Microsoft Close Combat manual Side Buttons, Number Of Player Buttons, Level Of Difficulty Buttons

Chapter 2 Setup and Game Play 13

Campaign button When you click the Campaign button, the available Campaigns appear in the scrollable list. When you first start Close Combat, there are no Campaigns in the scrollable list; nothing appears in the scrollable list until you start a Campaign and complete the first battle. After you complete the first battle, the Campaign is automatically saved and appears in the scrollable list.

Replay button When you click the Replay button, the available Replays appear in the scrollable list. As with Campaigns, no Replays appear in the scrollable list when you first start Close Combat; there are no Replays to list until you create them.

Side Buttons

Two side buttons appear on the Command screen the American and German side buttons. Click either button to select the side you want to play.

Number Of Player Buttons

Two Number Of Player buttons appear on the Command screen One Player or Two Player. Clicking the One Player button means you play against Close Combat’s artificial intelligence; clicking the Two Player button means you want to play another person using a local area network or modem.

Level Of Difficulty Buttons

You use the four Level Of Difficulty buttons to determine how hard a game will be to win. For a two-player game, the initiator controls the settings for both players. For example, if the initiator chooses Easy, then the opponent’s level of difficulty is Hard; conversely, if the initiator chooses Hard, the opponent’s level of difficulty is Easy. The initiator can also choose Custom settings for both players in the Custom Difficulty dialog box. The four buttons are:

Easy button Choosing Easy gives your side the advantage, making it stronger in numbers, weapons, and physical and psychological status, while making the enemy forces weaker, with poorer-quality troops. Your teams may be stronger, but this doesn’t guarantee you will win; poor leadership on your part can dissipate your advantage.

Normal button Choosing Normal balances both sides, based on the historical order of battle, in numbers, weapons, and physical and psychological status. The historical order of battle reflects the actual distribution of troops in the Normandy Campaign.

Hard button Choosing Hard puts your side at a disadvantage because you receive a weaker force than the enemy. Selecting Hard tests your fighting skill to the maximum.

Custom button Choosing Custom lets you refine the level of difficulty.