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GAMMA Wing
Space Combat Flight Simulator
Version 1.3
(C) Copyright 1994
Rockland Software Productions
Table of contents:
Topic: Page:
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Table of contents i
Description 1
System requirements 1
Differences between registered and unregistered 1
Archive contents 1
Object of the game 2
Features 2
Installing 2
Setup 2
Running 3
The base 4
The lobby 4
The hangar 4
The parts shop 4
The repair shop 5
The video room 5
The map room 5
The target information room 6
The pilot's area 6
The R&R area 6
The learning center 6
The casino 6
The medic's office 6
The gymnasium 7
The config room 7
The help room 7
Flying a mission 7
The cockpit 7
Keyboard controls 9
Joystick controls 10
Thrustmaster MKII WCS controls 10
Midmission refueling/rearming 11
Ending a mission 11
Pilot stats and skills 11
The top 10 list 12
The character editor 12
Index 13
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Description:
GAMMA Wing is a space combat flight simulator for the IBM PC.
In GAMMA Wing, you are part of an elite mercenary force defending
mankind from a hostile alien race. You fly missions against the
enemy. As you complete missions, you get pay and promotions. Use
your pay to repair and improve your ship. Promotions increase your
pay. As your combat victories increase, your marksmanship
increases.
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System requirements:
1. 386 or better.
2. 450K conventional memory.
3. 2.2 Meg XMS memory.
4. 5.2 Meg disk space.
5. VGA graphics.
6. Sound card required for FM soundtrack.
7. MS compatable mouse required for character editor which is
included with the registered version.
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Differences between the registered and unregistered versions:
The unregistered version only contains episode 1: The Proving
Grounds. It will not load saved games. It does not have a character
editor.
The registered version adds episode 2: The Academy, and
episode 3: The Hortax Campaign, which never ends (unlimited
missions completed). Its missions are randomly generated. It will
load saved games. It also includes a character editor.
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Archive contents:
*.bgi - video drivers
*.chr - fonts
*.voc - digital sounds
*.exe - program files
*.gfx - graphics
*.grf - graphics
*.pal - palettes
*.tgt - target data files
*.wpn - weapon data files
*.mid - soundtrack data files
*.cmf - soundtrack data files
*.ibk - soundtrack data files
gamma.doc - GAMMA Wing documentation
support.doc - support information
catalog.doc - Rockland Software Productions catalog
order.frm - Rockland Software Productions order form.
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Object of the game:
In the unregistered version, the object is to complete
episode 1: The Proving Grounds.
In the registered version, completing/failing a mission can
result in the gain/loss of a planet. Gain/lose all planets on the
map to secure/lose a quadrant. Secure as many quadrants as you can.
Lose all quadrants and you lose the game.
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Features:
GAMMA Wing features raytraced (rendered) graphics and imported
photographs in the simulator itself. In-between screens are also
raytraced graphics, and many animations are also included.
For sound, GAMMA Wing features 8 track digital sound effects
with simultaneous background music. Both male and female digital
voice tracks are included.
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Installing:
Installing from diskette (registered version):
1. Put disk 1 in a drive, change to that drive, and enter
"setup" at the dos prompt.
2. The setup program will install a copy of GAMMA Wing on
your hard drive.
Installing from zipfile (unregistered version):
1. Chances are you've allready unzipped GAMMA Wing in its
own directory. If not, do so now.
2. Change to your GAMMA Wing directory.
3. Run Setup to select game options.
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Setup:
The setup program allows you to configure GAMMA Wing for your
PC. To run setup, change to your GAMMA Wing directory, and enter
"setup" at the dos prompt. Setup's main menu will appear. Press the
number of an option to select it. The options on Setup's main menu
are as follows:
Install from floppy - Lets you install registered GAMMA Wing
from master diskettes to your hard drive.
A menu will appear, allowing you to
select the diskette drive to install
from. Select a drive. Next you'll be
asked to enter the name of the drive and
directory to install to. Enter a drive
and directory. To install to C:\GAMMA,
just hit return. Setup will then make
the directory if needed. Next, setup will
copy the files from the diskettes to your
GAMMA Wing directory. Finally, Setup will
decompress the files in your GAMMA Wing
directory, and then erase the compressed
files in your GAMMA Wing directory.
