Eidos Interactive Commandos 3 Destination Berlin User Manual

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CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

INSTALLATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

MAIN MENU. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

IN-GAME MENU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

CAMPAIGNS AND TUTORIALS. . . . . . . . . . . 7

ENVIRONMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

MOVEMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

INTERFACE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

WEAPONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

GENERAL ACTIONS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

EQUIPMENT AND SPECIAL ABILITIES. . . 19

BACKPACK. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

TACTICAL INTERFACE . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

ALLIED SOLDIERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

NAZI ARMY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

SELECTING CHARACTERS . . . . . . . . . 29

HEAVY WEAPONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

VEHICLES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

PYRO STUDIOS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

EIDOS, INC. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Please note: Screenshots in this manual may not represent
those in final game.

This product contains software technology licensed
from GameSpy Industries, Inc. (c) 1999-2003 GameSpy
Industries, Inc. All rights reserved.

INTRODUCTION

MAIN MENU

Hello, Officer. My name is Colonel Montague Smith. If this is your first action
behind enemy lines with the Commandos team, welcome. If you have fought
with us before, then it’s good to have you back with us.

As you may or may not know, the Nazi army has grown in strength and
threatens the free world. You and you alone must mastermind the Commandos
team’s incursions deep within enemy territory to thwart Hitler’s plans and fend
off his vile army.

INSTALLATION

Now listen carefully. This is the technical part, short and sweet.
If the Autorun CD option is enabled on your computer, the automatic installation

will begin when you insert Disc 1 of Commandos 3: Destination Berlin
into the CD-ROM drive.

Otherwise, browse in the root directory of your CD unit and run the file
Setup.exe. Then follow the onscreen instructions to install the game.

During the installation process, you’ll be asked if you want to install GameSpy
(for multiplayer games through the Internet). Answer YES to install GameSpy
onto your computer and follow the onscreen instructions.

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The first thing to do is choose how you
want to engage the enemy. You can
move through the game menus using
the mouse or the arrow keys. When an
option is highlighted, you can choose it
by pressing Enter or by clicking with the
left mouse button.

SINGLE-PLAYER

Select a Game Profile and a campaign
to begin play. Each new player will have
to start campaigns from the beginning.

Load Game

Select the game you want to load from the list of saved games.
There is a screen capture to help you remember where you were.

Quick Load

Load the last mission saved in Quick Mode.

Select Campaign

You can choose from three campaigns:
Stalingrad, Central Europe, and
Normandy. You can access any one
of these from the start of the game.

Tutorial

Review basic instructions on how to use
your Commandos team.

Selected Game Profile

This shows the current Game Profile
of your player.

Create New Game Profile

The first time you play, you can create a Game Profile and assign a name
for your player. This is where your selected game options and campaign progress
will be saved.

Load Game Profile

This allows you to select and access data
in an existing Game Profile.

Delete Game Profile

This allows you to delete a Game Profile.

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MULTIPLAYER

1. CONNECTION TYPE

TCP/IP (LAN)

2. SELECT A GAME PROFILE

This allows you to select an existing
Game Profile.

3. CREATE A MULTIPLAYER GAME

Game Type

There are three types of games:

• Commandos vs. Commandos vs. Nazis

• Commandos + Allies vs. Commandos + Allies

• Allies vs. Allies

Game Mode

• Deathmatch - The last team alive wins.

• Capture the Flag - The team that has the most flags when the game timer
runs out wins.

No. of Players

Depending on the number of teams, 2 to 12 (LAN) players can play.

No. of Teams

From 2 to 4 teams can play. If there is more than 1 player per team, the game
will automatically be divided into 2 teams. If there are more than 2 teams,
there can only be 1 player per team.

Victory Conditions

• Time - The person creating the game can choose the maximum length
of the game. Once the time limit is reached, the one with the most points
wins. The game will also end when only one of the teams is left alive.

• Points - The person creating the game can select the number of points
that must be reached to end the game.

The game will also end when only one of the teams is left alive.

Map Selection

There are different sized maps - keep this in mind when creating multi-player
games because it has a direct effect on gameplay.

4. SELECT TEAM
Select the team that you want to play in and the Commandos that you are

going to have under your command.

5. CONFIRM GAME

Once you have selected all of the parameters, you have to wait for the rest
of the players to connect and confirm that they are ready to start the game.

JOIN A MULTIPLAYER GAME

1. SELECT MULTIPLAYER GAME

Select a game from those created at that time.

2 SELECT TEAM

Select the team that you want to play in and the Commandos that you are
going to have under your command.

3. CONFIRM GAME

Once the game has been selected and you have joined a team, confirm
that you are ready so that the person who created the game can launch.

OPTIONS

AUDIO

• Master Volume — Changes the overall
volume level.

• Music Volume — Changes the volume
of the music.

• SFX Volume — Changes the volume
of the game’s special effects.

• Character Volume — Changes
the volume of the human voices
during the game.

• Music On/Off — Allows you to select whether or not you would like to listen
to the game music during the missions.

VIDEO

• Graphic Quality — Allows you to select the graphic quality for the game in
order to adapt the game to match your machine ability. The type of game will
not change, just its appearance on-screen.
The Low Quality option is recommended
for medium-level computers; High Quality
for high-level computers.

CREDITS

View a list of the team that brought you
Commandos 3: Destination Berlin.

EXIT

Allows you to exit the game.

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IN-GAME MENU

During each incursion, you can access
the menu by pressing the Esc key.
The game will pause while you are
in this menu.

