AM_Manual Cover 31/1/00 5:26 pm Page 1

AM_Manual 31/1/00 5:18 pm Page 1

“Talk, talk, talk, Poindexter.

I just like shooting Tans.”

Sarge
AM_Manual 31/1/00 5:18 pm Page 2

© 1998 The 3DO Company.

All rights reserved.

The software and the related manual for this 3DO product are copyrighted. They may not be photocopied, scanned, translated,
reproduced, copied or reduced to any tangible or electronic medium or machine-readable form, or publicly performed or dis-
played, in whole or in part, without the prior written consent of The 3DO Company. The owner of this product is entitled to use
the software and manual for this product for his or her own use, but is not entitled to sell or transfer reproductions of the soft-
ware or manual to other parties in any way; nor to rent or lease the product to others without prior written permission from
The 3DO Company.

3DO, the 3DO logo, Army Men and the Army Men logo are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of The 3DO Company.
All other trademarks belong to their respective owners.

Windows® 95, DirectPlay® and DirectX® are trademarks of the Microsoft Corporation.

Uses Smacker Video Technology by RAD Game Tools, Inc. © 1994- 1998.

Published under license by Sold Out Sales & Marketing Ltd.

2
AM_Manual 31/1/00 5:18 pm Page 3

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Common Game Control Concepts. . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Campaigns, Scenarios, and Missions . . . . . . . . . 22

Notes on Mouse Use. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Scenarios and Missions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Notes on Keyboard Use. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 The Strategic Map. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Getting Started. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Mission Success. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Mission Failure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Installing Army Men . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Visibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
The Few...The Proud...The Durable Plastic . . . . . . 6 Unit Deployment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Menu System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Weapons & Equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Install Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Picking Up/Equipping Weapons & Other Power-ups . . . 25
Game Start Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 General Directions for Weapons Use. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
One Player Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Directions for Ranged Weapons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Multi-Player Connection Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Stance vs. Stance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Game Options Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Medic! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Starting a Game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Vehicles. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Attending Boot Camp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Vehicle Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Starting A One Player Game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Vehicle Health . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Starting a Multi-Player Game. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Vehicle Weapons. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Game Screens. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Air Support. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
One Player Game Screen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Air Strike. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Multi-Player Game Screen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Paratroop Drop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Game Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Air Reconnaissance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Keyboard Shortcuts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Troubleshooting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Mouse Controls. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Employment Opportunities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Joystick and Joypad Controls. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Customer Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Customizing Keyboard and Keypad Controls . . . . . . . . 20 Online Support Options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Customizing Joystick Controls. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Other Support Options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Customizing Audio Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Warranty Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Pausing A Game or Ending A Mission . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
AM_Manual 31/1/00 5:18 pm Page 4

COMMON GAME
CONTROL CONCEPTS

Notes on Mouse Use Notes on Keyboard Use

Although most of you are familiar with these concepts, we Whenever we detail a keyboard shortcut, the key name will
still think it's useful to reiterate the basic concepts of mouse appear in bold capital letters, like this: key. For example, a
use. When we say “left-click,” it means press and release keyboard shortcut for the key labeled F1 will appear as F1;
the button of the left side of your mouse. When we say don’t confuse that with pressing your F and 1 keys simulta-
“right-click,” it means press and release the right button. neously. A simultaneous key press is denoted by a + sym-
“Left-hold” means press the left mouse button and hold it bol, such as F+1.
down. “Right-hold” means to press the right mouse button Likewise, we differentiate between the zero key (0)
and hold it down. on the top row of your keyboard and the 0 (NUM 0) on
the numeric keypad.
The directional arrows just to the right of the main
keypad, which differ from the numeric keypad arrows, are
denoted as follows:

L ARROW for Left Arrow

R ARROW for Right Arrow
U ARROW for Up Arrow
D ARROW for Down Arrow

4
AM_Manual 31/1/00 5:18 pm Page 5

GETTING STARTED
System Requirements Hard Disk Space:
Computer System: 120MB free space; 150MB (recommended)
IBM PC Compatibles Sound Card:
Operating System: Direct Sound Compatible 8-bit; SoundBlaster (recommended)
Windows® 95 Peripherals:
CPU Type & System: Microsoft compatible 2-button mouse;
Intel Pentium® 90 MHz (minimum); Joystick or Joypad (optional)
133 MHz (recommended) Other:
Video Card: DirectX 5.2 (installed with game) or better
Direct Draw 1MB SVGA (minimum); 2MB (recommended)
Memory:
16MB of RAM (minimum); 24MB (recommended)

Installing Army Men

You should refer to the file called README which can be found on your CD-ROM. This file contains the latest loading instructions
for Army Men.

5
AM_Manual 31/1/00 5:18 pm Page 6

THE FEW... THE PROUD...

THE DURABLE PLASTIC

The wind blew cold around the newest

member of the squad.
He hadn’t heard Sarge come up behind him and nearly jumped out of his
green plastic boots when Sarge tapped him on the shoulder. “Jump away
from the fire if you’re gonna jump, kid,” growled Sarge. A long silence fell
between the recruit and the grizzled sergeant. Sounds from the enemy camps
in the distance swirled in on the clammy breeze.
“I...I don’t like to say it, Sarge,” said the recruit in a shaky voice. “But
I’m afraid.”
“Son,” Sarge said, “anybody who tells you they’re not afraid before a
battle is either a fool or a liar. You’re lucky, kid. You don’t know the real
meaning of fear.”
The kid thought a long minute, and then said, “It means you’re scared,
don’t it?”
“You might want to take me a little less literally, private,” said Sarge.
“I always wondered, Sarge,” said the recruit. “What makes the other armies so evil? Especially the Tans?”
“It isn’t that they’re evil, kid,” Sarge said, “just because they want to conquer everybody else and steal everything
they have. I think they just don’t know any better. It’s a tragic flaw in their character that’s beyond their control. That’s why
they’re better off being dead.
“But it isn’t just Tans we’re up against, kid,” Sarge continued, “although they’re the strongest and most aggressive. It’s

6
AM_Manual 31/1/00 5:18 pm Page 7

the Grays and the Blues, too. The Grays are a bunch of hit-and-run guerrillas; when I was little, my dad used to scare me at
night by telling me stories about the Grays. You don’t have to like the Grays, but you gotta respect them.
“The Blues, on the other hand, are stinkin’ cowards. They make better sneaks than they do soldiers. They’re more likely
to ambush you than shoot you in open combat. The Tans put up with the Blues because they can use them as couriers, sabo-
teurs, and spies.”
“There’re so many of them, Sarge,” the kid said. “Their three armies against our one. We don’t stand a chance Sarge!
We’re as good as dead! Dead, I tell you!”
“They aren’t supermen, kid,” growled Sarge. “They aren’t even unbreakable. They melt just like everybody else.
Remember, they don’t cooperate with each other, at least not for long. It isn’t us against them; it’s us against them against
them against them.”
But Sarge wasn’t telling the kid the whole truth, and it made him sick to his stomach to lie. The kid sensed Sarge was
keeping something back, something besides the rations that were bouncing around in his gut like a squad of paratroopers
landing on trampolines. Sarge couldn’t hold it back any longer.
“There’s more to it than I told you, kid,” he continued. “We’re on this mission to look for something, something
powerful. No one knows exactly what it is. It’s some powerful mumbo jumbo, that’s all I really know; and we can’t let the
Tans get to it first. There’s no telling what they’d do.”
The kid fell into deep contemplation once again. “I think,” he said, “they’d probably do something bad with it.”
“You’re catching on, kid,” said Sarge. “We’ll make a plastic soldier out of you yet.”