Setup's main menu will then reappear.
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Audio - Lets you select what kind of sound you want from a
menu. Menu options are:
PC speaker - Plays one track digital sound effects (VOC
files) on the PC speaker.
FM sound - Plays FM soundtrack (MIDI and CMF files)
though a soundcard and one track digital
sound effects through the PC speaker
simultaneously. An Adlib/SB compatable
soundcard (Yamaha OPL-3 FM synth chip) is
required for FM sound.
Digital sound - Plays 8 track digital sound effects and
FM sountrack simultaneously through a
soundcard. A SB compatable card is
required.
NOTE: PC speaker digital sound effects only work in
animations, NOT in the simulator.
Sound at startup - Toggles both digital sound effects and FM
soundtrack on/off.
Joystick - Lets you select what kind of joystick you
have from a menu. Options are: None,
Joystick, Joystick + throttle, and Joystick
+ MK II WCS.
MK2 directory - The directory where your TM MK II WCS
files are installed (usually C:\MARK2).
GAMMA Wing uses this to download its
configuration file to your MK II WCS.
Computer voice - Lets you toggle between Male and
Female voices for the ship's computer.
Quit - Saves changes and quits to dos. Setup will
create a GAMMA.INI file that contains your
various sound and joystick options. It will also
create a GAMMA.BAT file for running GAMMA Wing
that runs either the 386 or 486 version,
depending on what you selected in Setup.
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Running:
1. Change to your GAMMA Wing directory.
2. Enter "gamma" at the DOS prompt.
3. If you selected a joystick in setup and have never
calibrated your joystick, you'll be asked to calibrate the
stick. Stick calibrations are saved to disk so you don't
have to recalibrate each time you run GAMMA. At any time you
may recalibrate by selecting "Config" - "Stick" from the
base lobby, or by pressing "J" when flying.
4. The game will now repeatedly run the opening, followed by
a self running demo. To continue, press Esc until it asks
for your pilot's name.
5. After the opening and demo, you'll be asked to enter your
pilot's name. Type in a name and press enter. If this is a
new pilot, you'll be asked to select a graphic for your
pilot. Select a graphic to continue.
6. Next, your pilot's stats will be shown. Select done to
continue.
7. The select episode screen will appear next. Select the
episode you want to play.
8. You will then enter the lobby of the GAMMA Wing base.
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The base:
The GAMMA Wing base consists of a series of rooms. Selecting a
door in a room takes you to a different part of the base. You may
use the mouse, joystick, or arrow and enter keys to select doors.
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The lobby:
When you start GAMMA Wing, you begin in the lobby of the GAMMA
Wing base. The lobby takes you to other parts of the base. Select
a door to go to that part of the base. Doors are as follows:
Hangar - Takes you to the hangar.
Pilots - Takes you to the pilots area.
R&R - Takes you to the R&R area.
Config - Takes you to the configuration room.
Help - Takes you to the help room.
Exit - Quits to DOS.
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The hangar:
The hangar lets you fly missions and train. Doors are as
follows:
Sortie - Lets you fly a mission.
Shop - Lakes you to the parts shop.
Repair - Takes you to the repair shop.
Video - Takes you to the video room.
Map - Takes you to the map room.
Info - Takes you to the target information room.
Lobby - Takes you back to the lobby.
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The parts shop:
The parts shop lets you buy/sell parts for your ship. Your
ship's stats will be shown on +/- buttons. Your credits are also
shown. Select the + side of a button to increase that stat. Credits
are automatically deducted. Select the - side of a button to
decrease a stat. Credits will be refunded automaticallly. Select
Done to return to the hangar. Effects of ship stats are as follows:
Armor - How much damage your ship can take.
Boosters - Top speed.
Energy - Used as fuel, to replenish shields, and for damage
control. Your ship has a small reactor which recharges
energy, allowing slow movement without using energy.
Shields - Absorb damage.
Retros - Ship maneuverability.
Lasers - Number of laser weapons installed.
Launchers - Number of missile launchers installed.
Laser ammo - Total ammo for all installed lasers.
Missiles - Total ammo for all installed launchers.