You can move through the game menus
using the mouse or the arrow keys.
The option highlighted can be selected
by pressing Enter or by double-clicking
with the left mouse button. If you click
the right mouse button or press
the Esc key, you will return
to the previous menu.

Exit the Game

Exit the game without saving changes.

Load Game

Select the game you want to load from the list of saved games. There is a screen
capture to help you remember where you were.

Save Game

Save the game in progress. The current screen is captured to help you remember
where you were when you load the game at a later time.

Restart

Start the mission from the beginning.

Quick Load

Quick Load the last Quick Saved game. You can also press the F11 key from
within the level to directly load the Quick-Saved game.

Quick Save

Quick-Save your current position. You can also press the F9 key during the game
to avoid going into the menu. There is only one Quick Save, so each time you
save, you will lose the previous situation. If you would like to save a game
situation indefinitely, use the Save Game option from the menu and you will be
able to load and resume that game at any time.

Options

Configure the Sound and Video options.

A more detailed explanation is available on page 5.

CAMPAIGNS AND TUTORIALS

You must lead your deadly Commandos team throughout Europe. You will carry
out missions that hinder and disrupt enemy advancement. You will work with
the Allied army for larger scale encounters. Remember: we must defeat the Nazi
army and its hunger for world domination!

Commandos 3: Destination Berlin is divided into three campaigns - Stalingrad,
Central Europe, and Normandy. There is also a system of tutorials for new
officers who have no prior experience within the Commandos world.

THE TUTORIALS

If this is the first time you have taken a lead role in the Commandos series,
we recommend that you start with the tutorials. These will provide you with
a simple introduction to the Commandos world, giving you a step-by-step,
progressive explanation of everything you need to know. They also give you
instruction on how to control everything that happens in the game.

There are two tutorials: basic and advanced. In the basic tutorial you learn
everything about the execution of basic actions for movement and interaction
with enemies and environments. The advanced tutorial sends you on a guided
Commandos mission.

THE CAMPAIGNS

Stalingrad

We are in Stalingrad. A city of questionable strategic interest, it was once
the most fiercely guarded of Russian feudal kingdoms. It is now a city besieged
by Nazi troops. They seek to take control of Stalingrad and, as a result, control
one of Russia’s most powerful industrial centers. During this campaign, there
will be bloody guerrilla actions, some all out attacks, and some covert
operations in which snipers may play the main role. This is an important time,
a meeting of the Allied High Command must be held…

Our mission: Defend the life of Allied General Franklin O’Donnell, even
at the cost of our own.

Central Europe

The Franco-German border has been one of the most contended regions during
this war, and even more so during the last few years. Many convoys have had
to cross “the line” in order to transport weapons, troops, and supplies, giving it
vital logistical value in pursuing any military action.

The Nazis, because of their retreat from strongly
defended areas, have strengthened their forces
in the small town of Saint Avold, where they are
loading a train with all the works of art they
have looted during their stay in France.

Our mission: Prevent this train from reaching
Nazi territory.

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Normandy

This is the situation: an enormous Allied force has gathered for the final push
into France. Over 7000 ships and more than 150,000 men await off the coast
of England for the order to initiate Operation Overlord. The destinations of this
assault are the beaches of Normandy, code-named Utah, Omaha, Gold, Juno
and Sword. It is imperative to the Allied cause that the enemy troops stationed
there are in no position to reinforce the Nazis’ defense of the beaches.

Our mission: Eliminate Nazi support camps within the area.

ENVIRONMENT

VIEWS

You can assess your exterior view
from four different angles.

To scroll around each of the exteriors,
move the cursor to the edge of the
screen; you will scroll to the boundary.
You can also use the arrow keys
on the keyboard. Hold down the Shift
key while using either the mouse
or the keys to scroll quickly.

If you press the Alt key while moving
the mouse, the screen will move around the cursor. This is very useful
for seeing your men around you and not losing sight of them.

To rotate the view to the right, press the Alt key while clicking the right
mouse button or pressing the right arrow key. To turn the view to the
left, press the Alt key while clicking the left mouse button or pressing
the left arrow key. You can also use the wheel on your mouse to rotate
the camera.

In indoor scenes, the camera turns in the same way as with exterior
scenes, but the rotation is free and you can see the scene from any angle
you want by holding down the Alt key and moving the mouse from left
to right.

MULTIPLE VIEWS

You can also divide the main screen
into several windows by pressing
the F2 key. You can open up to three
different views by repeatedly pressing
the key. The active view will be
outlined in red. You can change views
by clicking with the left mouse button
on the view that you want.

Each window is completely
independent and you can zoom, use
the tracking camera, and control your
men in each one.

ZOOM IN – ZOOM OUT

You can zoom both indoor and exterior
environments. Press the + (plus) key to see the
details of the map up close. Press the - (minus)
key for a general view of the area.

To return to normal game scale, press the
(asterisk) key on the number keypad.

LOCATE THE ENEMY

Press the F5 key to see the location of all Nazis on the screen. Also, when you
go inside or outside, you can momentarily see all Nazis on the screen.

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LOCATE INTERESTING OBJECTS

Hold down the F7 key to see objects of interest on the map.

THE CURSOR

Move through the scene by moving the cursor
to the boundaries. You can perform actions
by clicking the left mouse button and cancel
them by clicking the right mouse button
outside the interface.

The cursor is environment-sensitive;
you will notice this as you move around
the environment.

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