Making a manual

Ted · Post by **Ted** » 13 Jul 2005, 19:04

So, does anybody think that a manuala would help newcomers to the game and get them up-to-date on what to do and how to do it, so that old TA fans and anybody reading PCGamer can seemlessly use the game without sounding like a total newb in their first 7-8 games or so? They'll know how important it is to get the maps, know where to get the OTA patch and know about the messageboard and the extensive community, know about camera controls, key commands, darn near everything I can think of in one page that has links from a TOC.

Min3mat · Post by **Min3mat** » 13 Jul 2005, 19:07

already a basic one on the wiki. its got multiple sections!

Kixxe · Post by **Kixxe** » 13 Jul 2005, 19:21

They'll know how important it is to get the maps, know where to get the OTA patch and know about the messageboard and the extensive community, know about camera controls, key commands, darn near everything I can think of in one page that has links from a TOC.

That al exsist in the wiki, but it's spread out... I could maybe make a qwick ''uber newbie'' guide and add it to the ''SPRING GUIDE!''...

genblood · Post by **genblood** » 13 Jul 2005, 20:02

.

.. I agree ...

A printable version made using Adobe would be nice. I
figure a Adobe file with all that cool info will help no players
fugure things out quicker. Add some nice pictures and stuff
like that and you have a nice manual ....

Ted · Post by **Ted** » 13 Jul 2005, 20:16

I'll get right on it!

FoeOfTheBee · Post by **FoeOfTheBee** » 13 Jul 2005, 23:19

Good idea. I├é┬┤ve started slaughtering newbs 2 vs. 1 on Small Divide because 1 vs. 1 is too fast. We need to help them get a clue. Let├é┬┤s include an xta strategy guide in the readme. Or maybe some tips that display in game the first time you run it, like "press f4 to see metal" and "build some kind of factory so you can make units"

Warlord Zsinj · Post by **Warlord Zsinj** » 14 Jul 2005, 10:26

I think a quick-start guide would be more helpful than forcing units to trawl through a massive manual. Just something explaining how to get started in multiplayer, what all the keys are, the basic units, a basic description of the popular mods, etc.

zwzsg · Post by **zwzsg** » 15 Jul 2005, 16:52

Despite the lack of support, I still believe an automatic tips dispenser ingame like I wrote about in that old thread would be the best way to help newcomers.

colorblind · Post by **colorblind** » 16 Jul 2005, 00:30

Google is your friend.
http://downloads.planetmirror.com/pub/r ... l_-_PC.pdf

Quebec_tripod · Post by **Quebec_tripod** » 16 Jul 2005, 02:04

Hi
I'm new so I'll check out the manuel and let you know. I hope it will help because I was just beat to death on the net by a good player, well the script "IA" does that pretty well too! Ah well let's do some reading...

Spring RTS Engine

Making a manual

Good or bad idea to make a manual for newcomers to the game?

Making a manual