SABRE TEAM *************************** Game initialisation screen -------------------------- [1] Figures icon; select team members...centre of the screen ------------------------ select team members; allows selection of a four man team from a choice of eight,selecting. selecting this icon will display a screen with all 8 team members above crosses. clicking on a cross will toggle wether a player is selected or not, clicking on the players head will show their statistics. [2] question mark icon; left of screen...deploy members ----------------------- allows players to be positioned within the game zone,prior to starting the game. [3] disk icon ; top centre of screen...load a saved game off disk --------------- [4] question mark/equipment icon;...right of screen -------------------------------- select equipment for players; selecting this icon will display a screen with all 8 sabre team members,as with 1. player stats can be viewed by clicking on their heads.members of the team which are selected,as shown with a tick,can be equipped by clicking on the tick. select weapons screen --------------------- [1] weapons held window...top left of screen ----------------------- shows players stats,and lists weapons held.every item held weighs the player down,decreasing the players loaded action points in relation to his strength. the marksmanship percentage helps when choosing guns,players with low marksmanship skills will need an accurate weapon. the window is scrollable by the drag bar to the right. [2] weapons to choose window ---------------------------- a list of all weapons available for the player,and his team,to use. the list is scrollable by the drag bars to the right and bottom of the window. to display the stats/description of any item,click with left mouse button over the desired item.details of the selected item will appear in window 3.[which is bottom left of the screen]. selection/description window; displays a picture and describes the item selected from window 2. to add this item to the players inventory click with the left mouse button over the picture. [4] exit select icon...bottom right of screen -------------------- to remove items from a players inventory click the right mouse button over the description,in window 1. guns must be used with the correct type of ammo. when ammo is chosen that may fit one or more gun currently held,the mouse pointer will change into a ? mark.select which gun the ammo will be used with by clicking the left mouse button over the gun description in window 1. extra weapon info ----------------- the noise level when a gun is fired radiates over a certain distance depending on gun type. the radiated noise distance figure represents the number of move spaces that the noise can be heard over. as a bullet travels, the damage it can do decreases with the distance it travels. 100% damage distance represents the number of move spaces that a bullet could possibly do 100% damage given an accurate hit. gun radiated noise distance 100% damage dist mp5a3 12 3 mp5sd 8 3 mp5sk 12 3 accuracy int pm 6 5 self loading rifle slr 6 4 m16a2 12 7 l2a3 sterling 10 3 sa-80 6 4 l7a2 14 7 g3 6 4 stun grenade 12 0 cs gas 2 0 choosing player start positions ------------------------------- players are deployed,one at a time into the game zone.any position marked on the ground with a white cross is a valid dropping off point,click with the left mouse button,over the drop off point,to deploy a player. to scroll the game zoneto scroll around the game zone move the mouse pointer to the edge of the screen and click with the right mouse button, the screen will now be centred around the position the mouse pointer was placed. when all players are deployed the game begins. action point table ------------------ action performed action points taken move.left,right,up,down 4 move,diagonal 5 rotate 1 per step view player stats 0 view blue print-scroll blue print 1 per step open/close door 3 turn stealth mode/on/off 2 change weapon 5 load weapon 4 snapshot 3 aim shot 6 prime grenade 3 throw grenade 3 pick up/drop 2 note: when stealth mode is operative,moving,rotating,opening/closing doors, and pickup/drop all take 1 extra action point. game turn screen ---------------- at the start of the game and after every game turn,this screen will be shown. [1] disk icon......top right of screen...-> save game to disk [2] clipboard icon.centre of screen......-> status report, this shows targets destroyed,enemies killed,players stats,and game score. [3] disk icon......top left of screen....-> load game from disk [4] face icon......bottom left of screen.