Commandos_Behind_Enemy_Lines_Manual.pdf

CONTENTS

HISTORY

THE MAP NOTEBOOK

SELECTING SOLDIERS

MOVING SOLDIERS

SETUP

HIT THE DIRT AND CRAWL

THE KNAPSACK

THE MAIN MENU

USE OF REMOTELY ACTIVATED ITEMS

NEW GAME MENU

USE OF DEVICES IN THE MISSION

SINGLE PLAYER

PICKING UP AN ITEM IN THE MISSION

MULTIPLAYER

VEHICLES

TUTORIALS

BUILDINGS

RESTART MISSION

CAMERAS

LOAD QUICK SAVED GAME

THE ENEMY

PASSWORD

SIGHT

EXIT

HEARING

SAVE GAME MENU

SOLDIERS, PATROLS, ARTILLERY POSTS,

VEHICLES AND TROOP BARRACKS

LOAD GAME

OPTIONS

IF YOU ARE DISCOVERED...

USER PROFILE NAME

TACTICAL ADVICE

SOUND VOLUME

VIDEO OPTIONS

YOUR MEN

GAME REFERENCES

GREEN BERET

EXIT

DRIVER

HELP

MARINE

CREDITS

SAPPER

QUIT GAME

SNIPER

THE GAME: BASIC CONCEPTS

SPY

THE MULTIPLAYER GAME

THE TUTORIALS MENU

THE MISSIONS

PLAYER “COMMANDOS” ON A LOCAL NETWORK

TAKING CARE OF YOUR CAREER

THE MULTIPLAYER GAME: A QUICK GUIDE

ASSIGNING OBJECTIVES: THE BRIEFING

TROUBLESHOOTING

KEYS

THE COMMANDOS

ACTION HOT KEYS

THE GAME: CONTROLS

CREDITS

THE MISSION

HISTORY

A HANDFUL OF EXCEPTIONAL MEN...

“...no routine, no bureaucracy... only pure operations, whose success

depends basically on oneself and on the men that have been chosen to

carry out the task. This is revolutionary”

Lieutenant Colonel Dudley Clark

SETUP

The Commandos installation program runs automatically when the CD-ROM is inserted into

the unit, if it detects that the game has not been previously installed. In case your CD-ROM

unit does not have the AutoRun option activated, you can open the installation program by

double clicking on the Setup program that appears in the root directory of the CD-ROM.

The complete setup menu is available in the Commando launch program (autoruns).

Once the installation program has begun, follow the on-screen instructions.

Once the game has been installed, you can start playing by selecting the appropriate option in the Programs submenu of the

Start menu.

You can uninstall Commandos at any time by selecting the corresponding option in the Programs menu, or using the option

Add and Remove programs in the Control Panel.

It is late 1940. The Axis forces control all of Western Europe.

Momentarily held back by the English Channel, the German army gath-

ers strength for an imminent invasion of Great Britain.

However, there is one man in the British ranks that will not resign him-

self to play a merely defensive role. This man is Lieutenant Colonel Dudley Clark. His plan was to create a special unit with a

handful of exceptional men. Men who are skilled at handling any type of weapon and excel in all forms of combat. Men who

are able to hit the enemy hard in the most dangerous circumstances and live to fight another day. Men who could change the

course of the war by taking the fight behind the enemy lines.

Commandos: Behind Enemy Lines requires the following system specifications:

• Windows 95 ( or Windows 98) • DirectX 5.0 or greater installed

• DXMedia Installed (available on game CD) • Pentium ( class 120mhz or equivalent processor)

• 16 MB of Ram (32 Recommended) • Fast 1MB SVGA Card (compatible with DirectX 5.0+)

• 135 MB of Uncompressed Hard Drive Space • 4X CD Rom (8x recommended)

• Keyboard and Mouse • 16bit Soundcard is recommended

NOTE: We have not tested on and do not support gameplay on Windows NT or Laptop computers.

Due to the special characteristics of this unit, the officers who conceived and created the Commandos were forced to forget

most of what they had learnt at the military academies. The Commando doctrine was to use small units, carrying out stealthy

raids. Units had to be self-reliant and able to take the initiative when faced with unexpected situations. Men with highly var-

ied specialties and background, who went through mercilessly tough training at the Scottish castle of Achnacarry, and left there

prepared to face just about anything -except incompetent commanders.

Throughout the war, the Commandos showed great unity and discipline

THE MAIN MENU

The options of the Main Menu are as follows:

If different people play with Commandos in the same computer, see below in the section on OPTIONS / USER PROFILE NAME

so that each person can have their own set of slots in which to save their games.

NEW GAME MENU

Permits you to start a new game of Commandos. When you choose this option,

the following submenu will appear:

SINGLE PLAYER

Lets you begin a new game of Commandos for a single player.

MULTIPLAYER

Lets you begin a Commandos Multiplayer game. Use this option to play with other people in a LAN (IPX or NT based) network,

over a TCP/IP (Internet Connection or on the Mplayer gaming service. (see later in this manual, in the chapter on Multiplayer Mode)

TUTORIALS

Takes your to the Commando Training Camp where you can learn the game.

LOAD GAME

When you select this option, you will see a list of the available slots. Choose the desired slot to recover one of the saved games.

Remember that if the game that you wish to load has been saved with the Quick Save system, then you will have to recover it

pressing Control + L or selecting the option NEW GAME / LOAD QUICK SAVE GAME.

