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Joint Ops FAQ
These are some
basic FAQ?s to help you get started. If you have questions that are not
answered in this FAQ, click on the link at the bottom of the page to
access the full KNOWLEDGE BASE.
General
Q: Where can I
buy the game?
Answer: You can
purchase Joint Ops online in any one of the major PC software online
retailers e.g. Electronics Boutique, GameStop etc. For a full list of
suggested retailers
Click Here!
Q: When is the
game shipping in Europe?
Answer: The game
is scheduled to launch in the UK, Germany, BENELUX and Scandinavia on
June 25th, 2004. It is due to launch in Spain on the 30th July and in
France on 13th August.
Q: What are the
minimum system requirements to run Joint Operations: Typhoon Rising?
Answer:
VIDEO CARD:
- DirectX 9.0
AGP video card with 32MB & HW-T&L required. 128MB or greater
recommended.
- Compatible 3D
cards include: nVidia GeForce 2, 3, 4, 59xx, 6xxx and ATI Radeon
9500, 9600, 9700, 9800, X800.
- We do not
support the following video cards: ATI Rage, FireGL, NVIDIA Quadro,
TNT/TNT2 and Vanta chipsets,Kyro,Kyro II, Intel 810 and 815, SiS,
Xabre, Matrox chipsets. Video cards without pixel shaders or with
less than 128MB ram will not support all graphics features.
OPERATING SYSTEM:
- Windows? 98,
ME, 2000, XP
CPU TYPE & SPEED:
- Minimum:
Pentium? III 1.2 GHZ equivalent
- Recommended:
Pentium 4 2.4 GHZ equivalent
MOTHERBOARD:
- Minimum: AGP
2X
- Recommended:
AGP 4X
HARD DRIVE SPACE:
SYSTEM MEMORY:
- Minimum:
256MB
- Recommended:
512MB
MEMORY SPEED:
- Recommended:
266 MHz DDR (PC2100) or better
CD-ROM SPEED:
- 16x or
greater CD-ROM drive
DIRECTX:
SOUND CARDS:
CONTROLLERS:
- Windows?
compatible mouse
INTERNET:
- Minimum: 56k
internet connection
- Recommended:
Cable modem or DSL internet connection
Q: Is there a
map editor included with Joint Operations: Typhoon Rising?
Answer: There is
no map editor included on the Joint Operations CD. An editor will be
made available for download shortly following the release of the game.
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Graphic Card / Video Issues
Q: I?m having
display/graphics problems with my ATI Radeon video card. How can I fix
them?
A: At the time of
writing, there are a number of known issues with the Radeon 8500, 9000,
and 9200 cards. Most can be fixed by installing the latest Catalyst
drivers from the ATI website, version 4.5 or newer. Some of these issues
are scheduled to be fixed with the Catalyst 4.7 drivers, which will be
released shortly after the Joint Operations initial retail release date.
If this doesn?t help, setting shadows to ?Off? in the Options menu might
also fix these issues.
Q: I get a
black screen when using my ATI Radeon 9800 video card. How can I fix
this?
Answer: There is a
known issue with the ATI Radeon 9800 where the use of full scene
anti-aliasing cannot be used in conjunction with frame effects set to
?high?. Either setting alone is acceptable but not together.
Q: How should I
configure my video options?
Answer: The
easiest way to configure your video settings in the options menu is to
make use of the ?Default? ?Performance? and ?Quality? selections on the
options menu. These will configure your video settings to pre-arranged
levels based on your system performance. The "Default" settings are the
recommended settings that the game chooses after the initial video test,
"Performance" settings are optimized for fast and fluid game play, and
"Quality" settings sacrifice some performance for higher quality
graphics.
You can use each
of the individual settings to fine tune your performance levels to
optimize game play. Keep in mind when changing settings that resolution,
anti-aliasing, texture filtering and frame effects tend to affect
performance most drastically than the other video settings. Should you
have performance issues, these are the settings you should try lowering
first.
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Updating the Game
Q: How do I
update Joint Operations?
