Quick Instructions

     The following information is a brief summary of the instuctions to help
 you get started.  You can type F2 at any time during the game to read the
 complete instructions.


                                    Mouse

     The mouse controls your flight stick and the buttons fire the weapons.  To
 fire the missiles click the left mouse button.  To fire the lasers keep the
 right mouse button pressed down.


                                   Weapons

     To fire your weapons you must have a lock on a target.  To get a lock you
 must maneuver the target until it is between your crosshairs.

     If you have a missile lock on a target a circle will appear around the
 target and the targets shield strength will be displayed below and to the
 right.

     If you have a laser lock, 4 lines will appear around the target.  If you
 have both a laser and a missile lock on the same target only the missile lock
 is displayed.


                                    Radar

     The large circle on the left is the 2 dimensional radar.  Objects above
 you are orange and objects below you are green.  The large circle on the right
 is the 3 dimensional radar.  Objects in front of you are green and objects
 behind you are orange.  Cruisers are represented as vectors, flares as dots
 and missiles as flashing dots.


                                    Flares

     You can fire flares to decoy missiles and block enemy cruisers from
 locking on your cruiser.  Just fire the flare so that it comes between your
 cruiser and the enemy cruiser or missile.  The two keys to use are:

                            v - Fire flare forward.
                            c - Fire flare backward.


                                Missile Warning

     If a missile has a lock on your cruiser you will see a flashing missile
 symbol to the lower left of the crosshairs.


                                   Keyboard

     During the game the following keys can be used:

 F1  -  Quick instructions.                 F3   -  Toggle sound on or off.
 F2  -  Instructions.                       Esc  -  To quit.

 F5  -  The program needs to know if you are using a 2 or 3 button mouse.  For
        example, if you have a 3 button mouse you can use the middle button to
        fire instead of the right one.

 F9  -  If you change the configuration from its default by using the F5 key,
        it will only affect the current game you are playing.  To make the
        change permanent you must hit this key.


                                   Problems

     If you have problems running this software try the following:

     If you aren't reading the mouse buttons correctly, the problem is most
 likely the button assignment.  A two button mouse should have the button
 assignment LR.  A three button mouse should have the button assignment LMR.
 Set the mouse driver for these.

     If your running from a DOS shell, reboot the computer and run the program
 directly from DOS.

     Remove any TSR's other than the mouse driver before running this program.

     Systems that have a turbo mode should be run in turbo mode.

     This game must be played with the Caps Lock off.