OPTIONS

This element in the Main Menu permits you to change certain game parameters. When you select this element, the following

submenu will be displayed:

USER PROFILE NAME

If several people play with Commandos on the same computer, by using this option each one of them can have their own set

of saved games and their own game options. Each time you want to play, choose this option and enter a gameplay name or

nickname. If this is the first time you do this, a new set of game values and slots for saving games will be created. If you have

already entered your name previously, this action will recover the set of values that belongs to you.

RESTART MISSION

Restarts the current mission after you have lost a Commando or failed an objective.

LOAD QUICK SAVED GAME

Lets you load the last quick saved (Ctrl + S) game.

PASSWORD

This option allows you to play directly any of the missions in Commandos. To do this, each time that you successfully complete

a mission you will be given a password to access the next mission. Write down the password so that you can use for the next

SOUND VOLUME

This option allows you to adjust the volume of the game sound effects. Select this option and then press the right arrow for

volume increase or the left arrow for volume decrease. You can also drag the volume slider by clicking on it with the mouse,

and then dragging it sideways without releasing the button.

• Verbose / Laconic Commandos: This option determines whether your soldiers will speak or remain silent in response to your

orders. (default is Verbose)

• Commandos Warning ON/OFF: this option turns on or off the Commandos warning flashes. (ON is default)

THE MISSIONS

In Commandos, you will lead your men through a series of realistic missions that are freely inspired by the various fronts where

the allied commandos participated during the Second World War. There are twenty missions of increasing difficulty, divided into

four campaigns:

Each of these missions has unique objectives, terrain, and enemy forces. There are unique problems and various possible

approaches depending on your tactical skill and your skill in handling weapons. From knocking out a simple and poorly defend-

ed radio mast in Norway to leading the final assault on a fortress located in the very heart of the Reich, a mission that is only

possible for those who know no fear.

EXIT

Takes you back to the previous menu.

HELP

This feature offers a quick guide to the game controls and the commandos profiles.

CREDITS

View the Pyro team which created this game.

QUIT GAME

This option will let you leave the exciting world of Commandos and return to mundane reality.

Seven missions inspired by the

Commando raids in Norway.

Five missions in Egypt, Libya

and Tunisia centered on the

war in North Africa

Three missions in France,

during the period that begins

with the Invasion of

Normandy (D-Day).

Five missions that take place

during the final assault on the

Third Reich.

THE GAME: BASIC CONCEPTS

In this section, we explain the general concepts of the game.

All missions have a main objective. Examples include blowing up an enemy installation, rescuing a prisoner or the “elimina-

tion” an enemy general. If you do not succeed in this objective, you will not have successfully completed the mission and will

not be allowed to continue onto the next assignment.

THE TUTORIALS MENU

Before you go and fall straight into the hands of the enemy, you probably need some

instructions. In the Tutorials option in the Main Menu you will find the help that you need

You begin the game with the rank of Lance Corporal. As you accumulate combat merit, you will continue to be promoted. If when

the war ends, your results have been spectacular, you may have reached the rank of Field Marshall, which means that your acts

have been absolutely brilliant. If, however, your efficiency and worth have been merely adequate, you will languish at a low rank.

The Allies need men of legend, if you prove your mettle, command may look to you to tackle a crucial “ultra secret” mission.

So it is up to you whether you wish to simply do what is required, or, on the other hand, become an example for your men by

going beyond the call of duty. Your honor and your military career depend on it ... then again, so do your retirement benefits.

their leader, you are in control of the situation and you are responsible for the outcome.

To mold soldiers like these take months and months of study, training, specialization, and a little luck. The General Staff has

invested a great deal of time and resource in these men. They have received so much training as a team that they work per-

fectly together, forming a cohesive that can not be replaced. That is why your duty is to keep them alive, together and active

during the entire war. The loss of a single man would be an irreparable loss. If during the course of a mission you lose a sin-

gle member of the team, you will not be allowed to continue to be in command.

As you will soon learn, this is one of those details that make Commandos a unique game, and determines the manner in which

you have to play.

Each of the six men is highly specialized in one specific field (see the section entitled Your Men). There are actions that all are

capable of carrying out, but there are other items and actions that are reserved for just one man. For example: only the Sapper

can activate or even pick up and transport explosives, and only the Marine can capture an inflatable launch and use it.

So you must learn to spread out the tasks. Remember: success in a mission may depend on the fact that a single man, the

appropriate one, is in the right place at the right time. Get the timing wrong, or the man, or the place... and you are history.

ASSIGNING OBJECTIVES: THE BRIEFING

At the start of each mission, you will be given a briefing. These brief instructions outline

the context of the mission and your team’s objectives.

The “briefing” will give you the following information:

• The strategic circumstances in which the mission takes place.

• The main objective of the mission.

• A brief mission run through by Colonel Smith in which you will be given the position of

the objectives, the location of the points of interest or danger, and tactical advice that

you best listen to.

If you do not wish to listen to the entire briefing, you can press Escape while you are with-

in the briefing. You will then go directly into the mission.

If during the mission you no longer remember exactly what the objective is, press Ctrl +

B and a reminder will appear with the objectives of the current mission. You can also click

on the folded green corner of the map book.

THE GAME: CONTROLS

Next we explain the main options in the game. Detailed knowledge of these controls

will help you to complete your missions successfully.

THE MISSION

From the moment a mission begins, you can scroll the viewing screen around the entire

mission. In fact, we recommend that you do so before you issue orders to your men.

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