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Q Shield (Command/Psyche) F11 PlatMan Weapon/Face Toggle
R Goto Retrieval F12 Toggle Bug Perception Icon
CTRL R Call Retrieval (Lt)
ALT R Retrieve Specimen (Capturer) TAB HUD Display
S Stop
1 1st Squad
U Go To Waypoint 2 2nd Squad
V Code Indigo - Stealth Response 3 3rd Squad
W Toggle Prim/Sec Weapon 4 Specialist 1
X Code Red - Aggressive Response 5 Specialist 2
Y Micro Missile(1st and 2nd Marauder) 6 Specialist 3
Z Code Scarlet - Berserk Response 7 User Defined Squad
8 User Defined Squad
9 User Defined Squad
[ ] Sniper Zoom (-/+)
ALT 1-9 Save Squad Selection
ESC Cancel current command CTRL Additive/Subtractive Selection
Pause Game Options
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9. Hardware

9.1 What is the Minimum Spec for Starship Troopers?


Operating System: Win 95/98
Processor: Pentium II 233
Memory: 64 Mb RAM
Hard Drive Space: 300 Mb free
CD ROM Drive: 8 x CDROM drive
Video: 3d Video card needed [Voodoo 2]
Sound: Win 95/98 compatible sound card
DirectX: DirectX 7.0a included

9.2 What is the Recommended Spec for Starship Troopers?


Operating System: Win 95/98
Processor: Pentium II 400
Memory: 128 Mb RAM
Hard Drive Space: 800 Mb free
CD ROM Drive: 8 x CDROM drive
Video: 3d Video card needed [Matrox G400]
Sound: Win 95/98 compatible sound card
DirectX: DirectX 7.0a included

10. Other Questions

10.1 Where are the Skinnies, the Special Bombs, and the Neodogs?
We just didn't have enough time to introduce these other key elements of
the Troopers universe. However, we do have plans for an expansion pack, which
will feature all of these special ingredients.

10.2 Why isn't there a Roughneck platoon?
The Roughnecks are no ordinary platoon, and we have plans to make a special
Roughneck campaign pack that will recreate all the "historic" engagements
of this famous MI platoon.

10.3 Where are the drop capsules?
We went with the movie's concept of deployment.

10.4 Where do I get the latest Direct X from?
Download the latest drivers for DirectX from Microsoft.

http://www.microsoft.com/directx/homeuser/downloads/default.asp

10.5 All I see is a Blue Screen (Matrox G400)
The problem you have is related to drivers for your G400 Card.

The version of the Matrox Drivers that you are currently using have a bug in
the display routines, and cannot dosplay the models correctly.

To fix this problem, download the latest Matrox Drivers from

http://www.matrox.com/mga/support/drivers/latest/home.htm

10.6 The game won't uninstall or reinstall properly
If you uninstall Starship Troopers, and are then unable to reinstall the
program, even after deleting files, it is possible to force the reinstallation
by looking at the following:

There is a reg key under:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\
{978A2104-8363-11D4-AA23-0000E889C4DA}

You should delete this key, HOWEVER, be sure to delete only the key that
contains "Troopers".

You will then be able to reinstall the game.

10.7 How do I take Screenshots?
You will need to run the game in "nonexclusive" mode.

You can do this by creating a shortcut to StarshipTroopers.exe on your
desktop, and then right click the shortcut.

Add the word "nonexclusive" to the shortcut link, and this will enable
programs such as Paint Shop Pro and other third party screen grabbers to work.

10.8 I can't read the game text - it's all garbled!
In your video card DirecX setup, there is an option to specify the texel
alignment proportions. These control how text is displayed on the screen.

Ensure that these are set to best quality, and you should see the game text
improve dramatically.

10.9 All I get is a black screen, then dump to desktop
We now have a patch that fixes many of the input related crashes with
Starship Troopers.

Please download the appropriate patch (either demo or full) from our
website and if this does not work, please email our support mail at
support@stta.com with the details of the crash and your computer's
configuration.

Patches can be downloaded from:

http://www.stta.com/downloads.html#patches

10.10 How do I back up my saved games?


In the installation directory, there is a folder called "Platoons".

In that folder there will be several files, called "inplay.plt",
"sg0.plt", "sg1.plt", etc.

Copy these files onto a floppy disk, and then you will have a
backed up copy of your saved games. Copy the files back into the
platoons folder to restore them.

10.11 Can I save mid-mission?
Unfortunately, due to the complexity of the huge world, and the
number of bugs that are in the worlds, it is not possible to save an
entire mission state during one of the games. If you lose a single
mission critical unit during the game which ends the mission however,
we have implemented a "retry" system that allows you to complete the
mission in certain circumstances.

At this stage, there is no intention to produce a patch for mid
mission save games.

10.12 How do you catch a hopper bug?
Try using the "Marquee Select" attack method. Select 1 guy with the
bug capture weapon, and make sure that he is holding the weapon. Do
a "click and drag" attack (you should see a red see-through box) on
the hopper. To help, hold the shift key down, and move the camera to
look in the air first, then continuing to hold the shift key, do the
marquee select attack.

10.13 How do I pick up Dog Tags?
Simply have one of your units walk over the fallen soldier, and you
will automatically pick up the dog tags.

10.14 I can't hear any sound - what't the problem
If you cannot hear any sound from the game, the most likely reason
is that you do not have the correct Sound CODEC installed. A codec
is a sound compression decoder for your PC.

To install it, follow the following instructions:

Click Start, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel.
Double-click Add New Hardware, click Next, click No, and then click Next.
Click Sound, video, and game controllers, and then click Next.
In the Manufacturers box, click Microsoft Audio Codecs.
In the Models box, click ADPCM CODEC, click Next and then click Finish.
10.15 The game crashes with my Voodoo Card!
There is a problem with the driver for Voodoo Cards and the video alignments.

To get around this problem, download the patch from the website, at
http://www.stta.com/downloads.html#patches and install it. Once you
have done this, change the shortcut to the game and include a "nomovies"
option by adding the word "nomovies" to the end of the shortcut.

Alternatively, if you have a full installation, you can delete or
rename the movies in the FMV folder under the install directory.

We believe that the latest drivers from 3dfx also fix this problem.
You can download these from

http://www.3dfxgamers.com/view.asp?IOID=2428


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22:15 October 18th 2369

UPDATE

Now that the Terran Council has declared war against the arachnids of Klendathu,