User Guide

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MULTIPLAYER GAME

To play a multiplayer game of Starlancer:

1. Establish the network or Internet connection that you will use for

multiplayer. Click Multiplayer on the main menu.

2. Select your connection type—MSN Gaming Zone, TCP/IP Internet,

LAN IPX or TCP/IP, Modem, or Serial.

MSN Gaming Zone: To play on the Zone, create a Zone Name and

install the Zone software. After you’ve done this, enter a Starlancer

game room and start playing! For more information, go to

http://

www.zone.com/ and click Help.

TCP/IP Internet: Connect across the Internet or a network that uses

the TCP/IP protocol.

Local (LAN) IPX or TCP/IP: Connect across a network using the IPX

or TCP/IP protocol.

Modem: Connect two computers using a modem.

Serial: Connect two computers using a null-modem cable.

3. Decide whether you want to host or join a game.

• To join a game, select a game session and click Join Game. If

connected via the Internet TCP/IP protocol, you must enter an IP

address or press Find Games, then select a game session and

click Join Game.

• To host a game, click either Host Cooperative or Host death

match. For cooperative missions, type your call sign and select the

game mission you want to play, then click Start Game. To host a

death match, enter your call sign, select a ship and scenario, and

then click Start Game.

MISCELLANEOUS PROCEDURES

Landing Ship

To land after a mission, you must first request permission to board your

base capital ship. Select the F8 shortcut key or activate your Communica-

tions Display by pressing C, followed by 2 to contact your base, and then

1 to request permission to land. If granted, your ship’s autopilot will

maneuver you into the landing bay.

Escort Position

You may be required to orient your craft in specific escort positions

relative to other ships. This position appears in the HUD as a red wire

frame. Fly into this frame and your speed will be automatically synchro-

nized with the escorted ship.

Hidden Targets

You may be required to remove obstacles such as vent hatches before

firing on targets beneath. Press S to cycle through subtargets

in the Target Display. Locate the hatch, for example,

and then blow it off, exposing a vent shaft that

becomes the new subtarget.