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3. Menu is separated into the following sections MULTIPLAYER GAME Now you can challenge friends to tactical battles online either on a Local Area Network or over the Internet As many as eight people can play Join up as teammates or play head to head The goal is simple defeat your opponent s troops and destroy his or her Headquarters IF you are able to destroy the Headquarters and your opponent is unable to rebuild it within 3 VIDEO OPTIONS Screen Resolution and Color Depth Here you choose among seven different options High performance computer systems can run at higher resolutions than low performance systems If you find the game running slowly you can modify this setting to a lower resolution World Detail amp Texture Detail Again higher performance computers should use a higher setting AUDIO OPTIONS You can set the Master Volume and the Music Volume separately with these controls DIFFICULTY We recommend playing the game on Normal difficulty However some missions may require playing on Hard difficulty to be awarded a gold medal CREDITS Select this option to view the game credits QUIT Select this to quit the game and return to the desktop minutes you win Likewise if your Headquarters is destroyed and can t be rebuilt in time you re out of the game FOR A MULTIPLAYER GAME OVER A LOCAL AREA NETWORK Select MULTIPLAYER from the Main Menu From here you can create a game select an exist
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5. SUPPORT to rent or lease this product or any copy thereof to any third party Windows 95 Windows 98 DirectPlay and DirectX are trademarks of the Microsoft Corporation LIM TED 90 D AY W AR R ANTY IDO amp ai QUICK START SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS Make sure that your computer meets all of these requirements before installation e Operating System Windows 95 98 Me 2k XP home e CPU Pentium 233 P11400 recommended e Free Hard Disk Space 250MB e Memory 64MB RAM minimum 96MB recommended e CD ROM Drive 4X Speed e Video Card DirectX 8 0 compatible at least 16MB VRAM 32MB recommended e Sound Card All major DirectX 8 0 compatible sound cards e Peripherals Keyboard and mouse e Multiplayer 56k modem or faster connection to the Internet TCP IP protocol for the Internet or LAN play Note May not run from CD RW and DVD drives You must have Winsock v2 0 comes installed in Windows 98 2000 Me and XP home and DirectX 8 installed on your computer Both of these files are available directly from http www microsoft com INSTALLATION 1 Place the CD ROM labeled Army Men RTS into your CD ROM drive and follow the onscreen instructions IF your CD ROM does not autorun double click on the CD ROM drive icon under My Computer from your desktop 2 When you see a listing of the files on the CD ROM look for AUTORUN EXE and double click to install Army Men RTS 3 Press the Inst
6. ais lS YA m Sa MINSTAUE L you BOOKLET REAL TIME STRATEGY L a i Sen YS TABLE OF CONTENTS S Quick START SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS INSTALLATION MAIN MENU MULTIPLAYER GAME GAME CONTROLS Ap ARMY MEN 2 OPERATION BLINIZ 02200200220 rttttiimattatamanmn 11 GETTING STARTED HEADS UP DISPLAY UPGRADEG 02000 emcee E A E A SQUADS RALLY POINTS FLAGS SARGE S OUTFIT RELATIVE DAMAGE STRENGTH COMPONENTS 2002 The 3D0 Company All Rights Reserved 3D0 Army Men Real Combat Plastic Men and their POWER U PS respective logos are trademarks or registered trademarks of The 3D0 Company in the U S and other countries 7 GameSpy and the GameSpy logo are trademarks of GameSpy Industries Inc All other trademarks belong to their respective owners SECRERGODES cin ao accent Mh ch 27 The software and related manual for this 3D0 product are copyrighted No portion of this product may be 3 ke photocopied scanned translated reproduced copied or reduced to any tangible or electronic medium or aj l Li A z machine readable form or publicly performed or displayed without the prior written consent of The 3D0 Company l AUSE M ENU SAVING AND LOADING 28 The owner of this product is entitled to use the software and related manual for his or her own use but is not 4 4 entitled to reproduce and distribute any copies of the software or manual to any other individual or entity nor CUSTOMER
