User Guide

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-- GROUND CONTROL FIELD COMMANDER’S HANDBOOK --
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SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
Minimum System Requirements
The Ground Control Direct Command Interface System (GC-DCIS) requires that
your Command APC onboard computer is equipped with:
Pentium II 233 MHz or Pentium II 200 with 3D Accelerator Card
32 MB RAM
250 MB HD Space
CD-ROM: 4x or better
640 x 480 SVGA high color (16-bit) 4 MB Video Card
DirectX 7.0a (included on CD)
Windows® compatible sound device
Mouse and Keyboard
Recommended System Requirements
For maximum combat performance Crayven Tactical Military Operations recom-
mend the following:
Pentium II 333 MHz or better
64 MB RAM
3D accelerator card (Glide or Direct3D compatible)
450 MB HD Space
Installing Ground Control
Crayven High Command recommends that you take the time to run Disk
Defragmenter on the current hard drive before you install the game. Disk
Defragmenter is activated via the Start button on the Windows taskbar in the
[programs/accessories/system tools] group. Follow its instructions.
In order to install the GC-DCIS to your Command APC onboard computer safe-
ly, you need to insert the Ground Control CD into your CD-ROM and follow the
instructions on the screen.
If no instructions shortly appear, double-click on the “my computer” icon on
your desktop. Double-click on the CD-ROM drive icon. In the file window, double-
click on the file icon of AUTORUN.EXE. Follow the instructions on screen.
Installing DirectX
The Ground Control Direct Command Interface System requires that you have
Microsoft DirectX 7.0a or higher installed. During the installation your onboard
system will be checked to see if you have correct drivers installed. Should you
require new drivers, you will be asked if you would like to install DirectX 7.0a.
-- GROUND CONTROL FIELD COMMANDER’S HANDBOOK --
THE ORDER OF THE NEW DAWN
Introduction
The Order of the New Dawn is Earth’s largest religious faith, and if its financial
strength were rated against the world’s corporations, it would be the third
largest. The Order counts nearly 700,000,000 Faithful among its ranks, and
its holdings range from Mars to the Spinward Reaches.
The Order’s ranks are divided into three great branches of service. The first
of these is the Manus Dei, “the Hands of God”, by far the largest grouping
of the Faithful; of the Order’s 700 million members, nearly 600 million belong
to the Manus Dei. The Hands of God are the workforce of the Order, both
Earthside and abroad. They come from every technical and labor discipline,
and many are recruited directly from the ranks of other corporations. While
there are laws regarding the appropriation of skilled workers between
corporations, religious conversion is currently unrestricted, and so the Manus
Dei is constantly being refreshed with a steady influx of talent. It is not unusual
for the Order to actively try to convert corporate personnel involved in high-
tech research projects.