Desert Law
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1. E Attack order selected units to attack a given object Hotkey R Alert order to move to a given location in combat readi ness retaliate any enemy attacks and attack any enemy units within the visibility scope Hotkey A Turn order the selected unit to turn in the given direc 7 tion Hotkey S Ambush order to ambush Being in ambush when i your unit spots an enemy unit it will wait until the enemy is within the shooting range and only after that it will open fire Hotkey D Exit order the selected characters to leave vehicle or building Hotkey F Attack ground artillery units only unit starts attacking a given area regardless of enemy presence in there Hotkey Z Shoot in artillery units only unit makes several shots at a given location and waits till it sees enemy In this case hit probability is higher Hotkey X Mine only for units with such ability units plant mines at a given location Hotkey C Repair only for units with such ability unit repairsea y selected friendly unit Hotkey C Replenish ammo only for units with such ability unit replenishes ammo of a selected friendly unit Hotkey A Binoculars only for units with such ability increases Hotkey X Regroup for characters only allows to choose one Te the available types of characters movement Hotkey he Addi2. Pavel Krutov Dmitriy Savin Alexander Trifonov Digital Light Studio together with TriDigital Studio Development of the introduction video Management Sergei Gashnikov Drawing of backgrounds and textures Vitaliy Shitnev Development of 3D models and animation Eugeniy Dunskiy Alexander Alexandrov Sergei Gashnikov Composing Andrey Ledenev Andrey Tolkachev The following licensed technologies of video audio and music playback are used in the game Firelight Technologies Pty Ltd 1994 2006 FMOD sound and music playback system used under license 1997 2006 by RAD Game Tools Inc Bink video playback technology used under 4 license lt The game developers would like to thank the developers of freeware software and technologies used in the game Lua 1994 2006 Tecgraf PUC Rio All rights reserved Lua scenarios language d veloped and created by Waldemar Celes Roberto lerusalimschy Luiz Henrique de Figueiredo See details at www lua org Ogg Vorbis 2006 Xiph org Foundation See details at www xiph org Libpng 2000 2006 Glenn Randers Pehrson See details at www libpng org Zlib C 1995 2006 Jean loup Gailly amp Mark Adler See details at www gzip org zlib
3. cer Range of vision is the main skill that increases with the new level Bonnie Name N A Nick Bonnie Age 21 ROSE Favorite gun Heavy machine gun 2 Bar beauty Not married Member of the Coyotes Daughter of a sinful love of a Chinese woman and a Mexican does not remember any of them s P4 Infamous for her humungous breast size and friendship with Kyle Always out there for new sensations thus participating in all risky actions of the gang Knows how to read j Not a stupid type of a girl and not Ce expansive either Ne Rate of fire is the main skill that increases with the new level Name Kyle S Nick N A X Age 52 N Favorite gun Ingram Owner of the bar Member of the Coyotes Talkative experienced kind Left hand had to be cut off completely after an accident Used to be respected as a fighter and mega driver Lives with Bonnie when Bonnie does not live with someone else Knows how to read Firing range is the main skill that 4 increases with the new level IO Matthew J Name Matthew Nick Poet Age 26 Favorite gun Minigun Lieutenant of the Coyotes Main responsibility kick the jun ior gang brothers and sisters with disciplinary purposes Rigid type Would chew bathroom glass es and rip out tires if the bet is good Has a habit of ending up his inter locutors phrase with quite unex pected rhymes like What the hell 2 Damage is the
4. about boring new oil wells and extracting oil he shifted his activities to sparsely pop lated south of USA seizing one oil well after another 5 Materiel There are 47 different units nominally split into six classes e Scout most proficient in the vehicles that are available F SA these days They are weakly armored weakly equipped and 6 A ay can only survive because of their speed characteristics iT 9s Mostly used for surveillance and sabotage ae ie Shooter generally slow and weakly armored vehicle but very well armed Usually it has a long range cannon with great damage If this materiel is well protected from enemy assaults it will Serve you well Shooter miner shooter who is also capable of mining Elephant a perfectly armored vehicle It just cannot be demolished But there are some disadvantages it is general ly slow and usually quite weakly armed One should use it to distract the enemy attention Elephant should be the closest vehicle to the enemy positions Fighter an average of the three aforementioned vehi cles Well armored good speed well armed Being quite universal it is still outmatched by the respective specialized units by each individual parameter Troubleshooter a unit that cannot shoot but is capable 1 0 of repairing the others FIGHTERS ARTILLERY SCARP SHOOTERS Tacar AM eS RedRam Wasp Thunderclap 9 Falcon VI Wolfson
