Cheet Sheets 1995 June/cheet41.zip/3ARTH.TXT

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~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
~--------

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
~---------

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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