-> faces of members in team.clicking left mouse button produces player stats [5]can`t see it!...bottom right of screen-> return to game action points ------------- 2 sets of numbers are shown on the game play screen (amiga) or the right of direction control panel (st). these are the number of action points remaining followed by the number of action points required to perform the current task as determined by the cursor position. in game icons; top row left to right ------------- next player; swaps between the different team members ----------- player stats ------------ shows the current player stats,such as health,strength,marksmanship and perception, as well as his experience and specialities. play stats screen ----------------- [1] left of screen...player stats-> height shown at the far left on the arm,perception by the head, marksmanship by the gun, health under the heart,and action points between the feet. [2] right of screen..a brief description and team member history. blue print ---------- displays a plan view of the game area,and its contents,allowing routes to be planned. blue print screen ----------------- [1] far left of screen..direction arrows;used to scroll the blue print [2] centre left screen..quit from blue print icon. [3] top centre of screen....move to next player icon; shows the position and surroundings of different players. the players name will be shown in the box below the blue print window. [4] bottom centre of screen.blue print window; displays a plan view of game zone,map co-ordinates are shown above the blue print. [5] top right of screen.....faces of team members; clicking with the left mouse button,over one of these pictures will move a blue print to the appropriate player. pick up ------- allows an object,under the current players feet,to be picked up and used. pick-up-able objects are shown as rucksacks,dead bodies can also be searched for objects to be picked up. to pick up an object, click on left mouse button on any item in screen 2,then click left mouse button on object that appears in screen 3. drop ---- allows any object the current player is carrying to be dropped.click right button on item window 1 to drop. pick drop screen ---------------- [1] top left of screen...weapons held window; see select weapons scrren 1 [2] top right of screen..weapons to pick up/drop;see select weapon screen 2 [3] bottom left screen...selection/description;see select weapons screen 3 [4] bottom right screen..exit/pick up/drop icon note; when picking up items only the items which were originally available for pick up can be de-selected. stealth on/off -------------- enables/disables stealth mode, stealth allows a player to move around silently,therefore escaping detection,but at a cost of more action points per move. open/close door --------------- alters the state of a door,the door must be one space away from the current player and the direction he is facing. bottom row left to right. change weapons -------------- enables a player to select a weapon,for use,from those available to him choose weapons screen --------------------- to choose a weapon to use,(out of those being carried by the current player) click with left mouse button over the picture of the weapon desired. to avoid selection,click away from pictures. the screen is scrollable by the drag bar at the right if more than 2 weapons are being carried,an arrow indicates the weapon currently in use. prime grenade ------------- readies a grenade for throwing,a grenade must be thrown before swapping control to another player. load weapon ----------- loads current weapon, a gun must be loaded before it can be fired. throw grenade ------------- allows a player to throw a grenade,grenades may be thrown through windows,and bounced off walls. how to throw grenades --------------------- once throw has been selected the aiming of the grenade takes place similarly to the firing of a gun. however, the grenade may not reach its target as the distance it can be thrown is limited by the strength of the player throwing it.grenades may be bounced off walls and thrown through windows. the effect of a grenade lasts one game turn. note: a grenade must be primed before it can be thrown,and must be thrown before switching control to another player,or ending the game turn,otherwise it will explode. aim shot -------- allows a player to take an accurate shot at a traget. the out-come of a shot is influenced by the players markmanship and the weapons effective range. snapshot -------- allows a player to take aim and fire quickly, using minimal action poits,resulting in poor hit ratio how to fire guns ---------------- once a snapshot or aimshot have been selected the mouse pointer is joined by sights, and an image of a snipe appears at the bottom of the screen. aim your shot by moving the sights with the mouse pointer until the sights encompass the base of the target, click the left mouse button to confirm the target. note; the target must be in line of fire(ie the direction the gun is pointing) if the target is off visible screen,it is possible to scroll around the game zone by moving the sights to the edge of the screen and pressing the right mouse button. the screen will now centre around the point the sights were placed. once the target has been selected,you must select the number of rounds to fire. this is done by clicking the left mouse button over the arrows (< decrease number of rounds,> increase number of rounds) surrounding the number box below the snipers gun, and then clicking on the number in the box. firing will now commence. the number of rounds selected is limited by the action points needed to fire, or the number of rounds remaining in the gun. single shot weapons can only fire one shot before reloading is required.selecting zero rounds cancels the shot. note; before a gun can be fired it must be loaded with ammo end game turn ------------- ends the current game turn for sas players and allows the computer to take its turn.also ends opportunity move. direction control icon ---------------------- controls the direction a player moves in, and shows ightings(in