7
AM_Manual 31/1/00 5:18 pm Page 8

MENU SYSTEM

Game Start Menu

BOOT CAMP
Train and learn the Army Men way before you go out on
your first Mission.
ONE PLAYER
Takes you to the One Player Menu.
Install Menu MULTI-PLAYER
INSTALL Takes you to the Choose Battle Connection screen.
Install Army Men on your hard disk. OPTIONS
PLAY Takes you to the Options menu, where you can change
Play a game of Army Men. control and audio options.
EXIT QUIT
Leave the Install Menu and return to your desktop. Quit Army Men and return to your desktop.

8
AM_Manual 31/1/00 5:18 pm Page 9

One Player Menu - “Player Callsign” Multi-Player Connection Screen -

NEW PLAYER “Choose Battle Connection”
Create a new player name. CONNECTION TYPE
BACK Choose from Internet TCP/IP, IPX, Modem, or Serial
Return to the Game Start Menu. connection. You must choose a connection type before you
DELETE can start a multi-player game.
Delete a highlighted player’s name (and game). BACK
NEXT Return to previous menu.
Go to the campaign selection screen. CANCEL
Return to the Game Start Menu.
NEXT
Go to the Army Men to the Front screen.

Game Options Menu ABORT MISSION

CONTROLS End a paused Mission and
Configure default Keyboard controls or Joystick controls, or return to the Game Start Menu.
choose Custom Configuration. Appears only during game play
AUDIO when you press the ESC key.
Turn SFX (sound effects), Music, or Voices on/off and adjust BACK
Volume Controls up/down for these three options. Return to Game Start Menu.
9
AM_Manual 31/1/00 5:18 pm Page 10

STARTING A GAME

Listen up, recruit.

Because we care Attending Boot Camp
about you so We strongly encourage you to use the Boot Camp tutorial so you can become familiar with Army Men’s gameplay, controls,
freakin’ much and
want you to be a and options before you progress into the game itself. However, this is entirely optional; you can play a One Player or Multi-
successful member Player game without first going to Boot Camp.
of our Army Men
unit, we urge you Left-click on Boot Camp on the Game Start Menu to
to attend Boot begin the Training Mission. Sarge will immediately enter
Camp before you go
out on your first the Boot Camp map and receive onscreen instructions on
mission. Through the first exercise on the first Range. There are 12 exercises
written instructions,
you’ll learn to use in Boot Camp that each give instructions for different game
weapons, command options, including weapon use, vehicle movement, squad
squads, and call for
air support in a sup- maneuvers, and air support. You can follow the road
portive and nurtur- through Boot Camp to the different Ranges or roam the
ing atmosphere.
map at will. You will receive the instructions for a particular
Range only if you walk into the Range’s instructional sign-
post.
You can stay in Boot Camp as long as you like. To
leave Boot Camp, press ESC and then left-click on Abort Mission.

Starting A One Player Game

1. Left-click on One Player on the Game Start Menu to call up the One Player Menu. If this is your first game, click on one
of the four New Player lines on the One Player Menu, type in a name, and press ENTER. To delete a player name, left-
click on it to highlight it, then left-click on Delete. Note: this will also delete the game connected to that name. Each of

10
AM_Manual 31/1/00 5:18 pm Page 11

the four player name slots is connected to a separate game unrelated to the others, so you can have four, saved, one
player games at the same time. To return to the Game Start Menu, left-click on Back.
2. Left-click on Next to go to Campaign Select. Left-click on the campaign you want to play: Desert, Alpine, or Bayou. (If
this is your first game, Desert will be the only campaign available. Otherwise, you will be able to play any campaign
highlighted in white.) This will take you to the Scenario/Mission Menu. To return to the One Player Menu, left-click on
Back.
3. Campaigns are divided into four Scenarios of two to three Missions each. Left-click on the Mission you want to play and
then left-click on Next. (If this is your first game, only the first Mission in the Desert campaign will be available.
Otherwise, you can play any mission not darkened. The mission highlighted in white is the current mission.) Left-click on
the mission you wish to play.
4. Wait for the Mission to load. When it does, the Mission Briefing appears. As soon as you’ve read the briefing, press
ENTER to begin the Mission.

Starting a Multi-Player Game

Notes On Multi-Player Connections
There are four kinds of connections for Army Men multi-player games: IPX, TCP/IP, Modem, and Serial. A TCP/IP or IPX game
can have up to four players, while Modem and Serial games can have only two. Note: When playing a TCP/IP game, if you
disconnect your computer from your ISP or network and then reconnect, your IP address may change.* Read the following text
for more information.
To set up an IPX game, you must be connected to an IPX or IPX-compatible network through Windows 95, and have at
least one other player join your game. The host needs to have an Army Men CD in his CD-ROM drive; guests don’t, but they
must have Army Men installed on their hard drive. If you are a guest, when the game asks for a CD, left-click on Ignore.
To set up a TCP/IP game, players’ connections to the Internet must be open. If you are hosting a game, you must know
your IP address so you can provide it to those who will join your game. Note: you must connect to your ISP (Internet Service
Provider) first when running a TCP/IP game; an IP address will be assigned to you by your ISP.
Once connected, to find out your IP address:
1. In the Windows Start menu, left-click on Run.

11
AM_Manual 31/1/00 5:18 pm Page 12

2. Type winipcfg or c:\windows\winipcfg in the text box.

3. Left-click on OK.

To set up a modem game, both players must have Windows 95 compatible modems. The host should make sure his
opponent knows the phone number of the host’s modem. When the guest player selects modem connection, the dialing inter-
face pops up. Enter the phone number of the host’s modem.
To set up a serial game, a serial line must be open and recognized by Windows 95. Each player should know what com-
munications port they are connecting through.

Multi-Player Game Rules

Multi-Player Games are governed by one of two sets of rules: Capture the Flag (bring each enemy flag back to your base.
Flag will then teleport back to that enemy’s base; a tally will be kept of which flags you’ve captured. Collect them all before
your opponents do.); or Blitz (the first player with the number of kills defined in the Map Rules screen wins). When creating
or joining a multi-player game, make sure you know what rules you’re playing by.
When your Sarge dies in a multi-player game, he is immediately replaced: in a Capture the Flag game, he is
replaced near your flag, and in a Blitz game, he reappears in a random location. You can also play a multi-player game
against 3 computer controlled armies; follow the same setup instructions below.

