WARCRAFT II: Tides of Darkness ------------------------------ THIS IS A DEMO VERSION --------------------------------------------- WHAT THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS --------------------------------------------- 1. This is a DEMO 2. System Requirements 3. New features in Warcraft II 4. Game modes 5. What you can do in this DEMO version 6. What you can build on either side 7. A demo of the scenario/map/unit editor 8. Playing over the Internet 9. You cheater you... 10. A Final note 11. Troubleshooting --------------------------------------------- 1. This is a DEMO --------------------------------------------- This is a stripped-down version of Warcraft II with many of its features missing. To order the full retail version, visit your local retailer, or contact Blizzard Entertainment directly. --------------------------------------------- 2. System Requirements --------------------------------------------- Warcraft II: - 486/33 or better processor - 8 megs of RAM - Super VGA monitor - Microsoft compatible mouse - CD-ROM Drive - Sound/Music card optional Scenario editor: all of the above - Microsoft Windows 95 or - Microsoft Windows 3.1 or better with WinG and Win32S (avail. from Microsoft) --------------------------------------------- 3. New Features in Warcraft II --------------------------------------------- - SVGA 640x480 resolution graphics with 3D-rendered buildings and units - Multiplayer play with up to 8 players - Greater numbers of units and buildings that now span land, sea and air - A full REDBOOK AUDIO soundtrack which plays right from the CD - The Fog of War map masking - Three resources types: Gold, Lumber, and Oil - More freeform building of towns - A variety of map sizes, the largest being four times bigger than Warcraft 1 - Scenario editor allows you to design and create your own scenarios - Sound effects editor lets you modify sounds from the game. - More units and buildings, including the following: HUMAN UNITS - Ranger - Ballista - Paladin - Mage - Dwarven Demolition Squad - Submarine - Oil Tanker - Destroyer - Transport - Battleship - Gnomish Flying Machine - Griffon Rider HUMAN BUILDINGS - Church - Mage Tower - Gnomish Inventor - Griffon Aviary - Oil Platform - Oil Refinery - Scout Tower - Guard Tower - Cannon Tower - Stables - Foundry - Shipyard - Keep - Castle ORC UNITS - Berserker - Catapult - Ogre-Mage - Death Knight - Goblin Sappers - Giant Turtle - Oil Tanker - Destroyer - Transport - Ogre Juggernaught - Goblin Zeppelin - Dragon ORC BUILDINGS - Altar of Storms - Temple of the Damned - Goblin Alchemist - Dragon Roost - Oil Platform - Oil Refinery - Watch Tower - Guard Tower - Cannon Tower - Ogre Mound - Foundry - Shipyard - Stronghold - Fortress --------------------------------------------- 4. Game modes --------------------------------------------- - Single player CAMPAIGN mode An in-depth campaign mode for both the Orc and Human sides. Each of the campaign scenarios are unique and contain a greater amount of personality than Warcraft 1. They follow a storyline and contain a wider variety of mission objectives. - MULTIPLAYER modes A variety of multiplayer modes are available: - 2 player modem - 2 player direct connect (null modem) - 8 player network play including versus mode and team play --------------------------------------------- 5. What you can do in this DEMO version --------------------------------------------- (a) Summary - Play single player scenarios of varying map sizes as Orcs or Humans. (note: These scenarios are custom made for this release only.) - Watch a slide show illustrating some of the features in the full retail version. - Sample some of the buildings. - Sample some of the land, sea and air units. - Harvest all of the resources: Gold, Lumber and Oil. - See how the new "Fog of war" works. (b) To build a building: 1. Click on a peasant/peon and then click on either the BASIC or ADVANCED structures icon. 2. Move the cursor over the building icons and the required amount of resources will appear in the lower right of the game screen. 3. Select desired building and the cursor will change into a rectangle. 4. The building may be placed in any valid terrain type in an area previously explored or currently visible. 5. When the cursor square is not entirely green, the current location highlighted is not valid to build on. The area of the square that flashes red is unbuildable. 6. Click when the cursor square is over the desired building location. A peasant will then head to that destination to begin construction of that building. (c) How to harvest oil: 1. Construct an Oil tanker from the Shipyard. 2. Seek out an oil pool and move the oil tanker so that it is on top of or adjacent to it. 3. Build an oil platform by clicking on the tanker, selecting the BUILD OIL PLATFORM icon and then placing it in the desired location. 