Giants: Citizen Kabuto is a third-person shooter video game with real-time strategy elements. It was the first project for Planet Moon Studios, which consisted of former Shiny Entertainment employees who had worked on the game MDK in 1997. Giants went through four years of development before Interplay Entertainment published it on December 7, 2000, for Microsoft Windows; a Mac OS X port was. Aug 25, 2008.
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Game Manual
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Before man climbed down from the trees to shop in megastores and drink cappuccino, before Earth wadded itself into a cool blue ball, before PLANET MOON even existed, there was the Island. The Island, a massive fragment of a long-lost planet, hurtling blindly through space. The description evokes the term, “asteroid”, but the Island is no dead piece of scorched rock. Even from a distance of light years, the Island’s radiant colors distinguish it as an anomaly within the void of the cosmos. True asteroids, decaying and splintered pieces of rock floating quietly around the Island like watchful ghosts, radiate jealousy from their black pores, desperate for the beauty they will never have.
The surface of the Island is mostly water … if it can be called water. So rich and bright, so vast. Various land formations can be found within the Island’s great sea – small continents composed of stone or ice. These landmasses boast curious shapes, some curving gently, some jagged. Seen from the sky, the scattered islands resemble the alphabet of a lost deity, perhaps writing his name upon the surface of a world. Or making a shopping list with whatever materials were at hand. Or doing his taxes.
Anyway, the Island … whether these small continents are made of rock or ice, they boast some curious life forms. Plants ranging from a few inches in height to thousands of feet. Small humanoid creatures occupying quaint stone huts. A variety of monstrosities, all created by the Island’s natural forces … all but one.
Upon the surface of this paradise wanders the giant, Kabuto. He knows that this is his home, but he does not feel that he belongs. From whence he came, he does not know, only the serial number “001” imprinted on his stomach offers any clue. The only one of his kind, Kabuto sits alone and longs for company. Every creature he has encountered was … different. Whether they came from the skies or from the seas, they tried to destroy him. Now, Kabuto trusts no one, and guards the one thing that he loves – the Island, his home.
Little does Kabuto know that the Island was home to others before him. In the oceans, there dwells a race of females called the Sea Reapers. These women, along with their many minions, once ruled the Island with strong will and harsh law. In their pride, they created
Kabuto, as a defense against intruders. But Kabuto became conscious of himself, his loneliness, his pain – and he went berserk. The Sea Reapers’ creation turned on them, decimating their numbers and driving them into the seas. In time, a wicked new leader arose to lead the survivors: Sappho, the Sea Reaper Queen. Sappho intends to return the Reapers to their rightful position on the Island, as the dominant species, by whatever means necessary. Her daughter, Delphi, isn’t so sure of her mother’s evil practices. By far the youngest and most innocent of the Reapers, Delphi is just learning the mystical powers known to the others. If only she knew of some alternative to evil … if only she could speak with someone from the universe outside the Island …
Perhaps five cockney space aliens on holiday aren’t the outsiders Delphi had in mind, but what can you do, eh? Baz, Tel, Reg, Gordon, and Bennett – otherwise known as the Meccaryns (Meccs for short). After leaving their home planet for an annual lads’ holiday at the one and only Planet Majorca, their ship is almost immediately attacked and swallowed by the notorious Giant “Gibbon” Fish. Hurtling through space within the belly of the great ship, all the boys could do was get drunk and wait. After two months, the Meccs’ ship was ignominiously “discharged” from the bowels of the great beast. Sobering quickly, the Meccs piloted their battered ship towards the nearest chunk of rock for repairs. If you haven’t guessed already, they ended up at the Island.
Faced with yet another unscheduled layover while restoring their ship, the Meccs decide to make the best of their temporary home. They’re used to harsh conditions, so they explore with the aid of suits and weapons developed through superior technology, scouting the strange world of the Island for signs of life. Just their luck – the natives are already embroiled in their own little war, and the Mecc visitors are most unwelcome!
Meccaryns … Sea Reapers … Kabuto … One island isn’t big enough for the three of them.
PLAYER ID
When starting Giants you will need to create a new Player ID (or select a previously created one). The Player ID will store all your key configurations, statistics, and level load status. Feel free to create multiple Player ID’s – one for each of the voices in your head, if you like. You can also delete old or unused Player IDs.
MAIN MENU
Having created (or selected) a Player ID, you’ll come to the main menu screen, offering a number of options: Start New Single Player Game, Join Multiplayer Game, Host Multiplayer Game, Options, Load Single Player Game, Change Player ID, and Exit Game. Use the mouse or arrow keys to move the selection/highlight cursor – use the Enter key or left-mouse button to select an option. While navigating through game menus, you can press the Escape key to return to the previous menu screen.