5. ammunition Dialog is displayed automatically until any button in the right upper corner is pressed A dialog can be interrupted at any moment by IFA fowarded by l or rewind by K 7 Log window Any game information is displayed in a log window for example Information on character s health level increase or if the mission e was successfully accomplished In addition to that this is where JA fthe conversation log is kept so you can always go back to find the pp essary ament Controls Nou control materiel and characters with the help of a mouse Mouse buttons are used as follows e Left button character or materiel selection e Right button command ordering point For example to select a unit and order it to shot at the chosen enemy unit you have to left click on it choose a necessary command in this particular case press R on the keyboard and then right click on the enemy unit you are willing to attack TA Sa PA 5 5 5 ce Commands Command panel Description of selected number of commands Es Move move selected vehicles to the given location dis regarding enemy attacks if any Hotkey Q Stop order all selected units to immediate cease of any actions and stop Hotkey W Hold Position order selected units to stay at the given position The unit will attack any enemy unit if it close to unit s firing distance and visibility scope Hotkey
6. and storing saved game files In order to start the game your system should comply with the following minimal requirements fe Pentium II 366 Mhz 64 MB RAM e Graphic AGP 3D processor Riva TNT class with 8 MB of video memory Recommended configuration e Pentium II 1000 MHz ge 128 MB RAM and more Was Graphic AGP 3D processor AGP 4x GeForce class DDR with 32 MB of video memory At least 2 150 MB on your hard drive is required for game installation It is recommended to have at least 500 MB of additional space for Windows swap file and storing saved game files lastallation Insert Desert Law CD1 Desert Law install disk into your CD ROM drive If Autorun is enabled the Desert Law menu will pop up on the screen automatically If Autorun is disabled on your system proceed to the game s root directory and launch Autorun exe In the autorun menu click the Install game option This will Jaunch the installation wizard which will guide you through the esi of the setup process Just follow instructions During the Z installation Desert Law files will be copied to your hard disk and corresponding program group and shortcuts will be creat ed in the Start menu They will allow launching the game unin Stalling it visiting developer s website and so on Start To run Desert Law select shortcut Start game from the pro lt lt gram group in Start menu ro You may also use correspondin
7. aphics settings 13S You can change parameters related to in game graphics in the Graphics menu You can change resolution and color depth adjust contrast gamma special effects quality and also change violence level turn blood off and on Certain parameters of the Graphics menu may affect the per formance of the game These parameters include texture qual ity high low compressed and Video Graphics optimization can either be turned off and on we recommend to turn it on when playing on ATI Radeon videocards cursor in game system in game cursor type recommended for faster machines In case if your computer is unable to process data with certain Speed and FPS counter goes below certain threshold the game Speed will be automatically reduced This threshold is set with parameter FPS limit If it is set to 0 the game speed won t be e r44 reduced in any circumstances you can adjust it with but A tons Qe ee History of the world The game unfolds in the southern part of the USA rich of oil 25 years after a nuclear conflict The latter was a follow up to a long power crisis revolts and ecological crisis That is why the nuclear war did not put an end to the humanity but it was enough for annihilation of the world s economical system Pursuant to globalization the system was growing rice in one part of the world and assembling computers in the other Many people survi
8. cking any object Sasi During the game you may need to attack neutral buildings sa constructions and objects To do that use attack any object lt 4 function R Focusing fire Give your units one aim for attack at a point of time This will allow you to destroy the enemy s materiel faster than theyo gt could demolish yours Damaged enemy materiel shoots ike new whereas destroyed does not shoot at all PE Bi Aaa we a tani i i 1 PT p il p ub X Programming Graphics Testing Management Special thanks 1C Company Producers Script Graphics Fyodor Mukin Peter Mukin Pavel Ananiev Peter Mukin Pavel Ananiev Mikhail Zhivets Dmitriy Savin Mikhail Sotnikov Pavel Stasevich Igor Khomich Inessa Morova Gennadiy Ryzhkin Natalie Sidorevich Alexey Novikov Denis Rybakov TORON j Alexander Gorokh P Strategic Music Company Dmitry Kuzmenko See www strategicmusic org for more details g eS I Ivan Gergalov Dmitriy Novitskiy Fyodor Mukin Yuri Yakovlev Dmitry Neverovich Alexey Areshnikov Andrey Grishchenko Yuri Miroshnikov Sapronenkov Konstantin Fofanov llia Ryapolov Mikhail Matsokin Oleg Yakovlev Sergei Markov Eugeniy Mutsaev Timur Marketing amp PR Nikolai Baryshnikov Svetlana Gorobets Anatoliy Subbotin Alexey Artemenko Pagination Sergei Konovalov Tatyana Katova Testing Alexander Shishov Marina Savateeva
