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Title: Docs for Yeagers Flight Simulator Date: 9/12/87 Time: 9:17 am The PTL Club Presents Chuck Yeager's Advanced Flight Simulator Docs Call The Anarchy Burger At (206) 537-6906 1200/2400 FCP/Emulex Typed Up By: The Spiker Gaining More Disk Space ------- ---- ---- ----- If you need more disk space on your backup copy, DEL<Dos command> Dup.exe, Install.bat, and Afscklst.txt from the root directory. Controlling AFS Planes ----------- --- ------ You control AFS planes in one of four ways: 1) using a joystick; 2) using the numeric keypad, 3) using the mouse or 4) using the Maxx computer interface peripheral. Read the following sections for umportant information regarding joysticks and Maxx. See "Aircraft and Simulator Controls" for all of AFS' keypad controls. Tandy Joystick Ports: if you own a: Tandy 1000, plug your joystick into the 'right' port; Tandy 1000SX, plug your joystick into the 'left' port; Tandy 1000EX, plug your joystick into the 'rear' port. Recalibrating Joysticks: if your joystick loses synchronization with the elevators, ailerons, and rudder, center the joystick and hit J to recalibrate. Using the Maxx Computer Interface Peripheral: AFS is compatible with the Maxx control stick, which simulates an airplane's control yoke. Set the Maxx throttle slider all the way off(down), and start AFS. When AFS is running, select Joystick from the Sys menu. If you accidentaly start AFS with the Maxx throttle in the ON position, center the wheel, slide throttle off(down), and press J to "calibrate joystick." Menus ----- Press the Up or Down cursor key and press Enter to select a command from the Main menu. Selecting a Main meny commands opens a menu containing the titles of several pull-down menus. If you choose Intro Flight, Test Flight, or Airplane Racing from the Main meny, you begin flying immediately. Press the Esc key or the Spacebar tp see the menu bar in one of those cases. Select a pull-down menu using the Right or Left cursor key, and press Enter to pull it down. Press the Right or Left cursor key to open a different pull-down menu. Press Esc to close the menu or the menu bar. Each pull-down menu contains commands, usually with first command selected. Press the Up or Down cursor key to select a command, and press Enter to activate it and return to flying. Active commands are red. Inactive commands are white. Unavailable commands are blue. Select the Main Menu command from the Option menu to return to the main menu. Many menus also contain blank space that you can fill in with your own flight lessons or formation flight maneuvers (see manual). Configuring AFS For Your Computer ----------- --- --- ---- -------- AFS attempts to configure itself for your computer each time you start the program. However, if you have a color graphics adapter, AFS can't tell whether you have an RGB or composite color monitor. AFS defaults to RGB, so change the default setting in order to see colors on a composite color monitor. You can also change other configuration items to match your own preferences. To change the system settings: choose Intro Flight from the main menu and press Esc until the menu bar appears across the top of the screen; select Sys in the menu bar and press Enter. The SYStem configuration menu appears, listing various configuration options (See "Sys Menu" below); use the cursor keys to select an option you want, then press Enter. AFS closes the menu bar and returns you to flying; to make another menu change, press Esc or the Spacebar to open the menu bar. Sys Menu --- ---- RGB: sets the colors and character style for an RGB color monitor. Composite: sets the colors and character style for a composite color monitor. New Palette: changes the screen to a color scheme appropriate for an EGA card. Composite 2: changes the screen to a color scheme appropriate for the Tandy PCs. Sound: turns on sound effects. No Sound: turns off sound effects. Joystick: chooses the joystick of Maxx for operating ailerons, elevators, and rudder. Mouse: chooses the mouse (Microsoft type) for operating the ailerons, elevators, and rudder. This option is only available if you have installed a mouse driver (see your mouse documentation for information on use and installation). Slow Mouse: chooses an older (white with green buttons) Microsoft-type mouse for operating the ailerons, elevators, and rudder. This option is only available if you have installed a mouse driver (see your mouse documentation for information on use and installation). Keyboard: chooses the arrow keys on the keyboard for oprating the ailerons, elevators, and rudder. Center Image: shifts the entire displayed image to the right a bit, compensating for an off-center image. Save Setup: saves the current airplane and palette/display settings so they will be in effect the next time you start AFS. The Flight Recorder and Buying the Farm --- ------ -------- --- ------ --- ---- The flight recorder may be damaged if you buy the farm while it is running. So you may get unpredictable results if you try to replace an auger job. Removing Recordings from Menus -------- ---------- ---- ----- When you record maneuvers in Formation Flight, or lessons in Flight Instruction, your recordings are added to the AFS menus. These menu items reside in the AFS directory on disk a the file names you assign during the recording session. For instance, if you record a maneuver called "Figure8," AFS creates files in the AFS directory, but all you see is the command "Figure8" in the Maneuver menu. To remove the "Figure8" command from the Maneuver menu, choose Return to DOS from the Main menu, and at the DOS prompt type: DEL \AFS\FIGURE8.