commandos_2_Manual.PDF

Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Uninstaller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

About the Game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

The Missions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Your Career in the Army . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Assignment of Objectives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

The Puzzle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Level of Difficulty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Some Geographic & Historic Concessions . . . . 5

Playing the Game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Viewing the Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

The Game Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Selecting Characters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Moving Around the Map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

The Characters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

The Commandos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Special Characters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

The Enemy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Objects Selected with One Click . . . . . . . . . . 34

Objects that Can Be Placed on the Scenery . 36

Objects Selected with Two Clicks . . . . . . . . . 38

Weapons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Vehicles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Driving Vehicles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Single Player Game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Multiplayer Game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Setting Up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Between Single Player & Multiplayer . . . . . . . 48

Credits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Eidos Interactive Technical Support . . . . . . . . . . 52

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INSTALLATION

ABOUT THE GAME

If your computer has the Autorun option activated, automatic

installation will begin as soon as you insert the first Commandos

2 CD into your CD drive.

If Autorun is disabled, you will need to select the option “Explore” on

the icon of your CD unit with the right mouse button (RMB) and run the

exe file “Setup.exe” in the root directory of your CD.

The “Install Shield Wizard” will start and after it the license window will

appear. If you decide to accept the terms, the next question will be “Where

do you want to Install Commandos2?”

THE MISSIONS

In Commandos 2: Men of Courage, you have to successfully take

your men through a series of missions inspired by events that took

place during World War II. The missions have several different

objectives, new challenges and many possible approaches that will depend

on your tactic, skills and weapon dexterity. All the missions have at least

one main objective: rescue, espionage, assault or defend. Missions also

include sub-objectives and clues that will take you closer to your goal. If

you don’t complete your objectives or if you lose some of your team, you

will have to try again.

In creating Commandos 2: Men of Courage, we have tried to make an

enjoyable game that is more than just a faithful depiction of Commandos

activity during WWII. So please note, if your history book contradicts what

you see in the game ... trust your history book.

All the game files will be saved in the same folder, whose default route is:

\Program files\Commandos2

But of course, you can change it as you wish.

Finally, you will be asked if you want to install the DirectX8.0 files. If you

decide to do so and your system already has them. they will not be re-

installed, although if necessary they will be upgraded.

If you have enough space in the hard disk, the game installation will start.

When it is finished, if you clicked “Yes” when asked about installing

DirectX8.0, the program will check your current version of DirectX and

decide whether to install it or not.

Depending on your operating system, you may have to restart your

computer for the system to acknowledge the changes made. It will tell you

what to do in order to start training with your Commandos as soon as

YOUR CAREER IN THE ARMY

The army life is a hard one and to excel you

must complete the objectives set out before

and during the mission. Once you have

completed a mission, you will be able to

move to the next one. Each time you

successfully finish a mission, you will be

assigned a number of points according to

your degree of success. The points are

based on the number of secondary objectives

accomplished, the time it took you to finish,

and the damage you received. Not being

detected and visiting different areas of the map also influence your points.

The number of enemies neutralized is also a factor when scoring points.

You get maximum points if you tie them up, fewer points if you kill

them with a knife and the fewest points of all if you kill them

with a firearm.

UNINSTALLER

Remove and Repair:

Application that, before removing anything, will offer

you the following three options:

In case you want to change some of the options

that you chose when installing.

As you progress through the missions, your points will

continue to accumulate and your rank should increase.

When you start the game you are the lowest rank. By

the time the war ends, if you have successfully

completed the missions and displayed exemplary behavior

you could attain the rank of Field Marshal. Your honor

and your career depend on how effective you are ... and

your pension depends on it too.

Checks the files in game folder and, if it encounters

any problems, will try to fix them by reinstalling the

necessary files from the CD.

Remove all the files you installed and change the

registry file.

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ASSIGNMENT OF OBJECTIVES

At the beginning of each mission you will receive brief

instructions on what is expected from you and your men. You

will be given information in the following areas:

In Hard difficulty, you will encounter more enemies, the

range and speed of your firearms is decreased and the

time that it takes the enemies to react is faster.