Rockets - Number of rocket launchers installed.
Rocket Ammo - Total ammo for all rocket launchers.
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The repair shop:
The repair shop allows you to repair damage to your ship.
Buttons show system damage. A red button indicates an offline
(malfunctioning) system. A green button indicates that a system is
on-line. Your credits are also shown. Select a system to repair
damage to that system. Credits will be deducted automatically.
Select Done to return to the hangar. Systems are as follows:
Hull - The ship's superstructure. If your hull is destroyed,
you're dead. Hull malfunctions have no effect other
than to warn you that your hull is badly damaged. You
can only repair hull damage at the repair shop. You
can't fix the hull with damage control while flying.
Engine - The ship's main engine. Engine damage decreases your
top speed. An engine malfunction stops you dead in
space.
Avioics - The ship's maneuvering thruster system. Damage
decreases ship maneuverability. A malfunction will
cause total loss of ability to turn, dive, and climb.
Weapons - The ship's weapons. Damage will increase the chance
of a weapon not working when you fire it. A
malfunction will cause weapons to not fire at all.
Shields - The defensive shielding system. If your shields are
destroyed or malfunction, you can't divert energy to
them.
Radar - The ship's radar system. If your radar is destroyed or
malfunctions, it will cease to display targets.
Displays - The ship's cockpit display system. If malfunctioning
or destroyed, your cockpit displays will cease to
function.
Hyperdrive - The ship's hyperdrive system. If malfunctioning or
destroyed, hyperdrive will not work.
Energy cell - The ship's energy storage and delivery system. If
destroyed, your ship explodes. A malfunction
causes total loss of energy. Engines, hyperdrive,
shields, damage control, etc. won't work. Energy
cells can only be repaired at the repair shop.
You can't fix energy cell damage with damage
control while flying.
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The video room:
The video room lets you playback your gun camera video from
your most recent mission. Options are as follows:
Play - Plays the gun camera video. Press a key or button to
stop.
Erase - Erases the gun camera video.
Done - Returns you to the hangar.
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The map room:
The map room shows a map of the quadrant you are stationed in.
The map shows and gives totals for friendly, neutral, and enemy
planets. Press a key or button to return to the hangar.
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The target information room:
This room shows the various types of targets in the game.
Bitmaps of the targets are shown on the left. Target stats are
shown on the right. Escape returns you to the hangar. Any key other
than escape toggles through target types.
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The Pilots area:
The pilots area lets you do a variety of things with pilots.
Doors are as follows:
Stats - Shows your pilot's statistics.
New - Lets you start a new pilot.
Load - Lets you load an old pilot (registered version only).
Save - Saves your pilot to disk.
Skill - Lets you set the pilot's skill level. Valid values are
0 through 5. The higher the skill level, the better
the tactics used by enemy pilots.
Lobby - Takes you back to the lobby.
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The R&R area:
The R&R area lets you do a variety of things with your pilot.
Doors are as follows:
Learn - Takes you to the learing center.
Casino - Takes you to the casino.
Medic - Takes you to the medic's office.
Gym - Takes you to the gymnasium.
Lobby - Returns you to the lobby.
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The learning center:
The learning center allows you to study or take classes to
improve your stats and skills. Select the course you want to take.
Credits will be deducted automatically. There's a chance you won't
pass skill courses. Courses affecting stats are alwass passed. If
you pass a class, there's a chance your stat or skill will
increase. Select More to see a second screen of course offerings.
Selct Done to return to the R&R area. On the second screen, Done
returns you to the first screen of courses.
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The casino:
The casino lets you gamble credits on a slot machine. Select
number buttons to increase the bet or set it to zero. Select Play
to spin the tumblers. Winnings/losses will be added to/subtracted
from your credits. Select Done to return to the R&R area.
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The medic's office:
The medic's office allows you to heal damage taken by your
pilot. Select the Heal button to heal damage. Credits will be
deducted automatically. Select Done to return to the R&R area.
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The gymnasium:
The gymnasium allows you to work out to increase your health.
When you workout, there's a chance your health will increase.
There's also a chance you may injure yourself, thereby lowering
your health.
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The config room:
The config room lets you configure GAMMA Wing. Doors are as
follows:
Setup - Runs Setup. You must restart GAMMA Wing for changes in
setup to take effect.
