Index:
Introduction
Requirements
The Story
Getting Started
Default Controls
Game Modes
Game Options
Game Screen
Weapons
Bonuses
Commands
Chat
Dedicated Server
ANTI-CHEAT Protection
Version History
License and distribution
Credits
Contact
 

Registering Soldat - info here

    Soldat is a unique side-view multiplayer action game. It takes the best from games like Liero, Worms, Quake and Counter-Strike and gives you fast action gameplay with tons of blood and flesh. Soldiers fight against each other on 2D battle arenas using a deadly military arsenal.

Minimum requirements:
- A PC, a keyboard, a mouse, a brain
- 333mhz processor
- Video accelerator that can run Direct3D
- Graphics card compatible with DirectX 8.1
- 32 MB RAM
- Some free MB on disk
- Sound card
- Network card or modem
- Microsoft Windows 98/Me/2000/XP
- Microsoft DirectX 8.1

    It's Quake style:
A couple of guys decided to kill each other and you can be one of them.

:---===GETTING STARTED

 Singleplayer.

The easiest way to start a game:
- Select a map from the MAPS listbox on the right
- Select some bots from the BOTS checklistbox on the far right or some random bots from the RANDOM BOTS field
- Click the START GAME button

 Multiplayer.

 If you want to play with other people, you have to decide how first:

a) You start a game and others join you

    Click on the OPTIONS menu. In the NETWORK options select connection type (Connection - LAN /Internet). Set the online players limit (Max Players - should be small if you have a slow internet connection). The game can be registered in the lobby server in internet games (REGISTER IN LOBBY SERVERS), so other players can find your game in the JOIN GAME servers search. Now select a game mode, some maps from the list and press START GAME in the first menu. If your game has been successfully registered in the lobby server you will get a message in the game.

b) You join a game

    Click on the JOIN GAME menu. If you know the IP address of the server you want to join then type it in the REMOTE HOST IP field. If you want to search for active servers in the internet or LAN, click REQUEST SERVERS. Double click or select a game from the list with the lowest PING time and with players on, then press JOIN GAME.

:---===DEFAULT CONTROLS:

[A] - run left
[D] - run right
[W] - jump
[S] - crouch
[Left Mouse Button] - fire
[Right Mouse Button] - fly
[E] - hold down or release after a while to throw grenade
[F] - throwaway current weapon
[X] - go prone position
[Q] - change weapon to secondary
[R] - reload weapon
[T] - chat
[Tab] - activate/deactivate weapons menu while waiting for respawn

The above keys can be changed in the PLAYER options.

[/] - enter command
[F1] - players list with scores
[F2] - player status
[F3] - statistics (FPS, ping, network bandwith)
[F4] - take screenshot (saves it to Soldat\Screens)
[F5] - stops/plays music
[F6] - next music track
[F8] - record demo
[F9] - minimize the game
[F10] - pause game
[ALT] - + a,b,c... or 1,2,3...0 keys - chat taunts or commands
[ESC] - stops the game and shows the game menu

1. Deathmatch
    Everybody fights against each other. The one who kills the most wins.
Recommended Respawn Time: 3-6 seconds.
 

2. Pointmatch
    The same as Deathmatch but here you fight for points. There is a yellow flag on the map, when you carry it you double your points for kill. You can also get points for multikills. For killing 2 guys in a row you get double points, when you kill 3 you get 4 times more points. If you carry the flag and kill 6 guys in a row you can get 64 points!
Recommended Respawn Time: 3-6 seconds.

5. Rambomatch
    Rambo - First Blood style. On the map there's John Rambo's Bow. The one who takes it gains super powers and can regenerate health. The rest of the players hunt him for the bow because only Rambo gets points for kill.
Recommended Respawn Time: 6-10 seconds.

3. Teammatch
    There can be 4 teams on the map (Alpha Team, Bravo Team, Charlie Team, Delta Team) that fight against each other. The team that gets the highest score (sum of all kills) wins.
 

4. Capture the Flag
    A competition for two teams (Alpha Team & Bravo Team). To score you have to steal the opponents team flag and bring to your base with your flag.
 

6. Infiltration

    There are two teams (Alpha Team and Beta Team). The blue team has a base with a black flag, that they must defend. The goal of the red team is to steal the black flag and bring it to the white flag (usually near the reds spawn place). Recommended Realistic Mode.

