VOYAGER FROM OCEAN ------------------ SCENARIO -------- THE ROXIS(ENEMY) HAVE GATHERED THEIR RESORSES ON THE TEN MOONS OF SATURN. STARTING ON JANUS,EACH SUCCESSIVE MOON IS DEFENDED BY DEADLIER TROOPS GUARDING A MORE LETHAL ARRAY OF WEAPONRY.ONLY ONE GUY IN THE UNIVERSE IS BRAVE AND FOOLISH ENOUGH TO TRY AND TAKE THEM OUT:LUKE SNAYLES-CONVICT,EX- PILOT, ... PSYCHOPATH. ALL EARTH'S DEFENCE FORCES HAVE BEEN ANNIHILATED,SO SNAYLES IS THE LAST HOPE.TRAVELLING IN HIS SMALL CRAFT AND EQUIPPED WITH LIMITED FACILITIES,HE MUST DESTROY ALL OF THE AGGRESSORS ON EACH MOON,IN ORDER TO ELIMINATE THE INSTALLATIONS AND PROGRESS TO THE NEXT VIA A "WARP GATE".ALONG THE WAY HE CAN SCOOP EQUIPMENT PODS TO SUBSTANTIALLY INCREASE HIS WEAPONRY AND OTHER FACILITIES. THE MISSION BEGINS... CONTROLS -------- MOUSE(PORT 0) OR JOYSTICK(PORT 1) CAN BE USED TO CONTROL THE MOVEMENTS OF YOUR CRAFT. J OR M - TOGGLE TO JOYSTICK OR MOUSE CONTROL. MOUSE ----- ACCELERATE(WITH RIGHT MOUSE BUTTON PRESSED) TURRET RAISE/CLIMB | | LEFT -----|----- RIGHT | | LEFT MOUSE BUTTON - FIRE LASER TURRET LOWER/DIVE DECCELERATE(WITH RIGHT MOUSE BUTTON PRESSED) JOYSTICK -------- RAISE TURRET/CLIMB | | LEFT -----|----- RIGHT | | FIRE BUTTON - FIRE LASER LOWER TURRET/DIVE RIGHT SHIFT - ACCELERATE RIGHT ALT - DECCELERATE FIRE - START GAME ESC - QUIT GAME(IN PAUSE MODE ONLY) S - TOGGLE SOUND FX ON/OFF GAME KEYS --------- BACKSPACE - PAUSE/RESUME GAME SPACE - TOGGLE BETWEEN SKIMMER(IF FITTED) AND TANK MODE TAB - ATOMIC BOMB LAUNCHER(IF FITTED) D - DROP CAMERA(IF CARRIED) LEFT ALT - FIRE PYRAMID(IF FITTED) CTRL - FIRE DECOY(IF FITTED) LEFT SHIFT - FIRE MULTIPLE(IF FITTED) 1 - COMPUTER DISPLAY ON/OFF HELP - DECREMENT OBJECT WITHIN COMPUTER DEL - INCREMENT OBJECT WITHIN COMPUTER 2 - DISPLAY CURRENTLY FITTED EQUIPMENT 3 - DISPLAY DATA ON MOONS 4 - DISPLAY CAMERA DATA SCREEN 5 - DISPLAY WEAPONRY DATA 6 - DISPLAY DATA AND LOCATIONS OF REMAINING EQUIPMENT PODS 7 - DISPLAY MOTHERSHIP STATUS 8 - DISPLAY MAP OF CURRENT MOON NUMERIC KEYPAD -------------- 8 - FRONT VIEW 2 - REAR VIEW(IF FITTED) 4 - LEFT VIEW(IF FITTED) 6 - RIGHT VIEW(IF FITTED) 0 - BASE VIEW(IF FITTED) 5 - TOGGLE BETWEEN CRAFT VIEWS AND CAMERA VIEWS CURSOR UP - CAMERA UP(IF IN USE) CURSOR DOWN - CAMERA DOWN(IF IN USE) CURSOR LEFT - CAMERA LEFT(IF IN USE) CURSOR RIGHT - CAMERA RIGHT(IF IN USE) HELP - ADVANCE TO NEXT CAMERA(IF IN CAMERA MODE) DEL - GO TO PREVIOUS CAMERA(IF IN CAMERA MODE) FIRE - FIRE LASER FROM CAMERA(IF IN CAMERA MODE) GAMEPLAY -------- EACH OF THE TEN MOONS OF SATURN ARE BEING USED BY THE ROXIS FORCES TO DEVELOP MASSIVE WEAPONS FOR A FINAL ASSAULT UPON EARTH. STARTING FROM THE FIRST MOON,JANUS AND PROGRESSING THROUGH MIMAS,ENCELADUS, TETHYS,DIONE,RHEA,TITAN,HYPERION,LAPETUS AND PHOEBE,EACH SUCCESSIVE MOON IS MORE HEAVILY DEFENDED.THERE ARE 80 HOSTILE CRAFT DEFENDING EACH MOON,ALL OF WHICH MUST BE DESTROYED TO RENDER THAT MOON INACTIVE,AND TO OPEN THE PORTAL FOR TRANSPORTATION TO THE NEXT. INITIALLY,YOUR TANK-TYPE VEHICLE WILL BE EQUIPPED WITH