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F.E.A.R. COMBAT

BRIEF DESCRIPTION:

F.E.A.R. Combat

is the complete multiplayer component of

F.E.A.R. (First Encounter Assault Recon)

.

F.E.A.R. Combat

includes all the updates, all the new official maps and
new official modes released for F.E.A.R. multiplayer in one
free downloadable file.

F.E.A.R. Combat

users will be able

to play against the owners of the retail version of

F.E.A.R.

as well as other

F.E.A.R. Combat

users. To play, simply
visit www.joinfear.com to download the file and register
for a free Combat keycode.

Features include:

• 10 Multiplayer Game Modes

• 19 Multiplayer Maps

• 12 different weapons

• Punkbuster™ anti-cheat support

• The capability to download user generated content

MULTIPLAYER MODES:

Deathmatch (DM): Deathmatch is a free for all, where it’s
every man for himself.
Slowmo Deathmatch (SDM): Slowmo Deathmatch is a
version of Deathmatch with the exception that there is a
slowmo hypo that any player can obtain. Once the power up
is fully charged, that player can slow the whole game down
and utilize the speed advantage given by the power up.
Team Deathmatch (TDM): Team Deathmatch is a team based
free for all, where the only goal is to kill as many of the other
team as possible.
Slowmo Team Deathmatch (STDM): Slowmo Team
Deathmatch is the slowmo version of Team Deathmatch,
with the exception that there is a slowmo hypo that any
player can obtain for their team. Once the power up is fully
charged, that player can slow the whole game down and
utilize the speed advantage for their whole team.
Elimination (ELM): Elimination is game of last man
standing. Every player starts with one life and must fight to
be the last man standing in order to win.
Team Elimination (TELM): Team Elimination is the team
based version of Elimination, where one team must
eliminate the other in order to win.
Capture the Flag (CTF): Capture the Flag is a team based

mode, where each team’s objective is to capture the other
team’s flags. The team with the most flag caps at the end of
the round will win.
Slowmo Capture the Flag (SCTF): Slowmo Capture the Flag
is a version of CTF with the exception that there is a slowmo
hypo that any player can obtain for their team. Once
charged and activated one team will be able to utilize the
speed advantage given when the whole game is running in
slowmo, giving many strategic advantages for that team.
Conquer All (CA): Is a form of Capture and Hold, where Two
teams compete for three Control Points. Teams earn points
for each Control Point they hold. To win, your team must
reach the score limit before enemy team or have the highest
score when the time limit expires.
Control (CON): Control is also a form of Capture and Hold,
but with a slightly different scoring system. Two teams
compete for five Control Points. Team points are earned for
neutralizing or capturing a Control Point as well as killing
enemy players. To win, your team must capture all five
Control Points, reach the score limit before enemy team
does, or have the highest score when the time limit expires.

Multiplayer Maps

(Map-Available Modes);

Asylum - DM, SDM, TDM, STDM, ELM, TELM, CON
Cafeteria - DM, SDM, TDM, STDM, ELM, TELM, CON
Campus - DM, SDM, TDM, STDM, ELM, TELM, CON
Construction - DM, SDM, TDM, STDM, ELM, TELM, CON
Dead Wood - CTF, SCTF, CA
Depot - CTF, SCTF, CA
Docks - DM, SDM, TDM, STDM, ELM, TELM, CON
Evacuation - DM, SDM, TDM, STDM, ELM, TELM, CON
Facility - CTF, SCTF, CA
Factory - DM, SDM, TDM, STDM, ELM, TELM, CON
Heliport - CTF, SCTF, CA
High Tech - DM, SDM, TDM, STDM, ELM, TELM, CON
Labs - CTF, SCTF, CA
Office - DM, SDM, TDM, STDM, ELM, TELM, CON
Refinery - DM, SDM, TDM, STDM, ELM, TELM, CON
SpillKill - CTF, SCTF, CA
Stockpile - DM, SDM, TDM, STDM, ELM, TELM, CON
Streets - CTF, SCTF, CA
Waterworks - DM, SDM, TDM, STDM, ELM, TELM, CON

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UN-SAFETY IN NUMBERS

In addition to its chilling single-player game, F.E.A.R.
features a full online multiplayer mode with a variety of
game types that will test seasoned first-person shooter
fans, as well as welcome newcomers into the fold. The
online game is composed of 10 different maps, several of
which can be used in the different game types, with all
maps based on locations from the single-player game.

