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4 ;" " 3 1 t$="YOU GOTTA GO !": 1 t$="TOWER": 1 t$="TOWER CONTROLS": 1 t$="TANTALUS": 1 t$="SETS UP POSITI0N": 1 t$="SETS DOWN POSITI0N": 1 t$="ROTATES TRIANGLE RIGHT": 1 t$="ROTATES TRIANGLE LEFT": 1 t$="ROTATES TOWER RIGHT": 1 t$="ROTATES TOWER LEFT": 1 t$="ORBIT": 1 t$="ORBIT POSITION UP": 1 t$="ORBIT POSITION DOWN": 1 t$="ORBIT CONTROLS": 1 t$="OBJECTIVES": 1 t$="NOW YOU KNOW": 1 t$="MOVES LORRY RIGHT": 1 t$="MOVES LORRY LEFT": 1 t$="MOONS": 1 t$="LEAVE ORBIT": 1 t$="KEYS ": 1 t$="IN FLIGHT CONTROLS": 1 t$="HUNTING": 1 t$="GOOD": 1 t$="GO GET'M": 1 t$="FLOYD": 1 t$="FLIGHT": 1 t$="FIRES YOUR LASER": 1 t$="FIRES PHOTON TORPEDOES": 1 t$="FIRE MISSILES": 1 t$="3 HINTS": 1 t$="1 STORY": 1 p=t$(n)=" " 1 line=line+2 1 lcode 1 large 1 a$=a$+"You only have one life !" 1 a$=a$+" You will score 25 points for every ship destroyed." 1 a$=a$+" You must first set your azimuth correctly, the correct setting is shown when the centre triangle of the scanner flashes. the apex of the triangle pointing at the colour " 1 a$=a$+" To do this you must first fuel up the spaceship before your TOWER shields are destroyed." 1 a$=a$+" The two round indicators bottom left and bottom right show the colour of the sector the edges of your view encompass." 1 a$=a$+" The status of your shields is indicated in the centre of the control panel by the gradual fall of the pale blue patch." 1 a$=a$+" Of course you will still score 25 points for every ship destroyed between moons. " 1 a$=a$+" Every successful trip scores 200 points and results in 50 tonnes of fuel being transferred." 1 a$="of the moon chosen. You must next set your up/down position. The indicator to the left of the AZIMUTH scanner shows if you are too high, spot on or too low. If the centre marker is flashing you are spot on." 1 a$="Your fire is always directed to the upper centre of the screen, therefore you need only centralize the attacking ship to hit it." 1 a$="YOU ARE THE ONLY OCCUPANT LEFT THAT CAN SAVE THE REMAINING COLONISTS - YOU HAVE TO SEEK OUT AND DESTROY THE ENEMY BASE." 1 a$="Wind tape forward - turn it over -and press a key.": 1 a$="When your ship appears hold down key 6, then in rapid succession press key 7 and key 0 : try and hit the base as you pass it vertically. NOTE the fire button only works when you are in range." 1 a$="To fuel up the ship you must touch the shed with the lorry at the start of a trip, and then move as far right as you can to the base of the launch pad." 1 a$="The ~burger~ gauge on the centre right of the panel gives the colour of the sector in which an attack is taking place." 1 a$="The main objective of the game is to achieve the destruction of the enemy base and gain as many points as possible." 1 a$="The amount of fuel left to load the ship with is indicated in the ~burger~ on the centre left of the panel." 1 a$="THE STORY STARTS WITH YOU, A PERSON WORKING FOR A MINING COMPANY BASED ON ONE OF THE MOONS OF TANTALUS. OVER THE PAST FEW DAYS A GROUP OF OFFWORLDERS HAVE SET UP A BASE ON ONE OF THE OTHER MOONS " 1 a$="Make 3 trips fully as quickly as you can. On the fourth trip stop just short of the launch pad. Score as many hits as you can, and just before you lose all your shields move the lorry fully to the right." 