FBI: Hostage Rescue
Installation and Instruction Maual

Contents

Installation
Getting started after installation
Minimum System Requirements
On-screen Display
Basic Controls
Commands
How to play

Installation

Insert the FBI: Hostage Rescue CD into your CD-Rom Drive and wait 10 seconds. The install screen should appear.
Follow the on-screen instructions, starting by clicking the Install button.

NOTE: If the autorun feature is disabled or does not work properly, please follow the manual installation method below.

Insert the FBI: Hostage Rescue CD into your CD-Rom Drive.
Click on Start and then click on Run.
Type the letter of your CD-Rom drive (usually “D” or “E”) followed by a colon (:) and the word “Setup”. Then click the OK button. (Example: “D:Setup”).
Follow the on-screen instructions, starting by clicking the Install button.

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Getting started after installation

Insert the FBI: Hostage Rescue CD into the CD-Rom drive. The autorun screen should appear, with the option to Run Game. If the autorun feature is disabled or does not work properly, click on Start and then select Programs à Activision Value à Hostage Rescue à Hostage Rescue to start the game.

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Minimum System Requirements

- Windows 98/ME/2000/XP
- Pentium III 450 MHz
- 64 MB RAM
- 550 MB Hard Drive Space
- 16 MB DirectX 9.0 compatible 3D card
- DirectX 8.1 compatible sound card and drivers
- 4X or better CD-ROM
- DirectX 9.0 or better (included)
- 100% Microsoft compatible mouse/keyboard and drivers

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On-screen Display

A. Time
This is the amount of time you have before the hostage takers deadline expires.

B. Stealth/Health
Your stealth is indicated by the character graphic. When the image is completely dark, you are hidden from the enemies.

C. Stamina Meter
The more you run, the more fatigued your character will become. When the meter is full, your characters speed will slow, and your shooting accuracy will be diminished.

D. Weapon
The numbers in the lower right-hind corner of the screen indicates the number of rounds currently in the chamber of the gun, as well as the number of extra clips you have available.

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Basic Controls
The following is short list of default player controls:

Action | Key
--- | ---
Open door/Action: | Enter / E
Move forward: | W or Up
Move backward: | S or Back
Strafe left: | A or Left
Strafe right: | D or Right
Run: | Shift + Movement
Look: | Mouse
Fire weapon: | Left mouse button
Select weapon: | Mouse wheel
Aim or scope: | Right mouse button
Reload: | R
Jump: | Spacebar
Kick: | Q
Crouch: | Left Control
Tab: | Objectives

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Commands

The following commands are used to give direction to hostages or the hostage takers.

Command | Number pad key
--- | ---
Follow: | 1
Hide: | 2
Stay: | 3
Surrender: | 4

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How to play

In FBI: Hostage Rescue, you will be charged with the duty of locating and rescuing innocent civilians and neutralizing any terrorist threats. To be effective in your role, there are a few key tactics and pieces of information that will vital to your survival:

Rescue Point:
You begin each scenario at a hostage Rescue Point. This is where you must lead the hostage to in order to complete your mission objectives. When you find a hostage, use the Follow command, and then lead them to the Rescue Point.

Opening doors:
There are several options to open the various doors that you encounter. As long as the door is not locked, you can do one of three things: First, you can open the door partially by tapping on the E key. This gives you the ability to peek into rooms and avoid detection from enemies. Otherwise, if you are in a hurry, you can kick down doors by using the kick action (Q key). Note, doors only open one way, so you can only kick the door if it swings away from you. Look for the hinges on the doorways to help determine whether or not you can kick in the door. Lastly, if you just want to open the door normally, use the Enter key.

Locked doors:
Some doors will be locked. When you run into one of these, you will have two options to open the door. The first method is to use your lock pick, located in your inventory along with your weapons. This method is stealthy, by does require a little bit of time. If you are in a hurry, and are not worried about stealth, you can use a shotgun to bust the lock, allowing you to open the door as you would any other unlocked door.

Hostages:
When you find a hostage, you can give them orders to follow you out of the building, take cover, or stay at their present location. While standing next to a hostage, use your number pad keys 1 – 3 to give the commands. If you give the follow command, the hostage will follow you wherever you go. Of course you will want to lead them to the hostage Rescue Point where you began your mission.

Hostage Takers:
Hostage takers are generally a violent and deadly group. If they detect you in their presence, they will usually threaten either you or the hostages. Some hostage takers can be taken into custody without incident. To arrest a hostage taker, you can use the Surrender command. If the hostage taker complies, he will go to his knees and wait to be arrested. You must walk up to the hostage taker to handcuff him; otherwise, he may once again attack. If you come across a hostage taker that starts shooting at you, take this advice- shoot back!

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