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- Documentation for Alien.Bas
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- By James S. Ghofulpo
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- Version 1.0
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- 1. Configuration
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- Looδ fo≥ thσ linσ whicΦ declare≤ cls$« Iµ yo⌡ arσ runninτ ß
- termina∞á tha⌠á ha≤á ß "clea≥ anΣá homeóá function¼á replacσá thσ
- chr$(12⌐ witΦ that«á Otherwise¼ deletσ thi≤ linσ anΣ thσ prograφ
- wil∞á form-feeΣá (prin⌠á 3░á o≥ s∩á lines)«á Thi≤á i≤á presentl∙
- configured for the Hazeltine 1500.
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- 2. What the map means
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- Iε an∙ particula≥ alieε game¼ therσ wil∞ bσ ß map« Yo⌡ wil∞
- bσ showε oε tha⌠ ma≡ iε thσ gamσ a≤ aε 'Rº fo≥ Ripley¼á thσá maiε
- heroine« Say¼ iε ß particula≥ setting¼ yo⌡ seσ this:
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- ! ######## !
- ! # $ A !
- ! #### F ! Disregard the border.
- ! . R !
- ! ##### E !
- ! S D !
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- Yo⌡á arσ thσ 'R'«á Alien≤ arσ showε a≤ '$'«á Iµ yo⌡ caε hi⌠ thσ
- alieεá (iµá hσ moves)¼á hσ wil∞ diσ sincσ yo⌡ caεá shoo⌠á througΦ
- walls«á Thσá ┴á i≤ ammunitioε (2╡ rounds)¼á thσ ╞á i≤á fooΣá (2╡
- KiloCalories)«á Thσá ╙á i≤ star⌠ (showε iε level≤á greate≥á thaε
- one)¼á thσá ┼á i≤á EnΣá (wherσ t∩ evacuate)¼á anΣ thσá ─á i≤á thσ
- detonation device. The period (.) is a doorway.
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- 3. Object
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- Thσá objec⌠á oµá thσ gamσ Alien≤ i≤ t∩ destro∙á al∞á aliens¼
- showεá oεá thσ screeε a≤ dolla≥ signs«á Yo⌡ havσ ß rangσá oµá 2░
- meter≤ (│ blocks away), and can shoot through anything.
- Thσá aliens¼á movinτ randomly¼á caε onl∙ g∩ wherσá therσá i≤
- space« The∙ canno⌠ opeε doors¼ ea⌠ food¼ o≥ takσ ammo¼ mucΦ les≤
- g∩ througΦ walls.
- Iµ yo⌡ ruε ou⌠ oµ fooΣ anΣ ammo¼ yo⌡ caε destro∙ thσ shi≡ b∙
- goinτ t∩ thσ forwarΣ enΣ oµ thσ shi≡ t∩ thσ 'Dº anΣ pressinτá 'Dº
- oεá thσá keyboarΣ fo≥ detonate«á Thσ shi≡ wil∞ coun⌠á down¼á anΣ
- explode. To get away from the blast, use the exit (E).
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- 4. Food and ammo
- è WitΦ ever∙ movσ yo⌡ make¼ yo⌡ usσ .╡ Kilocalorie≤ oµ energy«
- Yo⌡á mus⌠á kee≡ thi≤ abovσ zer∩ t∩ live¼á o≥ yo⌡ wil∞á starvσá t∩
- death.
- T∩ kil∞ aliens¼á yo⌡ neeΣ ammunition«á EacΦ bo° oµ amm∩ (A⌐
- hold≤ 2╡ rounds¼á morσ thaε enough« Onl∙ alien≤ arσ destroyeΣ b∙
- ammo¼ anΣ yo⌡ canno⌠ puncΦ ß holσ iε ß wall.
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- 5. Doorways
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- Thσá doorwa∙ i≤ therσ t∩ hel≡ you«á Alien≤ canno⌠ ge⌠á int∩
- certaiεá passage≤á excep⌠ a⌠ onσ enΣ o≥ so¼á s∩ thσ odd≤á oµá onσ
- getting in with you is slim.
- T∩ opeε ß passage¼á pres≤ 'O'«á Thσ doo≥ wil∞ open«á NOTE║
- oncσ yo⌡ opeε ß door¼á yo⌡ canno⌠ closσ it« Opeε a≤ fe≈ door≤ a≤
- possible.
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- 6. Firing
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- T∩á fire¼á pres≤ 'Fº anΣ thσ directioε yo⌡á wan⌠á (8,4,6,2)«
- Hopefully¼á thσá alieε wil∞ havσ moveΣ int∩ you≥ fire¼á sincσ thσ
- displa∙á showεá i≤ onσ behinΣ thσ alien≤ actua∞á spo⌠á (╡á meter≤
- away)«á Fo≥ thi≤ reason¼á STA┘ AWA┘ froφ thσ aliens«á The∙ kil∞
- withiεá ╡ meter≤ range«á Iµ yo⌡ movσ adjacen⌠ t∩ one¼á the∙ wil∞
- kil∞ you.
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- 7. The map
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- Iµ yo⌡ reall∙ neeΣ help¼á typσ ╨ fo≥ plo⌠ thσ map« Yo⌡ wil∞
- see the whole ship, from the topside.
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- 8. Using the pulse meter
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- Thσá pulsσ mete≥ wil∞ givσ ß distancσ t∩ thσ neares⌠á alien«
- Note║á iµá yo⌡á arσ movinτ betweeε tw∩ aliens¼á thσ closes⌠á wil∞
- register«á Bσ carefulí Iµ yo⌡ movσ arounΣ iε ß circlσ awa∙ froφ
- the first, you will be directed the other way!
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- 9. Detonation
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- T∩ destro∙ thσ ship¼á g∩ t∩ thσ detonatioε cente≥ ('D'⌐á anΣ
- pres≤á ─ fo≥ detonate«á Yo⌡ wil∞ havσ ▓ minute≤ (eacΦ movσ i≤á ß
- second) to exit the ship.
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- 10. Help?
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- If you REALLY need help, drop me a line at:
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- James Ghofulpo
- 34116 Janet
- Fraser MI
- 48026
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- Quick Reference Card
- èmap : # = wall E = end F = food
- S = start A = ammo $ = alien
- R = Ripley D = detonator . = door
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- commands : 8,4,6,2 : move
- F and 8,4,6,2 : fire
- D (Adj. to 'D') : detonate
- G (Adj. to F, A): get food, ammo
- E (Adj. to 'E') : exit
- O (Adj. to '.') : open door
- P : print map
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