Standard options available in the OPTIONS menu:

- GAME

Respawn Time:
Normal Respawn -
Time, in seconds, that you remain dead until your next respawn.
Used in Deathmatch, Pointmatch and Rambomatch.
Maximum Time in Team Games -
In team games (Teammatch, Capture the Flag, Infiltration) the respawn system is called Wave Respawn.
During the game there is set a global respawn timer for all players. It's cycle depends on the number
of players in the game. When it goes to zero everybody that have been killed before - respawn and the timer
starts again. For example: When there is 20 players (10 in each team) the timer will reach zero every 40 seconds.
Every 40 seconds everone that died in that time will respawn. Maximum Time in Team Games is used so that this
time isn't too long, it shortens it to the value you set.
Bonuses:
Option to turn off bonuses.
Frequency -
Frequency of special bonuses appearing. 0 - never... 5 - lots.
Weapons:
Option to turn off weapons.
Maximum Grenades:
The maximum amount of grenades you can carry. It is also the number of grenades you pick-up in the
boxes. On respawn you get half of this amount.
Friendly Fire -
If checked you can kill your teammates. Not recommended in internet games.
Mouse Sensitivity -
The sensitivity of mouse cursor movement.

- NETWORK

Connection -
The type of network game you want to play (LAN/Internet).
Maximum Players -
Maximum number of players that can join your server.
Register in Lobby Servers -
When you start a server it can register in lobby servers so people can find it in the JOIN GAME servers browser.
Game Name -
The name of your game server. It will be shown in the servers search.
Game Password -
Your game servers password. Only players that know it can join.
Balance Teams -
Players that join server will be forced to join the team with less players. Works in CTF and Infiltration.

- VISUALS

Interface Style -
You can change the style of the game interface. Interface Style changes the graphics, cursor, position of statistics and more.
Player Indicator -
If is on you will see a little arrow above your player, so you know which one is yours.
Sniper Line -
Draws a line between the player and the cursor which helps aiming on far distances.

- BOTS

Difficulty -
Affects bots accuracy and behaviour.
Chat -
If on the bots talk from time to time.

- SOUND

Sound Volume -
The sound volume in percents. Also affects the MP3 player volume.
Music Volume -
The volume of the Game Music in percents.
Explosion Effect -
The effect that happens when something explodes near your player (you become deaf for a few seconds and hear a whistle sound).
Distant Battle -
Turns on/off distant battle sounds.
Game Music -
Original game music that can be played during the game.
MP3 Music -
A list of MP3 files that will be played during the game. You need to place the files in the Soldat MP3 folder (ex. c:\soldat\mp3).
Then you can compose your own playlist.

In the Start Game options:
 

Kill Limit, Point Limit -
When a players Kills or Points reach this number the round ends. In Teammatch the team score must reach it.
Capture Limit -
Flag captures limit in Capture the Flag mode.
Time Limit -
Amount of time that the round is played in minutes.
Survival Mode -
There is no respawning in this mode. After a player is killed he has to wait until there is one man standing or one alive team and then the round ends and everybody respawns again.
Realistic Mode -
This mode is for advanced players.
- Players have low health
- Falling damage
- You see only what your player sees. If someone is behind a wall you won't see him.
- Weapons have recoil. After a shot your cursor goes up
(To prevent this you should fire single shots or short bursts).
- No special bonuses.
Loop -
Loops the map list. If not checked the game ends after the maps are finished.
Random Bots -
The number of random bots that will play the game.
In team games this option is next to the team name.

In the Soldat Setup options:

- Graphics

Fullscreen - if on the game runs in fullscreen mode. Some problems can be solved in window-mode.
Dithering - useful in 16-bit color mode. It smooths the colors so they look like 32-bit.
Antialiasing - it smooths the whole game. Available only on video cards that support it (like GeForce).
Bitrate - color mode. 32-bit is better, but not all cards are compatible with it (like Voodoo).
Refresh Rate - the rate of monitors refresh.
Video Adapters - available video adapters.

- Sound

Sound Quality - sound output quality.
Sound Output Type - available sound devices.
Sound Driver List - availale sound drivers.

- Performance

Particles on screen - amount of extra elements like: blood, smoke, gun shells, dust.
Bot Seeing Quality - the quality of the bots eye. Affects the games performance.
Render Bullet Trails - renders long bullet trails.
Render Weather Effects - renders snow, sand or rain.
Render Smooth Polygons - renders nice smooth polygon edges.
Show Death Console - show the kills console in the upper-right corner.
File logging - turns on/off file logging (console logs and kill logs).

- Network

Game port - the server's port that players will join.
Internet connection speed - the speed of your internet connection.
Max Ping - the maximum ping time that players can have on your server.
Servers greetings message - the message that is displayed for people that join your server.
Never forward clients - if you have a firewall with open ports check this, so that clients don't have to override the firewall through the lobby server.
Register server with All-Seeing Eye - the server registers in All-Seeing Eye (http://www.udpsoft.com).
Server Link - a link that will be displayed on the lobby servers web page. It can be the servers www page or admins e-mail.

