games-pc wing commander ii-special operations User Manual

 

NOTE:

 

This reference guide assumes that you

have a joystick. If you do not, consult the 

for instructions. 

Make sure you have approximately 1
megabyte of free disk space on your hard
drive. Your hard drive is used as tempo-
rary storage during game play, plus is
used to save your game in progress.

Insert the 

CD-ROM

disk into your 

CD-

ROM

drive. Some drives may require that

you insert the disk into a 

CD

caddy before

inserting it into the drive.

Log onto your 

CD-ROM

drive by typing

its drive letter followed by a colon (i.e.

 

D:

) and press 

.

Type 

SO1

and press 

. (If you want

to change the hardware configuration 
for Special Operations 1, you must run the
Wing Commander II installation/configur-
ation program. Please refer to Step #4 of
the Quick Install section of the Wing
Commander II Installation/Configuration
Guide

for more information.) Also note

that you must run the Wing Commander II
installation/configuration program before
attempting to play Special Operations. 

The Special Operations 1 game should now
load and the 

logo will appear.

If the game does not load, check the Wing
Commander II Installation/Configuration
Guide

for more information on 

hardware and software requirements. 

Following the 

sequence, you

will see the Wing Commander II: Vengeance
of the Kilrathi logo and two boxes with the
choices: “Start New Game” and “Resume
Current Game.” If this is your first time to
play Special Operations 1, then you are only
given the “Start New Game” option.

From this point, you will go into the
game, starting with the introduction scene.

After the introduction scenes, a com-
puter terminal with the options “Create
Character” and “Transfer Character”
appears. If this is your first time to play
Special Operations 1, press C to create a
new character. Enter your first and last
name and a callsign. After entering the
information, you will be taken to the
barracks where you can start your first
mission. (See the Transfer Program
section of this configuration guide for
more information on transferring a
previous Wing Commander II character to
Special Operations 1.)

Enter your first mission in Special
Operations 1 by clicking on the open door
marked “Fly Mission.” From there you
will see the mission briefing and then fly
the first mission of the game. 

Special Operations 1 has a joystick calibra-
tion program that can be accessed while
the player is in space, the barracks or the
start-up screen. To begin calibration press

cJ

. Specific instructions will appear on

the screen. 

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Please refer to the Wing Commander II Play
Manual

if you have any questions con-

cerning game play. All commands and
features of 

are supported by Special

Operations 1. 

All Special Operations 1 game positions 
can be saved in the barracks only. Saving
Special Operations 1 games will not over-
write saved Wing Commander II games.

As in all of the Wing Commander series, 
the Special Operations 1 campaign varies in
length based on your performance in the
game. If you fail some of the missions, the
progress of the Terran-Kilrathi war will be
affected and your game may be shortened.
In a single complete play-through, you
can play a maximum of nineteen combat
missions. 

 

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