Stick - Lets you recalibrate the joystick.
Music - Toggles soundtrack on/off.
SFX - Toggles sound effects on/off.
Delay - Lets you set the amount of delay in the simulator. Use
this with fast PCs.
MK II - Downloads GAMMA Wing's configuration file to your
Thrustmaster MK II WCS.
Lobby - Takes you back to the lobby.
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The help room:
The help room lets you access the on-line help for GAMMA Wing.
Doors are as follows:
Gamma - Lets you view the help for GAMMA Wing.
Supprt - Shows you where to get tech support for GAMMA WIng.
Catlog - Shows Rockland's product catalog.
Order - Shows Rockland's ordering information.
Lobby - Returns you to the lobby.
When viewing help, use the arrows to page up and down, press p to
print, or press escape to exit help. Help also has a find option.
Press f to find a word, then enter the word. Help will scroll to
the 1st occurence of the word. You may repeat the last find by
pressing r. Help will scroll to the next line (from the last
occurence found) that contains the word. If the word is not found,
Help will not scroll.
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Flying a mission:
You fly a mission by selecting the Sortie door in the hangar.
You'll be shown your mission orders. Press a key or button to
continue. You will next see an animation sequence of you leaving
the hangar, followed by an animation sequence of you taking off
from base. Then the cockpit of your ship will be displayed.
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The cockpit:
The cockpit screen shows the view out the front window of your
ship. The bottom of the screen shows your instruments. The
instrument display can be toggled to show either combat or
navigational information. Instruments are as follows:
Combat display:
Left side:
Throttle - Shows throttle position.
Speed - Shows current speed. Numbers indiacte the scale
(ie 0-100 etc. where 100 is hyperspeed.).
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Current weapon - The weapon that fires when you hit the
fire button or key.
Semi/fullauto - Indicates semiautomatic or fullautomatic
fire mode.
Ammo - Shows remaining ammunition for the current weapon.
Right side:
Guncamera - Lights up when gun camera is on.
Fixing - Lights up when damage is being repaired by damage
control.
Current target - Shows the target # and type of your
current target.
Range - Shows range to your current target.
Autop - Lights up when the autopilot is on.
Navigation display:
Left side:
X - Ship's x position.
Y - Ship's y position.
Z - Ship's z position.
Enrgy - Remaining energy.
Right side:
Hdng - Ship's compass heading in degrees.
Mark - Ship's angle from vertical (flying up) in degrees.
Mark 0 = flying up. Mark 90 = level flight. Mark 180
= diving straight down. Mark 270 = flying
upsidedown.
Shlds - Total shield energy.
Dmg - Total system damage.
Heading display (left of center) - These three dials
show absolute yaw, pitch, and roll, from left to
right.
Radar display (right of center) - This shows a top down
radar view around your ship. You are in the center.
Forward is towards the top of the display. Your current
target is green. Friendlies are blue, neutrals are white,
and enemies are red.
Forward and rear view radars (top of screen) - these show
friendlies as blue, enemies as red, your current
target as green, and neutrals as white.
Shield strengths (below sideview display) - These six bars
indicate energy remaining in your shields. Each bar
shows the energy for one shield. From left to right,
the bars show energy for the following shields: front,
right, rear, left, top, and bottom.
Low shield indicators (upper left of screen) - These light
up when a shield gets low on energy. Each shield has
its own indicator.
Malfunction indicators (upper right of screen) - These
light up when a system malfunctions. Each system has
its own indicator.
Low energy indicator (right side, above instruments) - This
lights up when you run low on energy.
Landing indicator (left side, above instruments) - This
lights up when you approach a target you can land on.
Autolanding indicator (left side, above instruments) - This
lights up when autolanding is engaged.
Evade indiactor (left side, above instruments) - This
lights up when the auotpilot evades enemy fire.
Mission status indicator (top of screen) - This lights up
when you complete or fail a mission.
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The window above your instruments shows the stars outside your
ship. Targets in visual range (<=500) will also be shown. Targets
beyond visual range will be shown as small crosshairs, green for
your current target, and bright red for enemies, white for neutrals,
and blue for friendlies. Planets are shown as dark green (friendly),
dull white (neutral), or dark red (enemy) crosshairs when beyond
visual range.