Start New Single Player Game
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Selecting this option will start a new single player game. The single player game takes place over a number of glorious islands, with multiple missions upon each. You will control each of the three races – Meccs, Sea Reapers, and Kabuto – for different portions of the single player game. Your progress through the islands is automatically saved out when you complete each mission. If you die during the completion of a mission, you’ll be given the option to replay the mission. All previously completed missions can be accessed through the “Load Game” menu.
We recommend that you play the single player game first before tackling multiplayer. The progression of missions in the single player game gives you excellent training on the abilities and strategies of all three races – helpful stuff for an intense multiplayer session.
Load Single Player Game
The load game screen lists all of the missions you have completed with the selected Player ID, along with a score rating beside them. You can access this screen to start the last mission you played or return to a previous mission in order to improve your score.
Host or Join Multiplayer Game
Selecting these game options will allow you to host a new multiplayer session or join an existing multiplayer session. For more information about setting up and playing multiplayer Giants games, see the section starting on page 66.
OPTIONS
Controls
This menu selection will let you access the controls options screen. You can separately change the key configurations for Meccs, Delphi, and Kabuto (you can find the default control configurations on the card included in the Giants game box). When you’re in any of these screens, you can change button/keyboard assignments by placing the mouse cursor over the function that you want to re-assign, then hitting the key/button that you wish to perform that function in the game.
Graphics Options
Graphics options will often affect the performance of your game. Turning off special options, lowering the model detail, and decreasing the view distance can all yield better game performance – at the cost of some of the prettier stuff in the game. If you are experiencing poor game performance, you should try changing the graphics settings below until you find the balance of speed and visual quality that suits you best. Depending on your video card, some of these options may not be available.
Model Detail (high/medium/low): Three levels affect the detail of all game models.
Lighting (on/off): This option turns lighting on and off – note that when lighting is off, the game does not become dark, but becomes uniformly bright.
Object Bumpmapping (on/off): With this option, you can apply or remove object bump maps in the game – bump maps give surfaces the appearance of roughness or depth.
Landscape Bumpmapping (on/off): With this option, you can determine whether or not to display landscape bump maps in the game.
Environmental Mapping (on/off): This option turns environmental mapping on or off – environmental maps are used to create shiny or reflective surfaces.
Enhanced Water Effects (on/off): With this option, you can choose to turn super-special water effects on or off.
Player Shadow (on/off): This option turns the player character’s shadow on and off.
General Shadows (on/off): Through this option, you can turn all game shadows on or off.
Sun Flare Effect (on/off): This option will apply or remove the sun flare effect in the game.
View Distance (slider bar): Using the slider bar in this option will increase or reduce the viewing distance. A certain amount of “fog” will always obscure distant objects in the game – adjusting the view distance slider will bring the “fog” closer or push it further away.
Sound Options
Depending on your sound card, some of these options may not be available.
Sound Effects Volume (slider bar): Lets you change the volume at which game sound effects are played.
Music Volume (slider bar): Lets you change the volume at which game music is played.
Reverb (on/off): Adds or removes reverberation effects to game sounds.
Occlusion (on/off): When occlusion is turned on, objects and terrain will affect how sound travels.
CHANGE PLAYER ID
This option lets you change your player ID. Different player ID’s progress separately through the single player game, and save out different control, audio, and video settings.
EXIT GAME
Selecting this option allows you to exit the game. Go ahead, you quitter.
MECCARYNS
Five cockney space aliens: Baz, Tel, Reg, Gordon, and Bennett – otherwise known as the Meccaryns (Meccs for short). On their way to a holiday at the infamous Planet Majorca, the Meccs are swallowed by a giant space fish and defecated into the vicinity of the Island. Nursing a broken ship and massive hangovers, the Meccs limp towards the strangely beautiful world, where they find a most violent welcoming party. Forced to remain on the island while repairing their
ship, the Meccs have the advantage of teamwork and superior technology when dealing with unfriendlies. Their goal: to get their ship up to top speed and take a well-deserved vacation at Planet Majorca. If they have to kill everything on the Island in order to accomplish that goal, well then …
Baz
Baz (short for “Basil”) is the leader of the group, the most intelligent of the lot and, consequently always frustrated by the ineptitude of his mates. That said, he loves his mates like brothers and will do anything to protect them. Like the rest of the group, Baz loves a pint. Unlike the others, however, he insists on finishing the job at hand before thinking about the fun he’s missing.
Reg
Reg is the technical maestro of the group. He’s polite, even to the point of being timid. But when he gets pissed off, you’ll know it. Reg is also the womanizer of the bunch – more than anything, he wants to get to Planet Majorca as soon as possible for a few libidinous delights with the beautiful Majorcan ladies.
Tel
In his grating cockney voice, Tel often complains that he’s unjustly branded as the complainer of the group. Of course, the irony of this situation escapes him.
