Operation Body Count FAQ v1.25 By Shotgunner Version History 7/5/02 - Started FAQ - v.5 7/7/02 - Spellchecked FAQ, added a few hints - v1.0 7/8/02 - Added new enemy description, added section called demo level, made a few corrections LEGAL INFO This document will hereby be called OBC_FAQ. This OBC_FAQ copyright Chris "Shotgunner" Sanicola July 2002. You may distribute, use, and/or download this OBC_FAQ under the following condititons: 1) You will not change this OBC_FAQ in ANY way, under ANY circumstances 2) You will not charge any fee of any kind for this OBC_FAQ 3) you will not bundle this OBC_FAQ with a copy of the game(Operation Body Count) on ebay, yahoo auctions, or other such sites 4) If you wish to download this OBC_FAQ and place it on your site, you will acquire my permission before downloading 5) If using any part of this OBC_FAQ in your own FAQ, you will give me credit for whatever part(s) you use. And for you magazines, both foreign and domestic, here's one just for you: 6) Any magazine found using this OBC_FAQ, for ANY reason, in part OR in full, will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. I will go to China if I have to carry out any sort of legal action aganist a magazine. These rules are not hard to follow, so please do not break them. I have no problems calling my lawyer and pressing charges over copyright law violations. I'd at the very least get reimbursed for the legal fees, but don't push your luck. Lastly, this is not exactly legal info, but this needs to be said before I type any further: Neither this game, nor this FAQ, nor MYSELF, is/are promoting anti-Islamic views or messages. While the terrorists look like Hollywood-typical Middle Eastern terrorists, this is just a GAME. Also remember that this game was made back in the mid 1990s - at least 6 years before 9/11/01. Remember this little tidbit about terrorists - they come in ALL nationalities, even here in the USA. Although few in number and even though we don't like to admit it, even WE have terrorists on our soil. Worse yet, they are DOMESTIC terrorists. If you can't realize that most Islamic people are actually good people who just want to live in peace and have condemmed those responseable for the so-called "holy wars" that kill hundreds every year, then you should not play this game nor read this document any further for both your benefit and my own. R.I.P all those who perished in the terrorist attacks in NYC on Sept. 11, 2001, as well as those who perished in PA. May God bless all of those heroic souls who are no longer with us, and those responsable burn in hell for all eternity. CONTENTS 1) Story 2) No Walkthrough? Why not? 3) Main Menu 4) Controls 5) Weapons 6) Enemies 7) Hints 8) Demo Level 9) Contact Info 1) Story *NOTE - A friend gave me the game disc, but he did not have the manual, so everything from here on out is personal experience thru trial-and-error on my part. Therefore, the story and team name is UNOFFICIAL. Terrorists have taken over the UN Building. As a member of the Government Assault Team(G.A.T-nice nickname :p)your job is to eliminate the terrorists who have taken the building. You not only have to eliminate the terrorists, but also rescue the hostages. You will have to make your way thru the sewers to the basement of the building - the terrorists will not expect penetration from there. From there you will have to advance one floor at a time, clearing out terrorists and freeing hostages as you find them. Eliminate all terrorists on each floor before advancing. Good luck....you'll need it. Now get going! 2) No Walkthrough? Why Not? Since no one was intrested in doing a FAQ of any kind of this game, I see no reason to do a walkthrough. Besides, this is a First Person Shooter were talking about here - with the only twist is that you have hostages to rescue in addition to the terrorist killing. If you are constantly getting plastered by a single enemy, then check the section called "Enemies"; I'll list the most effective ways to eliminate each enemy type. If you feel that a walkthrough is necessary for this game and want to take the time to write one, then by all means go ahead and make one. If you just want to do a walkthrough, I'd be more than happy to place it in my FAQ, giving you proper credit for it, of course. But unless someone decides to make a walkthrough, I will not make one. To be honest, I don't have the time to do one since I'm working two full-time jobs at the moment. 