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- Frontier Tutorial
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- 1. First take a look at the system you're in.
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- o Select the Galactic Map icon (F2). Ross 154 is in the middle,
- highlighted in green.
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- 2. Select Data icon (F6), and your system will be shown.
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- o Two bodies from Ross 154 is Aster. Below Aster is Merlin.
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- o Select Economy icon (F7). Major exports are animal meat and
- liquid oxygene.
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- o Select Political icon (F8). This system is federation control,
- so it is safe.
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- 3. Find place to sell gods.
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- o Go back to the grid by selecting Galactic icon (F6).
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- o Use cursor keys to move map until Bernards star. (look up and
- right). Gets highlighted when in middle.
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- o Select Data icon (F6). Click on planets until space station
- orbiting Birminghamworld (Boston Base) gets visible.
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- o Repeat two last actions under part 2.
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- o You'll see that liquid oxygene and animal meat are imports.
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- o You can see the orbits of the system bodies using the Orbital
- Map icon (F10), and you can zoom in/out using F7 and F8.
- Left mousebutton centers the screen to the desired planet.
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- 4. Buying gods
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- o Select Communication icon (F4). Choose Stockmarket.
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- o Locate animal meat, then buy one tonne.
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- 5. Now, go to Bernards star system
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- o Go to Frontview by using icon F1.
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- o Select Communication icon (F4) and select Launch Request.
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- o When cleared, select Flight Control icon (F7).
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- o Tip up the nose of the ship by moving the mouse backwards
- while holding the right mousebutton.
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- o Hold return key to build up boost.
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- o Leave atmosphere.
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- 6. Make hyperspace jump
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- o Use Galactic Map icon (F2) and make sure Bernards Star is in
- the middle (green).
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- o Return to View mode (F1), then activate hyperspace drive (F8).
- After jump, hold return key to build up boost. It's important
- to leave the hyperspace cloud (F1 to view cloud), since it
- attracts pirates.
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- o Select Identification icon (F10) which will overlay names on
- all system bodies (planets).
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- 7. Fly to Birminghamworld using the autopilot
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- o Look at system structure using Galactic Map icon (F2), and then
- the Current Sytem Map icon (F2) to view orbital map of current
- system.
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- o Zoom (F7) until you can see Birminghamworld clearly.
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- o Centre world with right mousebutton.
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- o When you can see the space station (Boston Base) move the mouse
- while holding down the right mousebutton so that you can see
- the space station clearly.
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- o Set up destination for the autopilot using Target icon (F10).
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- o Return to View Mode (F1).
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- o Engage autopilot using F7, until autopilot symbol is shown on
- the console.
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- o Speed up travelling time using the "video button" gadgets.
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- o Have a space cigar ( or Milkyway Havanna :-) until the
- autopilot docks the ship for you.
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- o Sell gods using F4.
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- 8. BlaBlahBla and so on..
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- o Stop it!
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- Flight Controls
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- A or mouse forwards + RMB - Dive
- Z or mouse backwards + RMB - Pull up
- < or mouse left + RMB - Bank left
- > or mouse right + RMB - Bank right
- ENTER - Increase power
- R.SHIFT - Decrease power
- F1-F10 - Same as icons 1-10
- SPACE - Fire weapon
- ESC - Configuration panel
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- The game comes with over 200 pages of manual, and a A2 format map
- of the "known" universe. BUY IT.............
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