constantly to you. By mastering the contents your future progress will be much more rapid.

You will have little time to learn the duties of a noncommisssioned officer after you become one. You will be expected to know those duties and show that you know them. At a moment’s notice you may have to take charge of your squad as a corporal - and in a critical hour.

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GETTING STARTED

TO ENGAGE MISSION

(Install Opposing Force)

Insert the game CD into your CD-ROM drive. If your CD-ROM drive has AutoPlay enabled, click the “Install Op For” button and follow the instructions. If AutoPlay is not enabled, double-click on the “My Computer” icon on your desktop. Double-click on the CD-ROM drive icon. Follow the installation instructions. If Opposing Force does not begin installing immediately, doubleclick on auto-run.exe.

Once the game has installed, you’ll be given the option to play OpFor immediately, or you may choose to play the game at anytime by selecting Half-Life: Opposing Force from your start menu.

WHAT EVERY SOLDIER MUST BE EQUIPPED WITH

(Minimum System Requirements)

Windows® 95, Windows 98 or Windows NT Pentium® 133

24 MB RAM

2X CD-ROM drive Mouse and Keyboard

640x480 SVGA high color (16-bit) display Windows-compatible sound device

400 MB free hard disk space

WHAT YOUR COUNTRY RECOMMENDS

(Recommended System Requirements)

Pentium® 166+ 32 MB RAM

3D accelerator card (OpenGL or Direct 3D)

THE MAIN MENU

The Half-Life: Opposing Force Main Menu can be accessed at any time during a game by hitting the Escape key. Use your mouse or the up and down arrow keys to navigate inside of the Main Menu. As with the original Half-Life, hitting the Escape key at any time will go to the previous screen. Below, options within the menu system that are new to Opposing Force are described.

Before starting a game, your Main Menu choices include:

New Game

Boot Camp

Configuration

Load Game

Multiplayer

View Readme.txt

Previews

Quit

NEW GAME

As in Half-Life, when you choose “New Game” to undertake your mission, you’ll be asked to choose a level of difficulty.

Easy: Enemies are weak and are easy to kill. Medium: Enemies do more damage but are easy to kill.

Difficult: Enemies do more damage and are difficult to kill.

BOOT CAMP

Access the Boot Camp at any time to learn the skills necessary to a soldier. These skills include operating your new Powered Vest and Night Vision goggles, learning to fire new weapons and learning how to work with your squad as a team. The Boot Camp also includes obstacle courses, rope climbing towers and radio training. Even if you have completed Half-Life, it is recommended that you visit the Boot Camp prior to beginning your primary Opposing Force mission.

The barbarian who kills for killing’s sake and who scorns the laws of war at any point is repugnant to the instincts of our people, under whatever flag he

The man who is always thinking of his “rights” rather than his duty, makes a

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CONFIGURATION

Under this menu you may set game options, optimize video and audio settings for your system, and customize keyboard controls to your liking. After setting your configuration, hit the Done button to apply your settings and return to the Main Menu. Hit the Use Defaults button to restore the original default settings.

CONTROLS

The method to configure controls in Opposing Force has not changed from the original Half-Life.

Note - If you have customized your original Half-Life configuration, you will want to look at the configured keys in Opposing Force to make sure you are happy with the new settings and options.

AUDIO

Vest volume Adjusts the volume of the instructions provided by your Powered Vest (note that the soldier’s powered vest does not provide as much audio feedback as the Black Mesa Research Facility HEV suit Gordon Freeman wore in Half-Life).

To hear the Opposing Force music, you must have the Half-Life: Opposing Force CD in your CD drive. To adjust the volume of the music, go to the Start Menu/Programs/Acessories/Multimedia, and select the Volume Control applet.

VIDEO

Most video cards have updated video drivers available since the release of HalfLife. Due to the popularity of Half-Life, many of these updates include optimizations that will make Opposing Force operate even better on your computer. It is recommended that you check with your video hardware vendor to verify that you have the latest version of video drivers.

UPDATES

During the installation of Half-Life: Opposing Force, your version of Half-Life will be upgraded to the latest version. However, it is recommended that you use the “Update” option periodically to search for future revisions and new game content.

By being courteous and respectful to constituted authority you are exhibiting qualities of a good soldier.

MILITARY SANITATION

1.If at any time you do not feel perfectly well, or believe that you have any disease, go at once to your first sergeant, who will send you to a medical officer for examination.

2.Stay away from any person having a disease unless it is your duty to take care of him.

3.Take a bath at frequent, regular intervals and at least twice a week. Pay particular attention to your armpits, the parts between your legs and the feet.

4.Be on the lookout for body lice and crab lice. If you have a continued itching on your body or head, report to a medical officer at once.

5.Get in the habit of having your bowels move regularly once each day at as nearly the same time as possible. Using the ground for this purpose is a source of great danger to everyone.

6.Keep your hair cut short and your fingernails clean. This is especially important if you are detailed as a cook, baker, or in other positions in which you handle food.

7.Flies and cockroaches frequently carry disease germs and leave them on food. Scraps of food, fruit skins, and manure should never be left on the ground about the post or camp.

8.Avoid venereal diseases. If you should feel that you have caught a venereal disease, report to the medical officer at once and do exactly as he tells you.

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