• Run SeriousSam.exe from Bin directory.
  
  
• Get Serious!
  
  

Single Player

Select Single Player to begin or continue single-player games.

Network

Select Network to set-up and play multiplayer games (see Serious Sam: SE Multiplayer for more information).
For more information on running the dedicated server, see the ReadMe file.

Split Screen

Select Split Screen to set-up and play with multiple users on one machine.

• Go to menu: Split Screen->Start
• Choose type of game to play: Cooperative, Scorematch, or Deathmatch, and difficulty: Tourist, Easy, Normal, Hard or Serious.
• Select level to start playing from.
• You may adjust game rules under 'Game Options'
• Press Start.
• Choose at least 2 players to play with. Make sure you set up proper commands for each player.
• When ready, hit Start.

Demo

Select Demo to view any of recorded demos, or record a new one. Start recording a demo by pressing F7. A Recording indicator will show on the screen. To stop recording, either go to the Demo menu and choose Stop Recording, or press F8.

Mods

Select Mods to start any installed mods within the Serious engine.

High Scores

Select High Scores to view High-Score table.

Options

Select Options to configure:

Video Options

Here you can choose your display driver (OpenGL or Direct3D) and display adpater. Under preferences you can choose from the following:

   Normal: optimal settings for your card
   Speed: for lower rendering quality and higher speed
   Quality: for higher rendering quality and lower speed

All the settings are relative to your card capabilities, as detected by the game. You can also choose a resolution, bit-depth and whether to run the game in full screen or in window.

Audio Options

You can choose from three Sound System Options: Waveout, DirectSound, or EAX (only available on EAX-compliant cards like SoundBlaster Live). You can set the sound playback quality at 11kHz, 22kHz or 44kHz, or turn the sound off. Music volume and sound effects volume is adjustable separately.

Players and Controls

Select Players and Controls to switch current player and controls.

Network Connection

Select Network Connection to specify your connectivity.

Advanced Options

Select Advanced Options to modify advanced options in any of the four menus.

Execute Add-On

Select Execute Add-On for pre-configured Video Options to fit your CPU and RAM.

Starting a New Single Player Game

New Game

Click Single Player and select New Game to start a new single player game. Then select a skill level. You may choose between:

Tourist Mode: For casual, non-FPS players
Easy Mode: For those new to first-person-shooters
Normal Mode: For seasoned FPS players
Hard Mode: For fearless Serious Sam players
Serious Mode: Are you serious?

Custom Level

When a level is loaded for the first time (on any difficulty), it automatically appears in the Custom Level menu. This allows those who got stuck in that level (because it was too difficult to pass or too easy) to restart that level on any other difficulty.

Quick Load

Select Quick Load to access pre-defined Saved Games.

Load

Select Load for a choice of previously saved games to load. Note that each of the eight players has his/hers own saved games. If it seems that all your saved games have mysteriously disappeared, perhaps you have changed the player.

Training

Select Training to access the Serious Sam: SE Training Mission.

Technology Test

Select Technology Test to access the Serious Sam: SE Technology Test.

Quit

When exiting Serious Sam: The First Encounter, you will see a prompt (“Are You Sure?”). Select ‘Yes’ to exit the game.

CATEGORY SELECTION in the upper left has five buttons allowing you to select one of the message categories: Tactical Data, Strategic Data, Weapons, Enemies, and Statistics.

MESSAGE LIST in the upper right shows list of messages in currently selected category. Click on any message title to view the message.

MESSAGE TEXT in the lower right shows the message text, while

MESSAGE IMAGE at the lower left shows eventual visual information attached to the message. You can scroll both the message list and the message text with their accompanied sliders.

You can exit the fullscreen NETRICSA by either clicking on the EXIT button in the upper right corner, or by pressing ESCAPE or the RIGHT MOUSE BUTTON.