User manual GAMES PC HOMEWORLD 2-QUICK REFERENCE CARD

[. . . ] By the ancient Kharakian dating system, the Kushan people returned to Hiigara in the year 1216 (Galactic Standard Year 9, 510). In honor of the momentous occasion, Kiith Sjet declared the beginning of a new calendar on the day the returning Kushan first set foot on our homeworld. By decree, the Hiigaran Landfall marked the first day of a new Year Zero. From that time on, "days" have been measured by Hiigara's period of rotation, and "years" according to the revolutions of Hiigara around its mother sun. [. . . ] Resource Injections: This section must be toggled on by left-clicking on the checkbox. You can then set how often players will receive a chunk of RU's, and how large that chunk will be. One Lump Sum: If you toggle this option, you will receive only one lump sum of resources a certain amount of time after the game begins. Both the amount and timing of this precious gift can be set. WAITING FOR PLAYERS After you create the game, you are returned to the lobby to wait for players to join your game. When you are ready to start, you can left-click on the <START GAME> button. If you wish to change some of the game options, click on the <SETUP GAME> button and this will take you back to the game options screen. If you no longer wish to host a game, left-click on the <DISSOLVE GAME> button 62 HOMEWORLD: CATACLYSM INTERNET LOGIN From this screen you can log onto Sierra. com, change your colors or fleet, change your password, or create a new account. Launch WON: To connect to the Sierra. com, left-click on this button and you will find yourself in the Cataclysm lobby on Sierra. com. Setting up and playing a game on Sierra. com is identical to playing on a LAN, except that Sierra. com has multiple rooms instead of just one lobby. Firewall Settings: If you are behind a firewall, you should select the <Behind Firewall> button. If you know you're not behind a firewall, you should check the <Not Behind Firewall> button. See "setting multiplayer game options" for more information on creating the game. TECHNICAL BRIEF + GAMEPLAY GUIDE HOMEWORLD: CATACLYSM 65 AVAILABLE ROOMS From this screen you can see a list of the rooms in the large panel. Joining a Room: To join a room, first left-click on its name in the list, then left-click on the <JOIN ROOM> button. Creating a Room: To create a room, left-click on the <CREATE ROOM> button and fill in the necessary information. 66 HOMEWORLD: CATACLYSM MULTIPLAYER STATISTICS SCREEN After every multiplayer game, a statistics screen appears detailing information on each player's performance during the game. You can left-click on any row of data to receive a bar graph showing each player's performance at the top of the table. TECHNICAL BRIEF + GAMEPLAY GUIDE HOMEWORLD: CATACLYSM 67 OPTIONS The options menu can be accessed either from the opening menu or by hitting [ESC] at any time during a game. It gives you access to a number of gameplay and display options. Audio Channels: This is the number of sound effects that the game will mix at one time. A high number of channels will give a more immersive experience, but may adversely affect the frame rate of the game. Selecting auto allows the audio engine to turn off channels when the frame rate starts to get low; it will automatically increase the number of channels as the frame rate increases. Volume Settings: This section, consisting of three slider bars, allows you to set the volume levels for the game's speech, sound effects and music independently. Left-click, hold on the level indicator and drag the mouse. NOTE: While playing a multiplayer game, you may change the music track you are listening to by pressing [SHIFT]+[<] key to select the previous track or [SHIFT]+[>] key to select the next track. The list of music tracks is limited to the ambient level tracks and battle tunes. Advanced Speech Settings Menu: Access this sub-menu by left-clicking on the <ADVANCED SPEECH SETTINGS> button in the main audio option screen. [. . . ] The Licensor may, at its discretion, terminate this License in the event that you fail to comply with the terms and conditions contained herein. In such event, you must immediately destroy the Program and any New Material. The Program may not be re-exported, download or otherwise exported into (or to a national or resident of) any country to which the U. S. Treasury Department's list of Specially Designated National or the U. S. [. . . ]