Code Name: S.T.E.A.M.

1 Important Information

Before You Play

2 Information-Sharing Precautions

3 Internet

4 Parental Controls

Getting Started

5 Introduction

6 Starting a New Game

7 Saving and Erasing Data

8 Game Screens and Controls

How to Play

9 Campaign Mode

10 Single Player - The Liberty

11 The Flow of Battle

12 Weapons and Equipment

13 Agents

14 Tips & Tricks

Wireless Communication

15 Versus Mode

16 StreetPass

17 Local Play

18 Online Play

19 Tournaments

Accessories

20 Circle Pad Pro

21 amiibo

Troubleshooting

22 Support Information

1 Important Information

Please read this manual carefullybefore using the software. If thesoftware will be used by children,the manual should be read andexplained to them by an adult.

Also, before using this software,please select in the HOME Menuand carefully review content in"Health and Safety Information." Itcontains important information thatwill help you enjoy this software.

You should also thoroughly readyour Operations Manual, includingthe "Health and Safety Information"section, before using this software.

Please note that except whereotherwise stated, "Nintendo 3DS™"refers to all devices in theNintendo 3DS family, including theNew Nintendo 3DS,New Nintendo 3DS XL,Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo 3DS XL,and Nintendo 2DS™.

To avoid fatigue and discomfortwhen using the stylus, do not grip ittightly or press it hard against thescreen. Keep your fingers, hand,wrist, and arm relaxed. Long, steady,gentle strokes work just as well asmany short, hard strokes.

CAUTION - STYLUS USE

Your Nintendo 3DS system and thissoftware are not designed for use withany unauthorized device or unlicensedaccessory. Such use may be illegal,voids any warranty, and is a breach ofyour obligations under the UserAgreement. Further, such use maylead to injury to yourself or others andmay cause performance issues and/ordamage to your Nintendo 3DS systemand related services. Nintendo (as wellas any Nintendo licensee or distributor)is not responsible for any damage orloss caused by the use of such deviceor unlicensed accessory. Except asauthorized, copying of any Nintendosoftware is illegal and is strictlyprohibited by domestic andinternational intellectual property laws."Back-up" or "archival" copies are notauthorized.

Nintendo respects the intellectualproperty of others, and we askNintendo 3DS software ContentProviders to do the same. Inaccordance with the Digital MillenniumCopyright Act in the US, the ElectronicCommerce Directive in the EU, andother applicable law, we have adopteda policy of removing, in appropriatecircumstances and at our solediscretion, any Nintendo 3DS softwarethat appears to infringe anyone else'sintellectual property. If you believeyour intellectual property rights arebeing infringed, please visitwww.nintendo.com/ippolicy to view thefull policy and understand your rights.

Important Information

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2 Information-Sharing Precautions

User-generated content, or UGC, iscontent created by users, such asmessages, Mii™ characters, images,photos, video, audio, etc.

Information-Sharing Precautions

● Nintendo bears no responsibilitywhatsoever for any problems thatresult from the use of the Internet(for example, the sending ofcontent over the Internet, or thesending or receiving of contentwith others).

The extent of UGC exchangedepends on the software.

3 Internet

With this game, you can connect tothe Internet to enjoy multiplayerbattles and receive notifications viaSpotPass. Each player must have acopy of the software.◆ Refer to your Operations Manual for

information about connecting yoursystem to the Internet.

Nintendo Network is the name ofNintendo’s network service thatenables users to enjoy gamesand other content via theInternet.

This software supports NintendoNetwork.

• To protect your privacy, do notgive out personal information, suchas last name, phone number, birthdate, age, school, e-mail, or homeaddress when communicating withothers.

• Friend codes are a part of a systemthat allows you to play with peopleyou know. If you exchange friendcodes with strangers, there is a riskyou could share information withpeople you do not know or

Protecting Your Privacy

exchange messages that containoffensive language. We thereforerecommend that you do not giveyour friend codes to people youdon't know.

4 Parental Controls

You can restrict use of the followingfeatures by adjusting the options inParental Controls.◆ Access to this game (as well as other

games) can also be restricted throughthe Software Rating item in ParentalControls.

◆ Refer to your Operations Manual forinformation on how to set up ParentalControls.

• Online InteractionRestricts all online matches withother players over the Internet(page 18) and the creation oftournaments (page 19).

