Urban Terror Beta 2.0 Manual

Introduction

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Re: Project Urban Terror

Status: TOP SECRET

To: all recruits

Since the end of the Cold War there has been a growing terrorist threat from hostiles both foreign and domestic. The power vacuum that was left when the Soviets ceased to be a major threat has encouraged new groups to take their place. Increasingly organized groups of anarchists and dissidents are a growing concern for many world governments. Backed with large donations from unknown corporate benefactors, these groups have become a major threat to peace in this day and age, and constitute a clear and present danger to all developed nations.

Yet our hands are tied. Democratic governments that value freedom must combat this threat, but cannot afford to be seen to engage in the kind of anti-terrorist military operations needed to quash these criminals. Instead we must dither, attempting to negotiate, neither giving in to their demands nor being able to risk the public outcry that a decisive military operation would cause.

With this in mind, and with the full support of world governments in conjunction with leading companies around the world, we have invested in the training of highly skilled counter-terrorist groups, to combat the terrorist threat wherever and whenever it may rear its ugly head.

Working in top-secret independently organized teams designed to combat the terrorists at their level with maximum flexibility, and armed with the best weapons that modern technology can offer, these crack squads will protect our nation's assets and its people against a most insidious enemy.

As an outstanding officer, you have been selected to join us as one of the elite of Project Urban Terror. You will not know the real names of your team members, and your team members will never know your real name; you will use pseudonyms at all times. All knowledge of you and your actions will be disavowed should you be caught. The origin and greater purpose of your orders will be also be unknown, in order to protect the project's goals.

Congratulations, soldier. You have been chosen as the first and last line of defense. You stand as the protectors of democracy, the champions of freedom and the sword of justice. We ask a lot of you. Some of you may fall in the line of duty. But there can be no greater honor than serving your country and its citizens in this most noble of endeavors. Soldiers of Project Urban Terror, we salute you.

Credits

The guys at id Software
The entire crew at PlanetQuake [aka The Big Fuzzy]
GameSpy Industries
Caryn "Hellchick" Law
Rick "Pappy-R" Bassett
Aaron "Warhammer" Switzer
Scott "D4yQuil" Bean for his Flash5 trailer
Geoff "Yose" Slote for the Beta 1.27 fix for the Macs
Panadol And Darkness at Crossfire
Blankz, Whizperz, Roninator at ITG Radio
Legomanser for his work on ut_village
Eggman at MadMapper for his color chart
Our families and friends for putting up with us through development
The fans and community who have supported us from the beginning.