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WELCOME TO FIREFORCE. THIS IS YOUR CHANCE TO ENTER THE EXCITING WORLD OF AN
ELITE FORCES COMBAT HERO. YOU WILL UNDERTAKE A VARIETY OF MISSIONS
INCLUDING FIRE FIGHTS, UNDERCOVER RESCUE AND ASSASSINATIONS.

DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR. SPECIAL UNITS WERE FORMED OF HIGHLY TRAINED
MEN FOR UNCONVENTIONAL OPERATIONS BEHIND ENEMY LINES. THESE UNITS INCLUDED
THE `CHINDITS` THE `COMMANDOS` THE `US RANGERS` AND THE `OSS`. THE MEMBERS
OF THESE UNITS WERE SELECTED VOLUNTEERS FROM THE MILITARY SERVICES WHO,
AFTER THE MOST RIGOROUS TRAINING (WHICH ELIMANTED 50%) WERE INDUCTED INTO
THE SPECIAL FORCES.

THE VALUE AND NEED FOR SUCH HIGHLY TRAINED ELITE UNITS WAS WIDELY REGONISED
AFTER THE SECOND WORLD WAR AND MANY NATIONS INCORPORATED SUCH GROUPS INTO
THEIR ARMED FORCES, SUCH NAMES AS THE `SAS IN THE UK, THE NAVY SEALS AND
RANGERS IN THE USA (I THOUGHT RANGERS WERE FROM SCOTLAND HEHEHE) ARE WIDELY
KNOWN AND RESPECTED PARTICULARLY FOR THEIR FAMOUS ACTIONS AGAINST
TERRORISTS.

THE `US RANGERS` FEATURED IN FireForce WERE SET UP IN 1962 AND USED
EXTENSIVELY IN THE VIETNAM WAR IN THE MEKONG DELTA AND OTHER AREAS. THEIR
SPECIAL SPHERE IS AMPHIBIOUS INFILITRATION ALONG THE COASTS AND IN RVIERINE
AREAS,, PENETRATING INLAND TO CONDUCT SPECIAL OPERATIONS IN HOSTILE
TERRITORY. IN VIETNAM THEY OPERATED EXTENSIVELY BEHIND ENEMY LINES LAYING
AMBUSHES,UNDERTAKING RESCUE MISSIONS AND DEMOLITION OPERATIONS.

IN FireForce YOU HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BECOME ONE OF THESE INTREPID
FIGHTERS AND UNDERTAKE A NUMBER OF DANGEROUS MISSIONS. YOU MUST USE YOUR
KNOWLEDGE OF WEAONARY AND YOUR CO-ORDINATION SKILLS TO OVERCOME THE
TERRORISTS OR ENEMY FORCES RANGED AGAINST YOU TO ACHIEVE YOUR OBJECTIVE.

YOUR GUIDE THROUGH MISSION 1
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WAIT FOR THE GAME TO REACH THE ROSTER SCREEN, FIRST OF ALL WE NEED TO
CREATE A NEW CHARACTER READY TO GO INTO ACTION. FOR EXAMPLE USE THE
JOYSTICK TO MOVE THE POINTER AND CLICK ON THE NAME `CMDR W.J TEALE` THE BAR
WILL TURN YELLOW, YOU ARE NOW ABLE TO USE THE KEYBOARD TO TYPE IN YOUR
NAME. WHEN FINISHED PRESS RETURN AND CLICK ON THE `ASSIGN` ICON.

NOW YOU ARE FACED WITH A `DEPLOYMENT` SCREEN. CLICK ON THE ARMOURY ICON.
THE CURRENT SELECTED EQUIPMENT IS FINE FOR MISSION 1 BUT FEEL FREE TO TAKE
WHATE EVER YOU WISH. WHEN YOU HAVE FINISHED CLICK ON `EXIT` AND YOU WILL BE
RETURNED TO THE `DEPLOYMENT` SCREEN.

AFTER READING THE MISSION BRIEFING,INTELLIGENCE REPORTS AND REMEMBERING THE
PICK UP DETAILS CLICK ON `BGIN MISSION` AND GET READY.

AFTER THE HELICOPTER HAS DROPPED YOU INTO ENEMY TERRITORY YOU ARE ON YOUR
OWN, COMPLETE YOUR MISSION AND HOPEFULLY ONCE YOU HAVE FINISHED MEET THE
HELICOPTER THAT WILL WISK YOU TO SAFETY.

AT THE END OF THE MISSION YOU WILL BE RETURNED TO THE ROSTER SCREEN. IF
YOUR CHARACTER HAS NOT BEEN KILLED AND IS NOT MISSING IN ACTION THEN HE CAN
BE USED AGAIN.

