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1. Main Objective Kamchak is on a quest to permanently destroy the loxian defense web by penetrating the defenses right to the planet s core and doing whatever it takes to smash the main power source Actions Abilities Kamchak was initiated in the Warrior Blood Rite of the Clan of Treydan at a very early age He is a vastly experienced battle veteran and is not easily intimidated He relishes each and every combat experience he enters Play Style Kamchak s honed instincts and toughened physique allow him to withstand a lot of punishment before succumbing to defeat He moves methodically and takes his time to make sure all threats have been obliterated ELEENA BRYNSTAARL MERCENARY Appearance Female humanoid feline Ruthless and ravaging Bipedal motion sharp bony claws on her feet and hands and a taut muscular frame Prantis arasi mana porrrrrterra meuw contas arasisi alarrrrerras Translation can get anything fast can get it anywhere faster Eleena Background Eleena has frequently done work for the Universal Mining Guild When the crisis on loxia came along she saw it as a wonderful opportunity for a little work and a lot of cash Given the option Eleena will avoid unnecessary conflicts and attempt to outmaneuver potential adversaries However she is more than capable of overcoming most any opponent and will frequently outflank an enemy and attack from behind for maximum efficiency Main Objective She s been hired
2. SYSTEM IS RUNNING DOS 1 Place the Eradicator compact disc in your CD ROM drive with the label side up 2 At the DOS prompt type the letter of your CD ROM drive followed by a colon and press lt ENTER gt Example gt D and press lt ENTER gt 3 Type INSTALL and press lt ENTER gt NOTE The application SETSOUND should run automatically after the install process If you have sound or music problems during the game you should run SETSOUND from the directory into which you installed Eradicator The default directory is C ERAD WINNING THE GAME OBJECTIVES Every level has a specific list of objectives that must be met These objectives are listed in your Automap which is accessible via the lt TAB gt key during game play To win a level complete all of the objectives listed in the Automap and then find the animated red arrow which serves as an indicator to the exit of your current level and the entrance to the next section HELP SCREENS Press lt F1 gt while playing and a help screen will appear displaying some useful tidbits of information on how to get around in the world of Eradicator Once at this screen lt F1 gt will cycle through all of the help screens lt ESC gt will leave the Help system Again the lt TAB gt key will toggle the Automap and show your current mission objectives NOTE At the Easy difficulty setting there are question mark icons in the playfield for even more help info RECENT
3. by the UMG as a backup in case the Alliance s brave hero Kamchak is unsuccessful in his attempt She is a mercenary in attitude and profession her fee for saving the Mazrium for the UMG will allow her to retire to her own planet Actions Abilities Eleena s natural speed and agility combined with her extensive training with sneak attacks and use of her natural claw like weaponry make her a very dangerous foe Play Style Although she is somewhat fragile physically Eleena s dexterity makes her hard to hit With her feline attributes she is able to jump higher and farther than most enemies she has encountered DAN BLAZE MINING ENGINEER Appearance Cybernetically advanced male humanoid Good looking generally wearing a hero s smirk He s equipped with a variety of futuristic mining gear and costume Blaze to team four team five Anybody on this signal Blaze to transport we have a situation here Blaze immediately after loxian Defense Net kicked on Background Dan is on Quod one of loxia s moons To escape the ion web s grasp he ll have to knock out the generator deep inside of loxia His first task will be getting from the moon to the planet s surface Main Objective Dan s trying to escape loxia by any means possible which means taking out the Citadel s power source Actions Abilities The Miner s Guild always implants certain cybernetic devices in each of its Recon amp Destroy personnel so they can survive in
4. dn arrow keys and then pressing lt ENTER gt on the item of your choice We recommend you access the OPTIONS section where you can adjust many aspects of the game Furthermore we suggest you explore the CONFIGURE CONTROLS selection on this sub menu which has an option for CONFIGURE KEYS BUTTONS This screen will display all of the key commands available in Eradicator at their default setting Follow the on screen instructions to alter the key setup lt ESC gt will pop the cursor to DONE then lt ENTER gt to save your changes or move the cursor to CANCEL and hit lt ENTER gt to not save your changes From the Main Menu when you select NEW GAME you will be taken to the character selection screen Select your character with the arrow keys and hit lt ENTER gt again to start the game At this point you re in the game You can use lt F1 gt to view the help screens which list some useful tidbits of information Have fun Main MENU You can use the arrow keys to move the cursor to whatever choice you wish to select and lt Enter gt to select that item Starting a NEW GAME is the default option The Main Menu has several options that can vary depending on whether or not you have an active game running or you are just starting a new game HELP takes you to the Help screens which offer some useful information and hints on playing Eradicator NEW GAME goes to the character selection screen where you can access the 3 characters a
