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** CEPHALOTRON 2 **
by
Pete W Storonskij
** OFFICIAL DESCRIPTION OF CEPHALOTRON 2 **
CephaloTron 2 is Pete W Storonskij's combined Tron-Artillery game. You play Light Cycles, but with ultimate weapons! It has the WeaponForge stacking system that lets you stack up to 12 warheads in one Torpedeux. You can construct your Torpedeux exactly to your taste with 380 warheads of 50 types to choose from. This makes for an infinite combination of ultimately overpowered weapon designs. All 30 players have 5 of their own custom weapons and automatic shields, as well as 3 gears to shift into during play. You can make Lava Storms, Airstrikes, and Centillions upon Centillions of other weaons.
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** BACK TO CEPHALO TRON 2 **
The best feature of Cephalotron 2 is it's configurability. A prime example of this is the WeaponForge system. You can design any weapon you want by stacking 12 warheads in a single Torpedeux.
You can have 5 different weapon stacks per player. Weapons are armed by the function keys, and launched with the fire button. The arming codes F1-F5 are for player 1, and F6-F10 are for player 2.
*** WEAPONFORGE CONSTRUCTION FACILITY ***
WeaponForge is a weapon construction engine, as it lets you build an infinite arsenal of ultimately over-powered weapons. There are 50 warhead types with 380 actual warheads to choose from.
The WeaponForge system allows you to stack any 12 warheads in one "Torpedeux" for use in the game, this allows you to make just about any weapon that you can think of. You can even link some of the warheads together, and have them fire each other.
You have the options to wipe a weapon clear, or to create random weapons. You also have 100 storage slots to save all of your favorite weapon designs. You can then sprinkle these weapons into the regular weapon slots, so you have a random arsenal of predesigned weapons.
*** WEAPONS MANIFEST ***
Here is an explanation of the 50 warhead types to choose from, to construct a Torpedeux with 12 stacked warheads.
Most of the 50 warhead types have at least 10 power settings. When this is taken into account, you get a total of 380 warheads!
** STANDARD WARHEADS **
TERRAIN 1-10
This puts a big round obstical on the screen at the impact point. Terrain has a range of 10 sizes and the largest one is just way too big. It lets you clutter the screen with terrain and to block off pathways.
EXPLOSION 1-10
Explosions destroy a concentrated area of the screen, and damage players in the blast radius. There are 10 explosion sizes, and the largest one is reminiscent of the "Damn Yeah!" weapon in SAH.
DONUT EXPLOSION 1-10
This explosion type is shaped like a donut, since the center of it is open. You can build Nova waves that expand outward from your ship's location for a short range devastator weapon.
CLEAR OUT 1-10
Clearouts only destroy pixels and do no damage to players, but are otherwise the same as explosions. There are 10 sizes for this weapon, and the largest one erases a gigantic area of the screen.
LAVA 1-20
Unleashes a cascading flood of lava at the point of detonation. Lava carries the momentum of the Torpedeux that fired it, and therefore goes in a preferred direction. Walls can contain the spread of lava, but lava can destroy players. Lava can be used to seal entrances to tunnels. The power level affects the amount of lava dumped on the screen. There are now 20 levels of lava.
ACID 1-20
This is the exact opposite of lava (and the same code drives both warheads), since the acid removes walls from the screen. Acid is harmless to players. The power affects the duration of the weapon.
DRONES 1-10
This acts like lava, only you have direct control over it's direction of motion. This lets you create "deadly doubles" of yourself to block passageways and to confuse other players.
LASER 1-10
Lasers are extermely powerful at full power, as the width of the weapon is determined by the power setting. The laser cuts through everything except for the outer wall. This lets you drill out of tight spots, make paths for yourself and your weapons, and shoot other players too.
LASER SPLINE 1-2
This combines the steering heat seeker with a laser spline trail, making a wild lightning bolt. The power option sets a thick or a thin beam.
*** WEAPON SPLITTERS ***
SIDE SPLIT (2)
This weapon splits the Torpedeux in half and sends the parts off to the sides. The warheads in each one are duplicated, yielding 2 identical Torpedeux weapons of equal power, travelling in opposite directions.
TRI-SPLIT (3)
Tri-Split is a weapon splitter that sends off two identical Torpedeux weapons perpendicular to the main Torpedeux, as well as the first torpedeux, that continues forward. All information is copied to the new weapons, including the exact state of the first weapon.
V-SPREAD (7) 1-10
This one laterally spreads the weapon into 7 identical warheads that all face the same direction. This lets you sweep the area in front of your ship. The power setting affects the weapon's lateral spreading.
MIRV (8)
The mirv weapon sends out 8 equally powerful Torpedeux weapons in all directions, with the same attributes as the original Torpedeux.
SUN BURST (15)
The sunburst spreads 15 weapons in all directions, each with the same attributes as the original. This is the most powerful splinter weapon there is.
*** SEEKING WEAPONS ***
HEAT SEEKER
This delivery system relentlessly engages the closest player to its position (but not the player who launched the weapon). This weapon turns on a dime, and is really difficult to evade. It's deadly accurate and hard to avoid, even with a teleport!
STEERING SEEKER 1-10
This heat seeker makes wide turns, like the homing missiles on that old video game, Time Pilot. The power setting affects it's ability to change direction, allowing you to have really wide turning heat seekers. This weapon is for people that think the other heat seeker is too unrealistic for their taste.
WEAPON SEEKER 1-10
The weapon seeker will relentlessly seek out enemy warheads. This is useful in stopping enemy heat seekers, as the weapon seeker travels at twice the speed of all the other warheads, allowing it to catch up from behind.
** TELEPORTS **
TELEPORT PLAYER
This teleport marks a trail for you to follow to your new destination. If you have a powerful weapon, you may want to get away from ground zero, or have an airstrike while you are safely tucked away in teleport mode :)
TELEPORT WEAPON
This teleports the weapon to a random location, allowing you to destroy targets anywhere. It is considered a delivery system since it does no damage on it's own and doesn't a
