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BATTLESHIPS
Typed in by DELTA. Taken from an ST SEWER SOFTWARE doc disk.
SCENARIO
THE COLD MORNING AIR CHILLS YOUR BONES AS YOU,THE ADMIRAL OF YOUR
COUNTRY'S NAVEL FORCES LOOK OUT FROM THE BRIDGE INTO THE DENSE
BLANKET OF FOG LYING ON THE OCEANS SURFACE."WHERE ARE THEY?" YOU
ASK YOUR SELF WITH A SUDDEN REALISATION THAT YOU ALONE MUST SEEK
AND DESTROY THE ENEMY FLEET BEFORE THEY FIND YOURS .HAVE YOU THE
NERVE TO FACE THE ULTIMATE NAVAL CHALLENGE AND BRING VICTORY HOME
TO YOUR COUNTRY?.
PLAYING INSTRUCTIONS
ON LOADING YOU ARE PRESENTED WITH A MENU OF OPTIONS.YOU CAN SELECT
THESE OPTIONS BY POSITIONING YOUR CURSOR ON THE DESIRED OPTION AND
PRESSING THE LEFT MOUSE BUTTON.
THE OPTIONS ARE :-
1/ A ONE PLAYER GAME AGAINST THE COMPUTER.
2/ A TWO PLAYER GAME WITH A FRIEND.
3/ A MULTIPLAYER TOURNAMENT BETWEEN TWO OR MORE
PLAYERS.TWO PLAY AT ANY ONE TIME;THE WINNER CAN THEN
TAKE ON A CHALLENGER AND BY REPEATED WINS AGAINST "ALL
COMERS" CAN BUILD UP A HIGH SCORE.
4/ SALVO FIRE: GIVES YOU 4 SHOTS PER SHIP REMAINING.ON
STARTING THE GAMES YOU WILL BE ASKED TO SET THE
POSITIONS OF YOUR SHIPS ON THE MAP GRID.
IF YOU ARE PLAYING A HUMAN OPPONENT,MAKE SURE YOUR MOVES ARE MADE
SECRETLY.MOVE THE CURSOR OVER THE GRAPHIC SHIP AT THE SIDE OF THE
MAP.PRESS THE LEFT MOUSE BUTTON AND MOVE THE SHIP TO THE DESIRED
POSITION.PRESSING THE BUTTON AGAIN WILL PLACE THE SHIP ON THE
MAP.TO ROTATE THE SHIP PRESS THE RIGHT MOUSE BUTTON.WHEN YOU HAVE
PLACED YOUR LAST SHIP YOUR OPPONENT WILL PLACE HIS.NOW THE GAMES
COMMENCES PROPERLY WITH EACH PLAYER ASKED IN TURN TO SHOOT AT THE
GRID CO-ORDINATE YOU WANT A SHOT TO BE FIRED AT.THIS IS DONE BY
POSITIONING YOUR CURSOR AND PRESSING THE LEFT MOUSE BUTTON.ON
SELECTION OF YOUR LAST TARGET,THE SCREEN WILL FLIP TO TO A GRAPHIC
REPRESENTATION OF THE FLEET AT SEA.MISSILES WILL BE FIRED FROM
YOUR SHIP AS AIRCRAFT FLY OVERHEAD,AND THE PROGRESSIVE DESTRUCTION
OF YOUR ENEMY WILL BE SHOWN.