5. fun To join a network game 1 Select Multiplayer from the Main Menu 2 Select the type of network connection IPX Network 3 Select a game to join from the CURRENT GAMES menu 4 Select the name character and color you wish to use 5 Select Start Game NOTE Eradicator requires your computer to already be connected to a LAN local area network before starting the game if you wish to play a network game For a serial link game 1 Select Multiplayer from the Main Menu 2 Select the type of connection SerialLink 3 Choose COM port 4 Choose port speed 5 Select Play Game to begin 6 Select the name character and color you wish to use 7 Select Start Game For a game by modem 1 Select Multiplayer from the Main Menu 2 Select type of connection Modem 3 Choose COM port 4 Choose port speed 5 Choose Modem 6 Set INIT string 7 Chose dialing method pulse or tone 8 Enter phone number to connect with 9 Select Call or Answer to establish the modem connection 10 Follow Network Game directions 3 6 Whenever the MASTER person who started the multiplayer game leaves the game by quitting the game will be stopped and all players will exit to DOS LeveL EDITOR AND OTHER STUFF Included on your CD is a level editor for Eradicator While it is a veritable duplicate of the tool used to cre ate the environment for Eradicator we do not offer technical support in its use Also included on your Erad
6. speed up processing return only your CD ROM Please do not return collateral materials License Agreement This computer software product the Software and user manual is provided to the Customer under license from Accolade Inc and are subject to the following terms and conditions to which the Customer agrees by opening the package of the Software user manual and or using the Software Granting of this license does not transfer any right title or interest in the Software or user manual to the Customer except as expressly set forth in this License Agreement The Software and user manuals may not be copied for any reason The Customer may not transfer or resell the Software or user manual The reme dies provided above are the Customer s sole and exclusive remedies In no event shall Accolade Inc be liable for any direct indirect special incidental or consequential dam ages with respect to the Software or the user manual Except as provided above Accolade makes no warranties either express or implied with respect to the Software or user manual and expressly dis claims all implied warranties including without limitation the warranty of merchantability and of fitness for a particular purpose 11
7. HISTORY An ancient alien power rooted in the bowels of the planet loxia eye oh sha has sprung back to life halt ing all mining on loxia s three moons the only known sources of the precious element Mazrium Mazrium is the basis for all current technologies and power sources and also has life giving properties It is vital to the survival of the inhabitants of this galaxy Two days ago an energy surge was detected by one of the orbiting mining vessels It originated from within the only remaining loxian Citadel left from the Great Uprising two centuries ago A squad of Cyrops mercenaries was sent in to investigate The satellite feed that was received indicated something has risen from the ashes and is attempting to regain control of the Mazrium Moments after their insertion the Cyrops mercs were destroyed The Citadel from ages past had snapped to life reinstating the ion shield that prevents access to the three Mazrium moons and sending the entire galaxy into chaos No Armada can penetrate the shield no weapons can disable the Citadel Strategists believe a single sol dier could slip past the defenses which were designed for large scale assaults and shutdown the shield s power source from within The Mazrium must be mined it is the lifeblood of the galaxy The Universal Mining Guild has called upon the services of their most ambitious mercenary Eleena Brynstaarl In this desperate hour they are more than willing to meet he
