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Romance of the Three Kingdoms 2 manual

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                   ROMANCE OF THE THREE KINGDOMS II

Amiga Reference Card

Hardware Required

Amiga 500, 1000, 2000, 2500 or 3000
1 Meg RAM
1 Disk Drive
Monitor or TV (color recommended)

Software Required

ROMANCE OF THE THREE KINGDOMS II Disks A and B
   o Be sure to back up your game disks before playing.  For your
     convenience, the game disks are not copy protected.

Loading Instructions

Booting from the Game Disks or the Workbench
   o Boot your Amiga from Game Disk A.
   o Double click on the "Start" icon.

Hard Disk Installation

You will need 1.5 megabytes of free space on your hard drive to install
ROMANCE OF THE THREE KINGDOMS II.

   o Create a drawer on your hard drive and name it "RTKII".
   o Insert Disk A in a drive.
   o Drag copy the contents of Disk A into the drawer.
   o When finished, remove all Romance disks from disk drives.
   o Start the game from the hard drive by double clicking on the
     "Start" icon.

AMIGA MOUSE OPERATION

The AMIGA version of ROMANCE OF THE THREE KINGDOMS II has been designed
with complete mouse support.  Except for Hot Keys, there is little
occasion to use the keyboard.  While almost all of the gadgets used in
this version are self-explanatory, the following explanations are
included to help you get started.
In general, the mouse is used in this way:

       Left Mouse Button:      To select items, commands, generals
       Right Mouse Button:     To display the command menu

Selecting Items And Generals

When you are prompted to make a selection (a general to train or send
to war, goods to buy or sell, etc.), simply move the cursor to the
desired item.  A highlighted bar will appear where the cursor touches
a selection.  Press the select button to make the desired selection.
Choose "Continue" to end selection.

Selecting Commands

Commands are selected in the same way as items.  With main display
commands, you may cancel before executing a selected command by
clicking on "Cancel."  Combat commands will be executed as they are
selected.

COMMANDS

All commands appear in Command Menus.  To execute a command, find the
appropriate menu item, and select it with the cursor.
Tip: Some commands have Hot Keys for quicker execution.

MENU           COMMAND                     HOT KEY
----           -------                     -------
FILE           Restart Game                A - O
               Save Game                   A - S
               Quit Player
               Quit Game                   A - Q

GENERAL        Appoint Governor
               Appoint Advisor
               Dismiss Advisor
               Advice                      A - A
               Rumors
               Visit Doctor
               Go into Exile
               Rest                        A - R

DOMESTIC       Find General
               Recruit General
               Dismiss General
               Reward General
               Buy Horses
               Buy Food
               Sell Food
               Give to Citizens
               Special Tax
               Cultivate Land              A - L
               Flood Control               A - F
               Send Goods

DIPLOMACY      Form Alliance
               Cancel Alliance 
               Marriage
               Gift
               Threaten
               Delegate                    A - D

MILITARY       Hire Soldiers
               Reassign Soldiers
               Train Soldiers
               Buy Weapons
               Build Fort
               Move Generals               A - M
               Joint Invasion
               Go to War                   A - W

ESPIONAGE      Infiltrate
               Rival Tigers
               Tiger and Wolf
               Bribe
               Threaten

VIEW           Generals
               Your Territory
               Other Provinces
               General Summary
               Military Summary
               Data Order
               Battle Map

OPTIONS        Message Wait
               1-5
               Messenger Speed
               Fast
               Medium
               Slow
               Show
               Graphics
               Music
               Sound Effects
               View Battles
               Screen to Back 
                (Sends game screen
                behind other screens)

Combat Commands

MOVEMENT       Normal Move                 A - M
               Move Enemy                  A - E
ATTACK         Normal Attack               A - A  
               Simultaneous Attack         A - S
               Fireball                    A - F
               Charge                      A - C
SPECIAL        Reinforce
               Bribe
               View                        A - V
               Flee           
               Wait                        A - W

Exile Commands               

IN EXILE       Move                        A - M
               Settle
               View                        A - V
               Rest                        A - R

On The Battle Map

To arrange units on the battlefield, move the cursor to a numbered
space and select it to place there.

Movement on the Battle Map

1) Select the type of movement from the MOVEMENT menu.
2) Indicate the direction of the move with the cursor.
3) Select with the mouse.
4) Repeat if Mobility points remain.

To end your move, move the cursor to the moving unit and press the
select button.

Attacking Another Unit

1) Select the type of attack from the ATTACK menu.
2) If applicable, indicate the direction of the attack with the cursor.
3) Press the select button.

FEATURE

Multi-Tasking

The AMIGA version of ROMANCE OF THE THREE KINGDOMS II allows you to
multi-task with other applications.  You can access other programs
or the Workbench through the Screen to Back function by selecting it
under the OPTIONS menu.