User manual UBISOFT BROTHERS IN ARMS EARNED IN BLOOD

[. . . ] ocs. com http://www. replacementd TABLE OF CONTENTS Quick Start Guide. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Player Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Playing Brothers In Arms. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Single-Player Campaign . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Skirmish and Multiplayer Configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Multiplayer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Skirmish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Characters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Weapons, Vehicles, and Enemies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Brothers In Arms Credits. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Minimum System Requirements · 100% Windows® 2000/XP compatible computer system (including compatible 32-bit drivers for DVD drive, video card, sound card and input devices) · US version of Microsoft Windows® 2000/XP operating system · Intel Pentium® III or AMD AthlonTM 1. 0 GHz processor (2. 5 GHz Pentium IV or AMD Athlon recommended) · 512MB RAM (1 GB or more recommended) · DVD drive · 3 GB of uncompressed hard disk space for game files, plus 512MB for Windows® swap file. · DirectX® 9. 0c or higher (included on disc) · 100% DirectX® 8. 0 compatible 32MB video card and drivers (64 MB recommended)* · 3-D Hardware Accelerator must support pixel shaders 1. 0 or higher* · 100% DirectX® 8. 0 compatible sound card and drivers (EAX recommended) · 100% Microsoft® compatible mouse & keyboard Multiplayer Requirements · Internet (TCP/IP) and LAN (TCP/IP and IPX) play supported · Internet play requires a 100% Windows® 2000/XP 56 Kbps modem or LAN connection (broadband with 64Kbps upstream recommended) INSTALLING BROTHERS IN ARMS To install Brothers In Arms: Earned In BloodTM, follow these simple steps: 1. Insert the Brothers In Arms: Earned In Blood Installation DVD into your DVD-ROM drive. The Autorun menu should appear. (Note: If the Autorun menu does not automatically appear, double-click on the My Computer icon located on your desktop, then double-click on the icon that corresponds to your computer's DVD-ROM drive. The Autorun menu should now appear. ) 3. [. . . ] They will cover each other and seek the best cover for themselves and their teammates when moving. SKIRMISH & MULTIPLAYER CONFIGURATION When playing the Brothers In Arms: Earned in Blood multiplayer game, you can play against players on a LAN or online through ubi. com. You can also sign in to your ubi. com account or change your gameplay options from this menu. User Profiles Before playing a Skirmish or Multiplayer game, you can first create a profile ­ choose the Profile Manager from the Main Menu, then follow the on-screen instructions for creating a new profile. If you don't choose a profile, you will use the game's default settings. Profiles will store your personalized game configuration settings to your computer. When your profile is created, return to the Main Menu, and then choose the Skirmish or Multiplayer option to select the type of game you want to play. Playing a Ubi. com Game From the Skirmish or Multiplayer menu, select Play It On Ubi. com. You must first sign in to an existing Ubi. com account (using your user name and password) or chose to create a new account. Once you are logged in, you have the following options: LAN Matches To play on a Local Area Network (LAN), select LAN Play from the Skirmish or Multiplayer menu. You can then select from a list of existing matches or create your own match. Create Match You can start your own LAN match by selecting Create Match in the LAN Play menu. Then, choose the mission you wish to play and the number of players (2­4). After you have made your selections, click Begin Match to enter the mission briefing. If you decide you are not ready or you want to change teams, click Unready. If you want another player in your game to change teams, you can select that player and press Unready Player. Click Begin Game when you are ready for the mission to begin. Note: The profile you are playing with must be selected through the Main Menu before starting or joining a LAN game. Find a Game - This is where you can search and join existing game sessions. First, choose a match from the list. The available game sessions will appear on the left. You can set the filters at the bottom of the screen to sort the existing list of sessions. (You can reload the session list by clicking Refresh. ) To join a session, select it and click Join. You will be taken to the mission briefing. When you and the other players are ready (they'll appear white), start the game by clicking Launch. Create Match - This is where you can set up a new match by specifying the game settings. You can set the mission you want to play, the number of players, and the server name. You can also set a password on the mission (for private matches ­ your opponents must also know the password to join). Once you've configured the game, click Begin Match to proceed to the mission briefing. When you and all the players are ready (they'll appear white), launch the game by clicking the Launch button. Play It On Ubi. comTM Play Brothers In Arms: Earned In Blood online!Ubi. com is an Internet gaming community where you can create a permanent gamer identity, set up a friends lists with other players, see when they're online, and invite them to play. PLAYING MULTIPLAYER GAMES Mission Objectives - Each mission has a unique objective for each side to accomplish before the mission timer runs out. Follow the on-screen instructions during the mission briefings to determine the mission objective(s) for your side of the engagement. Connecting to Ubi. com Before you can use Ubi. com, you need to connect your computer to the Internet and sign up for the Ubi. com service. You can find more information about the ubi. com service at www. ubi. com. After reading and accepting the User Agreement, enter your ubi. com account name and password. Click the Save Password option if you want the game to remember your password. Validate the Auto-Login option to automatically log in to the game using this ubi. com account. Use the New Profile and Account Management options to create a new account or to change your current account settings. Note: You may encounter some trouble connecting to ubi. com if you're using a firewall on your computer. Here are the ports you'll have to open to play on Ubi. com: Field Promotion - When you are killed during a multiplayer game, you can field promote a surviving soldier to become the new squad leader, and take over playing that soldier. Reinforcements - When your team members are killed during the multiplayer game, you can order reinforcements. Each player has a limited number of reinforcements for each mission, as indicated on the HUD (heads-up display). (If your teammate quits the mission, you will receive his unused reinforcements. ) [TCP] 40000-43000 included [UDP] 44000 inbound-outbound [UDP] 45000 inbound-outbound [UDP] 45001 inbound-outbound SKIRMISH Playing Skrimish Games Skirmish can be played Solo or Cooperative with another player over a LAN or through Ubi. com. Refer to the Multiplayer and Skirmish Configuration section for details. . Skirmish Setup Select Skirmish from the main menu, then select the type of game you'd like to play. After configuring your game type, you will be able to set the options for your game. [. . . ] In a mission where explosives are used, you will see a hint message appear onscreen at the point where you need to place your explosive charge. When you see this happen, press and hold the use button (defaulted to F or R) until Hartsock has armed the explosive and placed it on the objective. (If you release the button before the explosive is fully armed, it will not be placed. ) You do not need to wait for one explosive charge to detonate before setting the next one. ENEMY TROOPS VEHICLES There are a number of Allied and German vehicles in Brothers In Arms: Earned In Blood that can be found throughout the various missions. Two of these, at various points in the game, will be attached to your command, and you have the ability to command them in battle in a similar fashion to how you command your infantry teams. [. . . ]