Gordon and Bennett
Gordon and Bennett love their beer, love their women, and love their holiday destination: Planet Majorca. They rarely think beyond those three things. These two fellows are rather dense, but in a lovable way (even when they engage in psuedo-intellectual conversations and argue the night away). Gordon and Bennett always seem to be together, inevitably causing trouble.
SEA REAPERS
Exotic female creatures complete with crimson eyes and skin of a soft bluish tint, the Sea Reapers were the dominant life form of the island for long ages. They lorded over all other Island life with absolute power bordering on the tyrannical. In an effort to discourage any unwanted visitors from approaching their bucolic home, the Sea Reapers created Kabuto, a massive giant creature with brutish tendencies. Unfortunately for the Reapers, Kabuto was too well-suited to his purpose. He not only defended the Island against any intruders, he chased the Sea Reapers into the surrounding oceans. Adapting to their new home, the Sea Reapers developed mystical powers –
from lightning-fast attacks with sword and bow to elemental spells on a grand scale.
Delphi
Delphi is the youngest and most innocent of the Sea Reapers, as well as the daughter of Queen Sappho. Delphi doesn’t always agree with the other Reapers’ severe methods, but she doesn’t know of any alternative. She is certain, however, that she must put an end to her mother’s evil reign. When the single player game introduces Delphi,
she is just growing into her powers, hoping to refine and increase her abilities with the help of her famed tutor, Yan, the Samurai Smartie!
KABUTO
You don’t know how you came to exist upon this beautiful Island, nor do you know of any other creatures like yourself. Stomping around in existential frustration, you only know two things for sure: you are very big and you’re mad as hell.
Created by the Sea Reapers to defend the Island, Kabuto went a little berserk and chased all the Reapers into the ocean. Standing over ten times the height of a normal person, Kabuto is a
truly massive brute, capable of swallowing opponents whole or destroying entire villages with his prodigious posterior. As Yan the Samurai Smartie says, “When big Kabuto ass drop from sky, run like your nuts are on fire.”
While playing a 900-ton monstrosity of bone and muscle may seem appealing, there is one problem. When the Sea Reapers made Kabuto, they gave him a single fatal flaw – a weak spot in his tough skin, located directly in the center of his gut.
Offspring
Kabuto offspring are much smaller versions of the big cheese. When Kabuto eats enough Smarties, he can lay an egg that hatches into one of his offspring. Kabuto can then give his offspring simple commands, such as attack/eat, fetch, and return. Offspring start fairly small, but can grow to almost half of Kabuto’s height if they are fed enough Vimp meat.
OTHER CHARACTERS
Smarties
Smarties are the hardy, indigenous little people who inhabit the island. For the most part timid creatures, Smarties can be extremely helpful when joined to your cause. In the single-player game, Smarties will guide you through the details of game play, give you your mission objectives, and help you build a base (when applicable). In the multiplayer game, Smarties are used mainly for base building.
For Sea Reapers and Meccs, Smarties are one of the primary resources needed to build a base. Smarties will not only raise structures, they will also develop new weapons for the Reapers and Meccs (available in the Gift Shop). But in order for your Smarties to be productive, you first need to keep them happy. Protect them, feed them, and offer them a pub where they can get plastered.
Kabuto uses Smarties in a slightly different manner. Rather than nurture and care for these mischievous scamps, Kabuto simply eats them. When Kabuto devours a few Smarties, the creatures are transformed into a viable mutant egg within Kabuto’s belly. At this point, Kabuto can get in touch with his feminine side, straining momentarily before giving birth to the egg. Shortly thereafter, the egg will hatch and yield a mini-Kabuto (for more about Kabuto Offspring, see page 12).
Each of the three main characters can grab and carry Smarties. When a Mecc finds a Smartie, the Smartie will climb on his back. When a Sea Reaper finds a Smartie, the Smartie will be encased in a protective bubble, which will trail behind the Reaper. Kabuto, being Kabuto, doesn’t encourage volunteers. Instead, he can pick up Smarties (who usually flee as he draws near) and skewer them on his horns – this won’t kill the Smartie, but it will hurt when the Smartie laughs.
There are a limited number of Smarties on any given level, single play-
er or multiplayer. Smarties are spawned one at a time from their underground hatches. If a Smartie is killed, then another will spawn from one of the available hatches. Smartie hatches are spread fairly evenly around the world – though in some cases they may be hard to reach.
Vimps
Extremely docile and not very bright, Vimps are the cattle of the island. Vimps can usually be found strolling across the idyllic plains in herds, gently grazing as they await a grisly demise. Cooked Vimp is a staple of the Smartie diet, while Kabuto prefers to gobble Vimps raw. Either way, Vimp meat restores lost energy just like a high-priced sports drink … but with bones.
