User Guide

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ENVIRONMENT
Normandy
This is the situation: an enormous Allied force has gathered for the final push
into France. Over 7000 ships and more than 150,000 men await off the coast
of England for the order to initiate Operation Overlord. The destinations of this
assault are the beaches of Normandy, code-named Utah, Omaha, Gold, Juno
and Sword. It is imperative to the Allied cause that the enemy troops stationed
there are in no position to reinforce the Nazis’ defense of the beaches.
Our mission: Eliminate Nazi support camps within the area.
VIEWS
You can assess your exterior view
from four different angles.
To scroll around each of the exteriors,
move the cursor to the edge of the
screen; you will scroll to the boundary.
You can also use the arrow keys
on the keyboard. Hold down the Shift
key while using either the mouse
or the keys to scroll quickly.
If you press the Alt key while moving
the mouse, the screen will move around the cursor. This is very useful
for seeing your men around you and not losing sight of them.
To rotate the view to the right, press the Alt key while clicking the right
mouse button or pressing the right arrow key. To turn the view to the
left, press the Alt key while clicking the left mouse button or pressing
the left arrow key. You can also use the wheel on your mouse to rotate
the camera.
In indoor scenes, the camera turns in the same way as with exterior
scenes, but the rotation is free and you can see the scene from any angle
you want by holding down the Alt key and moving the mouse from left
to right.
MULTIPLE VIEWS
You can also divide the main screen
into several windows by pressing
the F2 key. You can open up to three
different views by repeatedly pressing
the key. The active view will be
outlined in red. You can change views
by clicking with the left mouse button
on the view that you want.
Each window is completely
independent and you can zoom, use
the tracking camera, and control your
men in each one.
ZOOM IN – ZOOM OUT
You can zoom both indoor and exterior
environments. Press the + (plus) key to see the
details of the map up close. Press the - (minus)
key for a general view of the area.
To return to normal game scale, press the
*
(asterisk) key on the number keypad.
LOCATE THE ENEMY
Press the F5 key to see the location of all Nazis on the screen. Also, when you
go inside or outside, you can momentarily see all Nazis on the screen.
LOCATE INTERESTING OBJECTS
Hold down the F7 key to see objects of interest on the map.
THE CURSOR
Move through the scene by moving the cursor
to the boundaries. You can perform actions
by clicking the left mouse button and cancel
them by clicking the right mouse button
outside the interface.
The cursor is environment-sensitive;
you will notice this as you move around
the environment.
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