1. Make sure you have approximately 1
megabyte of free disk space on your hard
drive. Your hard drive is used as temporary storage during game play, plus is
used to save your game in progress.
2. Insert the
CD-ROM disk into your CD-
ROM
drive. Some drives may require that
you insert the disk into a
CD caddy before
inserting it into the drive.
3. Log onto your
CD-ROM drive by typing
its drive letter followed by a colon (i.e.
4. Type
SO1
and press e. (If you want
to change the hardware configuration
for Special Operations 1, you must run the
Wing Commander II installation/configuration program. Please refer to Step #4 of
the Quick Install section of the Wing
Commander II Installation/Configuration
Guide for more information.) Also note
that you must run the Wing Commander II
installation/configuration program before
attempting to play Special Operations.
5. The Special Operations 1 game should now
load and the
ORIGIN FX logo will appear.
If the game does not load, check the Wing
Commander II Installation/Configuration
Guide for more information on
WC II
hardware and software requirements.
6. Following the
ORIGIN FX sequence, you
will see the Wing Commander II: Vengeance
of the Kilrathi logo and two boxes with the
choices: “Start New Game” and “Resume
Current Game.” If this is your first time to
play Special Operations 1, then you are only
given the “Start New Game” option.
7. From this point, you will go into the
game, starting with the introduction scene.
8. After the introduction scenes, a com-
puter terminal with the options “Create
Character” and “Transfer Character”
appears. If this is your first time to play
Special Operations 1, press Cto create a
new character. Enter your first and last
name and a callsign. After entering the
information, you will be taken to the
barracks where you can start your first
mission. (See the Transfer Program
section of this configuration guide for
more information on transferring a
previous Wing Commander II character to
Special Operations 1.)
9. Enter your first mission in Special
Operations 1 by clicking on the open door
marked “Fly Mission.” From there you
will see the mission briefing and then fly
the first mission of the game.
10. Special Operations 1 has a joystick calibra-
tion program that can be accessed while
the player is in space, the barracks or the
start-up screen. To begin calibration press
cJ
. Specific instructions will appear on
the screen.
• Please refer to the Wing Commander II Play
Manual if you have any questions concerning game play. All commands and
features of
WC II are supported by Special
Operations 1.
11. All Special Operations 1 game positions
can be saved in the barracks only. Saving
Special Operations 1 games will not overwrite saved Wing Commander II games.
12. As in all of the Wing Commander series,
the Special Operations 1 campaign varies in
length based on your performance in the
game. If you fail some of the missions, the
progress of the Terran-Kilrathi war will be
affected and your game may be shortened.
In a single complete play-through, you
can play a maximum of nineteen combat
missions.
) and press e.