GAME TYPES

When you host a game, you can select the type of game
you wish to play, such as Capture the Flag or Deathmatch.
When other players log on to the servers, they see the
types of games in the on-screen list and can decide which
match to participate in. There are eight online game types:

• Deathmatch

• Slo-Mo Deathmatch

• Team Deathmatch

• Slo-Mo Team Deathmatch

• Capture the Flag (CTF)

• Slo-Mo Capture the Flag (SMCTF)

• Elimination

• Team Elimination

Deathmatch/Slo-Mo Deathmatch

Deathmatch rounds are free-for-all carnage calls where
players rush for the best weapons, seek out the best
vantage points, and try to rack up the most kills before
the timer runs out. Slo-Mo Deathmatch rounds add a
Slo-mo Recharge to the map, which can be held by only
a single player at a time. When the player holding the
Slo-mo Recharge is neutralized, the Slo-mo Recharge falls
to the ground and can be picked up by another player.
While having access to slo-mo puts you at an advantage
over other players, with only one Slo-mo Recharge in play,
there is no better way to paint a target on your back.

Available Maps

• Campus

• Construction

• Docks

• Evacuation

• Factory

• High Tech

• Office

• Refinery

Hosting a Deathmatch game? Consider making it a
melee-only match, where players put down their guns
and settle things like the gentlemen of yesteryear.

Team Deathmatch/
Slo-Mo Team Deathmatch

Team Deathmatch divides the players into two factions, so
instead of engaging in every-man-for-himself combat, you kill
for the greater good of your team. When the time limit
expires, the team with the most kills wins. Turning on friendly
fire is an option in Team Deathmatch; every time you pop a
teammate, your team loses points. In the slo-mo variation of
this game type, a Slo-mo Recharge enables participants to
use slo-mo to pull off some pretty amazing moves.

Available Maps

• Campus

• Construction

• Docks

• Evacuation

• Factory

• High Tech

• Office

• Refinery

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Capture the Flag/
Slo-Mo Capture the Flag

Capture the Flag (CTF) games again divide all players into
two camps. Each team has a flag, which must be
protected at all costs. The goal is to cross the map and
take possession of your opponents’ flag (simply touch the
flag to acquire it) and then return it to your flag to score a
point. There are options for limiting the number of
captured flags required for a victory, as well as a sudden
death mode, should the time limit expire when the score
is tied. The slo-mo version of this game introduces a
Slo-mo Recharge to the mix.

Available Maps

• Facility

• Streets

Elimination/Team Elimination

Elimination rounds are last-man-standing affairs, where
players must focus on survival, because getting shot
takes you out of the game. Daredevil tactics can be
employed to great fanfare in this game type, but heroics
that get you killed result only in a personal loss. The team
variation of this game splits the players into two factions.

Available Maps

• Campus

• Construction

• Docks

• Evacuation

• Factory

• High Tech

• Office

• Refinery

Weapon Select

When you host an online match, you can decide which
types of weapons players can use. When players join the
game, they choose their base weapon, which they always
carry after they spawn. These are the default available
weapons—notice the lack of hardware such as the Type-7
Particle Weapon. Put something like that in regular
rotation and nobody will even bother with weapons such
as pistols.

• AT-14 Pistols

• RPL Sub-Machinegun

• VK-12 Combat Shotgun

• G2A2 Assault Rifle

• 10mm HV Penetrator

• ASP Rifle

Chat

Players have the option of chatting while playing an online
game. To open a dialogue and speak to all game partici­pants, press t. You can then type out a quick message
on the keyboard and send it by pressing the return key .
While this is a good way to identify friends and have fun
with a little trash-talk, remember that while typing your
message, you’re a sitting duck. Every single player can
see you standing there, so don’t write a novella. And
because you never know who you are playing with, try
to keep it clean—nobody likes playing with somebody
who acts like he just learned how to curse.

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CAMPUS

Talented snipers are definitely considered the big men on Campus. The central courtyard is a danger zone for casual
players if a sniper armed with a Type-7 Particle Weapon is perched in a window bay looking down on them. There are
several interior corridors where gunners and melee fanatics can try to circumvent snipers, but a good sniper will know
to expect this and be ready for anything.

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LEGEND

1. MP-50 Repeating Cannon

2. Type-7 Particle Weapon

3. MOD-3 Multi-Rocket Launcher

4. N6A3 Fragmentation Grenade

5. M77 Remote Bomb

6. AT-S Proximity Grenade

7. Medkit

8. Body Armor

9. Ammo Boxes

10. Medical Station

11. Slo-mo Recharge

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In the following maps, some letter icons appear. These indicate connection points between the layers of a level.
So, A on the upper floor leads to the A on the lower floor.

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GOTTA-HAVES

Every map has a choice selection of weapons and gear
that you must be aware of to survive and thrive. Hunt
down the best weapons as soon as possible. Don’t let
your opponents grab them first and find a nice camping
spot to frag you when you come looking for the hardware.