• StreetPassRestricts the exchange of high-score data between users viaStreetPass.

5 Introduction

The year is 1865. Advances insteam technology have set thisworld on a different course from thatwhich you know. Here the dividerbetween history and literature hasalso been blurred; the heroes of warand the heroes from books are oneand the same.

It falls to you now to take commandof an elite unit made up of theseheroes, util izing the latest in steamtechnology and guiding your forcesin battle against an alien menacethat threatens the entire world.

6 Starting a New Game

Go to the main-menuscreen and chooseCampaign (page 9) orVersus (page 15). Forcampaigns, you caneither load a save file or start a newcampaign by selecting NewCampaign.

7 Saving and Erasing Data

To erase data, go to the file-selection screen and tap Delete.You can erase all files by holdingdown , , and whenlaunching the game from the HOMEMenu.

Erasing Data

The game will automatically savewhen you complete a map. In addition, you can save the gamemid-map by activating a save point.Save points can only be used once,but also enable you to spend somemedals to restore agents' health andsteam. During a mission, if you pause andchoose Return to Title Screen, you'llcreate a single-use quick-save filethat will be deleted after you load it.

Saving Data

◆ Be careful. Deleted data cannot berecovered.

● Data can be lost due to useraction, such as repeatedlypowering off and on the systemor removing a Game Card or SDCard while saving. Data lossmay also be caused by poorconnectivity due to dirt or dustin the system's ports. Please beaware that in these cases datacannot be restored.

8 Game Screens and Controls

Move

Fire main orsub weapon

Cycle range(certainweapons only)

Up/Down:Cycle betweencharactersLeft/Right:Cycle betweenweapons

Aim/Look ////(R)or (C Stick)

❷

❶

❶ Health Bar

◆ To use (R), enable the Circle PadPro by switching it to ON in Options inthe menu (page 20).

◆ Controls with the C Stick ( ) canonly be used on the New Nintendo3DS and New Nintendo 3DS XL.

❼❻

❾

❺❹

❸❽

❺ End Turn

Open the pause menu.

❹ Wrench Icon

Tap these to switch betweencharacters.

❸ Character Portrait

At the start of your turn, eachcharacter receives a certain amountof steam depending on what boilerhe or she is equipped with. Mostactions cost steam to perform.

❷ Steam Gauge

When your character is hit by anattack, he or she loses health. Whenthat character's health reaches zero,he or she is defeated and will beunable to fight until the map iscleared (if all characters' healthreaches zero, the mission fails). Youalso can spend a certain amount ofmedals at any save point to reviveany fallen characters.

Once per map, each character canuse a powerful move called aspecial. These can have variouseffects depending on the characterin question. You will unlock specialsearly in the game.

Specials

Tap here to adjust the range ofcertain weapons.

❽ Range Slider

Tap here to toggle between mainand sub weapons.

❾ Current Weapon

Drag this icon with the stylus to aima weapon or simply look around.

❼ Camera icon

Tap to select this agent's special.Note: When the special is selected,a pulley will appear and can be usedto activate the move.

❻ Star Icon

Tap this to end your turn.

9 Campaign Mode

In Campaign mode, you'll follow thestory of Henry Fleming and theagents of S.T.E.A.M. as they fight torepel the alien invasion of Earth.

Once you complete a mission, youwill receive a score in medals. Yoursquad will receive promotions andunlock additional equipment basedon your cumulative score.

Score

The campaign is divided into 16missions, each of which comprisesone or more maps. On each map,you will need to complete anobjective (e.g., "reach the goal") tomove on to the next map orcomplete the mission. Betweenmaps, your agents will be healed ofall damage and you will have theopportunity to re-equip and/or swapin different agents.

Maps and Missions

10 Single Player - The Liberty

❷❶ ❸

❹

Select a mission to play and equipyour agents here.

❹ Prepare

Milton will share his notes with youon enemies, characters, and theworld. You will also be able toaccess extra content from this menuon completing Campaign mode.

❸ Library

Go to the Briefing Room.

❷ Briefing Room

Open the main menu.

❶ Menu

❼

❺❻

Go to the Briefing Room to heardetails about the upcoming missionand background information aboutthe war and S.T.E.A.M.

