Seek & Dread Online

Seek & Dread Online is a free top-down multiplayer shooter. It is similar to Counter-Strike but it is a 2D-game. You control a terrorist or a police man. You can move your character with the keyboard and aim with the mouse. In the deathmatch mode you have no friends, all that counts is that you survive. Collect firearms and grenades that appear randomly on the playfield and do not forget to refresh your health while you are in the action of heavy gunfights. In the team mode you can choose if you want to join the terrorists or the police forces. Then you can buy your equipment and start to conquer the enemy's base with your team. Planting C4 to destroy walls, flashing your enemies with flashbangs, blowing up your enemies with HE-grenades or corner them with gas grenades will help you to accomplish your mission. Due to the map editor you can create your own scenarios.

Default controls

Up/down/left/right	Arrow keys
Fire weapon	Mouse1
Throw grenade	Mouse2
Reload weapon	Shift
Switch weapon	Control
Shooting mode (normal / headshot)	0 on numeric

Show score	Tab
Chat	Enter
Make screenshot	F8
Back to Lobby(in game)	Esc or F12

Console commands

Press Enter in game for chatmode (all commands start with "/"). There you have the following options:

User commands

/timeleft	displays how much time is left until map changes
/nextmap	displays the next map of the map cycle
//(message)	sends a message only to your team(team mode)
/join police	player changes to police forces(team mode)
/join terrorists	player changes to terrorists(team mode)

!Important! Only change team when you are dead or have full health otherwise it counts as suicide.

Admin commands

/resettime	resets time of the map cycle
/kick (player-id)	kicks player with that id
/ban (player-id)	bans the IP of the player with that id*
/map (map-name)	map change
/msg (message)	sends a noticeable message to all players
/restart	restarts the current round and resets game score, weapons, money, time (lts mode only)
/closecon	the server does not accept new connections, this cannot be activated again

*the IP is banned until you close the server

Weapons and equipment

The damage details below are for normal shooting mode. Headshots do triple damage!

	Glock 19C Damage: 6-16 Rounds: 15 Fire rate: 420 ms Reload time: 3400 ms Recoil: 15 Range: 480 Price: - $ Ammo price: - $
	SIGP 228 Damage: 9-18 Rounds: 13 Fire rate: 500 ms Reload time: 3600 ms Recoil: 16 Range: 400 Price: - $ Ammo price: - $
	Desert Eagle Damage: 18-27 Rounds: 7 Fire rate: 480 ms Reload time: 3000 ms Recoil: 20 Range: 420 Price: 1200$ Ammo price: 40$
	Benelli M1 Damage: 14-67 Rounds: 8 Fire rate: 800 ms Reload time: 4000 ms Recoil: 30 Range: 400 Price: 1300$ Ammo price: 60$
	MP-5 Damage: 8-18 Rounds: 30 Fire rate: 300 ms Reload time: 4000 ms Recoil: 14 Range: 450 Price: 1500$ Ammo price: 50$
	Galil Damage: 14-23 Rounds: 25 Fire rate: 240 ms Reload time: 4000 ms Recoil: 17 Range: 450 Price: 2000$ Ammo price: 50$
	SVD Damage: 11-27 Rounds: 10 Fire rate: 320 ms Reload time: 4000 ms Recoil: 20 Range: 800 Price: 2300$ Ammo price: 80$
	AK-47 Damage: 10-21 Rounds: 30 Fire rate: 240 ms Reload time: 4000 ms Recoil: 14 Range: 500 Price: 2000$ Ammo price: 75$
	Colt M4A1 Damage: 17-28 Rounds: 30 Fire rate: 280 ms Reload time: 4000 ms Recoil: 22 Range: 500 Price: 2500$ Ammo price: 75$
	G3A3 Damage: 22-33 Rounds: 20 Fire rate: 440 ms Reload time: 4000 ms Recoil: 27 Range: 500 Price: 2800$ Ammo price: 100$
	SR-60 Damage: 35-51 Rounds: 4 Fire rate: 1000 ms Reload time: 4000 ms Recoil: 50 Range: 800 Price: 3000$ Ammo price: 75$
	AW-50 Sniper Damage: 52-120 Rounds: 1 Fire rate: 4000 ms Reload time: 3200 ms Recoil: 50 Range: 800 Price: 3800$ Ammo price: 30$
	Gas grenade Damage: 25-28 Price: 200$
	HE grenade Damage: 50-55 Price: 350$
	C4 Damage: 50-110 Price: 400$
	Flashbang Damage: 0 Price: 350$
	Medipack Heal: 40
	Molotov Cocktail Damage: 18-100 Price: 700$
	Smoke grenade Damage: 0 Price: 300$

Connection and Options

At the start of the game you need to enter your name. The name must have at least five characters and can only have up to fifteen characters. You can choose from A to Z and 1 to 9. You may also use these special chraracters: -!$+*_'#[]/\|. To Connect click on the connect button. After you connected you will find yourself in the lobby and there you have different options to choose from.

