Games PC SPECIAL OPERATIONS User Manual

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.

PLAYING SPECIAL OPERATIONS 1

CD-ROM CONFIGURATION GUIDE
SPECIAL
OPERA TIONS
This reference guide assumes that you
D:
) and press e.
Wing
1
If you have finished Wing Commander II
WC II into Special
WC II
WC II before
To transfer a character:
1. Make sure you are at the root directory of your
CD drive and type
SO1e
to
begin Special Operations 1.
2. After the
ORIGIN FX sequence, select the
“Start New Game ” option.
3. When the computer terminal appears, press
T
to transfer a character.
4. You will next be given a list of all of the saved characters from Wing Commander II. Choose whichever character you wish by clicking on that character.
5. Once you have chosen a character to transfer, you will see the barracks. You will be ready to continue the game with your transferred character.
2

THE TRANSFER PROGRAM

THE WING COMMANDER II MISSION SELECTOR PROGRAM

THE INSULT MODIFICATION PROGRAM

To access this Mission Selector feature, type
followed by a series number
CD-ROM drive. Here is an example of how
e
, the
WING COMMANDER II Mission Selector
Now loading Series 8, Mission D.
Then the program will automatically load Wing Commander II. Your game will begin at the option screen (the barracks room) directly before the mission you selected.
You can begin the mission immediately by clicking on the Briefing Room door, or save your game and then continue. Please keep in mind that winning Wing Commander II is based on your accomplishments throughout the entire game; if you use the Mission Selector to begin, you may not be able to win the campaign. If you begin with Mission A of any series, you will be able to play and win the remainder of the campaign.
If you receive the messages, “Sorry, that isn’t a valid series number” or “Sorry, that isn’t a valid mission number,” you have given the program an incorrect series or mission number. Double check against the
WC II chart to make
sure that you’re trying to load a correct series.
CD-ROM
INSULT
and press
. You can then choose to type new insults
1
to restore the
2
to
type new insults. Press
H
for the help screen.
After you press
2
, press the number of the insult you wish to change. Then type your new insults and press
e
. The program will automatically make a backup copy of your old insult text file. (The fourth insult appears irregularly, only as a response to enemy taunts.)
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