Game PC Star Trek Voyager Elite Force User Manual

FOREWORD

Thank you for purchasing Star Trek: Voyager®— Elite Force™for
your PC. This manual will provide you with everything you need
to know to install the game and fully enjoy all of the action and
adventure that Elite Force has to offer.

Raven Software and Activision have labored long and hard to
provide you, the gamer, with the best gaming experience
possible. We hope you enjoy playing Elite Force as much as we
enjoyed making it. Visit us on the web at
http://www.ravensoft.com and http://www.activision.com and
let us know what you think. We look forward to hearing from
you. Have fun!

Sincerely,

The Elite Force Development Team

Raven Software

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INTRODUCTION

Captain’s Log. Stardate 53854.7

After Voyager responded to an urgent distress signal, we
discovered what appeared to be a derelict vessel drifting in
space. An intensive scan from our sensors triggered an
automated defense program in the ship. The vessel proved to be
a ruse, a trap laid by a malevolent intelligence that has yet to
reveal itself. It attacked Voyager with a sphere of unknown
energy that transported the ship and the crew to an uncharted
region of space filled with a fleet of drifting, dead ships.

A powerful gravitational dampening field pervading the chasm
has rendered Voyager powerless to escape. All attempts to free
our ship from the grip of the field have proven unsuccessful. At
the heart of the gravity field, like a spider in the center of its
web, is an ominous alien mechanism. Our sensors have
confirmed that this mechanism is the source of the gravitational
field.

To protect the crew and free Voyager, I am authorizing Lt.
Commander Tuvok to activate his newly formed elite Hazard
Team. Their extraordinary abilities and expertise might be the
only chance Voyager has to continue its journey home

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LAUNCH SCREEN

The following buttons are available from the Splash Screen:

Single Player – Launches the single player game. Unavailable
until the game is installed.
Holomatch – Launches the multiplayer game. Unavailable until
the game is installed.
Install – Begins the installation of the game. Changes to
Reinstall if the game is already installed.
Help/Support – Click here for help playing or installing Elite
Force as well as various support files.
Extras – Learn about other Star Trek games, view previews and
install demos.
Links – Links to various Star Trek and gaming sites of interest on
the Internet.
Exit – Closes the splash screen.

INSTALLATION

TO INSTALL STAR TREK: VOYAGER—ELITE
FORCE

Insert the game CD into your CD-ROM drive and choose one of
the following options to install the game:

1. If your CD-ROM drive has AutoPlay enabled, the launch screen
will appear automatically. Click Install and follow the on-
screen installation instructions.

2. If AutoPlay is not enabled, double-click on the “My
Computer” icon on your desktop. Double-click on the CD-
ROM drive icon. Double-click on the Elite Force setup icon.
When the launch screen appears, click Install.

COPY PROTECTION

To play Star Trek: Voyager—Elite Force single player, you must
have the Elite Force CD in your CD-ROM drive.

To play Star Trek: Voyager—Elite Force multiplayer, you must
enter the CD Key located on the back of your CD jewel case.
Please make sure to keep your CD Key in a safe place.

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SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

MINIMUM SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

• U.S. version Windows® 95/98/NT 4.0 SP5 with 100%
compatible computer system

• 3-D Hardware Accelerator with full OpenGL® support

• Pentium® II 233 MHz Processor and 8 MB video card
Or AMD® 350 MHz K6®-2 Processor with 8 MB video card

• 64 MB RAM

• 650 MB of uncompressed hard drive space, plus an additional
64 MB for Windows Swap file

• Quad-Speed CD-ROM drive (600 K/sec sustained transfer rate)

• DirectX® 7.0a for Windows 95/98 (included)

• 100% DirectX 7 compatible Sound Card

• 100% Microsoft-compatible mouse and driver

• Supports the following 3D accelerator cards:

3Dfx Voodoo Banshee, 2, 3, nVIDIA TNT and TNT2

and 5 Series Chipsets nVIDIA GeForce 256
S3 Savage 4 nVIDIA GeForce2
nVIDIA Riva 128 and 128ZX Matrox G400 & G200

Intel i810

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QUICK START GUIDE

If you are a veteran of first-person shooter games, you will no doubt
wish to circumvent this manual and get right into the action. This
quick start guide is for you. If you’re new to the genre, please read
on...