- More

Video Compatibility - use only in emergency.
Force Software - runs the game without hardware video acceleration.
Blank Screen while bonus fix (old ATI cards) - fixes the problem with the blank screen if you take Berserker for example.
Texture Filters - change if you're bored.
Backbuffer Count - change if you're really bored.
Languages - Change - allow to change the language of the text in Soldat (language files are placed in the Soldat\Txt\Languages folder)

Non-standard options are available in the SOLDAT.INI file.

The Soldat HUD:

- The Bars in the bottom of the screen are:
Red - Health
Yellow - Ammuniton or Reload Time
Little Gold - Fire Interval Time
Blue - Jet Fuel


- Player Status [on/off F2] is usually placed above the jet fuel bar:
First green number, from the top: your place in the game / number of players.
Middle red: your kills/points and points to leader.
Purple: Kill Limit/Point Limit/Capture Limit in the game.
In a network game you will see a lag-o-meter
- a dot that changes size and color depending on your ping time.

- In Teammatch mode in the bottom right there is a column of numbers showing team scores.



- In Capture the Flag or Infiltration mode in the bottom right there are numbers showing captured flags by a team or teams points. When a flag is out of base you will notice also a crossed flag symbol.

:---===WEAPONS

   To select a weapon use the numerical keys 1-9,0 after start or when waiting for respawn. You can throw away your weapon and pickup another. You can carry two weapons (Primary & Secondary Weapon on your back).

Selectable weapons:

1. Desert Eagles
Akimbo weapon! An automatic hand-gun that can break a man's arm. That's why it doesn't fire so frequently but the bullets can easily pierce thick armor.

 Statistics:
Bullet start speed = 15.83
Bullet start power = 39.9
Shots/Sec. = 3
Reloading = 1.5 sec.
Ammuniton = 7

2. HK MP5
The most popular submachine-gun in the world. Fast and furious. In short ranges it can defeat heavy weapons.

 Statistics:
Bullet start speed = 15.83
Bullet start power = 22.8
Bullets/Sec. = 10
Reloading = 1.75 sec.
Ammuniton = 30

3. AK-74
Modified version of Automat-Kalasznikov from 1947. Weapon of terrorists and most of world's army forces. The best rifle in the past 50 years.

 Statistics:
Bullet start speed = 20
Bullet start power = 28.07
Bullets/Sec. = 6
Reloading = 2.5 sec.
Ammuniton = 40

4. Steyr AUG
This weapon looks like a toy but it sure isn't. With great speed it spits out bullets killing everything in a fast attack.

 Statistics:
Bullet start speed = 21.66
Bullet start power = 20.8
Bullets/Sec. = 9
Reloading = 1.91 sec.
Ammuniton = 30

5. Spas-12
This Shotgun makes a massacre with its 12-Gauge bullets. The best weapon for close-contact.

 Statistics:
Bullet start speed = 11.66
Bullet start power = 18.19
Shots/Sec. = 2
Reloading 7 = 2.91 sec.
Ammuniton = 7

6. Ruger-77
A hunting rifle. Very fast and accurate. Good for hunting deers and people.

 Statistics:
Bullet start speed = 27.5
Bullet start power = 83.15
Bullets/Sec. = 2
Reloading = 1.25 sec.
Ammuniton = 4

7. M79
The famous grenade-launcher from the Vietnam War. Viet-Cong quickly ran to the bushes when they heard its characteristic sound. The 40mm grenade can blast anyone into pieces even after a shot behind a hill.

 Statistics:
Bullet start speed = 9.58
Bullet start power = 18400
1 bullet in 3 sec.
Reloading = 3 sec.
Ammuniton = 1

8. Barret M82A1
This sniper weapon has incredible power. It was designed to pierce tank armor. The Army didn't even plan to use it against people. But who cares?
Sniper mode available if you crouch or go prone.

 Statistics:
Bullet start speed = 45.83
Bullet start power = 272.25
1 bullet in 4 sec.
Reloading = 5 sec.
Ammuniton = 10

9. M249 (FN Minimi)
The best machinegun with great firepower. Can be very helpful for backing-up your team.

 Statistics:
Bullet start speed = 22.5
Bullet start power = 27
Bullets/Sec. = 7
Reloading = 4.16 sec.
Ammuniton = 50

10. XM214 Minigun
The famous "O'll Painless" from the movie Predator. This chaingun is mounted on army helicopters. It uses a tremendous amount of ammo and can kill the same amount of enemies.