TO CONTINUE THE CHARACTER CLICK ON THE RIBBON STRIP UNDER THE CHARACTERS
NAME.

DEPLOYMENT SCREEN
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THE DEPLOYMENT SCREEN SHOWS THE MISSIONS AVAILABLE TO OUR HERO. THE PANEL
IN THE CENTRE GIVES BRIEF INFO ABOUT THE CURRENTLY SELECTED GIVES BRIEF
DESCRIPTION ABOUT THE CURRENTLY SELECTED MISSION AND ADVICE ON THE TYPES OF
WEAPONS TO SELECT. AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PANEL ARE THE ATART AND END TIMES
OF THE MISSION WITH A GRID REFERENCE OF THE PICK-UP POINT. ADDITIONAL INFO
CAN BE SEEN BY CLICKING ON THE INTELLIGENCE ICON IN THE TOP RIGHT OF THE
MISSION INFO WINDOW.

NEW WINDOWS
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ONCE YOU HAVE COMPLETED THE FIRST FOUR MISSIONS A NEW SET WILL BE SHOWN ON
THE ROSTER SCREEN.

EXITING DEPLOYMENT
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THEICONS AT THE BOTTOM OF THE SCREEN TAKE YOU BACK TO THE ROSTER,BEGIN THE
SELECTED MISSION OR ALLOW YOU TO SELECT THE APPROPRIATE WEAPONS FOR THE
MISSION.

ARMOURY
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THE ARMOURY SCREEN ALLOWS YOU TO SELECT AN ARRAY OF DIFFERENT WEAPONS TO
HELP YOU ACHIEVE THE MISSION OBJECTIVE.

CHOOSING EQUIPMENT
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EACH PIECE OF EQUIPMENT HAS THREE ICONS.

C........DROP ITEM
+........INCREASE NUMBER OF ITEMS
-........DECREASE NUMBER OF ITEMS

THE GUN SELECTION SCREEN CAN BE ACCESSED BY CLICKING ON THE GUN IN THE TOP
RIGHT CORNER OF THE SCREEN. IF ANOTHER GUN CANNOT BE SELECTED THEN LOAD
FACTOR MAY BE TO HIGH. TO SOLVE THIS PROBLEM RETURN TO THE ARMOURY AND DROP
SOME EQUIPMENT BEFORE SELECTING THE REQUIRED GUN.

WHEN FINISHED CLICK THE `EXIT` ICON TO RETURN TO THE DEPLOYMENT SCREEN.

HERO CONTROL
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THE HERO IS CONTROLLED BY A COMBINATION OF BOTH JOYSTICK(IN PORT 2) AND THE
KEYBOARD.

JOYSTICK [BUTTON not PRESSED]

TOP RIGHT.....JUMP
TOP CENTRE....UP
TOP LEFT......JUMP
CENTRE LEFT...GO LEFT
CENTRE RIGHT..GO RIGHT
BOTTOM LEFT...DOWN
BOTTOM RIGHT..DOWN

JOYSTICK [BUTTON pressed]

TOP RIGHT.....GUN ANGLE UP
TOP CENTRE....GUN ANGLE UP
TOP LEFT......GUN ANGLE UP
CENTRE LEFT...SAFETY CATCH ON
CENTRE RIGHT..
BOTTOM LEFT...GUN ANGLE DOWN
BOTTOM RIGHT..GUN ANGLE DOWN

KEYS
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F1/F2.....SELECT KNIFE
F3/F4.....SELECT M72 LAW
F5/F6.....SELECT CURRENT GUN
F7/F8.....DROP DETONATOR
F9/10/DEL.DROP BEACON
1-6.......TRIGGER DETONATORS
HELP......USE FIELD DRESSING
P.........PAUSE
RETURN....DROP BEACON
SPACE.....SEARCH BODY/PICK UP ITEM

THE MAIN PORTION OF THE SCREEN IS TAKEN UP BY THE PLAY AREA WHERE ALL THE
ACTION HAPPENS. BELOW THIS IS A PANEL WHICH SHOWS VARIOUS INFO AND STATS.

THE WINDOW ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE OF THE PANEL SHOWS YOU WHICH WEAPON YOU
ARE CURRENTLY USING. THIS CAN BE CHANGED AS DESCRIBED PREVIOUSLY WITH THE
USE OF THE KEYBOARD. THE QUANTITY OF THE WEAPON SHOWN WILL ALSO BE
DISPLAYED. FOR EXAMPLE, IF YOU ARE USING A MP5 SUB MACHINE GUN, THE NUMBER
OF CARTRIDGES THAT YOU HAVE LEFT WILL BE DISPLAYED UNDERNEATH THE BARREL.

