CANNON FODDER
INSTRUCTION MANUAL
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CANNON FODDER
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COPYRIGHT NOTICE
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WAR HAS NEVER BEEN SO MUCH FUN!
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EPILEPSY WARNING
READ THIS BEFORE PLAYING CANNON FODDER
A very small percentage of individuals may experience epileptic seizures when exposed to certain light patterns or flashing lights. Exposure to certain light patterns of backgrounds on a television screen or while playing computer games may induce an epileptic seizure in these individuals. Certain conditions may induce undetected epileptic symptoms in persons who have no history of prior seizures of epilepsy. If you, or anyone in your family, has an epileptic condition, consult your doctor prior to playing. If you experience any of the following symptoms while playing a computer game: dizziness, altered vision, eye or muscle twitches, loss of awareness, disorientation, any involuntary movement, or convulsions, IMMEDIATELY discontinue use and consult your doctor before resuming play.
WELCOME!
Welcome to Cannon Fodder. This manual has been produced to ensure that you get the very best out of this premium product. If you should find either the program or the documentation unsatisfactory in any way, drop us a line detailing in full the reasons for your dissatisfaction. This will help us to avoid repeating any similar hiccups in the future. Queries, opinions and complaints should be sent to CUSTOMER SERVICES, Sold Out Software, Unit 308, The Chandlery, 50 Westminster Bridge Road, London SE1 7QY.
DISCLAIMER
This game is not endorsed in any way by the Royal British Leagion
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CONTENTS
box contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 loading cannon fodder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 trouble-shooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 what you can expect to see during play . . .5 from conscripts to troopers . . . . . . . . . . . .6 controlling troopers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 the status panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 the pointer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 moving troops . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 using weapons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 boarding and leaving vehicles . . . . . . . . . .9 form a new troop (or two) . . . . . . . . . . . .10 share and share alike . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 regrouping troops . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 a mission reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 phase complete . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11 saving games . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11 loading saved games . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11 the train spotters guide to the enemy . . . .16 to the terrain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13 to vehicles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15 to ranks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
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LOADING CANNON FODDER
Cannon Fodder cannot be played from the CD-ROM and so must be installed to your hard drive (ensure you have at least 10Mb free).
•Turn on your computer. Insert the Cannon Fodder CD into your CD-ROM drive.
•At the DOS prompt (C:\), type the letter corresponding to the CD-ROM drive (normally D) followed by a colon (:) then press the Enter key.
*At the D:\ prompt, type INSTALL (Enter)
*The Cannon Fodder Installation Program will run. Follow the on-screen prompts to install the game to your Hard Drive.
*Once installed you can run the game the game by making sure you are in the correct directory and typing 'CANNON' (Enter) at the DOS prompt.
*If a message appears informing you that there is not enough free memory to play the game then you should edit your AUTOEXEC.BAT and CONFIG.SYS files to remove all unnecessary device drivers and TSR programs. If memory problems persist it will be necessary to create a boot disk.
Extra Keys
F1 - Warning!! Do not press this key unless you wish to quit your current game and drop back into DOS.
M - This key is equivalent to clicking on the map icon found at the bottom of the status panel.
The title screen
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