8. TABLE OF CONTENTS System Requirements Eradicator Installation Winning the Game Help Screens Recent History Early History Eradicator Startup Main Menu Options Menu Key Configuration The PIP Characters Weapons amp Powerups A Few Examples of the Opposition Multiplayer Games Level Editor and Other Stuff Customer Support Technical Help Credits Legal Mumbo Jumbo ONOWOONNNGOTORAPWOHoONMNNDN A R _ _ eee SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS IBM and 100 compatible machines e 486DX 66 Mhz Pentium preferred e MS DOS 6 0 Windows 935 friendly e 2x CD ROM e 8 MB RAM e Mouse supported e Keyboard e All major soundcards supported e Joystick supported e PX network modem serial link supported ERADICATOR INSTALLATION NOTE The default directory and drive for Eradicator is the same as for the Eradicator Demo If you do not want to overwrite the demo you may want to use a different directory in which to install the game IF YOUR SYSTEM IS RUNNING WINDOWS 95 1 Place the Eradicator compact disc in your CD ROM drive with the label side up 2 On your desktop double click on My Computer 3 Select the CD Drive for example D and choose Open from the FILE menu 4 Double click on Install OR 1 Type d install at the Run prompt on the Windows 95 Start button IF YOUR SYSTEM IS RUNNING WINDOWS 3 x After starting Windows open to your CD folder and double click on the Install icon IF YOUR
9. and Bree Special Thanks to Bomberman for keeping us sane Special Thanks to Paul Norman and Scott Jenkins of MEDIAMAX LEGAL MumBo JUMBO ERADICATOR and ACCOLADE are trademarks of Accolade Inc 1996 Accolade Inc All rights reserved Uses Smacker Video Technology 1994 by Invisible Inc d b a RAD Software IBM is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Inc Pentium is a registered trademark of Intel corpora tion Acrobat and the Acrobat logo are trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated which may be regis tered in certain jurisdictions Windows and Windows 95 are registered trademarks of Microsoft in the United States and or other countries SoundBlaster AWE 32 and AWE 64 are trademarks of Creative Technologies Ltd 90 day warranty Accolade Inc warrants for a period of 90 days from the date of purchase by the original purchaser of the Software that the recording medium on which it is recorded will be free from defects in materials and workmanship Defective media which has not been subjected to misuse excessive wear or damage due to carelessness may be returned during the 90 day period without charge After the 90 day period defective media may be replaced in the United States for 10 U S dollars plus 8 25 sales tax if the purchaser resides in California Make checks payable to Accolade Inc and return to Accolade Inc Attn Customer Service 5300 Stevens Creek Blvd Suite 500 San Jose CA 95129 To
10. eapon s or camera s view will appear in the upper left corner of the screen You can swap to this view at which point the player view becomes the PIP and the main view is whatever was in the PIP In this way you can move the camera at any angle for a better view or if it s a weapon guide the weapon like a remote controlled device You may find control stations for the Citadel s own soldiers and defenses Standing directly in front of these stations and pressing your use key activates the PIP to show you remote locations within the map You may iconify the PIP which will then take less screen space and increase performance The default key iS lt gt You may remove the PIP from the screen using the lt ESC gt key CHARACTERS KAMCHAK TREYDAN WARRIOR Appearance Adult reptilian male Bi pedal motion and exceptionally sinewy musculature Wears armored bracers on his upper arms wrists and ankles Odd tendrils of hair protruding from sides and back of bony exo skeletal head Rough hewn tone Ackbar Grxmites crantouk tarn fracs aravat Ackbar Translation Victory Weak ones will fall at my feet their bodies smashed by my power Victory Kamchak Background A proven hero on his world Kamchak has a strong sense of duty and honor When the Council needed their best operative Kamchak was first on their list He excels at hand to hand combat and at adapting to alien environments He has the best chance of disabling the Citadel
11. ets controller key assignments and options in this list to permit control of the aiming look up dn and turning to the mouse and makes movement controls for the left hand lt A gt forward lt Z gt reverse lt LEFT_SHIFT gt strafe left lt X gt strafe right lt S gt jump Hit lt ESC gt then lt ENTER gt when done setting your options to return to the Main Menu KEY CONFIGURATION All possible commands are listed under CONFIGURE CONTROLS then CONFIGURE KEYS BUTTONS under the SET OPTIONS menu Use your arrow keys to move the pointer to a command you wish to assign a key to Then hit lt DEL gt to remove all key assignments for that command or lt ENTER gt to assign a new key or mouse button We recommend choosing the ADVANCED DEFAULTS from the main options menu first then assigning any movement keys in here We feel this gives the greatest viewing dynamic in first or third person mode and allows a more immersive view of the environment NOTE It is currently possible to assign the same key to multiple commands for example fire and use may both be the lt CTRL gt key This will cause both actions to happen when that key is pressed Please check the key assignments closely THe PIP One of the unique features in Eradicator is the picture in picture PIP technology When a remote cam era is activated or when using the walking bombs controllable hoverdrone missiles or proximity mine a small window showing the w
