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USA/FLT United Software Association USA/FLT
Fairlight PC Division
Proudly Presents
Megafortress Qwik Dox
by
Three-Sixty Software
Mouse Play (Limited Keyboard)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
It is highly recommended that a mouse be used to operate
Megafortress. When the mouse is chosen as the prime selection
tool during startup, all selections in the game can be made by
moving the pointer to an item and clicking on it with the left
mouse button. Selectable items can be buttons, switches,
objects on radar screens, objects on camera view screens, or
works on station monitor screens.
The right mouse button is used to cycle through information
supplied to database displays associated with maps in the
mission assignment screens, and the Navigator's MAP mode screen.
In addition, the "hot key" keyboard commands are available to
the player from any station.
KEYBOARD PLAY (NO MOUSE)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
A determined player can play the game w/o a mouse, using only
the keyboard. This is NOT recommended, as the game often
requires quick reactions that may be hindered by strictly
keyboard-centered control--but it can be done.
Keyboard play is accomplished by using the arrow keys and space
bar, three function keys, and the "hot" keys listed at the end
of this guide.
ARROW KEYS
~~~~~~~~~~
The arrow keys operate in two modes to select items, and to
maneuver the aircraft:
Mode 1: Selection
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
To select an item:
1) Position the pointer over a selector (selectors can be buttons
or lights on a panel, or works on a station monitor) as follows:
A) Use the up and down arrow (panel selector) keys to
move the game pointer from panel to panel within a
screen.
B) Use the left and right arrow or Tab and Shift-Tab
(object selector) keys to move from selector to
selector within a panel.
2) Tap the space bar.
For example, since the REGISTER panel is the only panel on its
screen, only the left and right arrow keys will work, moving
the pointer within the panel from object to object.
Mode 2: Flight Control
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1) Tap the ALT key. The pointer will change into a small
airplane symbol, indicating that the arrow keys can now be used
to make the aircraft turn or climb and descent.
2) Tap the Alt key again to return the arrow keys to the
selection mode.
Function Keys
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Three function keys (F8, F9, and F10) are used to cycle through
and select objects on the CRT monitors at various stations, as
follows:
Pilot, Copilot, EW, and OW Stations
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
F10............. With the monitors at any of these stations set
to RADAR, tap F10 to cycle through the targets currently displayed.
Navigator Station
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
MAP mode, with the WAYPOINT selector turned off:
F10................ Tap F10 to cycle through the type of information
currently selected in the small monitor (borders, cities, and highways
in CIV mode; radars, missiles, and bases in MIL mode)
MAP mode, with the INS selector switched to EDIT:
F10..........Tap F10 to move the pointer to the currently selected
waypoint on the large monitor, or, if the pointer is already on the
map, tap F10 to move the currently selected waypoint DOWNWARD.
Shift-F10.......If the pointer is already on the map, hold down the
Shift key and tap F10 to move the currently selected waypoint UPWARD.
F9..............If the pointer is already on the map, tap F9 to move
the currently selected waypoint to the RIGHT.
Shift-F9.................If the pointer is already on the map, hold
down the Shift key and tap F9 to move the currently selected waypoint
to the LEFT.
F8.........If the pointer is already on the map, tap F* to move the
pointer to the next waypoint.
Shift-F8.........If the pointer is already on the map, hold down the
Shift key and tap F8 to move the pointer to the previous waypoint.
The up and down arrow (panel selector) keys move the pointer off of
the map to a new panel.
RADAR mode (to set a temporary waypoint)
F10..............Tap F10 to move the pointer to the radar screen
and change it to the temporary waypoint cursor, or, if the cursor
is already on the screen, tap F10 to move it UPWARD.
Shift F10........Hold down the Shift key and tap F10 to move the
temporary waypoint cursor DOWNWARD.
F9..........If the temporary waypoint curson is on the radar screen,
tap F9 to move it to the RIGHT.
Shift-F9....If the temporary waypoint cursor is on the radar screen,
hold down the shift key and tap F9 to move it to the LEFT.
F8..............If the temporary waypoint cursor is on the radar
screen, tap F8 to set the temporary waypoint and return the pointer
to the radar panel.
OW Station
~~~~~~~~~~
SCAN OR ATTACK mode:
F10............Tap F10 to cycle through the missiles listed to
the right of the monitor (representing the currently selected
bar or pylon).
CONTROL mode:
F10...........Tap F10 to cycle through the missiles listed to the
right of the monitor (representing the currently selected bay or
pylon).
F9............For any missiles that operate in more than one mode
(for example, the AGM-88A), tap F9 to cycle through the modes.
CAMERA mode:
F10.......... Tap the F10 to cycle through the missiles listed to
the right of the monitor (representing the currently selected bar
or pylon).
F8..........Use the 4-way camera switch to maneuver the camera
until the target is centered under the green aiming cursor, and
then tap F8 to lock the missile guidance system onto the target
(a red box will appear if the lock-on is successful). Tap F8 a
second time to release the lock.
HOT KEYS (AVAILABLE AT ALL STATIONS)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
General
~~~~~~~
Pause...................P
Return to Menus..ESC
Mission Orders......F7
Sound on/off...........I
Engine sound on/off..O
Aircraft Controls (Flight Control mode for keyboard-only users)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Pitch down..............up arrow
Roll right...................right arrow
Roll left....................left arrow
Pitch up...........down arrow
Increase Power........+(keyboard "plus" sign)
Decrease Power.........-(keyboard "minus" sign)
Autopilot(DAFCS)...A
TAC on/off............C
Increase TAC limit....V
Decrease TAC limit....X
Batteries on/off......U
Flaps........F
Gear.......G
Taxi/Land Ratio.......T
Parking Brake.........B
Air Brake (airborne)...B
Interphone
~~~~~~~~~~
Pilot Station.....F1
Copilot Station.....F2
Navigator Station...F3
EW Station....F4
OW Station....F5
External Camer...F6
Clock
~~~~~
GMT.....D
ETA....E
START....S
RESET...R
Radar Monitors (Pilot, Copilot, Ew, Ow)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Zoom in......<(less than)
Zoom out.....<(greater than)
STV Camera mode (Nav, OW)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Z.....zero camera
Launch
~~~~~~
Airmine....L
Flare....;(semi-colon)
Chaff..."(quote)
Current Missile....Enter
Select Next Missile...\(backslash)
Time Compression
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Normal.....1
2x normal speed...2
3x normal speed...3
4x normal speed...4
5x normal speed...5
Thanks for choosing USA-Dox!
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