Kabuto can down Vimps like fleshy nachos in order to regain health – or he can skewer them on his horns and save them for later. Meccs refrain from Vimp consumption (perhaps they’re squeamish, though reports from the Smarties insist that the meat tastes just like chicken). Instead, they need Vimp meat in order to keep Smarties happy at their base. Killing Vimps will turn them into small heaps of quivering steak, which Meccs can gather and return to base. Remember: a bellyful of Vimpy goodness equals more productive Smarties. Sea Reapers need Vimps as well, but instead of collecting their meat to feed Smarties, Delphi must kill Vimps and gather their souls. She uses these souls to power the mystical mechanisms that keep her base going.
Some by-product of the island’s natural energy continually replenishes the Vimp population. If you wipe out an entire herd of Vimps, more Vimp young will spring up nearby within a few minutes. These creatures grow over time – the larger they are, the more meat they yield when smashed, shot, or blown up. Thus, when encountering a herd of young Vimps, you often have to consider the value of waiting for the creatures to fatten up against the risk that an enemy will swoop in and snatch up your meat. Wait, that didn’t sound right. You know what I mean.
Reaper Guards
The Guards comprise the bulk of the Reapers’ assault forces. They are the bodyguards, the soldiers, the grunts. While Reaper Guards lack any magical abilities, they do possess the requisite number of limbs and coordination skills to fire a weapon. Beyond that … well, they aren’t the brightest of bulbs. You’ll often find groups of Reaper Guards patrolling the valleys of the Island or guarding a Reaper settlement, clutching heavy armament in
their scaly fists. Reaper Guards are also likely to show up when you’re building a base, making it hard for you and your Smarties to get any work done. There are many kinds of Reaper Guards, carrying different weapons and using different modes of transportation … you’ll just have to stay on your toes and be ready for anything when encountering these guys, especially with the Kamikaze Reaper who sometimes makes a rare appearance!
Sonak
This great lumbering beast is the favored method of transportation for the Reaper Guards. While ponderous and none too bright, the Sonak’s rigid hide makes it extremely difficult to kill. In addition to the gun turrets that the Reaper Guards often mount on the back of a Sonak, these crea-
tures have their own natural defense mechanisms. Sonaks possess the ability to cause the ground around them to ripple and heave simply by stomping their enormous feet. A Sonak can also harm opponents with its destructive scream, projecting disorienting sound waves out of its vast maw. If these waves hit you, you’ll lose your jetpack/turbo ability for a short period of time.
Charger
The Charger is an incredibly fierce territorial creature. Once it settles on a spot, it will rarely attempt to leave that spot, even if fired upon from a distance. Not that a Charger would even feel anything short of a planet colliding with its skull, the creature’s skin is that tough. A Charger will attack
any creature to come near its nest, roaring as it barrels down on the unsuspecting intruder. If you happen to be the unfortunate individual placed in the path of this monster’s charge, you have two choices. One
– you can flee like a frightened child (not that there’s any dignity lost in running away from a Charger). Two – you can try to shoot the creature in its mouth as it charges, which is the only possible way to damage it, much less kill it. Of course, as you take aim, you’ll have to remember that several tons of horn and muscle are approaching at a very high velocity on a collision course with your comparatively frail form. At the point of contact, if you don’t simply break apart like a water balloon, you’ll probably wish that you did as you fly through the air, spurting precious life fluids in all directions. And even if you do manage to fire a shot into the beast’s gullet, you’ll have to get out of its way quickly or get mashed to a pulp before its irresistible charge.
Rippers
With ninety percent of their body mass composed of claws and teeth, these insect-like creatures can be ferocious enemies. Rippers are often found in packs, barely visible with the majority of their bodies burrowed underground. Like many of the other creatures of the Island, Rippers serve the Sea Reapers, their sheer numbers ensuring that no unwanted visitor will set foot on the Island without some resistance. Rippers come in three sizes:
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Small: Small Rippers move slowly, always remain above ground, and possess a savage biting attack. The husks that spawn small Rippers can be destroyed, cutting off their limitless supply of these immature enemies.
Medium: Medium-size Rippers are much tougher than their fetal counterparts. In this stage, the Ripper can move at medium speed above ground or underground. Additionally, medium Rippers can spit flaming orb projectiles at you while they are above ground. When a medium-size Ripper is killed, it leaves behind a glowing sphere that will restore a moderate amount of health when picked up.
Large: These are the Rippers you have to watch out for. Large Rippers are bulky, but can move fast above or below ground. They can spit a massive blue fireball over long range, hitting with the concussive force of a grenade. When a large Ripper is killed, it leaves behind a glowing sphere that will restore a significant amount of health when picked up.
Raiks
Malignant subordinates to Queen Sappho, these creatures possess the torso of a blue-skinned woman, and the lower body of a wasp. Raiks have many of the same magical abilities that Delphi does – turbo, teleport, and cloak to name a few (see the section below starting on page 44 for more information on Sea Reaper powers). Like Delphi, Raiks wield a sword and bow with great proficiency. Often found commanding a contingent of Reaper Guards, Raiks
are not to be trifled with. And they have absolutely no sense of humor.