7. all button fo begin installing and follow the onscreen instructions 4 View the Readme file that contains last minute information and changes that could not be printed in this manual IF you have any A problems with Army Men RTS please review the Readme file for any Drown problems and workarounds MAIN MENU BOOT CAMP TUTORIAL Boot Camp offers three lessons in real time strategy basics 1 Camera and Movement Learn to set the camera position and how to command each Soldier 2 Building a Base This lesson is essential for knowing how to build and set up camp upgrade each building and create your army 3 Squads and Combat The final lesson of the tutorial teaches you how fo create individual squads and engage the enemy CAMPAIGN Campaign mode takes you on 15 action packed missions through the backyard and into the house in your search for the renegade soldier Blintz GREAT BATTLES IF you re in the mood for simple short skirmishes Great Battles allows you to choose from a list of unique single objective missions Try missions like eliminating all Tan structures blowing up the Tan base or clearing the bathroom towel rack of all Tan troops Great Battles are unlocked as you earn Gold Medals in the campaign LOAD GAME From here you can load a previously saved game MULTIPLAYER Go here to start or join a Multiplayer Game see Multiplayer Game section on page 7 for more specifics Ww OPTIONS The Options
8. and then on the place on the playfield you want him to move to If an enemy is sighted the Soldier automatically launches an attack and radios a message to you e To select a group of Soldiers left click drag a box around them and release the left mouse button Left click on the point of the playfield you would like them to move fo SERGEANT HAWK Sergeant Hawk a k a Sarge is the Bravo Company Commandos unquestioned leader Whether the battle is ina town on a bridge or in a backyard Sarge is itching for the chance to send the Tan Army back to the plastic goo from which they were molded Sarge has plenty of motivation to fight the Tan menace he must save his friends in Bravo Company to keep the Green Nation safe and to protect the woman of his dreams Vikki VIKKI Vikki is Colonel Grimm s Feisty and lovely daughter She has a spirit for adventure and has chosen the occasionally dangerous occupation of reporter She s able to take care of herself and is practically one of the Bravo Company Commandos only her beauty singles her out from the rest of the war dogs Sarge is the guy for her RIFF Riff is itching to play some tunes on the Tan Army in the key of B for Bazooka Riff is the heavy hitter of Bravo Company and the Commando the Green Army needs when serious thumping on the Tan Army is required HOOVER Private Hoover has got the most stressful job in Bravo Company and it shows judging by his easil
9. ate of fire is fairly slow his gun has the longest range of any Soldier s However they are only effective against personnel MORTAR MAN Plastic required 150 Mortar Men attack structures only so send them out directly to each Tan base for some serious long range wreckage Remember if they can see it they can destroy it RADIO OPERATOR Plastic required 400 Bring in a Radio Operator for some incredible attacks Use Radio Operators to call in e Paratroopers e A giant Magnifying Glass for massive Tan melting e Bombing Runs AL KW STRUCTURE UPGRADES VEHICLES SUPER HQ Plastic required 400 Upgrade the HQ to a Super HQ to increase your build options SUPER BARRACKS Plastic required 400 Upgrade your Barracks to get the Super Barracks This new structure gives you the ability to produce the best of the best fighters Bazooka Men Machine Gunners Snipers and Mortar Men These Soldiers have increased range and more powerful guns than the basic Grunts SUPER GARAGE Plastic required 400 When the Plastic is available upgrade your Garage to a Super Garage This will give you access to the next level of equipment including Choppers SUPER DUPER HQ Plastic required 600 This will let you build a Radio Operator Radio Men will let you build Paratroopers a Magnifying Glass and Bombing Runs BULLDOZER Plastic required 200 Bulldozers are essential to building all camp structures Barrac
10. button if you don t want anyone other than the players listed to join in Select a color for your troops by clicking on a color sphere The selected color will appear next to your player name in the Players Box Once you have made all the modifications you want and all the players names appear in the Players Box select Play to start the mission Ww GAME CONTROLS FUNCTION MOUSE Select Unit Left Mouse Button Select Multiple Units Left Mouse Drag Move Selected Unit s to Left Mouse Button Location Selected Attack Deselect Unit Right Mouse Button Change direction of building Middle Mouse Button before construction lt and gt Keys Scroll Camera Around Right Mouse Drag Camera Height Mouse Wheel FUNCTION KEYBOARD Create squad with currently Ctrl number key selected units Select Squad number key Bring up Game Menu Move camera to the last point of combat Stop Units Center Camera Over Headquarters Camera Height Quick Save Save Load Game Scroll Screen I ve seen plenty of action in my time I ve led troops into countless skirmishes situations where we knew we d either make it back to fight another day or be reduced to puddles of plastic on the battlefield But we ve never had to deal with anything like this before This mission is bad Worst I ve ever seen Not long ago we had this region secure under the supervision of one of our own Colonel Blintz That changed when Blintz was injur
