GAMES MICROSOFT XBOX DEUS EX-INVISIBLE WAR Manual - The Options Menu
OPTIONS
THE OPTIONS MENU
The Options Menu can be used to configure the game to your taste. It
is accessed from the Main Menu. Select Options with the
D
-
PAD
and
press A. The Options Menu has five sub-menus.
EQUIPMENT
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ROCKET LAUNCHER
Damage
Type
EXPLOSIVE
Alternate Fire
GUIDED FIRE
(see p. 10)
Fires a self-propelled tracking
rocket.
NOTE: The rocket launcher must have
time to lock on to a target before fir-
ing, or it will not guide itself in.
Mines
Mines must be
attached to a flat sur-
face to be activated.
In the default proximi-
ty mode they will det-
onate if an enemy passes nearby
(you cannot set off your own
proximity mines, even if you
leave the area and return). Using
alt-fire mode sets a 15-second
timer, at the end of which the
mine will detonate. Mines can be
attached to walls, floors and ceil-
ings. You can recover your own
undetonated proximity mines if
they are no longer needed.
CONCUSSION PROXIMITY MINE
Damage Type
:
EXPLOSIVE
Explodes when an enemy
approaches.
EMP PROXIMITY MINE
Damage Type
:
EMP
Temporarily disrupts electronic
devices like bots and cameras.
Temporarily causes energy
weapons to work at half effect.
BIOTOX GAS PROXIMITY MINE
Damage Type:
BIOTOX
Emits a cloud of paralyzing gas.
WEAPON
MODS
A variety of weapon
mods can be installed
on the ballistic pistol,
boltcaster, shotgun,
SMG, sniper rifle and
rail gun. The following is a sum-
mary of the weapons mods that
can be found scattered through-
out the game. Be aware, though,
that not all weapon mods can be
installed on all weapons.
AMMO SCAVENGER
The weapon uses less ammo.
EMP CONVERTER
Adds EMP damage (effective
against bots and electronic tar-
gets) to shots.
FRAGMENTARY ROUND
Creates a small-radius explosion
on impact that inflicts extra dam-
age.
GLASS DESTABILIZER
Dissolves glass without setting off
alarms. Note that the glass desta-
bilizer does not affect non-break-
able glass.
INCREASED DAMAGE
Adds more damage per shot.
INCREASED RANGE
Increases shot range.
REFIRE RATE
Weapon fires faster.
SILENCER
Weapon sound is dampened.
GAME MENU
Difficulty. You can change the
game difficulty during play, if you
need help getting past a tough
challenge (or if you need a
tougher challenge). Options are
Easy, Normal, Hard and Realistic.
Interface Opacity. Controls how
transparent your HUD is. A more
opaque HUD might be easier to
read, but may interfere with your
view of surroundings. Choose a
setting between 1 and 100, with
100 being the most opaque.
Minimal Interface. The dynam-
ic HUD will constantly change in
response to your circumstances.
This setting defaults to On.
Interface Color. Allows you to
select the color of your HUD for
maximum readability.
Enable Auto Aim. Auto Aim
allows for easier targeting and
aiming.
Help Text. Toggles help text.
Defaults to On. Help text appears
when you focus on an item.
AUDIO
All volume controls can be set
from 1 (softest) to 100 (loudest).
Speech Volume. Sets the loud-
ness of speech.
Music Volume. Sets the level of
background music.
Sound FX Volume. Sets the level
of ambient sound effects.
Subtitles. Controls whether dialog
will appear as both speech and text,
or as speech only. Defaults to On.
VIDEO
Gamma / Brightness /
Contrast. The three video set-
tings control the brightness, con-
trast and definition (gamma) of the
image. They can be adjusted to
maximize the clarity of the game
on your system.
CONTROL
Vibration. Toggles vibration effect
on your XBox controller.
Sensitivity. Controls
THUMBSTICK
sensitivity, from 1 (least sensitive) to
100 (most sensitive).
Lookspring. Toggles lookspring On
or Off. When On, your point of aim
will automatically return to “front
and center” after you’ve looked up
or down.
Invert Look. Toggles invert look
On or Off. By default, you look up
when the
THUMBSTICK
is moved 3,
and down when it’s moved 4. This
toggle allows you to reverse that, if
the reversed directions seem more
natural to you.
Controller Layout. There are several
schemes, or command sets, for your
Xbox controller. The scheme shown
on p. 4 is the default. This option
allows you to view the other schemes
and select the one you prefer.
CREDITS
Displays game credits.
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