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.