BASIC CONTROLS
Mouse

Move Forward Right Mouse Button
Attack Left Mouse Button
Zoom View Middle Mouse Button
Switch Weapons Mouse Wheel Up/Down

Keyboard

Move Forward/Back Up Arrow or Down Arrow
Turn Left/Right Left Arrow or Right Arrow
Step Left , or A Key
Step Right . or D Key
Toggle Run/Walk SHIFT Key (left or right; hold down)
Attack CTRL Key (left or right)
Alternate Attack ALT Key
Jump / or X Key
Crouch C Key
Select Weapon 1 through 9 Keys (not on Number Pad)
Holster Weapon 0 Key (not on Number Pad)

Special Commands

Use/Talk to People Spacebar
Zoom View Z Key
Check Objectives TAB Key
Lean Left/Right Use + Step Left/Step Right

Starting Weapons

1 – Phaser

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Primary Attack Low Power Setting
Alternate Attack High Power Setting

2 – Compression Rifle

Primary Attack Single Shot Energy Bolt
Alternate Attack High Power Setting

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SINGLE PLAYER MAIN MENU

LCARS MENU SYSTEM

Elite Force’s LCARS Menu (Library Computer Access
and Retrieval System) can be accessed at any time
during a game by hitting the Escape key (ESC). Use
the Escape key to also pause your game during
game play. In the menu, maneuver the cursor with
the mouse or use the Up Arrow and Down Arrow
keys to highlight options inside the Main Menu.

Note: The Escape key is non-functional during
cinematics.

At the Main Menu, you can choose from the following: New
Game, Load Game, Configure, Voyager Crew, Credits, and Exit
Program.

NEW GAME

This sub-menu of the LCARS system allows you to choose your
difficulty level and gender and then launch your new game. You
may access the Tutorial from this menu as well.

Game Difficulty

Easy – Recommended for players new to the first-person shooter
genre.
Normal – Recommended for players with some first-person
shooter experience.
Challenging – Recommended for intermediate players.
Difficult – Recommended for expert players.

Gender

Male – Play the game as Ensign Alexander Munro.
Female – Play the game as Ensign Alexandria Munro.

Tutorial

Lt. Commander Tuvok will lead you through the basics of the
game in this holodeck simulation.

Starting the Game

Engage – Once you have chosen the difficulty and your gender,
select Engage to launch a new game with your current settings.

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LOAD GAME

This sub-menu of the LCARS system allows you to load a saved
game to pick up where you left off on a previous adventure.

Current Saved Games – A list of the games you currently have
saved. Select a game and click Load.

Load – Loads the selected saved game.

Delete – Deletes the selected saved game.

CONFIGURATION

This sub-menu of the LCARS system allows you to
adjust settings to optimize your gaming
experience: Video, Controls, Sound, and Game
Options.

Controls

Within this sub-menu, you can customize your
control set. To change a commands key, highlight
the command. Hit ENTER. The next key or mouse
button you press will be assigned to the command.
A command may have up to two different keys and
one mouse button bound to it. You can change
the following settings:

Weapons

Change the controls allowing you to select your current weapon.

Attack/Look

Change the controls for combat and looking around environments.

Movement

Modify controls for moving your character throughout the game.

Quick Keys

Modify the keys for Mission Info, Mission Analysis, Skip Cinematic,
Load Menu, Save Menu and Instant Save.

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Mouse-Joystick

This menu controls the mouse and joystick settings.

