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* Return to Earth - A Tutorial *
* ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ *
* *
* Return to Earth written *
* in 1988 by .. *
* Roland Hartz and Ralf Bowing *
* This tutorial by *
* Paul Murphy *
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This tutorial was made with the aim to make you understand the game and
it`s controls and to give you a good headstart.
************************ The Space Station *********************************
You are prsented with two columns of numbers and text down each side,a
picture in the middle and 17 icons along the bottom.
The first column tells you how much you buy cargo for,and sell it for on
that paticular station.
The second column tells you of your cargo and any special pieces of
equipment.
The icons are laid out like so:-
1 2 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
3 4 12 13 14 15 16 17
1=Leave 2=Sell 3=Reapairs* 4=Buy 5=PowerLaser 6=ECM 7=Hyperdrive
8=Computers 9=Platinum 10=Drugs 11=Food 12=Missile
13=Rescue Capsule 14=Fuel 15=Robots 16=Gold 17=Slaves
Buying: Click on the BUY icon,then click on the item you want (Nos.5-17),you
can carry up to 20 items(Nos.5,6,7,12 and 13 don`t count).
Selling: Same as above,but use the sell icon!
*= Not really sure what this does,I thin it repairs your status (see The
Space Ship).It doesn`t drain your money so click it!
Leaving: Clicking on this brings up the starmap see The Space Ship and Hints
for more.
*************************** The Space Ship *********************************
On the left are a load of words with lights next to them,in the top right
(taking up quite a bit of space) is the `window`,the bottom right is the
status window and in the bottom middle is the Text window/Board computer.
The Panel of words are as follows:
Exit: Guess
Disk Menu: Allows you to save and load games,it doesn`t seem to work though.
ECM System: If an alien attacks with missiles click this to kill the
missile,will never run out.
Rescue: Will get you out of a tight situation,it transports you instantly to
your destination with all your cargo.Once used you have to buy another.
Docking: If the Board Computer tells you there is a freindly ship then click
on this to dock.You will then enter a screen wich is just like the Space
Station screen except for a different picture.
Hyper Drive: Sends you to a new galaxy,once used it`s gone.
Starchart: This comes up automatically on pressing leave at The Space
Station,just click on the planet you want to go too and it will be
highlighted by a green rectangle.You present location is idicated by a red
rectangle,your choice of planets is limited to your galaxy and fuel.
Identify: When the Board Computer tells you there is an enemy coming it
automatically comes on.Don`t click anything just read. When you have click
on the word Identify on the left,not on the new window that has appeared.
Overview: Clicking on this opens a window giving details about your ship.
The lights are as follows:-
Green: Can be used/clicked.
Red : In use.
Blue : Can`t be used/clicked.
The status panel gives the following info :-
Shields (Indicated by a red bar)
Fuel ( " " " blue " )
Status ( " " " green ")
Missiles (Indicated by a graphic of No.Missiles out of 4)
Laser ( " " " " " a laser,one barrell =Standard
two barrells=PowerLaser)
NOTE : When you shield runs out it starts to drain your status,which must be
the state of the ship.When you have no status left you die.
The Window/viewer:-
This is where the fighting is done!Clicking any where in here will change
your cursor into a crosshair,using this new cursor in battle click on a
baddie to shoot at him.Battles ocur just after the identify screen.
**************************** Hints **************************************
Follow the following steps and you can`t go far wrong.
1) Buy 20 computers.(Should be about 15-20 credits)
2) Click on leave.
3) Click on planet D on this `diagram`.
C
D
B
A
A=Terminus(Start) B=Inamu C=Vird D=Raseldipur
4) Click on the partitally covered word `StarChart`.
5) Fight your way to the Space Station.
6) Land at D
7) Sell your computers.(Should be for about 50-60 credits!)
8) Top on fuel to somewhere in the 90s.
9) If possible buy PowerLaser.
10) Buy 20 food.(Sould be 4-6 credits,5 usually)
11) Goto planet E
12) Sell food.(For about 7-9 credits)
13) Goto step 1
General
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Aftew doing the above a few times purchase items in the following order,or
the order of you prefference.
PowerLaser
Rescue Pod
ECM
Hyperdrive
ALWAYS keep topped up on missiles and fuel.
NOTE: YOU do not need the food for your own consumption,you live without
it!?!
If up against a big ship just blast out of there with the Rescue Pod before
it can get a load of shots in.
The Hyperdrive will take you to a new galaxy which is esential if finding
earth.You did now you have to find earth didn`t you?!? I mean it says it on
the intro.
Bye Bye
P.Murphy,
3 Charnville Rd,
Gatley,
Cheshire,
SK8-4HE,
So Long!