User Guide

1. First, install Strike Commander on your hard disk. (For instructions, see the Install Guide.)
2. Select the drive on which the game is installed. (For example, if you installed the game on your
C-drive, type “C:” and hit e.)
3. Select your Strike Commander directory. (If you used the default directory, type “CD \SC” and
e.)
4. Start the game (by typing “STRIKE” and e).
After a brief animated sequence, your screen will display the startup menu.
Note: If you are starting Strike Commander for the first time, the
CONTINUE GAME option will not yet be
available. If you have not saved a game, the LOAD GAME option will not yet be available.
Start New Game. To begin the full Strike Commander game, select
START NEW GAME with your mouse
or joystick cursor.
Training Mission. For instant action, choose
TRAINING MISSION . You can use this customizable option
to design practice missions against air or ground targets and to continue playing Strike Commander
after you have finished the preplotted game. Although practice missions will not affect your status
in the game, they are a good way to brush up on your flying and improve your combat skills while
getting to know enemy planes and vehicles.
If this is your first flight simulation game, running a few custom missions before you play the main
game is a good idea.
View Objects. Selecting
VIEW OBJECTS allows you to see three-dimensional views of the planes, tanks,
trucks, weapons and other objects you will encounter in the game. Use the object viewer to
familiarize yourself with friendly and enemy equipment, or just to enjoy the artwork.
Load Game. To resume any of the games you have saved, choose
LOAD GAME . When you select this
option, a list of the games you have saved will appear. Select the name of the saved game that you
want to continue, and click on the LOAD button. You will then find yourself at the point where you
saved — the barracks at the Wildcat base or the tent at the strike base.
Continue Game. To keep track of your progress, Strike Commander will automatically save your
position in the game, usually after missions or when you return to the Wildcat base. The auto-save
is a backup feature, not a regular save function, and you can not use it to return to a previous
series of missions, so be sure to use the regular save option frequently. If you exit without having
saved your game, however, selecting
CONTINUE GAME from the startup menu will return you to your
most recent auto-save position. If you want to return to one of your saved games, use LOAD GAME
instead.
STARTING A NEW GAME
After you select START NEW GAME , a “Mercenary Defense License Application” will appear on your
screen. Enter your last name, your first name, and your callsign in the spaces provided. Press e
or t to move between fields, and B to correct mistakes.
Once you’ve typed text in all three fields, press e again to start the game. Your jeep will drive up
to the Wildcat base, and your game will begin.
EXITING STRIKE COMMANDER
We recommend that you save and exit using the barracks and strike tent option screens. If,
however, you wish to quit your game immediately, press a X to exit. This function does not save
your game.
STARTING THE GAME
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