Star Trek Armada II - GAMING

Armada II Manual 10/19/01 10:22 AM Page 90GAMESPY ARCADEOPTION SCREENSSTAR TREK: ARMADA IIIN GAMESPY ® ARCADEYou can play Star Trek: Armada II online through GameSpy Arcade, which comesconveniently bundled with the game. If you haven’t done so already, insertyour Star Trek: Armada II CD and install Arcade now. Then, to playStar Trek: Armada II online, just follow these simple instructions:Launch GameSpy Arcade and Go to the Star Trek: Armada II Room: Click onthe GameSpy Arcade link in your Start Menu. When the software starts, you’llsee a list of games and more along the left-hand side. There’s plenty to do, butthere’s time for that later: Click on the Star Trek: Armada II button on the leftto enter the Star Trek: Armada II room.Find or Start a Star Trek: Armada II Server: Once you’re in theStar Trek: Armada II room you can meet or greet other players, find serversor create your own server. The top half of the application will list all of theavailable servers, including the number of people playing and your connectionspeed (measured by something called "ping." The lower your ping, the better.)Don’t like any currently existing servers? Click on the "Create Room" button tostart your own server and wait for people to sign up. (A clever server name,such as "Taste the end of my rusty hob-nailed boot!" usually attracts people).Otherwise, double-click on a server of your choice to join in.Joining and Starting a game: Once you double-click on a server or start yourown, you’ll be in a staging room, in which you can banter with your fellowplayers and prepare for combat. When you’re ready to play, click the "Ready"button at the top of the screen. When everyone in the room has signaled theirreadiness, the host can then launch the game. Arcade will fire upStar Trek: Armada II and the carnage will begin!PROBLEMS?If you have problems using GameSpy Arcade, whether installing the program,registering it, or using it in conjunction with Star Trek: Armada II, consult ourhelp pages, located at www.gamespyarcade.com/help/ or e-mail GameSpy byusing the form located at www.gamespyarcade.com/support/contact.asp.OPTION SCREENSDISPLAY SETTINGSGRAPHIC SETTINGSThe Graphic Settings screen allows youto optimize the look and performanceof the game based on the video card inyour system. The following options arebroken down into display settings andperformance settings.Display ModeDisplays the current game resolution and allows the resolution to be changed tothe following modes: 800 x 600, 1024 x 768, and 1280 x 1024. These modes areavailable in both 16 and 32 bit color settings.Display DriverShows the current driver installed on your computer and allows you to changedrivers between primary and secondary cards (if you have a secondary cardinstalled.)PERFORMANCE SETTINGSHardware Vertex ProcessingToggles hardware vertex processing on and off for video cards which supportthis feature.Bump MappingToggles bump mapping on and off for video cards which support this feature.Cinematic WindowToggles the cinematic window on and off.90 91