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METALTECH™

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Dynamix

bs PART OF THE SIERRA FAMILY.


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CONTENTS

BRIEFING...

GETTING STARTED
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS,
INSTALLING THE EARTHSIEGE EXPANSION PAC
STARTING EARTHSIEGE.....
EARTHSIEGE ENHANCEMENTS...

NEW FEATURES
BATTLESETS
HERCS......
WEAPONS.

CUSTOMER SERVICE UPDATES

CREDITS ..

NOTES ON THE CD VERSION

ACES OF THE DEEP DEMO
Included on the CD version of the EarthSiege Expansion Pack is a playable
demo of the Aces of the Deep U-boat simulation from Dynamix. After
installation, the demo plays from the CD.

To install the demo, first insert the Expansion Pack CD. From the DOS prompt,
change to your CD drive (usually D:), and type aoddemo [Enter]. This installs
somefiles on your hard drive (default directory isC:\DYNAMIX\AODDEMO).
On your hard drive, start the demo from the \AODDEMO directory by typing
demo [Enter]. Open the README text file for game play information.

IMAGINATION NETWORK SAMPLER

Also included on the CD is a “sampler” for the ImagiNation Network (INN).
The INN is the premier interactive on-line entertainment service. If you have
a modem, you can connect your computer to INN and play games with
people from all over the country. This sampler allows you to access the
network and offers a limited membership. To install it, insert the Expansion
Pack CD, change to your CD drive (usually D:), type fun or inn [Enter], and
follow the on-screen instructions.


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BRIEFING

MAJ-GEN J. GIERLING, CINC EARTH DEFENSE FORCE
PERSONAL LOG: 3.2.2553

In the moments after our squads crushed the last Cybrid position at the
Prometheus facility, there was a long, incredulous silence. Then cheers,
laughter, and suddenly, the first real celebration since the Overthrow. The
grunts just about blacked out from leaping and whooping and carrying on.
After 20 years of Cybrid domination, the Earth was ours again. It was days
later—exhausted, hung over, voices hoarse—that we began rebuilding
what was lefi.

The first task was to establish comm links to the space colonies, to see if
anyone there had survived the Cybrid occupation. But as the orbital
tracking station was brought back on line, the Big Board displayed terrifying
news. Every scan across the orbital plane showed hundreds of ships
approaching from the colonies on maximum burn. Cybrid ships. The party
was definitely over.

We now have only days to prepare for this Cybrid invasion armada. We must
assume that Prometheus has somehow survived. Nothing else can explain

what built this fleet, or is leading it against us.

Our scientists and engineers are working around the clock to develop new
weapons. Our new Apocalypse HERC will be ready soon. Our only chance
is to delay the landings until we can build up our forces. With enough time,
we might be able to fight off the landings, find and destroy Prometheus,
and end this madness forever.

| only pray that some day we can walk the Earth without fear of the dread
machines.

I931SHIYWA


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GETTING STARTED

WELCOME TO THE METALTECH: EARTHSIEGE EXPANSION PACK
The EarthSiege Expansion Pack expands the selection of missions, terrains,
HERCs, and weapons you'll encounter in the EarthSiege simulation. You must
already have EarthSiege installed to use this product.

This quick guide will help you install the expansion pack andleam its features.
To learn how to play EarthSiege, or to find technical help, refer to your
EarthSiege manual

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

You will need about 6 megabytes (MB) of available hard disk space to install
the floppy disk version of the Expansion Pack. To install the CD version, you
will need from 5 to 10 MB of available hard disk space, depending on the
options you selected when installing the game originally.

Hy adie’ THE EARTHSIEGE EXPANSION PACK

After starting your PC, insert your EarthSiege Expansion Pack CD or
floppy diskette #1 into the appropriate drive.
2. From DOS, type the appropriate drive name (usually A: for diskette,
D: for CD) and press [Enter]
Type install and press [Enter].
Follow the on-screen instructions to install the expansion pack to the
correct directory on your hard drive.