Enemy firearms are more deadly. When one of your men dies,

there is no way to bring him back.

In Very Hard difficulty, the enemies react as soon as they see you,

the range of their guns is the longest and their shots even more

deadly. First-aid kits and ammunition are in very short supply; success

could rely on a single bullet so they must be used wisely. Just in case this

isn’t enough, enemies recover from being knocked out by Commandos far

faster. Wine will also affect them for a shorter period of time.

The overall strategic situation.

The main mission objectives.

A tour of the environment, at which point you will be shown where the

objectives can be completed and the position of key areas. You’ll also

receive some advice on the tactics you should employ.

If you would rather skip the briefing, press the “Esc” key at any point to

start the mission. If you need to check any of the objectives while in a

mission, you can use the notebook in the interface.

SOME GEOGRAPHIC & HISTORIC

CONCESSIONS

We know that ...

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THE PUZZLE

A selection of missions contain pieces of a puzzle. If you can

collect these pieces and finish the game you may unlock special

missions.

There are no penguins in the Arctic.

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The submarine bunkers at La Pallice

in La Rochelle had more than three

hangars.

The pieces are scattered all over the map. They could be found

on the floor and also inside boxes, cabinets, enemy inventories,

and anywhere items can be stored. The objects will be stored in a table

that you can access via an icon placed at the top of the interface.

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The bridge over the river Kwai

exists, but it is not made of wood

and it was never destroyed.

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The statue of Buddha is not in India

but in a temple in Kyoto, Japan.

LEVEL OF DIFFICULTY

The objectives of a particular mission will not change even if the difficulty

level is altered. The differences you will experience from one difficulty level

to the next will be in the behavior of your enemies and the supply of tools

and provisions.

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The Shinano was sunk before entering into active combat.

• There are no piranhas in Asia, only in the Amazon river.

The dates and historic events are based in real ones but have been

adapted for gameplay reasons. We maintain that you should always trust

your history books — this is a video game after all!

For example, in Normal difficulty, enemies will be less likely to leap into

action and will take their time recognizing and shooting at you. Your

firearms have the longest range and shoot extremely fast. Your enemies

are more relaxed and their reaction times are far longer, giving you a

larger margin of error. If one of your Commandos’ health levels

drops to zero, you can bring him back from the brink of death

by using any of the multiple first-aid kits you will find. There is

no shortage of ammo and items and grenades and explosives

have a larger damage radius.

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PLAYING THE GAME

ZOOMING IN AND OUT

You are able to change the zoom level of a map. Use the

“-“ key to zoom out and observe a larger area of the

map. Alternatively press the “+” key to zoom in to view specific

areas of the environment.

Whenever you want to revert to the default viewing scale, you can

use the “+” and “-“ keys or press the “*” key on the numeric keypad.

This section contains information regarding the core areas of

Commandos 2. You will be given information about your men, the

weapons you will use throughout the missions and the various

tactics that will help you accomplish your objectives. Reading them

does not guarantee your success, but will help you recognize

your options, rate the enemy's chances and anticipate the

different perils you will have to face. Good luck and go for it.

MULTIPLE CAMERAS

Sometimes your men or your targets

will be scattered around at different

points of the environment. In

positions like this you may want to

keep track of what is happening at

each of these points without having

to move the camera manually.

The Multiple Cameras function will

divide your main screen into several

window configurations when you press

the function keys from “F2” to “F7.”

This will allow you to coordinate the action at different points. Please note

that some of the function keys have alternating window configurations: one

configuration for one press and another for two presses.

VIEWING THE ENVIRONMENT

MOVING THE CAMERA

From the moment a mission starts you can freely scroll the

camera around the whole external environment. It is highly

recommended that you do this prior to issuing orders. Doing

this will give you a better indication of the global situation.