11. ce the left in the Construction Menu e Left click on the structure you would like to build e Aghosted icon of your new structure appears on your cursor Move the cursor over the place on the playfield you would like to build it IF the image is red it cannot be placed in the current location SQUAD MENU There are several steps you will need to Follow in most missions 4 Once you ve sent your squads out to explore the area you ll have a general idea of where the Tans attack from and the basic layout of the land With these things in mind build a Barbed Wire Fence around your camp It s also a good idea fo put a few Guard Towers between pieces of fence The Tower functions as a lookout and has the Firepower of e Use the lt and gt keys to rotate the structure to the desired several Grunts position and then left click to build it se 5 When you ve got the resource reserves built up enough upgrade your HQ to a Super HQ and build a Garage Use the Garage to build Medic jeeps that can heal your troops your buildings and each other You can also create Half Tracks aka machine gun trucks Minelayers and Tanks e See the Upgrades section of this chapter e Follow the instructions listed in Step 1 to build the Garage IN more advanced missions 6 When you have the resources upgrade your Barracks to a Super Barracks You can use this new structure to pump out a more specialized platoon Bazooka Men Mac
12. ed in the line of duty Medics did what they could but he sustained a massive disfiguring head wound Long story short there s a chunk of plastic missing from the top of his head Disfiguring head wound He s lost his mind literally That was the last we had heard of him That s when our reconnaissance got on the case and found well it ain t pretty With the help of a bucket of paint Blintz has gone Tan Our mission is to find Blintz and terminate him This will be the toughest mission I ve ever had to lead Blintz was famous for inspiring loyalty His men would march across a grill if he ordered it And there are a lot of them This won t be easy Sarge x a Pir tis L a a a Li LI LI X GETTING STARTED a Je n Listen up Soldier this is a war we ve got on our hands If you want to make it 2 Use a Bulldozer to build a Resource Depot reasonably close to any to the end of the day you ve got to know this platoon inside and out resources you see and then send your Dump Truck s to the resource to collect if ki Q Q HEADS Up DISPLAY tou e Follow the instructions listed in Step 1 to build the Resource Depot 3 When your HQ is built you re ready for recruits Use the Bulldozer to build a Barracks and create a basic squad comprised of Grunts Grenadiers and a couple of Mine Sweepers With your squad ready for aes action send them out to explore the area immediately around your base ELECTRICITY e Follow the i
13. es the bigger the army you can create The mission itself determines the amount of Plastic you begin with BUILDINGS paw A 4 4 Y a a gt Se S HEADQUARTERS HQ Plastic required 400 This is the most basic component in your base The HQ allows you to build Bulldozers and Dump Trucks that are necessary for building every other unit in the army This should be the focal point of your base RESOURCE DEPOT Plastic required 500 The Resource Depot is the structure in which you process all of the Plastic and Electricity the Dump Trucks collect Guard the Resource Depot well BARRACKS Plastic required 300 The Barracks creates the bread and butter of your army your infantry Your Barracks is your first line of attack and defense Units built from the Barracks do not require electricity which can be scarce at times BARBED WIRE POST Plastic required 50 Use Barbed Wire Posts to build fences to hold back the enemy and keep them out of your base It is cheap and fast to build Sig A mta m A e GUARD TOWER Plastic required 200 Guard Towers are very effective for providing defense around the perimeter of the base and at the main entrance as well as against Tan air attacks Guard Towers can link to Barbed Wire Posts A ee kontra a Een SS GARAGE Plastic required 400 The Garage gives you the ability to build heavy assault vehicles and one of your most important asset
14. form up to four unique squads This makes independent control of each group on multiple battlefronts much easier e Highlight a group of Soldiers and press Ctrl 1 2 3 or 4 to assign a number to each group or click on a Squad icon at the bottom of the screen e To instantly highlight a squad and give them a command press the corresponding key 1 2 3 or 4 or select the Squad icon at the bottom of the screen RALLY POINTS FLAGS As you build troops and vehicles you can set up Rally Points to immediately ship your units to any specified location the moment they pop out of the mold This automates your troops allowing you to concentrate on the mission at hand e Highlight the structure either the Barracks or the Garage by pressing the left mouse button e Left click anywhere on the playfield to set the Rally Point a Flag icon will appear Right click will cancel Flag placement SARGE S OUTFIT As you advance through the missions you may recognize these faces Sarge Hoover Scorch and many other members of Bravo Company Some or all of these fighters are the first fo appear in each mission Assign them to the defense of your base until you get the Barracks up and running then lead them into battle They are leaner meaner and tougher than any Soldiers you can create and have more hit points so send them out with your squads and into battle Use them wisely e To select a Soldier and move him left click on the Soldier
