The Basics□□%Recently a swarm of asteroids was found on a collision course with Earth. Since every asteroid in the solar system larger than a football has been catalogued more than fifty years ago, they must come from outer space. In order to prevent these asteroids from hitting the Earth, an old scoutship from the devastating league war has been put back into service, with you as pilot. Your mission is to follow the swarm back to it's source, destroying the asteroids that threaten the home planet and possibly finding out the reason for this strange event.□Steering□□rYou accelerate by pressing the keypad 8 key. Be careful not to go too fast, for your scoutship can go very fast and you might crash into an asteroid if you're not careful. You move backwards by pressing the 2 key. You turn clockwise and counterclockwise by pressing 6 and 4. You can also strafe right and left by pressing 9 and 7. You decelerate to a stop by pressing 5.□Shooting Asteroids□□NThere are two types of asteroids: large ones and small ones. The large ones break up into smaller ones when you destroy them. You can shoot at them with a plasma cannon by pressing the space key. Note that the plasma cannon uses energy, causing the blue energy bar on the right to drop. This makes it impossible to fire all the time. The energy bar regenerates slowly. You can also fire missiles by pressing command. Missiles are more powerful than plasma bolts, but you only have a limited supply, which is indicated by the number next to the missile icon at the lower right of the screen.□The Target Indicator%□<The red arrow at the lower left corner of your screen shows the direction of a random asteroid. It also indicates the direction of other, higher-priority targets. Note that the arrow doesn't show the direction of the nearest target.The number next to it indicates the number of nuclear missiles currently available.□Protecting Yourself □/You can protect yourself from any harm by activating your shield. This is done by pressing option. Note that the shield drains energy very rapidly, so you can't just fly around with active shields all the time. Also, mind that using the shield might drain your energy so far that you can no longer fire plasma bolts until the energy has regenerated.A good way to quickly destroy asteroids (and other things) is by ramming them with your shield up. This tactic is dangerous insofar that your energy might run out just before you hit the target, so be careful.□The Afterburner□□□If for some reason you need to abruptly change direction, you can use the afterburner, which delivers a powerful but energy-consuming burst of acceleration. You activate it by pressing control. Useful for evasion maneuvers, but take care not to run into anything.□Goodies&ﾗIn space you will come across supply canisters left over from the League War. These canisters, called "Goodies", can be picked up by flying into them. They can recharge, repair or rearm your ship, depending on type.
That's All□FIf you have any more questions, look at the manual.Good luck, pilot!
