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- 1. Select play scenario from the front panel.
- Select turkey.scn from the drop down menu
- label Selected Scenario. Select Play.
- 2. You can now enter the orders for your ship.
- First click the Helm Button on the ship control
- panel. This will open up a helm control window.
- Select Move Mode Intercept. Click on the Select
- Button to select a target to engage. Use the Find
- Ship Button or scroll the map and click on a target.
- Any of the four defense pods will suffice.
- Now we will automatically navigate toward the
- target. You can exit the Helm control if you wish.
- 3. Now select Weapons from the ship control panel.
- Click the Arm Button. All weapons will be armed
- simultaneously or each weapon can be selected
- individually from the list box for charging.
- Now select Target. Again click on the defense
- pod to target by either selecting it from the
- Find Ship control or directly clicking it on
- the map.
- 4. Next we should consider raising some shields.
- First click on the Defense Button on the main ship
- control panel. Select the Auto box and push the
- green button to the right to increase the amount of
- energy allocated to shields. This energy will be
- automatically allocated amongst threatened shield
- facings. If you allocate more than two units of
- energy to the shields your weapons will not charge
- as fast as they might otherwise. You will notice
- the energy gauge for weapons turn yellow. If it
- turns red then no weapons are charging.
- 5. Finally we should select the Orders Button from
- the main ship control panel. Select the Recharge All
- Weapons box. This causes the ship to automatically
- navigate toward the target until all weapons are
- recharged and ready to fire. Hit the Engage Button
- on the main ship control panel.
- 6. The game chronometer should advance until all
- weapons are charged and ready to fire. Provided
- you are within the maximum range of the lasers you
- may Fire at the training pods. If not select wait
- on range from the Orders Button.
- This should get you going. Cruise around the planet
- and destroy the training pods. Clicking on your ship
- at any time will freeze the game and bring up the
- tactical display. You can use this to cancel
- orders when required. Good luck and have fun.