3) MAIN MENU Ah, the famed Main Menu....what? You don't know what I'm talking about? Just kidding. Ok, here's how the Main Menu is laid out: View Size - This is how big the "window" of the game is(you know, the part where all the action is). XS, S, M, L, & XL are your choices. XS(Xtra Small is the smallest and Xtra Large is the biggest. You can figure out what the others are, right? :p) Game Type - The difficulty setting. Settings are as follows: 1 - The easiest setting 2 - The normal/average setting 3 - The hard setting R - The random setting is kinda like a hybird of the three previous settings. If you can beat the game in this mode, you should consider joining your local police department's SWAT team.... N - Network Play. Your standard Deathmatch T - Same as above, but with teams. M - Modem. No clue. Online play perhaps? I seriously do not know what this is. If anyone does know, please let me know via e-mail. My address is below in "Contact Info" High Scores - Self Explanatory. Audio Mix - Your basic sound config options. More advanced ones may be set by running setup Start Game - Start the game(duh!) Continue - An option that is selectable only if going to the Main Menu while playing a game, this lets you resume your current game. Abort Game - Another option that can only be accessed by going to the Main Menu while playing a game, this cancels, or aborts, your current game in progress. Exit to DOS - quit Operation Body Count and go back to DOS/Windows Load Game - Loads a saved game Save Game - Lets you save a game. Only avaliable by going to the Main Menu during a game(press Esc key to go to Main Menu) 4) Controls The controls are as follows: Move - Up, Down, Left & Right arrow keys Strafe - hold Alt key Use/Open - Spacebar Shoot current weapon - Control(Ctrl) key F - have your teammates do various actions, from follow you around to fighting the terrorists to the death Esc - Exits to the Main Menu 1 - 9 - Select Weapons TAB - show map C - Display croshair on-screen S - Switch to a teammate and make all teammates stop in their tracks. Basically switches your current self with a teammate, but allows you to keep whatever weapons/ammo you have found to date. 5) Weapons & Equipment I have only acquired a few weapons in the game - I'll list the others as I find them. Shotgun - Unlimited ammo. Your last weapon should you exhaust all of your other ammo. Ideal for taking out the Rats from hell. Uzi - Your other starting weapon, it takes 9mm ammo. you start with 2 boxes(clips?) in your status bar on the bottom of the screen. Collect more Uzis or Ammo crates of 9mm ammo to fill this up Galil - another 9mm sub gun. However, it seems to be slightly more powerful than the Uzi..... Health Pack - Restores some of your health. Flak Jacket - restores some of your Armor. Ammo Cases - depending on your video card settings, you might be able to make out the caliber of the ammo on the side of the case. I know the demo version clearly displayed the caliber of the ammo on the case itself. These cases hold at least 1 clip of ammo, but I've seen up to 8 clips come out of an ammo case. Usually the ammo is 9mm, but other ammo types are also found in ammo cases. 6) Enemies I have only encountered a few enemies at this time as Ive finally made it out of the sewers and into what I'm guessing is the lobby of the UN building. I'll add the others as I encounter them. Remember there are MY names, not the official names of each. Rat from hell - Big as a dog and just as hungry. Not too tough to kill, but if they gang up on you, you are in trouble. Uzi fire works best on them, but if you can get a grate between you and them, use your shotgun. Also, don't let even one of them get behind you and start chewing - you'll die in short order. Best way to attack them is to backpedal(go backwards) while firing, espceially if you are down to your shotgun as a weapon. Since you go thru the rats while moving, you won't take massive damage if any were behind you, and you kill them right away to boot. Poor guy - A fat guy who lives in the sewers. Easily killed; sometimes drops an Uzi or Galil. Makes you wonder where, or more importantly, HOW he got them.... Swamp Thing - There are parts of the sewers that look like swamp. Accurate description, as there is usually mold hanging from the celing, making it hard as hell to see anything on the other side of it. These humaniod creatures live in this area, popping up from the swampy areas to attack you. If you can see