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- GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS
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- You have at your command the remote
- controlled GEMINI tank. You have a
- variety of instruments on your
- command console including a TV screen
- showing the forward view from the
- tank.
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- In practice mode you play a computer
- simulator in order to sharpen your
- skills. In telegamming mode your
- opponent is live ... it is someone
- else at their command console viewing
- your tank! They may be next door or
- across the country as long as they
- can be reached by phone.
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- Objective: Destroy 3 of your
- opponent's squads before yours
- are destroyed.
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- Your controls are straightforward.
- When using the cursor keys the up
- arrow increases your forward speed
- while the down arrow puts you into
- reverse. The right arrow key turns
- your tank to the right while the left
- arrow turns your tank to the left.
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- The 0 key on the keypad brings you to
- a dead halt. The 1, 3, 7, and 9 keys
- are speed and turning combinations.
- Press the space bar to fire. If it
- appears your shell will miss, you may
- fire again after a brief pause for
- reloading. With practice you will
- learn how the momentum of the tank
- affects its movements.
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- Pressing the ESC key stops the
- current game and returns you to the
- menu. Pressing Ctrl-S turns the
- sound on/off. Press < to slow the
- game down if you are using a PC-AT
- (press > to speed back up again).
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- INSTRUMENTS
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- Now for the instruments. The large
- TV screen shows a 3D image of your
- opponent whenever he is in view. A
- a mountain range is always visible in
- the background.
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- The radar screen at the lower left
- shows your tank at the center and
- your opponent's current relative
- location as a white blip. A trail of
- blue blips shows relative motion. The
- map at the lower right shows absolute
- locations as well as tank shells. A
- speed indicator at the bottom shows
- your forward or reverse speed. The
- heading display at the bottom shows
- the direction your tank is facing.
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- If you learn the shapes of the
- mountain range you can also tell your
- heading from the TV screen in the
- event your heading indicator is
- destroyed. You can never reach the
- mountain range for you and your
- opponent's tanks are trapped in the
- valley by invisible force shields.
- You cannot travel beyond the range
- displayed on the map. You will no
- longer know the boundaries if your
- map display is ever destroyed.
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- To the left and right of your TV
- screen are damage indicators. Your
- opponent's damage is shown at the
- left and your damage is shown on the
- right. The top indicators show your
- current tank's damage level. The
- tank display indicates how many tanks
- have been destroyed. The squad
- counter shows how many squads are
- gone. You lose if you have 3 squads
- destroyed!
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- When a tank is destroyed a new one is
- deployed at the opposite corner.
- There are 4 tanks in a squad. You
- will notice that shells are vaporized
- if they come near a force shield.
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- You can lock in on your opponent
- easier if you are not moving.
- However sometimes it is best to move
- and turn your tank at the same time.
- In fact you may wish to move in
- reverse and turn at the same time
- while watching the radar until your
- opponent appears on the TV screen.
- Learn to use your various instruments
- ... you may have to depend on each
- one of them at different times.
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- Use the basic play practice mode to
- learn the controls and instruments
- and then move up as you increase your
- skill. The practice mode is fun as an
- arcade game by itself ... until you
- can call up a live opponent!
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- LEVELS OF PLAY
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- There are three levels of play
- whether you are in practice mode or
- telegamming mode. The basic play
- level allows three hits on a tank
- before your tank is destroyed. The
- damage indicators show how many hits
- you have had. In intermediate play
- mode a single hit destroys your tank.
- This mode is good for sharpening up
- your evasion techniques. In advanced
- mode three hits are required to
- destroy a tank, but each hit also
- destroys one of your instruments.
- This is why it is important to learn
- how to use each of your instruments.
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- When you are in telegamming mode you
- do not have to play at the same level
- as your opponent. If one of you is
- more experienced, they can play at
- level 3 while the other plays at
- level 1 to equalize the combat.
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- TELEGAMMING
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- In order to play a "live" opponent
- you must first establish
- communications with another computer
- that is also running GEMINI-2.
- Pre-arrange with your opponent who
- will originate and who will answer
- the call if you are using a
- telephone.
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- After selecting telegamming you will
- be in talk mode. If you are using a
- modem you can enter commands to your
- modem to place the call or answer the
- call. For example for a hayes
- compatable modem type ATD123-4567 and
- press enter to call 123-4567 or type
- ATA and press enter when the phone
- rings to answer a call. You may need
- to turn off echo if you see all your
- keystrokes apearing twice (e.g. enter
- ATE0 for hayes type modems).
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- You can also use your favorite
- communications software to establish
- communications first. Then exit it
- and start up GEMINI2 and select
- telegamming.
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- When communications has been
- established and you are in talk mode
- you can then interact with your
- opponent by typing sentences and
- pressing enter. When you are ready to
- begin play one of you (not both)
- should press the dollar sign ($) key.
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- After a short initialization period
- you will begin "live" combat. At the
- beginning you each will see one
- another's tank on the TV display, so
- be ready to move quickly!
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- To momentarily return to talk mode
- during a game, press the "?" key.
- After conversing, you can resume play
- by pressing the "$" key.
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- If you have two computers in the same
- room you can connect them direclty
- together using a null modem and
- appropriate cables. You may be able
- to use higher baud rates using this
- technique. Once in talk mode you will
- be ready to begin since no dialing is
- required.
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- GEMINI2 FILES
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- The 4 optional files that may be used
- with GEMINI2 are described below:
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- GEMINI2.DOC - This is where these
- instructions are stored.
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- GEMINI2.SCN - This is a detailed
- screen image of your command console.
- You may need to delete this file to
- use the simplified display if your PC
- is not fully IBM compatible.
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- GEMINI2.KEY - If you wish to use keys
- other than the cursor keys, create
- this file with one record in it (you
- can use EDLIN). The record should
- consist of 9 characters for
- left/reverse, reverse, right/reverse,
- left, dead stop, right, left/forward,
- forward, and right/forward. A sample
- record might be:
- BNMGHJTYU
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- GEMINI2.PRM - If you will always be
- using the same baud rate, you may
- wish to create this file with one
- record in it. You may need to create
- this file if you use COM2 or have
- problems getting your modem to work.
- The format of this record is
- identical to the parameters within
- quotes described for the OPEN "COM...
- Statement in the Microsoft Basic
- Manual (be sure to include the
- quotes). A sample record could be as
- follows:
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- COM1:300,E,7,1,CS0,DS0,CD0,PE
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- If this file is not present, you are
- prompted for the baud rate prior to
- entering talk mode. The parameters
- shown above are the program default
- values.
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- USER SUPPORTED SOFTWARE
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- You are encouraged to copy GEMINI-2
- and pass it on to others as long as:
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- 1. You do not charge anyone for the
- software.
- 2. The software is not modified.
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- This distribution method eliminates
- advertising costs and copy protection
- schemes. Users obtain quality software
- at reduced cost. They can try it out
- before buying in the comfort of their
- own home or office.
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- If you like GEMINI-2, please send $15
- to PARAGON SOFTWARE. The invoice on the
- next screen is provided for those
- who wish to have one for their records.
- (press Shift-PrtSc to print it)
-
- PC-MENU is another PARAGON SOFTWARE
- product distributed in this manner.
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- INVOICE
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- Purchased from: Purchased by:
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- Paragon Software ----------------
- P.O. Box 79069 ----------------
- Jackson, MS 39236 ----------------
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- Date: / / Invoice #860901
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- PRODUCT QTY EACH TOTAL
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- GEMINI-2 program 1 $15 $15
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- Please pay this amount...$15
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- Make check payable to: Paragon Software
- Check number:
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