 Statistics:
Bullet start speed = 24.16
Bullet start power = 15.95
Bullets/Sec. = 15
Reloading = 6 sec.
Ammuniton = 100
Startup = 0.83 sec.

Standard arsenal:

USSOCOM
 Standard US special forces weapon. You get it always after respawn as a secondary weapon.

 Statistics:
Bullet start speed = 15
Bullet start power = 34.19
Bullets/Sec. = 5
Reloading = 1.08 sec.
Ammuniton = 12

Combat Knife
 Standard infantry combat knife. One direct hit with this little thing eliminates the enemy at once. Best for covert operations.
Can be also used as a throw knife with the throw weapon button.

Chainsaw
 A chainsaw used for cutting piles of wood. If somebody finds a different use for this please let everybody know.

M72 LAW 
 Anti-tank weapon, fires an explosive missile. Can be used only from the crouch position.

Fists
 After throwing out your weapon you can play Rocky.

Fragmentation Grenades
 Doesn't kill immediately but a good tactical throw can harm or kill a couple of enemy's at once.
 On start and when you pickup the green box grenade supplies.

Special weapons:

Rambo Bow
 The famous Bow of John Rambo available in Rambomatch mode. Great for stealth operations. Silent, fast as lightning and lethal. You can change to exploding arrows with the change weapon key.

 Statistics:
Bullet start speed = 17.5
Bullet start power = 252
Bullets/Sec. = 6
Reloading = 0.41 sec.
Ammuniton = 1

Flamethrower
 Is used to set other players on fire. Available after picking up the Flame God bonus.

:---===BONUSES

    On the map you can pickup several bonuses, that spawn from time to time:
 

  Medikit

Regenerates your health to the maximum level.

  Grenades

Holds the amount of grenades you can carry (1-5).

  Cluster grenades

3 grenades that explode when hitting the ground. After that they throw out deadly explosive pieces.

  Bulletproof vest

It uses quickly but can save your life.

  Flame God

Duration: 15 seconds

You become the immortal master of fire! You get a flamethrower to burn enemies and also immortality, all in one. Flame your opponents without risk and laugh at them when they try to runaway! (Immortality not available in team games)

  Berserker

Duration: 15 seconds

In one word: massacre! Your weapons are four times stronger in Berserker Mode. Crush your enemies with a couple of shots!

  Predator

Duration: 25 seconds

Become the lonely hunter! In Predator Mode you are invisible. Also, no one can hear your gun fire but if you fly and fire too much, you will become a ghost and therefore easier to strike! Also, remember that if you're hurt by the enemy he will see your blood. Try to steal your opponents flag in CTF mode now!

After pressing the "/" key you can enter one of the following commands:

Commands from a parameter:

These are parameters that can be used when running Soldat.exe:

- Soldat.exe -dedicated (starts a Soldat dedicated server)

- Soldat.exe -start (starts the game without entering the menu)

- Soldat.exe -dedicated -start (runs the dedicated server automaticly)

- Soldat.exe -join IPnumber (port password)
(runs the game and connects to IPnumber , port and password are optional;
example:
Soldat.exe -join 62.93.201.70
Soldat.exe -join 127.0.0.1 23073 tikikaka)

- Soldat.exe -demo name (freecam speed notexts extract)
(runs the game and plays the demo specified by name. Optional paramaters are:
freecam (0/1) - the user can freely change the camera (default 0)
speed (0-...%)- how quick the playback will be specified in percents (default 100%)
notexts (0/1) - no texts, menus or cursor will be displayed during playback (default 0)
extract (0/1) - extracts the demo to BMP files (default 0). Later they can be used to make an AVI file in a program like "Bmp2Avi".
The sound can be extracted with a program like "Total Recorder". Please note that this can take time and is not recommended on slower systems. For better results specify lower speed (like 50%).
example:
Soldat.exe -demo demo12
Soldat.exe -demo demo19 1 200 1 0
)

    The default key for Chat function is T (for team chat Y), to send it press ENTER.

Taunts - You can use ready taunts from the file TAUNTS.TXT (placed in the Soldat folder or your profile folder) by using the ALT key + alpha-numeric keyboard keys.

Teamchat - If you want your chat text to appear in the console only for your teammates insert "^" before the text, like this: ^Whats up!

Players from outside the server can control it. To give this option to a player add him to the Remote Admins list.
The commands for this are described here COMMANDS.