Queen Sappho
When Kabuto turned on the Sea Reapers, many were destroyed; the scattered survivors that fled to the oceans were demoralized. While the water-bound Reapers increased their mystical powers dwelling in the sea, they became increasingly embittered and angry. Sappho was easily the most powerful and most cruel of the Reapers to survive Kabuto’s onslaught – it was only right that she should be the
Reaper Queen. Her primary goal is to return the Sea Reapers to the dominant position on the Island. She
always intended for her daughter, Delphi, to become a powerful ally in
this cause. However, Delphi has proven willful and rebellious – actions that Sappho sees as necessary to the Sea Reaper cause, Delphi brands as cruel and tyrannical. Now with the accidental entrance of these accursed “Meccaryns”, Sappho finds herself forced to show them all just how cruel and tyrannical she can be.
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Cleaners
Weak but incredibly voracious, these parasites dwell in vast numbers just beneath the surface of the soil. Whenever a creature dies and falls, dozens, sometimes hundreds of Cleaners will swarm upwards to devour the corpse. Meat, clothing, bone … nothing will remain of any carcass once the Cleaners have finished gorging themselves and retreated to their waiting places below.
Piranha
These aquatic creatures are a very basic mixture of teeth and fins… but mostly teeth. Piranha won’t attack a Sea Reaper or Kabuto, but Smarties and Meccs are fair game once they enter the water.
Verms
Verms are ill-tempered flying creatures that will attack on sight and launch fire at you – this sort of antisocial behavior usually leads to a solitary and bitter life for the Verm, punctuated by occasional egg-laying (eggs will hatch additional Verms).
Dactyl, Lobird, and Flaks
These harmless birds can often be found circling lazily above the islands. Don’t bother trying to shoot them down, unless you really have too much ammunition on your hands.
STRUCTURES
Barracks
The Barracks are the living quarters for the
Reaper Guards, and they come in different sizes. Often, several Guards will guard a Barracks at once. When battle occurs near a Barracks, more Reaper Guards will pour out
of the doors, armed and ready to deal with whatever threat approaches. Barracks can only replenish a certain amount of guards, but you can stop this process by destroying the structure altogether.
Bunker
A Bunker is a hollow bowl-like structure with portals on all sides. The bowl can raise off the ground and lower again – this way Reaper Guards can enter and leave the Bunker. Once inside, Guards are fairly well protected by the Bunker’s shell, while still being able to fire at enemies through the portals.
Guard Tower
Guard towers can often be found looming over small villages, placed within strategic valleys to monitor any who would pass through, or perched atop high hills to give whoever stands within a view of the surrounding countryside. Reaper Guards often stand watch atop these towers, ready to rain fire down on anything that moves. Of course, if you can eliminate any guards occupying the tower, you can take advantage of its strategic positioning for your own purposes.
Turrets
Turrets often guard larger Reaper settlements, laying down heavy caliber cannon fire at any ground enemies who come within range of their sensors.
SAM Turrets
SAM (surface-to-air missile) turrets are designed to repel airborne invaders, and do not threaten intruders on the ground. These devices sweep the skies with mid-range scanners. Any flying enemy who approaches a SAM Turret will quickly receive a missile lock-on warning – from there, it gets downright
ugly. Missiles fired by this turret will track you with fair accuracy, moving fast and with eerie purpose. Unless you’re capable of some very fancy maneuvering, the blast from one of these missiles will almost certainly tear you in half as soon as it strikes.
Husks
Similar to barracks, husks are organic pods that house and spawn Rippers. When you’re faced with a whole heap of hostile Rippers bearing down on you, husks are more than likely the root of the problem. What’s more, you can probably throw all of your ammunition at the Rippers without thinning their numbers … until you get the bright idea to blast away at the husk that’s spitting them out. Husks come in two sizes, small (only spawns small Rippers) and large (spawns medium and large Rippers).
Huts and Other Buildings
You’ll encounter many other types of structures as you explore the
Island – many designed and inhabited by the Smarties, some belonging to the Sea Reapers. For the most part, these buildings can be reduced to rubble if you apply some heavy firepower to their walls over a period of time. Of course, you might not want to destroy every building you see as a regular practice. Sometimes the cover they afford can be a great blessing when you’re outnumbered.
Many of the interface elements in Giants are common between the races, but some portions of the interface are specific to each character.
MECC INTERFACE
Game Text
Any messages the game might have for you (such as, “I know where you live”) will be displayed in the upper portion of the screen.