12. fingertips Dan Blaze swings his miner s pickaxe part of his personalized X69101 Multi cannon A Few EXAMPLES OF THE OPPOSITION Gun Turrets These fixed emplacements are lethal at any distance They can fire at any range and track via heat so they can always see you LSD Land Security Droid These fellows are the standard guards and are in generous supply They are the basic grunts of the Citadel security force HSD Hover Security Droid This nasty will attack you relentlessly from the air Explosives and rapid fire weapons are your only chances against these enemies Patrol Eyes Just one of these can cause a lot of trouble If it sees you it will set off an alarm alerting everyone of your presence and closing off areas of the level Try to waste it before it sees you There are three types of these guardians you must learn how they operate and defend against them MULTIPLAYER GAMES You can either start or join a multiplayer game of up to 8 players Eradicator offers three types of connec tions modem serial link or IPX network Either deathmatch or cooperative play is available To start a network game 1 Select Multiplayer from the Main Menu 2 Select the type of connection in this case IPX network 3 Select Start New Game from the net game menu 4 Select name character color number of players type of game cooperative or deathmatch and map 5 Select Start Game to begin 6 Wait for others to join then have
13. haracter Modeler and Animator Jeff Wilcox Artist 3D Weapons Designer Steve Graziano Backgrounds Textures Sprite Artist Heather Merrill Backgrounds Textures Sprite Artist John Xu Executive Producer Steve Ackrich Group Product Marketing Manager Assistant Producer Accolade PR Team Script Writing Accolade Tools Group Additional Sound Engineering Additional Engineering Support Accolade Art Director Accolade SGI Lab Additional Art Support Manual Creation Map Creation Lead Tester Testers Test Support Compatibility Testing by The Voices of Eradicator Eleena Gor Kamchak Dan Reporter Karen Safran Jeff Gregg Bill Linn Erica Krishnamurthy Mark Jensen John Canfield David Houston David Houston Bob Smith Dale Mauk Patricia Pearson Steve Martinez Dexter Dorris Kelley Pinson Chin Han Hsu Jeff Rianda W D Robinson Scot Amos Alisa Schaefbauer Rich Waters Matt Powers Jeff Gregg Harvey Bush Matthew Guzenda Andy Elbert Don Sierra Jared Jackson David Fung Sean Fish Tim Gonsalves Matt Abrams Kraig Horigan Jeff Gregg Richie Gangwish Jason Lane Forrest Marsh VeriTest Inc Roberta Kennedy Roy Blumenfeld Julian Lopez Marillas Joe A White Ken Winston 10 Special Thanks For assistance in bringing Eradicator to the shelves Jim Barnett David Grenewetzki Stan Roach Neil Johnston For sticking by us and being patient Tawn Kristine Valerie Monique Jill Silas
14. icator CD are sixteen music tracks that you can adopt for use in the game through the OPTIONS menu Eradicator supports 16 bit sound with the SoundBlaster AWE32 or AWE64 sound cards from Creative Labs Read the AWE3264 TXT file on the CD for more info Please also check the README TXT file for more helpful information CUSTOMER SUPPORT Accolade provides customer service news demos technical support and other information on the fol lowing on line services America Online Industry Connection Keyword Accolade CompuServe Game Publishers A Forum GO GAMAPUB Internet techelp accolade com WWW http www accolade com TECHNICAL HELP Accolade can help you over the telephone Monday through Friday 8 AM through 5 PM Pacific Time Telephone 1 408 296 8400 FAX 1 408 246 0231 You may also write us at the following postal address Customer Service Accolade Inc 5300 Stevens Creek Blvd Suite 500 San Jose CA 95129 For Eradicator Hints and Tips Call Accolade Direct 1 900 454 HINT 99 minute If you are under 18 please get your parents permission before making this call ERADICATOR TEAM Producer Matt Powers Lead Programmer Jim Mazrimas Lead Designer Scot Amos Lead Artist Phillip Trumbo 3D Engine Programmer Randy Stevenson Al Programmer Bob Morrison Designer Alisa Schaefbauer Designer Rich Waters Music SFX Director Rick Kelly Additional Music Support Rudy Helm 3D C