red) and noises heard(in blue) to move a player click on the direction arrows. opportunity move ---------------- if some action points are saved before ending a players turn,during the enemys turn an opportunity move may be awarded, an opportunity move occurs if a player has more than 5 action points,and can be seen by the opposition. the number of action points saves determines the chance of being awarded an opportunity move;saving 20 or more action points gives a 100% chance,decreasing towards 0% as less action points are saved.during an opportunity move control is taken from the enemy and the player concerned is given a chance to use his remaining action points. ending his turn gives control back to the enemy. only one opportunity move may be awarded per game turn. healing wounded players ----------------------- the medical kit; the player who carries this item during the game will regain 5% of his health per game turn. resting players; if a wounded player `sits out` a mission he will be fully healed,ready for the next mission. passing items from 1 player to another -------------------------------------- to pass items from one player to another, drop the required items on the ground,swap to the other player and then walk over the items and select pick up. note: dead bodies can be searched and any weapons found can be used. enemy turn screen ----------------- icons 1-5 are all top ..[left to right] [1] door icon...top right; open/close door indicator; flashes when an enemy performs this action. [2] can`t see it..2nd top right;shout for help indicator [3] hand icon..3rd top right; pick/drop indicator [4] can`t see it..4th top right;fire/throw indicator [5] face icon..top left; look behind/noise indicator icons 6-11 are all bottom...[left to right] [6] cursor icon..bottom left; movement direction indicators [7] % icon....;state of enemiess health,represented as % [8] face icon with a number just below % icon;enemies action points [9] name icon;just below face icon; enemys name [10] can`t see it;2nd from right bottom screen;runaway/hide indicator [11] face icon;far right bottom screen; panic indicator note; sorry if you see the description `can`t see it` its by me and means i cannot read/see the picture on the photostat of the manual..apoliges.. this screen will be shown whilst the enemy takes its turn and cannot be seen by sabre team members, if the enemy is visible then all actions will be shown as viewed by the person who can see them. speeding up the enemys turn --------------------------- to reduce the time taken by the enemeys move, hold down the left mosue button. how to complete each mission ---------------------------- mission 1;jungle p.o.w camp --------- situated in the pow camp are 4 hostages which need to be collected and guided to safety. when a hostage is collected and guided to safety, he can be controlled as a member of your team. hostages are airlifted to safety once outside the pow camp. all surviving hostages must be rescued. with a mimimumof 3 required to complete the mission. once all the hostages have been rescued you must guide the remaining hostages of your team out of the camp to safety. mission 2; embassy siege --------- terrorists have taken control of the american embassy in london and are holding 4 hostages. to complete this mission either guide the hostages out to safety(as with mission 1) or kill all the terrorists,leaving the metro police to collect them. all surviving hostages must be rescued,with a minimum of 3 required to complete the mission. mission 3; war games ---------- four machines containing missile launch codes are located within an underground military base. these machine must be completely destroyed by shooting them at least 3 times. all machines must be destroyed to complete the mission. surviving sabre team members must make their way out of the base to be air-lifted to safety. mission 4; liner hi-jack ---------- terrorists have hijacked an ocean liner,and have altered its destination, holding innocent passengers and crew members hostage, all terrorists must be killed,allowing the boat to resume its original course, the mission is completed on killing the last terrorist. mission 5; missile guidance ---------- four machines which program missile guidance systems are held within a missile manufacturing plant. all 4 machines must be destroyed (as with mission 3) to complete the mission. surviving sabre team members must make their way out of the base to be air-lifted to safety. note; should you lose all the members of your sabre team. the mission is failed unless the objective has already be achieved and at least one man is available to participate in the next mission. hostages cannot be collected on an opportunity move. audio/visual status ------------------- during a game turn the direction arrows may light up `red` or `blue`; this is a warning. a `red` arrow indicates a person is visible, to the current player, in the direction the arrow is pointing. this provides warning when the person concerned is not close enought to be shown on the screen. a `blue`arrow indicates a noise has been heard in the direction of the arrow. turning the music on/off ------------------------ to turn the music on/off during the game press f10. sound effects will remain on all times. and thats yer lot another doc typed by scooter..for the leading force --------------============ skid row =============------------- game initialisation screen -------------------------- [1] figures icon; select team members...centre of the screen ------------------------ select team members; allows selection of a four man team from a choice of eight,selecting. selecting this icon will display a screen with all 8 team members above crosses. clicking on a cross will toggle wether a player is selected or not, clicking on the players head will show their statistics. [2] question mark icon; left of screen...deploy members ----------------------- allows players to be positioned within the game zone,prior to starting the game. [3] disk icon ; top centre of screen...load a saved game off disk --------------- [4] question mark/equipment icon;...right of screen -------------------------------- select equipment for players; selecting this icon will display a screen with all 8 sabre team members,as with 1. player stats can be viewed by clicking on their heads.members of the team which are selected,as shown with a tick,can be equipped by clicking on the tick. select weapons screen --------------------- [1] weapons held window...top left of screen ----------------------- shows players stats,and lists weapons held.every item held weighs the player down,decreasing the players loaded action points in relation to his strength. the marksmanship percentage helps when choosing guns,players with low marksmanship skills will need an accurate weapon. the window is scrollable by the drag bar to the right. [2] weapons to choose window ---------------------------- a list of all weapons available for the player,and his team,to use. the list is scrollable by the drag bars to the right and bottom of the window. to display the stats/description of any item,click with left mouse button over the desired item.details of the selected item will appear in window 3.[which is bottom left of the screen]. selection/description window; displays a picture and describes the item selected from window 2. to add this item to the players inventory click with the left mouse button over the picture. [4] exit select icon...bottom right of screen -------------------- to remove items from a players inventory click the right mouse button over the description,in window 1. guns must be used with the correct type of ammo. when ammo is chosen that may fit one or more gun currently held,the mouse pointer will change into a ? mark.select which gun the ammo will be used with by clicking the left mouse button over the gun description in window 1. extra weapon info ----------------- the noise level when a gun is fired radiates over a certain distance depending on gun type. the radiated noise distance figure represents the number of move spaces that the noise can be heard over. as a bullet travels, the damage it can do decreases with the distance it travels. 100% damage distance represents the number of move spaces that a bullet could possibly do 100% damage given an accurate hit. gun radiated noise distance 100% damage dist mp5a3 12 3 mp5sd 8 3 mp5sk 12 3 accuracy int pm 6 5 self loading rifle slr 6 4 m16a2 12 7 l2a3 sterling 10 3 sa-80 6 4 l7a2 14 7 g3 6 4 stun grenade 12 0 cs gas 2 0 choosing player start positions ------------------------------- players are deployed,one at a time into the game zone.any position marked on the ground with a white cross is a valid dropping off point,click with the left mouse button,over the drop off point,to deploy a player. to scroll the game zoneto scroll around the game zone move the mouse pointer to the edge of the screen and click with the right mouse button, the screen will now be centred around the position the mouse pointer was placed. when all players are deployed the game begins. action point table ------------------ action performed action points taken move.left,right,up,down 4 move,diagonal 5 rotate 1 per step view player stats 0 view blue print-scroll blue print 1 per step open/close door 3 turn stealth mode/on/off 2 change weapon 5 load weapon 4 snapshot 3 aim shot 6 prime grenade 3 throw grenade 3 pick up/drop 2 note: when stealth mode is operative,moving,rotating,opening/closing doors, and pickup/drop all take 1 extra action point. game turn screen ---------------- at the start of the game and after every game turn,this screen will be shown. [1] disk icon......top right of screen...-> save game to disk [2] clipboard icon.centre of screen......-> status report, this shows targets destroyed,enemies killed,players stats,and game score. [3] disk icon......top left of screen....-> load game from disk [4] face icon......bottom left of screen.