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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
After 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!