Briefing Room

◆ If this character isincapacitated in battle, he orshe will no longer be able tofight. To make that characteravailable again, add him or herback to your team roster usingthe appropriate amiibo figure.

If you have a compatible amiibofigure, you can add thatcharacter to your team on thePrepare screen (page 21). Whenyou are selecting your squadmembers, tap the amiibo buttonand follow the on-screeninstructions.

Playing with amiibo™

Tap to review what sub weapons youhave unlocked and how close youare to your next one.

❺ Sub-Weapon List

View information on your campaignso far and check your Versusrecord.

❼ Records & Stats

Tap to review your current gearcount and what boilers you haveunlocked.

❻ Boiler List

11 The Flow of Battle

During the enemy's turn, you may ormay not be able to see what yourenemy is up to, depending on thecurrently selected character's line ofsight. You may switch betweencharacters to keep an eye on otherareas of the map.

Turns

Characters with certain weaponsequipped and enough steam leftover at the end of their turn wil l beplaced in overwatch mode. In thismode, a character will shoot at anyenemy that moves within his or herrange and field of view. Remember,where you're facing is important foroverwatch!

Overwatch

12 Weapons and Equipment

Your struggle with the alien invaderswill require a variety of weapons andequipment. Choosing the right toolfor the job can be the differencebetween success and failure!

To equip your characters, choose amission to play or replay. Fromthere, you can select which agentsto use and tap Play. This will takeyou to the Equip screen, where youcan select sub weapons and boilers.

Equipping Characters

Early in the game, you will receiveyour first two sub weapons, with twomore following shortly afterward.After that, you will unlock new subweapons at certain score thresholds.Additionally, there are three largegears on each map, often in out-of-the-way locations. Collect these tounlock new boilers for your agentsto use.

Unlocking New Weaponsand Boilers

❻

❺❹

❸

❷

❽

❶

❼

❶ Character Name

Here is where you will seeinformation about the sub weapon orboiler you are currently highlighting.

❷ Information on Current Item

❸ Character Portraits

Switch between characters bytapping the portrait of the agent youwant to equip.

❻ Back to Prepare Screen

❽ Character Stats

See Agents (page 13) for moreinformation.

❼ Unit/Team Switch

Tap here to toggle between views ofthe selected unit and the entiresquad.

❺ Boiler Slot

Every character needs a boiler toprovide steam. Boilers vary based onsteam capacity and recharge rateand may have special abilities, suchas the Rocket Pack's bonus to jumpdistance with the Jump Booster.

❹ Sub-Weapon Slot

Like main weapons, sub weaponsvary widely from each other. Unlikemain weapons, you can change whatsub weapon a given character isequipped with.Tap Random to equip a randomlyselected sub weapon from theavailable options.

Select Random in the sub-weapon slot to randomly assignthat type of equipment to thecurrently selected agent.Select Shuffle to randomlyassign sub weapons to allagents.

13 Agents

Wars aren't fought by equipment;they're fought by soldiers. Eachmember of S.T.E.A.M. is a uniquelytalented individual, ready to do hisor her part against the alien menace.

Each character also has a specialthat can be used once per map. Notall of these are attacks, but all arevery powerful. Use them well.

Special

In terms of gameplay, the biggestdifference between agents comesfrom their main weapons. Theserange from the straightforwardlypowerful Eagle Rifle to the area-wide healing ability of the Medi-Mortar.

Main Weapon

Lastly, agents vary in their maximumhealth and their weight class. Theformer dictates how much damageagents can take before beingdefeated. The latter determineswhat kinds of boilers they can wear.

Stats

Every agent has an ability thatgrants either a bonus or an extracapability. A few characters haveabilities that give a bonus to theentire squad. These are called TeamEffects.

Ability

14 Tips & Tricks

Crates labeled "S.T.E.A.M." containmedical kits, extra steam tanks, orother helpful items. Most damage-causing weapons can break openthese crates, as can an agent withthe Break ability.Metal boxes will contain medals.Only certain weapons can breakthem open.

Wooden Crates andMetal Boxes

Restoring and RevivingAgents

You can spend medals at savepoints to restore the health andsteam of your agents. You can evenrevive agents that have fallen!

