ShellShock PC final 6/16/04 6:35 PM Page ii ) EPILEPSY WARNING A very small percentage of individuals may experience epileptic seizures when exposed to certain light patterns or flashing lights. Exposure to certain patterns or backgrounds on a television screen or while playing video games may induce an epileptic seizure in these individuals. Certain conditions may induce previously undetected epileptic symptoms even in persons who have no history of prior seizures of epilepsy.
ShellShock PC final ) 6/16/04 6:35 PM Page 2 DEFAULT CONTROLS GETTING STARTED If you are getting ready to play SHELLSHOCK: NAM ‘67 for the first time, you must first install the game on your computer’s hard drive and configure it for optimal operation. After the install process is complete, and if you are familiar with other third-person shooters, you can jump straight into the steaming jungles of Vietnam, or you can take a quick look at the controls.
ShellShock PC final ) 6/16/04 6:35 PM Page 4 THE WAR SO FAR It would be the longest military conflict in United States history, and when it was over, 58,000 Americans had given their lives in this jungle war. Another 304,000 were wounded, and nobody who returned home was left unscarred by their time in Vietnam. In 1946, the Vietnamese fought the French for their freedom in the first Indochina war. At the end of that war in 1954, two Vietnams were created, South and North.
ShellShock PC final 6/16/04 6:35 PM Page 6 ) IN-GAME DISPLAY ) PREFERENCES Preference options only affect the profile loaded at the time the options are set. Use the 1/ 2 arrow keys to cycle through options, then use the 4/ 3 arrow keys to adjust the highlighted option. GAME OPTIONS Configure your game experience. ) ROTATION —Toggle the look up/down control NORMAL/INVERSE . ) AUTO RELOAD —Toggle auto reload ON/OFF. ) MOUSE SENSITIVITY —Adjust mouse sensitivity. ) SUBTITLES —Toggle subtitles ON/OFF.
ShellShock PC final 6/16/04 6:35 PM Page 8 ) ) ) COMPASS—Useful navigation aid. Displays your direction of movement plus various intel related to your location. Compass Symbols & Colors TRIANGLE = Unit RED = Enemy SQUARE = Location BLUE = Neutral CIRCLE = Object GREEN = Ally For example: enemy units are indicated by red triangles; friendly objects by green circles; neutral locations by blue squares, etc. ) OVERHEATING—Heavy machine guns overheat under sustained firing.
ShellShock PC final 6/16/04 6:35 PM Page 10 ) ) MOUNTED WEAPONS —Weapons can be mounted on helos, jeeps or tripods on the ground. Press the Action key to use the weapon, fire and aim as usual, and press the Action key again to cancel the weapon use. DISARMING TRAPS—This icon appears when you are close to a trap that can be disarmed. Press the Action key to enter Disarm mode. Using the arrow keys, follow the prompts to make a successful disarm.
ShellShock PC final 6/16/04 6:35 PM Page 12 ) ) SPENDING CHITS—Chits can be spent in several places around Base Camp, at Deuce’s Supplies and in the R&R compound. Talk with Deuce or the civilians in the R&R compound to find out what’s on sale and for how much. Finishing your tour as a rich man means you missed out on your full Vietnam experience. ) TAMAZEPAM —These neurological suppressors, courtesy of Uncle Sam, are the favorite performance enhancer of the sniper.