15. nd start the game from the beginning LOAD GAME load a previously saved game SAVE GAME save a game in progress MULTIPLAYER allows you to start or join a multiplayer game more information on this below OPTIONS goes to the options menu described below QUIT prompts you for verification then drops you to your OS RESUME GAME available when accessing the main menu from within the regular game simply returns you to currently active game OPTIONS MENU The options menu has several player configurable items SCREEN SIZE the highest setting permits the largest total viewing space the entire screen A few notches down from that you will get a partial status bar a few more notches a full status bar and finally the play window will begin to shrink CROSS HAIR ON OFF this allows you to disable the visible targeting reticule cross hair that can be use ful when aiming at specific targets AUTO POV will automatically change your view to first person when you are close to a wall CHOOSE COLOR changes color of your character s clothing for easy recognition in multiplayer games CONFIGURE CONTROLS allows you to configure specific elements of your controls to personalize your play style CONFIGURE SOUND MUSIC allows you to adjust music and sound FX volume and change or enhance the background music RESET TO DEFAULTS sets all controls back to the default setting RESET TO ADVANCED DEFAULTS automatically s
16. ng enough to allow the remains of the Armada to sweep across the planet s surface and wreak havoc on the loxian strongholds known as Citadels Warriors on the planet Treydan claim the unknown aid came from one of their clan a trained spy named Brakk This claim was never substantiated In the end the loxians released Last Strike a terrifying wave of energy and isotopic Mazrium particles that swept across the planet s surface obliterating ninety percent of the native fauna and flora leaving a wasteland encased in a noxious cloud that would last for centuries Only one Citadel remained among the ruins The Alliance as the collected races who conquered the loxians came to be known signed a treaty to share the Mazrium moons Peace has prospered for centuries Until now ERADICATOR STARTUP To run Eradicator from DOS type C lt ENTER gt CD ERAD lt ENTER gt ERAD lt ENTER gt NOTE If you installed to a different drive and or directory your startup routine is going to be appropriate ly different In a few moments the opening cinematic will load and begin to play You can bypass this cinematic by pressing lt ESC gt When the cinematic is complete you should see the Eradicator title screen followed by the ACCOLADE logo screen The music if configured will start playing here Next you will go to the Main Menu You may just hit lt ENTER gt to use the default option NEW GAME You can change your selection using the up
17. r demanded price The planet of Treydan has selected their most impressive warrior to be sent in search of a solution to the dilemma facing the galaxy Kamchak possesses both the strength and the sheer will that such a mission requires A hero of the galaxy is in the making Trapped on one of the Mazrium moons when the loxian Citadel kicked on Dan Blaze wasn t looking for anything but his next load of Mazrium to mine Now that all his fellow cybernetic miners are dead he must find a way off of this lifeless world The only course of action seems to be deeper exploration of the strange Citadel controlling the ion shield EARLY HISTORY Centuries past an ancient race of warriors claimed the planet loxia as their home The three orbiting moons Pyxis Eyre and Quod are the only remaining sites where the precious element Mazrium can be mined The loxians hoarded the Mazrium and sold small rations to the neighboring solar systems demanding outrageous fees and services in return Eventually after suffering under this extortion the native races of the nearest worlds attempted an assault on the planet Thus began the Great Uprising Unfortunately the Armada met with an impenetrable field of ion energy that encompassed the moons and loxia Furthermore the loxians had superior bio mech weaponry which managed to cripple the Armada in the first few sorties of ionic pulses During this assault something or someone disabled the forcefield lo
18. the field while doing survey missions and the like Play Style Blaze s abilities give him a very balanced style of play he is powerful in hand to hand but is excellent with any kind of weaponry He s not very fast nor overly powerful so he must also use the play field to defeat opponents WEAPONS amp POWERUPS You can have up to 15 different weapons at one time lt 1 gt through lt O gt on the keyboard access the first ten Hitting lt 1 gt lt 1 gt accesses 11 hitting lt 2 gt lt 2 gt accesses 12 and so on You are notified with a higher pitched sound effect when you switch to weapons 11 15 All three characters are armed with a version of the Cynetics model X69101 Multi cannon with some personal modifications unique to each character The XG9101 is designed to fire a myriad of projectiles of almost any shape or size It is equipped with a neural circuitry that learns how to best use many ammo types it is exposed to and it can be upgraded to increase its firing potential and lethality Aside from the various ammo types available a temporary microchip upgrade can be located within most levels to make many of these projectiles more powerful Ammunition for the X69101 can be found throughout the Citadel Unique to each character is his or her style of close range attack Kamchak has a devastating punch Eleena uses implanted titanium claws that retract into bone sheaths when she needs to use the fine manipulation of her
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