Playing a Multi-Player Game on Internet Gaming Services

Army Men may be supported by various Internet Gaming Services. Check your software as well as the 3DO website at
http://www.armymen.com for locations that may be offered.

Creating & Hosting A Multi-Player Game

Note: While creating a Multi-Player game, left-click on Back to return to the Choose Battle Connection screen, or left-click on
Cancel to return to the Game Start Menu.
1. Left-click on Multi-Player on the Game Start Menu to go to the Choose Battle Connection screen. The game will then
search your system for any DirectPlay service providers you may have already installed and display them for you.

12
AM_Manual 31/1/00 5:18 pm Page 13

2. Left-click on the kind of communication channel you want – standard options are: Internet TCP/IP, IPX, Modem, or
Serial. (See Notes on Multi-Player Connections above), although more may be listed, depending on your system.
3. Then left-click on Next to go to the Army Men To The Front (game setup) screen. Left-click on Back to return to the pre-
vious screen. Left-click on Cancel to return to the Game Start Menu. The host of a TCP/IP game has to let the other
players know his/her IP address for them to join.
4. On the Army Men To The Front screen, left-click on Start a War and Next.
5. Enter a Battle name and Sarge name in the appropriate boxes. Left-click on Next to go to the Host Battle Selection
screen (see image below).
6. In the upper left hand corner of the Host screen, left-click on the color you want your army to be: Green, Tan, Blue or
Gray. Your name (in green*) and your army’s color will appear at the top of the Player List on your screen. As players
join the game, their names and colors will also appear in the Player List. Note: The Host has priority in selecting army
colors. Other players (the guests) have priority of army color choice based on
HOST BATTLE SELECTION SCREEN
the order they then join the game.
6a. * A player’s name will be in green if the connection to that player has low COLOR BUTTONS

latency. It will appear in yellow for medium latency connections and in red Campaign map
PLAYER LIST
for high latency connections. Trying to play opponents who have high latency
START BUTTON
can result in frequent game pauses and/or player drop-outs. (See the Multi- RULES BOX
Player Game Screen section.)
7. You can also Chat with other players while in the Battle Selection screen map Scrolling BUTTONS

(perhaps to discuss which map to play) or during a Multi-Player game. Just map selection
start typing to enter Chat mode and compose your message, then press CHAT BOX
ENTER to send it. Any message you send will appear in your army’s color.
All messages sent on the Battle Selection screen will be visible to all players. EXIT BUTTON

Note: To chat during gameplay press BACKSPACE, type in your message,

and press ENTER to send your message. The chat message will go to all active players. To send a chat message during
gameplay to a particular player or players, left-click on the color buttons of the players you don’t want to talk to. The
message will go to all players whose color button on your dashboard is not depressed.

13
AM_Manual 31/1/00 5:18 pm Page 14

8. Now select a map. Left-click on the up and down arrows, to the right of the Map Selection field, to scroll through the
maps’ names. Left-click on a map name to look at the map itself. As you check out the maps, notice that the Rules Box
in the middle of the screen will display which set of rules applies to the scenario associated with that map. Make sure a
map has the set of rules you want to play by before you create a game. Note: You must select a map all players have
before you can start a game. If one of the players does not have the map you select, a message will appear to let you know.
9. When you have chosen an army color and a map, and other players have joined, left-click on the Start button to begin
the game. Note: No matter what speed your machine is, your screen will remain black until all other players’ machines
have loaded the selected map. (This may take some time, so be patient.) Once everyone’s map is loaded, you will now
be in the set-up phase and can place your troops. (See the Deployment In A Multi-Player Game section below for further
instructions.)
10. If you decide you don’t want to create a game after all, left-click on Exit.

Joining A Multi-Player Game

Note: To return to the Game Start Menu while creating a Multi-Player game, left-click on Back to return to the previous menu
or screen, or left-click on Cancel.
1. To join a Multi-Player Game, left-click on Multi-Player on the Game Start Menu to go to the Choose Battle Connection
screen.
2. Left-click on the kind of communication channel you and your host want – Internet TCP/IP, IPX, Modem, or Serial. All of
the players in a game need to hook up the same way. (See Notes on Multi-Player Connections above.) Then left-click on
Next to go to the Army Men To The Front screen.
3. On the Army Men To The Front screen, left-click on Join the Fray and Next.
4. If you are joining a game through a TCP/IP connection, enter the IP address of the game host’s computer when the
Locate Session screen appears, and then left-click on OK. When the Select Battle screen appears (note: this can take up
to 30 seconds, possibly more), left-click on the game you want to join (there will only be one listed if you’re connecting
through Internet TCP/IP), and enter your Sarge’s name in the appropriate box. Then left-click on Next to go to the Guest
Battle-Information screen. (See following page regarding the Guest Battle Information screen.)
4a. If you are joining a game though an IPX connection, left-click on the game you want to join when the Select Battle

14
AM_Manual 31/1/00 5:18 pm Page 15

GUEST BATTLE INFORMATION SCREEN

screen appears. Enter your Sarge’s name in the appro- COLOR BUTTONS
priate box, then left-click on Next to go to the Battle
Information screen. PLAYER LIST
5. On the Battle Information screen, in the upper left START BUTTON
RULES BOX
hand corner, left-click on the color you want your army
to be: Green, Tan, Blue, or Gray. Your name will Campaign map
appear (in green*) at the top of your Player List with
your army color selection. You can reselect a color for
CHAT BOX
your army via the Color Buttons above the Player List.
EXIT BUTTON
The Host has the highest priority in selecting a color,
then the guests have subsequent priority based on the
order they entered the game.
5a. * A player’s name will be in green if the connection to that player has low latency. It will appear in yellow for medium
latency connections and in red for high latency connections. Trying to play opponents who have high latency can result in
frequent game pauses and/or player drop-outs. (See the Multi-Player Game Screen section for more about this.)
6. The Battle Information screen also displays the map and scenario that the game host chooses and the rules that apply to
that game. You’ll be better prepared if you familiarize yourself with all this data before you enter the game.
7. You can also Chat while in the Battle Information screen or during the game. On the Battle Information screen, just start
typing to enter Chat mode and compose your message, then press ENTER to send it. Any message you send will
appear in your army’s color and be visible to all players.
Note: To chat during gameplay press BACKSPACE, enter your message, and press ENTER to send. The chat mes-
sage will go to all active players. To send a chat message to a particular player or players during gameplay, left-click on
the color buttons on your dashboard of the players you don’t want to talk to. The message will go to all players whose
color button is not depressed.
8. The host starts the game; when he does, the guests then wait for the selected map to load. See the Deployment In a
Multi-Player Game section below for further instructions
9. To leave the Guest Battle Information screen without entering the game, left-click on Exit.