Game Ports

Important! - If you have a firewall you should open the UDP game ports
default: 23073 for the server (can be changed in Soldat Setup) , client uses a default port: 23083 (can't be changed)
There is an option to join firewall servers without opening the ports, but only through the lobby server (through the server list - forwarding).

:---===ANTI-CHEAT PROTECTION

Current version:

1.2.0 (21.01.2004)
- Added demo recording (F8 key)
- Added new gameplay intro
- Added smooth polygon edges
- Added spectator mode
- Added player jet flames color can be changed for registered players
- Added registered players will have a star next to their name on the players list
- Added fast bullets pierce soldiers body
- Added close and fast bullet shots are more brutal
- Added grenades, M79 bullets and LAW missiles explode from each other
- Added remakes of old maps: Arena3 and ctf_Death
- Added smoke after explosion
- Added new explosion effects
- Added small effect on flag capture
- Added new secret animation
- Added sound when time appears in console
- Added stationary gun use sound
- Added every weapon has different bullet and shell graphics
- Added total game texts localisation, localised files placed in Soldat\Txt\Languages
- Added in-game statistics in Logs\GameStat.txt (updated every 30 seconds)
- Added log.txt and consolelog.txt saved in Logs directory with numbers (for dedicated server)
- Added custom profile taunts saved in Soldat\Profiles
- Added players number display in non-team games in players list
- Added network compression (if causes lag on slower machines can be disabled in Soldat.ini)
- Added network code optimisation (less server bandwidth)
- Added LAW and M79 grenade explode if hit player but lag does not show it
- Added more anti-cheat solutions
- Added remote admins can always join server even if full
- Added spectator can switch to the previous player with jets button (default: right mouse click)
- Added game can be joined from parameter with password ex. Soldat.exe 127.0.0.1 23073 password
- Added server joining through URL address ex. type in browser soldat://127.0.0.1:23073/
- Added protection against invalid characters in name (only keyboard chars allowed)
- Added names cannot be empty or have spaces in the end
- Added two players can't have the same name (player name changes by server)
- Added double pressing the command key '/' enters the last typed command
- Added pressing the command key '/' displays corresponding player numbers in players menu (F1)
- Added /Kick and /Ban commands can work with player numbers or names now ex. /Kick 2 or /Kick Loser
- Added new server commands:
/addbot1 [name], /addbot2, /addbot3, /addbot4 - for adding team bots
/setteam1 [number], setteam2, setteam3, setteam4 - forces the player to join team
/kicklast - kicks the player that last joined the server
/respawntime [seconds] - changes the respawn time
/maxrespawntime [seconds] - changes the maximum respawn time in team games
/limit [number] - changes the current game limit (kills/points/captures)
/timelimit [minutes] - changes the current time limit
/bonus [number] - changes the frequency of bonuses
/friendlyfire [0/1] - changes friendly fire settings
/vote% [0-100] - changes the percentage of players needed to vote on a map or kick
/password [word] - changes temporarily the server password
/adminpass [word] - changes the remote admin password
/adminlog [password] - for client, logs in as a remote admin on the server using password
- Fixed player-map collision, no more sliding, less polygon holes
- Fixed flag collision bugs
- Fixed player can't move with no weapon if prone
- Fixed idle animations not to interrupt firing
- Fixed various map polygon bugs
- Fixed some joining server issues
- Fixed pick-up medikit health lag on client
- Fixed LAW not disappearing bug
- Fixed pinging servers with the same IP
- Fixed "lobby forward" join and ping issues
- Fixed flag appearing in wrong places on client
- Fixed player getting kicked if didn't choose weapon and USSOCOM was disabled
- Fixed two bows bug when one bow was knocked out
- Fixed warp effect on client if player stood still and was shot
- Fixed chat messages are now guaranteed to arrive on server
- Fixed profile settings not working
- Fixed link on profile selection screen
- Fixed "List out of bounds" error if profile was deleted and used
- Fixed game not saving some settings when started with "-start" parameter
- Fixed Spas-12 reload issues
- Fixed soldier doesn't play grenade animations or sounds if can't throw grenade
- Fixed reload sound stops if player dies, throws out or changes weapon
- Fixed player could not get up with default key if reloading
- Fixed gun jammed when fired quickly after weapon change
- Fixed player couldn't lose weapon if crouching or prone and other no weapon issues
- Fixed double Spas-12 reload sound
- Fixed Spas-12 shooting at self sometimes on client
- Fixed M79 throwing out tons of shells bug
- Fixed player can roll now when reloading
- Fixed player could not get up if had no weapon
- Fixed jumping backwards
- Fixed player fired after clicking vote map or kick
- Fixed weapons being more accurate when shot down-right or up-left
- Fixed stationary gun flying bug
- Fixed player losing weapon if picked up gun while changing weapons
- Fixed weapon created with no force applied on client
- Fixed time display in players menu
- Fixed spawn effect team color
- Fixed wrong message displayed on top of players list if there was a tie in team games
- Fixed clanmatch option
- Fixed player death animaton issues on client
- Fixed player could not play idle animations if had no weapon
- Fixed cursor player info not showing if team player was not standing or dead
- Fixed player not disconnected if pressed Alt+F4
- Fixed window not restoring properly after Alt+Tab or minimize
- Fixed display of names containing character '|' in dedicated server panel
- Modified functional keys: F4 - screenshot, F8 - record demo, F9 - minimize, F10 - pause
- Modified player gets point for killing Rambo, player loses point if kills non-Rambo
- Modified realistic mode field of view, you can not see what is behind you now
- Modified realistic mode fall damage (only falling hurts, doesn't kill instantly)
- Modified range of Barret scope increases slowly
- Modified stationary gun layout on ctf_Kampf
- Modified jet fuel regenerates 2 times faster when on ground
- Modified stationary gun overheats after time and is less accurate after while of firing
- Modified LAW can be fired while prone
- Modified can use jet boots while rolling
- Modified flamer does not kill owner
- Modified flamer has longer distance
- Modified physics - player speed affects bullets speed
- Modified physics - player speed is not limited (1.0xb M79 tricks possible)
- Modified bullets have more power impact on bodies (head shots are more spectacular)
- Modified hit point power ratio:
head shot was: 110% is: 120%
torso shot is: 100%
leg shot was: 80% is: 90%
- Modified weapons stats:
Auto weapons: power increased slightly
FN Minimi: reload time decreased
M79: speed increased by 5%
LAW: shorter reload time, can be fired only from full crouch or prone, 1 second delay on start
Chainsaw: is stronger and has less ammo
- Modified respawn time in team games can't be less than 2 seconds to prevent immediate respawn
- Modified multi kill messages
- Modified big kill text ('killed by ...') can't be very large
- Modified cursor does not center on respawn
- Modified player name can hold 4 more characters
- Modified background colors on most of the maps
- Modified M79 bullet is more visible
- Modified bigger, more brutal blood
- Modified join and leave player messages are now team color coded
- Modified chat message color
- Modified maximum chat message letters
- Modified stereo sound listener is now on player (you hear what your player hears, like you would be him)
- Modified vote map and vote kick rules (default 33%+1 players needed to vote on something)
- Modified team respawn counter sets smaller seconds values
- Modified remote admins cannot be banned
- Modified can play now with modified animations over network
- Modified file logging is disabled by default because of performance issues
- Modified log files - new format, unified date and time
- Modified Terminator bot updated with new Terminator 3 quotes!

