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Sid Meier's Covert ActionA manual in English and German is now available for Sid Meier's Covert Action!(14 posts)(14 posts)
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Posted March 17, 2014
Hi all,

I just got done making the English version of the manual for Sid Meier's Covert Action mostly presentable. I tried to make it smaller as far as the size of it goes but I figured everyone would appreciate a nice high quality scan of the physical manual :) The scan of the physical manual was done with 600 DPI on Ultra Fine. I do apologize for setting off anyone's OCD as the page cropping is not exactly what you'd call even but I figure having a legible manual will override that :)

I have also uploaded the German version of the manual :)


Please feel free to download the manuals anytime you like and enjoy! :)
Posted March 17, 2014
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JudasIscariot: Hi all,

I just got done making the English version of the manual for Sid Meier's Covert Action mostly presentable.

*snip*
Thanks for all your hard work!
Posted March 17, 2014
Whow!

It's just great !

Many thanks !
Posted March 17, 2014
Do feel free to let me know if the English manual is up to everyone's high standards :)
Posted March 17, 2014
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JudasIscariot: Do feel free to let me know if the English manual is up to everyone's high standards :)
It's just perfect , my friend.

I can't thank you enough for this gift. )
Posted March 17, 2014
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JudasIscariot: Do feel free to let me know if the English manual is up to everyone's high standards :)
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Edward_Carnby: It's just perfect , my friend.

I can't thank you enough for this gift. )
Are you absolutely sure? Can you see the pictures OK, they aren't grayish blobs on the page or anything?
Posted March 17, 2014
Now there is a german manual but no german version of the game? :/

It would be nice if the german version will be added in future because decrypting the messages isn't that easy if you're not a native english speaking person.
Posted March 17, 2014
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Silverhawk170485: Now there is a german manual but no german version of the game? :/

It would be nice if the german version will be added in future because decrypting the messages isn't that easy if you're not a native english speaking person.
I personally bought a German CD re-release (Covert Aktion) from ebay.de, thinking it was a German version, but it was just the English version. I just wanted to include a German manual along with the English one but I didn't want to cause any confusion as to whether we had a different version of the game.

Did a German language version of Covert Action actually exist?
Posted March 17, 2014
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Silverhawk170485: Now there is a german manual but no german version of the game? :/

It would be nice if the german version will be added in future because decrypting the messages isn't that easy if you're not a native english speaking person.
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JudasIscariot: I personally bought a German CD re-release (Covert Aktion) from ebay.de, thinking it was a German version, but it was just the English version. I just wanted to include a German manual along with the English one but I didn't want to cause any confusion as to whether we had a different version of the game.

Did a German language version of Covert Action actually exist?
I don't know. I was 5 years old when it was released. At this age I was playing with lego bricks, not with computers. :D
Post edited March 17, 2014 by Silverhawk170485
Posted March 17, 2014
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Edward_Carnby: It's just perfect , my friend.

I can't thank you enough for this gift. )
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JudasIscariot: Are you absolutely sure? Can you see the pictures OK, they aren't grayish blobs on the page or anything?
Yes, I'm absolutely sure. )
Post edited March 19, 2014 by Edward_Carnby
Posted March 22, 2014
Great job on the scanning, the manual looks great! It was definitely worth the wait!

I do have one major complaint though: the file size is HUUUUGE! :O

May I suggest using OCR? This would significantly reduce the file size while simultaneously raising the quality of the characters. Considering that there are only 2 fonts used throughout the entire manual and that one of them is obviously Times New Roman, this should be an easy job with this scan quality.
Posted March 24, 2014
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SmashManiac: Great job on the scanning, the manual looks great! It was definitely worth the wait!

I do have one major complaint though: the file size is HUUUUGE! :O

May I suggest using OCR? This would significantly reduce the file size while simultaneously raising the quality of the characters. Considering that there are only 2 fonts used throughout the entire manual and that one of them is obviously Times New Roman, this should be an easy job with this scan quality.
Do you have any recommendation for some decent OCR software?
Posted March 26, 2014
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JudasIscariot: Do you have any recommendation for some decent OCR software?
Unfortunately I don't. The last time I used OCR technology was about 10 years ago, so any recommendation I would have had are most likely out-of-date.
Posted January 18, 2018
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JudasIscariot: Hi all,

I just got done making the English version of the manual for Sid Meier's Covert Action mostly presentable. I tried to make it smaller as far as the size of it goes but I figured everyone would appreciate a nice high quality scan of the physical manual :) The scan of the physical manual was done with 600 DPI on Ultra Fine. I do apologize for setting off anyone's OCD as the page cropping is not exactly what you'd call even but I figure having a legible manual will override that :)

I have also uploaded the German version of the manual :)

Please feel free to download the manuals anytime you like and enjoy! :)
Maybe this is a dumb question...and I'm just missing seeing a link or something...but WHERE is the English manual? I'm not finding it. Thanks!

EDIT: Okay, nvm. I didn't realize it was a separate download from GOG. In case anyone else like me is scratching their heads on this, I had to go to "Backups and Goodies", click on the manual, and then go find the !Downloads folder inside the game installation folder, where there was a zipped copy of the manual to extract. Not exactly obvious at first glance, but it all looks good now!
Post edited January 18, 2018 by TarynV
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