Free Look – Allows the mouse to control the view of the player.
Can be On or Off.

Mouse Speed – Slider to set mouse sensitivity. Lower settings
produce slower mouse speeds.

Invert Mouse – Switch y-axis of the mouse.

Smooth Mouse – Recommended to be On for more accurate
mouse tracking. Set to Off if you are experiencing difficulties in
controlling the mouse.

Enable Joystick – Toggles joystick support On or Off.

Joystick Threshold – Slider to set joystick sensitivity.

Force Feedback – Enables force feedback support if your joystick
supports force feedback. Only available in Single Player.

Other Options

This menu allows you to toggle several different options:

Key Turn Speed – This slider affects how fast your character
turns when using the keyboard.

Always Run – Allows you to always run while moving without
pressing a run key. This can be On or Off. If you have it turned
On, pressing the run key will slow you to walking speed.

Look Spring – This option can be set to On or Off. If you are a
keyboard-only player, turn Look Spring On to center the camera
each time you move the player forward.

Autoswitch – When you pick up a new weapon, this will
automatically switch your current in-view weapon to the one you
just picked up. Can be Off, Best (always switch to the best
weapon), or Safe (switch to the best non-radius damaging
weapon).

Video

Within this sub-menu, you can adjust your video setting to
optimize the performance of the game. Choose Video Data or
Video Additional to change specific settings, or Driver Info to
view your system’s current video driver version.

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Video Data

The following settings can be changed to improve the
performance of the game. In general, if you have a high-end
system, you should be able to select High for several of the
following options. If you notice a significant drop in frame rate,
try selecting the settings for some of the following options:

Video Options – Click to toggle through preset video
configurations.

GL Driver – Indicates the current open GL driver being used. If
you have more than one 3D adapter, you can toggle which card
Elite Force will use.

GL Extensions – If you are experiencing video problems, try
setting this to Off. Performance will suffer, but some
compatibility problems may be fixed. Normally, this should be
set to On.

Video Mode – You can adjust the screen size and resolution of
the game. Depending on your system, you may or may not have
access to all of the video mode options.

Color Depth – Choose between Default, 16 Bit, or 32 Bit
settings.

Full Screen – You may toggle this option On (default) or Off (to
run the game in a desktop window).

Geometric Detail – Choose a setting from Low, Medium and High.
This adjusts the amount of polygonal detail represented in the
game world geometry.

Texture Detail – Choose between Low, Medium, High, or Very
High. Higher texture detail is recommended for high-end video
cards.

Texture Quality – Choose a setting from Default, 16 Bit, or 32
Bit. Not all video cards support 32 Bit textures. Check with your
video card manufacturer if you have questions about Bit depth.

Texture Filter – Choose between Bilinear filtering or Trilinear
Filtering. Bilinear is the default setting. Trilinear filtering is
more system intensive.

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Simple Shaders – Sets level of detail of some animating textures
and blend effects. Setting to Off will lower system resources for
older video cards.

Compressed Textures – If On, the game will use compressed
textures to increase loading speed to the video card. Your card
must support compressed textures to activate this option.

Video Additional

This sub-menu allows you to change miscellaneous video
settings.

Brightness – Adjusts the brightness of the game to compensate
for variations in monitors and video cards. A Star Trek icon
gauges the brightness of the game. The icon should be barely
visible to the eye for the best playing experience. Increase or
decrease the brightness by moving the slider to the right or left.

Screensize – Adjusts the size of the game window on your
desktop used to view the game. If you want to play the game in
a window, you can adjust the bar to the left.

Cinematic Quality – Can be set to Low or High. This selects the
quality of the video playback for optimal system performance. Set
to Low if you have a low-end video card to help avoid “skipping”
during the playback.

Anisotropic Filtering – If On, elements of the scene will appear
smoother when viewed at near edge angles. Your card must
support this feature to be activated.