Answer: In order
to play in the multiplayer (LAN or NovaWorld) games of Joint Operations,
a player should have the latest updated version of the game. One way to
update is by going to the main title screen and pressing the ?Update?
button in the lower right side of the screen. Another way to update is
to press the Start button on your desktop and navigate to the Update
Game button in the Joint Operations Typhoon Rising folder.
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Multiplayer FAQ?s
Q: How do I
host a multiplayer game?
Answer: To host a
game over a Local Area Network, simply click on the ?LAN? button while
in the main game menu. This will take you to a second menu where you can
choose to join or host a LAN game by clicking on the appropriate button.
After pressing the ?Host Game? button, simply change any information
like game name and password in the fields provided, choose a map or maps
to play, and then hit the ?Start Hosting? button. To choose a map,
simply double click on the name of the map you want to add in the list
of maps on the bottom left hand side of the screen or click once on the
name and then press the Add (+) button. This will move the map you
choose into a queue on the right hand side. You won?t be able to start
hosting until you place a map in the queue.
To host a game on
NovaWorld, you must click on the NovaWorld button in the main menu, then
log into NovaWorld. Once you?re logged in, there will be a button on the
left side of the screen to enter the host screen. Maps can be queued and
host options changed in this screen just like in the LAN host screen.
Q: I am hosting
a Joint Operations Typhoon Rising game on NovaWorld and people are able
to see it in the game lobby, but when they attempt to join they get
stuck at the ?Enumerating Session? screen or receive an error message.
Answer: If you are
hosting the game from behind a router and you have not set up port
forwarding, your game will be visible in the NovaWorld game lobby but
will be inaccessible. You will need to configure your router to forward
all incoming traffic on UDP port 32768 to the internal IP address of the
computer which will be hosting the game.
Q: How do I
configure my router to play Joint Operations Typhoon Rising?
Answer: If you are
simply going to join multiplayer games, you shouldn?t need to change
your router settings. If you plan to host games on NovaWorld, however,
you?ll need to assign your computer as a "DMZ" server (thus allowing
other computers access to your server) or allow inbound services on UDP
port 32768.
Here are example
steps for configuring a Netgear ProSafe FR114P firewall/router: (If you
require help configuring your router, please contact your router?s
manufacturer.)
Start up Internet
Explorer and type ?http://192.168.0.1? in the address box, followed by
your name and password (?admin? and ?password? are the default.)
The router?s
settings page should then be displayed. Click on the ?Services? option
on the left and then select the ?Add custom service? option. Name the
service ?JOTR?, set the type to ?UDP?, then set the start and finish
port to 32768. Apply these settings and then click ?Rules? on the
left-hand side of your screen.
Under ?Inbound
services? select ?Add? and choose ?JOTR? from the list of services
presented. Set ?Allow always? as the action. Then put your computer?s IP
address for the ?Send to LAN server? field. WAN users should be set to
?Any?. The ?log? setting can be set as you see fit. If you want players
to be able to see the ping time to your server from the game server
list, you must check the ?Respond to ping on Internet WAN port? option.
Apply these settings and your firewall should be configured to allow you
to host Joint Operations: Typhoon Rising.
Q: How do I
place waypoints on the map in a multiplayer game?
Answer: The
Commander?s Map allows players to place their own waypoints. The player
can place these waypoints by going into the Commander?s Map (by pressing
V,) clicking the flag icon, and clicking anywhere on the map. This will
bring up a text box where the player can enter the description of what
they are marking. The waypoints are then displayed as text on both the
map and on the horizon in front of a player and anyone who has
designated that player as their Commanding Officer.
Q: How can I
punt another player?
Answer: If a
player is being disruptive to the game and you do not want them to stay
in the server, you can ?punt? them. To do this, press V to bring up the
Commander?s Map and go to the ?Players? tab. Once there, find the name
of the player you want to punt and press the checkbox next to their name
in the ?Punt? column. A player can only be punted if two-thirds (2/3) of
the players vote to punt them and there must be a minimum of 6 players
in the server. These numbers may be different depending on where you
play, however, because the minimum number of players as well as the
percentage required to punt can be changed as a server option.
