Fallout Tactics demo file

This is an archive of both the singleplayer and multiplayer demos for Fallout Tactics. They notably include exclusive content that has been chronicled here.

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   Fallout Tactics: Brotherhood of Steel (TM) Multiplayer Demo
Readme and Quick Manual                                25 Jan 2001
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CONTENTS
1.  Getting Started
2.  The Game
3.  Troubleshooting Information
4.  Interplay Customer Service Information
5.  UK Customer Support Information
6.  Legal Information


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1.  GETTING STARTED

1a. System Requirements
-----------------------
Fallout Tactics requires the following:

     Pentium II (or compatible) 300 MHz
     64 MB RAM
     WINDOWS 95, 98 and 2000 with DirectX 7.0 or later
     150 MB of Hard Drive Space
     DirectX Certified Video Card with at least 4 MB of video RAM.
	Must support at least 800x600 at 16bit or 32bit color.
     DirectX Certified Sound Card
     Keyboard, Mouse

For multiplayer, Fallout Tactics requires the following:

     A TCP/IP-based Local Area Network (LAN) and/or
     An Internet connection (56k or better) using TCP/IP


   Important Note regarding 2MB vs 4MB+ Video Cards
   ------------------------------------------------
   While you can still run Tactics with a 2MB video card, we
   recommend against it - performance will be very poor.   We
   do not support 2MB cards in an official capacity.  Fallout
   Tactics requires a 4MB card and we recommend that you obtain
   the latest DirectX drivers for your video card, direct from
   the company that makes your card.


1b. Installation
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Double-click on the SETUP.EXE file.  Follow the on-screen
instructions.

After installing Fallout Tactics, you will be given the option
to install GameSpy(tm) Arcade.  GameSpy Arcade allows you to
easily find or host Internet multiplayer games.

If you do not install GameSpy Arcade at this time, you can
install it by double-clicking on the ArcadeInstallFallout10.exe
icon, located in your Fallout Tactics download folder.  You can
also install it by going to: www.gamespy.com and clicking on
DOWNLOAD.


1c. Running Fallout Tactics
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If you use the default installation settings for Fallout Tactics,
it will be installed in a '14 Degrees East' Program Group in your Start
menu. Click on "Fallout Tactics Multiplayer Demo" to start the 
game. 


1d. Fallout Tactics Web Page
----------------------------
If there is anything that you are having problems with or cannot
find in this readme file, stop by the Fallout Tactics Web Page at:

      http://www.interplay.com/falloutbos

Aside from cool game materials and errata, you may be able to find
an answer for whatever question you might have.


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2. THE GAME

2a. The Fallout Universe
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War, war, never changes...

And it can be really rather unpleasant.  After the bomb had 
dropped, toilet paper and those funny little packets of soap that 
you find in hotel rooms became very difficult to find.

Through their military and technical expertise, the Brotherhood of
Steel were able to rebuild their lives after the war.  They 
proclaimed themselves the technological saviors of mankind, and 
allowed those whom they thought wise enough to join their cause. 

But many within the Brotherhood were not satisfied with their
isolationist policies. They sought to bring their prosperity and
security to the rest of the people in the scarred lands.  A group 
of several top-ranking members decided that the time had come to 
split away from their comrades. They were determined to take 
their skills and use them to awaken the long-dormant technologies 
of the ancients, in the hopes of restoring peace and unity to the 
country.

This is their story...

Well, actually, it's just a demo, but you get the point.


2b. Playing the game
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We strongly recommend that you play the four tutorials which are
included in this demo.  Not only do they introduce all the key
elements on the control system but they also contain valuable
tactical examples to get you started.
 
To select the tutorials, click on the tutorial button from the
intro screen.  Choose from one of the four tutorials:

   Basic
   This tutorial guides the player through the control
   system used in the game.  It includes: Movement,
   Weapon use, Stances, Skills, and Using objects.

   Ambush, Stealth, Sniper
   These three tutorials all start with a recorded movie
   demonstrating some key aspect of game play.  The
   player then has a chance to copy the movie or invent
   their own way of tackling the problem.

