Galactic Command - Echo Squad™ SECOND EDITION
Demo ReadMe
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EPILEPSY WARNING

Some individuals may experience epileptic seizures when exposed to certain
light patterns of flashing
lights. Exposure to these light patterns on television or monitor screens while
playing computer games may induce an epileptic seizure in these individuals.

Certain conditions may also induce undetected epileptic symptoms in persons who
have no prior history of epileptic seizures.

If you or anyone in your family has an epileptic condition, consult your doctor
prior to playing this game.

If you experience any of the following while playing a computer game :
dizziness, altered vision, eye twitches, muscle twitches, loss of awareness,
disorientation, any involuntary movement or convulsions, you must IMMEDIATELY
discontinue playing the game and consult your doctor.

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

ABSOLUTELY POSITIVELY DO NOT IGNORE THESE REQUIREMENTS! SERIOUSLY, NO KIDDING.
IF YOU THINK YOU'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO RUN THIS GAME ON ANYTHING OTHER THAN
THE
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS, YOU'RE GOING TO BE IN FOR RUDE AWAKENING.

Ensure that you have the latest drivers for your graphics and sound card. For
nVidia graphics cards, you need the 169.44 drivers. For ATI cards you need
Catalyst 8.3. Please check your card manufacturers website for these drivers.
The game makes heavy use of Shader Model 2.0, so you absolutely must have the
latest drivers installed; especially if you have HDR (High Dynamic Range
lighting) on. You also need the November 2007 release of DirectX. If you don't
install this, the game can and will crash!!

Minimum:
• Windows XP SP2, Vista (with all service packs)
• DirectX 9.0c (November 2007) or later
• Pentium IV 3.0 GHz or equivalent
• 1GB system RAM
• 256MB PCIe graphics card
nVidia chipsets: GeForce 6800 or better
ATI chipsets: ATI X800 or better
• DirectX 9 compatible sound card
• CD-ROM or DVD-ROM

Recommended:
• Windows XP SP2, Vista (with all service packs)
• Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 @ 2.4GHz or AMD X2 6000+ 3.0GHz
• 2GB system RAM
• 512MB PCIe graphics card
nVidia chipsets: GeForce 8800 or better
ATI chipsets: ATI X1600 or better

Supported Controllers:
• Joystick
• XBox360 Controller For Windows
• Analog controllers (most supported. If yours doesn't work, then its not
supported)

GETTING STARTED
After installing the game, print the game's documentation. This includes the
manual, tutorial and game commands. They are also accessible from within the
game using H, ALT+ and CTRL+H respectively.

Start the game, then go to the OPTIONS menu and make the necessary changes. You
might want to read
section 12 of the game manual first!

This demo includes a single scenario divided into five stages for a total of
130 minutes of gameplay time.

Each phase flows into the next phase. If you don't complete any of the first
three phases within the
allotted time, you will lose track. The end result is you'll get killed when
you get to active duty.

TUTORIAL PHASE I - 20 mins
TUTORIAL PHASE II - 20 mins
TUTORIAL PHASE III - 30 mins
ACTIVE DUTY COMBAT (SPACE) - 30 mins
ACTIVE DUTY COMBAT (PLANET) - 30 mins

NOTE: In order to qualify for active duty, you must complete all three phases
of the tutorial. Oh, and by the way, yes, can die during the tutorial training
phases. Save often.

You can pause (PAUSE) as well as save (ALT+S) and restore (not resume) the game
at any time.

Have fun!!