4. Once the platform is completed, the tanker will begin transporting oil back to your closest Shipyard or Oil Refinery. (d) Controlling game speed: Pressing PLUS/MINUS keys will speed up and slow down the speed of the game. --------------------------------------------- 6. What you can build --------------------------------------------- Some units and/or buildings require other buildings to exist before they can be constructed. An example of this is the Elven Archer who needs a Barracks and a Lumber Mill. If any of these buildings do not exist, then Archers may not be trained at the Barracks. HUMAN UNITS/BUILDINGS UNIT BUILDINGS NEEDED Peasants Town Hall Footmen Barracks Elven Archers Barracks, Lumber Mill Oil Tanker Shipyard Destroyer Shipyard Transport Shipyard, Foundry Shipyard Lumber Mill Oil Platform Oil Tanker ORC UNITS/BUILDINGS UNIT BUILDINGS NEEDED Peons Great Hall Grunt Barracks Troll AxeThrowers Barracks, Lumbermill Oil Tanker Shipyard Destroyer Shipyard Transport Shipyard, Foundry Shipyard Lumbermill Oil Platform Oil Tanker --------------------------------------------- 7. The scenario/map/unit editor --------------------------------------------- Included in this release is the scenario editor with some key features disabled. Most importantly, you CANNOT load and save maps with this version. The scenario editor allows you to lay out Warcraft maps, place buildings and units, and modify unit attributes including hit points, armor and strength. The full retail version also includes a sound effects editor which allows you to replace virtually every sound effect in the game with whatever you like. --------------------------------------------- 8. Playing over the Internet --------------------------------------------- KALI is a utility which simulates an IPX network for multiplayer games over the Internet. The unregistered shareware version of KALI is provided in the subdirectory KALI. Please note the following: - KALI runs only under DOS, it does not support Windows 95. - KALI requires a direct connection to the Internet or a SLIP/PPP connection. - The unregistered version of KALI will allow a maximum of 15 minutes of gameplay. It can be registered using the order form provided in the file KALI\ORDER.FRM. - KALI is not a Blizzard product, and we are unable to provide support for it. The following Web and FTP sites are the official KALI sites: http://www.axxis.com/kali http://www.kali.net/ (online soon...) ftp://ftp.kali.net/pub/kali/ ftp://ftp.axxis.com/pub/kali/ A Win95 version of KALI is almost completed and will be available at the above sites. For more information about KALI, contact its author, Jay Cotton (jay@kali.net). WAR2KALI.EXE is a patch that improves the performance of Warcraft II when played over KALI. It is not necessary or desirable to use this patch when playing over a real IPX network or over a modem. To use this patch: when starting a new KALI game, run WAR2KALI instead of WAR2. All players in the game should use this patch. This patch is provided as a free service to Internet users. It is not a supported product. Please do not contact Blizzard Technical Support about this patch. Any questions or comments regarding this patch may be mailed to "kali@blizzard.com". --------------------------------------------- 9. You cheater you... --------------------------------------------- To use the following cheats while in game mode, press the Enter key. At the bottom of the screen you will see a MESSAGE: prompt. Type one of the cheats shown below and press return to activate it. If you have typed correctly, you will be notified by the text "Cheat enabled" or "Cheat disabled". SHOWMAP - displays the entire map CASH - gain vast sums of resources FASTBUILD - make those little guys work incredibly fast! ALLOWJUMPS - Enables the following commands ORC1 - go to Orc scenario 1 ORC2 - ORC3 - HUMAN1 - HUMAN2 - HUMAN3 - I think you get the idea. --------------------------------------------- 10. A Final note --------------------------------------------- This demo will hopefully give you a taste of what you can expect by purchasing the full retail version. --------------------------------------------- 11. TROUBLESHOOTING --------------------------------------------- If you are having problems running under Windows 95, please shut down to DOS and then run Warcraft II from there. To do this, press the start button, select "Shut Down" and then select "Restart in DOS Mode". If you are running in Windows NT and the mouse is caged to the top left of the screen, set the vidmouse=0 line in your WAR2.INI file to vidmouse=2. If you are using an Ensoniq Soundscape and are experiencing sound degradation, use the Warcraft 2 setup program to set the digital sound configuration to SoundBlaster. Modem Init Strings For best performance you will want to disable compression and error control on your modem. Here are some init strings for popular modems that we have found to work well. MOST HAYES COMPATIBLES: AT &K0 M1 S46=0 &D2 &Q6 US ROBOTICS SPORTSTER: CLEAR string set to:AT &F0 AT &K0 M1 &M0 &D2 INTEL 14.4: AT &F\N0\Q0 2400 BAUD MODEMS: CLEAR and INIT strings set to ATZ If your system does not run smoothly during MODEM or DIRECT LINK play and you are using MIDI music, turn music OFF to increase game speed. This is done by setting your MIDI Music Volume to 0, or by using the alt-m keystroke shortcut. If your CD-ROM drive does not support Redbook Audio or is not connected properly, uncheck the "Enable CD Audio" selection box in the sound options dialog. This will cause the game to now play MIDI music. For technical support please contact Blizzard Entertainment at: Phone: (714)955-1382 Online: support@blizzard.com WebSite: http://www.blizzard.com For press kits and additional marketing information: Susan Wooley (310)793-0600 x245 For technical support: Blizzard Entertainment (714)955-1382