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Minimum System Requirements
• Microsoft® Windows® 2000/XP • Intel® Pentium III 800 MHz or AMD™ Athlon® 800 MHz • 512 MB RAM • DVD-ROM Drive • 4 GB Available HDD Space • NVIDIA® GeForce 2 Series, ATI™ Radeon® 8500 or Intel® i865G and above Video Card • 16-bit Sound Card • 56k modem • DirectX® 9.0c

Recommended System Requirements
• Microsoft® Windows® 2000/XP • Intel® Pentium® 42.0 GHz or AMD™ Athlon® XP 2000+ • 1 GB RAM • DVD-ROM Drive • 4 GB Available HDD Space • NVIDIA® GeForce™ 6200 or ATI™ Radeon® 9500 Series Video Card • 16-bit Sound Card • Broadband Internet Connection • DirectX® 9.0c

An Internet connection is required to play. NCsoft charges a monthly subscription fee for this product, separate from your ISP charges. If the installer does not automaticallylaunch, double-click the My Computer icon on your desktop. Then, double-click on your computer’s DVD drive icon. Double-click on Setup.exe to install.

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Table of Contents
Entering The game Creating a Hero 4 5

Enhancement Strength …………….40 Combining Enhancements ……….41
Inspirations Windows 42 44

Origin …………………………………………5 Archetype………………………………….7 Power Sets & Starting Powers ..9 Body Type ………………………………..10 Costume……………………………………12 Name & Extras…………………………14
Your First Day on Patrol 15

Chat …………………………………………44 Tray…………………………………………..53 Target……………………………………….55 Nav …………………………………………..56 Menu ……………………………………….59
The Map 61

Mappable Commands………………17 Movement ………………………………..18 Using Objects…………………………..21 Fighting, Powers, Actions …………22 Power Tray ………………………………..22 Stat Bars……………………………………23 Using Your Powers……………………….25
Taking Damage & Restoring Hit Points ……………………26 Damage Displays in Combat …………27 Powers, Endurance & Recharge ……..28 Targeting ……………………………………29 Color Coding ………………………………30 Combat Options …………………………..31
Powers 32Fog of War………………………………..62 Map Icons ………………………………..63 Waypoints & Thumbtacks ……….64
Missions 65

Contacts ………………………………….66 Clues ……………………………………….67 Story Arcs ………………………………..68 Mission Types …………………………68
Team Ups 70

PowersTerminology………………..32 Power Outer Ring Key …………….33
Leveling Table Inherent Influence Enhancements 33 35 36 37

Team Leaders …………………………..71 Team Ups & Missions………………71 Sidekicks ………………………………..72 Exemplars ………………………………..73 Task Forces………………………………74 Trials……………………………………….75
Super Groups Trading Slash Commands 77 78 79

Types of Enhancements …………..38 Enhancement Origins ………………39
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Macros ……………………………………84 Keybindings …………………………….87
Emotes 88

Emote Menu …………………………….88

Options

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Bases

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General……………………………………89 Controls ……………………………………91 Keymapping …………………………….92 Graphics & Audio ……………………92
Paragon City 95

Super Groups and Bases ……….114
Enemies 127

City Zones ………………………………..95 Safe Areas ………………………………96 Arenas ……………………………………..96 Monorail…