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MULTIPLAYER HEALTH & AMMO STATIONS
During multiplayer games, find health stations to regain maximum
health, and ammo stations to reload all weapons. Approach a
station and press
X
to use it. Both types of stations appear on
your radar when they are within range.
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Health stations are indicated by a green blip.
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Ammo stations are indicated by a light blue blip.
HACKING DURING MULTIPLAYER GAMES
Use the hack tool to control doors, nodes and bombs. All players
carry the hack tool in the weapons inventory; this tool doesn’t
need ammo. Point to a hackable object or device and press
X
to switch from your current weapon to the hack tool (if it’s not
already selected). Press
X
again to execute the hack.
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To disable the force field that guards opposition team doors,
hack the switch next to the door.
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Diffuse the Bomb. In
Demolition and Quick Demolition, hack
the Generator under the bomb to turn off its timer and snatch
the bomb.
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Take control of enemy nodes during
Tactical Assault games.
RESULTS SCREEN
The Results screen appears at the end of a game. It shows the
performance for each player and team by:
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Player points.
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Number of kills.
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Number of times a player died.
To host a game, access the Host menu, set the specifics for your game, and select
Start Game. Host menu options are:
SELECT A MAP
Choose an environment for your game.
GAME OPTIONS
Set specific game parameters:
SERVER NAME
By default the server name is your screen name.
GAME TYPE
Choose a game type. (See page 21.)
ARMS RACE MOD
Players take the loadout (including weapons and bio-
augmentations) of their victims’ class. Players keep these added
items until they are killed or the game ends.
GAME LOADOUT
Designate the loadout for all players joining your game. Select
All to allow players to select their own class and loadout.
(See page 20.)
TIME LIMIT
Set the game time limit from 5 minutes to infinity.
SCORE LIMIT
The game ends when a player reaches the score limit you set here.
MAX PLAYERS
You can allow up to 15 other players (16 players total) to join
your game.
FRIENDLY FIRE
When set to
On, you can accidentally kill a teammate.
SESSION TYPE
Toggle to
Private to host a private game session that only invited
friends can join.
VOICE
Decide if you want players to communicate via the Xbox
Communicator.
HOSTING A GAME
System Link gameplay is the same as the online game with the following
requirements:
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Each Xbox console must be connected to its own television and to a System Link
via Ethernet. Each Xbox console supports one player.
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You can also connect two Xbox consoles with a crossover cable.
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One player must host the System Link game.
SYSTEM LINK
MULTIPLAYER GAMES
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