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- Installation Instructions
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- Click on the continue button below, then follow the on-screen instructions to install Warcraft.
- Then exit Windows and switch to the directory to which you installed the game. Type SETUP and press
- <ENTER> to pick your soundcard, or type WAR <ENTER> to play.
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- For instructions and more information, click on the scroll bar on the right of this window...
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- SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
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- Computer: IBM 386 - 20 Mhz (or 100% compatible) with 4 MB of Ram, Mouse, Monitor with a VGA
- graphics system, MS-DOS version 5.0 or higher. Warcraft supports all major sound cards.
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- What this read me text contains:
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- - How to play
- - Building Structures
- - Harvesting Resources
- - Combat
- - Grouping Units
- - Hot Keys
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- HOW TO PLAY
- Warcraft uses a mouse driven "point and click" system to do all functions
- from building structures to commanding units. The keyboard can also be used
- to issue commands.
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- Warcraft is comprised of Units and Structures. The basic unit is the Peasant,
- who can harvest lumber, mine gold, and build and repair structures. These
- units are trained through the Town Hall, and are invaluable in creating a
- strong city.
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- Farms are the basic structure that keep your town alive. You may not have
- more units trained than you have food available from your farms. To check
- on how much food is available, select any farm, and your total production
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- BUILDING STRUCTURES
- Select a Peasant. Then move the arrow over the Build Basic Structure icon and
- select this option. This will open the Basic Structure selections. Move the
- mouse over the Structure icons, and select the type of structure you wish to
- build. A pulsing white box will appear on the Command Map representing the
- amount of space required for this structure.
- There are, however, three restrictions on building:
- 1. There must ample space available in explored territory
- for the structure to be built.
- 2. Any structure must be built next to a cobbled road.
- 3. Structures must be built near other buildings.
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- HARVESTING RESOURCES
- Select a Peasant, and then choose the Harvest lumber/mine gold command.
- Your cursor will change into a set of crosshairs that you will use to select
- the site you wish to harvest/mine (trees for lumber/mines for gold). The
- Peasant will move there automatically, and will also bring the gathered
- resources back to the Town Hall on his own, until all the resources are
- depleted in that area, or you command him to stop.
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- COMBAT
- Military Units are trained through a Barracks, which can be built by Peasants.
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- Choose the military unit you wish to command. While the unit is selected,
- choose the Attack icon. Your cursor will change into a set of crosshairs
- that you will use to select the target you wish to engage. Your unit will
- automatically fight the target until one or the other is dead. If there are
- other enemy units in the immediate vicinity, your unit may move to engage
- them as well. You can always select the Stop command for the unit and Move
- away in retreat if you wish.
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- GROUPING UNITS
- It is sometimes desirable to give the same command to a group of units.
- The units do not have to be of the same type for grouping to take effect.
- However, if the units are of dissimilar types, they may lose some of their
- functions (such as attack, or harvest) until ungrouped. To group units,
- select a unit, then hold down the shift key and select another unit. You may
- group up to four units in this way. You may also hold down the Ctrl key on
- the keyboard and drag the mouse over up to four units to select them.
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- HOT KEYS
- There are also additional functions available during game play.
- Shift F2 - F4 = Save map position for immediate recall
- F2 - F4 = Recall saved map position
- F5 = Mini Map (toggles between ON/OFF)
- F6 = Unit Screen (Lists all units in play and units destroyed)
- F7 = Economy Screen (Lists total resources harvested)
- F8 = Score (This gives an indication of your success, lists your rank,
- and gives your current mission objectives)
- F10 = Options Menu
- F11 = Quick Load Game
- F12 = Quick Save Game
- Esc = Cancel any command just issued in any menu (also right click on mouse)