them, unleash some serious Uzi firepower at it. If you are in heavy swamp, where the mold is thick, and you are getting attacked by nothing, spray some fire in the area of the mold. That is usually where the SOB is hiding. Electro Moth - Don't really know what these things are. All I know is that they slightly resemble a moth and they explode when shot. They attack by electrocuding you. Can kill you quickly; take them out ASAP. Weak Terrorist - Armed with an Uzi, he is easily killed with the same weapon(Uzi). Easy enough to kill with the shotgun when alone, but these guys in packs are much worse than the Rats from hell. also likes to shoot you in the back whenever possible. Terrorist - Dressed in all black and packing a Galil sub gun, these guys are a little harder to take out. However, They drop Galils so take them out quickly. Best weapon is THIER preferred weapon - the Galil. Cell Boss - As big as thje Poor Guy but armed with twin automatic guns. Doesn't drop anything execpt you if you dont drop him first. The galil works best aganist him. 7) Hints you can not advnace a floor until ALL hostiles(terrorists, rats, and so on) are killed. If you try to leave via elevator, then you will get an "Unfinished Business" message; go find the other terrorists. Stay away from small round objects on the floor - they are mines Kill enemies as soon as you see them as they will not hesitate to do the same to you While in the sewers, check all the corners; it is too dark to really see the floor, but there are weapons and equipemnt hidden, just barely outlined in the dim light Some floors have their own power generator. If you want to, shut it off, but be forewarned - all of the enemies on the level will be alerted to your presense if you do this. Not advised, but worth it if you just want to fool around for a bit. Some floors are the exact opposite of above; the power is OFF. Find the generator and put the power back on. Use your MAP(press TAB) at all times. While it just shows part of the layout of the level, you can see where secret rooms are, and therefore try to determine where the secret push walls are. Also, if you find a Map Thermagraph(it is an orange card-type icon), all of your enemies will be displayed on the map as red dots. I don't know what hostages will come up as, or if you even need the Thermagraph to see them. Your teammates, when in range of the map, will appear on your map as orange/yellow dots. Non moving dots on your map are either stopped enemies or dead bodies. Instead of turning the corners, strafe across the corridor opening. This way you have the advantage should terrorists be in the corridor. If you absolutely have to, you can kill your teammates for their armor, weapons, or health packs. However, don't do this often as I have no idea if you will recieve any sort of penalty for doing this...... 8) Demo Level The Demo Level is an early version of Level 5 or Level 6(I forget) with a tazer-type device in place of the shotgun and a few weapons that I have yet to find in the full game(grenade launcher and flamethrower). In the released product, however, they altered some things, but left the level largely intact from the demo version. So if you have(or wanT) the demo level, just ask me! I'll send it via e-mail in a compressed(zip) file. 9) Contact Info If you wish to contact me about this FAQ, send all e-mail to - csanicola@yahoo.com Please state that your e-mail is about my Operation Body Count FAQ in the subject line; if you don't do this your chances of recieving a reply are slim to none. Any abusive or threatening e-mails will be reported to both your ISP and the police. If you wanna flame me, then do it in a proper manner - dont send me an e-mail saying that I suck and you're gonna kill me. If you have a problem with my FAQ, please state what the problem is and I'll try to resolve the issue if possible. If you have a problem with me all I can say is stick your problem in an uncomfortable place and rotate on a nuclear warhead. Lastly, please do not e-mail me asking for the full game. Legally I can't do this as Capstone has not released this game to the public as freeware. The best I can offer is the demo, which is a single level which ends as soon as you are killed or when you kill all of the terrorists. Besides, the demo is more than enough to help you decide if it is worth the time and effort to hunt down a copy of this game. E-mails asking for copies of the full game will be ignored. E N D O F F A Q