WARZONE 2100
SINGLE PLAYER DEMO
URBAN DEVASTATION
Version 1T
(c) 1999 Pumpkin Studios
Eidos Interactive
April 23 1999
This demo is SINGLE PLAYER only.
This demo features a tutorial, so that you can easily learn how to play
the game, and 2 exciting single player missions from the 2nd campaign.
If you find this demo a little overwhelming or too fast a pace, an
earlier demo is available featuring missions set in the 1st campaign -
Western Desert. A multiplayer demo is also available on the internet.
The story so far:
At the start of this demo, Team Alpha (the player) has defeated the
New Paradigm in the Western Desert and is supplying aid to Team Beta's
base in a devastated city, which is under attack from a new enemy.
Your forces will arrive by transport directly into Team Beta's base,
whilst it is under attack. You should take control of the base and carry
out the orders in your mission brief. Three more transport loads of
reinforcements will arrive to help you achieve your orders.
Since these missions are approximately a third of the way into the single
player game, they have been made easier so that novice players can
experience the huge scope of the game. Even at the start of this demo,
the player can design over 300 different units, and is under attack from
enemy aircraft, which can be researched and used by the player in the full
game.
Even when you have completely exhausted this demo, there's still much more
to see in the full version of Warzone 2100, which is available NOW. Here's
a list of just a few of the features:
- 400 technologies to research that enable you to create over 2000 different units.
- Build tanks, cyborgs and strike aircraft, and equip them with a wide variety of weapons including cannons, missiles, lasers and mortars.
- A fast true full 3D game engine with a rotatable and zoomable camera.
- 38 missions over three dynamic campaigns including desert, mountain and urban environments .
- Fly invasion forces to enemy held maps using a huge transport plane.
- Units gain experience during missions and can be upgraded to make use of the latest technology.
- Advanced artificial intelligence systems enable the enemy forces to adapt and react to your attacks, and employ intelligent strategies.
TECHNICAL INFORMATION
Warzone 2100 requires DirectX 6 to run.
Please visit http://www.microsoft.com/directx/default.asp
to get the latest version of DirectX.
Warzone 2100 presently has three different rendering kernels:
Software, Glide and Direct3D. These can be selected from the Start Menu.
We recommend that you use the latest drivers for your card. DirectX 6
drivers are usually required, DirectX 5 drivers under DirectX 6 often
cause problems. For 3DFX we recommend you use the latest reference
drivers from www.3DFX.com.
KEYBOARD CONTROLS
Key Action
Command Console
Insert Open Command Console
I Default Range
O Short Range
P Long Range
< Retreat at Medium Damage
> Retreat at Heavy Damage
/ Never Retreat
F Fire-at-Will
E Engage - Return Fire
C Cease Fire
G Guard Position
P Pursue
Q Patrol
S Stop
H Go Home - Command Center/LZ
R Go for Repair
CTRL+R Recycle
Unit Controls
X Scatter
Group Assignment
(# = Numeric key)
Ctrl + # Assigns selected group
#(Hitting the number key once) Selects assigned group
##(hitting the number key twice)Centers on selected group
Fast Unit Selection Keys
CTRL+S Select all units on screen
CTRL+Z Selects all units of this (already selected) template
CTRL+V Selects all VTOLs
CTRL+H Selects all Hovers
CTRL+W Selects all Wheels
CTRL+T Selects all Tracks
CTRL+F Selects all half-tracks
CTRL+A Selects all Combat Units
Set Waypoints
Hold Shift & click in world Sets Waypoints
Display Controls
ESC In-Game Menu
F1 Manufacture
F2 Research
F3 Build
F4 Design
F5 Intelligence
F6 Commanders
F7 Radar On/Off
F8 Message Console On/Off
F9 Unit Health Bars On/Off
F10 (Dump 3DFX Screenshot to Data Directory)
F11 Pause (not multiplayer)
F12 Center on Last Transmission
Numeric Keypad
2 Tilt view down
4 Rotate left
5 Restore default pitch
6 Rotate right
8 Tilt view up
+ Zoom in 3D view
- Zoom out 3D view
/ Cycle through oil derricks
* Cycle through repair units
For a full list of keyboard controls, select OPTIONS -> KEY MAPPINGS
from the MAIN MENU. Those listed in blue can be redefined. Select the
trashcan to restore the default keys again.
MOUSE LOOK
By holding down the right mouse button and dragging the view you
can rotate and tilt the game world.
SAVE GAMES
This is the only demo of Warzone 2100 to feature the ability to save games at
any time throughout a mission, just like the full version. Simply press the
ESC key to access the Save/Load menu and select a game slot. However, such save
games are incompatible with the full version, nor should save games from the
full version be loaded into this demo. Eidos Interactive and Pumpkin Studios
take no responsibility for loss of data or damage to equipment which may occur
from such attempts.
FULL VERSION
It is advisable to uninstall this demo before installing the full version.