Manual Problems

Wile_E_Coyote

<div class="IPBDescription">Manual Problems</div> Okay sorry if this is a stupid question

I have noticed that in the tech tree right after motion traking there is a distress beacon thing. This is what the manual says:

<i><span style='color:blue'>Distress Beacon
The observatory punches through the nano-gridlock, sending an emergency signal to the neighboring dropship. The dropship immediately sends reinforcements, homing in on the signal's location, and spending large amounts of energy to create temporary "subject fields" out of the construction nanos in the ceiling-based command network. The squad immediately returns to full deployment. The reinforcements get there every time, but it is incredibly stressful and dangerous for the dropship's engines (not to mention the dropship's commander). See phase technology for more information on phase travel.</span>
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Okay so I was a good little boy, I read the manual first. Now could anyone please tell me what the hell it actually does, without the cute storyline added in? LOL I don't care how the imaginary nano technology works, or about dropships that don't exist,I don't want an explanation. I just want to know what it actually does and why it would be important to me in a game.

Same thing goes for blink. The manual nevers tells you HOW to use it. Gee, thanks guys! Has anyone else had this frustration with the manual? I know how difficult it is to write those things, hell just wrting a "readme" for a simple mod install can take quite awhile, but the manual does leave a LOT of unanswered questions.

I have been searching the forums for a straightforward explanation of the game but haven't found it yet. Can anyone guide me in the right direction?

Raz

Build an observatory, then when you click it, this is available. 15 Rresources, you respawn every marine almost instantly, for one time.

FireStorm

Your marines reappear in the base a couple of seconds after you have activated the distress beacon.

For blink:

Select blink, duck, jump, aim where you want to be, and fire.
There can be no obstacles between the spot you're targetting and you.
Don't blink into structures (OCs, DCs, etc) because you will get stuck [BUG].

Thansal

yes, and when he says nothing in your way he meens NOTHING

this is why if you stand on the ground and look down AT ALL you feet instantly hit the floor and you stop

and distress beacon summons every one to your FIRST BASE

so, if you have relocated, it don't do squat for you <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'><!--endemo-->

Fam

Practice makes perfect, and a back story makes it even better.

Lucid

It's true the manual isn't exactly a manual. It doesn't tell you how to play. I had to learn by just joining games noob style. If I was ambitious I'd write a manual that explains how to play. Maybe it would answer alot of the noob questions asked on the forums like the alien resource model, how to build stuff, etc.