Driver Info

Click on this tab to view the driver version for your video card
that is currently installed on your machine. If you are having
trouble with the video options, it could be the result of outdated
video drivers. Check with your video card manufacturer to see
what the most current driver version is. If you have older
drivers, update them for optimal game performance.

Apply Changes – This will flash after you make setting changes.
Click to apply changes to restart the video system with the new
settings.

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Sound

Within this sub-menu you can customize your audio options. The
volume of different types of sounds in the game can be raised or
lowered, depending on your gameplay preference. You can change
the following settings:

Effects Volume – A slider that allows you to change the sound
volume of weapon, explosion, and other ambient in-game sound
effects.

Music Volume – A slider that allows you to change the sound
volume of music.

Voice Volume – A slider that allows you to change the sound
volume of character voices.

Sound Quality – Choose between High or Low settings. Switching
modes will cause the system to restart. This is normal.

A3D – Allows you to select A3D audio if your sound card supports
it. If you’re not sure if your sound card supports A3D, set this
option to Off.

Game Options

Within this sub-menu, you can customize various game options.
You can change the following settings:

Light Flares – The engine’s use of Light Flares or “halos” can be
set to On or Off. Turning Light Flares Off will increase performance
on low-end video cards.

Sync Every Frame – This option evens out the performance of
various graphics cards at the possible expense of performance. This
option can be turned On or Off.

Identify Target – Toggles the ability to identify a target with
descriptive text phrases On or Off. The ability to identify a target
can be turned On or Off.

Dynamic Lights – This option can be turned On or Off. Dynamic
lights are system resource intensive. Turning them Off will increase
game performance.

Wall Marks – Wall damage and decals from weapon fire can be
turned On or Off. Turning wall marks Off will increase performance
on low-end video cards.

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Crosshair – You can choose the shape of your crosshair by cycling
through the selections, or you can choose to have no crosshair
at all.

Language – You may select the text and voice language of the game.

Subtitles – There are three settings for the subtitles. Cinematic Only
will show subtitles only during a cinematic cut scene. On will show
subtitles for any dialogue being spoken during game play and cut
scenes. Off will not display any subtitles during the game.

Default Settings

This menu option resets all settings to their defaults. You will be
asked to confirm this decision.

VOYAGER CREW

This sub-menu of the LCARS system gives images and
biographies of the Voyager Senior Staff, Hazard Team
Alpha Squad and Beta Squad.

Senior Staff – Portraits and biographical information
for Captain Janeway, Commander Chakotay, Lt.
Commander Tuvok, Lt. Torres, Ensign Paris, Ensign
Kim, the Doctor, Seven of Nine, and Neelix.

Alpha Squad – Portraits and biographical information
for Lt. Foster, Ensign Munro, Crewman Chang, Crewman Biessman,
Crewman Murphy, Crewman Chell, and Crewman Jurot.

Beta Squad – Portraits and biographical information for Crewman
Oviedo, Crewman Lathrop, Crewman Odell, Crewman Csatlos, Crewman
Jaworski, Crewman Nelson, and Crewman Laird.

CREDITS

A homage to all of the people at Raven Software, Activision and a
dozen other companies who worked together to bring you Star Trek:
Voyager—Elite Force.

EXIT PROGRAM

Selecting the Exit Program icon will bring up a screen that asks if
you are sure that you want to quit the game. Select No or Main Menu
if you want to return to the LCARS menu system. Select Yes if you
want to exit the game and return to your desktop environment.

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CONTROLLING THE ACTION

Elite Force’s default configuration is set up to use the keyboard
and mouse together or the keyboard only.

CUSTOMIZING YOUR SETTINGS

You can customize your keyboard and mouse configuration
through the game menu by clicking on the Configuration button.

