COMMAND KEYBOARD JOYSTICK Look left LEFT ARROW Hat left Look right RIGHT ARROW Hat right Look down UP ARROW Hat up Look back DOWN ARROW Hat down Toggle reticle zoom Keypad 0 Button 4 Change camera view V Pause game ESC Toggle radar zoom R Toggle radar/map view SHIFT+M +2 Toggle active/passive radar CTRL+R Override autoshutdown SHIFT+O Shut down/start up S +B Flush coolant F +C Show objectives O Chat to all (multiplayer) U Chat to team (multiplayer) Y Toggle crouch/st
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INCOMING MESSAGE PREBATTLE CHECKLIST DATE: 17 DECEMBER 3064 INSTALLING AND LAUNCHING THE GAME TO: MERCENARY COMMAND APPLICANT NO. 7912 FROM: MERCENARY REVIEW AND BONDING COMMISSION (MRBC) SUBJ: APPLICATION FOR MEMBERSHIP Insert Microsoft® MechWarrior® 4: Mercenaries video game Disc 1 into your CD-ROM drive. When the Setup screen appears, click Install, and then follow the instructions on the screen. You’ll be given the option to place an icon on your desktop.
OPERATIONAL SCREENS ROSTER MAIN MENU On the Roster screen, you create new pilot profiles and company names or edit existing ones. When creating a new profile, you must choose from one of four sponsors: Wolf’s Dragoons, Northwind Highlanders, Kell Hounds, or Gray Death Legion. A brief description of each is provided, so you can compare the benefits and consequences of selecting one over another.
OPERATIONAL SCREENS COMMAND CENTER STAR SYSTEMS The Command Center shows your account balance and the status of your reputation. Seek work as a mercenary in various planetary systems. Each system has its own campaign—problems that could use talent like yours. One system in particular offers you the chance to earn money by entertaining the masses. For more on that opportunity, see “Solaris VII Orbital View,” page 11.
OPERATIONAL SCREENS ORBITAL VIEW MISSION VIEW Each planetary system has its own set of troubles. The Orbital View screen provides summaries of the missions within a given star system. The Mission View screen provides mission briefings and lets you select pilots for your primary and secondary lances. A lance is a unit of up to four ’Mechs. Before jumping in, read up on mission particulars. Check the ComStar Information Network box at lower left for details.
OPERATIONAL SCREENS FREE MARKET SOLARIS VII ORBITAL VIEW In the Free Market, you can hire and fire personnel and buy and sell ’Mech chassis and weapons. Get rid of a deadweight pilot, or make a few quick C-Bills by selling materiel. When a transaction is finalized, your account is credited or debited accordingly. Solaris VII is not a mission so much as an opportunity—an opportunity for you to make some serious C-Bills fast.
OPERATIONAL SCREENS UNDERSTANDING THE COCKPIT 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 7 10 8 11 SOLARIS VII MISSION VIEW When you’ve chosen an arena on Solaris VII, you’re transported to that arena. Here you’ll find information posted, such as the prize money the upcoming game pays and the game entry fee. Your personal stats for a particular venue and for your Solaris games so far are also listed.
UNDER STANDING THE COCKPIT Or control your ’Mech using the following keyboard commands.
FINDING SOME ACTION CAMPAIGN INSTANT ACTION The year is now 3066, and the political backdrop is the civil war between the Federated Commonwealth and the Lyran Alliance. The strife began with Victor Davion’s call to arms against his sister, Lyran Archon Katrina Steiner, following the assassination of their brother Arthur. Click Instant Action on the Main Menu and then choose one of the following three action types. In this struggle, talented MechWarriors like yourself are in hot demand.
FINDING SOME ACTION TO HOST YOUR OWN GAME MULTIPLAYER GAME TYPES 1 In the Multiplayer screen, select a connection from the list, and then click Host. The following describes the multiplayer games available and the scoring for each. 2 In the Host Setup screen, set game options, and then click Start. BATTLE (TEAM AND INDIVIDUAL) Kill or be killed. You get points for killing the enemy and destroying enemy weapons and components. You get penalized for shooting your lancemates.
BATTLE STRATEGIES KNOW YOUR ENEMY Study “BattleMech Specifications,” page 23, or the Specs.pdf file to compare your ’Mech to those of your opponents. Note your enemy’s armor, weapons, and weapon ranges, and then choose a ’Mech that counters well. The Specs.pdf file is in the Goodies folder on MechWarrior 4: Mercenaries Disc 2. USE YOUR SENSORS All ’Mechs carry battle awareness sensors that detect ’Mech power signatures and radar signals.