Options

Connect	After left clicking on a server this allows you to connect to the server. You can also double click on a server to connect to it.
Connect to IP	Here you can join a server by entering the IP and port of the server.
Get Server List	Use this to update the server list so it's more accurate. However, the amount of players in a server will only update every five minutes.
Options	This is where you can set your options for the game. Controls (Change default controls but not mouse) Music (On/Off) Change start weapon (SIGP 228 or GLOCK 19C ) Turning Speed (Change how fast your aimer moves when turning) Graphics (Change your graphics level.) Music Volume (Change how low/high Music Volume) Skin (Normal, Police, Terrorist) Footsteps (On/Off)
Join Chat	Will let you join the irc channel #sndo. Please respect the rules and staff (%,@,&,~) of #sndo.
Host a Game	This is the option for hosting a game if you meet the hosting requirements.
Exit Game	Will make you exit the SND Program.

How to host

Some of you will be able to host easily while others will have to configure their router and firewall first. To host a game choose "Host a Game". There are many buttons/fields to choose from and here is a list of all of them with a description.

Fields/Buttons

Server Name	Choose any name for your server name to be called for other players to see. You can not have spaces so just use _ instead. Six characters minimum and twenty characters max for the name.
Host on port	Standard is 1203 and 1204 but you are free to choose.
Max Players	Amount of maximum players on your server.
MOTD	Message Of The Day. This is the message players will first see when they join your server. Spaces are allowed for the message.
Weapons	Choose what weapons you want to enable/disable. To find out about the weapons details check out Weapons and equipment.
Password	Choose to have a passwpord, and what the password should be. Anyone who does not know the password can not join your server.
Map Sending	Allow or deny clients to download the current map from your server.
Map cycle	This reads your mapcycle.txt file and loads those maps. More information about map cycle
Map	Choose what map to host. If you are not sure try asking around on what members want you to host.
Hide Server	If you do not want that your server is shown in the server list, activate this. Other players must use "Connect to IP" to join your server.

Options

Host	Choose this for hosting. If you recieve an error then you made an error with one of your fields. Read the error message carefuly to try to fix the problem.
Server List	Exits the hosting option and go back to the main menu with the Server List.
Exit Game	Will make you exit the SND Program.

Hosting Solutions

Once your hosted check to see if anyone can join your server. If they tell you that they can't then your going to need to try certain methods to fix the problem.

Firewall

Open your firewall.
Go to where it says Ports.
Click on open ports.
Write ports 80, 1203 and 1204 TCP. With some firewalls just browse for the SND Program and tell it not to block it.

Router

If you're using a router with the default configuration you wont be able to host games so you need to forward or "open" the port of the game. (Snd uses ports 1203 and 1204 on default and as protocol TCP ) Here is a To Do description for relative new DLINK-Routers, for other routers it might be similar:

Open your web browser and enter the IP address of your router (192.168.0.1). Enter username (admin) and your password. Call your service provider to get the router if this does not connect.
Click on Advanced and then click Virtual Server.
Create a new entry:
Click Enabled.
Enter a name (Snd).
Private IP - Enter the IP address of the computer you want to host the game.
Select TCP for Protocol Type
Enter 1203 and 1204 for both Private Port and Public Port
Click Always or set a schedule.
Click Apply and then Continue.

Map cycle

To activate the map cycle check the box in the host menu. To edit it open the file mapcycle.txt with a text editor. The first line is the time in minutes which will be spend on every map. After that line you can add maps to the map cycle and seperate them with break line. The last line must be empty. Look at all your maps that you have and place the map's name on one of the lines. Do not use the file extention *.sdo. If the name is "lts_bunkers.sdo" then name it "lts_bunkers". If you place in a map you do not have it will ignore it and move to the next line or back to the begining again. The first line must be a map you have. If you do not have that map or typed it wrong you will basicly get a black screen. Map Cycleing is a good way to have players play on different maps and see who can score the most within the map time. Once the map is changed all scores and teams are reseted.