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After installation, the new campaigns, HERCs, and weapons of the expansion
pack will be available from within EarthSiege.

i STARTING EARTHSIEGE

If you have the CD version, first insert the EarthSiege Expansion Pack
CD in your CD-ROM drive

2, From DOS, change to the hard drive directory where you installed
EarthSiege. (For example, if you used the default directory
SIERRA\MTECH, type c: [Enter] to get to the C: drive, then type cd\
[Enter] to get to your C:\> prompt. Then type cd sierra\mtech and
press [Enter] to move to the correct directory.)

To run the game, type es and press [Enter].


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EARTHSIEGE ENHANCEMENTS

This expansion disk contains the following program enhancements to the
original EarthSiege. If you acquired an EarthSiege patch disk, you may have
them already:

CAREER DIFFICULTY SETTING

If your careers are getting off to a rough start, you can now set the career’s
initial difficulty in the Registration window. You may choose from the same
levels as Single Mission; TRAINING, NO SWEAT, CHALLENGING, or BRUTAL.

TURRET ACCELERATOR [ALT] KEY

You can now press the [Alt] key to speed up the turret movement keys ([I],
(MI, [J], [K], or arrow keys). For example, [Alt]+[I] raises the turret faster than
[I] alone,

RUDDER AXIS SWITCHING

You may now reverse your rudder control axes if you wish. By default, moving
the left rudder pedal forward turns your HERC right. To reverse this setting,
use the MS DOS® Edit utility or Windows™ Notepad to edit the KEYJOY.CFG
file in the MTECH/DATA directory. Where it says RUDDER=DEFAULT, change
it to RUDDER=REVERSE (or back again)

IMPROVED THRUSTMASTER WCS® MK II SUPPORT

The throttle now operates over its entire forward/backward range:
i,e., centering the throttle stops the vehicle.

When using the WCS, the joystick Y-axis now controls the turret tilt.

The following throttle keys have been added for WCS throttle
support.

CTL-1 Max reverse
CTL-2 75% reverse
CTL-3 50% reverse
CTL-4 25% reverse
CTL-5 STOP

CTL-6 STOP.

CTL-7 25% forward
CTL-8 50% forward
CTL-9 75% forward
CTL-O Max forward

To implement these new features, download the new ES.ADV file from the
MTECH directory to your WCS. See your WCS manual for details.


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_ NEW FEATURES

BATTLESETS

The original Metaltech: EarthSiege missions and campaigns make up the
EarthSiege “battleset.” Once the expansion pack is installed, you will have
another battleset to choose from: Battleset 2. Battleset 2 contains three
blistering new campaigns in which you must repel invading waves of new, off-
planet Cybrids. You can start new careers from scratch in either battleset, or
“Transfer” an EarthSiege career into a Battleset 2 career at any time.

Note: EarthSiege careers are listed in the Careers window; Battleset 2 careers
are displayedin a window titled Battleset 2 Careers. To change battlesets, click
the Oetions button (available from the Main Menu or the Careers window),
and then click Loap Bartusser, The current battleset is highlighted. To change
the battleset, simply click on the one you want, click Loap, and then click Done.

STARTING NEW CAREERS
You can start a new career in either battleset.

1. From the Main menu, open the Careers window. Click the Ortions

button. When the Options window opens, click the Loav Barrieset
button to open the Battleset window.


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2. In the Battleset window, click on (highlight) the battleset you want to
base the career in (£arthSiege or Battleset 2), and then click Loap. (If
you have no existing Battleset 2 Careers, the Transfer Career window
will open automatically when you load Battleset 2). Click Done to
return to the Careers window,

3, In the Careers screen, click on New, and register your new pilot’s
name. You may also set the career Difficulty at this time. When the
name is correct, click AcctpT to proceed, Note: In Battleset 2, you
begin with medium/heavy HERCS and an experienced squad.

TRANSFERRING EARTHSIEGE CAREERS

You can “Transfer” an existing EarthSiege career into Battleset 2 at any point.
This will copy your character in the selected career over to the new battleset.
You may also choose to transfer your EarthSiege HERCs and salvage, if you
wish. The original career will remain in the EarthSiege battleset for you to
continue as you please.