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Keyboard controls:
A - Toggles autopilot on/off. When on, autopilot flys you to
your current target. You can't use weapons with autopilot
on.
B - Toggles sim detail level. Lower detail levels speed up the
game for slower PCs.
C - Shows damage display.
D - Toggles CRT displays between combat and navigation
information.
E - Eject.
F - Fix damage. A menu of systems will appear. Select a system
to fix.
G - Gun camera on/off.
H - Hyper. Sets your speed to 10x max speed. Only works when at
max thorttle. Reduce throttle to drop out of hyper.
J - Calibrate joystick.
K - Lets you add planets from the quadrant map to the targets
in the sim. Select add or remove, then enter the number of
the planet to add or planet target to remove. While you can
see and land on planets, they must be a target to work with
the radars, autopilot, targeting computer, etc.
L - Toggles Autolanding on/off. When on, the ship automatically
lands at base.
M - Shows a map of target or planet locations. Select + or - to
zoom the map in and out. Select Targets or Planets to show
that map display. Selct Done to exit.
O - Shows your mission orders.
P - Pauses game. Hit a key or button to continue.
R - Toggles radar range. Only works when current target is
target 0 (your ship).
S - Diverts energy to shields.
T - Toggles targeting system on/off. When on, grey crosshars
will appear in the center of the screen. When your current
target enters the crosshairs, the crosshairs will turn
green, and a "LOCKED" message will appear.
W - Toggles full auto/semi auto weapon fire.
X - Weapon links. A list of your weapons will be shown. Each
weapon will have a button that says Linked or Not Linked.
Select a button to link/unlink that weapon. Select Done to
return to the simulation. In the simulation, when you fire
any linked weapon, all linked weapons fire at once.
Z - Sends distress signal. After a period of time a ship will
arrive and tow you back to base.
Esc - Quit mission (counts as mission failure).
F1 - Shows this help file.
Plus - Speed up.
Minus - Speed down.
Up arrow - Dive.
Down arrow - Climb.
Left arrow - Turn left.
Right arrow - Turn right.
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Ctrl left arrow - Roll left.
Ctrl right arrow - Roll right.
Spacebar - Fires current weapon.
Enter - Toggles current weapon.
PgUp - Zooms radar out. Only works when current target is 0.
PgDn - Zooms radar in. Only works when current target is 0.
Tab - Toggles current target.
Home - Maximum speed.
End - Miniumum speed.
1 - View forward.
2 - View forward right.
3 - View right.
4 - View back right.
5 - View behind.
6 - View back left.
7 - View left.
8 - View forward left.
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Joystick controls:
Forward - Dive.
Back - Climb.
Left - Turn left.
Right - Turn right.
Ctrl left - Roll left.
Ctrl right - Roll right.
Button 1 - Fire current weapon.
Button 2 - Toggle current weapon.
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Thrustmaster Mark II Weapons Control System controls:
GAMMA Wing provides complete support for the TM MKII WCS.
A WCS configuration file (GAMMA.ADV) for GAMMA wing is included in
the game. MKII WCS settings are as follows:
Black hat switch - Digital.
Red base switch - Analog (uses analog throttle).
MKI FCS controls are as follows:
Upper button - Toggle target.
Middle button - Toggle weapon.
Lower button - Toggle semi/fullauto.
MKII WCS controls are as follows:
Rocker position - middle (combat selections):
Button 1 - Shields.
Button 2 - Targeting computer on/off.
Button 3 - Toggle displays.
Button 4 - Hyper.
Button 5 - Toggle autopilot.
Button 6 - Toggle guncamera.
Rocker position - up (information selections):
Button 1 - Shields.
Button 2 - Damage display.
Button 3 - Fix damage.
Button 4 - Weapon links.
Button 5 - Orders.
Button 6 - Tactical map.
Rocker position - down (miscellaneous selections):
Button 1 - Shields.
Button 2 - Eject.
Button 3 - Distress signal.
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Button 4 - Pause game.
Button 5 - <not used>
Button 6 - Toggle autolanding.