9. g HEAVY ARMORED VEHICLES Wildgunner Bobby BDB 1000 SPECIAL UNITS AA Characters Apart from the vehicles there are heroes and other characters lt in the game All materiel in the game is initially neutral and only gt Aafter seizure by the player s character or enemy s character it Oi f becomes correspondingly player controlled or vice versa enemy driven Heroes accumulate experience in action and raise their levels resulting in better mastering materiel Some start driving bet ter others shooting better and thus you need to get the cor responding materiel for them You can find out specific charac ter characteristics by right clicking on its icon is ee There are seven hero characters in total available in the game Bred PANA DIGU pk J Name Bred DS Nick Coyote Age 23 Favorite gun Shotgun Main character Leader of the Coyotes Well built but prefers to Stand out by his intellect 2229 4 f Charismatic straight for Y dios ward and a bit crusty Distinctive habit Smiles with one side of the mouth Knows how to read Damage is the main skill that increases with the new level Jane Name Jane Nick N A Age 22 Favorite gun Colt Commando Bred s girl friend Not married Independent restrained Hides her emotions A woman of few words Wears tops shirts tied on the belly wy denim skirts army boots Bust size Ax 2
10. g menu in the autorun menu which is shown when the Desert Law CD1 is put into CD ROM Auto insert disk notification must be turned on lf you chose to place a game shortcut on the Windows Desktop during setup process you can also launch the game by clicking on it Uninstall In order to uninstall the game select the Uninstall re install Shortcut in the game folder of the Start menu You can also select Uninstall from the start up menu which appears on the screen after the game CD is inserted in your CD ROM drive if the Autorun feature is enabled Main meny Dries a start ue will see the main menu New game To start a game from the very beginning click on the New Game button After that you will see an introductory comic being the intro to the game plot After the comic you will find yourself in the first training mission where you will master the main principles of the game As the game evolves the plot develops often quite unexpectedly whereas the game difficul ty grows Load a Game To load a saved game and continue it from the place you Stopped the last time click on Load Game and choose a file gyou need If you need the Settings menu allowing you to change various ae gameplay sound and graphics parameters click on this option 4 Credits Game developer team The list is displayed until ESC is pressed Exit To exit the game click on the Exit button Comic
11. l Introduction AM Installation and start system requirements Installation Start Uninstall Game description Main menu New game Comics Game screen Controls Commands Settings Characters Materiel And Gameworld History of the world Materiel Characters V Recommendations VI Credits Desert Law is a post nuclear RTS with the action developing in a new surviving world People build the civilization a new re _ invent trying to use the leftovers of what used to be technolo fe gies of their predecessors The fighting units are now civil vehi Es ps Cles re built for war purposes and self made ones assembled from everything that could be useful The action unfolds from the day when the protagonist Bred lt comes home and finds his settlement ravaged and annihilated Bred decides to put an end to the bandits and kill every single one of them He organizes an affinity group and they round about the desert clearing the ravaged lands from the bandits accumulating more and more allies under their flag But when the name of your flag is vengeance it becomes more difficult than it may seem and the circumstances are not that unequivocal System requirements B 7 Desert Law is designed for use under Windows ag 98 ME 2000 XP with DirectX version 8 1 or higher The game requires 2 150 MB of free disk space It is recommended to have at least 200 MB additional space for Windows swap file
12. main skill that _ meiticreases with the new level Mikhos Name Mikhos Nick Geek Age N A Favorite gun Wrench Brilliant mechanic Lieutenant of the Coyotes Inquisitive talkative nosy psycho Repairs and builds everything gas driven 24 7 Knows how to read Agility is the main skill that increas es with the new level Desert Law looks and plays like any other conventional RTS but if you take a closer look at the game s mechanics you may notice that there is plenty of useful tricks If used properly they will improve your results during the play and help you raise your commanding skills In this section we are going to give you some general advice on commanding your troops and in game tactics Use the Pause function No matter how banal this tip may look using pause Spacebar FIS really important in Desert Law The game mechanics are built in such a way that pause gives lots of advantage to the player Without pausing the game you may find it difficult to issue orders to all of your units in real time Use shooting range radius In Desert Law every unit has its own shooting range radius x press Alt R to check it which has a great effect on its com bat effectiveness Secure your heroes When one of the heroes dies the mission is lost Move heroes from broken to less damaged vehicles diios ae ees To shia pene eae ha 2a a en Don t lose control over the ba