Note: You can transfer EarthSiege careers to Battleset 2, but not vice versa.

1. To open the Battleset window, first click the Ortions button on the
Main Menu or Career window. Then click the Loap Bariteset button.

2. In the Battleset window, load Battleset 2. Press the TkansFer button to
open the Transfer Career window. (If you have no existing Rattleset 2
Careers, the Transfer Career window will open automatically when
you load Battleset 2).

3. Select the EarthSiege career you
wish to transfer, and then click

PROCEED.

4, Youwill be prompted “Transfer |
current HERCs to your new
squad, or accept new HERCS?” j &

Click Transres HERCs to carry
over your EarthSiege HERCs into
the new missions, or New HERCs to start fresh. Once you respond to
this prompt, the new Battlesct 2 career will be created.

Note: Once you load a battleset, it stays loaded until you change it back. Be
sure you have loaded the battleset you want before creating or playing a
career.

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HERCS

HUMAN

APOCALYPSE

Mass: 70 tons

Height: 9.5 meters
Speed: 60 KPH
Weapons Capacity: 9

Salvage Req. to Build: 190 tons

This proposed human HERC design
exploits captured Cybrid miniatur-
ization technology, allowing
heavier armor and firepower than
the Colossus in a HERC that is faster
and more agile than the much
lighter Rhino. It is superior to all
previous heavy HERC designs.


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As commander of a U-boat you stalk

the enemy in the icy waves of the North
Atlantic in a battle where the hunter
quickly becomes the hunted. Attempt to
strangle shipping lanes and outmanecuver
conyoy escorts. React as technological ns
advances, such as sonar and radar, wreak
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ENEMY VEHICLES
Intelligence is now complete on the Cybrid units encountered in the
EarthSiege campaigns. You may expect to encounter some of these ad-
vanced designs in the initial assault waves,

MONGOOSE
Mass: 24 tons
Height: 5.8 meters
Speed: 80 KPH (est.)

Weapons Capacity: 3

Harder hitting than the Stingray, yet
just as fast. Lightest Cybrid to mount
missiles. Often deployed as a scout or
picket.

; MIRIMAC
Mass: 48 tons
Height: 6.3 meters
Speed: 72 KPH (est.)
Weapons Capacity: 5

A strong medium attack unit: good
armor, and quite maneuverable. Don’t
underestimate.


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ACHILLES
Mass: 65 tons
Height: 8.2 meters
Speed: 55 KPH (est.)
Weapons Capacity: 6

Tough, and can carry a lot of
missiles.

HYPERION
Mass: 72 tons
Height: 9.6 meters
Speed: 50 KPH (est.)
Weapons Capacity: 8

Relatively slow. Try to outmaneu-
ver or ambush. Do not go toe-to-
toe with this bruiser.


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PITBULL

Mass: 100 tons

Height: 12.8 meters
Speed: 61 KPH (est.)
Weapons Capacity: Variable

Very tough unit. Can be disarmed
more easily than destroyed. Vari-
able weapons configurations. Some
wield EMP cannons, while others
have missile arrays.

NEW ENEMY DESIGNS
These new Cybrid juggernauts have been designed off-planet to counter the
latest human advances in weaponry and tactics.

LANDING CRAFT

Mass: 3,500 tons

Height: 25 meters
Carrying Capacity: 10 Cybrid HERCs
Weapons Capacity: 10

Invading Cybrids are expected to use
both single-use atmospheric entry
pods and reusable landing craft. Land-
ing craft are tough and heavily armed:
a typical weapons load-out includes
multiple energy weapons and large
missile arrays. These are targets of
immense strategic value.


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DIABLO

Mass: 60 tons
Height: 9.0 meters
Speed: 65 KPH (est.)
Weapons Capacity: 8

Faster and lighter than the Hyperion,
with equal firepower.

HEADHUNTER

Mass: 70 tons

Height: 9.5 meters
Speed: 60 KPH (est.)
Weapons Capacity: 8

Heavily armored; an even match
for the Apocalypse. Do not play fair
with this one.


