DOCUMENTATION FOR SCUD_BUSTER V.8 C/1991 HOWARD DORTCH THE STARTUP SCREEN - This screen will allow playing the computer or play against a friend (or enemy) using the modem. This demo version of the program will not allow use of the modem. When you register you will be sent the full working version. Select START to get to the battlefield. Select QUIT to quit the game. BATTLE is one game the highest score at the end is the winner. WAR a war will be 7 battles, The army with the highest score will be declared the winner. THE BATTLEFIELD - The battlefield screen is a Pseudo 3-D view of a battlefield, The enemy is at the top far away and you are at the bottom. The DEPLOY EQUIPMENT window has your equipment. From left to right SURFACE TO SURFACE MISSLES (3)- SURFACE TO AIR MISSLE (1) - RADAR (1) - COMMAND AND CONTROL (1) DEPLOY EQUIPMENT - Use the mouse to select a piece by placing the crosshair over the piece you want to move then click the left mouse button. The piece will disappear. Move the crosshair to where you want to place the piece and click the left button of the mouse. You won't be able to place the pieces outside of the playfield,and you won't be able to place the piece too close to another piece. START THE GAME - When the last piece is on the play field the game has begun, so be ready! LAUNCHING SURFACE TO SURFACE MISSLES - Select the missle by using the F1,F2,F3 keys.(F1=missle1,F2=missle2,F3=missle3) Then place the crosshair in the enemy battlefield and press the left mouse button to launch the missle. If you have the crosshair in the blue sky, the missle will fall to the ground below that point. When the missle is launched it will fly out of view at the top of the screen,then a few seconds later you will see a small warhead fall over the enemy battlefield. Your enemy has SURFACE TO AIR missles and he may shoot your missle down. If you see your missle explode in the air you will know he got it with his missle. LAUNCHING SURFACE TO AIR MISSLE - Select the SAM by pressing the SPACE BAR then select the target using the crosshair, and press the left mouse button. NOTE - the SAM will not launch below the enemy's front line. You will have to lead your target a little to hit it. As an option the ESC key is assigned to select the SAM missle. Your RADAR unit helps you aim the missle. If your enemy destroys your RADAR unit you will have to aim a little better to hit your target. NOTE should your SAM launcher get destroyed, it will be repaired after a period of time, or you can elect to convert one of your other launchers to a SAM site using the 1,2,3 keys on the keypad. Press 1 on the keypad to replace launcher 1 with a SAM. Strategy is important here. It's up to you. YOUR AWACS - The panel in the lower left is your AWACS. The sections will turn orange when your enemy launches a missle. The sections represent a map of your enemy's battlefield. If the pannel in the upper left turns orange,your enemy launched a missle from the back left side of the battlefield. When you launch a missle at the enemy you may notice one of the AWACS panels turn orange then grey,like a flash. This indicates he launched his SURFACE TO AIR missle to shoot your missle down. To get a more precise location of the enemy launch sites, use the F4 key to send your plane over his battlefield. When he launches a missle a small orange dot appears to let you see his launch sites. CAUTION CAUTION!!! if you leave your AWACS over his battlefield too long he will shoot it down!!!!!!!. Use the F5 key to bring your AWACS back to a safe distance. The only time you dont have to worry about getting shot down is if you destroy his SURFACE TO AIR launcher. See the section STATUS to find out what he has activated. Should your AWACS get destroyed, be patient it will be repaired after a period of time. ENEMY AWACS - During the battle you will see an airplane in the sky to the left or the right. This is your enemy AWACS. If you are launching a SURFACE TO SURFACE missle when this AWACS plane is in view,your enemy will have the location of the missle you launch, he will come after it,so be ready he doesn't miss!!! Use your SURFACE TO AIR MISSLE to shoot down his AWACS. RADAR - The RADAR panel in the bottom center will show you an orange bar after the enemy launches a missle. This bar is in a relative position to where the inbound missle is going to come down. If the bar is on the left side of the pannel then the missle will come down on the left side of the battlefield. If an enemy missle hits your RADAR truck the radar glass will shatter and you will lose inbound reports,and your SURFACE TO AIR missle will be less accurate. STATUS - This pannel lets you know what your enemy has active. When your missles hit one of his pieces of equipment the piece that you hit will be removed from the status window. NOTE ON THE MISSLES - The SURFACE TO AIR missles can't hit anything in your enemy's battlefield. The SURFACE TO SURFACE missle can't be used to hit an enemy inbound missle. DON'T GET CONFUSED!!! ENDING THE BATTLE - Your COMMAND AND CONTROL HEADQUARTERS is what you are trying to protect! If an enemy missle hits it the battle is over!! Also if you lose all your SURFACE TO SURFACE missles, the battle is over!! At the end a message will appear to let you know if you WIN or LOSE,then you will go to the startup screen to see your score. NOTES ON YOUR ENEMY - HINTS 1. The kill ratio on his SAM is about 75%. If you destroy his RADAR unit this falls to 50%. 2. You destroy his SAM site and he can't shoot at your AWACS. When you see you have destroyed his sam hit the F4 key to get your AWACS down range. 3. Take a defensive posture at first. Concentrate on shooting the inbound missles. Try to get a shot at his AWACS plane. After you see his AWACS fly by then launch your SURFACE TO SURFACE MISSLES. 4. You shoot down his AWACS plane and he can't detect your launch sites, so launch at will. 5. Use your AWACS for short periods of time just to see one launch site then concentrate on it. 6. Try to get his SURFACE TO AIR MISSLE first, then you can concentrate on his launch sites.