15
AM_Manual 31/1/00 5:18 pm Page 16

SCORE
Deployment In A Multi-Player Game
Once the host starts a multi-player game, your screen will remain black until the
map loads onto all the other players’ machines. When the game map appears on
SargE TANK your screen it is time for you to deploy your troops and vehicles for battle. You
have various vehicles and, sometimes, additional squads to deploy when you first
enter a multi-player game. What you have available to deploy is shown in the
boxes on your dashboard to the right of the chat window.
Start Button POWERUPS
To deploy a vehicle or squad, left-click on it to pick it up. Move it with your
mouse to the area of the game screen where you want to deploy it. If the vehicle
Squad
or squad is outlined in green, it is over an area where it can be deployed. If it is
outlined in red, it is over an area where it can’t be deployed (such as impassable
terrain, enemy territory, or over another vehicle) so you must deploy it somewhere
else. To deploy a vehicle, weapon, or squad in a chosen position, left-click again. Note: By double clicking a location on the
strategic map in the bottom right corner of your dash you can quickly jump to a specific location.
When the multi-player game map first appears, note the Sarge icons at the top of the screen. There is one for each
player in their associated army man color. “Pause” appears on the icon and as each player selects “start,” to indicate they
have deployed their troops and are ready to play, “pause” disappears. The battle begins when the last Sarge selects Start. If
you don’t deploy all your vehicles, squads, and equipment before you left-click on Start, you’ll lose those undeployed.

ONE PLAYER GAME SCREEN

1 Sarge 3 Strategic Map
Chevrons make the man. You can spot him by his three A scaled down map of the campaign area. The position
sergeant’s stripes. of the viewable game screen on the map is shown by
2 Radio the white rectangle, and your forces are shown by dots in
Shows messages from squad, intelligence about enemy, your army’s color.
and Mission information. No FM band. 4 Weapons Array
The weapons and health power-ups Sarge is carrying. His cur-
16
AM_Manual 31/1/00 5:18 pm Page 17

rently equipped weapon is outlined in green. The outline 7 Air Support

turns red when the weapon is fired; you must wait until it Displays the three Air Support options – Paratroop Drop, Air
turns green before the weapon can be fired again. A weapon’s Strike, and Air Reconnaissance – and when they’re available
current ammo supply is shown in the box beside its icon. or active.
5 Sarge’s Health 8 Cursor
Shown in the Sarge Health bar meter. When it is full, Sarge On-screen positioning and targeting device for a variety of
is at full strength. When Sarge loses health, it empties from orders.
green to yellow to red. When the meter is empty, Sarge is 9 Squad Member
dead and the Mission has failed. Members of a squad under Sarge’s command are marked by
their single private’s stripe. When Sarge says, “Jump!” they
6 Vehicle
say, “Is there a command option for that?”
These get you where you’re going on the battlefield. Some
will hold only Sarge, and some will hold one squad or more.

6
9

2 5

7 3
8 4

17
AM_Manual 31/1/00 5:18 pm Page 18

MULTI-PLAYER GAME SCREEN

Below are the differences between the one player game screen and the multi-player game screen.

1 Latency meter 2 SARge’s Kills/deaths score

The length of the meter trailing around the score box indi- Important in a multi-player game, depending on the rules of
cates the latency for that player. The color of the meter rep- the battle you’re fighting; this reflects the number of kills
resents the connection for that player. (Green = good con- and deaths you have
nection, low latency, < 250ms; Yellow = fair connection,
250-600ms; Red = bad connection, high ping, > 600ms). 3 Message buttons
Note: packet loss will increase latency. Under high latency, Deselect (they will darken) the buttons of the opponent
the game may pause periodically, and may drop players out. armies you don’t want to chat with when sending a message.

4 ally buttons
Make an alliance. If you and another player
decide to team up, each of you should highlight
1
2 the color of the ally-to-be’s army. When this is
done, their troops won’t attack yours and vice
versa. (Unless the “ally” is traitorous and
deselects your army color and/or fires on you.)

18
AM_Manual 31/1/00 5:18 pm Page 19

GAME CONTROLS
All key controls show below are the default controls. You can change key controls using the Controls option on the Main Menu.
Keyboard Shortcuts Weapon
Sarge Controls Select First Weapon 1
Select Second Weapon 2
(When Standing) Select Third Weapon 3
Run Forward NUM 8 Turn & Aim NUM 4 or NUM 6
Walk Forward NUM 8 + SHIFT Fire SPACEBAR
Walk Backwards NUM 2 Drop Weapon F8 or D
Turn Right NUM 6
Turn Left NUM 4 SqUAD COMMANDS
Kneel NUM 5 Follow F1
Lie Prone NUM 5 twice Attack F2
Roll Right NUM 9 Defend F3
Roll Left NUM 7 Attack Now F9
Dive Forward NUMPAD / Defend Now F10
Drop Item D or F8
Switch Units TAB Air Support
Scroll Map Mode ENTER Air Strike F5
Paratrooper Drop F6
(When Kneeling) Air Recon F7
Stand NUM 8
Go Prone NUM 5 Vehicle
Turn Right NUM 6 Enter/Exit Vehicle F4 or E
Turn Left NUM 4 Move Forward NUM 8
Roll Right NUM 9 Move Forward at Half Speed NUM 8 + SHIFT
Roll Left NUM 7 Move Backward NUM 2
Move Backward at Half Speed NUM 2 + SHIFT
(When Prone) Turn Left NUM 4
Roll Right NUM 9 Turn Right NUM 6
Roll Left NUM 7 Turn Turret Left Z
Stand NUM 8 twice Turn Turret Right X
Kneel NUM 8 Fire Vehicle Weapon SPACEBAR

MISCELLANEOUS
Pause ESC
Repeat Mission Briefing F11
Map Screen F12
19
AM_Manual 31/1/00 5:18 pm Page 20

Mouse Controls Joystick and Joypad Controls

Move Sarge NUM 8 to move forward + Turn Right Right
maneuver with mouse to move left or right Turn Left Left
Fire Left-click Run Forward Up
Aim Weapon Left-hold + maneuver with mouse Backward Down
Scroll Weapons Right-click Fire Weapon Button 1
Turn Vehicle Weapon Maneuver with mouse Roll Left Button 2 + Left
Roll Right Button 2 + Right
Dive Button 2 + Up
Drop Weapon Button 3
Scroll Weapons Button 4

Customizing Keyboard and Keypad Controls

1. To customize keyboard or keypad controls, left-click on Options on the Game Start Menu. When the Game Options Menu
appears, left-click on Controls. And when the Custom Configuration Menu comes up, left-click on Typical Configuration to
the usual set of Key Controls, left-click on Alternate Configuration to see an alternate set of controls and custom configu-
ration if you want to completely customize your controls.
2. Left-click on the command you want to customize to highlight it in yellow. Then press the key you want to control that
command. For instance, if you want the W to be the Forward command key, highlight Forward and press W. You can’t
assign additional command functions to keys that are already used for commands, and you can’t change commands that
are given through the F keys or ESC.
3. If you want to implement the control changes you’ve made, left-click on Apply; if you want to return to the Custom
Configuration Menu without making any changes, left-click on Back. You can also reset the custom keys to one of the
predefined Typical or Alternate sets by clicking on that button.