The MOD-3
Multi-Rocket
Launcher isn’t a
precision weapon
by any means,
but if you can
stand out of view
of a sniper and
fire in his general
direction, you can
splash him with damage.

The MP-50
Repeating
Cannon is tucked
inside the unfin­ished area of the
campus. Swipe it
off the counter,
and if you are
feeling especially
punishing, crouch

behind the counter and wait for the next person to arrive.

Snipers can
start the match
with the ASP Rifle,
but they should
upgrade to the
Type-7 Particle
Weapon as soon
as possible.

STRATEGIES

Courtyard Combat

The central courtyard in the middle of the map is where
snipers will earn most of their points. Thankfully, there
are only a few sniping positions, so not everybody will
attempt to settle in, leaving the courtyard a ghost town.

Break windows
and stand back
from them to
decrease your
visibility to the
other players.
Everybody will
scan the upper
perches and
ledges for any

sign of a sniper, so if you stand back, you decrease your
chances of being spotted. Even this far back from the
window, you can still see fairly deep into the courtyard.

Shattering glass is always a good heads-up that other
players are nearby. Noise carries, so if you hear the
crinkling of broken glass or can see a few fragments
cascading through the air, make sure your weapon is at
chest level, because somebody is stirring it up nearby.

Players have to
enter the
courtyard
somehow,
sometime. Take up
position opposite
the doors that lead
outside, and snipe
soldiers as they
step through them.

So, don’t just brazenly walk through any door leading
outside. Jump through doors or slide through them by
performing a slide kick—just do anything to keep yourself
from being an easy kill.

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Tired of getting sniped? Try sniping them right back.
Locate and pick up the Type-7 Particle Weapon and take
refuge in another sniping position, somewhere near the
last place you got plastered all over the wall. Lean out
and return fire. By the time the sniper can zero in on
you, the last thing he’ll see through the scope will be
your incoming round.

Missile Madness

Sniping is a finesse art, but it’s not for everybody.
Sometimes sheer firepower and brutality are just as lethal
as a fine sniping shot, and if you can score the MOD-3 Multi­Rocket Launcher, you can dish out incredible damage.

The MOD-3 Multi-Rocket Launcher has very limited
ammunition; you cannot just pepper everything you see
with rockets and hope for the best. Choose your shots
wisely, but take comfort in knowing that the rockets’
blast radius will make up for any lack of accuracy.

Just because
you don’t have a
sniper rifle
doesn’t mean you
cannot take up
position in the
windows. Haul
your rockets up
to a perch and
look down on the

courtyard. Because your rockets travel much slower than
a sniper’s bullet, though, you must plan in advance.

You can hide
from snipers in
an overhead
cover in the
courtyard’s
center. Crouch
down near the
central planters
and target
players as they
seek cover in the map’s center.

If you take up a position in the middle of the map like
this during team play, make sure you have somebody
watching your back.

If you have friendly fire turned on, watch out for firing
rockets near your teammates. The splash from the rocket
attack can injure them—and possibly even kill them.

Key Features

Keep these map features in mind while you are hunting
your online opponents.

If you start running low
on ammunition, seek out
the Ammo Boxes and
restock your rounds.

Fire extinguishers are
highly volatile. If you shoot
one, it explodes, sending out
shrapnel and a cloud of
flame-retardant powder. An
enemy standing near it will
be killed by the blast.

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CONSTRUCTION

Construction is an excellent map for players to hide and wait for just the right opportunity to surprise opponents.
Building debris, stacks of drywall sheets, and tables provide excellent cover for leaners, making this site well-known
for protracted showdowns between experienced shooters.

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LEGEND

1. MP-50 Repeating Cannon

2. Type-7 Particle Weapon

3. MOD-3 Multi-Rocket Launcher

4. N6A3 Fragmentation Grenade

5. M77 Remote Bomb

6. AT-S Proximity Grenade

7. Medkit

8. Body Armor

9. Ammo Boxes

10. Medical Station

11. Slo-mo Recharge

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C

Lower

Upper

A

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C

B

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GOTTA-HAVES

An AT-S Proximity Grenade is tucked in the finished
hallway, directly across from the bay of computer
screens. Grenades make for excellent traps, if you know
exactly where to hide them.

Look for the
MOD-3 Multi­Rocket Launcher
on top of this
yellow box.

The Medical
Station heals your
injuries as long
you stand next to
it, but notice the
complete lack of
cover. While you
are trying to heal
yourself, another
player has ample
openings to shoot you.

STRATEGIES

Remote Control

The M77 Remote Bombs are devilishly clever weapons in
the hands of a smart player. Once you pick them up, there
are a handful of excellent places you can hide them to do
the maximum amount of damage.

