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- I. Installing the Battleground Shiloh Demo --
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- 1. From Windows, select the File menu (or the Win 95 Start button)
- and the Run menu item.
- 2. Enter:
- d:\bgs_demo\setup
- Note: If your CD-ROM is different from d:, 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 Shiloh videos.
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- II. Getting Started --
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- To see a fully automated demo, do the following. First launch the demo,
- using the Battleground Shiloh program item. When prompted, select
- Automatic A/I for both Union and Confederate sides. This will play the
- demo Computer vs. Computer. 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 halt A/I processing, press the Escape
- key (or click on the Cancel button) when the A/I dialog appears. To exit
- the game, halt A/I processing and then select the Exit menu item from
- the File menu.
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- To try a battle against the computer, select Automatic A/I for one side
- and Manual mode for the side you wish to play. Here are some tips on
- how to play:
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- 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 on the left-hand
- side of the screen.
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- 2. In the Movement Phase, you can move your units. Select a unit
- by first clicking on its map hex with the left mouse button.
- Then either double-click to select the entire stack of units in
- that hex, or click on one or more units at the bottom of the
- screen to just select certain ones. You then move the unit (or
- stack) by clicking with the right mouse button on a hex adjacent
- to that unit on the map.
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- 3. In the Fire Phases, you can fire on enemy units. Select the unit
- you wish to fire in the same way you selected it for moving, by
- clicking on its hex and then clicking on its picture at the
- bottom of the screen. Select its target by clicking with the
- right mouse button on a hex containing one or more enemy units.
- If prompted for a specific target by the Target Dialog, you can
- select the default simply by clicking on the Ok button.
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- 4. In the Melee Phase, you can melee against units in hexes adjacent
- to your units. 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 melee using the Add
- to Melee menu item in the Melee Menu. When you are done adding
- units to the melee, you can resolve the melee by selecting the
- Resolve Melee menu item in the Melee 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 Shiloh Offers --
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- In addition to a complete main program, the full version of Battleground
- Shiloh contains:
- * Background music by Bobby Horton, featuring pieces from Ken Burns'
- epic Civil War documentary.
- * Over 200 MB of Civil War re-enactment videos and sounds.
- * An easy-to-use front-end interface.
- * A complete hardcopy manual plus foldout quick-start instructions.
- * Four complete modules containing 13 scenarios, both historical and
- "what if?", covering:
- - The Assault on Sherman
- - The Hornet's Nest
- - Pittsburg Landing
- - The complete Battle of Shiloh
- * Plus, two additional modules with three extra scenarios covering:
- - The Battle of Prairie Grove
- - The Battle of Wilson's Creek
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- V. Future Attractions --
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- Watch for Battleground Antietam coming in Fall '96 from TalonSoft.
- This battle, the bloodiest day in American history, will be covered
- using the same Battleground features such as 3D maps and full multimedia
- interface.
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- For more information, contact TalonSoft at 410-933-9191 or visit our
- Web site at http://www.talonsoft.com.
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- This demo incorporates the version 1.02 upgrade, which can be downloaded
- from our Web site.
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