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- I. Installing the Battleground Ardennes Demo.
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- 1. From Windows, select the File menu, and the Run menu item.
- 2. Enter:
- a:\setup
- Note: If your floppy disk is different from a:, then enter the
- appropriate letter.
- 3. Note: you must have Video for Windows Version 1.1 installed on
- your computer in order to run the Battleground Ardennes videos.
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- II. Getting Started.
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- To see a fully automated demo, do the following. First double-click
- on the Battleground Ardennes Demo icon. When prompted, select
- Automatic A/I for both Allied and Axis sides. This will play the demo
- Computer vs. Computer. Click on the Phase Box when it appears in the
- middle of the screen. When the A/I Dialog appears, you may wish to
- click on Step to advance the A/I manually, or click on Run to have the
- A/I run without stopping. To stop the play if you click on Run, press
- the Escape key when the A/I dialog appears and then select the Exit menu
- item from the File menu.
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- Note: be sure to try out the Battleview interface by clicking on the
- magnifying glass icon in the upper right hand corner of the toolbox
- icon on the left hand side of the scrren.
-
- To try a battle against the computer, do the following. First double
- click on the Battleground Ardennes Demo icon. When prompted, select
- Automatic A/I for one side and Manual mode for the side you wish to
- play. Click on the Phase Box when it appears in the middle of the
- screen. Here are some tips on how to play:
- 1. To advance to the next phase, select the Next Phase menu item
- from the Phase menu or click on the clock icon in the upper
- left hand corner of the tool box that appears in the left hand
- side of the screen.
- 2. In the Prep Fire Phase, you can fire artillery against the
- other side in addition to normal firing. Try bringing up the
- Artillery Dialog by selecting the Artillery Dialog menu item
- from the Units Menu. Units that are highlighted in red on the
- map are potential targets. Fire on a hex by clicking on the hex
- with the right mouse button.
- 3. In the Movement Phase, you can move your units. Select the units
- by first clicking on their map hex with the left mouse button.
- Then either double click to select the entire stack, or click on
- the units at the bottom of the screen to just select certain ones.
- You then move the units by clicking on adjacent hexes on the map
- with the right mouse button.
- 4. If Reinforcements arrive, you can place them on the map by first
- selecting the Arrived menu item from the Reinforce menu. Then
- double click on the units you see in the Arrived Dialog to place
- them on the map. After they have been placed on the map,
- reinforcements may be moved normally.
- 5. In the Fire Phases, you can fire on enemy units. Select the units
- to fire in the same way you selected them for moving by clicking
- on their hex and then clicking on their picture at the bottom of
- the screen. Select a target by clicking on a hex containing
- enemy units with the right mouse button. If prompted for a
- specific target by the Target Dialog, you can select the default
- by simply clicking on the Ok button.
- 6. In the Assault Phase, you can assault units in adjacent hexes.
- Select the target hex by clicking on the hex with the right mouse
- button. Then select your attacking units by first selecting them
- and then adding them to the assault using the Add to Assault
- menu item of the Assault Menu. When you are done adding units to
- the assault, you can resolve the assault by selecting the Resolve
- Assault menu item of the Assault Menu.
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- III. When in Doubt.
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- If you are unsure what to do next in any given situation, you can always
- get the computer to finish the current phase for you by clicking on the
- A/I button that is located in the lower right hand corner of the tool
- box that appears on the left hand side of the screen.
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- IV. What the Full Version of Battleground Ardennes Offers.
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- In addition to a complete main program, the full version of Battleground
- Ardennes contains:
- * Over 100 MB of authentic World War II videos and sounds.
- * Complete hardcopy manual plus foldout quick-start instructions.
- * Three complete modules containing over 25 scenarios covering:
- - Kampfgruppe Peiper
- - The Battle for Bastogne
- - Roadblock at Clervaux
- * An easy-to-use front-end interface including "Hall of Fame" scoring
- and historical medals.
- * A Scenario Editor that allows you to create your own scenarios and
- what-if battles.
- * A fully indexed Unit Handbook describing each of the more than 80
- units available in Battleground Ardennes.
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- V. Future Attractions.
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- Watch for Battleground Gettysburg coming Fall 95 from Talon Soft.
- This will cover this monumental 3 day Civil War battle using the same
- Battleground features such as 3D map and full multimedia interface.
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- For more information, contact Talon Soft at 401-821-7282.
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