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- APACHE LONGBOW
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- (c) Digital Integration Ltd 1995
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- Installation
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- Disc space required:
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- Minimum: 25MB
- Medium: 50MB
- Maximum: 65MB
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- The Apache CD-ROM must be in the CD-ROM drive to run Apache after
- installation.
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- System configuration
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- Adjusting the Visual Detail slider on the Preferences screen will determine
- how smoothly the program runs. Move the slider to the far left for minimum
- visual detail and minimum visual range. Move the slider towards the
- centre to increase visual "quality" e.g. shading, texturing. Moving the
- slider beyond the centre will increase visual range. Selecting the lower
- screen resolution (320 by 240) will give a significant increase in speed
- on slower computers.
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- Mission Briefing
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- 1) Briefing screen
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- During mission briefing and debriefing, several windows may be open
- simultaneously. Each window may be repositioned by placing the mouse
- cursor near the top of the window and holding down the left mouse button.
- When you see the drag cursor (four arrows) appear, the window may be
- repositioned by moving the mouse with the left button pressed. Release
- the mouse button when the window is in the desired position. When windows
- overlap, clicking on the required window will bring it to the front.
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- Windows may be maximised by clicking at the top right hand corner of the
- window. Windows may be closed by clicking on the Close box at the top
- left hand corner. If more text is available than will fit in the window,
- click and drag on the slider bar on the left hand side of the window to
- view the additional text. Some windows (such as Waypoint Info) have a drag
- button at the lower right hand corner. Click and drag to adjust window size.
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- Click on the Briefing button at the top right corner of the screen to
- open the Briefing window.
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- 2) Debrief
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- After your flight you will arrive at the Debrief screen. Details of your
- achievements will be shown in the Debrief window. You may close and
- reopen this window by clicking on the Debrief button.
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- Mission tips
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- 1) Mission success depends upon the combined efforts of both you and your
- wingmen so it is feasible to pass a mission by letting your wingmen do all
- the work. An "outstanding" rating depends upon how many targets you
- destroy, excluding targets destroyed by your wingmen. If you allow your
- wingmen to fly ahead of you they will inevitably reduce your chances of an
- "outstanding" rating. Flying ahead of your wingmen is obviously more
- dangerous.
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- 2) Whenever you land in allied territory you will be prompted with the
- message "End mission Y/N". Press Y to go to the debrief screen or N to
- continue with the mission. If you land in enemy territory, the message
- will not be displayed. This allows you to touch down momentarily when
- hiding from air defences. If you land in enemy territory with both engines
- failed then you will not get the "End mission Y/N" message but you will not
- be able to continue. In this event press Ctrl Q to quit the mission and
- go to the debrief.
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- Network Tips
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- 1) Shoot the other players.
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- 2) Hide behind hills. This masks you from other players, and you can pop up
- to shoot them down.
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- 3) Hide in the bottom of valleys, and shoot players when they enter the
- valley.
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- 4) Use AGM-114A's by firing them into the air at about 45 degrees, and
- then a few seconds later, pop up, aquire the target, and watch the missiles
- just all stream in.
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- 5) If you have multiple targets in a small area, use AGM-114B's and
- Stingers, and let them cycle through all the targets. You may have multiple
- kills at the same time.
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- 6) If you are close, and are out of missiles, use the chain gun.
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- 7) If you run out of ALL your weapons, land on the ground but watch out,
- since you are a sitting duck on other players radar.
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- 8) Don't crash.
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- Frequently Asked Questions
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- 1) Why do I get a negative score in the Network multiplayer game.
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- In the multiplayer network game you can frequently get scores less than
- zero. This is because when you crash into the ground you have one point
- taken off your score.
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- If you land on the ground, any damage you have sustained will be repaired,
- and your Apache will be re-armed.
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- 2) I have heard that Apache uses Virtual Memory. What is it?
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- Apache needs about 32MB of memory to run. Since most machines don't have
- that much, we use a system called Virtual Memory. This uses a "Swap" file
- in the Apache directory. This swap file can grow up to 24MB in size, but
- is deleted after game exit. For Apache to run you must always have 24MB of
- hard disk space free.
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- 3) Apache seems to "EAT" up my disk space. What is happening?
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- If you switch the machine off without exiting Apache, the virtual memory
- system becomes confused. If this happens, run the program "SCANDISK" which
- is part of DOS. When SCANDISK asks if you wish to delete or recover the
- files, select DELETE and then SKIP UNDO.
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- 4) I have an 8MB machine. How can I make Apache run faster?
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- The easy answer is "Buy more memory". If you are not in a position to do
- this, we recommend three things. Firstly, Apache does not use EMS memory
- so remove any EMS memory manager that you maybe using, eg. EMM386, or QEMM.
- Secondly, remove or reduce any disk caching software that uses XMS memory,
- eg. Smartdrv. If you wish to use smartdrv to cache your CD-ROM, reduce its
- size to 256k or 512k, eg. "SMARTDRV 256 /X" in your AUTOEXEC.BAT. Finally,
- if these changes have little effect, reduce the amount of memory that
- Apache requires, by selecting 320x240 visual resolution, minimal sound
- effects, and minimal visual detail in the preferences screen.
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- 5) My CoolieHat disabled itself, why?
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- With some sound cards, the joystick port doesn't work very well, meaning
- that the coolie hat on the Thrustmaster FCS cannot be read accurately.
- Instead of having you looking left, (or other random directions), we
- disable the coolie hat.
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- We would recommend buying a separate joystick card, and disabling the
- joystick port on your sound card. These cards can be fitted in minutes.
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- 6) Two Player Network Combat Game
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- In two player combat, the aim is to kill each other. The game restarts
- automatically, and only if you quit using CTRL Q, do you return to the
- 2 player screen.
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- What we need to know if you contact technical support
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- 1) Version Number
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- Apache has a version number displayed after you run the program. This is
- given as a time and date. If you contact technical support please quote
- the version number of apache.
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- 2) Memory
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- Since Apache is dependant on lots of memory, can you please tell us how
- much RAM and hard disk space you have before you tell us the problem.
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- 3) Machine Type
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- The name and type of your machine is very useful.
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- 4) Machine Configuration
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- We may also ask for other information including:
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- DOS version
- Installed Software
- Contents of your CONFIG.SYS
- Contents of your AUTOEXEC.BAT
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