15. hether installing the program registering it or using it in conjunction with Army Men RTS consult our help pages located at http www gamespyarcade com help or e mail us by using the form located at http www gamespyarcade com support contact shtml FOR A MULTIPLAYER GAME OVER THE INTERNET Select MULTIPLAYER from the main menu From here you can create a game select an existing game create or change your player name and access your address book for additions or modifications Select Change Name to create your player name Enter the name you wish to give yourself and select OK IF you want to join an existing game select Address Book and select the IP address of the host of the game you wish to join If the address has not yet been entered select Address Book and select Add Enter the name and IP address of the person hosting the game and select OK to add it You can edit any address at any time by selecting Edit on the Multiplayer screen To Host a new game select Create Game enter a name for your new game and select OK Now you can choose from several multiplayer missions by clicking on the Select Mission button highlighting a mission and selecting OK The current mission map is displayed beneath the Select Mission button You can choose to let the computer control a team by selecting the Add Al Player button Wait For other players to join in their names will appear in the Players Box Select the Lock Game
16. hine Gunners Snipers and Mortar Men 7 Finally when you have the resources available upgrade the Garage to the Super Garage and make DumDums and Choppers for assaults on the Tan base 8 Further upgrades will allow you to take on the enemy even more effectively NOTE IF any icon in the Construction Menu appears red you either don t have the necessary requirements or the resources available to build it yet RESOURCES Resources are the vital components that allow you to create items and build up your army In order to survive you need to keep building and in order to keep building you need to keep collecting resources Plastic and Electricity While you may not have an immediate need for resources it s always a good idea to keep collecting and storing so you have them when you need them Be sure to keep an eye on each j resource as it s being collected as each will eventually become depleted COLLECTING Use Dump Trucks fo collect all Plastic and Electricity Water guns dog bowls batteries and walkie talkies are just a few of the items you may find When you locate a resource build your Resource Depot nearby Your trucks will collect resources faster if they only have to move a Few feet to deliver the goods Be sure to check your resources from time to time to see if they re being depleted The amount of collected Plastic and Electricity appears in the upper right of the game screen If a resource runs dr
17. ing game create or change your player name and access your address book for additions or modifications Select Change Name to create your player name Enter the name you wish to give yourself and select OK IF someone is already hosting a game the game name will appear in the dialog box select it if you want to join in To Host a new game select Create Game enter a name for your new game and select OK Now you can choose from several multiplayer missions by clicking on the Select Mission button highlighting a mission and selecting OK The current mission map is displayed beneath the Select Mission button You can choose to let the computer control a team by selecting the Add Al Player button Wait for other players to join in their names will appear in the Players Box Select the Lock Game button if you don t want anyone other than the players listed to join in Select a color for your troops by clicking on a color sphere The selected color will appear next to your player name in the Players Box Once you have made all the modifications you want and all the players names appear in the Players Box select Play to start the mission se HOW TO PLAY ARMY MEN RTS IN GAMESPY ARCADE You can play Army Men RTS online through GameSpy Arcade which comes conveniently bundled with the game IF you haven t done so already insert your Army Men RTS CD and install Arcade now Then to play Army Men RTS online just Fol