-> faces of members in team.clicking left mouse button produces player stats [5]can`t see it!...bottom right of screen-> return to game action points ------------- 2 sets of numbers are shown on the game play screen (amiga) or the right of direction control panel (st). these are the number of action points remaining followed by the number of action points required to perform the current task as determined by the cursor position. in game icons; top row left to right ------------- next player; swaps between the different team members ----------- player stats ------------ shows the current player stats,such as health,strength,marksmanship and perception, as well as his experience and specialities. play stats screen ----------------- [1] left of screen...player stats-> height shown at the far left on the arm,perception by the head, marksmanship by the gun, health under the heart,and action points between the feet. [2] right of screen..a brief description and team member history. blue print ---------- displays a plan view of the game area,and its contents,allowing routes to be planned. blue print screen ----------------- [1] far left of screen..direction arrows;used to scroll the blue print [2] centre left screen..quit from blue print icon. [3] top centre of screen....move to next player icon; shows the position and surroundings of different players. the players name will be shown in the box below the blue print window. [4] bottom centre of screen.blue print window; displays a plan view of game zone,map co-ordinates are shown above the blue print. [5] top right of screen.....faces of team members; clicking with the left mouse button,over one of these pictures will move a blue print to the appropriate player. pick up ------- allows an object,under the current players feet,to be picked up and used. pick-up-able objects are shown as rucksacks,dead bodies can also be searched for objects to be picked up. to pick up an object, click on left mouse button on any item in screen 2,then click left mouse button on object that appears in screen 3. drop ---- allows any object the current player is carrying to be dropped.click right button on item window 1 to drop. pick drop screen ---------------- [1] top left of screen...weapons held window; see select weapons scrren 1 [2] top right of screen..weapons to pick up/drop;see select weapon screen 2 [3] bottom left screen...selection/description;see select weapons screen 3 [4] bottom right screen..exit/pick up/drop icon note; when picking up items only the items which were originally available for pick up can be de-selected. stealth on/off -------------- enables/disables stealth mode, stealth allows a player to move around silently,therefore escaping detection,but at a cost of more action points per move. open/close door --------------- alters the state of a door,the door must be one space away from the current player and the direction he is facing. bottom row left to right. change weapons -------------- enables a player to select a weapon,for use,from those available to him choose weapons screen --------------------- to choose a weapon to use,(out of those being carried by the current player) click with left mouse button over the picture of the weapon desired. to avoid selection,click away from pictures. the screen is scrollable by the drag bar at the right if more than 2 weapons are being carried,an arrow indicates the weapon currently in use. prime grenade ------------- readies a grenade for throwing,a grenade must be thrown before swapping control to another player. load weapon ----------- loads current weapon, a gun must be loaded before it can be fired. throw grenade ------------- allows a player to throw a grenade,grenades may be thrown through windows,and bounced off walls. how to throw grenades --------------------- once throw has been selected the aiming of the grenade takes place similarly to the firing of a gun. however, the grenade may not reach its target as the distance it can be thrown is limited by the strength of the player throwing it.grenades may be bounced off walls and thrown through windows. the effect of a grenade lasts one game turn. note: a grenade must be primed before it can be thrown,and must be thrown before switching control to another player,or ending the game turn,otherwise it will explode. aim shot -------- allows a player to take an accurate shot at a traget. the out-come of a shot is influenced by the players markmanship and the weapons effective range. snapshot -------- allows a player to take aim and fire quickly, using minimal action poits,resulting in poor hit ratio how to fire guns ---------------- once a snapshot or aimshot have been selected the mouse pointer is joined by sights, and an image of a snipe appears at the bottom of the screen. aim your shot by moving the sights with the mouse pointer until the sights encompass the base of the target, click the left mouse button to confirm the target. note; the target must be in line of fire(ie the direction the gun is pointing) if the target is off visible screen,it is possible to scroll around the game zone by moving the sights to the edge of the screen and pressing the right mouse button. the screen will now centre around the point the sights were placed. once the target has been selected,you must select the number of rounds to fire. this is done by clicking the left mouse button over the arrows (< decrease number of rounds,> increase number of rounds) surrounding the number box below the snipers gun, and then clicking on the number in the box. firing will now commence. the number of rounds selected is limited by the action points needed to fire, or the number of rounds remaining in the gun. single shot weapons can only fire one shot before reloading is required.selecting zero rounds cancels the shot. note; before a gun can be fired it must be loaded with ammo end game turn ------------- ends the current game turn for sas players and allows the computer to take its turn.also ends opportunity move. direction control icon ---------------------- controls the direction a player moves in, and