Customizing Joystick Controls

1. To customize the default joystick controls, left-click on Options on the Game Start Menu. When the Game Options Menu
appears, left-click on Controls. And when the Custom Configuration Menu comes up, left-click on Joystick Configuration.
2. When the Joystick Configuration Menu appears, left-click on a command you want to customize to highlight it in yellow.
Press the joystick button you want to control that command, or press the joystick in the direction you want to control

20
AM_Manual 31/1/00 5:18 pm Page 21

that command.
3. If you want to implement the control changes you’ve made, left-click on Apply; if you want to return to the Custom
Configuration Menu without making any changes, left-click on Back.
NOTE ON JOYSTICKS
Make sure your joystick or joypad is properly installed and calibrated before you attempt to play Army Men with it. From the
Windows 95 Start Menu, go to Settings, and left-click on Control Panel. Left-click on Game Controllers on the Control Panel
screen, and calibrate your joystick or joypad from the Game Controllers window. If your joystick or joypad does not appear in
the Game Controllers window, left-click on Add. When the Add Game Controller window appears, left-click on your joystick or
joypad from the list. If your joystick or joypad does not appear in the list, click on Add Other. When the Add Other window
appears, click on the make and model of your joystick or joypad. You may need the disk that came with your joystick or joy-
pad to complete this process.
We also recommend that you do not use an analog joystick. While it will function with Army Men, it might not be as
responsive as you’d like.

Customizing Audio Options

1. To change the default audio options, left-click on Options on the Game Start Menu, and then left-click on Audio on the
Game Options Menu.
2. There are three Audio options: SFX (sound effects) Volume, Music Volume, and Voice Volume. To turn an Audio Option
on or off, left-click on its On/Off buttons; an On/Off button turns red when it is on.
3. There is a volume bar beneath each Audio Option. To increase the volume of a Sound Option, click on the arrow button to
the right of its volume bar; to decrease a Sound Option’s volume, click on the arrow button at the left of the volume bar.

Pausing A Game or Ending A Mission

You can pause a One Player game by pressing ESC. This calls up the Options Menu. To return to the paused Mission, left-click
on Return. To end a paused Mission and return to the Game Start Menu, left-click on Abort Mission.

21
AM_Manual 31/1/00 5:18 pm Page 22

CAMPAIGNS, SCENARIOS, AND

MISSIONS
Scenarios and Missions
Your training is There are three Campaigns– Desert, Alpine, and Bayou – and each Campaign is divided into four Scenarios consisting of two
coming to end. You
are about enter into or three Missions. In your first One Player game, you start with the first Mission in the first Scenario of the Desert Campaign.
combat. Perhaps
you’d like to write
home to your The Strategic Map
sweetheart or The Strategic Map in the lower right of the game screen (on your dashboard)
mother... Well,
there’s no time for shows the entire area in which a Scenario takes place. The position of the
that really. Let’s go current game screen is shown on the Strategic Map by a white rectangle. To
– you momma’s
boys! view a specific area of the Strategic Map, left-click on it. The game screen
will relocate to that area.

Mission Success
You complete a Mission successfully when you meet all its goals that are stated in the Mission Briefing at the beginning of
each Mission. To display the Mission Briefing at any time during the game, press F12. When you have successfully completed
a Mission, left-click on Continue at the bottom of the screen to go on to the next Mission.

Mission Failure
Missions fail for different reasons. If you don’t complete some Missions within the
specified timeframe, or if you don’t prevent an enemy from completing his
Mission, the Mission will fail. If Sarge dies during a Mission, it is an immediate
failure. You then get the option to restart the Mission or return to the Game Start
Menu. Left-click on the YES button to restart, or left-click on the NO button to
return to the Game Start Menu.

22
AM_Manual 31/1/00 5:18 pm Page 23

VISIBILITY
A “Fog of War” effect appears only on the Strategic Map. The effect causes your enemy’s units to remain hidden until you get
within a certain range of them. As you go through maneuvers, the enemies’ positions are revealed. Sarge always knows where
his own units are, but enemy units can be seen only when they come within range on the game screen or are made visible on
If you ever lose
the strategic map by Air Reconnaissance and other such missions. Since Sarge can see farther than his squad can, it is possible sight of me in the
for him to see the enemy without being seen and concoct a cunning strategy. field and start to
feel insecure, you
can spot me by my
stripes, right below
me. I worked hard
UNIT DEPLOYMENT to get those. Try
not to step on ‘em.

Squad
Select Squad
In battle, Sarge will have more than one squad under his command, but he can issue orders to only one squad at a time. To
scroll between squads, press TAB. The selected squad ID will appear in the Squad box in the middle of the game dashboard.
Sarge will be able to issue commands only to the selected squad.
Follow
To order the selected squad to follow Sarge, press F1. They’ll trail Sarge wherever he goes.

Defend Command
To order the selected squad to Defend a location, press F3. Sarge’s crosshairs will become a shield. Use the arrow keys or
mouse to scroll across the entire map until you find a location you want the squad to defend, and then press ENTER or left-
click. The shield will revert to crosshairs and the squad will immediately move to set up a defensive perimeter in the target
area. The squad will attack all enemies who enter the Defended area, but will not pursue them out of that area. Sarge will not

23
AM_Manual 31/1/00 5:18 pm Page 24

move to the Defend area; if you want him to go there, you have to move him yourself.
If you press a Defend command key but then decide that you don’t want to send the squad to defend an area, press the
SPACEBAR to cancel Defend mode.

Defend Now
You know the rou- To order the selected squad to defend the area they’re currently in, press F10. The squad will react the same way they do to a
tine by now. When I
say “follow,” you Defend command.
follow me like baby
ducks waddling
after their mama. Attack Command
When I say “stay” To order the selected squad to attack a location, press F2. Sarge’s crosshairs will change into a rifle. Use the arrow keys or
put, you freeze like
a trained bird dog. mouse to scroll across the entire map until you find a location you want the squad to attack and press ENTER or left-click. The
When I say rifle will once again become crosshairs and the squad will immediately move to attack any enemies in the target area, pursuing
“attack,” you
attack like tigers. them until one side or the other is wiped out. If there no enemies in the area, the squad will set up a defensive perimeter
When I say instead; if any enemies enter the area, the squad will immediately Attack and pursue them if they retreat. Sarge will not move
“defend,” you
defend like a bear to the Attack area; if you want him to go there, you have to move him there yourself.
with cubs. Maybe If you press an Attack command key but then decide that you don’t want to send the squad to attack, press the
that’s why your
barracks smell like SPACEBAR to cancel Attack mode.
a zoo.