Playing

When hosting or playing on someone's server there are a few things you should know about. There are three types of games first of all. DM - Deathmatch, TDM - Team-Deathmatch and LTS - Last Team Standing. Information about these games are covered later on. On the top left it shows "1. Weapon" and "2. Weapon". The 1 is for the default weapon "SIGP 228" or "GLOCK 19C". The 2 is for the secondary weapon. The second weapon you will have to pick up or buy. These weapons have a limited amount of ammo. The current weapon you are useing will be highlighted in blue. When you run out of ammo the gun will automatically reload if you got enough ammo otherwise switch your weapons. At the top of the screen your current ammo will be shown for the current weapon you are using. Below that there is a health bar. In TDM and LTS games on the top right it will show the scores for police and terrorists. The bottom left corner will display the ingame chat. There are two shooting modes: red (normal mode) and blue (headshot mode). Headshot mode makes 3x more damage but you can only hit their heads. By pressing the tab key you can see all the players in the game, IDs, scores, and who's currently in the lead.

Deathmatch (DM)

A Deathmatch game is a type of game where you just kill anyone that you can. This is a good type of game for newbies to start with since it does not take much skill. You get to learn about the different weapons. While playing on this map crates, grenades and health packs will appear randomly on the playfield. The crates contain random weapons. However, if a host blocked certain weapons then it will not appear in these crates. Health packs will heal you by 40 hitpoints. If you pick up a grenade it will either be a "Gas Grenade" or a "HE Grenade". If you die then you have to wait five seconds. Then when your ready to fight again you need to press the "Space Bar".

Team-Deathmatch (DM)

A Team-Deathmatch game is exactly like a Deathmatch except it's played with teams. This is good for newbies who want to try to play on a team. If your on the police side you need to kill a terrorist. If your on the terrorist side you need to kill the police. If you kill one of your own teammate you will lose two points from your score. The more you kill your own teammates the bigger the chance to get banned. So this will help your team playing skills.

Last Team Standing (LTS)

Last Team Standing is where a lot of skilled players play. As a newbie your free to play it but you should at least be skilled enough to not kill your teammates. There are two teams, Police and Terrorists. In a TDM game you get the same weapons for either side. In a LTS game this is true except for "Flashbang" and "HE Grenades". In a LTS game the round does not end until there is only one team standing. This is another reason to be a bit skilled, otherwise you might get bored of waiting for the next round. In this type of game you buy your weapons, grenades and ammo at the begining of the round. You start with $1,500 and each round you get the same amount. If you manage to kill someone you get a $500 bonus for each player you kill. If you kill your own teammate you lose all your money and two points. If you die in a round you just lose your weapon.

Tips for newbies

As a newbie you might have some problems killing, aiming or just need some advice. This section is to give you a few tips to help you improve your skills. Here are ten tips to help you play better.

Top 10 Tips

Using headshots can only be used to aim at their heads and kill them faster. However it's harder to kill when moving. So use normal mode when they are low or you are missing a lot.
Know your weapons. Learn to recognize what sound each weapon makes- it's (almost) the only way you can tell what guns others have. Also know how each weapon works and its strenghts and weaknesses (ex. usually you shouldnt rush someone if they have a Shotgun)
Whenever you get a chance to hit a leg or what ever may be exposed, shoot.
In order to win, learn the tricks of the map. Learn the most efficient places to plant C4 and where the best places to throw flashbangs are to ricochet off of the walls.
Camp, camp camp. As a newbie go ahead. As long as your not killing many players usually they will not ban you yet. As you get better though try to do this constantly but you still can. If both players camp then try to find a spot where they'll be willing to move so you have a fair chance at killing them.
If you are stuck against snipers, use the sniper rifle's poor reload time to your advantage and attack during the reloading period. This way, you can defeat even the sharpest of snipers.
If you are trying to move and shoot, you'll probably miss. If you want overall accuracy, stay still, click to fire, don't hold and fire. Instead click when your ready to aim and shoot. Sometimes if your opponent misses enough this is a great time to take your time and kill them.
Find a friend or someone who is not too skilled and get them to host. You should then practice your aiming on them. Be sure to try to do long shots, close up, headshots, and normal in as little shots as you can.
Try not to use SR. It has low bullets, long time reloading and you can only shoot every 2-3 seconds after you just shot. Only use SR60 if you are an experienced player that can use HS successfully.
Headshooting is what seperates the newbies from the pros.

