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- HELLFIRE PRESENTS...FULL DOCS TO BATTLETRUCKS
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- TYPED BY IGGY/HF
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- COPYRIGHT NOTICE
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- This manual and the associated computer program are protected by National and
- International Copyright Laws. Copying, lending, translation and hiring are
- prohibited without the express written permission of Richard G. Howard T/A
- BASE 2.
- If you require another Battletrucks game then please send a cheque or
- postal order for 9.80, payable to Base 2.
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- HOW TO LOAD
- BattleTrucks will run on any Amiga with 1 meg or more of ram.
- 1. Your Amiga should be set up as described in the user manual, with the
- power off.
- 2. Insert disk 1 into the internal drive of your Amiga.
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- 3. Turn the power on. The title screen should appear in less than 30 seconds
- If you think the disks are faulty then please return them and we will be
- happy to provide you with replacements. Be sure to include your address and
- telephone number.
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- COMPUTER VS COMPUTER
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- On the title screen press F2 twice so that it says "comp." next to Player 2.
- Now press F1 twice so that it says "comp." next to Player 1. When this is
- done press F4.
- Soon you will be requested to insert disk 2. Insert the disk into any
- drive and before long you will be watching the computer racing against itself
- This will give you an idea of how the game is played.
- Notice how the trucks try to race each other off the screen. If this is
- achieved then the truck that is behind loses a life which is indicated by
- deleting one of the small trucks at the bottom of the screen.
- There is a blue square pad at the top and bottom of the playing area and
- the truck tyres must go over these pads. First up to the top pad, then the
- bottom pad, then back to the top etc. If a truck misses the pad then a life
- will be lost when the pad goes off the screen.
- Also you will notice that various weapons and devices are used to affect
- the demise of an opponent. If a truck is hit with a missile - then it will
- lose a life.
- The trucks also lose a life if they go into the water (or other
- substances on some screens) which must be avoided at all cost. Also there are
- sometimes items on which the trucks get stuck (bushes on this screen) and so
- these should be avoided. If a truck goes over an object such as a rock then
- it will be slowed down, so these are also best avoided.
- After a player loses a life the trucks are set next to each other and
- facing the right direction to continue racing. You are given two seconds in
- which you are immune to water and any other object that you would otherwise
- get stuck on.
- When one player has lost all his lives then this is the end of the round
- but not necessarily the end of the game.
- Pressing ESCAPE on most screens will take you back to the previous screen.
- Pressing ESCAPE now will take you to the title screen.
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- HUMAN VS COMPUTER
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- On the title screen press F2 until it says "comp" next to player 2. Now press
- F1 until it says your choice of control next to player 1. If you wish to use
- a joysick in port 2 then select "joy 2". If you wish to use a joystick in
- port 1 then select "joy 1". If you wish to use the keyboard then select
- "keys". When this is done press F4
- Next you will be asked to enter your name. Just type your name in, then
- press return and you will be taken to the shop.
- At the shop you must control the hand on the screen like you would a
- mouse pointer. Control the hand with the control you selected on the title
- screen (Joy 1, Joy 2 or keys).
- Read what it says on the screen and you shouldn`t have a problem. The
- two buttons on the top left are to select different trucks - press them and
- you will see. You muxt buy what you want and then press exit. When you click
- on an item certain information on that item will appear on the screen: the
- name of the item, the joystick controls for it, the cost to you if you buy it
- the money you will get if you sell it and the amount that you have of that
- item.
- When you exit from the shop you will go to race against your opponent.
- The joystick controls are:
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- up - accelerate forwards
- down - accelerate backwards
- left - steer sharper left
- right - steer sharper right
- fire & up - shoot winch
- fire & right - launch heat seeker
- fire & down - boost
- fire and left then up - front missile
- fire and left then down - rear missile
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- Notice that when you are holding the fire button down you are in control of
- the weapons and when you have released the button then you are in control of
- the truck.
- Notice also that the steering gets progressively sharper so you`ll have
- to be careful not to oversteer. If you brake and steer at the same time then
- you are likely to skid. This can be used to your advantage for sharp
- cornering.
- If you win the round then you will be awarded financially according to
- how well you did and then you`ll go back to the shop before another round
- against a more worthy opponent. Each round is raced on a different track and
- there are 12 tracks. The challenge is to beat your oppenent on all 12 tracks
- but this will not be achieved without a lot of practice and skill. When you
- lose a round it`s game over.
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- HUMAN VS HUMAN
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- On the title screen you use F1 to select the control for player 1 and F2 to
- select the control fo player 2 (for obvious reasons they cannot be set on the
- same joy port).
- Next use F3 to select the difference in points needed to win. Basically
- the higher this number is the longer the game is likely to take. Press F4
- when ready.
- Off to the shop next to get kitted, and then it`s the first round. The
- winner of the round will be awarded a point for each life he had left at the
- end of the round and each player is awarded more cash according to how well
- they did (50,000 + 5,000 for each life left). Then it`s back to the shop to
- upgrade before racing again on a different track. This continues until one
- player is beating the other by the predetermined amount set by F3 on the
- title screen. He is then declared the victor.
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- IGGY/HF 26/5/95
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- HUMAN VS COMPUTER
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