Games PC MDK 2 User Manual

MDK™2

TABLE O F CONTE NTS

I. PROLOG U E 2

II. GET TING STARTE D 3

III. CONTROLS 9

IV. THE CHARACTERS 12

Kurt Hectic 12
Max 14
Dr. Fluke Hawkins 15

V. THE ITE M S 17

VI. THE ENEMIES 19

VII. HINTS 20

VI II. TEC HNI CAL S U PPORT 21

IX. LI CEN S E, LE GAL & WARRANT Y 22

X. CREDITS 24

XI. INTERPLAY WEBSITE 26

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I. PROLOGUE

Kurt Hectic never wanted to be a hero. He would have been content with
a normal life, living his years in quiet, dignified anonymity, but it was not
to be. Kurt was a loyal employee, and working for eccentric genius Doctor
Fluke Hawkins meant occasionally doing the extraordinary. In utter
disbelief, Kurt was eventually called upon to leave his beloved Earth,
assuming the unlikely title of first janitor in space.

Doctor Hawkins had long suffered ridicule from his fellow scientists. They
claimed he was too eccentric, and that his methods were questionable at
best. In time Hawkins grew tired of hearing such things, and seeking to
work undisturbed he fled the earth into a self-imposed exile. His ship, the
‘Jim Dandy,’ was launched without fanfare, and he swore not to return
until he had vindicated himself in the eyes of his peers. Weeks turned to
months and months slowly turned to years.

The greatest of the Doctor’s inventions in exile was a six-legged canine
named Max, the first successful attempt by Dr. Hawkins to create an
artificial intelligence. ‘Successful’ meant that he never tried to kill the
good doctor, and had no plans for global domination. The perfect
assistant, Max kept the Doctor grounded in reality, and performed much
the same function as the safety-catch on an assault rifle. He was eager to
please and adaptable to any task, his gentle soul oddly balanced with an
affinity for firepower.

The time for Doctor Hawkins to prove the real merit of his genius came
sooner than anyone could have expected. Creatures from a strange
dimension attacked the Earth, riding ‘energy streams’ to the surface and
stripping it of all mineral wealth. They landed great machines:
‘minecrawlers’ that destroyed everything in their path and laid waste to
entire cities. The forces of Earth were helpless before the onslaught.

Watching the devastation on Earth, the crew of the ‘Jim Dandy’ knew they
had to act. Kurt was outfitted in the most radical of the Doctor’s creations:
an untested armored ‘Coil Suit,’ with chain-gun and a sniper rifle
ordinance that could target enemies a mile away. Leaping from the ship
on an unconventional parachute of ribbon, Kurt had to make his way to
the pilot of each minecrawler and hopefully disable the machines. Kurt
was reluctant, but he had no choice. He was the Earth’s last hope.

Kurt valiantly fought through the alien defenses, driving to the very heart
of each minecrawler, defeating pilot after pilot after pilot, with each falling
to his desperate determination. He ultimately challenged the evil

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mastermind behind the attack, a grotesque, sadistic creature by the name
of Gunter Glut. With the aid of Max and the Doctor’s inventions, Kurt was
able to take the fight directly to this diabolical beast, and was eventually
victorious in the climactic battle. The invasion crumbled and the aliens
retreated, their tails between their legs, leaving the Earth battered,
despoiled, even ruined, but not beaten. No, not beaten.

Now, with the aliens routed and order restored, our heroes can return to
their normal, everyday lives. Or can they? Only time will tell.

II. G ETTING STARTED

INSTALLATION

Place the MDK™2 CD ROM into your drive and be sure that all other
Windows® applications are closed. If the installation does not start
automatically, click on "My Computer," then click the icon for your CD
Drive, and finally double-click the AUTORUN icon in the MDK2 root
directory. The Installation Menu will appear – it is from this menu that you
will be able to: Install MDK™2 onto your computer, view the README.TXT
and once the game is installed, check for Updates over the web.

If you have any problems during the installation process, consult the
README.TXT. Do this by clicking on the View Readme button. If you
require further information, please review the MDK™2 Support Page at
www.interplay.com/support/mdk2.

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SETUP

MDK™2 REQUI R ES A 3D ACCELE RATED VIDEOCARD. Please review the
README.TXT file on the M DK™2 CD ROM if you have any questions
regarding supported cards or require further details.

GLSETUP™

MDK™2 comes with GLSetup™. GLSetupTM™ detects your 3D graphics
card and installs the matching OpenGL® drivers. If you are not sure if
you have OpenGL® drivers installed on your system choose the
GLSetup™ option and follow the instructions. Please note that GLSetup™
is an independent utility not supported by BioWare or Interplay.
Information on customer support for GLSetup™ is available in
the README.TXT.

STARTIN G TH E GAME FROM
THE AUTORU N MENU

Once you have complete the setup
procedures successfully, you can
begin playing MDK™2 by clicking on
the large MDK™2 icon in the center
of the screen.

LAUNCH MENU

After executing MDK™2 you will
encounter the Launch Menu. The
Launch Menu allows you to set up
your video card, update the MDK™2
executable, test the video settings and
launch the game.

The Launch Menu will show you the various video
diver setup options. Choose a driver and click the
Get Info button. This will show you some extended
information on the driver. To check if the driver will
function with MDK™2 please hit the Test Settings
buttons. If it does work please proceed launch the
game with the Play button. If you are unable to find
a suitable driver please consult the README.TXT file.
Once you are satisfied with the video settings, launch
the game with the play button.