THE DEFAULT CONTROLS

Move Forward Up Arrow, Right Mouse Button or W Key

Move Backward Down Arrow or S Key

Turn Left or Right Mouse (move the mouse left or right)

Keyboard (left and right arrow keys)

Step Left (strafe) A Key or , Key

Step Right (strafe) D Key or . Key

Jump / Key or X Key

Crouch C Key

Toggle Run/Walk Left or Right SHIFT Key (hold down to run)

Use/Talk to People Spacebar Key

Look Up Mouse (move mouse forward)

Keyboard (Page Down Key)

Look Down Mouse (move mouse backward)

Keyboard (Delete Key)

Center View END Key

Attack/Primary FireMouse (Left Mouse Button)

Keyboard (Left CTRL Key/Right CTRL Key)

Alt Attack/
Secondary Fire ALT Key

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Select Weapon 1 - 9 Keys (Not on Numpad)

Next Weapon Mouse (Mouse Wheel Down)

Keyboard ( ] Key)

Previous Weapon Mouse (Mouse Wheel Up)

Keyboard ([ Key)

Holster Weapon 0 (Not on Numpad) (Single Player)

Zoom View Middle Mouse Button or Z Key

Mission
Information TAB Key (Single Player)

Pause Game Escape Key (ESC)

Skip Cinematics ENTER Key (Single Player)

Lean Left or Right Use + Step Left or Step Right

Save Menu F3 (Single Player)

Load Menu F4 (Single Player)

HOLOMATCH DEFAULT CONTROLS

Show Scores TAB Key

Chat Y Key

Chat-Team T Key

Team Orders F3

SoloMatch Level
Select F4

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PLAYING THE GAME

Once you have installed the game and have set up your
configuration in the game menus you’re ready to join the Hazard
Team and take on the role of Ensign Munro. This section will
introduce you to the basics of the game and show you the
interface used to control Ensign Munro during your missions.

THE BASICS

When a marauding species tricks the U.S.S. Voyager with a false
distress call, the fate of the crew and the ship is threatened.
Transported into an alien graveyard of ships, Voyager is held
captive by a powerful gravitational field, adrift among a sea of
dead ships.

Captain Janeway realizes that the newly formed elite security
force commanded by Lt. Commander Tuvok is the only chance to
save the crew, the ship, and the galaxy itself. As Ensign Munro,
second in command of this Hazard Team, you will need all of
your special training and skills for the difficult adventures
ahead.

You'll leap into action to defend Voyager from assault, battle
through derelict spacecrafts, infiltrate a Borg cube and take on
the ultimate colonization force—all the while facing annihilation
at every turn. No one said being a hero was easy.

You will receive a briefing at the beginning of each mission in
the form of an in-game cinematic. After each of these cut
scenes, you will be asked to complete a series of mission
objectives. Press the TAB key at any time during the game to
view key points from your mission briefing and your mission
objectives.

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THE MAIN CHARACTER

ENSIGN ALEXANDER/ALEXANDRIA MUNRO

Ensign Munro entered Starfleet with hopes of becoming a SAV
pilot. However, Starfleet took notice of Munro’s heightened
resilience and coolness under fire. After graduating from the
Academy, Starfleet deemed that Munro’s skills would be better
suited for more physical pursuits, so Munro was assigned to
Voyager as a security specialist.

Munro never seems to get rattled by things,
and even in the middle of a tense crisis
mission, has the ability to turn the tables and
change a negative situation into a positive
one. While liked by the members of the team
and crew, Munro’s natural brashness and
candor is sometimes viewed as arrogant.

During an away mission with Lt. Commander
Tuvok, Ensign Munro demonstrated
extraordinary bravery to save a fellow
crewmember. Several months later, when Tuvok compiled a list of
names to join the elite Hazard Team,
Ensign Munro was near the top of a short list of candidates.

Now, with a new threat facing Voyager, Munro has been chosen
to be the second in command of Hazard Team’s Alpha squad.
There will be countless dangers during the Hazard Team missions.
Fortunately, Ensign Munro and the Hazard Team will be well
equipped with powerful weapons and a state of the art Hazard
Suit.

