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- S T A R C R O S S
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-
- The challenge was issued eons ago from light-years away. And only you
- can meet it. STARCROSS - The first INTERLOGIC science fiction mind-
- bender. The League presents notes to this Infocom adventure...
-
- Maneuvering the M.C.S. STARCROSS
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- There has been some confusion on the proper way to maneuver your ship,
- the STARCROSS. Since all onboard navigation is computererized, it is
- necessary to address navigation commands directly to the computer.
-
- Each command addressed to the ocmputer must be preceded by the word
- COMPUTER followed by a comma. For example, if you wanted the computer
- to turn off the alarm, you would type COMPUTER, TURN OFF THE ALARM.
- If you wanted to inform the computer that the thetacoordinae for a
- planned course is 180, you would type COMPUTER, THETA IS 180. To
- inform the computer of a course confirmation, you might type
- COMPUTER, CONFIRMED.
-
- Note that quotaion marks should not be used in addressing the
- computer (or any other character).
-
- STARCROSS
- =========
- All it takes is one final command. Then the surge of power, the thrust
- and thousands of miles of empty space go racing into the background...
- Rocketing through the Asteroid Belt, you still get the thrill of first
- flight. But as you settle into your seat and look around, you feel
- that slight insinuation of total aloneness whith its tinge of unease.
- The ship's computer has taken over the function of navigation and
- routine maintenance. You watch the sophisticated mass detector as it
- unceasingly scans your vicinity for uncharted mass. To assuage the
- tedium of your long trip, you consider browsing through the compact
- tape library - a compendium of the knowledge and culture of humanity.
- But the drone of the ship's system gradually lulls you, and you close
- your eyes and relax into a deep sleep.
- The year is 2186. Humanity has established colonies on the Moon, Mars
- and several of the larger astroids. Earth's sky is dotted with space
- habitats, and the spaceways hum and zoom with activity. But as always,
- there is the urgent need for energy to power this advanced civiliza-
- tion. Based on theories which began as early as the 1970's, it has
- been determined that quantum black holes can provide an inexhaust-
- ible source of power. These phenomena resulted from the Big Bang, and
- are extremely rare; there is approximately one 5mm-diameter hole
- found per year.
- Finding and harnessing a single black hole can make a man's fortune.
- It is a lonely business, fraught with the known and unknown hazards
- of the space frontier. You've equipped your ship, the mining vessel
- STARCROSS, with the best equipment you could afford. You've got a
- good mass detector to spot the hole, and the right magnets to bring
- its charges under control and haul it back to a containment tank at
- the base on Ceres. You've got a good mass detector to spot the hole,
- and the right magnets to bring its charges under control and haul it
- back to a containment tank at the base of Ceres. You've put everything
- into this venture, and though you've tried before, you somehow sense
- that this time will be different.
- Suddenly the strident jangling of the alarm jolts you to attention.
- You heart pounds as you stop the noise and see that the mass
- detector is registring a massive bulk in your vicinity. Pushing the
- button for the navigation chart print-out, you eagerly pinpoint the
- position of the mass. You hope that this is your long-anticipated
- chance of discovery, little realizing that your quest has taken an
- unexpected turn.
-
- Commands for exploring:
- The best way to move from place to place it to type the direction in
- which you want to travel. Acceptable directions are FORE or F, AFT,
- PORT or P, STARBOARD or SB, UP or U, and DOWN or D. In appropriate
- circumstances, IN and OUT may also be used.
-
-
- Since I (Mr.Who ???) have written this manual, there is no excuse
- for not playing this EXPERT Level Infocom Interlogic Science Fiction
- Mindbending Adventure !!!! (ELIISFMA !!!!)
-
- And remember to print out the VERY IMPORTANT map made by Mr.Who ???
- which is placed on this very disk !!! You are not to get anywhere
- if you don't print it out from DeLuxe Paint II.
-
- *+ (StarCross - good eh ?)
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