Loadstar 189/189.d81/info

Commodore BASIC | 2022-08-26 | 8KB | 240 lines

10 print"[147]"
56 remopen1,8,1,"7sprites":poke780,0:sys65493:close1
58 goto500
59 rem***load game***
60 rem
62 rem
200 c$=chr$(34):poke198,4:dv=peek(186)
210 print"[147]load";c$;b$;c$;",dv";
230 poke631,13:poke632,82:poke633,117:poke634,13:end
500 rem*info
502 print"[147][158]":poke53280,0:poke53281,0:print"            galaxy trader"
504 print:print"galaxy trader is a space trading"
506 print"strategy/adventure game."
508 print:print"after years of saving you have finally"
510 print"raised enough cash to purchase a"
512 print"state of the art space ship."
514 print:print"it's 2543 ad & trading can be a "
516 print"profitable business in the astron galaxy";
518 print:print"you have 1000 gold pieces and, as the"
520 print"galaxy is not altogether a peaceful "
530 print"place you have purchased an old"
532 print"style laser gun & a standard missile "
534 print"bay with 4 missiles.":gosub6000
536 print"at the start of the game you are at the"
538 print"larius space station."
540 print:print"use joystick up/down (or keyboard i/k)"
542 print"to pick an option & firebutton (or"
544 print"spacebar) to choose it. options are:"
550 print:print"[159]steering choose 1 of 8 directions"
552 print"using js left/right (or keyboard j/l)"
554 print"press fire or spacebar to send the"
560 print"ship in that direction."
562 print:print"[159]accelerate the ship won't move"
564 print"until you accelerate."
566 print:print"[159]decelerate slow down. note that"
568 print"travelling at a very slow speed will"
570 print"conserve fuel (slightly) & this may be"
574 print"useful if you are very low on fuel."
576 print"normally you will want to travel at full";
578 print"speed."
580 gosub6000
582 print"[159]command allows you to check the status"
584 print"of your ship or use your hyperspace "
586 print"drive (when you get one)."
588 print:print"[159]land each planet has space stations"
590 print"in orbit. approach a planet & when the"
592 print"'s' icon turns white you have found "
594 print"one. decelerate to a full stop then"
596 print"choose 'land' to dock the ship."
600 print:print"[155]space stations"
602 print:print"here you can do various things:"
604 print:print"[159]return to your ship  back to space"
606 print:print"[159]refuel keep your fuel topped up. if"
608 print"you run out in space you've had it."
610 print:print"[159]repair repairs are not cheap but they"
612 print"are, as you will find, necessary."
614 gosub6000
620 print"[159]quick refuel & repair saves time. just"
622 print"choose this to fill 'er up & carry out"
624 print"complete repairs in one go."
626 print:print"[159]take shuttle to planet surface each"
628 print"station has a free shuttle service to"
630 print"take traders to the planet. more on"
632 print"planet options later."
634 print:print"[159]enter a code number if you lose the"
636 print"game a code number will be given to "
638 print"you if you've reached a certain status."
640 print"if you restart (or reload later) enter"
642 print"the number for a cash bonus."
645 print"more on code numbers later."
646 print:print"[159]recharge hyperspace drive for 5oog"
648 print:print"[159]quit game you will be given a y/n"
650 print"warning first & a code number if one"
651 print"is available."
652 gosub6000
654 print"[155]planets"
656 print:print"the options are:"
658 print:print"[159]warehouses here you can buy & sell"
660 print"goods. your ship has 8 containers for"
662 print"cargo. prices vary from planet to planet";
664 print"and this is how you earn money in the"
667 print"game."
670 print:print"[159]supplies purchase equipment for your"
672 print"ship. more on this later."
674 print:print"[159]academy the space academy is the"
676 print"source of news for galaxy traders."
678 print"there are 4 star systems(k-oo1 to k-oo4)";
680 print"& in each system there will be a news"
682 print"update in the academy, so you only"
684 print"need to visit the academy once in each"
686 print"system."
