User manual GAMES PC THE BARD S TALE II

[. . . ] If you experience any of the following symptoms while playing a video or computer game - dizziness, altered vision, eye or muscle twitches, loss of awareness, disorientation, any involuntary movement, or convulsions - IMMEDIATELY discontinue use and consult your doctor before resuming play. Advertising Take The Settlers® 10th Anniversary to the next level! Join the growing The Settlers® 10th Anniversary community and get access to: · Exclusive content and information · Great competitions and prizes · Privileged offers: collectors items, limited editions. . . · Exclusive hints and tips · Meet new friends on the forums and get all the help you need! Join us now at http://www. thesettlers. com! ©1996 -2006 Ubisoft Entertainment. The Settlers, Blue Byte and the Blue Byte logo are trademarks of Red Storm Entertainment in the US and/or other countries. Ubisoft and the Ubisoft logo are trademarks of Ubisoft Entertainment in the US and/or other countries. [. . . ] The tutorial will guide you through each lesson step by step, teaching you all you need to know in order to play the other games modes later on by yourself. 3. 2. 3 Freeplay In freeplay mode, nothing is pre-determined; you are free to choose the parameters you wish. This means that you can select, for example, which Settler nation you wish to command (Romans, Nubians or Chinese), the map on which you wish to play, and the objective of the game. 3. 2. 4 Multiplayer The game offers a true multiplayer mode, which means that several players can play at the same time by connecting multiple computers via a network. The players are connected either via an existing LAN or over the Internet. JOIN LAN GAME: HOST LAN GAME: Join a game played via Local Area Network (LAN). Getting started 3. 1 Main Menu The Main Menu contains the following items: SINGLE PLAYER: This menu item contains the following submenus: · Continue: Loads the last saved game. · Tutorial: Starts the tutorial, which teaches you the basics of the game. · Campaign: Starts Campaign mode, which offers you ten exciting missions. MULTIPLAYER: SETTINGS: CREDITS: Offers online action via LAN or Internet with other players Adjust the game settings, for example graphics and sound. Displays a list of the creators of "The Settlers II ­ 10th Anniversary" EXIT GAME: Exits the game and returns to the Windows Desktop. 4 5 5 JOIN INTERNET GAME: Play a game via Internet with others. As your settlement grows, you should build storehouses to reduce traffic congestion and keep transport routes short. Mining Finding and exploiting mineral resources plays an important role in the world of the Settlers. If he discovers a mineral resource, a corresponding mine can be erected on the location of his find which then yields the mineral resource. There are four mineral resources: Coal, iron ore, gold und stone: · The gold mine serves military purposes, because only with the help of gold coins from the mint can soldiers be promoted to higher ranks. · The iron smelting works extracts iron from the ore from the iron mine, which in turn is used to make shields and swords in the smithy, and tools in the metalworks. · Coal mined in the coal mine is the most important mineral resource, as it is needed as a second resource at the mint to produce gold, in the iron smelting works to extract iron from ore, and in the smithy and the metalworks to forge iron. In other words, without coal no gold coins, weapons or tools can be produced. · The stone mine yields stone from underground deposits, which is then used to construct buildings and as ammunition for the catapult. Tools production Tools form the backbone of every settlement, because without them hands cannot become skilled workers who work in buildings. At the beginning of the game, a certain number of skilled workers and tools are already in the headquarters. However, these will be used up quite quickly if you expand your settlement and erect buildings. [. . . ] In this case, the surrounding enemy production buildings and storehouses are destroyed. If the defending party wins, the victorious defenders return to their buildings. In front of each of your military buildings you will see a white flag to the left of the entrance and a flagpole with small blue banners to the right. These signify the following: · The white flag indicates the distance of the building to the enemy border. [. . . ]