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- From: Adam Williamson <Adam@scss.demon.co.uk>
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action
- Subject: TV FAQ v0.3!
- Date: 13 May 1995 07:28:13 +0100
- Organization: Scientific Software Systems
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- Yep, this is it. It was originally for alt.games.apogee only, but due to
- popular demand (well, two mails) I am posting here too. Enjoy! This includes
- bugs, tips, info and a complete co-ordinate listing for stage 1-1. ENJOY!
-
- The Terminal Velocity FAQ v.0.3
- -------------------------------
-
- OK, this is a very very early alpha of my TV FAQ. Hopefully we can make
- it grow into something large and beautiful. Or maybe not. *shrug*.
-
- Contents
- --------
-
- 1. What is Terminal Velocity?
- 1.1 What is Terminal Velocity?
- 1.2 Who makes Terminal Velocity?
-
- 2. Playing tips
- 2.1 Destroying fighters
- 2.2 Destroying tanks
- 2.3 Destroying ground installations
- 2.4 Boss 1
- 2.5 Boss 2
- 2.6 Boss 3
-
- 3. Cheat codes
- 3.1 What are the TV cheat codes?
- 3.2 What is the benchmark key?
-
- 4. Bugs
- 4.1 Are there any bugs in TV?
- 4.11 The GUS doesn't work!
- 4.12 TV crashes randomly!
- 4.13 The joystick won't calibrate!
-
- 4.2 Are there any TV patches?
-
- 5. TV co-ordinates
- 5.1 1-1
- 5.2 1-2
- 5.3 1-3
- 5.4 2-1
- 5.5 2-2
- 5.6 2-3
- 5.7 3-1
- 5.8 3-2
- 5.9 3-3
-
- 6. Revision History
-
- LEGAL CRAP
- ----------
-
- Blah blah blah blah trademark blah blah blah blah Apogee blah blah blah blah
- Terminal Velocity blah blah blah blah 3D Realms.
-
- 1. WHAT IS TERMINAL VELOCITY?
- -----------------------------
-
- 1.1 What is Terminal Velocity?
- ----------------------------------
-
- Terminal Velocity is the debut release of the new Apogee offshoot 3D Realms.
- Starring you as Earth's last hope against its former allies (beginning to
- sound stereotypical? I thought so...) you pilot Earth's premier ship against
- enemy installations and fighters. It uses a 3D engine which has realistic
- texture mapped terrain over various planets. You can also fly into tunnels
- under the surface.
-
- 1.2 Who makes Terminal Velocity?
- ------------------------------------
-
- Terminal Velocity is made by 3D Realms, a new Apogee offshoot. This is their
- first release. Others, coming later this year, include Ruins, Shadow Warrior
- and Duke Nukem 3D.
-
- 2. PLAYING TIPS
- ---------------
-
- 2.1 Destroying fighters
- ---------------------------
-
- Firstly, never become too preoccupied with fighters - there is an infinite
- amount, so they are generally not worth the effort. To attack them, watch
- your radar, and try and turn one into the centre of the screen. Now keep on
- its tail, and hold your fire button down. Do not let up until the enemy
- is dead.
-
- 2.2 Destroying tanks
- ------------------------
-
- The best way is to climb up high and do an attack run at a 90 degree angle to
- the ground. The tanks seem not to be able to hit you this way, and you can
- blow them to pieces then pull up inches from the ground. Makes a great stunt,
- too.
-
- 2.3 Destroying ground installations
- ---------------------------------------
-
- Get these in the centre of your radar and afterburn all the way there. Then
- fly straight at the installation with medium speed. DO NOT LET UP, even if
- you are being shot at from behind. One pass from 100 away can destroy
- installations. If you do not destroy it first time, fly past, turn round
- and do another pass.
-
- 2.4 Boss 1
- --------------
-
- Fly around the boss in a tight circle taking out the small rectangular
- boxes - these are his shield gens. When these have gone, it's just a
- blastfest to the death between you and it. Fire anything you've got and
- pray.
