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- WELCOME TO FIREPOWER !
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- There are three modes of play in FIREPOWER:
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- 1. JOYSTICK VS. JOYSTICK
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- In this mode of FIREPOWER your adversary is another human rather than the
- computer. Two joysticks are required. The playing screen is divided into
- two parts, one for each player and the STATUS WINDOW is at the bottom of the
- screen. After you read these instructions you will be prompted to pick your
- tank. There are three tanks to chose from. Each has its own characteristics
- and specifications. Make your selection by pressing the joystick to the
- left, right or center. Press the firebutton while holding your selection.
- Both players must make their selection before the game will begin.
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- 2. JOYSTICK VS. MODEM
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- In this mode of FIREPOWER your adversary is an other person using a different
- computer connected by a modem, either over the telephone line, or in the same
- room. One joystick is required (in the second joystick port). The mouse is
- used to make special modem selections. The playing screen is divided into two
- parts, one side for your viewing screen and the other side for the modem
- screen and controls. The status window is at the bottom of the screen.
- In this mode the tank has been selected for you.
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- 3. JOYSTICK VS. COMPUTER
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- In this mode of FIREPOWER your adversary is the computer. One joystick is
- required (in the second joystick port). In this mode the playing screen is
- larger than in the two player modes and the STATUS WINDOW is located along
- the right side. After you read these instructions you will be prompted to
- pick your tank. There are three tanks to choose from. Each has its own
- characteristics and specifications. Make your selection by pressing the
- joystick to the left, right or center. Press the firebutton while holding
- your selection.
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- GAME PLAY
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- The goal of FIREPOWER is to find the enemy's flag and return it to your base.
- The game begins with your tank sitting in a garage at your base. Drive
- forward and your tank will come out of the garage and become visible (refer
- to joystick controls at the end of this document). If you remain stationary
- at any location for too long, the enemy will locate you and attack with
- helicopters. It is possible for your tank to get stuck when driving through
- rubble or other projections from the ground. Moving in the reverse direction
- will usually solve this problem.
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- THE STATUS WINDOW
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- SCORE: You gain points by destroying your enemy's tanks, helicopters, men
- and fortresses. You also gain points by saving your own men and returning
- them to a First-Aid Station (marked with a red cross).
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- MEN: The number in this window indicates the number of your men you have
- aboard your tank. You pick up your men by comming to a complete stop as they
- run up to your tank. If the tank is moving, the men will be killed. After you
- have taken on the maximum amount of men, your own men will not attempt to run
- up to your tank You unload your men by stopping on the right hand side of the
- First-Aid station. Your men will then exit the tank and run into the Station.
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- MINES: Mines are symbolized on the STATUS WINDOW by a gray disk with a slash.
- The number indicates the number of mines remaining in your tank. By bringing
- the tank to a complete stop, then simultaneously pressing the fire button
- and pulling down on the joystick mines are dropped. Beware, the mines are
- proximity mines and will explode when anything gets near them, including your
- tank. You can acquire 1 extra mine for each 5 of your own men you rescue and
- return to the First Aid Station.
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- FUEL: Each tank starts with a full load of fuel. The fuel load is consumed
- as the tank drives from place to place. Additional fuel can be acquired by
- finding and destroying your enemy's fuel depots. (A large dome connected
- diagonally to a smaller dome). Also by returning to your own garage. If your
- tank exhausts its fuel, it will explode to prevent the enemy from taking
- abandoned tanks on the battle field.
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- RADAR: Your radar is large black square in your status window. You are the
- dot in the center. Your enemy will show up as dots relatively around you.
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- JOYSTICK CONTROLS
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- The joystick controls in FIREPOWER are absolute, so that if you are facing
- up and you would like to drive to the left, all you need to do is push the
- joystick to the left and hold it there. If you are facing left and you would
- like to back up, press the joystick to the right (the opposite direction).
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- SOME HINTS
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- Be careful that you do not explode your own mines while dropping them. Keep
- track of the direction of your home base, as you will have to return there
- with your enemy's flag in order to win the game. The gun turrets on both
- fortresses only have eight positions. The turrets can fire at a 45 degree
- angle, but not at 25 degrees. Thus, they are vulnerable to an odd angled
- attack. In addition, the turrets are programmed not to shoot in any direction
- that might damage other portions of its own fortress. Thus, if your tank is
- well positioned, the enemy turrets will not fire on you when your tank is in
- close proximity to other vulnerable parts of the enemy fortress. Good luck,
- and capture the Flag!
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- MODEM CONTROLS AND USE
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- The modem mode is designed for use with Hayes 1200 and 2400 baud compatible
- modems only, and is not guaranteed to work with modems other than Hayes
- compatible. After you have finished reading these instructions, the modem
- mode game will automatically load in. The left side of your screen will be
- set up for the tank, the right side is a simple terminal. On the bottom of
- the right side is the control panel. On it are the following controls;
- CALL: Press this button after typing in the telephone number you want to call
- in the box marked with a "#".
- START: After connection has been made, you will be in a simple terminal, thus,
- may talk using the keyboard if you like. Pressing the START button will start
- the game on both sides. The person that presses the start button first takes
- control of the left Green tank. The modem screen will display the message
- "* STARTING GAME *", the game will begin. In the case that the other person
- presses the start button first, your screen will reconfigure, so that the
- simple terminal is on the left and the game screen in on the right. You may
- type messages to your friend WHILE playing the game.
- H-UP: This button will send the ATH0 command to your modem to hang up.
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- It is suggested that you play the one or two player games first, so that you
- get a feeling for FIREPOWER. Consult your Modems user manual for detailed
- operations of the modem.
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