After playing the tutorials, there are two stand alone missions to
choose from.  Click on the Mission 1 and Mission 2 buttons to
start that respective mission.  The missions do not have to be
played in any particular order, but we suggest you start with
Mission 1.
 
All buttons in the GUI have mouse-over text.  Hold the mouse over
the button for a brief moment to see the button name and the
hot-key (if any) to activate that button from the keyboard.

For details of keyboard short cuts press "H", for Help.


Hot-Keys
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GENERAL
H: Help
Alt-S: Quick Save
Alt-L: Quick Load
Alt-X: Exit
PrtScn: Print Screen (Saved to CORE/SCREENSHOTS)

GAME
Cursor Keys: Scroll Map
Pause: Pause Game toggle
ESC: Menu toggle
S: Skilldex toggle
I: Inventory toggle
O: Options toggle
P: PIPBoy toggle
C: Character screen toggle
M: PIPBoy Map
Numpad Enter: Toggle Minimap/Text Display
Numpad - : Zoom out Minimap
Numpad + : Zoom in Minimap

MOVEMENT
Left Click on Ground: Move
Ctrl-Left Click: Force move to same level
Shift-Left Click: Run (or walk if Always Run is On)
W/Backspace: Stop
- : Rotate Left
= : Rotate Right

ACTIONS
Left Click on Object: Use
1: Sneak
2: Lockpick
3: Steal
4: Traps
5: First Aid
6: Doctor
7: Science
8: Repair

COMBAT
Left Click on Target: Fire Weapon
Right Click: Fire
Ctrl-Right Click: Force Fire
U: Left/Right hand toggle
Y: Cycle current weapon modes
T: Targeted shot toggle
R: Reload weapon

SQUAD CONTROLS
F1-F6: Select Squad Member
F7-F11: Recall selection groupings
Ctrl-F7-F11: Set selection groupings
F12: Select all squad members
, : Sentry Mode Off
. : Sentry Mode Aggressive
/ : Sentry Mode Defensive
Q: Stand
A: Crouch
Z: Prone

TURN BASED
Enter: Exit Turn Based / Begin Turn Based
Ctrl-Space: End Turn
Space: Next character
Alt-Left Click: Reserve Move (keep enough APs to use current item)
Backspace: End characters turn
/ : Enter Overwatch mode

MULTIPLAYER
Tab (hold): Show multiplayer scores screen
Enter: Chat mode
Shift-Enter: Team chat mode
' : Whisper


2c. Playing a Multiplayer Game
------------------------------
There are three ways to play a multiplayer game: LAN, Direct TCP/IP and
using the GameSpy network.  To start a LAN or Direct TCP/IP game, start
Fallout Tactics normally and click on MULTIPLAYER from the main menu.
To play in a GameSpy game over the Internet, launch GameSpy Arcade from
the Start->Programs menu.

Click in the Enter Name text box and type your name.  The Active Servers
window will show the current games.  You can click BACK to return to the
main menu.

LAN
---
Fallout Tactics will display all current games on your LAN.  To start a
new game, click HOST.  To join an existing game, click on the game and
then click JOIN.

Direct TCP/IP
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Enter the IP address of your host server in the Optional Server IP box.
Press ENTER.  The server will appear in the game list once it is found.  
Click on the game and then click JOIN to enter the game.

GameSpy
-------
Run GameSpy Arcade from the Start->Programs menu.  Follow the on-screen
instructions or use the Help feature in GameSpy Arcade.


Hosting a Game
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Enter your server name (it defaults to your player name).  Optionally,
enter a password.  Players must enter this password before they will be
allowed to join.

You can set the game options.  These cannot be changed once the game
starts.  Click on the Options button.

