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- DOCUMENTATION FOR SCUD_BUSTER V.8 C/1991 HOWARD DORTCH
-
- THE STARTUP SCREEN - This screen will allow playing the computer
- or play against a friend (or enemy) using the modem. This demo
- version of the program will not allow use of the modem. When you
- register you will be sent the full working version. Select START
- to get to the battlefield. Select QUIT to quit the game.
- BATTLE is one game the highest score at the end is the winner.
- WAR a war will be 7 battles, The army with the highest score will
- be declared the winner.
-
- THE BATTLEFIELD - The battlefield screen is a Pseudo 3-D view
- of a battlefield, The enemy is at the top far away and you are at
- the bottom. The DEPLOY EQUIPMENT window has your equipment. From
- left to right SURFACE TO SURFACE MISSLES (3)- SURFACE TO AIR
- MISSLE (1) - RADAR (1) - COMMAND AND CONTROL (1)
-
- DEPLOY EQUIPMENT - Use the mouse to select a piece by placing the
- crosshair over the piece you want to move then click the left mouse
- button. The piece will disappear. Move the crosshair to where you
- want to place the piece and click the left button of the mouse. You
- won't be able to place the pieces outside of the playfield,and you
- won't be able to place the piece too close to another piece.
-
- START THE GAME - When the last piece is on the play field the game
- has begun, so be ready!
-
- LAUNCHING SURFACE TO SURFACE MISSLES - Select the missle by using
- the F1,F2,F3 keys.(F1=missle1,F2=missle2,F3=missle3) Then place the
- crosshair in the enemy battlefield and press the left mouse button
- to launch the missle. If you have the crosshair in the blue sky, the
- missle will fall to the ground below that point. When the missle is
- launched it will fly out of view at the top of the screen,then a few
- seconds later you will see a small warhead fall over the enemy
- battlefield. Your enemy has SURFACE TO AIR missles and he may shoot
- your missle down. If you see your missle explode in the air you will
- know he got it with his missle.
-
- LAUNCHING SURFACE TO AIR MISSLE - Select the SAM by pressing the
- SPACE BAR then select the target using the crosshair, and press the
- left mouse button. NOTE - the SAM will not launch below the enemy's
- front line. You will have to lead your target a little to hit it.
- As an option the ESC key is assigned to select the SAM missle.
- Your RADAR unit helps you aim the missle. If your enemy destroys
- your RADAR unit you will have to aim a little better to hit your
- target. NOTE should your SAM launcher get destroyed, it will be
- repaired after a period of time, or you can elect to convert one
- of your other launchers to a SAM site using the 1,2,3 keys on the
- keypad. Press 1 on the keypad to replace launcher 1 with a SAM.
- Strategy is important here. It's up to you.
-
- YOUR AWACS - The panel in the lower left is your AWACS. The sections
- will turn orange when your enemy launches a missle. The sections
- represent a map of your enemy's battlefield. If the pannel in the
- upper left turns orange,your enemy launched a missle from the back
- left side of the battlefield. When you launch a missle at the enemy
- you may notice one of the AWACS panels turn orange then grey,like a
- flash. This indicates he launched his SURFACE TO AIR missle to shoot
- your missle down. To get a more precise location of the enemy launch
- sites, use the F4 key to send your plane over his battlefield. When
- he launches a missle a small orange dot appears to let you see his
- launch sites. CAUTION CAUTION!!! if you leave your AWACS over his
- battlefield too long he will shoot it down!!!!!!!. Use the F5 key
- to bring your AWACS back to a safe distance. The only time you dont
- have to worry about getting shot down is if you destroy his SURFACE
- TO AIR launcher. See the section STATUS to find out what he has
- activated. Should your AWACS get destroyed, be patient it will be
- repaired after a period of time.
-
- ENEMY AWACS - During the battle you will see an airplane in the sky
- to the left or the right. This is your enemy AWACS. If you are launching
- a SURFACE TO SURFACE missle when this AWACS plane is in view,your
- enemy will have the location of the missle you launch, he will come
- after it,so be ready he doesn't miss!!! Use your SURFACE TO AIR
- MISSLE to shoot down his AWACS.
-
- RADAR - The RADAR panel in the bottom center will show you an orange
- bar after the enemy launches a missle. This bar is in a relative
- position to where the inbound missle is going to come down. If the
- bar is on the left side of the pannel then the missle will come down
- on the left side of the battlefield. If an enemy missle hits your
- RADAR truck the radar glass will shatter and you will lose inbound
- reports,and your SURFACE TO AIR missle will be less accurate.
-
- STATUS - This pannel lets you know what your enemy has active.
- When your missles hit one of his pieces of equipment the piece that
- you hit will be removed from the status window.
-
- NOTE ON THE MISSLES - The SURFACE TO AIR missles can't hit anything
- in your enemy's battlefield. The SURFACE TO SURFACE missle can't
- be used to hit an enemy inbound missle. DON'T GET CONFUSED!!!
-
- ENDING THE BATTLE - Your COMMAND AND CONTROL HEADQUARTERS is what
- you are trying to protect! If an enemy missle hits it the battle
- is over!! Also if you lose all your SURFACE TO SURFACE missles, the
- battle is over!! At the end a message will appear to let you know
- if you WIN or LOSE,then you will go to the startup screen to see
- your score.
-
-
- NOTES ON YOUR ENEMY - HINTS
-
- 1. The kill ratio on his SAM is about 75%. If you destroy his
- RADAR unit this falls to 50%.
-
- 2. You destroy his SAM site and he can't shoot at your AWACS. When
- you see you have destroyed his sam hit the F4 key to get your
- AWACS down range.
-
- 3. Take a defensive posture at first. Concentrate on shooting the
- inbound missles. Try to get a shot at his AWACS plane. After you
- see his AWACS fly by then launch your SURFACE TO SURFACE MISSLES.
-
- 4. You shoot down his AWACS plane and he can't detect your launch
- sites, so launch at will.
-
- 5. Use your AWACS for short periods of time just to see one launch
- site then concentrate on it.
-
- 6. Try to get his SURFACE TO AIR MISSLE first, then you can concentrate
- on his launch sites.
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