User Guide

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Play Game
Player Setup Screen At the MAIN MENU screen,
press PLAY GAME to go to the PLAYER SETUP screen.
If this is your first time playing TRIBES, a dialog box will
appear, prompting you for a player name. Enter the name
for your player, then click on DONE to continue. The
dialog box will also appear if you select NEW to create a
new player.
To remove an existing player, select that player’s name from
the player list and click on REMOVE, then press OK at the
prompt to confirm.
Select either male or female for your player’s gender by checking the appropriate box. Gender determines how
your player will appear to other players in the game.
VOICE SET INFORMATION: When you issue commands, taunts, etc., this is the voice other players
will hear. Select one from the ones listed. Press the SPEAKER button to hear a sample of the voice you select.
PLAYER SKIN SELECTION: Allows you to select a skin for your player. Select a skin from the pull-down
menu. Some servers may not allow the use of individual skins. In such cases you will default to wearing the
skin of the team that you join.
PLAYER INFORMATION: Real Name, E-mail, Tribe, Tribe URL, Chat Room, Other Info: This informa-
tion can be viewed by other players from the server menu in the game. This is useful for setting up matches
between tribes or finding your buddies.
P l a y e r Se t - U p S t a r t i n g a n d J o i n i n g a G a m e
The Custom Script field allows you to enter the name of a script file to be executed whenever you use this
player. For more information on scripting in general, visit the TRIBES website.
If you wish to edit controls for your player, click on the OPTIONS button in the upper left of the screen.
Once you are satisfied with your new control options, click on PLAY to return to the PLAYER SETUP screen
(see page 61 for more information on customizing your control options).
Click on NEXT to continue to the next screen. To return to the MAIN MENU screen, click on BACK.
Choose Game Type Select the type of game you wish to
play. You can select from joining a multiplayer game, single
player training mission, or hosting a multiplayer game.
Starting a Training Mission To start a single-player training
mission, select the SINGLE PLAYER TRAINING button from
the CHOOSE
GAME TYPE
menu and click
on NEXT.
You will be
presented with
a list of all the training missions in the TRAINING screen.
Select a mission to get a brief synopsis of mission goals. To
start a training mission, highlight the one you want to start
from the list, then click on PLAY GAME. Click on BACK to
return to the previous screen.