Occasionally you will find astationary steam cannon or a tankvehicle on the field. These operatesimilarly:Enter the tank or cannon from therear by moving your agent to the

Tanks and Cannons

Most enemy aliens have a weak spotsomewhere on their bodies. Examineyour foes carefully and try attackingfrom various angles to see if youcan find these weaknesses.

Weak Points

back and pushing forward on theCircle Pad.Your agent's steam reserve is usedto fire and move (cannons arestationary).Exit the tank or cannon by tappingExit.

Be on the lookout for floatingmonitors. Besides providinghelpful game tips, they will refillthe steam tank of the agent whoreads them.

15 Versus Mode

Versus mode lets you battle againsta human opponent, with just a fewdifferences from the Campaignmode:

• There are three different types ofVersus match: Death Match, MedalBattle, and A.B.E. Battle (seeVersus Game Types below).

• Turns in Death Match and MedalBattle are on a time limit (A.B.E.Battles are real time).

• Each player controls his or her ownteam of S.T.E.A.M. agents,equipped with whatever weaponsand equipment he or she hasunlocked in the game thus far.

You will be able to choose from avariety of maps specifically createdfor multiplayer battles and customizeyour team with weapons, boilers,and characters.

Death Match: Defeat all fourmembers of your opponent's squadbefore he or she defeats yours.

Medal Battle: Collect more medals

Versus Game Types

than your opponent within five turns.

A.B.E. Battle: Defeat youropponent's giant robot in real time.

From the main-menu screen, chooseVersus and follow the on-screeninstructions.

Versus mode can beexperienced via both Local Playand the Internet. For moreinformation on Local Play,including how to start a match,see page 17. For moreinformation on Internet play,including how to start a match,see page 18.

Starting a MultiplayerMatch

You can also create or participate intournaments. For more informationabout tournaments, see page 19.

Multiplayer-Only Items

This increases an agent's basepower by 50%. A given agent canbenefit from up to three of these, fora total increase of 150% to power.The bonus lasts for the rest of thematch.

Power Booster

This increases an agent's basehealth by 50%. A given agent canbenefit from up to three of these, fora total increase of 150% to health.The bonus lasts for the rest of thematch.

Health Booster

This increases an agent's steam-recharge rate by one. A given agentcan benefit from up to three ofthese. The bonus lasts for the restof the match.

Steam Booster

16 StreetPass

◆ Even if StreetPass is configured, youwill not be able to receive medals incases where data is not sent orreceived between players, or if youdeactivate StreetPass after the data istransmitted.

From the Prepare screen, tap onthe upper right to activate

Activating StreetPass

This software uses the StreetPass™feature (local wirelesscommunication) for leaderboardtracking. By using StreetPass, youcan compare your stats againstthose of other squads and move upin the leaderboards. If you maintaina top rank on a mission'sleaderboard for a week or more,you'll receive a score bonus. Thehigher you place, the higher themultiplier will be, so stay at the topof as many mission leaderboardsand StreetPass as many times asyou can to really boost your score!◆ To communicate using this feature, all

players must activate StreetPass forthis software.

StreetPass

To deactivate StreetPass, open theNintendo 3DS System Settings,select Data Management, and thenselect StreetPass Management. Tapthe icon for this software title, andthen select Deactivate StreetPass.◆ You can disable StreetPass

functionality via Parental Controls.◆ Refer to your Operations Manual for

information on how to set up ParentalControls.

Deactivating StreetPass

StreetPass for this game.

17 Local Play

❶ Select the save data you want touse.

❷ Tap Prepare to choose thecharacters you want to use inbattle, and equip them withweapons and boilers.

❸ Choose Local for a local wirelessbattle.

❹ Choose your preferred matchtype.

❺ You can either host a game or

Connection Procedures

• One system in the Nintendo 3DSfamily per player

• Each player must own the software

You Will Need:

Two players can engage inmultiplayer matches together vialocal wireless communication, aslong as each has the software and asystem in the Nintendo 3DS family.

Local Wireless Match(Local Play)

select an available game. Oneplayer will need to be the host.

❻ Both players choose a map. Ifplayers choose different maps,the game will randomly determinewhich is used.

18 Online Play

❶ Select the save data you want touse.

❷ Tap Prepare to choose thecharacters you want to use inbattle, and equip them withweapons and boilers.

❸ Choose Online to battle via theInternet.

❺ Choose your preferred matchtype.

