LASER ASSAULT - Copyright 2001 Paul Hoffman. All rights reserved.



TABLE OF CONTENTS:

1.0 Minimum System Requirements
	1.1 Hardware
	1.2 Software

2.0 How to play
	2.1 Object
	2.2 Controls
	2.3 Using the menu
	2.4 Create and Edit new levels

3.0 Technical Support
	3.1 Online support





1.0 Minimum System Requirements

1.1 Hardware

	- Pentium 233Mhz
	- DirectX compatible sound card
	- SVGA graphics card with 640X480 resolution capability
	- 16 Megabytes RAM
	- 5 Megabytes Hardrive space

1.2 Software

	- Win9X,2000,ME
	- DirectX 8.0 or later (free DirectX download at www.microsoft.com)



2.0 How to play

2.1 Object

The object of the game is to complete all 100 levels. You complete a level by entering the red
transporter cube. Security droids will be hunting you down. You must avoid or destroy them
on route to the transporter.

Security Droids are equipped with a detection beam transceiver and one gun. They 
can only see you if you trip their red detection beam. If this happens, they will take about 1 
second to recognize you, then shoot a deadly green laser from their gun into your direction. 
If you are able to dodge this laser, the droids will converge on the area where you were last
detected.

You are also equipped with a laser gun with which to shoot and destroy the droids. The one
drawback to destroying a droid is the others droids will be alerted and come to its location.


2.2 Controls

cursor keys		move around the room
<ctrl> 		while <ctrl> is pressed, the cursor keys control direction of the 
			player's gun
<spacebar>		shoot the gun
<esc>			pause the game and enter the menu at the top of the screen


2.3 Using the Menu

You can access the main menu at the top of the screen by pressing escape. Use the left/right 
cursor keys to move to a different main menu item. Hit enter to select the menu item. If you 
select edit, you will access the edit menu at the bottom-right corner of the screen. Use the 
up/down arrow keys to move to a item within the edit menu. You can change the menu entry with 
the right/left arrow keys. 

The "level" item in the edit menu allows you to change the level which you are playing.
The "world" item in the edit menu allows you to choose to play the fixed levels (Earth) or the 
levels which you desiged yourself (Edit).
The "editmode" item in the edit menu allows you to enter the level editor.

Pressing <esc> will return you to the main menu.

2.4 Create and Edit new levels

By switching on the "editmode" item in the edit menu, you enter the level editor. You are
automatically placed in the top-right corner of the level. The controls are as follows:

cursor keys		move your cursor around the level
<ctrl>		while <ctrl> is pressed, the cursor keys change the object to be inserted
<esc>			exits out of the level editor and saves the current level




3.0 Technical Support
	

3.1 Online support

Any questions about how to install or play Laser Assault can be sent to:

tech.support@clevercode.com