JUST BASIC LASER FIRE,AN ON BOARD COMPUTER FOR DATA REFERENCE AND A SHORT RANGE RADAR.BASIC READINGS FOR SHIELD LEVEL,SPEED,ALTITUDE,FUEL,HEADING,TURRET ELEVATION AND CURRENT CO-ORDINATES WILL BE DISPLAYED AT ALL TIMES.ADDITIONALLY,ABOVE YOUR CONSOLE WILL BE DISPLAYED VIEW CO-ORDINATES,ENEMIES LEFT TO DESTROY AND CURRENT SCORE. AS YOU PROGRESS YOU CAN "SCOOP" ENERGY PODS(BY DIRECT CONTACT WITH YOUR CRAFT) WHICH WILL ENHANCE VARIOUS FACETS OF YOUR WEAPONRY/DEFENCES.ONLATER MOONS,THERE WILL BE A POD CONTAINING THE CONVERTER ENABLING THE SWITCH BETWEEN YOUR CRAFT FROM TANK TO SKIMMER.AT ANY TIME DURING PLAY,YOU CAN CALL UP VISUAL REFERENCE FROM COMPUTER TO INDICATE THE TYPES AND LOCATIONS OF PODS STILL UNCOLLECTED ON THE CURRENT MOON. SOME OF THE HOSTLIE CRAFT ARE MORE INTELLIGENT THAN OTHERS,ESPECIALLY ON LATER MOONS-YOUR COMPUTER CAN BE USED TO GIVE INFORMATION OF ALL THE AGRESSORS CURRENTLY AROUND.YOU MAY FIND TOO,THAT SOME CRAFT MAY NEED TO BE HIT MORE TIMES THAN OTHERS IN ORDER TO DESTROY THEM. IF A CAMERA(UP TO FOUR) IS SCOOPED,IT CAN BE DROPPED BY AT ANY TIME ON THAT MOON.THIS WILL ENABLE YOU TO LOOK AREAS WHERE YOU MAY NOT BE NEAR.THE CAMERAS ARE ALSO EQUIPPED WITH LIMITED-EFFECT LASERS WHICH ENABLES YOU TO SHOOT CRAFT REMOTELY. IF A DECOY IS SCOOPED,THIS CAN BE USED ONLY ONCE.ONCE JETTISONED FROM YOUR CRAFT,IT WILL DIVERT THE ENEMIES' FIREPOWER AWAY FROM YOU FOR A LIMITED PERIOD:USE WHEN ONLY ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY! VARIUOS OTHER PIECES OF EQUIPMENT ARE AVAILABLE,THE USAGE OF WHICH WILL BE DISCOVERED ON COLLECTION.NOTE,HOWEVER,THAT CERTAIN WEAPONS HAVE LIMITED AMMUNITION-CONSULT THE WEAPONRY DATA COMPUTER FOR INFORMATION REGARDING "SHOTS LEFT" WHEN ALL 80 CRAFT ON A MOON HAVE BEEN DESTROYED,THIS WILL ACTIVATE A PORTAL WHICH MUST BE FOUND BEFORE THE AUTOMATIC SELF-DESTRUCTION OF THE INSTALLATIONS ON THAT MOON ARE INITIATED.DIRECTIONAL GUIDES WILL APPEAR ON YOUR CONSOLE TO AID YOUR SEARCH FOR THE PORTAL.ON DECOVERY,YOU MUST IMMEDIATELY ENTER THE PORTAL,WHICH CAN ONLY BE ACCESSED FROM ONE SIDE,AND WARP THROUGH TO THE NEXT MOON.THE PASSAGE OF THIS,HOWEVER IS NOT STRAIGHTFORWARD,AND YOU MUST NEGOTIATE THE 3-D PATHWAY SAFLEY.COLLISION WITH THE WALLS OF THE PATHWAY WILL RESULT IN A LOSS OF SHIELD STRENGTH. IF YOU PROGRESS THROUGH TO,AND MANAGE TO DEFEAT,THE TENTH MOON,PJOEBE,YOU WILL HAVE CONQUERED THE ROXIS FORCES AND CAN HEAD HOME TO A HEROE'S WELCOME. RADAR ----- LIGHT BLUE - INANIMATE OBSTACLES DARK BLUE - EQUIPMENT PODS WHITE - AIRBORNE CRAFT RED - GROUND BASED CRAFT MAGENTA - MOST HOSTILE CRAFT FLASHING DOTS - MISSILES,MINES,ETC. HINTS & TIPS ------------ 1. WHEN IN TANK MODE,KEEP MOVING 2. KEEP FLYING,WHEN IN SKIMMER MODE,TO A MINIMUM AS THIS CONSUMES MUCH FUEL 3. WHEN A MOON IS COMPLETED,FIND THE PORTAL QUICKLY 4. AVOID LARGE OPEN SPACES FOR PROLONGED PERIODS,IE FIND COVER 5. AS SOON AS YOU ARRIVE ON A NEW MOON,CHECK ALL APPROPRIATE DATA ON YOUR PLANET ----------------------- ORACLE'89... THERES A STORM COMING...