User Guide
NOTE:
Whenever the term ‘click’ is used in this manual, it refers to a single left mouse click.A right
mouse click is designated as a ‘right-click.’
CREATING A NEW MISSION
To create a new mission you must first select a region on the world map as the mission’s location.
A region is a 600 by 600 nautical mile square centered on a specific longitude and latitude
designated by the Choose Region cursor.
To select a region:
1.
Place the cursor in the Mission map.The Choose Region cursor appears on the map as a box.
The box changes shape depending on its latitude location on the map.
2.
Use the arrow keys to the scroll the map left/right until the desired map location is visible.
3.
Zoom the map by pressing
-
and
=
or
v
+ left/right mouse click.Use the arrow keys
to pan the map.
4.
Center the Choose Region cursor over the desired location of your new scenario. Right-click that
region to select it as the mission area.
5.
You are prompted to confirm your region choice. Click
OK
to accept the selected region or click
CANCEL
to return to the Region Selection map and select a different location.
The chosen region is loaded, and the Mission Creation screen appears.
EDITING AN EXISTING MISSION
From the Mission Editor’s Region Selection interface you can also load and edit a mission
previously created by you or another user.
To select an existing scenario to edit:
1.
From the Editor menu at the top of the screen select Mission>Load Mission.
2.
The Open File Dialog box appears. Scroll to the desired scenario file name.
3.
File extensions in use are as follows:
.mu User created mission
.mup Password protected user mission.The mission can be played but not edited unless the
user supplies the proper password in Mission Editor.
4.
Click on the file name then click
OK
or double-click the filename to open that file in the Mission
Editor.
NOTE:
To view or edit scenarios created by your friends, copy the desired scenario file into the
Scenario directory in the directory where the game is installed.The scenario can then be
selected from the Load Mission menu option.
IMPORTING SCENARIOS
You can import your favorite 688(I) Hunter/Killer and Jane’s Fleet Command scenarios for use in
Sub Command.The ship databases differ between these three games therefore some platforms in
the imported scenarios may not be available in the current game. Imported scenarios will need
varying degrees of editing to work properly in Sub Command.
To Import a 688(I) Hunter/Killer or Jane’s Fleet Command scenario:
1.
Copy the desired file into the Sub Command Scenario directory in the location where the game
is installed.
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