plus Soldat 1.1.5 fix:
- Fixed 2 flags bug
- Fixed bullets and explosions crazy multiplying on lag
- Fixed weapon lose bug
- Fixed weapon selection with keyboard if weapons disabled
- Fixed client kill log file issues
- Fixed players wrong respawn after map change
- Fixed stationary gun bullet trail
- Modified stationary gun bullet explode sound
- Modified weapon graphics size restrictions
 

Previous public versions:

1.1.5 (13.07.2003)
- Added stationary gun (M2 machine gun on some maps)
- Added maps: Krab and ctf_Kampf (old version remake)
- Added new lethal knife throw
- Added option to disable USSOCOM, Knife, Chainsaw or LAW
- Added LAN servers search option
- Added "Never forward through lobby" for server option in setup
- Added flames from flame bow
- Added "Sniper Line" option (line between player and cursor)
- Added option to easily add admins in dedicated server
- Added server is now protected from "connect" flooding
- Added protection against weapon graphics cheat
- Added protection against animation, objects cheat
- Fixed various map bugs
- Fixed weapon losing bugs
- Fixed flag missing bug when player out of map bounds
- Fixed secondary weapon cheat
- Fixed map maker cheat
- Fixed modem jet cheat
- Fixed missing and modified map scenery bug
- Fixed weapons menu not showing when all primary weapons disabled
- Fixed kills count display on right
- Fixed bot problems when secondary weapons disabled
- Modifed weapons menu button locks the menu
- Modifed LAW reload is slightly faster
- Modified chainsaw now has reload time and is weaker
- Modifed jetpack can be used when crouched, prone and parachute on
- Modifed LAW missile smoke slightly
- Modified options layout
- Improved some map visuals and spawn points