Attack Now
To order the selected squad to Attack in the area they currently are, press F9. The squad will react the same way they do to
an Attack command.

24
AM_Manual 31/1/00 5:18 pm Page 25

WEAPONS & EQUIPMENT

Picking Up and Equipping Weapons and Other Power-ups
Sarge starts the game with only a Rifle, but can pick up more weapons and power-ups on the campaign map. Weapons are
conveniently packed in boxes; some have been left by the Green army, some have been left by enemy armies, and some are All right, you 8-
balls, put down
dropped by enemies when you kill them. To pick up a weapon or power-up, run Sarge over it. The type and amount or ammo your knitting and
supply of the weapon will appear in the weapon box at the bottom of the game screen. listen up. Much to
everyone’s amaze-
Sarge can’t carry more than one of the same weapon. So if he’s lugging around a bazooka, he can’t pick up a second ment, you made it
one, until he has dropped the first one. through Boot Camp.
I’m so proud I could
Weapons and health power-ups appear in Sarge’s weapons array according to their function. Sarge’s primary weapon will bawl. While I’m
always be in slot one; heavy weapons, such as bazookas or flame throwers, appear in slot 2; and health, mine and explosive drying my little
tears, here’s your
power-ups appear in slot 3. To equip the weapon in slot 1, press 1; press 2 to equip the weapon in slot 2; and press 3 to last lesson: how to
equip the weapon specified item or health power-up in slot 3. When a weapon or item runs out of ammo or is otherwise used neutralize the
enemy, and with
up, it disappears from Sarge’s inventory. what.
To drop a weapon or power-up, equip Sarge with a weapon as described in the previous paragraph and then press F8 or
D. It will appear on the ground back in its box. Dropped items can be picked up again later (and in a multi-player game, your
opponents can pick them up, too).

General Directions for Weapons Use

To use a weapon in the direction Sarge is facing, press the SPACEBAR or left-click (if you are using a joystick, press button 1).
To aim a weapon, press and hold the SPACEBAR, or left-hold (if you are using a joystick, press and hold button 1). Crosshairs
appear showing the weapon’s line of fire. Press NUM 4 or NUM 6, or use the mouse or joystick to rotate the crosshairs clock-
wise or counter-clockwise around Sarge. He’ll turn to follow the crosshairs and aim his shot accordingly. Release the fire button to
use the aimed weapon.

25
AM_Manual 31/1/00 5:19 pm ART: SARGE SHOOTING TAN; LITTLE TAN ARMS & LEGS FLYING
Page 26

Rifle
Directions for Ranged Weapons
Ranged weapons – grenades and mortars – work a little differently than other weapons.
When you press and hold the fire button, the crosshairs will automatically move in and out, this
will determine the distance of your shot. Releasing the fire button when the crosshairs are close
will result in a short shot, and releasing it when they are farther away will result in a long shot.
You can aim the shot by moving the crosshairs with the mouse, NUM 4 or NUM 6, or with
a joystick.

Stance vs. Stance

A weapon’s accuracy can be affected by your stance in relation to an enemy’s stance, and vice
versa. For example, if you’re standing and an enemy is kneeling or prone, he’ll be able to Your rifle is a better friend than your
mommy ever was. She never killed
shoot at you with greater accuracy than you’ll be able to shoot at him. If an enemy is standing anybody for you, unless she was like
on a rise above you, you’ll be more liable to hit him if you’re standing than if you’re prone. my own beloved mother.

Automatic Rifles Grenades

are found in boxes marked like this. are found in boxes marked like this.

When Sarge picks up an Automatic Rifle, it will replace the

Rifle in his inventory and become his primary weapon...well,
You might get to hold automatically. An Automatic Rifle is the only power-up One good thing about the Tans; they can’t catch. I’ve
one of these things been throwing things at them long enough to know
some day if you listen weapon that you can’t drop. that. My favorite thing to throw at them is a grenade.
to old Sarge and live
long enough. I’ll proba-
bly even let you fire
one if I’m convinced
you won’t shoot your
foot off. If your rifle is
your best friend, your
automatic rifle is your
first kiss. The fire rate
is a whole lot faster
and you can strafe the
Tans with it.
AM_Manual 31/1/00 5:19 pm Page 27

Bazookas
are found in boxes marked like this.

Mortars
are found in boxes marked like this.

Flame Thrower
We aren’t talking bubblegum here, my lovelies. Make sure you
aren’t standing in front of one of these boomtubes when it goes off; are found in boxes marked like this.
the shell won’t go around ya. And if you’re shooting one, make sure
there’s nothing between you and your target. Firing into a tree
that’s right in front of you won’t do you any good and will only A flame thrower will throw flame as long as you
anger the tree. hold down the fire button, but you’ll exhaust its
fuel pretty fast that way.
The army can’t put a rocket in your pocket, but it can put a cannon in Think you’d walk through fire for ol’ Sarge? That
your rucksack. A mortar is artillery so portable that you could practi- makes me feel so treasured. Stand in front of me
cally send one home to the girl you left behind. when I’m lugging one of these things and we can
test your dedication.

27
AM_Manual 31/1/00 5:19 pm Page 28

Land Mines Mine Sweepers

are found in boxes marked like this. are found in boxes marked like this.

Placing Land Mines Using a Mine Sweeper

To lay a land mine when Sarge has them equipped, press When a Mine Sweeper is your equipped weapon, you will
your fire button (SPACEBAR if you’re using the keyboard, detect any mine you walk over and, happily, the mine won’t
left-click if you’re using the mouse, or button 1 if you’re blow up. To deactivate any mines you find, press your fire
It just ain’t a real using a joystick). The land mine will be placed where Sarge button (SPACEBAR if you’re using the keyboard, left-click
party without a few of is standing. You don’t want to stand there again until it goes if you’re using the mouse, or button 1 is you’re using a
these to leave for your
guests to find. Just off. Your land mines show as white disks on the terrain so joystick) when directly over the mine you wish to deactivate.
remember where they you can tell where they are; your enemies’ land mines
are when you’re stum-
bling around, or I’ll aren’t as easy to see.
make sure they take Mine Sweepers aren’t weapons, but that doesn’t mean
the cost of replacing they’re worthless. If you think you’re moving into a
your blown-up boots Explosives minefield – or you’re sure you are because somebody just
outta yer pay. Grenades are found in boxes marked like this. walked into one and did the shrapnel dance – a mine-
sweeper can show you the way through.