❻ You will be automatically matchedwith an opponent.

❹ Choose Random to battle againsta random opponent, or chooseTournament to battle againstanother participant in atournament.

Connection Procedures

Choose Online to play via theInternet, either against a randomopponent or another participant in atournament.

Online Multiplayer(Internet)

❼ Both players choose a map. Ifplayers choose different maps,the game will randomly determinewhich is used.

19 Tournaments

If you want to participate intournaments, you'll have to join orcreate one. Tournaments come in

This software supports the automaticdownload of notifications andinformation about public tournamentsfrom Nintendo, via an Internetconnection.

● Activating SpotPassActivate SpotPass by tappingSpotPass in the lower-left corner ofthe screen where you decidebetween Local and Onlinemultiplayer (page 17).

● Deactivating SpotPassDeactivate SpotPass by tappingSpotPass in the lower-left corner ofthe screen where you decidebetween Local and Onlinemultiplayer (page 17).

◆ Data received through the SpotPass™feature is saved on SD Cards. As aresult, it is recommended that youkeep an SD Card inserted in yoursystem at all times.

Public-TournamentNotifications

(SpotPass)

Private tournaments are created byplayers. To participate in a privatetournament, you'll need atournament code from the creator ofthat tournament.

Private Tournaments

two types: public and private.

Public tournaments are created byNintendo. Any Code Name:S.T.E.A.M. player can participate inone by selecting Join a Tournamentin the tournament menu.

Public Tournaments

On the tournament menu, select MyTournaments, followed by Create.Follow the on-screen instructions tocreate the new tournament. Notethat you can set start and end timesfor the tournament (the default is tostart and end on the day you createit).

Creating a Tournament

Players who place in a tournamentwill receive a title that will appear onthe results screen. These areestablished by the tournamentcreator and are awarded for first,second, and third place. A runner-up title is awarded for players whodon't place but are in the top 10%of players (this option will onlymatter for very large tournaments).

Titles

20 Circle Pad Pro

See the Circle Pad Pro OperationsManual for more details about howto use this accessory.

The Circle Pad Pro accessory entersstandby mode (to conserve batterypower) if it has not been used formore than five minutes. Try pressingthe ZL or ZR Buttons to resumeaccessory functions.

1. Tap the wrench icon to open up● Procedure

If the system behaves as though theRight Circle Pad is being used evenwhen you aren't touching it or if thecontrols don't seem to operatecorrectly, you will need to calibratethe Right Circle Pad by following theprocedure below.

Right Circle Pad

If you are unable to controlthe Right Circle Padproperly...

The Circle Pad Pro accessory is notcompatible with the New Nintendo3DS or New Nintendo 3DS XLsystems, but the C Stick on thosesystems serve the same purpose.

◆ To calibrate the Circle Pad on theNintendo 3DS system, use thecalibration procedure in SystemSettings on the HOME Menu. Fordetails, see your Operations Manual.

3. Follow the instructions on thescreen to calibrate the RightCircle Pad.

the pause menu, and then select Options.

2. Tap the Circle Pad Pro icon atthe bottom left of the lowerscreen, and then select Calibrate.

21 amiibo

This game is compatible with. You can use an amiibo

figure by touching it to the lowerscreen of your New Nintendo 3DSor New Nintendo 3DS XL system.

◆ Only one software's game data canbe saved on an amiibo at a time. Inorder to create new game data on anamiibo that has existing data fromanother game, you must first deletethe existing game data. To deleteyour game data, open on theHOME Menu and then reset the dataunder "amiibo Settings."Please note that Code Name:S.T.E.A.M. does not save data toamiibo, so you will not need to delete

Using near-field communication(NFC), amiibo can connect tocompatible software to open brandnew ways to interact with yourfavorite Nintendo games. For moreinformation, please visit Nintendo'sofficial website at amiibo.com.

any existing game data when usingamiibo.

◆ An amiibo can be read by multiplecompatible software titles.

◆ If you cannot restore corrupted datafor the amiibo, open on theHOME Menu → System Settings, thenreset the data under "amiiboSettings."

Just a light touch on the lowerscreen is enough for the system todetect your amiibo. Do not pressthe amiibo into the screen orforcefully drag it across the screen.

Precaution about amiibo

22 Support Information

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