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- TANKS by Werewolf Software
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
-
- This is a limited demo version of TANKS.
-
- TANKS is a multi player combat game for RISC OS computers. The concept is
- simple, each player has a TANKS (Tactical Armoured Nuclear Kombat
- Station) that is placed somewhere on a hillside. By firing missiles over
- the hills, the player tries to destroy the other TANKS. The last one
- alive is the winner.
-
- Each time a player damages one of the opponents' TANKS, he is awarded
- some money. After each round of the game, this money can be spent on
- extra equipment for the TANKS. There are over 60 different type of
- equipment to choose from.
-
- There are also four different types of computer controlled player,
- offering a range of skill levels. Up to twelve players can join in, with
- any combination of human and computer players. There is a team play
- feature as well.
-
- Instructions
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~
-
- Before playing this demo, use the supplied !SysMerge utility to update
- your !System directory from the supplied !System directory. Or double
- click the supplied !System to use that one temporarily. You don't need
- to do this if you have RISCOS 3.6 or later.
-
- To load the demo, simply double click on the !Tanks application. It will
- load and install an icon on the icon bar. By clicking MENU over this
- icon, you can bring up the main menu. Most of the menu options are not
- fully functional in the demo version.
-
- Before you play, you should consult the draw file that came with the
- demo. This shows a diagram of the controls that you will use during the
- game, with each part labelled. Refer to this when reading the
- instructions below.
-
- To start playing TANKS, select the 'Play next round' option from the
- main menu. Then click on the icon labelled 'Click' in the small window
- that appears.
-
- An intro screen will be shown. This shows some details about the players
- in the game. There will be one human player, and four computer players.
- Press the space bar to enter the game.
-
- The TANKS will be dropped onto the landscape, and the human player will
- get to have a turn first. By clicking on the various controls on the
- dashboard (the coloured area at the top of the screen) you can select
- weapons and utilities, use them, alter the aim of your barrel, and other
- things.
-
- The selector at the right end of the dashboard allows you to use
- utilities. Utilities are anything that is not a weapon. To use one,
- click on the arrow buttons to bring the item you want to use to the
- centre of the selector. Then double click the 'USE' button.
-
- To fire a weapon, select it in the same way as for utilities. The weapon
- selector is the central one, the selector immediately to its left is the
- warhead selector. When you have selected a weapon to fire, you must
- select which warhead you wish to fire it with. When you have done this,
- double click on the 'FIRE' button.
-
- Usually your turn will end when you fire a weapon, but some weapons
- (shotguns and machine guns) allow you to fire more than one shot per
- turn. Experiment and see what all the items you have do.
-
- To alter the direction in which the weapon will be fired, use the arrow
- buttons on the section marked 'Angle'. These move your gun barrel left
- and right. If you click with MENU, these buttons will not auto repeat.
-
- If you are firing a missile weapon, you will also need to set the power
- of the shot. Use the arrow buttons in the section marked 'Power' to do
- this. Again, clicking with MENU stops auto repeating.
-
- If you get blown up, and want to hurry the remaining computer players,
- press CONTROL and Q, and the round will be brought to a quick
- conclusion.
-
- There are also keyboard controls if you prefer. Here is a summary:
-
- Cursor left and right Move barrel
- Cursor up and down Alter power
-
- SHIFT + cursor keys faster
- CTRL + cursor keys no auto repeat
-
- + / - (keypad) scroll weapon selector
- SHIFT + / - (keypad) scroll warhead selector
- SPACE fire weapon
-
- + / - (main keyboard) scroll utility selector
- BACKSPACE use utility
-
- C toggle battery charge destination
- D toggle weapon draw
- PAGE UP / DOWN inc / dec parachute drop
- P toggle parachutes on / off
-
- ESCAPE skip turn
- CTRL-ESCAPE suicide
-
- CTRL-Q quick kill (find a quick winner)
- CTRL-F12 quit to desktop, abort round
-
-
- The full version of TANKS is available for £25.95 (+ £1.50 P+P) from
-
- Werewolf Software
- 23 The Spinneys
- Bromley
- Kent
- BR1 2NT
- ENGLAND, UK.
-
- Tel: +44-181-467 1148 (UK - 0181-467 1138)
-
- Email: info@werewlf.demon.co.uk
- WWW: http//www.werewlf.demon.co.uk/
-
- TANKS requires: RISCOS 3.10 or later, 2 Meg RAM
-
- Recommended (but not essential): Monitor capable of 640x480, 4 Meg RAM
-
- TANKS is fully RiscPC and StrongARM compatible.
-