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- Okay peoples of the living cyberspace, I know what you need. A
- good heatlthy dose of the Frontier manual. This should explain
- all those odd little icons and provide you with loads of
- background.
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- The game Frontier contains three manuals, the manuals itself
- discribing all the games ins and outs, the gazetter containg a
- history of man and a lengthly discription of various systems and
- lastly a book entitled STORIES OF LIFE ON THE FRONTIER which
- suprisingly enough contains stories of life on the frontier.
- There is eight of them but I havent read them and dont see a lot
- of point typing them in. So I wont.
-
- Well I might as well start at the top. This text file is the
- manual basically and the end of each pacge will be identifide buy
- a big line of stars, like so;
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- the manual is over 100 pages long and starts with the following
- page:
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- SUE CRIPPLE AND SNEER
- SOLICITORS
- WINDRUSH TOWER.OLYMPUS VILLAGE.MARS.SOL.O/O604 0L1
-
- YOUR REFERENCE: SCS / CPJ-4.1
- OUR REFERENCE: CPJ / JJJ-4.1
- J.Jameson Jnr
- 51a, South Dormitory
- Fish Processing Plant 3142
- Sirocco
- Merlin
- Ross 154
- -1/ORs2a S16
- 31.12.3199
- To whom it may concern
-
- It is our duty to inform you of the death of your grandfather,
- Commander Jameson.
-
- The wreakage of his ship was found in the Reidquat system on 11
- November 3199. He was presumed killed in combat after a
- 'misunderstanding' over some stolen goods according to the local
- press.
-
- A last will and testament was prepared on 3 February 3199 and
- section 4.1 has been circulated to all living grandchildren as
- instructed by our late client.
-
- If you have any queries do not hesitate to contact us. The normal
- fees of fifty (50) Credits per hour (including service tax)
- apply.
-
- Yours sincerly,
-
- ( BIG FLASHY SIGNATURE HERE! )
-
- Mr.Edmond Sneer
-
-
-
- Ths firm is regulated by the Galatic Law Society in the conduct
- of Galactic Investment Business
-
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-
- LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT
-
- Commander Peter Jameson Section 4.1
-
- A way of life that is very different to the dull, planet-bound
- existance you have probably led up to now. Its a way of life that
- I loved and want you to experience.
-
-
- I want you to feel the freedom of flying you own ship and being
- able to explore the vast galaxy. Whatever you aims in life (I
- settles with wealth, power and fame) there is an occupation for
- you. Try your hand at trading, following established trade routes
- or making your own. May be doing odd jobs is more your style,
- buzzing from one place to the next, never working for the same
- person twice. What about mining? Later perhaps.
-
- I know that some of you will sucumb to a criminal existance, so I
- may as well say that piracy, bounty hunting and mercenary work
- will suit you.
-
- I wont tell you to place your allegiance with the Federation, the
- Empire or the Independants but be careful - they all use you for
- their own aims. No amount of treties will change the fact that
- they dislike each other.
-
- Space has changed a great deal since I was your age. No, I am not
- going to harp on about everything being cheaper and friendlier in
- the past. People were just as bad then as now but we now have
- better technology and humans have spread further, so there is
- more scope. Your abilities as a pilot will be tested to the ful,
- especially in combat, so before you upset any body, get in some
- practice.
-
- I want to give you the best start I can. As there are now so many
- of you, my resources have been spread thinly. Each of you will
- recive an Egale Long Range Fighter and one hundred (100) credits.
- The ship has been delivered to your local starport but the
- documents are enclosed with this letter.
-
- Above all, enjoy yourself and BE WARY!
-
-
- Mortal Press 2/2TX4-LWT
-
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- WELCOME!
-
- CONGRATULATIONS on buying the Eagle Long Range Fighter, clearly
- the purchase of a discerning pilot!
-
- As you will no doubt have noticed, our continual quest for
- excellence has resulted in this, the culmination of the search
- for the most advanced technology and ergonomic design, embodied
- in one ship. We are proud of the individualistic style married
- with functional superiority, as we continue the Faulcon De Lacy
- pedigree.
-
- As you are obviously a cut above the common space traveller, the
- understated styling of the intertior will have impressed you. A
- dynamic spacehound such as yourself will not have time for the
- unnecessary frills, so we have syled the interior with the
- minimum of fuss, just like the exterior. Particulary plasing
- though, are the lines of the pilot's seat made of revolutionary
- Silastoplaston, a material that stays dry at all times. It really
- gives the message that you are in conroll! It feeles as though
- you are immeresed in water while it protects you from dangerously
- high acceleration forces.
-
- Always mindful of necessity we have included the 1MW phlaschgyt
- Pluse Laser weapon. The laser is noted for being compact,
- economical and again understated - the hallmark of this craft. As
- if that is not enough, we have installed the latest Manolife one
- man life support system that keeps you cooking at the right
- temperature and nasty gases at bay. We have been accused of
- madness for giving away lots more as part of a limited period
- offer, just look at the specifications list!
-
- Whether on the run or just crusing, feel that tight gyroscopic
- control. You will be so thrilled with the Eagle that you will
- want purchase accessories, avaliable from all good shipyards.
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-
- THE EAGLE LONG RANGE FIGHTER
- TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
-
- THE HULL
- A 25 tonne hull capacity. An amazing 15 tonnes of equipment is
- included in the price leaving you with a 4 tonne capacity cargo
- bay with one tonne of hydrogen fuel.
-
- Dual main thrusters capable of a blistering peak acceleration of
- 25g or 0 to 1000 kilometers per hour in only 1.13 seconds.
-
- FREE! Atmospheric Shielding for heat protection on entering
- atmospheres.
-
- WEAPONARY
- 1 Megawatt Pulse laser (Front mounting only).
- 2 Missile Mountings giving you a choice of missiles
- FREE! not one but TWO KL760 homing misslies.
-
- DRIVE
- Class one Hyperdrive with a range of eight light lears.
- FREE! 1 tonne of Hydrogen Fuel giving you 8 light years travel.
-
- FREE Autopilot.
-
- CONTROLS
- Scanner incorporating the Galactonav System.
-
- ENVIRONMENTAL
- Manolife Life Support System.
-
- CONTROL
- Silastoplaston pilot's seat
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-
- FONTIER CONTENTS
-
- SECTION ONE: ICONS
- Using the console to control your ship
-
- SECTION TWO: NAVIGATION AND FLIGHT
- Getting around the galaxy and flying your ship.
-
- SECTION THREE: COMBAT
- Using offensive and defensive equipment.
-
- SECTION FOUR: THE SHIPYARD
- Buying new ships, equipping them, and contacting local
- police.
-
- SECTION FIVE: TRADING
- Using the stockmarket and the blackmarket.
-
- SECTION SIX: MINING
- Mining asteriods and planets.
-
- APPENDIX ONE: SHIPYARD EQUIPMENT
- A breakdown of all available equipment.
-
- APPENDIX TWO: TRADE ITEMS
- Items you can expect to trade.
-
- APPENDIX THREE: AN INTRODUCTORY JOURNEY
- If you need further guidance before going it alone,
- this is it.
- APPENDIX FOUR: THE MECHANICS OF SPACE FLIGHT
- Technical details not for the faint hearted, by David Braben.
-
- APPENDIX FIVE: SHIP IDENTIFICATION
- Facts and figures about some of the ships you will se and fly.
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