Placing Explosives
My old dad used to To place an explosive when Sarge has it equipped, press
bring a few of these
home from the base your fire button (SPACEBAR if you’re using the keyboard,
for the Fourth of July. left-click if you’re using the mouse, or button 1 if you’re
They really pepped up
a barbecue, even using a joystick). A box and countdown timer appear where
though our dogs kept Sarge is standing. Move Sarge and any squad members
running away. The
best thing to use them away from the charge immediately after you set it.
against is big targets,
like bridges. Against
enemy personnel,
they’re not so good.
The enemy’s not going
to hold their fire while
you run up to them,
put a ticking box at 28
their feet, and then
run away again.
Explosive counter
AM_Manual 31/1/00 5:19 pm Page 29

MEDIC!

First Aid First of all, don’t

get hurt. Consider
First Aid kits restore Sarge’s health by up to 1/3 of his starting health and can be used more than once. that an order. I hate
Different First Aid kits will contain different amounts of healing doses. A First Aid kit is marked with a red cross the look recruits get
on their faces when
and red stripes. When Sarge picks up a First Aid kit, it appears in the third slot of his weapons array. Unlike Instant Health, they take a bullet.
First Aid does not heal Sarge automatically; it must be equipped and used in the same way a weapon is selected an used. Leave the getting
wounded to me; I
can take it, you
Instant Health can’t. The First Aid
and Instant Health
Instant Health restores Sarge’s health to maximum. It is restored immediately when Sarge picks up the box; it kits we come across
cannot be saved for later, it can’t be used if Sarge has not taken damage, and each box can be used only once. won’t do you any
good, but they sure
Instant Health boxes are marked with the familiar red cross symbol. help me.

First Aid Tent

Sarge and his squads can also restore health by entering First Aid Tents

29
AM_Manual 31/1/00 5:19 pm Page 30

VEHICLES

Vehicle Controls
To get into a vehicle, walk over it and press F4 or E. To exit a vehicle, press F4 or E again.
The movement controls of all vehicles are basically the same, although some vehicles turn without moving forward, such
as the tank, while others must move forward to turn, like the jeep. To move a vehicle forward at full speed, press NUM 8; to
move one forward at half speed, press NUM 8 + SHIFT. To back up, press NUM 2.

Vehicle Health
When Sarge is in a vehicle, the vehicle’s condition is shown in the Vehicle Health bar meter. When the meter is full, the vehicle
is intact. As it sustains more and more damage, the meter empties from green to yellow to red. When the meter is empty, the
vehicle explodes and Sarge is ejected. Any squad members in a vehicle when it explodes, die; Sarge, on the other hand, will
take damage determined by the explosive force of the weapon that hit the vehicle and how much “health” the vehicle had left
before it blew up. So Sarge may walk away from a vehicle explosion relatively unscathed, or he may also be blown to bits.

Vehicle Weapons
The only weapons you can use in a vehicle are the weapons mounted on the vehicle. You can’t use or equip the weapons
Sarge is carrying while he’s driving
Every vehicle except a Cargo Truck is equipped with a weapon. These weapons work much the same as the weapons
Sarge carries. To shoot in the direction the weapon is pointed, press the SPACEBAR, or left-click. To aim a weapon, press and
hold the SPACEBAR, or left-hold. Crosshairs appear showing the weapon’s line of fire. To aim a machine gun, Z or X or use
the mouse to rotate the crosshairs clockwise or counterclockwise around the vehicle. To use the tank’s cannon, press Z to turn
the turret left or X to turn a weapon turret right, or use the mouse to rotate the crosshairs clockwise or counter-clockwise
around the vehicle. Sarge will follow the crosshairs and change his line of fire. Release the fire button to take an aimed shot.

30
AM_Manual 31/1/00 5:19 pm Page 31

Tanks don’t discrimi-

Tank Rate of Fire: Slow nate; they’ll crush
Top Speed: Slow Cargo: None. Only Sarge can get anybody, friend or foe,
Sarge or lowlife
Weapon: Cannon into a tank. recruit, flat. I’ll try to
make sure you’re out
of the way when I
Halftrack Weapon: Heavy Machine Gun drive one of these
Top Speed: Rate of Fire: Very fast things. Hard green
plastic can screw up
Medium Cargo: Squads the treads.

CARGO Weapon: None

Truck Rate of Fire: None
My uncle taught me
Top Speed: Fast Cargo: Squads how to drive in one of
these things. They
ain’t so good for fit-
Jeep Rate of Fire: Very fast ting into tight parking
Top Speed: Fast Cargo: None. Only Sarge can get spots, but they’re
good for making them
Weapon: Medium into a jeep less tight.
Machine gun

The good thing

about a cargo
The army keeps trying
truck is it gets
to build new-fangled
us where we
vehicles for us dog-
wanna go, and
faces. Nuts to that.
fast. The bad
Give me a good old -
thing is that I
fashioned jeep.
have to ride
They’re tough as a
with you. At
combat boot, nimble
least they’re big
as a mountain goat,
enough that we
and meaner than my
don’t have to
granny’s Army mule,
get cozy.
or even my granny.

31
AM_Manual 31/1/00 5:19 pm Page 32

AIR SUPPORT
You acquire Air Support the same way you pick up weapons: run Sarge over the appropriately marked box.

A flyboy on the Air Strike out circle and you’ll get the radio message “Can’t land
ground ain’t worth Air Strike power-ups are found in boxes here.”
a spit bubble; I’ve
knocked several of marked like this. Paratroopers in the air can’t be attacked, can’t fire
‘em to the ground their weapons until they land, and you can’t select them
myself and never
found ‘em worth Press F5 to order an Air Strike. Use the Arrow keys or mouse before they land. They begin to attack immediately once
the trouble of spit- to move the bomb icon around the screen until it is over the they hit the ground, if there is an enemy within range. If no
ting on. But up in
the air, they’re all- location you want the strike to hit, and then left-click or hit enemies are around, they’ll wait where they land until some
right. Distance SPACEBAR. Within seconds, bombs will rain down on the enemies wander by, or until you give them an order.
adds charm, I
guess. They can target area. If an Air Strike is called on hidden terrain, it will
drop reinforce- reveal it as well as blow it up, just as if Air Reconnaissance Air Reconnaissance
ments when you’re
outnumbered, take had been called (see below). Air Reconnaissance power-ups are found in
purty pictures of boxes marked like this.
enemy installations
and movement, Paratroop Drop
and bomb them Paratroop Drop power-ups are found in boxes Press F7 to summon Air Reconnaissance. Within seconds,
back to Heck.
marked like this. you’ll know the position of both enemy and friendly person-
nel and equipment in the entire scenario area. All units show
Press F6 to call in a Paratroop Drop. Use the mouse or Arrow up as dots in their associated army’s color on the Strategy
keys to move the parachute icon to the area where you want Map. But the dots will vanish quickly, so try to remember
the paratroops to land, and then left-click or hit what you’ve seen.
SPACEBAR. Air support responds to your request within
seconds. But the drop zone has to be accessible; if you try to
choose an inaccessible zone, the chute will change to lined-

32
AM_Manual 31/1/00 5:19 pm Page 33

DEATH FROM ABOVE

MIND IF WE DROP IN?