M77 Remote
Bombs adhere to
whatever surface
you throw them
on, even people.
Because they are
black and have
a discreetly
flashing light
once set, you can

easily hide them against busy surfaces such as this stack
of drywall. Most players won’t even notice the Remote
Bomb as they run by. Even better, if you stick the bomb on
an object that many players use for cover, you can set it off
once you notice a camper settling into his favorite location.

Consider
attaching a M77
Remote Bomb to
the back of the
Medical Station in
the hallway with
the screens.
Because you can
see only the front
of the station

from the hallway entries, chances are most players will
not suspect such a trap. Hide behind a chair or a pillar
and wait until a wounded (and unlucky) player attempts
to heal, then blow him sky high.

Proximity Grenade Protocol

M77 Remote Bombs require you to actually set them off,
while AT-S Proximity Grenades detonate on their own as
soon as the presence of somebody other than the player

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who set it is detected. However, in exchange for this
convenience, AT-S Proximity Grenades have a blinking
light that starts the moment the grenade is set.

Do not set an
AT-S in a dark
area, as players
can easily spot
the telltale
flashing light and
avoid the trap.
Instead, place the
grenade in a well­lit hallway, or at

least behind an object so big that players won’t see the
flashing light until it is too late.

If you set a chain of AT-S Proximity Grenades close
enough to each other, you can set off a chain reaction
injuring more than one player.

If you have a sniping weapon, you can give somebody
setting an AT-S a deadly surprise. As soon as he sets the
grenade on the ground, snipe it and it will blow up in his face.

Voyeurism

Use this control panel to
access all of the security
cameras in the map.
Pressing f while standing
in front of the screen
switches between cameras,
revealing what kind of action

is happening elsewhere on the map. The security cameras
are hidden behind black shells that cannot be destroyed,
so you never have to worry about somebody obstructing
your view by conventional means.

You can shoot the walls to kick up enough dust to block
security cameras, which might be a good idea for
players trying to hide M77 Remote Bombs in rooms with
security cameras.

The Roof

You have access to the roof, giving players a more open­air environment to use for heated gunplay.

Use this stack of crates
to scale to the interior’s
upper level. Remember,
though, while jumping up
the crates, you have
absolutely no cover and are
a very easy target for enter­prising sharpshooters.

Once on the
roof, collect this
Body Armor as
soon as possible.
Up here you can
engage in some
furious firefights
and you’ll need all
of the protection
you can get.

Look for the skylight that
opens into the building
below. After breaking the
window, snipers can make
some deliriously accurate
head shots while players
run by in search of gear and

other soldiers. If you are discovered, simply step away
from the skylight—but beware of possible grenades being
thrown up to the roof in retaliation.

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DOCKS

The docks on the waterfront offer both interior and exterior shooting galleries. The large outdoor shipping yards host
great firefights with players using shipping containers for cover while exchanging volleys of bullets. The inside
locations, such as a packing room and some small side offices, are better for one-on-one shootouts between friends.
And snipers have no shortage of perches and posts for practicing their deadly art.

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LEGEND

1. MP-50 Repeating Cannon

2. Type-7 Particle Weapon

3. MOD-3 Multi-Rocket Launcher

4. N6A3 Fragmentation Grenade

5. M77 Remote Bomb

6. AT-S Proximity Grenade

7. Medkit

8. Body Armor

9. Ammo Boxes

10. Medical Station

11. Slo-mo Recharge

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GOTTA-HAVES

The MP-50
Repeating
Cannon is just
the kind of
bruiser you need
to perform quick
kills without
limiting yourself
to a sniper-style
weapon.

If you are
playing a Slo-Mo
match, you find
the Slo-mo
Recharge in this
small office.
Remember,
everybody wants
this item, and if
players realize

they are too far away from it, they may opt to just target
the office and shoot you through the windows.

Find an AT-S Proximity Grenade in the office next to the
vending machines. Throw it behind some crates or a stack
of barrels, or in a particularly popular sniping spot, to
achieve the maximum effect.

STRATEGIES

Shipping Yard

The middle of the shipping yard sees a lot of action, but
you can hang back on the periphery and dish out major
damage without exposing yourself. However, as soon as
players discern your location, you may see a team effort
to take you out.

Use the stacks
of crates around
the edges of the
shipping yard as
cover. If you arm
yourself with a
sniper rifle, you
can take the time
to aim some
proper head

shots without too much concern for discovery.

Use the pallets
of shrink­wrapped boxes at
the end of the
long alley to pop
players as they
walk past the
armored truck in
the yard. The two
doorways just on

the other side of these stacks also are likely to see high
traffic, so use this location to drop players, too.

This office offers more
than Body Armor and
grenades. From the
windows, you can look out
over the shipping yard and
snipe a few players before
discovery.

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