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- BEYOND
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- QUICK HELP
- Numeric keypad Insert - turn left
- " " Delete - turn right
- " " Arrows - turn to that angle
- P key - pause
- S key - scan
- C key - communicate
- Escape key - save,load,help,quit
- F1 key - this help message
- F2 key - scenario-specific help
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- HOW TO FLY
- Objects at rest tend to remain at rest.
- objects in motion tend to remain in motion.
-
- Beyond recognizes this: if you are moving
- and applying no thrust, you will keep moving in
- the same direction. If you turn, it has no
- effect on your movement, unless you start
- applying thrust.
-
- You thrust be pressing the CTRL keys and shoot
- by pressing the ALT keys. (Not all ships are
- equipped with guns, however.)
-
- The 0 (Insert) and . (delete) keys on the
- numeric keypad can be used to turn left and
- right. The arrow keys on the numeric keypad
- will turn you to that angle (so, if you press
- the 9/pageup key your ship will turn until it is
- facing up, to the right.
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- THE INSTRUMENTS
- There are three main instruments in any beyond
- ship: the coordinate display, the radar and
- the status bars.
-
- The coordinate display shows your position
- by two numbers, for X and Y position.
- Negative X is left, positive X is right,
- negative Y is up and positive Y is down:
- -1,-1 1,-1
- 0,0
- -1, 1 1, 1
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- Your radar display will show a blip in the
- centre for you, with other blips
- representing planets and ships.
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- The status bars show your recharge level,
- thrust setting, shield/armour and heat.
- Thrusting and shooting use up power and
- generate heat. If you drain all your power
- or overheat, you will be unable to thrust
- or shoot for a few seconds. Upgrading your
- generator and heat sinks will help prevent
- this. Your shield/armour display shows a
- bar to represent armour, which may be
- overwritten by a second bar, which represents
- shields. If your armour level drops to zero
- through staying out of port too long or
- being shot, your ship will explode.
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- HOW TO LAND
- If you fly over a planet that can be landed on
- you will automatically land on it. Pressing the
- S key will scan the nearby planets and give you
- information about whether you can land there or
- not. Press F1 while on a planet for help on the
- options there.
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- HOW TO COMMUNICATE
- If you land on a planet you may find someone
- to talk to there, and you can try to communicate
- with nearby ships by pressing the C key while in
- flight. Pressing F1 while communicating will
- give you more help on the communication system.
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