*. This command deletes all of the "Figure8" files, and when you start AFS, the command is deleted from the Maneuver menu. This procedure also works for the recordings you make in Basic, Advanced, and Aerobatic Flight instruction. Simply use the name you assign to the recording in the same manner: DEL \AFS\MYSTUNT.* (replace MYSTUNT with your own recording name). Using the Clear Race Command ----- --- ----- ---- ------- The Clear Race command in Airplane Racing removes your race opponents permanently -- even if you quit and restart the program. Each time you successfully complete the course, AFS adds a new opponent until you reach the maximum number of opponents for your computer's memory configuration. If you want to reinstate all of the race opponents without running the course a number of times, you must reinstall AFS on your backup disk. Printing the Test Flight Checklist -------- --- ---- ------ --------- There is a duplicate of the test flight checklist (Appendix B of the manual) on your AFS master disk. The checklist is stored on disk as a text file called AFSCKLST.TXT. If you have a printer, use the DOS print command to print as many checklists as you need (see your DOS user's manual for more information on printing text files). Using a TV as a Composite Monitor ----- - -- -- - --------- ------- Use your VCR to turn your color TV into a composite monitor. Plus the composite Video Out signal from your computer's graphics adapter into the Video In jack of your VCR. Switch your VCR to Camera mode so it recognizes the video signal, and you have a composite color monitor. You may need to asjust your TV in order to match the colors onscreen with those described in the manual. If the display runs off the left edge of the screen, choose Center Image from the Sys menu to shift the image right. Enhancing AFS Performance --------- --- ----------- You can greatly enhance AFS' performance by using the CONFIG.SYS file on your DOS system disk to increase the number of file buffers available. (See your DOS user's manual for information on modifying the CONFIG.SYS file.) Add the following line to CONFIG.SYS: BUFFERS = 24. Also, without a CONFIG.SYS file, you can race against only two opponents. To race against five opponents, add this line: FILES = 8. The changes you make to CONFIG.SYS take effect only after you reboot the computer. Aircraft and Simulator Controls -------- --- --------- -------- Aircraft Controls ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Input Device Throttle Systems Stick ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Keyboard + Increase B Brakes (Keypad) - Decrease *F Flaps 8,2 Elevators Up/Down F2 Full *G Landing gear 4,6 Ailerons Left/Right F4 Increase 1 Notch R Radio 7,9 Up & Left/Right F6 Increase 1/2 Notch 1,3 Down & Left/Right F8 Decrease 2 Notches 5 Center Stick F10 Cut < or 0 Rudder Left > or Decimal Rudder Right ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Mouse Same as Above Same as Above Mouse Control Stick Right Button Right Rudder Left Button Left Rudder Both Buttons Center Rudder ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Joystick Same as Above Same as Above Stick Control Stick Button 0 Right Rudder Button 1 Left Rudder Both Buttons Center Rudder ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Maxx Slide Control Same as Above (below wheel) Wheel Left/Right Ailerons Left/Right Wheel Fwd/Back Elevators Up/Down ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Simulator Controls ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ View Menus Functions ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ A-Left/Front View Return-Select Highlighted Command J-Calibrate Joystick C-Chase Plane/Front View Esc-Open/Close/Cancel menu O-Fly/Observe D-Right/Front View 2,4,6,8-Change Menu or Highlight (Instruction Only) S-Satellite/Front View Spacebar-Open Menu Bar From Flight P-Pause X-Rear/Front View F1-Go to Demo Flight Ctrl-Break--Quit AFS Z-Tower/Front View F3-Go to Test Flight (Return to DOS) F5-Go to Formation Flying Return-Cancel maneuver F7-Go to Airplane Racing or lesson recording F9-Go to Flight Instruction (press at filename prompt) * Inoperative on Some Airplanes Leached From Avengers Island 612/439-9782 *--* Qmodem Capture File 02/28/88 08:12:27 *--* d21 Press [X] to Abort / [CR] to Continue: Title: Docs for Yeagers Flight Simulator Date: 10/24/87 Time: 3:29 pm ---------------------------------------------------------------- - Ninja - The History and the Legend - - - - As Transcribed by: Bad Brains - - - - Call the PC Anarchy Burger BBS (206) - - Number soon to be available - ---------------------------------------------------------------- The Shadow Warriors The origins of Ninjutsu, the least known of all the Japanese marial arts can be traced back over 1000 years. Judo, Karate and Aikido made popular in the West after the second world war, were only introduced to Japan comparatively recently in the last century. The Art was developed in the wooded mountain areas of Japan known as Iga and Koga by isolated family groups who had rejected the civilized world and had elected to live in harmony with nature and to seek total enlightenment through a study of mysticism! Development of Warrior Art The family clans were peace loving, but the knowledge of their existance and way of life displeased the Emperor and his Warlords, it was not permitted in feudal Japan to go against the way of life dictated by the State. The Emperor's troops were dispatched with orders to eliminate the troublesome families, and the resulting centuries long struggle produced the legend of the supernatural Ninja Warriors of