User manual GAMES PC PIRATES! GOLD-MAP

[. . . ] Fortunately, this is rare, and it is usually quite easy to fix. The second section, "Playing Pirates!Gold" describes the "interface" for the game -- that is, how the game's controls work. Read this while you are reading "Book I" of the Instruction Manual. PART I: TECHNICAL SUPPLEMENT REQUIRED EQUIPMENT COMPUTER This program requires an IBM 386, 16 MHz, or better, or a computer 100% compatible with one of these models. [. . . ] These are worth a tremendous amount of money. (See "Treasures of the Caribbean" for details on the Silver Train and Treasure Fleet. ) After you've loaded the gold, you can then plunder as much of the town's goods and cannon as your ships' holds can carry. Obviously, it's smart to have a large-sized fleet when you take a rich town!If you have a large force in occupation, you may frighten the governor into fleeing the city, leaving it to you. You can then install a governor of your own, changing the town's nationality to one of your choice. This exceptional service is likely to gain you the gratitude of the appropriate king. 32 ON THE LAND Though you are a seafaring pirate, during your career you'll travel on land for a number of reasons: to search for buried treasure, to rescue lost relatives held in durance-vile by Evil Spaniards, to reach inland cities, and to assault cities you don't dare attack from the sea. EMBARKING/DISEMBARKING FROM YOUR SHIP To leave your ship, simply steer it into the land. The landing party, consisting of your entire crew, appears next to the ship. When you want to return to your ship, move your landing party back onto the vessel. MOVING ON LAND When on land, you can move your party in any direction except into the sea. (See the Captain's Broadsheet for details of land movement. ) Of course, the land is mostly trackless jungle, swamps and mountains, making overland travel very slow. When moving on land your party can carry only as much as you can fit into your hold. Since your men move slowly, be careful about traveling long distances overland if you're low on food -- starvation can be quite unpleasant as well as bad for morale. SEARCH FOR BURIED TREASURE When the landing party reaches a location where you think a treasure is buried, use the "Search" command to search for it. Select Group Key This shifts your control from one group to another. The currently-selected group is highlighted on the map, and their strength, weaponry and morale appear on the right side of the screen. Move Group This control moves the group according to your instructions. All your other groups remain stationary while this group is moving. Move All Groups This moves all of your groups. This is the only way to move your force as a whole. Pause This pauses the battle. Land Battle Screen Your Forces COMBAT Your men fight automatically when in range of your opponents. Your men fight in two ways: they fire muskets a short distance and they melee with the enemy in hand-to-hand combat. In melee combat everyone participates, not just those armed with muskets. Musket Fire This occurs only when your men are stationary. Each group selects the nearest enemy within range, then fires. [. . . ] This is the main Spanish town on Jamaica before the English conquest. Spanish Jamaica was a tiny backwater, of little economic or military importance. St. Originally a French colony in 1560, Spain attacks and captures it, massacring the Frenchmen and establishing their own fortress and garrison to discourage other Europeans. Augustine is of such small importance that nobody bothers to dispute Spain's ownership. [. . . ]