-
- 2.5 Boss 2
- --------------
-
- FILL THIS SPACE
-
- 2.6 Boss 3
- --------------
-
- FILL THIS SPACE
-
- 3. CHEAT CODES
- --------------
-
- 3.1 What are the TV cheat codes?
- ------------------------------------
-
- Code What It Does
- -------------------------------
- TRIGODS Toggles invincibility.
- TRISHLD Restores your shield.
- TRINEXT WELCOMETOTHENEXTLEVEL.
- TRIHOVR Makes you stop/hover while firing.
- MANIACS Afterburner (and something else??)
- TRSCOPE Puts an oscilliscope on your screen. Joy.
- TRIBURN Gives you afterburner, speeds afterburner up.
- TRFRAME FPS ticker. I only get 10-12 fps (25 or so in the sky)
- 3DREALM Powers up lots, including all your weapons.
- TRIFIR0 30 seconds of invincibility.
- TRIFIR1 Gives you PAC ammo.
- TRIFIR2 Gives you ION ammo.
- TRIFIR3 Gives you RTL ammo.
- TRIFIR4 Gives you MAM ammo.
- TRIFIR5 Gives you SAD ammo.
- TRIFIR6 Gives you SWT ammo.
- TRIFIR7 Gives you DAM ammo.
- TRIFIR8 Gives you afterburner.
- TRIFIR9 30 seconds of invisibility.
-
- Courtesy of Mitch Burton - thanx, Mitch!
-
- 3.2 What is the benchmark key?
- ----------------------------------
-
- On any of the main menu screens press Z. This gives you a set of TV
- benchmarks for your machine.
-
- 4. BUGS
- -------
-
- 4.1 What bugs are there in TV?
- ----------------------------------
-
- *BUGFEST ALERT* *BUGFEST ALERT* *BUGFEST ALERT*
-
- OK, first off this is v1.0 so GIVE 3D REALMS A BREAK GUYS?! Thanks, rant off.
-
- 4.11 The GUS doesn't work!
- -----------------------------
-
- Run SBOS as normal, but take EMM386 out of your config files. This should
- fix it.
-
- 4.12 TV freezes randomly!
- ----------------------------
-
- There are many causes of this. One is being low on memory - this mainly
- manifests itself in multiplay games. You only need 500k or so low mem, but
- you need quite a bit of mem overall, so take out memory managers and the
- like. If it still crashes, try turning sound off. If it still crashes,
- boot completely clean (hold down F5 as you boot in DOS 6.xx). If it still
- crashes, wait for TV 1.1.
-
- 4.13 My joystick won't calibrate!
- ------------------------------------
-
- Many suggestions have been made for this. The best, it seems, is when it
- asks you to centre and press fire rotate the 'stick first, then centre and
- fire. Proceed as normal afterwards.
-
- 4.2 Are there any TV patches?
- ---------------------------------
-
- Nope, any will be reported here.
-
- 5. TV CO-ORDINATES
- ------------------
-
- OK, for each level I will try to put together the co-ordinates for EVERYTHING
- of interest - tunnels, targets, useful power-up places, neat little things
- etc. Most are empty so far, they will be worked on. OK?
-
- 5.1 1-1
- -----------
-
- Target 1: 8,6
- Target 2: 15,9
- Target 3: 24,4
- Target 4: 28,251
- Target 5: 39,0
- Bonus: 17,6
- Bonus: 11,0
- Bonus: 27,236
- Bonus: 15,246
- Bonus: 21,255
- Bonus: 23,247
- Bonus: 47,235
- Tunnel: 40,9
-
-
- 6. REVISION HISTORY
- -------------------
-
- First, this is a UK dating system! (DD-MM-YY).
-
- 5-5-95 0.1 Original FAQ. Thanx to Mitch Burton for cheat codes.
- 12-5-95 0.3 Bugs added. First batch of co-ords added.
-
-
- PLEASE, send any info to me, Adam Williamson at:
- adam@scss.demon.co.uk
-
- THANX!
-
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