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Autorun Menu

Launch Menu

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From time to time we will be enhancing elements of MDK™2. Check for
updates by hitting the Update button – this will connect you with our
online updating service and it will update your version of MDK™2. Please
refer to the README.TXT if you have any questions about the online
update program.

GAME M E N U

Once MDK™2 is launched you will
arrive at the Game Menu. At the
Game Menu you will have various
choices: New Game, Load Game,
Options and Play Movies and
View Credits.

NEW GAM E

Choosing the new game option will
start a new game of MDK™2 and
begin the introduction movie.

LOAD GAME

Choosing the load game option will
bring up a list of previously saved
games of MDK™2. Choose an
existing save game to return to
where you last left off. One of the
save games is for the Quicksave slot
and another is for the Auto Save
slot. Look at the control
configuration menu to review the
keys used to access the Quick Save
game. The Load Game menu can also
be accessed from inside the game.

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Game Menu

Load Game

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OPTIONS

The options menu offers a number
of gameplay options. There are three
main option categories – Video
Options, Audio Options, Control
Options and Control Configuration.

Video Options Submenu

Video options modify the
functionality of your video card.
Please review the README.TXT
and your card’s manual for
information if you are uncertain
of your video capabilities.

Driver

You can manually choose your
video driver with MDK™2. It is
done in this menu, or in the
Launch Menu.

Resolution

You can set the screen resolution
in MDK™2 with this choice.

Bit Depth

Bit Depth refers to the richness of the color in the game world. There
are 2 choices, 16 bit and 32 bit.

Z-Buffer Depth

Z-Buffering refers to the resolution at which distances between objects
are resolved. There are 2 choices, 16 bit and 32 bit.

Texture Quality

The texture quality bar controls the amount of detail present on
individual textures

Texture Filtering

Texture filtering refers to the method by which textures are "smoothed"
in the game world. There are two choices for texture filtering: bilinear
and trilinear. Trilinear will provide the best visual results. Please
review the README.TXT for suggested filtering methods for various
video cards.

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Options

Video Options Submenu

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Full Screen

MDK™2 can be played either in a window or in full screen mode – this
choices allows you to toggle between the two.

Apply Changes

Activate the Apply Changes button to change the video settings.

Control Submenu

Members of this submenu modify
features related to the game controls.

Reverse Normal Up/Down

This option reverses the Ver tical
(UP/Down) axis of movement
during normal gameplay.

Reverse Sniper Up/Down

This option reverses the Ver tical
(UP/Down) axis of movement
during sniper mode.

Analog Sensitivity

This controls the sensitivity of the mouse. Increasing the bar makes the
mouse more sensitive.

Display Movie Text

This feature toggles the display of text during movie playback.

Audio Submenu

Members of this submenu modify
features related to the sound and
music in MDK™2.

Effects Volume

The options controls the volume
for sound effects in MDK™2.

Music Volume

This option controls music volume.

Voice Volume

This option controls voice volume.

Control Configuration Submenu

This menu allows you to configure the MDK™2 controls to you suit your
personal desires. After choosing a control to modify, hit ENTER, and
then the new control you wish to enter. Beware, as duplicate controls
are allowed.

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Control Submenu

Audio Submenu

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PLAY MOVIES AND VIEW CREDITS

The Play Movies options is not
available until the player views the
movie during the game. This menu
option will allow the player to play
movies independent of gameplay
only after they have been viewed
during the game.

DI FF I CULTY LEVE LS

You will be able to set the difficulty
of MDK™2 both in the pre-game
Option Menu and during the game
in the Option Menu.

In-Game Menu

There is an in-game menu that can
be accessed during gameplay by
hitting the pause button (default is
ESCAPE). This menu has the
following options – Continue
(returns to the game), Load Game
(accesses the load game menu),
Save Game (accesses the save game
menu), Options (this accesses the
option screen) and Quit (this quits the
game and returns to the Game Menu screen).

Saving and Loading Games

During the game you are able to save and load at any time. You can
either save and load games manually from the in-game menu (accessed

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Play Movies and View Credits

In-Game Menu

Save Game

Load Game

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via the pause button – ESCAPE is the default) or via the
quicksave/quickload hot keys (default of F6 (save) and F7 (load), and
modifiable in the control configuration menu).

III. CONTROLS

There are three main characters in MDK™2 – Kurt Hectic, Max and
Doctor Fluke Hawkins. Each character has both a common and a unique
set of controls.

MDK™2 includes two different default control setups. One control setup
uses the arrow keys for movement and the other uses the WASD cluster
of keys.

The first set uses the Arrow keys and is listed below:

ARROW-KEY COMMANDS

Arrow Up Move Forward
Arrow Down Move Backward
Arrow Left Strafe Left
Arrow Right Strafe Right

KU RT COM MANDS

Mouse 0 Jump

Press and Hold for Parachute

Mouse 1 Shoot Chain Gun
Spacebar Enter Sniper Mode
[ Move Item/Weapon Selector Left
] Move Item/Weapon Selector Right
= Use Item

SNIPER MODE

Arrow Up Zoom In
Arrow Down Zoom Out
Arrow Left Strafe Left
Arrow Right Strafe Right
Mouse 1 Shoot
[ Move Item/Weapon Selector Up
] Move Item/Weapon Selector Down
Spacebar Leave Sniper Mode

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