THQ Advent Rising User Manual

SAFETY INFORMATION

TABLE OF CONTENTS

About Photosensitive Seizures

A very small percentage of people may experience a seizure when exposed to certain visual images, including flashing light patterns that may appear in video games. Even people who have no history of seizure or epilepsy may have an undiagnosed condition that can cause these “photosensitive epileptic seizures” while watching video games.

These seizures may have a variety of symptoms, including lightheadedness, altered vision, eye or face twitching, jerking or shaking of arms or legs, disorientation, confusion, or momentary loss of awareness. Seizures may also cause loss of consciousness or convulsions that can lead to injury from falling down or striking nearby objects.

Immediately stop playing and consult a doctor if you experience any of these symptoms. Parents should watch for or ask their children about the above symptoms–children and teenagers are more likely than adults to experience these seizures.

The risk of photosensitive epileptic seizures may be reduced by sitting farther from the monitor, using a smaller monitor, playing in a well-lit room, and not playing when you are drowsy or fatigued.

If you or any of your relatives have a history of seizures or epilepsy, consult a doctor before playing.

System Requirements .........................................3

Introduction ..............................................……….4

Keyboard Controls..........................................…5

Main Menu ............................................................7

Game Load and Save ............................................7

Options ........................................................………8

The Battle Screen ............................................10

Objectives..........................................................11

Checkpoints ......................................................11

Pause Menu ........................................................12

Flick-Targeting ..................................................13

First Person Battle ........................................14

Inventory: Arming Weapons & Powers ..........14

Using Weapons ............................................15

Using Powers ..............................................17

Melee Combat ..............................................18

Driving the Scythe ..........................................19

Operating Anti-Aircraft Turrets ..................19

The Characters ................................................20

Credits..........................................................……22

Warranty Information......................................30

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SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

INTRODUCTION

Minimum Specs:

• Windows 2000/XP

• 2.0 GHz Pentium® III or AMD Athlon™

• 256 MB of RAM

• 128 MB ATI® 9000 or higher or 128 MB GeForce 3 or higher (except GeForce 4 MX)

• DirectX® 8.1or higher compatible sound card

• DirectX® 8.1

• 5.5 GB Minimum Hard Drive Space

• NVIDIA® nForce™ or other motherboards/ soundcards containing the Dolby® Digital Interactive Content Encoder required for Dolby Digital audio

• DVD-ROM drive

• Windows-compatible keyboard and mouse

Note: DirectX® 9.0c included on game disc

Recommended Specs:

• Windows 2000/XP

• 3.4 GHz Pentium®IV or AMD Athlon™

• 512 MB of RAM

• 256 MB GeForce FX 5600 or higher or ATI® Radeon 9600 or higher

• Sound Blaster Audigy 2 series sound card or higher

• Game Pad

MYTHICAL BEINGS

Legions of alien cultures revere Humans as mythical beings. To them, the Human is a glorious treasure whose very existence was in doubt until now. Fables of legendary human powers have echoed through the universe for eons. But there is also a civilization that craves nothing less than the total extermination of Mankind.

Before today, the Humans knew nothing of this.

A small entourage of Humans is experiencing the uneasy excitement of first contact with an alien culture. Captain Gideon Wyeth has the honor of joining those on a mission to greet the Aurelians, a civilization far more evolved than his own.

Gideon is about to learn that Humanity stands both in the shadow of obliteration, and at the dawn of transcendence. He will also discover those legendary human powers flowing from his own hands. The Advent of Humanity begins.

KEYBOARD CONTROLS

CONTROLS

MENU CONTROLS

Start/Pause/Previous Screen Select menu options

GIDEON

Forward Back Left Right Charge Jump Jump Pull up from hanging position Dodge from hanging position Acrobatic moves Melee Attack Toggle Crouch/Stand

Activate Flick-Targeting

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SCYTHE (VEHICLE) CONTROL

Enter/Exit driver’s side (left) Enter/Exit turret side (right) Forward Reverse Turn Turbo Emergency Brake Jump (While in turret) Aim Turret Chain Gun Fire Turret Chain Gun

SHIPS /SHUTTLES

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ANTI-AIRCRAFT TURRETS

Enter/Exit Aim Fire

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MAIN MENU

Press any key when the Title Screen appears to display the Main Menu.

PLAY GAME

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Use screen options.

GAME LOAD AND SAVE

NEW GAME

To start a new game, select a slot marked “New Game” and then select PLAY.

LOAD GAME

Select PLAY GAME from the Main Menu to display the Load Game screen. Files with a slot number contain a saved game file. Look at the bottom of the screen to view game progress and save date. Then select the game you want to play.

SAVE GAME

Advent Rising utilizes checkpoint saves. When you quit playing, the game auto-saves to the beginning of the current level. All progress through that level is lost.

and left-click to select

OPTIONS

Set game options before you start a new game, load a saved game or pause a game in progress.

• Click the level desired or click and drag sliders to the desired level.

• Select RESET to return settings to their defaults.

DIFFICULTY

Select EASY, NORMAL, HARD or ULTRA.

Note: ULTRA setting is unlocked only after you beat the game on NORMAL

or HARD.

GAME OPTIONS

Toggle Crouch Mode – When set to on, pressing

crouched/standing. When off, press and hold ccto crouch. Release to stand.

Fading HUD – When set to on, the Heads-Up-Display disappears

after about 10 seconds. Press the qqbutton to display it. When set to off, the Heads-Up-Display is always visible.

Slo-Mo Weapon Select – If this option is turned on, in-game

action will slow down when you open your inventory to select a weapon or power. When this option is turned off all in-game action stops when you open your inventory to select weapons or powers.

Levitate Objects – When set to on, you can select inanimate

objects with Flick-Targeting and move them when you have equipped the Lift Power.

Auto Aiming Mode – When you turn this option on, the reticle

will disappear when you are not locked onto an enemy and the computer will automatically aim your weapons at the enemy you are facing. For a more challenging gameplay experience leave this setting off.

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CAMERA OPTIONS

Invert Horizontal – Turn on to reverse the default direction of a

horizontal pan of the camera when you move the mouse.

Invert Vertical – Turn on to reverse the default direction of a

vertical tilt of the camera when you move the mouse.

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