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THE HAZARD SUIT

Designed by Lt. Commander Tuvok, the Hazard Suit is a powerful
and versatile new asset for the Hazard Team. Each Hazard Suit

serves as a power supply for many different weapons. An
internal reservoir of energy allows weapons to draw power
from the suit, significantly extending the ammunition
count for most weapons. The Suit has a universal power
adapter that allows it to replenish its internal energy
stores from almost any uplink, even some alien consoles
and terminals. The Hazard Suit also has a portable
transport buffer that allows a team member to store
objects in a null space and rematerialize them at anytime.

TACTICAL EYE DISPLAY

The TED is an optical display that gives the wearer information
that is displayed in their line of sight. The lower left corner of
the TED displays your vital statistics: the orange bar represents
your health and the blue bar represents remaining armor. The
Hazard Suit is armored to protect a team member and is
equipped with a medical system. Both are powered by a small
belt-mounted energy pack. If you take damage, the Suit’s
ablative armor patches will absorb the brunt of most attacks.
Dermal regenerators in the suit will also work to extend the
amount of physical damage you can withstand. Be careful when
your Health and Armor stats are low – the Hazard Suit goes a
long way to make you very durable, but it does not make you
invulnerable!

The TED’s targeting computer also performs a low level scan of
your surrounding area. At the center of your display, you will see
a Targeting Crosshair. By looking around your area, your TED will
automatically perform a scan and has been preprogrammed to
highlight important objects, like an Energy Terminal capable of
recharging your Suit.

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INTERFACE

This is a representation of your TED display. Important interface
elements have been denoted and are described below.

1. Health Level (Orange Bar) – Displays your remaining health
level.

2. Armor Level (Blue Bar) – Displays how much armor energy
remains in your Hazard Suit.

3. In-View Weapon – This is your currently selected weapon.

4. Weapon Energy/Ammo Remaining – Displays the amount of
energy/charges for the weapon.

5. Crosshair – A representation of your Line of Sight created by
the TED.

6. Communications Panel – Displays transmissions received from
Hazard Team members.

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Health

Level

Armor Level

In-View Weapon

Crosshair

Weapon Energy/
Ammo
Remaining

Communications Panel

WEAPONS

Throughout the course of playing Star Trek: Voyager—Elite Force
you will encounter a wide variety of weapons and combat items
ranging from the standard issue Federation Phaser™ to never before
seen enemy technology and firepower. Here’s a taste of what’s to
come:

Phaser – Federation issue hand phaser with two firing modes.

• Primary fire – Low power setting (uses less energy,
and is somewhat weak)

• Alternate fire – High power setting (uses a lot more
energy and can disintegrate some targets)

• Energy source – The Phaser is powered by it’s own
internal battery which recharges itself after each
discharge.

Phaser Compression Rifle – Standard Federation issue with two
firing modes.

• Primary fire – Normal rifle functionality, low power
setting.

• Alternate fire – High power setting. (Uses more
energy) Best used in conjunction with the zoom view
feature of the TED for sniper mode.

• Energy source – Weapon energy.

I-MOD or Infinity Modulator – Federation prototype designed by
Seven of Nine to be a counter Borg weapon. It constantly changes
its energy frequency so the Borg shields cannot adapt to it.

• Primary fire – Shoots a small purple beam of energy at
a fast firing rate.

• Alternate fire – Bigger blue beam of energy that
shoots at a slow firing rate but does much more
damage and uses more energy.

• Energy source – Weapon energy.

Scavenger Weapon – Mainstay weapon of the Scavenger aliens that
you can pick up. It has two firing modes.

• Primary fire – Rapid automatic fire shooting small
energy rounds.

• Alternate fire – Cluster round launcher. Launches a
large red (projectile) round of energy. Similar to a
grenade, but explodes on impact.

• Energy source – Power crystals.

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