Q: How do I
switch teams in a game?
Answer: A player
must be dead to switch teams. You can elect to kill yourself in game by
pressing and holding ?CTRL? and then pressing the ?R? key. While in the
?death screen? there will be a button for switching teams if this
function is enabled by the host of the game. There will be a delay
between when you switch teams and when you respawn, once again set by
the host of the game.
Q: What is
Spectator Mode and how can I use it?
Answer: A host of
a multiplayer game has the option to allow spectators into a game. This
allows players to observe the game as a neutral third team that is
unable to interact with the in-game action. Spectators can not affect
the game, complete objectives or score points. Also, none of the text
chat typed by a spectator can be seen by either team. If a host has
spectator mode enabled, there will be a checkbox that can be checked to
enter the game as a spectator. The host may also require a password for
spectators.
While in spectator
mode, a player can switch from ?Free Look? to ?Chase Cam? by pressing
the ?CTRL? key and either the ?,? or ?.? keys together. Once in Chase
Mode, a spectator can cycle through players by pressing the ?CTRL? key
and either the ?N? or ?M? keys together.
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Using the Commander?s Screen
Q: How do I
share waypoints I?ve made on the Commander?s Map with other teammates?
Answer: Creating
waypoints on the map can help organize teammates for more complex
strategies. Other teammates will not see the player?s waypoints,
however, unless the player is their Commanding Officer. This means that
a player must recruit the teammates before they will be able to see the
waypoints.
Q: How do I
recruit teammates?
Answer: In order
to recruit other players onto your team, open the Commander?s Map (by
pressing V) and go to the ?Team? tab. Once there, you can invite another
player to follow you by pressing the check box under ?Recruit? next to
their name. They will receive a message saying that you want to recruit
them. Once they have agreed to follow you, your name will appear under
their ?CO? column.
Q: How do I
join another player?
Answer: If you
receive a message telling you that another player wants to recruit you,
you can join them by going to the Commander?s Map (by pressing V.) Once
there, switch to the ?Team? tab and press the check box under ?Join?
next to the name of the player that invited you. You will know that they
are now your Commanding Officer because their name will appear under
your ?CO? column.
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Playing Co-OP
Q: I have been
playing Co-Op missions but cannot find the objectives. Where are they
located?
Answer: In Co-Op
missions as in Training missions, the objectives appear as the game
progresses. To see the list of active objectives, press the G key. There
is also a full list of objectives which can be seen by pressing the I
button. This list has all of the objectives for the mission so it will
not change or be updated as you progress through the mission like the G
list.
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Communications
Q: How can I
chat in different colors? What do the colors mean?
Answer: There are
4 different types of chat you will be able to see in Joint Operations:
Typhoon Rising. The first is general chat. This can be opened by
pressing the ?T? key. All players will be able to see this chat and it
will be shown as a light blue color. The second type of chat is team
chat. This can be opened by pressing the ?Y? key. All players on your
current team (Joint Ops or Rebels) will be able to see this chat, but no
one else and it will be shown in a green color. The third type of chat
is vehicle chat. This chat can be opened only when on a vehicle by
pressing the ?U? key. Only other players who are in the same vehicle as
you will be able to read vehicle chat and it will be shown as a cyan
color. The final type of chat is squad chat. This can be opened by
pressing and holding the ?CTRL? key and then pressing ?T?. Other players
who are both on your team and in your NovaWorld squad will be able to
read this chat and it will appear in a purple color.
Recent text
messages can be viewed by pressing the ?J? key.
Q: How can I
stop receiving chat or audio messages from a particular player?
Answer: If you do
not want to see the chat messages from a player, press V to go to the
Commander?s Map and click on either the ?Team? or the ?Players? tab.
Once there, look for the name of the player you do not want to receive
messages from and press the check box next to their name under the
?Chat? or ?Audio? column. If the box does not have a check in it, you
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