shows ightings(in red) and noises heard(in blue) to move a player click on the direction arrows. opportunity move ---------------- if some action points are saved before ending a players turn,during the enemys turn an opportunity move may be awarded, an opportunity move occurs if a player has more than 5 action points,and can be seen by the opposition. the number of action points saves determines the chance of being awarded an opportunity move;saving 20 or more action points gives a 100% chance,decreasing towards 0% as less action points are saved.during an opportunity move control is taken from the enemy and the player concerned is given a chance to use his remaining action points. ending his turn gives control back to the enemy. only one opportunity move may be awarded per game turn. healing wounded players ----------------------- the medical kit; the player who carries this item during the game will regain 5% of his health per game turn. resting players; if a wounded player `sits out` a mission he will be fully healed,ready for the next mission. passing items from 1 player to another -------------------------------------- to pass items from one player to another, drop the required items on the ground,swap to the other player and then walk over the items and select pick up. note: dead bodies can be searched and any weapons found can be used. enemy turn screen ----------------- icons 1-5 are all top ..[left to right] [1] door icon...top right; open/close door indicator; flashes when an enemy performs this action. [2] can`t see it..2nd top right;shout for help indicator [3] hand icon..3rd top right; pick/drop indicator [4] can`t see it..4th top right;fire/throw indicator [5] face icon..top left; look behind/noise indicator icons 6-11 are all bottom...[left to right] [6] cursor icon..bottom left; movement direction indicators [7] % icon....;state of enemiess health,represented as % [8] face icon with a number just below % icon;enemies action points [9] name icon;just below face icon; enemys name [10] can`t see it;2nd from right bottom screen;runaway/hide indicator [11] face icon;far right bottom screen; panic indicator note; sorry if you see the description `can`t see it` its by me and means i cannot read/see the picture on the photostat of the manual..apoliges.. this screen will be shown whilst the enemy takes its turn and cannot be seen by sabre team members, if the enemy is visible then all actions will be shown as viewed by the person who can see them. speeding up the enemys turn --------------------------- to reduce the time taken by the enemeys move, hold down the left mosue button. how to complete each mission ---------------------------- mission 1;jungle p.o.w camp --------- situated in the pow camp are 4 hostages which need to be collected and guided to safety. when a hostage is collected and guided to safety, he can be controlled as a member of your team. hostages are airlifted to safety once outside the pow camp. all surviving hostages must be rescued. with a mimimumof 3 required to complete the mission. once all the hostages have been rescued you must guide the remaining hostages of your team out of the camp to safety. mission 2; embassy siege --------- terrorists have taken control of the american embassy in london and are holding 4 hostages. to complete this mission either guide the hostages out to safety(as with mission 1) or kill all the terrorists,leaving the metro police to collect them. all surviving hostages must be rescued,with a minimum of 3 required to complete the mission. mission 3; war games ---------- four machines containing missile launch codes are located within an underground military base. these machine must be completely destroyed by shooting them at least 3 times. all machines must be destroyed to complete the mission. surviving sabre team members must make their way out of the base to be air-lifted to safety. mission 4; liner hi-jack ---------- terrorists have hijacked an ocean liner,and have altered its destination, holding innocent passengers and crew members hostage, all terrorists must be killed,allowing the boat to resume its original course, the mission is completed on killing the last terrorist. mission 5; missile guidance ---------- four machines which program missile guidance systems are held within a missile manufacturing plant. all 4 machines must be destroyed (as with mission 3) to complete the mission. surviving sabre team members must make their way out of the base to be air-lifted to safety. note; should you lose all the members of your sabre team. the mission is failed unless the objective has already be achieved and at least one man is available to participate in the next mission. hostages cannot be collected on an opportunity move. audio/visual status ------------------- during a game turn the direction arrows may light up `red` or `blue`; this is a warning. a `red` arrow indicates a person is visible, to the current player, in the direction the arrow is pointing. this provides warning when the person concerned is not close enought to be shown on the screen. a `blue`arrow indicates a noise has been heard in the direction of the arrow. turning the music on/off ------------------------ to turn the music on/off during the game press f10. sound effects will remain on all times. 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