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Mid-mission refueling/rearming:
Any time before a mission ends, you may land at any friendly
base to refuel and rearm. To refuel/rearm, land at the base.
An animation sequence will show you landing. The refuel & rearm
screen will then appear. The refuel & rearm screen shows your
energy, laser ammo, missiles, and credits. Select energy, laser
ammo, or missiles to buy that item. Credits will be deducted
automatically. Select Done when done. Next you'll see an animation
sequence of you taking off again. You will then return to the
simulation, refueled and rearmed, still flying the same mission.
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Ending a mission:
A mission ends when the mission is over (completed or failed)
and you land at a base (by flying into it), when you're shot down,
when you self destruct, eject, collide with another target, or when
you quit by pressing Escape. When your mission is completed
successfully, a "Mission completed" message will appear. If you
fail your mission, a "Mission failure" message will appear. If you
complete a mission, you must end the mission by landing at a base
to get credit for completing the mission. If you complete a mission
you'll get paid, based on your rank. You also get paid a small
bonus for each enemy target you destroy. When you complete a
mission you have a chance for promotion, and a chance that an enemy
planet will be captured. When you fail a mission, your number of
completed missions decreases by one, you have a chance of demotion,
and a chance of a friendly planet being captured. If you complete a
mission there's a chance your skill level will be increased
automatically (game gets tougher). Likewise, if you fail a mission
there's a chance your skill level will be decreased automatically
(game gets easier).
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Pilot stats and skills:
Pilot stats and skills affect the game in the following ways:
Quadrant - Which quadrant you are currently trying to secure. The
game begins in quadrant 0. Once that is secured, you
then begin on quadrant 1, then quadrant 2, etc. The
overall objective of the game is to secure as many
quadrants as possible. If you lose all quadrants, you
lose the game.
Rank - Affects mission difficulty, pay, combat victory bonuses, and
radar range.
Missions completed - You can only be promoted or capture enemy
planets when you complete a mission. You can
only be demoted or lose friendly planets when
you fail a mission. Completing a mission has a
chance of raising your skill level. Failing a
mission has a chance of lowering your skill
level.
Combat victories - You get paid a small bonus for each combat
victory. Each time you get a combat victory,
there's a chance your dexterity will increase
due to combat experience.
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Skill level - The higher the level the tougher the enemy's tactics.
Values range from 0 to 5. Affects the following
aspects of target behavior:
* Whether targets evade incoming fire.
* How often targets fire.
* Following speed for targets. How fast they fly when
following you. At skill level 0 they fly past you
at full throttle. At skill level 5 they stick to
your tail like superglue!
* Flyby distance. How far targets fly past you before
turning. The higher the skill level the sooner they
start their turn.
* Turning speed. How fast they fly when turning
towards you. The higher the skill level, the slower
they fly - resulting in wide high speed turns at
low skill levels, and tight low speed turns at high
skill levels.
* Flyby speed. How fast targets fly past you before
turning. The higher the skill level, the slower
they fly by.
Credits - Used to repair your ship, refuel and rearm, improve your
ship, training and classes, healing, and gambling. You
can also be fined credits for damaging friendly targets.
If you run out of credits, you must start a new pilot.
Intelligence - Affects chance of promotion/demotion, and chance of
passing skill classes.
Dexterity - Affects chance to hit in combat.
Health - How much damage you can take. Ship damage to the cockpit
can injure or even kill a pilot. Health also affects your
chance to survive ejection.
Charisma - Affects your chance for promotion.
Wounds - How much damage you've taken. Affects your chance to hit.
If wounds equals health, you die.
Pilot skill - Affects ship maneuverability.
Medical skill - Reduces healing costs.
Mechanic skill - Reduces cost of hull and energy cell repairs.
Electronic skill - Reduces cost of avionics, shield, and radar
repairs.
Computer skill - Reduces cost of display repairs.
Laser skill - Reduces cost of weapon repairs. Affects chance to hit
with lasers.
Missile skill - Reduces cost of weapon repairs. Affects chance to
hit with missiles.
Engineer skill - Reduces cost of engine and hyperdrive repairs.
Affects ship speed.
Leader skill- Affects chance of promotion/demotion.