Jetpack Fuel Indicator
The jetpack fuel meter, displayed in the lower left-hand corner of the screen, represents the energy level of your jetpack. Most of the missions start you off with a full jetpack. Activating the jetpack thrusters will propel you skyward, but will also consume fuel rapidly. Don’t worry, though, your fuel level will regenerate over a short period of time – just try not to fall from a mile above ground before it does. Next to the jetpack fuel meter, a small light indicates when your nitro boost is active. The nitro boost gives a little extra kick to the jetpack thrusters – when it’s used, the light will go off as you shoot upwards at greater speed. The nitro boost will immediately regenerate as soon as you touch the ground (signaled to you when the small nitro boost light becomes active again).
Backpack Indicator
Next to the jetpack fuel meter, an icon for the current backpack that you’re wearing will be displayed. Many backpacks, such as the Bush camouflage or Shield, drain your jetpack fuel so long as they are active.
Other backpacks, like the Turret and Pop-up Bomb, are dropped and activated one time only. Also, if you are carrying a Smartie on your back, a Smartie picture icon will be shown here.
Weapon Icons
At the bottom center of your screen, you’ll see the weapons currently held in your inventory. Blue brackets surrounding the weapon icon indicate the weapon in use, while the numbers beneath each icon indicate ammunition for the weapons you possess. Mecc weapons are primarily guns of one sort or another – all except the handgun hold a limited amount of ammunition.
Health Indicator
The heart in the lower right hand corner of the screen is your health indicator. Look at the heart as a life container. When the level of red stuff inside the heart goes down, your health is getting low. When there’s no more red stuff in the heart, you are dead. Just like in real life.
Vimp and Smartie Indicator
The upper left hand corner of the screen holds two sets of numbers – one corresponds to Vimps, the other to Smarties. The Vimp number is the amount of Vimp steaks you currently have in your possession. You’ll need Vimp meat to feed any Smarties you have working back in your base – but you can only carry a limited amount of Vimp meat. The Smartie numbers indicate the number of Smarties you have working for you in your base compared against the total number of Smarties on the current island (in multiplayer games, a third number is displayed – the number of Smarties the enemy has). Note that the total number of Smarties on the island never changes. If a Smartie is killed, another is spawned elsewhere. The only number that you can affect is the number of Smarties that you have working for you – the more the better, so start setting up that attractive benefits package and 401k plan as soon as possible.
Targeting Cursor
The Mecc interface uses a basic targeting cursor in the center of the screen. For the majority of game play, this is displayed as a small white crosshair. The cursor can change under certain circumstances. The targeting cursor has two states, depending upon what it’s placed over. The neutral state is represented by the basic crosshairs – this means that there’s really nothing to shoot at directly in front of you. When there is an enemy or structure in your crosshairs, a red highlighting cursor will appear.
If you’re using a homing missile, you can keep your cursor aimed at the desired target to lock the missile on – a highlighting bracket will appear to let you know when you’re locked on. Once you are, fire at will.
DELPHI INTERFACE
Game Text
Same as for the Meccs, all messages for either single player or multiplayer games are displayed in the upper portion of the screen.
Spell Indicator
In the lower left-hand corner of the screen, you’ll see a device with five circular slots – this represents the five spells that Delphi currently possesses. You can toggle between available spells and activate them whenever you see fit. Spells may be obtained through regular game play, or acquired at a spell shop. Beneath each spell, three “lights” are displayed, indicating the number of times a spell may be cast. When a spell is acquired, all three lights are on. When that spell is cast, one of the lights goes out. If you cast the spell three times, you can return to the spell shop in order to replenish the energy for that spell.
Delphi can also use acquired Vimp souls to recharge her spells. This collected energy is represented by the vertical bar in the center of the spell icon device. By killing Vimps and collecting their blue, ghost-like souls, Delphi increases her magical energy. You can use this energy to recharge any of your spells – just press Shift and use the cursor to click on one of the 5 slots. This will take some of the Vimp soul-energy you’ve collected and fill up one of the three “lights” so that you can cast another spell. Vimp soul energy can also be used to restore the mystical forces that power your base.
Smartie Bubble Indicator
When you “acquire” a Smartie, he’ll become encased in a bubble of magical energy that will follow you around until you return the Smartie to your base. If you have a Smartie bubble floating along behind you, an icon next to your spells will show it.
Weapons Icons
Just like the Mecc interface, your weapons are displayed at the bottom center of your screen. Blue brackets surrounding the weapon icon indicate the weapon in use, while the numbers beneath each icon indicate ammunition for the weapons you possess. Delphi always possesses a sword and bow, but can acquire other, more powerful bows in her spell shop.
Health Indicator
As with the Mecc interface, the heart in the lower right hand corner of the screen is your health indicator. The level of red contained in the heart represents your health. When the heart is completely red, you are at full health. When the heart has no red in it whatsoever, you are at zero health. Hint: Zero health is bad. Delphi will gradually regenerate health so long as she’s immersed in water.
