Games PC DEADLY TIDE User Manual

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System Requirements

To run Deadly Tide, you need:

• Personal computer with a Pentium® 75 MHz or higher
processor.

• 8 MB or more of RAM.

• 25 MB of available hard disk space.

• 4X CD-ROM drive or faster.

• PCI SVGA video with 1 MB of memory.

• 256-Color display.

• Microsoft® Windows® 95 operating system or later.

• Mouse or other pointing device.

• Joystick or other flight control recommended.

• Sound board and speakers or headphones to hear audio.

To Set Up Deadly Tide

1 Turn on your computer and start Windows 95.
2 Insert Deadly Tide Disc 1 in the CD-ROM drive.

If AutoRun is enabled on your computer, Deadly Tide Setup
starts automatically. Click Install to continue.

If AutoRun is disabled, continue with steps 3 and 4.

3 Double-click the My Computer icon, and then double-click

the icon for the CD-ROM drive.

4 Double-click the Setup icon.

To Start Deadly Tide

1 Insert a Deadly Tide disc in the CD-ROM drive. For first-time

pilots, insert Disc 1. For those continuing the battle, insert
the disc that contains the last level you played. Levels are
labeled on each disc.

If AutoRun is enabled on your computer, the Deadly Tide
Setup dialog box appears. Click Play to continue.

If AutoRun is disabled, continue with steps 2 and 3.

2 Click the Start button, point to Programs, and then point to

Microsoft Games.

3 Click Deadly Tide.

The Alien Threat

What if the enemy were no longer out there in space, but right here
on Earth, building massive fortifications in our oceans? What if the
enemy’s presence and mission to exterminate the human race had
finally been discovered? Those pounding explosions you hear,
they’re only the beginning—the beginning of the end of humanity.
And only you can stop it.

As a 26th century Earth Oceans Alliance (EOA) hydrofighter pilot,
your mission is to destroy the aquatic-based aliens. Armed with
the latest in underwater technology, you are Earth’s only hope for

Hydra,

victory. Some missions put you in the cockpit of the
deadly hydrofighter prototype. Others take advantage of your aquatic
combat suit’s deep sea–pressure handling capabilities.

Relentless encounters with powerful biomechanical aliens continually
challenge you to make strategic as well as combative choices. The
aliens’ underwater defensive shield will vaporize human craft—can
the shield be disabled, or is there a way around it? A found crystal
may help you to navigate an alien ship, or it could explode upon
contact—do you risk the chance? The wrong answers mean certain
death.

a sleek,

The Pilot Control Center

After starting Deadly Tide, you’ll be launched into the Pilot Control
Center—the place to sign in, customize your controls, and plunge
into combat. Ready to start a battle or revisit a former battle? Click
Start from within the Pilot Control Center.

Need to fine-tune your cockpit by increasing the difficulty level,
adjusting your graphic quality, or cranking up the volume? Return
to the Pilot Control Center at any time during gameplay by pressing

F3 or PAUSE.