18. ks Guard Towers HO Resource Depots Barbed Wire Posts Anti aircraft Guns Garages and Pillboxes Keep them safe from the enemy as they are key to getting your base up and running and keeping it active DUMP TRUCK Plastic required 150 Dump Trucks are the key fo collecting resources They gather the Plastic and Electricity needed to build your army MINELAYER Plastic required 100 Electricity required 100 The Minelayer is useful in situations where your army is on the move and you need to protect your Flank and lay mines MEDIC Plastic required 100 Electricity required 150 A Medic jeep allows you to heal all of your wounded Soldiers any damaged structures and even other damaged Medics a jodi if e 25 X VEHICLES CONT HALF TRACK Plastic required 100 Electricity required 150 The Half Track is a good all around assault vehicle and its ability to hit air targets as well as ground troops makes it a useful addition to any squad TANK Plastic required 200 Electricity required 250 Tanks are well known as powerhouses in any assault Just watch out for Choppers These guys can t do anything but run away from them CHOPPER Plastic required 150 Electricity required 250 Choppers are great for quick aerial assaults on enemy positions DUMDUM Plastic required 50 Electricity required 150 Send these small robots out to the enemy lines where they can deliver the explo
19. low these simple instructions Launch GameSpy Arcade and Go to the Army Men RTS Room Click on the GameSpy Arcade link in your Start Menu When the software starts you ll see a list of games and more along the left hand side There s plenty to do but there s time for that later Click on the Army Men RTS button on the left to enter the Army Men RTS room Find or Start an Army Men RTS Server Once you re in the Army Men RTS room you can meet or greet other players find servers or create your own server The top half of the application will list all of the available servers including the number of people playing and your connection speed measured by something called ping The lower your ping the better Don t like any servers Click on the Create Room button to start your own server and wait For people to sign up A clever server name such as Taste the end of my rusty hob nailed boot usually attracts people Otherwise double click on a server of your choice fo join in Joining and Starting a Game Once you double click on a server or start your own you ll be in a staging room in which you can trash talk with your fellow players and prepare for combat When you re ready fo play click the Ready button at the top of the screen When everyone in the room has signaled their readiness the host can then launch the game Arcade will fire up Army Men RTS and the carnage will begin Problems Ifyou have problems using Arcade w
20. nstructions listed in Step 1 to build the Barracks e To create Soldiers select the Barracks The Construction Menu with Soldier icons will appear on the left Select the Soldiers you would like to create Every click on a Soldier T a a icon is another Soldier to be made The total number of Soldiers CONSTRUCTION a aa Give being created appears over the icon If you change your mind MENUS pw simply right click on the Soldier icon to subtract from the queue Set a Rally Point for the Soldiers See the Rally Points Flags BASIC STRATEGY ee ae Select the group of Soldiers you want to explore the area with by left clicking dragging a box around them and releasing the left 1 Begin base building missions by building a Headquarters HQ This mouse button allows you to build several Dump Trucks In addition the HQ is a e Left click on the point of the playfield you would like them to explore prerequisite for all buildings except the Resource Depot so you ll want Note When a Soldier type is highlighted in the Construction Menu his fo have one af all times You can also build Bulldozers from the HQ relative strength vs Infantry Armor and Air enemies is displayed on the should you lose one fo the enemy or want more than one right side of the screen This info is useful when you are deciding which e To build a structure select the Bulldozer and your choices appear on soldiers you will need to fight against the enemies you currently fa
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22. s the Medic jeep PILLBOX Plastic required 300 This is a small building which allows the Soldiers inside to be protected yet have the ability to shoot 360 from a single position They are vulnerable from the air ANTI AIRCRAFT GUN Plastic required 150 This stationary gun mount for defense against enemy Choppers is a must for every army base pe mi BAZOOKA MAN 2 SOLDIERS NE Plastic required 125 GRUNT Y Plastic required 50 You can never have enough Grunts in your platoon They operate by targeting one thing and Firing at it continuously with rifles They are not only the cheapest unit you can create but are also effective against the entire Tan Army GRENADIER Plastic required 75 Grenadiers are the other staple to every squad These highly effective fighters throw grenades for an area effect attack and are cheap to produce so don t be afraid to populate the platoon with them However they cannot attack air vehicles MINE SWEEPER Plastic required 50 While Mine Sweepers are not fighters they are very useful for detecting Tan mines MACHINE GUNNER Plastic required 100 Like Bazooka Men Machine Gunners have the ability to fire long range guns Also their guns shoot much more rapidly than Grunts fire These plastic Soldiers use their bazookas for long range attacks and are very effective against Half Tracks Tanks Choppers and buildings SNIPER Plastic required 250 While a Sniper s r
