Games PC THE SETTLERS II-10TH ANNIVERSARY User Manual

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©1996 -2006 Ubisoft Entertainment. All Rights Reserved. The Settlers, Blue Byte and the Blue Byte logo are trademarks of Red Storm Entertainment in the US and/or other countries. Ubisoft and the Ubisoft logo are trademarks of Ubisoft Entertainment in the US and/or other countries. Red Storm Entertainment Inc is a Ubisoft Entertainment company. Original Settlers II developed by Blue Byte Software. Developed by Funatics Studio Alpha.Uses Bink Video. ©1997-2006 by RAD Game Tools, Inc. Uses Granny Animation. ©1997-2006 by RAD Game Tools, Inc. Uses Granny Animation. ©1999-2006 by RAD Game Tools, Inc. FMOD Sound System by Firelight Technologies. Uses TinCat network system. Copyright 1996-2006 by InstanceFour.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. Introduction .....................................................2

1.1 Foreword .................................................................................................2

1.2 Installation ................................................................................................2

2. The Settlers .........................................................2

2.1 Who are The Settlers? ...........................................................................2

2.2 What is the objective of The Settlers? ...............................................3

2.3 What additional features does the

10th Anniversary have to offer? .................................................................3

3. Getting started ................................................4

3.1 Main Menu ............................................................................................... 4

3.2 Game Modes ...........................................................................................5

3.2.1 Tutorial

3.2.2 Campaign

3.2.3 Freeplay

3.2.4 Multiplayer

4. Gameplay ................................................................ 6

4.1 Beginning the game ................................................................................6

4.2 Construction and road building ..........................................................7

4.3 Economy and management ..................................................................7

4.4 Territorial expansion and troops ..................................................... 10

4.5 Seafaring ................................................................................................ 11

5. Appendix .............................................................. 11

5.1 Hotkeys ................................................................................................. 11

Warranty ................................................................ 13

Ubisoft contacts at your disposal ........ 14

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1. Introduction

1.1 Foreword

Why have we produced “The Settlers®II – 10th Anniversary”?

The answer to this question is quite simple: because so many fans of the series approached us with the request to re-release the classic 1996 game in a version with up-to-date graphics. In addition, it is now exactly 10 years since the release of “The Settlers II”, and Ubisoft is celebrating its 20th company anniversary.

Surveys held by the German PC press showed that “The Settlers II” was the most popular of the series. “The Settlers II – 10th Anniversary” is a modern conversion of the original game, presented in state-of -the-art 3D graphics and enhanced with lovingly animated actions, features, and details.

We hope you have a lot of fun in The Settlers’ world of the 21st century!

1.2 Installation

To install “The Settlers II – 10th Anniversary”, place the CD in your CD-ROM drive and follow the onscreen instructions.

Once the installation is completed, you can view the “ReadMe” ﬁle, which contains important technical information about the game, visit our website on the Internet – or simply exit the installation program and launch the game.

If at a later point you wish to remove the game from your PC, select “Uninstall The Settlers II – 10th Anniversary” in the Start Menu.

2. The Settlers

2.1 Who are the Settlers?

In several respects, The Settlers are every employer’s dream, as they embody many attributes that would make them very popular in the job market:

FLEXIBLE: They can handle any tool given to them straight away.

HARD-WORKING: They work tirelessly, and don’t need to take any breaks.

EFFICIENT: They work as fast as you like and are extremely thorough at the same time.

UNDEMANDING: Wage negotiations with Settlers are completely unnecessary. Mine workers do demand pay in kind for their labour (bread, ﬁsh, ham), but all others work for free.

OBEDIENT: Settlers always do exactly as they are told.

This last attribute can, however, prove to be one of the few (yet decisive) weaknesses of the Settlers: they do only what they are told to do.

They perform their tasks exactly as they are instructed, so they need someone to manage their outstanding skills in a purposeful manner and think for them.

2.2 What is the objective of The Settlers?

Players of a peaceful nature can concentrate on building up a ﬂourishing settlement in a “Freeplay” game.

Those who wish to pit their strength against others, on the other hand, can choose “Single Player” and take on up to ﬁve computer-controlled opponents.

“Campaign” mode, ﬁnally, is the best choice for players with a thirst for adventure and an urge for discovery.

In multiplayer-mode, you can explore the world of the Settlers together with friends and either ﬁght as allies or battle against each other over a LAN or the Internet.

The game also contains a map editor that you can use to create your own maps, or load and edit maps from the classic 1996 game “The Settlers II - Veni, Vidi, Vici.”

2.3 What additional features does the 10th Anniversary have to offer?

We’ve made numerous enhancements and improvements compared with the original 1996 version to transport the world of the Settlers into the 21st century and bring the game up to the state of the art:

3D GRAPHICS

The game graphics have been updated using the latest technology. All in-game elements were created using an all-new game engine. And, of course, you can zoom in and out, and view everything from any camera angle

IMPROVED USER INTERFACE

In this version of the game we’ve integrated a number of helpful functions which improve the game comfort considerably. One example of this is the game screen, which can now be scrolled by dragging it with the mouse. In addition, many game elements have context-sensitive help in the form of tooltips.

MULTIPLAYER MODE

The classic version of “The Settlers II” did in fact support two-player mode, but only on the same PC with a second mouse and in split-screen mode. “The Settlers II – 10th Anniversary” has a multiplayer mode which supports up to six players on multiple computers over a LAN or the Internet.

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