User Guide

Barter 23
Prices 24
The Bunker 25
The General – Mission Briefings 25
Quartermaster – Equipment 25
Recruits Master – Character Pool 25
Medical Officer – Healing Equipment 26
Mechanic – Vehicles 26
World Map 26
Vehicles 27
Entering/Exiting a Vehicle 27
Vehicle Movement 27
Vehicle Combat 27
Options Screen 27
Game 28
Run Mode 28
Game Difficulty 28
Message Filter 28
Turn Based 28
Language Filter 28
Violence Level 28
Display 28
Anti-Aliased Tiles 29
Anti-Aliased Characters 29
Cursor Mode 29
Sound 29
Master Volume 29
Sound FX Volume 29
Music Volume 29
Speech Volume 29
Saving/Loading a Game 29
Saving a Game 29
Loading a Game 30
Combat 30
Starting Combat 30
Action Points 30
Targeting 31
Line of Sight (LOS) 31
Damage 32
Critical Hits 32
Death 32
Gaining Experience & Levels 33
Characters 33
Statistics 33
Derived Statistics 35
Traits 36
Skills 39
Perks 40
Rank 55
Reputation 55
Other Details 55
Credits 58
Technical Support 65
Limited Warranty 68
Interplay Website 70
Installation
To install the game, insert the Fallout Tactics CD-ROM #1 into your
CD-ROM drive. If you have auto-start enabled, the setup screen will
appear shortly.
If you do not have auto-start enabled, or the setup screen does not
appear, then you must run the SETUP.EXE file located on CD-ROM
#1.
The installation process will begin. Follow the on-screen instructions.
Insert the other CD-ROMs when prompted. The setup program will
also allow you to install Gamespy Arcade, for fast and easy access to
Internet multiplayer gaming.
To start the game, once the installation process has completed, click
on Start -> Programs -> 14 Degrees East -> Fallout Tactics -> Fallout
Tactics.exe
To view last minute information and updates to this manual, be sure
to read the Fallout Tactics Readme.txt file. This file is available in your
installation folder. You can also click on Start -> Programs -> 14
Degrees East -> Fallout Tactics -> Fallout Tactics Readme.txt
Introduction
Fallout Tactics is a squad-based tactical combat game set in the Fallout
universe. Assemble your men (or women, or mutants or critters...)
and defeat your enemies using all of your skills and tools available.
Triumph or die in the wastelands - the fate of your squad rests in your
hands.
We suggest that you start with the Tutorial missions. They will bring
you up to speed on using the interface, the basics of movement and
combat, and even some tactical strategies to try. See Tutorial Missions
page 8.
The single-player campaign is a series of missions, over which one of
the many stories of the Fallout universe will be told. You will be in
charge of a Brotherhood of Steel squad, responsible for managing the
development of your squaddies, keeping them safe, and improving
their equipment and skills. See Starting a Single-player Game, page 7.
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