690 gosub6000
700 print"[159]taverns every planet has a tavern where"
702 print"space traders & locals will gather "
704 print"to exchange info, tell lies, ruin"
706 print"reputations & generally unwind."
708 print:print"visit every tavern on every planet. some";
710 print"info may prove to be of no consequence"
712 print"but there will often be important"
714 print"contacts to be made there."
715 gosub6000
716 print:print"[155]travelling in a star system each"
718 print"system has 4 sectors."
720 print:print"[159]sector 1  sector 2"
722 print:print"sector 3  sector 4"
724 print:print"each sector has 2 exits."
726 print:print"e.g. when you start you are in sector 3"
728 print"of the k-oo1 star system."
730 print:print"the exits in that sector are:"
732 print:print"up to sector 1"
734 print"right to sector 4"
736 print:print"just take the ship (in this case) to"
738 print"the top or far right of the screen to"
740 print"enter the new sector."
742 gosub6000
744 print"[155]hyperspace"
746 print:print"once you have spent time trading &"
748 print"gathering info from the 5 planets in"
750 print"k-oo1 you will want to move on to"
752 print"another star system. there are 4 in all.";
754 print:print"you will need a hyperspace drive to do"
756 print"this (from supplies) & it has to be "
758 print"recharged each time you use it. (at any"
760 print"space station for a payment of 5oo gold)";
762 print:print"be warned that jumping to k-oo3 or"
764 print"k-oo4 may be disastrous unless your"
766 print"ship is well equipped with weapons."
768 gosub6000
770 print"[159]supplies"
772 print"check the supply depot when you jump"
774 print"to a new star system. more equipment"
776 print"becomes available as you progress."
778 print:print"you will learn the advantages of"
780 print"various items as you play the game."
782 print:print"[159]combat during combat you can instruct"
784 print"your gunner to fire the laser, launch a"
786 print"missile or you can try to escape."
788 print:print"keep an eye on your ship's status"
790 print"during combat. 2 coloured bars show the"
792 print"status of your ship & the enemy ship.":gosub6000
794 print"adding better shields will increase"
796 print"the length of this bar for your ship."
798 print"repairing at any space station will"
800 print"fix any damage incurred."
802 print:print"if you get the msg 'you cannot escape"
804 print"this ship' then further attempts to"
806 print"escape will be useless against that"
808 print"particular enemy ship."
810 gosub6000
812 print:print"[159]code numbers there are 4 code"
814 print"numbers in all. they will become"
816 print"available when your total worth (gold"
818 print"on hand plus value of equipment) reaches";
820 print"a certain amount."
822 print:print"they appear when you reach a value of"
824 print"(approximately) 6ooo, 9ooo, 12ooo &"
826 print"22ooo. if you lose or quit the game "
828 print"you'll be given a code if one is"
830 print"available."
832 print:print"enter it ('enter code #) at the larius"
836 print"station for extra cash to equip your"
837 print"ship."
838 gosub6000
839 rem
840 print"upon restarting all aspects of the"
842 print"game are reset. the only exception is"
844 print"the 'telios' scenario. if you have"
846 print"dealt with this, then entering a code"
847 print"number will automatically allow access"
848 print"to telios in the future."
849 print:print"scenarios in k-oo3 & k-oo4 will have to"
850 print"be re-established if you restart the"
852 print"game."
862 gosub6000
864 print"[159]other info"
866 print:print"if using a joystick some areas will"
868 print"still require keyboard input. eg"
870 print"warehouses, refuel etc."
872 print:print"if exiting a warehouse just keep"
874 print"pressing x if you want to go directly "
876 print"back to the ship."
878 print:print"the large p will light up when you are"
880 print"about to enter combat."
882 print:print"you can fly near the sun without"
886 print"incurring damage."
888 print:print:print"[159]note: always leave the disk in the"
890 print"drive whilst playing as parts are"
892 print"loaded in during the game.":print
896 gosub6000
900 print"[155]originally galaxy trader was going to "
902