  Turn Based: CTB, Individual or Squad.  See Config, below.
  Bandwidth: Low, Medium, or High.
  Line of Sight: Squad (you can only see what you squad can see),
    Team (you can see what your allies can see) or Off (you can see
    everything all the time).
  Max Squad Members: Sets the maximum number of characters per squad.
  Time of Day: Default, Pre-Dawn, Day, Evening, or Night.
  Friendly Fire: The likelyhood that you will hit your own squaddies
    if they are between you and your target.  Defaults to 25%, can be
    set to 0% to 100%.
  AP Regeneration Rate: How fast Action Points regenerate in CTB mode.
    Defaults to 100%, can be set to 25% to 200%.
  Turn Time Limit: How many seconds players have to act on their turn
    in Individual or Squad Turn-Based modes.  0 seconds means no limit.
  Game Time Limit: How long the game will last, in minutes.  0 means
    the game will not end until all enemy squads are defeated.

Click Start Game when ready.  Click Leave Game to cancel.


Multiplayer Game Types
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There are two game types in the Multiplayer demo: Skirmish and Assault.
In Skirmish, you must defeat the other enemy squads.  In Assault, one
side plays the defenders and the other side is the attackers.  The
attackers must throw a switch in the defender's base to win.  The
defenders must stop the attackers from accomplishing their mission.


2d. Saving and Loading in Single-player
---------------------------------------
The demo only has the quick load option available.  This means
that when you save a game it will always be saved in the same
file.  When you load a game it will always be loaded from the
same file.  The final game will allow the player to name the
save game file and save multiple files.
 

2e. Fallout Tactics Config
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The configuration settings are available from within the game
from the OPTIONS option in the main menu.	
  
The various options are contained within three tabs:
GAME, DISPLAY and SOUND


GAME
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Run Mode: Determines when the characters walk or run.

   Always Walk - the selected character will walk to a destination
             	 after a single click.
     Smart Run - the selected character will run to a location 
     		 unless they are in stealth mode or prone or 
		 crouched.
   Always Run  - The selected character will always run to a 
		 location.

Game Difficulty: The difficulty level can be adjusted.

Message Filter: Controls the amount of text messages that the game
  will report to the player.  Spoken text is always reported.

Turn Based: This controls what version of Turn-Based combat you will
  be playing: Continuous, Individual or Squad.  The game defaults to
  Continuous (CTB).  Individual means each character will move at
  their own time during the turn.  Squad means that all characters on
  a squad will move at the same time during a turn.

Language filter: Set this on to filter out rude words.

  
DISPLAY
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Display Mode: Choose from up to four exciting display modes!
  The exact number of display modes available will depend on
  your system and video card.  Lower resolutions and lower
  color-depths will give you better performance on some machines.
  Fallout Tactics supports 800x600 (default) and 1024x768.
  Depending on your video card, you may play in 16 or 32-bit.

Anti-Aliased Tiles: Deselect this for a faster frame rate on older
  machines.

Anti-Aliased Characters: Deselect this for a faster frame rate on
  older machines.

Cursor Mode: Leave this in hardware for most hardware platforms.
  There is a known problem with some Voodoo 3 cards which causes
  the cursor to misbehave.  Try selecting the software cursor on
  these cards.


SOUND
-----
Select the appropriate Driver - this should happen automatically.

Master Volume: Controls the sound level for everything.
Sound FX Volume: Controls volume of Sound Effects.
Music Volume: Controls the volume of the music.
Speech Volume: Controls the volume of the speech.

Move the volume sliders to the left to lower the volume, and move
the sliders to the right to increase the volume.


2f. The complete Fallout Tactics Game
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This demo represents a very cut down version of the final game.
Although most of the key elements of a typical mission are
demonstrated in the two missions, a lot of the game is not. For
example, in the final game the player will be able to:

 * Choose their squad from a pool of characters at the BOS bunker!
 * Choose equipment for their squad from a quartermaster's store 
     at the Brotherhood of Steel bunker...
 * Loot and barter weapons/equipment in one mission to use in 
     another!
 * Drive a variety of vehicles in the wastelands and certain 
     missions!
 * Choose from a huge selection of weapons (over 130) ranging from 
     low tech melee to high tech energy weapons!
 * Use the Fallout SPECIAL system to create a main character...
 * Characters gain skills and perks as they increase in levels...
 * See an intricate and exciting story line unfold, told through a 
     mixture of movies, slide shows, in game cut scenes and NPC 
     dialogue!
 * A variety of multi-player games where the players will be able 
     to choose squads, weapons and missions and play via LAN or 
     Internet.