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The top 10 list:
When you die, you have a chance to make the top 10 list of
alltime best pilots. Position in the top 10 list is based first on
quadrant, then rank, then missions, and finally on combat
victories.
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The character editor:
The registered version of GAMMA Wing includes a character
editor (CHAREDIT.EXE). The editor can be run from the dos prompt by
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changing to your GAMMA Wing directory and enetering "charedit" at
the dos prompt. It can also be run from GAMMA Wing by selecting
Pilots-Edit from the Lobby. The character editor runs in VGA
graphics, and requires a MS compatable mouse. When you start the
character editor, the main menu will appear. Options are:
Character name - Lets you enter a name for the character.
Character names must be dos filenames, no extension.
Stats... - Takes you to the stats menu.
Skills... - Takes you to the skill menu.
Weapon links... - Takes you to the weapon links menu.
New - Clears all character stats.
Load - Loads a character from disk.
Save - Saves the character to disk.
Quit - Quits the editor.
The stats menu lets you edit the characters stats. Select a stat
to enter a new value for that stat. Select Done to return to the
main menu. The skills menu lets you set the pilot's skill levels.
Select a skill to change its skill level. Select Done to return to
the main menu. The weapon links menu lets you set the weapon links
for the pilot's ship. Select a weapon to link/unlink it. Select
Done to return to the main menu.
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Index:
Topic Page
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Ammo 8
Archive contents 1
Autolanding 8, 9, 10
Autopilot 8, 9, 10
Base 4
Casino 6
Chance to hit 12
Character editor 1, 6, 12
Charisma 12
Climbing 9, 10
Climb angle (Mark) 8
Cockpit 7
Combat victories 11
Computer skill 12
Config room 4, 7
Credits 1, 4, 5, 6, 11, 12
Current target 8, 10
Current weapon 8, 9, 10
Description 1
Dexterity 11, 12
Displays 7, 9, 10
Distress signal 9
Diving 9, 10
Ejection 9, 12
Electronic skill 12
Ending a mission 11
Energy 8
Engineer skill 12
Evading 8, 11
Exit 4
Features 2
Fix damage 9, 10
Fixing indicator 8
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Flying a mission 7
Fullauto 8, 9, 10
Game delay 7
Graphics 1, 2
Guncamera 5, 8, 9, 10
Gymnasium 6, 7
Hangar 4, 7
Heading 8
Health 7, 12
Help 4, 7, 9
Hyperdrive 9, 10
Installing 2
Intelligence 12
Joystick 3, 4, 7, 9, 10
Keyboard 4, 9
Landing 8
Laser skill 12
Leader skill 12
Learning center 6
Lobby 3, 4
Malfunctions 5, 8
Map room 4, 5
Mark 8
Mechanic skill 12
Medic's office 6
Medical skill 12
Memory 1
Missile skill 12
Mission status 8
Missions completed 11
Mouse 4, 12
Object of game 2
Orders 7, 9, 10
Parts shop 4
Pause 9, 10
Pilot damage 6, 12
Pilot skill 12
Pilot stats 6, 11, 13
Pilot's area 4, 6
Planets 2, 5, 9, 11
Quadrant 2, 5, 11
Quit mission 9
Quitting 4
R&R area 4, 6
Radar 8, 9, 11
Rank 11, 12
Rearming 11
Refueling 11
Registered version 1, 2, 13
Repairs 4, 5, 12
Running 3
Self destruct 9, 10
Semiauto 8, 9, 10
Setup 2, 7
Shields 8, 9, 10
Ship damage 5, 8, 9, 10, 12
Ship position 8
Ship stats 4, 6
Sideview display 8
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Skill level 6, 11
Skills 6, 11, 12, 13
Sound 1, 2, 3, 7
Speed 7, 9
Speedups 9
Support 1, 7
System requirements 1
Tactical map 9, 10
Target information room 4, 6
Targeting system 9, 10
Top 10 list 12
Throttle 7
Thrustmaster MK1 FCS 10
Thrustmaster MK2 WCS 3, 7, 10
Top 10 list 12
Turning 9, 10, 12
Unregistered version 1, 2
Video room 4, 5
View 9
Visual range 8
Weapon links 9, 10, 13
Wounds 6, 12
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