Alliance: Future Combat v1.0 (tm) Readme File

(c) 2006 Gameyus Interactive LLC. All rights reserved.

CONTENTS

1. STARTING AND EXITING THE GAME
2. SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
3. IN GAME CONTROLS
4. VOICE COMMANDS
5. CONFIGURATION
6. BEFORE YOU START


1. STARTING AND EXITING THE GAME

Use the desktop or Start Menu shortcut created by the installation utility to start the game.

Press Alt-F4 or Esc and choose Exit from in game menu to leave the game. 

2. SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

Minimum:
CPU: Intel P4 1.6GHz or AMD Athlon XP 1600+
RAM: 512MB
GPU: 64 MB graphic card with Pixel shaders v1.1 (NVIDIA GeForce 4200, ATI Radeon 8500 or higher)

Recommended:
CPU: Intel P4 2.0GHz, AMD Athlon XP 2000+ or higher
RAM: 768MB
GPU: 128 MB graphic card with Pixel shaders v2.0(NVIDIA GeForce 5600 FX, ATI Radeon 9600 or higher)

Recommended for maximum performance:
CPU: Intel P4 3.0GHz, AMD Athlon XP 3000+ or higher
RAM: 1024MB
GPU: 128 MB graphic card with Pixel shaders v2.0/3.0 (NVIDIA GeForce 6800, ATI Radeon X800 or higher)

The game has been successfully tested on the following graphics cards:

NVIDIA (GeForce Series): Ti4200/4800, FX 5200, FX 5600, 6600 GT, 6800, 6800 GT
Ati (Radeon Series): 9200, 9550, 9600Pro, 9800Pro, X700, X700Pro

3. IN GAME CONTROLS

Keyboard shortcuts

"A"							issue attack command to selected unit(s) or group
"G"							issue attack ground command to selected unit(s) or group
"S" 							issue stop command to selected unit(s) or group
"C" 							center screen to selected unit(s) or group
"CTRL + (1-0)"	 					make desired group of units
"(1-0)" 						doubleclick on number selects group and centers screen on group
"NumLock ( + )" 					increase game speed (one step only)
"NumLock ( - )"	 					decrease game speed (one step only)
"F6"	 						quick save
"F10" 							screenshot
"TAB"							mission objectives
"Esc" 							ingame menu
"SPACE"	 						confirm voice command input
"Cursor Up" 						camera pan up
"Cursor Down"	 					camera pan down
"Cursor Left" 						camera pan left
"Cursor Right" 						camera pan right

Mouse input

Left Mouse Button					selection by single-click
									selection by dragging selection box
									selection of same units by double-click (this affect only units on screen)
									deselection by clicking on ground
									jump to desired locations by clicking on minimap area
									selects and confirms special option

Right Mouse Button					issues move command by clicking on minimap area
									issues commands
									cancels special option

"LMB + SHIFT"	 					add/remove from selection (works on units within GUI selection also)
									add/remove from selection by dragging selection box

"LMB + CTRL"	 					selects same units (this affect only units on screen)

Middle Mouse Button + Mouse Up				tilt camera down
Middle Mouse Button + Mouse Down			tilt camera up
Middle Mouse Button + Mouse Left			rotate camera right
Middle Mouse Button + Mouse Right			rotate camera left
Wheel Up	 					camera zoom in
Wheel Down 						camera zoom out

4. VOICE COMMANDS

Issue a command in natural voice, it will display in the upper left screen corner, press the space bar to confirm/execute it. Recognized commands appear as green or white colored text. Available commands are displayed in green, and can be immediately executed. Commands displayed in white are not available at that particular moment. If necessary, repeat the command until correctly recognized, press the space bar to execute it. 
For best voice recognition results, please use a headset. Certain and/or older Windows operating systems (OS) might not fully support this feature. Availability of this feature may be affected by the configuration and/or general settings of your computer.

Notice: Microsoft Speech will be installed with this game to enable Voice Control


"Attack"						issues attack command
"Move"							issues move command
"Stop"							issues stop command
"Ground"						issues attack ground command
"Exit"							issues exit command
"Deploy"						issues deploy command
"Heal"							issues heal command
"Repair"						issues repair command
"Explosive"						issues plant explosive command
"Soldier"						selects all soldiers
"Tank"							selects all tracked vehicles
"Vehicle"						selects all wheeled vehicles
"Chopper"						selects all helicopters

"Camera Near"						camera zoom in
"Camera Far"						camera zoom out
"Camera Left"						camera pan left
"Camera Right"						camera pan right
"Camera Down"						camera pan down
"Camera Up"						camera pan up
"Camera Hold"						stops camera movement
"Camera Center"						center screen to selected unit(s) or group

"Create One"						make first group of units
"Create Two"						make second group of units
"Create Three"						make third group of units
"Create Four"						make fourth group of units
"Create Five"						make fifth group of units
"Create Six"						make sixth group of units
"Create Seven"						make seventh group of units
"Create Eight"						make eight group of units
"Create Nine"						make ninth group of units
"Create Ten"						make tenth group of units

"Select One"						selects first group of units
"Select Two"						selects second group of units
"Select Three"						selects third group of units
"Select Four"						selects fourth group of units
"Select Five"						selects fifth group of units
"Select Six"						selects sixth group of units
"Select Seven"						selects seventh group of units
"Select Eight"						selects eight group of units
"Select Nine"						selects ninth group of units
"Select Ten"						selects tenth group of units
"Select All"						selects all units displayed on screen


5. CONFIGURATION

The configuration utility can be accessed as "Alliance - Configuration" in Start Menu/Programs/Alliance - Future Combat.

6. BEFORE YOU START

Alliance - Future Combat (tm) is a Microsoft DirectX application. Version 9.0c of Microsoft DirectX is required for playing Alliance - Future Combat (tm).

Before running Alliance - Future Combat (tm), be sure that you have the latest drivers for your video and audio cards installed onto your PC.

You can download the appropriate drivers from your video and audio card manufacturer's Web site. 

Do not run any other programs in the background, as this may conflict with Alliance - Future Combat (tm). This includes any virus-protection program that you have running.