23. sives strapped to their backs up close and personal Power Ups WEAPON BOOST This power up increases the Firepower of all your units SPEED BOOST This power up increases the rate of movement of your troops HEALTH BOOST This power up gives full health to all of your units on the map SECRET GODES For destroying specific objects in some missions the player will be awarded a secret code on the Victory screen When the object is destroyed a sound effect will be heard Entering the secret code While in any mission hold down the ALT key and press the Backspace key This will bring up a dialog box Type in the secret code and press the Enter key You may enter most codes only once per mission vs PAUSE MENU SAVING AND LOADING At any point in the game simply press the ESC key to pause the game and bring up the Pause Menu The Pause Menu offers the following options RESUME GAME Select this when you are ready to return to gameplay MEDAL GOALS This displays the Medal Goals for the current mission SAVE AND LOAD Save the game or load a previously saved game OPTIONS Adjust your Gameplay or Audio Options RESTART MISSION IF the mission is going badly select this option to begin again ABORT MISSION Quit the current mission QUIT Quit the game NOTE The game cannot be paused in Multiplayer mode However you choose fo contact us there are some pieces of information about your com
24. y move the Dump Trucks to the next available resource and continue the hunt It is also helpful while one Dump Truck works on collecting resources to have another one looking to collect melted plastic Soldiers vehicles etc Dump Trucks collect resources automatically and do not need to be directed However you can override the automatic Function by manually assigning them to a resource e To manually send a Dump Truck to mine a resource left click the Dump Truck to select it and left click the resource you want it to collect MELTING STUFF IF a structure becomes unnecessary melt it down and you ll get half of your resources back e To melt a structure down simply left click it to select it e The Melt button will appear in the upper right corner of the screen Select it to melt the structure MAP The map is your most useful tool for keeping apprised of everything at once use it to immediately jump to enemy units or your own squads When you get a red warning that your units are under attack double click on the map or press the Spacebar to instantly jump to the action UPGRADES Whenever you have collected enough Plastic and have reasonable defenses in place you can begin upgrading your buildings You ll want to have the most specialized equipment before the Tan do The buildings that can be upgraded are the HQ s the Barracks and the Garage You can upgrade each one on its Construction Menu se SQUADS You can
25. y startled nature Still he is a heroic soldier who is called upon whenever a mine field needs sweeping SHRAP Shrap is a Mortar Man extraordinaire Although he would rather be catching a wave than riding the sound wave of a large mortar explosion Shrap is happy as long as he s dropping some heinous mortar shells on the Tan Army THICK Thick is about as sharp as a marble What the big lug lacks in brains he makes up for with brawn and enough cover fire with his M 60 machine gun to knit a lead blanket Sarge has a soft spot for Thick and the enthusiasm he brings to the Bravo Company Commandos SCORCH Scorch likes fire just a little too much considering that he s made of plastic There s nothing Scorch loves to hear more than the sound of Tan Soldiers bubbling after he has laid on some serious heat with his flamethrower BULLSEYE Bullseye the newest Commando in the company has a keen eye His sharp shooting can drop a Tan Soldier in his tracks even before the others know danger is coming He keeps his cool in any situation the ice man of the Bravo Company Commandos RELATIVE DAMAGE STRENGTH AFTE RELATIVE DAMAGE The chart above shows how much damage each component can take E litany E imor RELATIVE STRENGTH The chart above shows how much damage each component in the game causes the other components AL KW COMPONENTS Everything revolves around Plastic and Electricity the more resourc
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