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WEAPONS

PARTICLE BEAM WEAPON 2 (PBW2)

This enhanced Particle Beam Weapon provides greater range and destructive

power than the original, but with no more mass: it can be mounted on the

same hard points. The more power you divert to the PBW2, the greater its

firepower.

* Strengths: Outstanding destructive effect at short to medium
ranges.

¢ Weaknesses: Requires several seconds to recharge after firing, and

can slow charging on other energy weapons.

ELECTROMAGNETIC PULSE CANNON 2 (EMP2)
This new version of the hard slugging EMP provides a deadly “double-tap”
: effect by firing two rounds in rapid succession. The first pulse tears open the
shields, allowing the second to hit for greater damage. It canbe mounted on
the same hard points as the original. Increasing its energy setpoint increases
the pulse power.
« — Strengths: Good medium range effectiveness; pulse drains off
targeUs stored shield and weapon energy.
* Weaknesses: Slow recharge time; low-velocity rounds require long
leads on deflection shots.

ELECTRON FLUX WEAPON 2 (ELF2)

The new ELFis selected and operated in the same manner as its predecessor,

but has added range and destructive power, Also, new circuitry has elimi-

nated the firing delay of earlier versions. It can be linked or placed in a firing

chain. Increasing its energy setpcint increases the duration ofthe ELF stream.

* Strengths: Ignores shields; can incapacitate enemy without com-
pletely destroying salvageable parts.

« Weaknesses: Still relatively short-ranged; tricky to master.

PLASMA LAUNCHER
This extremely powerful new

weapon typelobs plasma bolts with

a limited homing ability. One or

two solid hits will kill a Cybrid. Best

of all, this is an original human

design—the Cybrids don’t have

anything like it.

¢ Strengths: Most powerful weapon on the battlescape; fire tracks to
nearby targets.

© Weaknesses: Takes a lot of time and salvage to build; seriously

depletes energy pool; too destructive to leave much salvage.


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CUSTOMER SERVICE
UPDATES

The following customer services are new or have moved since publication of
the original EarthSiege manual.

U.S. DIRECT SALES AND RETURNS

Sierra On-Line Call 1-800-757-7707

Direct Sales Fax (408) 644-2018

P.O. Box 3404

Salinas, CA 93912

(Mark returns ATTN: Returns)

CUSTOMER SERVICE CENTER IN GERMANY:

Sierra Coktel Vision Deutschland Fax: (06103) 99 40 35
Robert-Bosch-Str. 32 Hotline: (06103) 99 40 40
D-03303 Dreieich

NEW AUTOMATED TECHNICAL SUPPORT NUMBER

You can now call 206-644-4343 to reach Automated Technical Support ora
Technical Support Representative.

SIERRA TECHNICAL SUPPORT VIA BBS

CompuServe GO SIERRA (Sierra BBS)
GO SI (CServe mail)

America Online Keyword SIERRA (Private Email Dynamix TS)

GEnie and Prodigy are no longer supported.


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Producer

Designer

Lead Programmer
Programmers

Missions Programmers

Art Director

Lead Production Artist
3D Simulation Artist
Production Assistant
Audio Director
Original Music

Sound FX and Speech
Photographer

Quality Assurance Manager
Quality Assurance Technician
Lead Tester

Testers

Manual Writers

Manual Editor

Manual Design and Layout
Publications Manager

GAME CREDITS

Mark Crowe

Daye Selle

Paul Bowman

Bruce Schuldt, Marlen Shepherd
Gerald Azenaro, Joseph Muennich,
Dave Selle

Robert Caracol

David Aughenbaugh

Damon Mitchell

Gerald Azenaro

Jan Paul Moorehead
Loudmouth Productions, Inc.
Ken Rogers

Dale Tendick

Dave Steele

John Wolf

Ken Eaton

Aaron Anderson, Barbara Beyer,
Gary Stevens

MANUAL CREDITS

David Selle, Kurt Weber

Kurt Weber

Cameron Mitchell, Sue Roberts
Kevin Lamb


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