Ubisoft Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2 User Manual

TABLE OF CONTENTS

0 CONTROLS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 1 GETTING STARTED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 1..1 System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 1..2 Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

2 Main menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 2..1 Profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 2..2 Campaign . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 2..3 Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

3 Playing the game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 3..1 Character Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 3..2 Combat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 3..3 HUD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 3..4 Cross-Com . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 3..5 Tactical Map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

4 Progress in the campaign . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 4..1 Prepping Your Squad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 4..2 Objectives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 4..3 Finishing the Mission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 4..4 Saving and Loading Games .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 19

5 Multiplayer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 5..1 Log in to GameSpy or LAN . . . . . . . . . . . 20 5..2 Joining a Game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 5..3 Creating a Game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 5..4 Recon Versus Assault Mode . . . . . . . . . . . 23 5..5 Campaign Cooperative Mode . . . . . . . . . . 24 5..6 OGR Cooperative Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 5..7 Classic Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 5..8 Ladders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 5..9 Setting up a Dedicated Server . . . . . . . . . 26

Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . inside front cover Technical Support . . . . . . . . . . . . inside back cover

DEFAULT CONTROLS (QWERTY)

Moving
Move forward	W
Move backward	S
Strafe left	A
Strafe right	D
Look/Aim	Mouse
Peek left	Q
Peek right	E
Stance up	V
Stance down	C
Go to prone	Left Ctrl
Run	Left Shift (hold)
Toggle Nightvision	N
Action/Use	X
Menus
Go to menu	Esc
Quick Load	L
Quick Save	K
Combat
Weapons list	F (hold)
Fire/Throw grenade	Left mouse button
Reload	R
Change Rate of Fire	Z
Zoom	Right mouse button

Communication

Select Ghost/Support		Mouse wheel (scroll)
Select Ghost/Support (alternative)		2/3/4/…
Open full-screen Cross-Com 2..0		G
Select whole team		1
Open Orders window		Mouse wheel (click)
Select order		Mouse wheel (scroll)
Confirm order		Mouse wheel (click)
Open tactical map		Tab
Execute order		F5
Execute all orders		F6
Multiplayer-Specific Controls
Un-tag Ally (Assault)		Middle mouse button
Veterancy Level Up		H
Chat all		T
Chat team		Y
Send message		Enter
Show statistics		Tab
Toggle minimap		M
Zoom minimap		J
Tactical Map
Move up		Z
Move down		S
Move left		Q
Move right		D
Zoom in		E
Zoom out		A
Select Ghost		Mouse (scroll)

1 GETTING STARTED

1.1 System Requirements

To play the game, your computer should meet the following criteria: Supported OS: Windows® XP/Vista (only)

Processor: 2 GHz Pentium® 4, or AMD Athlon™ (2..8 GHz Pentium 4 or AMD Athlon recommended )

RAM: 1 GB

Video Card: 128 MB DirectX® 9..0c-compliant Shader 2..0 card (256 MB recommended) (see supported list*)

Sound Card: DirectX 9..0c-compliant sound card (PC audio solution containing Dolby® Digital Live required for Dolby Digital audio..)

DirectX Version: DirectX 9..0c (included on disc) DVD-ROM: 4x DVD-ROM

Hard Drive Space: 5 GB

Peripherals Supported: Windows-compatible mouse, keyboard, headset Multiplayer: 128 Kbps upstream or faster broadband connection

*Supported Video Cards at Time of Release:

ATI® RADEON® 9700-9800/x700-1950 NVIDIA® GeForce® 6/7/8 series

Laptop versions of these cards may work but are NOT supported.. These chipsets are the only ones that will run this game.. For the most up-to-date minimum requirement listings, please visit the FAQ for this game on our support website at: http://support..ubi..com..

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

NOTICE: This game contains technology intended to prevent copying that may conflict with some disc and virtual drives..

1.2 Installation

Installing Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter ®2

Insert the game disc into your drive.. The Autorun menu should appear.. Click the Install button in the Autorun menu and follow the instructions to install the game..

Once the installation is complete, click the Play button in the Autorun menu to launch the game, or double-click the game shortcut on your desktop..

Uninstalling Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2

To uninstall Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2, follow these simple steps:

•Select Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2 from the Start menu..

•Click the uninstall option and follow the on-screen directions..

2 MAIN MENU

Once the game has finished loading, the game menu appears, giving you the following options:

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•Campaign: Access the campaign page to create a new single-player campaign or continue a previous campaign..

•Multiplayer: Access the multiplayer features of the game..

•Options: Configure game, video, audio, and control settings..

•Credits: Play the game credits..

•Profile: You will find this button on all menu pages.. It allows you to change your current profile.. Click on Default to change the current default profile..

•Quit: Leave the game and return to the Windows desktop..

2.1 Profile

A profile is like a folder that stores your achievements and preferences for the game.. You can have several profiles in order to play in different ways.. For instance, you can have one profile with control settings adapted to multiplayer games, and another profile more adapted to the single-player campaign..

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Click the Profile button on any menu page to access the Profile screen and change the current profile or create a new one..

2.2 Campaign

The single-player campaign enables the player to experience the missions of the Ghosts on the U..S../Mexican border, and their fight to prevent an attack on U..S.. soil.. It is played as a series of missions linked by the storyline.. You need to successfully complete a mission in order to play the next one.. The Campaign screen gives you the following options:

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•New Campaign: Start a new campaign from the beginning..

•Play mission: Replay one of the missions you have already won from the beginning..

•Continue: Quickly re-launch the campaign at your latest achievement..

•Load Game: Load a saved game (save with the Quick Save function or by reaching an auto save point)..

2.3 Options

The Options screen is split into four categories, which you can access by clicking the tabs at the top of the screen..

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2.3.1 Game

This sub-panel changes the gameplay experience and offers preferences for interfaces and controls.. You can change the game’s difficulty level from here.. The Normal difficulty is most suitable for the average player..

2.3.2 Controls

This sub-panel is used to reassign some controls in the game.. You can choose from five new sub-options:

•Movement: Reconfigure the controls you are using to move your character..

•Combat: Controls for changing and using weapons..

•Tactics: Team and support controls are changed here..

•Multi: These controls are specific to multiplayer games..

•Misc: Other settings..

2.3.3 Video

The first time the game is launched, the program will determine which configuration is best adapted to your system.. You can, however, change this by selecting a general graphic quality (make sure your computer is able to support high-quality settings)..

Advanced users can click the Advanced button and customize video settings in more detail..

2.3.4 Audio

The audio sub-panel lets you select the global volume for the game, as well as selecting hardware/software acceleration, depending on the type of hardware installed..

Advanced users can click Advanced Settings to make more in-depth changes to the game’s volume..

3 PLAYING THE GAME

This section describes the general controls and features you will use to play the singleand multiplayer games..

3.1 Character Control

3.1.1 Movement

Move your character forward and backward with the Move Forward (default: W) and Move Backward (default: S) keys. Sidestep using the Strafe Left (default: A) and Strafe Right (default: D) keys.

Your basic motion is cautious, silent, and adapted to paying attention to threats, but you can also dash by holding the Run key (default:

Left Shift).