Japan. It rapidly became clear that the families would need to defend themselves, as the attacks from the Japanese Warlords were intensified. Training methods for the warriors were developed, concentrating on physical combat, psychological warfare and the use of occult powers. Training was quick and rigorous. The warriors relied upon physical tricks, on strategy and cunning, they were adept at camouflage, and the use of fire and explosives in battle. The reputation of the Ninja warriors spread throughout Japan, for their ruthlessness and their lack of scruples in battle. What the enemy would call "deceit, cowardice and treachery" the Ninja would term "strategy, cunning and wit". It was for these reasons that they were shunned by the Samurai who were loyal and "fair" in battle. Weaponry The sword was the main weapon. It had a short flat blade for close range fighting: for medium and long range fighting 2/3 edged blades and spears were used. The use of fire and explosives was widespread and very effective in Japan, where most buildings were constructed from paper and wood. Gradually over the centuries the Ninja families became more and more involved with their reputations as military specialists and less with their lives as mysticss. Their methods of physical combat became so admired that they were taught throughout Japan and are still practiced today... Your Mission... For many years the people of the small Japanese village Tambo Machi have lived in fear of the evil tyrant, Akuma. Akuma and his band of ruthless thieves have taken nearly everything of value from the villagers, leaving them scarcely able to survive on what remains. Now the village faces its greatest crisis... Akuma and his men have stolen the "Shichi Nin No Kami", the seven jade idols, which the people had kept hidden for years. The idols are considered priceless because of their mystical powers. The peasants of Tambo Machi have called on you, the greatest Ninja warrior of the land, to help them retrieve the idols. You must enter Akuma's fortress of death, the Shijo, to recover the idols which are scattered throughout the rooms. Armed with your special Ninja weapons, you will battle the guards of the Shijo in order to bring back all the idols and make a safe escpae from the Shijo. All of Tambo Machi is counting on you... Good Luck! Controls Jump Up Jump ----- ----- ----- Jump Left | 7 | | 8 | | 9 | Right ----- ----- ----- | Walk ----- | ----- Walk Left | 4 |-----------------+------------------| 6 | Right ----- | ----- | Walk ----- ----- ----- Walk Left | 1 | | 2 | | 3 | Right ----- ----- ----- crouch (pick-up) Controls with Space Bar or Fire Button Pressed High Punch Use ----- ----- ----- High Sword| 7 | | 8 | | 9 | Kick ----- ----- ----- | ----- | ----- Body Throw| 4 |-----------------+------------------| 6 | Kick ----- | ----- | ----- ----- ----- low Defend| 1 | | 2 | | 3 | kick ----- ----- ----- low punch Fire button pressed controls assume Ninja is walking right to left. Reverse controls when he does not. Return/Enter begins new game once completed or lost. To Move upwards, stand under the holes in the ceilings and jump upwards. (You must be exactly under it.) Loading Insert the disk into the drive and reset the machine. The game will load and run automatically. Game Play Your goal is to bring back all seven jade idols which are scattered through the floors of the Shijo. Each room can be protected by three different kinds of guards. There are karate experts, skilled at hand-to-hand combat, whose kicks can be deadly. You will also face judo experts who have strong punches. Most deadly of all, you will have to battle Akuma's Ninja warriors who will try to defeat you with throwing stars, knives, and skills equal to yours. As you move through the Shijo, you may fight the guards (there may be up to five per room) or escape! You may do this by running to the exits at the sides, jumping up through the holes in the ceiling, or jumping down through holes in the floor. If you choose to fight the guards, you may punch or kick them or throw stars and knives. But you must be careful... with each injury you suffer from the guards, you strength will weaken. Points may be scored by defeating guards and by retrieving idols. With each idol you retrieve, your strength is restored by mystical forces. You must try to obtain all seven statuettes without being destroyed by the guards. You must then make your way safely back to the exit of the Shijo at the bottom, where you began, to return the treasured idols to the villagers, and win the game. The final idol lies in a locked room at the very top of the Shijo. The forces of the idols will open the door for you, but only once you have six of the seven idols. As you move up through the levels, more points are scored for defeating Ninjas, Thugs and Karatekas than on the lower floors. They are, however, considerably harder to kill! Your strength and theirs is shown as a bar at the bottom of the screen. The Map Akuma's Chamber | (Hidden Entrance) | Kanagura <--------------------> Grey Wall | | | | Zashikigura <---> Big Door Blue Door | | | | Dozo <---> Window <---> Diamond Hall <---> Enshogura Room | | Red Door <---> Takimikura <---> Dojo <---> Rainbow Room <---> Blue Windows | | --> Walkway <---> Torii <---> Shuo <---> Shrine <---> Walkway | Entrance | | | Torii in Sea <-------------------------------------------- Call These BBS systems: Globe Quest (206) 537-4267 Lunatic Phringe (312) 965-3677 The Board (312) 757-3135 Wizard's Palace (312) 725-7586 Twilight Zone (617) 244-3425 Celestial Alliance (713) 568-4715 and watch for the forthcoming... ANARCHY BURGER!!! Leached From Exodus bbs 408/268-3986