Space Shades Demo. This demonstration will introduce you to Space Shades by playing a short game. Press <Del> to cancel the demo and take control of your cruiser.
First a summary of the screen: The large area in the upper left is your windowinto 3D space.
In the lower left is your ship status area. "Energy" shows your total energy. "Shield" indicates the current shield level.
Jump indicates how far the ship will move in one turn. Cost shows how much energy it will take to move at that speed. The Velocity can range between 1 and 9.
The next area on the left is the weapons statusarea. The Laser setting can range between 1 and9. Damage shows the harm that will be done to your target if its shield is down when hit.
The energy used to fire the laser is shown nextto Cost. Your charge must be greater or equal to your laser setting before firing. You can carry up to 9 torpedoes.
During this demo, commands will be entered automatically. Normally you would type them in.Start by moving forward with the "M" command.
You have just flown by your station <> and arenow near a planet < > and a star <>. The localscan command "S" (or F3) will identify objects within 150 units.
The planet, Solar1 is your planet as shown by the 'F' side identifier above in the directory.Stars are identified with an 'S'.
Look around to see if there is anything near you have not scanned.
Since there is nothing in the area you have notscanned, move around to explore.
There's something ahead. Lock onto it and use "TS" for a long range scan.
Good, a poorly defended neutral planet. Move on to capture the planet.
Whew!, those hornets weren't as defenseless as you thought they would be. View the planet to claim your bounty.
A hornet bomb will come in handy later. For now, return to your station for more torpedoes via the scenic route.
Lost In Space Again. You will have to use the navigation computer. Use DF to bring up a list of Federation objects and go to the station.
You made it back to the station. You can get torpedoes and energy from a station. Next, you will use the remote to explore. Activate it with "CR".
You are now looking at your cruiser <¥> and your station <> from the remote. Increase yourvelocity and move at full speed. The remote requires no energy to move.
Luck! You've found Kartezion1, Tin Head's home system. Try to find his station before he returns.
There's the enemy ship! Your remote cannot fireweapons, but if you stay with him, he might lead you to his station.
Tin Head fired at your remote. The remote is doomed because it has no defense. Remotes are expendable, you have an unlimited supply of them.
Use the navigation computer to find Kartezion1 again with the "DK" command.
Tin Head is not in close range right now, so try to steal his planet.
Maybe taking the planet now wasn't a good idea after all. Your shield is down, Tin Head and his Hornets are attacking you, and you are a long way from home. Go back to your station.
You just got hit by another torpedo and laser, you will not survive. Next time keep your shield up. That's the end of the demo. Good Luck on your own.