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3.  TROUBLESHOOTING

3a. Tweaking Performance
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 * Turn OFF Anti-Aliasing for both tiles and characters.
 * Reduce the screen resolution to 800x600.
 * Run the game in 16-bit mode as this may run faster on older 
     machines.
 * The game loads a substantial amount of data off the hard-drive
     during play.  To increase performance try defragmenting the 
     hard-drive.


3b. Known Problems
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 * The game will not run correctly on Windows 95a.
 * There are performance issues on older machines.  We are hoping 
     to increase performance for the final game (maybe 20%).
 * Voodoo 3 3000: When running full screen in 800x600, there is 
     some white flickering to the left side of the intro 
     developer screens.
 * Virtual Memory must be enabled.
 * The multiplayer game mode "Hardcore" is not enabled for this demo.

3c. Feedback
------------
The Fallout Tactics development team would greatly appreciate your 
feedback.  If you are having technical and/or gameplay problems, 
please contact us at the Fallout Forum:

         http://webboard.interplay.com:8080/~fallout

We will try to help you as much as possible.  The more feedback we 
get, the stronger the final game will be!


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4. INTERPLAY CUSTOMER SERVICE INFORMATION

Interplay Entertainment Corp. Technical Support now offers 
troubleshooting guides with complete installation and setup 
instructions as well as information that will help you overcome 
the most common difficulties.  If you have access to the World 
Wide Web, you can find these at:

	www.interplay.com/support/

Here you will find troubleshooting information as well as 
information on regular system maintenance and performance.

 DirectX		www.interplay.com/support/directx/
 Joysticks		www.interplay.com/support/joystick/
 Modems and Networks	www.interplay.com/support/modem/
 (For game-specific information and additional troubleshooting,
  visit our main page at www.interplay.com)

If you have questions about the program, our Technical Support 
Department can help. Our web site contains up-to-date information 
on the most common difficulties with our products, and this 
information is the same as that used by our product support 
technicians. We keep the product support pages updated on a 
regular basis, so please check here first for no-wait solutions:

	www.interplay.com/support/

If you are unable to find the information you need on our web 
site, please feel free to contact Technical Support via e-mail, 
phone, fax, or letter.  Please be sure to include the following 
information in your e-mail message, fax, or letter:
	
	Title of Game
	Computer manufacturer
	Operating system (Windows 95, DOS 6.22, etc.)
	CPU type and speed in MHz
	Amount of RAM
	Sound card type and settings (address, IRQ, DMA)
	Video card
	CD-ROM
	Mouse driver and version
	Joystick and game card (if any)
	A copy of the CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT files from your 
          hard drive
	A description of the problem you're having

If you need to talk to someone immediately, call us at 
(949) 553-6678 Monday through Friday between 8:00AM-5:45PM, 
Pacific Standard Time with 24 hours, 7 days a week support 
available through the use of our automated wizard.   Please have 
the above information ready when you call. This will help us 
answer your question in the shortest possible time. When you 
call you will initially be connected with our automated wizard. 
For information pertaining to your specific title, press "1" on 
the main menu and listen carefully to all prompts.  All titles 
are listed alphabetically.  After you have selected your title, 
the most common difficulties will be listed.  If the difficulty 
you are having is not listed or you need additional assistance, 
you may press "0" on your games main menu, and you will be 
transferred to a Technical Support Representative.  No hints or 
codes are available from this line.  

Interplay Entertainment Corp. Support Fax: (949) 252-2820
Interplay Entertainment Corp. Technical Support
16815 Von Karman Avenue
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           HOW TO REACH US ONLINE
    INTERNET E-MAIL:	support@interplay.com
     WORLD WIDE WEB:	www.interplay.com
		FTP:	ftp.interplay.com


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5. UK CUSTOMER SUPPORT INFORMATION

   This information is not valid in North America.

Thank you for playing Fallout Tactics: Brotherhood of Steel (TM) 
Multiplayer Demo. If you are experiencing difficulties with 
this title, please take advantage of the following product 
support. Please note that all our operators only speak English 
and that we are unable to give gameplay hints through our 
Technical Support number.

