Star Trek Armada II - GAMING

Armada II Manual 10/19/01 10:21 AM Page 14CINEMATIC WINDOWWARP SPEEDthe topic. Clicking once on Toggle Help will bring up a fixed box with theextended tooltip that will remain over the Mini Map, active when you mouseover any element. The third setting of Toggle Help will stop all tooltips fromappearing.Main MenuThe Main menu will bring up the following choices: Save Game,Load Game, Graphics Settings, Sound Settings, Game Settings,Abort Mission, Return To Game, View Admiral’s Log, Tech Tree, Exitto Windows, and Restart Mission. (For detailed descriptions, see the Save/Load,Options, and Admiral's Log sections.)CINEMATIC WINDOWMINI MAPIn the lower right corner of the screen, you’ll findthe Cinematic Window. The view will show eventsoccurring in other parts of the map, prioritized bysignificance. Clicking on the window will bring youdirectly to that event. Double-clicking on thiswindow will also change your view from strategicto tactical and vice versa.In the lower left corner of the screen, you’ll find the mini map. The entire gameboard is displayed, showing where you’ve been and what you can currently see.Any space objects that are permanent game fixtures will also be displayed, oncethey are seen. Enemy stations are also displayed, though only in their lastknown position if they’re currently out of your line-of-sight. All ships andstations are represented by their team color.FILTERSSHROUD AND FOG OF WARUnexplored regions of the map appear as a coloredshroud on the mini map and in both the Tactical andStrategic views in the main display window. Exploredregions that are no longer in the line-of-sight of anyof your ships or stations become covered with a fogof war. The terrain and stations within this foggedarea appear as they last appeared to a friendlyship/station. The view updates when a ship/stationcomes back within your line-of-sight.The mini map can be filtered to the following states for both ships andstations: Show All, Friendly Only, Enemy Only, Show None, and Neutral Onlyvia the buttons on the bottom of the mini map.WARP SPEEDTo travel long distances quickly, you may use warp speed. To warp, select a shipor group of ships that are capable of warp (Mining, Construction, and Cargoships are among the ships that aren’t capable of warp) and right-click on themini map to the point you’d like them to go. Alt-right-click in the main windowwill also have the selected ship or ships warp to the location of the cursor.Ships will automatically come out of warp speed in the proximity of planets,moons, asteroids, black holes, and nebulae. They will return automatically towarp speed once they’ve passed by the gravitational well of an object.The translucent purple radius around an object on the mini map represents thegravitational well.A ship in warp will not be able to fire on targets, and will be more vulnerable toattack, as its shields must be down to warp. Sensor strength is also reduced, sothe amount of the map revealed below the shroud when warping is significantlyless than when traveling at impulse speed.A move order made on the main screen will automatically be set at impulsespeed. A move order made by clicking on the mini map will automatically be setat warp speed.Pressing Alt + right-click will set you to warp on the main screen and useimpulse speed on the mini map.14 15