1.1.3 (07.03.2003)
- Fixed spawn point bugs
- Fixed sliding when lying down
- Fixed Spas-12 pellets duplicating on network game
- Fixed desert eagles shooting one bullet on network
- Fixed Infiltration points counting when paused
- Fixed mp3 player next function
- Fixed non-passworded servers checking for password
- Fixed server settings applying on clients
- Fixed some connection problem issues
- Fixed in realistic mode carried flag visible if player isn't
- Fixed dying being too brutal sometimes in network game
- Fixed polygon sinking bug
- Fixed certain scenery element acting as liana in new maps
- Fixed weapon firing dummy bullet when grenade thrown on clients
- Fixed bad fire animation, sound coordination with bullet in network
- Fixed "invalid filename" error coming up when deleted interface
- Fixed USSOCOM firing on network
- Fixed config file loosing settings problem
- Fixed some certain map problems
- Added deaths counter in players score list
- Added punching someone knocks out his weapon
- Added message shown when lobby server is not responding
- Added game menu click sound
- Added grenade trail drawing
- Added bot with favourite weapon = Hands uses only fists
- Added little dust on bullet ground hit spot
- Added ALT+X can be used with binded taunts
- Added Team Chat button (default Y)
- Changed ping kick not to be so restrictive
- Changed player hit spots are more important (especially in Realistic Mode)
- Changed player can walk on some big slopes
- Changed kill message colors

1.1.2 (10.02.2003)
- Fixed connecting problems - "free cam bug"
- Fixed prone get up, get down bug in network games
- Fixed roof respawn and collision bug on some maps
- Fixed game menu displaying
- Fixed sliding when prone in some situations
- Added team auto balance option in CTF & Infiltration
- Added version number to ASE rules
- Added information in console about Survival or Realistic mode
- Changed Rambo bow respawn on Bridge map
- Changed team game servers show max. respawn time on servers lists

1.1.1 (05.02.2003)
- Fixed spawning on top of maps
- Fixed clients crash when host changes team
- Fixed connection problems on map change and voting
- Fixed some Anti-Cheat problems
- Fixed some conflicts with background programs
- Fixed some map and collision bugs
- Fixed spawn on death place bug
- Fixed some file access errors
- Fixed ASE showing bad respawn time
- Fixed Soldat removing from process list after Alt+F4
- Removed intro loading when joining game from param
- Removed GameStat.txt causing some I/O errors
- Changed soldier is slightly faster now
- Improved Ping All on request servers list
- Added one click on server pings it
- Added last server placed in favourites list
- Added registered user name in the exit menu
- Added File Logging in Setup Performance tab

1.1.0 (03.02.2003)
List of changes wasn't kept.
Most important:
- New game mode: Infiltration
- New game option: Realistic mode
- New maps and some re-made old ones
- New graphics (about 60 new scenery elements)
- New sounds (also about 60)
- New music tracks and mp3 player
- New customizable profiles and interfaces
- New Anti-Cheat protection

1.0.5b (23.08.2002)
- Better network code
- New servers browser
- New bonus: Cluster Grenades
- Bonuses are selectable now
- New game option: Survival Mode
- Added Time Limit
- New customizable player appearance (hair, helmets, chains)
- Improved corpse bleading
- New animation and way of throwing grenades
- Aiming is much harder when moving
- Slower M79 reload
- All weapons have more power now except M79 & Barret
- Fixed little Alt+Tab problem
- New idle animations
- Berserker powers your weapons x4 now
- Clanmatch option
- Dedicated server doesn't use the whole CPU now
- Dedicated server can be minimized to the tray
- New editable server welcome message
- Dedicated server can communicate with the game players now
- Dedicated server can run from a parameter now
- Number of players in team are shown when selecting a team
- Restart game and nextmap option
- Players ban option
- You can turn off the changing bonus screen color (ATI problem)
- Respawn time is 2 times longer after suicide
- You get -1 points after suicide and teamkill in Pointmatch, CTF and Teammatch
- Option for showing real lag on objects
- Taking screenshots is now available
- Soldat Map Maker 1.0.1b (fixed some minor bugs, added grid option)
- New music track (Gore)

1.0.4b (06.08.2002)
- Added defensive obstacles
- Player names under cursor
- New map: ctf_Laos
- Improved font visibility
- Improved grenade and bullets visibility
- Desert Eagle Akimbo
- Major weapon tweaking
- Multikill Combos in Pointmatch
- Bonus time decreased for 5 seconds
- Improved dedicated server
- Fixed some major network bugs
- Fixed repeating messages problem
- Fixed network bugs with flags
- Fixed some possible cheats in network game
- Fixed bug with vanishing grenades
- Window size doesn't change anymore when Large Fonts is on
- New sound for picking up the vest
- Jetpack has more fuel now but loads slower
- Added Soldat Map Maker 1.0b

