TOTAL ANNIHILATION: KINGDOMS DEMO

Total Annihilation: Kingdoms is available now at your favorite retail outlet.  You can also order direct at www.cavedog.com. 

The full version of Total Annihilation: Kingdoms features:
· Four unique civilizations, each with their own combat strategies
· Vast armies of skeletal archers, zombie foot soldiers, magic-casting wizards and dragon riders
· Full 3D environments which include lush forests, marshes, rolling hills and swamps
· Castles and cities filled with wandering monsters and magical life forms
· Hardware support provides enhanced graphics and special effects
· Free play on Cavedog Entertainment's Boneyards!   Join an on-line gaming community filled with mini games, competition ladders, player-to-player chat, bulletin boards and more

* Note: The Total Annihilation: Kingdoms demo is not compatible with the full version of Total Annihilation: Kingdoms.  Multiplayer capabilities are not included in the demo.

System Requirements

Single player system requirements

* P-200 (recommend 266MHz or higher) 
* 32mb RAM (recommend 64mb or more) 

Plus

* Microsoft or fully compatible mouse 
* 4x CD-ROM Windows 95 or 98
* 100% SoundBlaster compatible sound card
* VGA 16-bit Color video display adapter.
* DirectX 6.1 or greater

Getting Started Playing a Skirmish

*  Run the Total Annihilation: Kingdoms Demo.
*  From the title screen select the left icon, Play the Machine.
*  Adjust any settings you wish in the War Room.
*  Click the start button in the lower-right corner.

Getting Started Playing a Mission

*  Run the Total Annihilation: Kingdoms Demo.
*  From the title screen select the center icon, Play the Adventure.
*  Enter a character name in the campaign user screen.
*  Click the start button in the lower-right hand corner.

GAMEPLAY

In order to conjure new units in Total Annihilation: Kingdoms, you will need mana.  You collect mana by building Lodestones over Sacred Sites.  A Sacred Site is a disk on the ground, surrounded by "stonehenge" standing rocks.  To build a lodestone over a sacred site, select a builder with a lodestone in its menu, then click the build icon at the bottom of the screen and then click over the sacred site.  A red "X" will appear if you are not over a legal build location for the unit you are trying to create.

DEFAULT KEY COMMANDS

A = Attack
G = Guard
M = Move
P = Patrol
S = Stop

K = Cloak on/off
L = Load unit into transport
U = Unload unit from transport
O = Open/Close or Activate/Deactivate unit
C = Clear
H = Heal

CTRL A = Select all units
CTRL B = Select all builder units
CTRL D = Dismiss selected units
CTRL E = Select melee units
CTRL F = Select factory units
CTRL M = Select and track monarch
CTRL N = Select naval units 
CTRL R = Select all ballistic units
CTRL U = Select all units on screen
CTRL W = Select all units with weapons		
CTRL Y = Select all units that fly
CTRL Z = Select all like units
CTRL 1-9 = Create squad
CTRL F5-F8 = Set bookmark location
ALT 1-9 = Create formation
1-9 = Select squad / Select formation
F5 - F8 = Return to bookmarked location

N = Move to next unit off screen
T = Track unit

F1 = Game options
F4 = Leaderboard
F2 = Briefing
D = Diplomacy menu
TAB = Full screen radar

CTRL L = Load saved game
CTRL S = Save game

PAUSE = Toggle pause

F3 = Track last reporting unit
F9 = Screen shot
F12 = Clear chat

CTRL F1 = Select weapon 1
CTRL F2 = Select weapon 2
CTRL F3 = Select weapon 3

+ = Increase Game speed
- = Decrease Game speed

~ = Toggle damage bars