You can use the cursor keys on the keyboard to move the

onscreen cursor toward the screen boundaries. When the

screen stops moving you have reached the edge of the map.

You can reach every corner of the map in a much faster way if

you do the same movements described while keeping the

“Shift” key pressed, or by pressing the “Alt” key and moving

the mouse at the same time.

Each section behaves as a completely independent window. You can select a

window by clicking on it with the LMB. The selected window will then be

outlined in red. In this active window you will be able to play the game with

all its options and features.

ROTATING THE CAMERA

If you move the camera around the map,

many of the areas will be hidden by houses,

walls, furniture or vegetation. To view the

whole environment you must combine the

normal moving around the map with the

three other camera angles.

If you keep the “Alt” key pressed and press

the “left arrow” key or the left mouse

button (LMB), the camera will rotate in angles of 90º to the left.

Alternatively, if you press the “right arrow” key or the right

mouse button (RMB) while pressing the “Alt” key, the camera

will rotate in angles of 90º to the right.

To go back to the single window configuration, press the “F2” key. The

active window at that point will become the main viewing area and occupy

the full screen.

ENVIRONMENT BOUNDARIES

The boundaries of every mission are marked by a shadowed zone

which you cannot enter, cross or affect in any way.

When inside buildings, passages and tunnels, you can to

rotate the camera in exactly the same way as outside. The

difference is that the camera rotation angle is free (i.e. not in

90º steps). This will allow you to examine the interiors from the

angle you require.

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LOCATING THE ENEMY

AND INTERACTIVE ELEMENTS

As explained in “Rotating the Camera,” your

camera position will determine the elements

you can see on the map. Press the “F11” key

and a red outline will mark the position of all

the enemies in that area regardless of

whether they are hidden or not.

ENEMY FIELD OF VIEW

Click on the “Enemy Eye” icon in the

interface and you will see the cursor

change. When you click on an area of a map, a

red marker is placed at that point. If any enemy

soldiers can see that position, the appropriate enemy

fields of view are displayed.

Enemy fields of view are displayed as a colored triangular area. Avoid these

areas as you will be detected if you enter them.

The same cursor, when applied to a specific enemy soldier instead of to a

particular point, will display the field of view of that enemy. This will allow

you to discover the area he has under surveillance.

Using this tool to observe the movements of the enemy soldiers will allow

you to prepare your strategy.

Key F10

In a similar way you can use the “F10” key to

locate doors, ammunition, food, tools and

other supplies distributed around the

scenery. When you press the key, every

interactive element on the map will be

outlined in red.

These two functions are extremely useful as

they provide information on the map and

include elements that may be hidden from

you. It will help you plan your strategy far more effectively.

Key F11

MAP

THE GAME INTERFACE

The interface is your command center.

From here you will control the game and

give your men the necessary orders to

complete the mission. Moving the cursor

over the interface options and icons will

highlight the ones you are able to use in

that particular situation. When you want

to use one of them, click the LMB on it or

use its hot key. If at any moment you

need to use the whole screen, you can

press the “~” key (the one directly below

the “Esc” key). This will toggle the

interface on and off.

Clicking the LMB on the “Map Holder” icon will reveal a sketch of the

mission map. You will see several points with various colors representing

the different elements of the game, as well as a rectangular box

representing the area currently viewable on the screen.

If you click on any part of the sketch, both the rectangle and the viewable

area will move to the new position. Using this method allows you to

immediately locate the areas you are interested in.

To put the map away, click the RMB on the “Map Holder” icon.

THE CURSOR

The “Arrow” cursor is your principal tool for controlling your

Commandos during the missions. You can move the cursor

around the screen with the mouse, executing an order with

the LMB or canceling it with the RMB. The cancel function will

only work if the cursor is on the main viewing area and not on

the interface. The cursor is sensitive to the environment and

will change when placed over certain elements. If you press

the “Shift” key as you move the cursor, you will see how it

changes to indicate the different actions you can perform. These

include hiding, climbing, and opening doors and boxes.

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