Smartie Indicator
The upper left hand corner of the screen holds a number representing Smartie allocation. This works the same way as the Mecc interface, indicating the number of Smarties you have working for you in your base compared against the total number of Smarties on the current island (again, in multiplayer, your enemy’s number of Smarties is also displayed).
Targeting Cursor
While you’re controlling Delphi, the targeting cursor has the same highlight function as it does when you’re controlling the Meccs. In short, if you place the cursor over a viable creature or building target, a red highlight will appear. Also, if you have a certain spell selected, new crosshairs will appear if you target something that the spell can affect.
On Delphi’s interface, the crosshairs are encircled by another cursor, which represents your turbo ability. When you place the cursor over a viable landmass, the turbo circle will turn green. When the crosshairs are aimed at water, sky, or land that’s out of turbo range, the turbo circle is neutral gray. When you activate your turbo ability, the turbo circle will drain as you fly through the air – the distance you travel determines the amount of turbo energy you drain. Once drained, your turbo energy will gradually recharge within a few seconds. You cannot activate your turbo ability unless the turbo circle is full, though you can change direction and turbo again while in the air, provided the new destination you pick is within range. You can activate your turbo ability at any time as long as you have enough energy for the jump.
Unlike the software developed for Windows system, most of the applications installed in Mac OS X generally can be removed with relative ease. Giants: Citizen Kabuto Patch 1.0b7 is a third party application that provides additional functionality to OS X system and enjoys a popularity among Mac users. However, instead of installing it by dragging its icon to the Application folder, uninstalling Giants: Citizen Kabuto Patch 1.0b7 may need you to do more than a simple drag-and-drop to the Trash.
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When installed, Giants: Citizen Kabuto Patch 1.0b7 creates files in several locations. Generally, its additional files, such as preference files and application support files, still remains on the hard drive after you delete Giants: Citizen Kabuto Patch 1.0b7 from the Application folder, in case that the next time you decide to reinstall it, the settings of this program still be kept. But if you are trying to uninstall Giants: Citizen Kabuto Patch 1.0b7 in full and free up your disk space, removing all its components is highly necessary. Continue reading this article to learn about the proper methods for uninstalling Giants: Citizen Kabuto Patch 1.0b7.
Manually uninstall Giants: Citizen Kabuto Patch 1.0b7 step by step:
Most applications in Mac OS X are bundles that contain all, or at least most, of the files needed to run the application, that is to say, they are self-contained. Thus, different from the program uninstall method of using the control panel in Windows, Mac users can easily drag any unwanted application to the Trash and then the removal process is started. Despite that, you should also be aware that removing an unbundled application by moving it into the Trash leave behind some of its components on your Mac. To fully get rid of Giants: Citizen Kabuto Patch 1.0b7 from your Mac, you can manually follow these steps:
1. Terminate Giants: Citizen Kabuto Patch 1.0b7 process(es) via Activity Monitor
Before uninstalling Giants: Citizen Kabuto Patch 1.0b7, you’d better quit this application and end all its processes. If Giants: Citizen Kabuto Patch 1.0b7 is frozen, you can press Cmd +Opt + Esc, select Giants: Citizen Kabuto Patch 1.0b7 in the pop-up windows and click Force Quit to quit this program (this shortcut for force quit works for the application that appears but not for its hidden processes).
Open Activity Monitor in the Utilities folder in Launchpad, and select All Processes on the drop-down menu at the top of the window. Select the process(es) associated with Giants: Citizen Kabuto Patch 1.0b7 in the list, click Quit Process icon in the left corner of the window, and click Quit in the pop-up dialog box (if that doesn’t work, then try Force Quit).
Giants Citizen Kabuto Patch2. Delete Giants: Citizen Kabuto Patch 1.0b7 application using the Trash
First of all, make sure to log into your Mac with an administrator account, or you will be asked for a password when you try to delete something.
Open the Applications folder in the Finder (if it doesn’t appear in the sidebar, go to the Menu Bar, open the “Go” menu, and select Applications in the list), search for Giants: Citizen Kabuto Patch 1.0b7 application by typing its name in the search field, and then drag it to the Trash (in the dock) to begin the uninstall process. Alternatively you can also click on the Giants: Citizen Kabuto Patch 1.0b7 icon/folder and move it to the Trash by pressing Cmd + Del or choosing the File and Move to Trash commands.
For the applications that are installed from the App Store, you can simply go to the Launchpad, search for the application, click and hold its icon with your mouse button (or hold down the Option key), then the icon will wiggle and show the “X” in its left upper corner. Click the “X” and click Delete in the confirmation dialog.
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3. Remove all components related to Giants: Citizen Kabuto Patch 1.0b7 in Finder
Though Giants: Citizen Kabuto Patch 1.0b7 has been deleted to the Trash, its lingering files, logs, caches and other miscellaneous contents may stay on the hard disk. For complete removal of Giants: Citizen Kabuto Patch 1.0b7, you can manually detect and clean out all components associated with this application. You can search for the relevant names using Spotlight. Those preference files of Giants: Citizen Kabuto Patch 1.0b7 can be found in the Preferences folder within your user’s library folder (~/Library/Preferences) or the system-wide Library located at the root of the system volume (/Library/Preferences/), while the support files are located in '~/Library/Application Support/' or '/Library/Application Support/'.
