User manual GAMES PC SUBWAR 2050

[. . . ] THE UNDERWATER COMBAT SIMULATION Game Manual THE UNDERWATER COMBAT SIMULATION Technical Supplement for IBM PC Compatibles TECHNICAL SUPPLEMENT Contents Your SubWar 2050 package should contain a Game Manual, a copy of UnderCurrents, this Technical Supplement, a Key Guide, a set of 3. 5" high density disks and a registration card. Required Equipment q Computer SubWar 2050 requires an IBM PC AT or a computer 100% compatible with this model. The computer must have a high density floppy disk drive and a hard disk. SubWar 2050 requires an 80386 processor and at least 1Mb RAM. q Controls Although SubWar 2050 can be run entirely from a standard or portable PC keyboard, a mouse and joystick are strongly recommended. q Display SubWar 2050 requires a colour monitor with a VGA graphics system. If you are using a compatible graphics card/monitor, it must be 100% compatible with VGA systems. q Disk Drives SubWar 2050 must be installed onto a hard disk with 12Mb of free space. q DOS You must have IBM PC-DOS or Microsoft MS-DOS version 5. 0 or higher. 2 TECHNICAL SUPPLEMENT Copy Protection SubWar 2050 has no disk copy protection. [. . . ] You may also call up a Mission Map when you are in the cockpit of your submarine. ° 14 GAME MANUAL The 3-D Briefing The 3-D Briefing augments the Mission Map by providing a 3-D view of the mission area. Additional data is provided on this screen concerning the depth of the mission waypoints. The 3-D view may be manipulated by using the ten icons in the top right of the 3-D briefing screen:Select the Select the Select the Select the Select the or or or or or icons to move the display West or East. icons to move the display North or South. icons to rotate the display to the right or left. icons to tilt the display forward or backward. 15 GAME MANUAL Configure Subs When you have completed your Mission Briefing, you may enter the `Configure Subs' screens. This consists of two displays:q q the Configuration Screen the Arming Screen The Configuration Screen This is the first screen in the `Configure Subs' section. It consists of a 3-D display of the sub(s) you are taking on your mission and their payload, orders, type and formation position. Click on the or icons to select the next/previous sub. The selected sub is highlighted with a pair of yellow brackets. Click on the Click on the Click on the icon to change the highlighted sub's position in the formation. icon to change the highlighted sub's orders. icon to enter the Arming Screen. 16 GAME MANUAL The Arming Screen This screen allows you to adjust the payload of your sub to suit your particular tactics or skill level. For example, when you have become a proficient sub pilot you might prefer to take rockets on a mission instead of torpedoes. Click on the or icons to select the next/previous weapon bay. The selected weapon bay is highlighted with a yellow box. Click on the Click on the Click on the icon to load more of the selected weapon onto your sub. icon to unload the selected weapon from your sub. icon to return to the Command Centre, Enter Mission When you have configured your submarines, click on the bottom right-hand monitor to begin your mission. 17 GAME MANUAL THE MISSION Piloting Your Submarine You begin most missions under the submarine carrier, moments after launching. Primary Controls Submarine controls are split into three different groups Directional Controls which allow you to turn, dive and climb. Engine Controls which allow you to control your speed. Ballast Tank Controls which provide additional control over depth. These controls may also be used when you are stationary, hiding from passive sonar. Directional Controls Joystick pitch down roll right roll left pitch down roll right roll right Keyboard Mouse pitch down pitch up roll left pitch up roll left pitch up 18 GAME MANUAL Press L to lock your submarine into single-plane manoeuvring. [. . . ] This may be:- the system is fully operational - the system is under repair - the system has suffered minor damage - the system has suffered major damage - the system is beyond repair q OPERATIONAL UNDER REPAIR MINOR DAMAGE MAJOR DAMAGE DESTROYED 26 GAME MANUAL To select a particular damage system, click on the or icons. ² To make this system the priority system to repair, click on the will now be made to this system before all others. Click on the icon to return to your sub's cockpit. icon. Repairs Wingman Orders Screen You will need to give orders to your wingmen during missions. Press 3 to display the Wingman Orders Screen. [. . . ]