Fair play

Update information

Version 1.44

Uzi and XM8 replaced with Galil and SVD
smoke grenade added
molotov cocktail added
player gets invisible bug fixed
morphing gas grenade bug fixed
beeping sound bug fixed
hide server option
connect to IP option
net code optimized
several bugfixes

Version 1.43

net code improved
connection bug fixed
map change bug fixed
SR60 changed
several bugfixes

Version 1.42

net code rewritten from scratch for better perfomance and security
server list redone for better security
map sending option for servers
more precise health bar
headshot hit boxes corrected
crates do not disappear when a player joins
destroyed walls will show up for new players
fixed a flashbang bug
secure map check
AW50-Sniper and SR60 changed
footsteps
some new sound effects added
some small additions
several bugfixes

Version 1.41

statistics saving
several bugfixes

Version 1.40

shooting mode: headshot
illegal kill assignment fixed
server list changed
some graphics changed
several bugfixes

Version 1.39

new ID allocation system
ID higher than 999 bug fixed
net-code improved
only accurate shots of AW-50 Sniper are deadly
some graphics changed
new backgrounds added
several bugfixes

Version 1.382

dead reckoning bug fixed
removing forbidden characters when connecting to IRC-server

Version 1.381

fixes a lag issue appeared in 1.38
dead reckoning improved

Version 1.38

old chat replaced with IRC-client
net-code improved
map cycle fixes and additions
new commands
several bugfixes

Version 1.37

mouse aiming improved
object layer improved
obstacle collisions improved
map cycle
new commands
dynamic dns support
equipment price bug fixed

Version 1.36

automatic map download fixed
lts mode fixed
several bugfixes

Version 1.35

mode: team deathmatch (tdm)
small obstacles have a chance to block bullets (depends on how good the shot was aimed)
new tiles added
some weapon abilities changed

Version 1.34

some weapon abilities changed
blood effect improved
net-code slightly improved
Glock double damage bug fixed
health indicator added
several bugfixes

Version 1.33

3 new weapons(IMI UZI, XM8, SR-60)
some gameplay changes
several bugfixes

Version 1.32

net-code optimized
fixed a music bug
several bugfixes

Version 1.31

fixed several bugs with grenades
score board refresh bug fixed
score is sorted by kills and deaths
graphic effects improved
explosions are smaller
reborn bug fixed
better lag handling
rare flash through wall bug fixed

Version 1.30

net-code optimized
screenshot function
secure server listing
ban command
some gameplay changes
player gets stuck bug fixed
rain removed
some graphic effects can be disabled
fixed some map change bugs
flashbang does not flash out of the screen
registration removed
perfomance slightly improved
some graphic errors fixed

Version 1.29

dedicated server support
server password option
some gameplay changes
music improved
respawn when pressing space
fixed team chat command
some general bugfixes

Version 1.28

automatic map download
team chat
clan support fixed
you can hear other players reloading
when you get flashed your screen turns white
shoot through wall bug fixed
score board update bug fixed
when last survivor of a team leaves no win for other team fixed
player shadows added
sound improved (DirectX 8.0 required)
fixed a memory leak
grenade throw bug fixed
SIGP ammo reset bug fixed
some general bugfixes

Version 1.27

score bug fixed
grenades sound volume corrected
black background bug fixed
new chat server
clan support
C4 added
Flashbang added
grenade bug fixed
fixed a map change bug
score board updates automatically
on team change players are invisible for a short moment fixed
some general bugfixes

Version 1.26

team mode: last team standing (lts)
some general bugfixes
new commands
exclamation mark is displayed when chatting
memory management improved
mouse aiming improved
no health refresh on map change fixed
police and terrorist skin added
smoother character walking

Version 1.25

game server perfomance improved
new server listing system
server listing is based on a more reliable server
database and scripts moved to a faster server
score board improved
Mp5 accuracy slightly increased
shoot through obstacles bug fixed
player limit bug fixed
death animation added
new commands
mouse aiming improved

Version 1.24

invisible nade bug fixed
full 0.6 map support
gate tile bug fixed
sniper clips decreased to 2
score board bugs fixed
Benelli bug fixed

Version 1.23

respawning improved
map change command
ammo changed
sniper bug fixed
cough sound effect added
net-code optimized
flickering objects bug fixed
right configured routers can host
sniper is less accurate when moving
mouse aiming improved
new point system
server list bug fixed
some general bugfixes
direction sending improved
pistols have smaller muzzle flash
turning speed maximum increased to 99

Version 1.22

weapon damage, recoil increased - aim time decreased
on disconnect show score
command system added
walking animation error fixed
sometimes wrong shooting directions were send fixed
dead reckoning improved
user registration
mouse aiming improved
rain bug fixed
some sound issues fixed
afterlife gun bug fixed
crate with nonworking-gun bug fixed
disappearance of background fixed