Technical Support:	0207 551 4266

Fax:			0207 551 4267

Internet:		customer_support@vie.co.uk 
			(please use the game title as your subject 
			 heading)

World Wide Web:		www.vie.co.uk and www.interplay.com

Address:		Customer Services Department
			Virgin Interactive Entertainment Europe Ltd
			74a Charlotte Street
			London
			W1P 1LR

As mentioned above the Technical Support number is for technical 
assistance only, however, if you find yourself experiencing game 
play difficulties, then you may want to send a large 
self-addressed envelope to address below:

GAME TITLE, Virgin Interactive Entertainment Europe Ltd., 
74a Charlotte Street, London, W1P 1LR
LIMITED WARRANTY

In the unlikely event of a software fault please return the 
complete package, with your receipt, to the original place of 
purchase and request a replacement. If you do need to telephone 
us, please provide us with as much information as possible 
concerning your system. When contacting us by post, ensure you 
include the Title & Version of the game, a detailed description 
of the problem you are experiencing and the exact type of 
hardware that you are using. When sending us a fax, please 
remember to leave your fax machine switched on and ready to 
receive. If you are using a Telephone/Fax system please make sure 
that the Fax connection is enabled. Be sure to include your name, 
a return Fax number with the area code and a Voice number so we 
can contact you if we experience problems when trying to fax you 
back.


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6.  SOFTWARE USE LIMITATIONS AND LIMITED LICENSE

General Product License. This copy of Fallout Tactics: Brotherhood 
of Steel (TM) Multiplayer Demo (the "Software") is intended 
solely for your personal non-commercial home entertainment use.  
You may not decompile, reverse engineer, or disassemble the 
Software, except as permitted by law.  Interplay Entertainment 
Corp. and its licensors retain all right, title and interest in 
the Software including all intellectual property rights embodied 
therein and derivatives thereof.  The Software, including, without 
limitation, all code, data structures, characters, images, sounds, 
text, screens, game play, derivative works and all other elements 
of the Software may not be copied, resold, rented, leased, 
distributed (electronically or otherwise), used on a pay-per-play, 
coin-op or other for-charge basis, or for any commercial purpose. 
Any permissions granted herein are provided on a temporary basis 
and can be withdrawn by Interplay Entertainment Corp. at any time. 
All rights not expressly granted are reserved.

Modem and Network Play.  If the Software contains modem or network 
play, you may play the Software via modem transmission with 
another person or persons directly without transmission through a 
third party service or indirectly through a third party service 
only if such service is an authorized licensee of Interplay.  For 
the purpose of this license, a "third party service" refers to any 
third party service which provides a connection between two or 
more users of the Software, manages, organizes, or facilitates 
game play, translates protocols, or otherwise provides a service 
which commercially exploits the Software, but does not include a 
third party service which merely provides a telephonic connection 
(and nothing more) for modem or network play.  Authorized 
licensee services are listed on the Interplay Entertainment Corp. 
World Wide Web Site located at http://www.interplay.com.  This 
limited right to transmit the Software expressly excludes any 
transmission of the Software of any data streams thereof on a 
commercial basis, including, without limitation, transmitting the 
Software by way of a commercial service (excepting those specific 
commercial services licensed by Interplay) which translates the 
protocols or manages or organizes game play sessions.

Acceptance of License Terms.  By acquiring and retaining this 
Software, you assent to the terms and restrictions of this 
limited license.

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Fallout Tactics: Brotherhood of Steel © 2000 Interplay 
Entertainment Corp. All Rights Reserved. Interplay, the Interplay 
logo, "By Gamers. For Gamers.", 14º East, the 14º East logo, 
Fallout, and Fallout Tactics: Brotherhood of Steel are trademarks 
of Interplay Entertainment Corp. All Rights Reserved.  Micro Forte 
and the Micro Forte logo are trademarks of Micro Forte Pty Ltd.  
All other trademarks and copyrights are the property of their 
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GameSpy Industries or the owner of the mark, as appropriate, is 
strictly prohibited. 

This software is based in part on the work of the 
Independent JPEG Group.
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