Sid Meier's
-¯> Covert Action by MicroProse <®-
=- Written By : Midnight Caller -=
þSYSTEMþ
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GRAPHICS: CGA/EGA/MCGA/VGA (256 Color)/Tandy
CONTROLS: Keyboard &/or Joystick
SOUND: Adlib/SB/PC Tweeter/Roland/NONE
PLUG: Do you thrive on the challenges of the present? Then the company
that pioneered roleplaying/simulations will thrust
you into the dangerous world of Covert Action. Take on
international terrorists, drug traffickers, corrupt
officials and ruthless foreign agents in this challenging
game of suspense and intrigue.
þSTORYþ
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You are a Top level CIA Agent, and you search the world over in
looking for evidence to eventually arrest suspects. In this
game you try to capture as many criminals as you can before
your time runs out (I'm not exactly sure how long the time
limit lasts). If you survive your adventures you will be
ranked on your accomplishments and given a score. It is
Possible to break 1000, but it is EXTREMELY difficult.
As you solve more cases successfully you will receive
other assignments that are more challenging. Your
Head Quarters is the CIA Building where your secretary Sam
will give you advice and direct you what to do (Listen to
Sam as she knows what you need to do!) and from here
you can analyze your phone taps, de-code messages,
and various other tasks.
þHINTSþ
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- At the beginning of the game you can select four areas of
expertise:
COMBAT All of the fighting aspects in Covert Action
DRIVING This Involves the art of following a suspect
CRYPTO This skill allows you to de-code messages
ELECTRONICS This allows you to make telephone taps
- Once you are outside of the CIA Building you have many
places that you can go. Try and find a building that
is in some way related to the Group that you are trying
to apprehend.
- Once you are at the building you can Tap the telephone,
wait to see if anyone leaves (and then follow them), or
you may simply decide to go right in. When you decide
to enter the building you will be confronted with a menu
of "tools" to take inside.
* KEVLAR ARMOR Get this! You'll need it!
* UZI Any self-respecting Agent needs one!
* CAMERA(36 Exp.) Used to record evidence. Important!
BUGS Use to listen in on people. Not important.
GRENADES Wait, when you kill a person you'll get a few.
* SAFE CRACKING KIT Important to recover VALUABLE information!
* MOTION DETECTOR ??? I always get it.
GAS MASK Not very important, I only needed it once.
(* - Get these!)
- When you enter the building you will see a map on the bottom
right hand side of the screen (this is a tremendous help).
The map will show you where you've been, the Exit's, and
where the Bad Guys are. Now you can walk from room to room,
and plant bugs, take photographs, crack safes, and kick some
but with that UZI!
- F1 - OPEN OBJECTS You have to open all objects before
you can take a photograph of it.
F2 - PHOTOGRAPH If you have film you can now photo-
graph all opened Desks, and Safes (and even Toilets!)
AND IN THIS WAY YOU CAN FIND INFORMATION TO BUILD UP
CASES AGAINST YOUR VARIOUS ENEMIES.
F3 - PLANT BUG You can plant a Bug in a picture on
the wall, or in a plant (1 Bug per room). Now you
are able to listen in on the enemy.
F4/F5 - THROW GRENADE These things make a nice explosion.
SPACE BAR - FIRE UZI Fire at the enemy. Very simple.
SHIFT+DOWN- DUCK & CRAWL Allows you to hide behind objects
and avoid detection. This also reduces your risk
of being hit by a bullet.
- As you find evidence and records about your enemy you will
build up a case, which can be reviewed at any time. Once
you have a good case you can go and arrest the enemy (Sam
will usually tell you as well when to arrest a person).
- When you make a WIRE TAP you will be presented with a grid
of components with current flowing through them. High-
Light the component and press ENTER to change it's
direction. Be Careful, because a false move could send
current to the Alarm System!
- When you FOLLOW a Suspect you can select two vehicles
(presumably the 1st for the suspect and the 2nd for
yourself). Next you will have a Grid of the city
taking up most of the screen (not very helpful), and
to the Top Right corner you will see a 3-D view of
the streets your driving on, and to the Bottom Right
corner you will see an overhead view of a few city
blocks (THIS IS THE VERY HELPFUL & USEFUL!). You
are the Green car, and your suspect is in the Red
car (the Gray car should be disregarded). Simply
follow the red car and turn when he does, and he
will soon stop and you can go from there.
- And Lastly, as you get more clues you may find it
necessary to travel to other parts of the world.
Simply go to the Airport, and select your Destination.
þSUMMARYþ
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I have written this file from about 2-3 Hours of game
play. Covert Action has turned into one of the few
games where you can sit down for a few hours and it seems
like only 30 minutes. I have not included everything,
but just the stuff that is somewhat difficult to figure
out. This should ensure that things go smoother for you
than they did me! Thank you MicroProse!
FINAL NOTE: I've included one of my Save Games. Dunno
how much it can help... Just copy it to your Covert Action
game directory...
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