~Metaltech : Earthsiege

A few tips By Adriano Maurizio Grisanti.

This is a good tank sim, which I bet has been causing some of you 
cheet sheet readers a little trouble.  Well don't fret help is at 
hand with a down to earth guide, which should help you out.  Here 
goes :-

~CONTROLS
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Before you start get used to the control's, by optimizing your 
movement and taking the time to learn how to aim carefully while 
moving and rotating the turret (This takes time, but you need to 
have a good reflex-oriented skill level if you want to get the most 
out of this game).   I found using 2 joysticks instead of the usual 
1 made the game more fun and a little easier. 

~MANEUVERS
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I find that a careful initial scouting works best, followed by 
planning  appropriate avoidance maneuvers once a detection has been 
made.  Realize that as soon as you've detected an enemy unit there's 
a good chance they'll have detected you as well.  The best way to 
avoid detection is to make use of nearby vertical terrain for 
masking, this is a good temporary measure, though the computer run 
enemy opponents seem to have an inordinate fondness for chasing you 
around mountains once they find you near one, and usually have a 
good idea where your heading.   Instead of going round in circles, 
or going straight all the time, it is best to change your direction 
frequently, by this I mean immediate reversal at top speed and then 
sudden breaking left or right for a few seconds, reversal of 
movement again followed by you heading in a different direction (45 
degrees off your original course) at top speed.  Make a "V" for your 
first avoidance tatic, followed by similar movement techniques which 
could be used both to break radar contact and still head for the 
ultimate target.   Remember it is always best to take the time when 
planning your maneuvers, and not rush into it, as this could put you 
in danger from enemy fire. 
 
~IMPORTANCE OF RADAR
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It is important to use radar to your advantage and not your enemies, 
so it is best to keep a low profile, by this I mean only use your 
radar for 3 seconds at a time when scanning for enemies, so if you 
see something on radar move a little towards the enemy, while 
turning the radar off,  then scan again to see where the enemy is 
and so on until the enemy has been destroyed.  Relying on this 
passive radar method is okay, but is more likely to bring you into 
the firing range of the enemy rather than detecting the enemy first 
and destroying it.  So if your enemy shows up on passive radar, it 
is likely he is already in range to turn you into scrap metal, so 
try to find him first.  Also try to get your allies to shoot down 
enemy aircraft as they provide early warning radar for the computers 
team.  You have now learnt how to use your radar for hunt and sniff 
situations, but  you will also need to use the radar for your 
various weapon systems,  to do this study the needs of the 
particular weapons system.  Once you have done this, you must decide 
whether its fire and forget situation, if so you only need to radar 
the target to get an initial lock, then fire the weapon immediately 
followed by your radar being turned off, the weapon being fired will 
then follow the initial lock-on the target and hopefully destroy it.  
If this method does not work radar the target and then be prepared 
to move backwards fast after or during the firing of your missile, 
so that ideally you can keep the target within your radar lock range 
while staying out of his firing range, which seems impossible at 
first but a pleasure when you master it.   That's it hope it was 
useful, Good luck and happy gaming. 


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