1.0.3b (29.07.2002)
- Major weapon modifications
- Fixed bug with clones
- Fixed bug in the servers list ("out of bounds")
- Fixed some bugs in a network game ("access violation")
- Fixed bug with flags in network game
- New dedicated server

1.0.2b (28.07.2002)
- Added new bonuses: Predator, Flame God, Bulletproof Vest, Berserker
- Fixed network code (working guaranteed packets)
- Fixed lots of bugs in a network game
- Option to name the server
- New sounds
- Minigun has smaller recoil
- Player with the BarretM82A1 can see 10% more
- Teamchat option
- Force software mode option

:---===LICENSE AND DISTRIBUTION:

COPYRIGHT INFORMATION

Soldat and all the file formats the program produces are
Copyright (C) 2002-03 Michal Marcinkowski. All rights reserved.

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LICENSE

Soldat is a Shareware application. It is fully playable.
If you like the game please consider registering.
The registration fee for a single copy of Soldat is US$ 9.00.

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DISTRIBUTION

UNREGISTERED COPY VERSIONS OF SOLDAT.
Provided that you verify that you are distributing the
Shareware Version you are hereby licensed to:
a. make as many copies of the Shareware version of this software
and documentation as you wish
b. give exact copies of the original Shareware version to anyone
c. distribute the Shareware version of the software and
documentation in its unmodified form via electronic means
(e-mail, web page, diskette, CD including magazine Cover CDs)

There is no charge for any of the above.

REGISTERED VERSIONS OF SOLDAT.
You may not, for any purpose, distribute copies of registered
versions of this software, documentation or related materials
to any third-parties.

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LEGAL STUFF

No portion of this software may be disassembled, reverse
engineered, decompiled, modified or altered.

All graphics and sounds may be modified except maps and scenery files.
Modified graphics and sounds can be distributed for free as game MODs.

This Software is supplied "as is" and no liability will be
accepted by Michal Marcinkowski or any legal vendors of this
software for any damage incurred by the use of this software.

Neither directly nor indirectly you cannot rent or sell by any means
this software.

    Soldat: Programming, Graphics, Sound, Music, Story;),
 Soldat Lobby Server, Soldat Dedicated Server (Linux and Windows),
 Soldat Map Maker, Soldat Interface Maker, Soldat Admin, Soldat Setup,
 Manual, Soldat Home Page:

by

Michal Marcinkowski (michalm@poczta.fm)

    Game music (Bloody Soil, Gore, Necromancide) by BSG (Dvader1985@cs.com) (he doesn't have guitar tabs for the songs)

Tools and components used in development:

- Borland Delphi 6 (http://www.borland.com)
- DirectX 8 + Jedi DirectX 8 headers (http://www.microsoft.com; http://www.crazyentertainment.net; http://clootie.narod.ru)
- FMOD (http://www.fmod.org)
- Flatstyle (http://www.flatsyle.de)
- BlackUDP by Lifepower
- Mode Enumeration Unit from PowerDraw (c) Lifepower (http://turbo.gamedev.net)
- DCPcrypt by David Barton (http://www.cityinthesky.co.uk)
- JVCL (http://www.delphi-jedi.org)

Special thanks to:

+ For all of the Soldat Community! Everybody that mailed me and talked about Soldat on message boards, giving me good advice and motivating me
+ Warsztat (http://warsztat.pac.pl) - for there help in testing the betas
+ Thomasa Jakobsen from IO Interactive for his wonderful article (http://www.io.dk/~tj).
+ Number27 for his tutorials (I don't have the address)
+ DNA.Styx for administrating the Soldat Forums (http://soldatforum.dnagames.net/) and all the moderators
+ the Soldat Community members, especially: Ardaen for helping with the anti-cheat and network code, b00stA for the URL shortcut and scripts, Hercules Poirot for the polygon bugs project and people who helped him
+ the Soldat Forums beta testing team
+ Dolny for hosting the official web site, promotion and ideas
+ TRSSam for providing the first lobby server
+ Special special thanks for all those that tested Soldat and made it a better game (yes its you!)
+ In a short version I thank: the electric company, my computers, my keyboard, start menu, John Pascal (or whatever his name is), John 'god' Carmack, Bill G., Sylvester S., Arnold S. ...
+ To all that should be here but they didn't remind me that they should be here;)

E-mail : michal@soldat.pl
WWW : http://www.soldat.pl