BATTLE STRATEGIES BATTLEMECH SPECIFICATIONS CHANGE VIEWS At times, a different viewpoint can improve your chances on the battlefield. For example, it can be difficult to maintain a visual lock on air vehicles from inside your cockpit. Press V to toggle views between the cockpit (default) and outside your ’Mech. Following are default equipment specifications for the ’Mechs available in the game, including weapon configurations, armor types, maximum speeds, and so on.
BATTLEMECH SPECIFICATIONS NAME CLASS ARMOR TYPE, TONS MAX SPEED (KPH) GROSS TONS JUMP JETS COMPONENTS WEAPONS LIGHT ’MECHS (25–35 TONS) COUGAR Clan FF 4.5 97 35 Yes BAP ER Lg Laser, ER Med Laser, ER Sm Laser, Clan LRM 10 (2) FLEA Inner Sphere FF 4.5 132 20 No None Sm Laser (2), MG Array (3) OSIRIS Inner Sphere FF 5.0 130 30 Yes None Med Laser (5), SRM 6, MG Array OWENS Inner Sphere FF 6.
BATTLEMECH SPECIFICATIONS NAME CLASS ARMOR TYPE, TONS MAX SPEED (KPH) GROSS TONS JUMP JETS COMPONENTS WEAPONS Medium ’Mechs continued HELLHOUND Clan FF 8.5 98 50 No None ER Lg Laser (2), CSTRK 6, Clan LBX AC 10 HELLSPAWN Inner Sphere FF 8.0 106 45 Yes ECM Med Pulse Laser (3), SRM 6 (2) HUNCHBACK** Inner Sphere FF 9.5 98 50 No ECM, IFF Jammer Med Laser (2), SRM 6, LBX AC 20 RYOKEN Clan FF 8.
BATTLEMECH SPECIFICATIONS CLASS ARMOR TYPE, TONS MAX SPEED (KPH) GROSS TONS JUMP JETS COMPONENTS WEAPONS LOKI Clan FF 9.5 83 65 No ECM, LAMS ER Med Laser (4), CSTRK 6, Clan LBX AC 10 (2) MAD CAT Clan FF 11.5 80 75 No None ER Lg Laser (2), ER Med Pulse Laser (2), Clan LRM 20 (2), Clan MG Array (2) NOVA CAT Clan Ref 14.0 73 70 No None ER Lg Laser (3), ER Sm Pulse Laser, ER PPC (2) THANATOS Inner Sphere FF 13.
BATTLEMECH SPECIFICATIONS NAME CLASS ARMOR TYPE, TONS MAX SPEED (KPH) GROSS TONS JUMP JETS COMPONENTS WEAPONS Assault ’Mechs continued HAUPTMANN Inner Sphere FF 18.0 58 95 No LAMS Lg Laser (2), Sm Laser, Med Pulse Laser (2), LRM 15, LBX AC 20 HIGHLANDER** Inner Sphere FF 16.0 62 90 Yes LAMS Lg Laser (2), Gauss Rifle, Heavy Gauss Rifle KODIAK* Clan FF 18.0 52 100 Yes None ER Med Laser (4), CSMRM 40 (2), Clan LBX AC 20 LONGBOW Inner Sphere FF 16.
WORKING IN THE MECHLAB MODIFYING CHASSIS Modify your ’Mechs by swapping out weapons, armor, components, and so on. Default configurations have been tested for the kinds of missions you’ll be sent on, but if you think you can do a better job, customize. Also, ’Mechs you salvage in the field that have no armaments must be rearmed in the MechLab. CHASSIS To create a custom chassis, click New, select an existing chassis, and create a variant by naming your new ’Mech type in the Name box and clicking Create.
WORKING IN THE MECHLAB CREDITS ARMOR Protect your ’Mech with the following chassis platings. CYBERLORE STUDIOS, INC. MIS SUPPORT PROJECT LEAD AND LEAD DESIGNER CYBERLORE MANAGEMENT TEAM • Reactive: Most effective against ballistic weapons. LEAD PROGRAMMER HUMAN RESOURCES AND OFFICE MANAGER • Reflective: Most effective against energy weapons. Clarinda Merripen Pete “Walking_Target” Stephens • Bruce “Wiley” Carr, Jr.
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