SMILE FOR THE CAMERA, TAN SCUM

33
AM_Manual 31/1/00 5:19 pm Page 34

TROUBLESHOOTING
There are numerous occasions in life when things may not go well. You may even be experience trouble with Army Men. If so,
there are several avenues of exploration open to you whereby you can determine the exact cause. The following are some of
the more common difficulties people may experience.

1) I started the game, and the screen is black or the graphics are distorted.
This is probably due to incompatibility between your video card driver and DirectX. The best possible solution is for you to con-
tact the manufacturer of your video card and see if they have a newer set of DirectX compatible drivers for your specific model.
Usually, these companies maintain a website on the Internet with downloadable versions of their latest drivers.

2) The game starts, but I hear no sound or music.

Again, this may be due to an incompatibility between your sound card and DirectX. Contact your soundcard manufacturer for a
set of the latest drivers.

3) My hard drive is compressed and I’d like to run Army men on it.
While it is possible to install Army Men to a compressed hard drive, we don’t recommend it because of performance issues.

4) I want to play Army Men without the CD in my CD-ROM drive.

You MUST have the Army Men CD in your CD-ROM drive in order to start a single player game of Army Men. After that, it’s
optional. However, if you remove the CD from the drive after the game is loaded, you will not be able to hear the redbook
audio music or see the cut scenes between missions. WARNING: If you eject the CD during gameplay and then reinsert it,
Army Men may crash due to a call from the Windows 95 Autoplay driver.

4a) I have some friends who don’t own army men, but we want to play a multi-player game.
Only the host must have the CD in his CD-ROM drive. All other players just need Army Men installed on their systems.

34
AM_Manual 31/1/00 5:19 pm Page 35

5) I use RAM doubler software and want to play Army Men.

If you don’t mind taking a performance hit, Army Men will probably run with RAM doubling software in place. However, we
recommend disabling the software for optimal performance.

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
If you like Army Men and are a Graphic Artist, Software Engineer, or other talented professional, there are many employment
opputunities available at 3DO. See our website - http://www.3do.com/company/job_list.html

CUSTOMER SUPPORT
Online Support Options these questions and more at www.sold-out.co.uk.
Sold Out Software offers several avenues of support for its
products. One of these is our website at: www.sold- Other Support Options
out.co.uk or www.armymen.com You can also contact The 3DO Company’s Customer Support
If you have a specific problem that is not addressed on by phone, fax, and mail. When you call, please have all the
information requested in the preceding paragraph ready.
our site, you can send your question to us via e-mail at:
webmaster@sold-out.co.uk Phone: +44 (0) 207 928 9655
Please be as specific as you can about the problem you FAX: +44 (0) 207 261 0540
are experiencing. Also include in the body of your e-mail: the Hours: Monday through Friday
name of the manufacturer of your computer system; the 10am – 11pm and 2pm – 5pm GMT
brand and speed of the processor; how much RAM you have, Mailing Address:
the version number of Windows 95/98 you are using (if you Tech Support - Army Men
aren’t sure, right-click on the My Computer icon on your desk- Sold Out Sales & Marketing Ltd,
top and select “Properties”), and the manufacturer name and 122 Southwark Street,
model number of your video card, modem, and sound card. London SE1 OSW
There is also an e-mail form you can fill in with all United Kingdom

35
AM_Manual 31/1/00 5:19 pm Page 36

WARRANTY

THE Sold out 90-DAY WARRANTY

Sold Out Sales & Marketing Ltd warrants to the original consumer purchaser of this software product that the compact disc on which the underlying
computer program is recorded is free from defects in materials and workmanship under normal, recommended use and service for ninety (90) days
from the date of purchase. The Sold Out software program recorded on such a medium is sold on an “as is” basis, without any warranty or condition
of any kind, and Sold Out Sales & Marketing Ltd shall not be liable for any losses or damage of any kind or nature resulting from the use or inabili-
ty to use such program.

Sold Out Sales & Marketing Ltd’s entire liability and the original consumer purchaser’s exclusive remedy for breach of any warranty (express or
implied) shall be, at Sold Out Sales & Marketing Ltd’s option, either: (a) to replace, free of charge, this Sold Out software product, or (b) to return to
the original consumer purchaser the price paid for this Sold Out software product. The preceding warranty shall not be applicable and Sold Out Sales
& Marketing Ltd shall not be obligated to replace this Sold Out software product or to return any such sum to the original consumer unless this Sold
Out software product is returned within the 90-day warranty period, postage pre-paid with proof of purchase to Sold Out Sales & Marketing Ltd, 122
Southwark Street, London SE1 OSW, United Kingdom, Attn.: Customer Support Dept., and the preceding warranty shall be void if any defect in this
Sold Out software product arises through accident, negligence, use in any application for which this Sold Out software product was not designed or
intended, modification without the prior consent of Sold Out Sales & Marketing Ltd, any cause external to the product (e.g., heat), or by any other
cause unrelated to defective materials or workmanship.

Except for the limited express warranty set forth above, all other representations, warranties, conditions, terms or other obligations, whether
expressed or implied, including, but not limited to, any implied warranties of merchantability and/or fitness for any particular purpose regarding
this Sold Out software product (relating to either the compact disc, the software or otherwise) are excluded to the maximum extent allowed by law.
Nothing in this warranty shall affect any of the original consumer purchaser’s statutory rights.

Sold Out Sales & Marketing Ltd neither assumes nor authorizes any other person or entity to assume for Sold Out Sales & Marketing Ltd (or any
related or affiliated entity) any other liability in connection with this Sold Out Sales software product. IN NO EVENT SHALL SOLD OUT BE LIABLE FOR
ANY INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL (INCLUDING LOSS OF PROFITS), SPECIAL AND/OR OTHER DAMAGES OF ANY KIND OR NATURE RESULTING FROM
THE PURCHASE, POSSESSION, USE OR INABILITY TO USE THIS SOLD OUT SOFTWARE PRODUCT, EVEN IF SOLD OUT HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSI-
BILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES OR LOSS. IN ANY EVENT SOLD OUT’S ENTIRE LIABILITY TO THE ORIGINAL CONSUMER PURCHASER SHALL BE LIMITED TO
THE AMOUNT ACTUALLY PAID FOR THIS 3DO SOFTWARE PRODUCT.

Sold Out Sales & Marketing Ltd has endeavored to ensure that the end user manual and promotional materials regarding this Sold Out software
product accurately reference the product. However, because of ongoing improvements and updating of Sold Out software products, Sold Out Sales &
Marketing Ltd cannot guarantee the accuracy of printed materials after the date of publication, and Sold Out Sales & Marketing Ltd disclaims any
loss, liability and/or damages, whether in contract, tort or otherwise, arising out of or resulting from the manual and promotional materials, includ-
ing, without limitation, any loss or liability resulting from changes, errors or omissions with respect to any of such items.

36