13. s The game story is presented in the way of videoclips done in the manner of comics The following functions are available during the comics play back stop and exit to the main menu pes Start the game skip the comic and start mission Re play the comic Game screen Character icons Upper left corner displays icons of all characters available in this particular mission By right clicking on it you may see all the characteristics of the char acter By double clicking on it you center the camera on the character in the game Minimap Lower left corner displays a minimap which helps you find your path on the bat tlefield By left clicking on the minimap the camera shifts to the pointed location on the map Minimap can also be used for showing the aim to your units It s enough to right click on the necessary location on the minimap instead of moving the camera to the location on the main map Minimap designations Jes Green dots player units Red dots enemy units Arrows mission areas Materiel characteristics In this window you will see the characteristics of the unit on which the cursor is being pointed Armor the higher it is the lesser damage your unit receives Damage amount of injury done by a unit with one shot Armor piercing the maximum enemy s armor could be pierced without meaningful penalty Firing Rate firing speed Amount of bullets Unit s
14. tional commands Regroup Auto a character selects an optimal mode automati cally Hotkey Q Aggressive unavailable for artillery and non combat units acharacter will move and attack the closest spotted enemy unit Hotkey W Defense unavailable for artillery and non combat units a character will crawl Hotkey E On March a character will move faster paying no regard to enemy Hotkey R Hidden for characters only a character will crawl i this mode the character will be almost invisible for the enemy Hotkey A Seizure of Materiel A special feature of the game is a possibility for characters to change vehicles incl former enemy ones You can decipher what character drives what vehicle by color flags atop of them ASS a ee ie Settings Player Profile In the Player Profile menu you can change your name and mouse sensitivity and also set difficulty level easy normal hard Difficulty level Easy is designed for players without extensive knowledge of RTS and will not require any special abilities allowing for simple enjoyable gameplay Normal and Hard levels are recommended for ones who are experienced in RTS or those who have successfully accomplished the Easy Level Sound Settings In the Sound menu you will be able to adjust volume for music and sound FX unit replies explosions shots ambient Sound and so on Gr
15. ttle Proper control over combat on the entire game map is essen tial for victory in Desert Law Make use of quick access buttons Ctrl 1 9 and pause the game often to take a thorough look at the current combat situation and its development Repair broken vehicles You can drive broken vehicles out of the battle and repair them with the help of a mechanic And then send the repaired vehicles back to the battle gt a Use stealth mode for heroes E R hero in stealth mode is almost invisible for the enemy Use ad this feature to seize neutral vehicles on the enemy territory Readiness for action Units may be put on alert mode A and engage in combat on ie enemy s sight Use this movement mode instead of the usual Ay One and then your units will immediately attack enemy units if 7 they spot them Ia J4 4 Ambush Your units are also able to set up an ambush D wait for the enemy to come closer and open fire Hold position is Sometimes you will receive orders to capture a position and 4 hold it To do that make sure your units are in the right spot gee and press Hold position button E They will stand ground and fight to the bitter end Turning a unit If you know the enemy approaching routes for sure turn your materiel in that direction with the help of Turn S command Your units will immediately open fire as soon as they spot the enemy instead of losing time for turning Atta
16. ved in the parts of the world with rice cultivation whereas the parts with dominant computer assembly business were firstly bombed more than the rest and secondly there was great lack of food there Almost 99 per cent of population did not survive starvation X ray sickness and other miseries The ones who had more luck are cutting each other s throats for material benefits Parents of Brad born one year before the war A Texas lad were the ones who did not escape being killed The Ya poy managed to hide in the basement of the parent s farm before he raid and therefore survived ia At the same time the only circumstances that the neighboring Cuba had to withstand were cease of export of cigars and sugar Slight weather cool down total massacre dissolution of a state and the follow up famine with almost 40 per cent of population dead After 20 years of the post war period Cuba s population was almost restored and started its expansion northwards The leader of the expansion became Colonel Murjeha who organized an expedition to American oil derricks in the Mexican Gulf eight years after the war Hanging the surviving miners off the edges of the rigs Having hanged the rest of the oilmen who had been eating raw fish for quite some time Murjeha established the only transport network in the Caribbean and became its sole propri etor 12 years later when the oil supplies came to an end Murjeha and his gang still had no clue
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