Open the Finder, go to the Menu Bar, open the “Go” menu, select the entry:|Go to Folder... and then enter the path of the Application Support folder:~/Library
Search for any files or folders with the program’s name or developer’s name in the ~/Library/Preferences/, ~/Library/Application Support/ and ~/Library/Caches/ folders. Right click on those items and click Move to Trash to delete them.
Meanwhile, search for the following locations to delete associated items:
Besides, there may be some kernel extensions or hidden files that are not obvious to find. In that case, you can do a Google search about the components for Giants: Citizen Kabuto Patch 1.0b7. Usually kernel extensions are located in in /System/Library/Extensions and end with the extension .kext, while hidden files are mostly located in your home folder. You can use Terminal (inside Applications/Utilities) to list the contents of the directory in question and delete the offending item.
4. Empty the Trash to fully remove Giants: Citizen Kabuto Patch 1.0b7
If you are determined to delete Giants: Citizen Kabuto Patch 1.0b7 permanently, the last thing you need to do is emptying the Trash. To completely empty your trash can, you can right click on the Trash in the dock and choose Empty Trash, or simply choose Empty Trash under the Finder menu (Notice: you can not undo this act, so make sure that you haven’t mistakenly deleted anything before doing this act. If you change your mind, before emptying the Trash, you can right click on the items in the Trash and choose Put Back in the list). In case you cannot empty the Trash, reboot your Mac.
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Tips for the app with default uninstall utility:
You may not notice that, there are a few of Mac applications that come with dedicated uninstallation programs. Though the method mentioned above can solve the most app uninstall problems, you can still go for its installation disk or the application folder or package to check if the app has its own uninstaller first. If so, just run such an app and follow the prompts to uninstall properly. After that, search for related files to make sure if the app and its additional files are fully deleted from your Mac.
Automatically uninstall Giants: Citizen Kabuto Patch 1.0b7 with MacRemover (recommended):
No doubt that uninstalling programs in Mac system has been much simpler than in Windows system. But it still may seem a little tedious and time-consuming for those OS X beginners to manually remove Giants: Citizen Kabuto Patch 1.0b7 and totally clean out all its remnants. Why not try an easier and faster way to thoroughly remove it?
If you intend to save your time and energy in uninstalling Giants: Citizen Kabuto Patch 1.0b7, or you encounter some specific problems in deleting it to the Trash, or even you are not sure which files or folders belong to Giants: Citizen Kabuto Patch 1.0b7, you can turn to a professional third-party uninstaller to resolve troubles. Here MacRemover is recommended for you to accomplish Giants: Citizen Kabuto Patch 1.0b7 uninstall within three simple steps. MacRemover is a lite but powerful uninstaller utility that helps you thoroughly remove unwanted, corrupted or incompatible apps from your Mac. Now let’s see how it works to complete Giants: Citizen Kabuto Patch 1.0b7 removal task.
1. Download MacRemover and install it by dragging its icon to the application folder.2. Launch MacRemover in the dock or Launchpad, select Giants: Citizen Kabuto Patch 1.0b7 appearing on the interface, and click Run Analysis button to proceed.3. Review Giants: Citizen Kabuto Patch 1.0b7 files or folders, click Complete Uninstall button and then click Yes in the pup-up dialog box to confirm Giants: Citizen Kabuto Patch 1.0b7 removal.
The whole uninstall process may takes even less than one minute to finish, and then all items associated with Giants: Citizen Kabuto Patch 1.0b7 has been successfully removed from your Mac!
Benefits of using MacRemover:
MacRemover has a friendly and simply interface and even the first-time users can easily operate any unwanted program uninstallation. With its unique Smart Analytic System, MacRemover is capable of quickly locating every associated components of Giants: Citizen Kabuto Patch 1.0b7 and safely deleting them within a few clicks. Thoroughly uninstalling Giants: Citizen Kabuto Patch 1.0b7 from your mac with MacRemover becomes incredibly straightforward and speedy, right? You don’t need to check the Library or manually remove its additional files. Actually, all you need to do is a select-and-delete move. As MacRemover comes in handy to all those who want to get rid of any unwanted programs without any hassle, you’re welcome to download it and enjoy the excellent user experience right now!
This article provides you two methods (both manually and automatically) to properly and quickly uninstall Giants: Citizen Kabuto Patch 1.0b7, and either of them works for most of the apps on your Mac. If you confront any difficulty in uninstalling any unwanted application/software, don’t hesitate to apply this automatic tool and resolve your troubles.
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