Version 1.21

2 new weapons(SIGP 228, Colt M4A1)
old graphics replaced
more precise background collisions
custom map support
better connecting to server
sound distance effect
you can define grenades range
health is saved on server
server side hit-testing
better chat system
score-board
no score bug fixed
chat name color
you can configure controls
new menu
mouse aiming
changes in server settings
faster bullets
inaccuracy

Version 1.20

real hosting
lobby and server list in one screen
some internal changes
safer and faster connecting to game servers
friendly fire bug fixed
new command: close server

Version 1.19

run through obstacles fixed
after reaching a limit, nextmap displayed
some general bugfixes

Version 1.18

mapcycle added
score limit added
time limit added
team chat command
map change command changed (/map ?)
map change also works when player recently joined
some bugfixes in ctf
new GUI
better hit-boxes
explonsions swirl players through the air
optimized code
blood stay option
some maps removed because of bugs
directx support(no window mode anymore)
teleport bug removed

Version 1.17

1 new map(tdm_war)
some bugfixes in capture the flag
join no team bug fixed
server name can begin with a number
explosion bug in dm_desert fixed
second reload key added (Y)
updated cncs232.dll

Version 1.16

explosions cause a little quake
some bugfixes in capture the flag
server verification
player cannot run through water anymore
die bug in dm_winter fixed

Version 1.15

friendly fire server option
rain and snow added
player invisble fixed
moving on respawn fixed
dedicated server bug fixed
reload bug in lt_house fixed

Version 1.14

players can strafe (Ctrl is now strafing and - is reloading)
hit teammates with shotgun fixed
score tag bug fixed
stuff in server list added

Version 1.13

grenade bug fixed
real 3d environment
shotgun has a spreading

Version 1.12

automatic server check
die animation has the correct color
overlayer
change team bug fixed
some bugfixes in LTSB

Version 1.11

restart command in CTF added
name and score tag have the color of the team
fullscreen and windowed mode added
crosshair for AW50 Sniper added
text faces changed

Version 1.10

player left/joined bug in ctf fixed
team wins without reason on a slow host fixed
shadow-errors fixed
better way to count number of players
player cannot move after respawn fixed

Version 1.09

1 new map(tdm_valley)
no respawn on player left fixed
some bugs in capture the flag fixed
no player control on running a dedicated server
respawn shoot fixed

Version 1.08

player shadows added
enviroment shadows added
shells added

Version 1.07

2 new modes(team deathmatch, capture the flag)
3 new maps(ltb_baserun, tdm_hunter, ctf_camp)
reload bug fixed
update check fixed

Version 1.06

Kevlar Vest, Helmet, limited ammo in LTSB
1 new mode(last team standing (buy mode + some other rules))
5 new maps(dm_dusk, lt_dstorm, dm_complex, lt_4bases, ltb_house)
no usage of weapons at the end of the round
simple chat option
disable/enable music

Version 1.05

hit team-mates with new weapons fixed
movement engine improved
players have 3 hit boxes(head,torso,legs)

Version 1.04

map change slower but no player lose
join team bug fixed
2 new weapons (MP5, G3)
new movement engine
better synchronization
Chat-bug fixed

Version 1.03

change team command
admin can change maps
admin can kick players
less crashes

Version 1.02

new death gfx added
some bugfixes in last team standing
new admin commands

Version 1.01

new faster net engine
no win bug fixed (last team standing)
1 new map (dm_desert)

Version 1.00

2 new maps (lt_hideout, dm_city)
update check

Version 0.99

chat fixed (lobby)
rebirth-bug in team-mode fixed

Version 0.98

new mode: last team standing
1 new map (lt_house)

Version 0.97

music
lan support

Version 0.96

you can run a dedicated server
1 new map (dm_winter)
checking max player fixed

Version 0.95

server list
host games
hits at close range
medipacks and grenades added
new network code

Version 0.94

added lobby
1 new weapon added (AW50 Sniper)
new mode: Team-Deathmatch
1 new map

Version 0.93

game connection should be improved by up to 50%
removed a lot of laggy events
score fixed
blood graphic error fixed

Version 0.9

game release

Contact

Mail: kingson@seekanddread.de

Website: http://www.seekanddread.de

Forum: Gaming Universe Seek & Dread Forum

Version 1.44

Program by KingsonWebsite by SuperiorTutorial by KingOfHeart/KingsonGraphics by Ragey/Shade/Sonix

Program by Kingson
Website by Superior
Tutorial by KingOfHeart/Kingson
Graphics by Ragey/Shade/Sonix