THE WINDOW ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE OF THE PANEL DETAILS INFO ABOUT YOUR
CURRENT STATE.

THE RED/YELLOW/GREEN BAR IS AN INDICATION OF YOUR CURRENT HEALTH. THIS BAR
WILL GO DOWN EVERY TIME YOU GET INJURED. BUT CAN BE INCREASED WITH THE USE
OF FIELD DRESSING PACKS. IF THE BAR IS IN GREEN, IT SIGNIFIES THAT YOU ARE
HEALTHY, BUT WATCH OUT BECAUSE THE NEARER THE BAR GETS TO THE RED AREA, THE
NEARER YOU ARE TO DEATH.

ABOVE YOUR HEALTH BAR ARE THE FOLLOWING FROM RIGHT TO LEFT.

THE CURRENT MISSION TIME:-KEEP AN EYE ON THIS AS YOU WILL HAVE TO MEET YOUR
PICKUP AT A SPECIFIED TIME.

THE NUMBER OF FIELD DRESSING PACKS LEFT

THE NUMBER OF C4 EXPLOSIVES LEFT

THE NUMBER OF M203 GRENADES LEFT

ABOVE THESE IN GREY IS THE MISSION GRID REFERENCE. AT THE END OF THE
MISSION YOU WILL NEED TO MAKE SURE THIS IS THE SAME AS THAT GIVEN IN YOUR
MISSION BRIEFING, OTHERWISE YOU WILL NOT BE AT THE CORRECT PICK UP POINT.

THE LINE ABOVE YOUR GRID REFERENCE IS A GENERAL INFORMATION LINE WHICH YOU
SHOULD KEEP AN EYE ON, ESPECIALLY WHEN SEARCHING,PICKING UP OBJECTS OR
LAYING BEACONS DOWN.

WHEN YOU PLACE C4 EXPLOSIVES ONTO THE GROUND, THE DETONATOR NUMBERS WILL
LIGHT UP. SO FOR EXAMPLE, IF YOU PLANT 4 C4 EXPLOSIVES, DETONATOR NUMBERS
1-4 LIGHT UP. THIS SIGNIFIES THAT YOU ARE ABLE TO TRIGGER THE DETONATORS
WITH THE APPROPRIATE KEYS ON THE KEYBOARD. (IE. 1 TRIGGERS THE FIRST C4
EXPLOSIVE YOU DROPPED)

SEARCHING BODIES AND PICKING UP OBJECTS
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YOU HAVE THE ABILITY TO SEARCH ENEMY SOLDIERS AND PICK UP VARIOUS OBJECTS
THROUGHOUT THE GAME. TO SEARCH AN ENEMY SOLDIER, SIMPLY WALK IN FRONT OF
THE BODY AND PRESS <SPACE> KEY ON YOUR KEYBOARD.

THE MAIN GAME SCREEN COLOURS WILL GET DARKER AND YOU WILL BE PRESENTED WITH
A SCROLLING MENU WHICH CAN BE MOVED UP OR DOWN WITH YOUR JOYSTICK. DOWN THE
CENTRE OF THE PANEL YOU WILL SEE A LIST OF ALL AVAILABLE ITEMS THAT YOU ARE
ABLE TO PICK UP.

ON EACH SIDE OF THIS LIST IS A COLUMN OF NUMBERS SHOWING HOW MANY OF EACH
OF THE ITEMS YOU AND THE BODY YOU ARE SEARCHING HAS. THE COLUMN ON THE LEFT
CORRESPONDS TO WHAT ITEMS YOU HAVE THE LEFT COLUMN IS THE ENEMY SOLDIERS.

IF THE ENEMY HAS SOMETHING YOU WANT SIMPLY HIGHLIGHT THE ITEM YOU WANT TO
TAKE AND PUSH <LEFT> ON THE JOYSTICK. IF YOU ARE ABLE TO CARRY MORE, YOU
WILL HAVE PICKED UP THE OBJECT, OTHERWISE YOU WILL BE TOLD THAT YOU CANNOT
CARRY ANYMORE. TO DROP/GIVE AN OBJECT YOU ARE CARRYING TO AN ENEMY SOLDIER
SIMPLY HIGHLIGHT THE OBJECT AND PUSH YOUR JOYSTICK TO THE <RIGHT>.

TO EXIT THE MENU, PRESS THE <FIRE> BUTTON ON THE JOYSTICK.

DOCS DONE THIS WEEK...ASSASSINS..CYTRON...FIREFORCE...
GREETS TO THE BEST DOX-ERS ALLIANCE/RYGAR/MR THOMPSON/ECT