Microsoft Close Combat manual Going to Boot Camp

8Close Combat

On the Command screen, click to select the game options you want:

1Click Boot Camp (basic training), Maneuvers (to fight single battles), Campaign (to fight all battles sequentially), or Replays (to play previously completed battles).

Choosing any of these options displays a scrollable list from which you can choose the training scenario or action you want to play.

Maneuvers is the default setting.

2Select the training exercise, battle, Campaign (new or saved), or Replay you want.

3Select the side you want to fight on (American or German). American is the default setting.

4Select one-player or two-player game.

When you start Close Combat, the default setting is one-player—you choose the side you want to play, and your computer plays the enemy side. Click the Two-Player button to connect by way of a modem or network with another player.

5Select the level of difficulty you want for the upcoming game: Easy, Normal, Hard, or Custom.

The default setting is Normal.

6Click Begin to load the game. The game starts in Deploy mode.

7Examine the game map, drag your teams to the positions you want, then click Begin again to start game play.

Once you begin play, you issue commands (Move, Move Fast, Fire, Smoke, Defend, or Hide) until you win or lose.

When the game is over, Close Combat tells you who won, then the Debriefing screen appears, summarizing the results of the battle. From this screen you can save any completed game as a Replay.

If you have played a Maneuver (single-battle) game, you can return to the Command screen and select another battle. If you’re playing a Campaign game, you can choose to play the next battle in the Campaign.

Going to Boot Camp

Boot Camp walks you through five sample battles to teach you Close Combat basics. You lead soldiers and issue orders while learning the basics of the game. The exercises are usually most valuable when you do them in order, but you can do them randomly if you prefer.