1 a$="During the flight between the moons your objective is to acquire a precise line-up in order to achieve an orbit from which you can look for and destroy the base." 1 a$="Concentrate on finding which moon the base is on. Fire your torpedoes as soon as you hear the ~attacking~ sound - remember not to hold down the fire button. When setting your azimuth and up/down positions pass the point of flash, then use short dabs to set spot on." 1 a$="BEWARE ! DO NOT try and fire if a ship is not visible - it will result in a massive loss of fuel. Fuel loss is also incurred if the enemy hit you correctly." 1 a$="After a short time you will be put into orbit round your selected moon. If the base is there you must use great proficiency to hit the base with your missiles. If you succeed you will be awarded another 1000 points." 1 TANTALUSES 1 STORY 1 Created with Ramsoft MakeTZX 1 A$=A$+"FROM WHICH THEY HAVE LAUNCHED A VICIOUS ATTACK ON THE MINING TOWN AND DESTROYED ALMOST ALL OF ITS DEFENCES. " 1 A$=A$+" YOU START OFF IN THE CONTROL / OBSERVATION TOWER WHICH AFFORDS A 360 DEGREE VIEW OF THE MOON'S SURFACE. IN ORDER TO SEE THE FULL AREA YOU MUST ROTATE THE TOWER." 1 A$=A$+" YOU DO THIS BY MAKING FOUR TRIPS USING THE REMOTE-CONTROLLED LORRY. YOU CONTROL THE LORRY FROM WITHIN THE TOWER. AT THE SAME TIME YOU MUST DEFEND YOURSELF AGAINST ATTACKS USING THE TOWER'S LASERS." 1 A$=A$+" YOU DEFEND YOURSELF USING PHOTON TORPEDOES. BE WARNED - PRESSING THE FIRE BUTTON WITH NO ENEMY IN SIGHT" 1 A$=A$+" WITH GREAT FLYING SKILL YOU MUST TRY AND HIT THE BASE WITHOUT BEING HIT BY A MISSILE." 1 A$=A$+" THERE WILL BE A RANDOM LENGTH PAUSE - YOUR SHIP WILL APPEAR FROM BEHIND THE MOON ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** " 1 A$=A$+" THE VIEW CHANGES AGAIN AND YOU WILL SEE A FULL SCREEN-SIZED MOON APPEAR IN FRONT OF YOU." 1 A$="YOUR FIRST REQUIREMENT IS THE LENGTHY FUELLING UP OF THE OLD FREIGHTER STANDING ON THE LAUNCH PAD." 1 A$="THE VIEW NOW CHANGES. YOU ARE IN THE FREIGHTER TRAVELLING THROUGH SPACE ATTEMPTING TO MAKE ORBIT WITH A MOON - NOT AN EASY TASK - ESPECIALLY AS YOU WILL COME UNDER HEAVY ATTACK TO THWART THE DELICATE LOCK-ON REQUIREMENTS." 1 A$="RAPIDLY REDUCES FUEL. ONCE YOU HAVE MANAGED TO LOCK ONTO A MOON'S COORDINATES THE ON-BOARD COMPUTERS TAKE YOU INTO AN AUTOMATIC ORBIT." 1 A$="IF YOU SUCCEED IN FUELLING UP THE SHIP YOU WILL BE AUTOMATICALLY TRANSFERRED TO IT. THERE WILL BE A DELAY AS THE ROCKET ENGINES BUILD UP POWER-- YOU WILL THEN BE LAUNCHED INTO SPACE.*********" 1 A$="IF YOU HAVE BEEN LUCKY YOU WILL SEE THE BASE LOCATED ROUGHLY CENTRE RIGHT ON THE MOON'S SURFACE. MISSILES WILL ALSO BE POURING OUT IN AN ATTEMPT TO SCREEN THE BASE." 1 A$="IF THERE IS NO BASE YOU CAN TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY OF A REST BEFORE PROCEEDING TO THE NEXT MOON." 1 <<<<<<><<< 1 <<<<<<<<>< 1 ;"PRESS KEY R TO RETURN TO MENU PRESS KEY G TO LOAD THE GAME ": 1 ;"LOADING" 1 ;"ENTER CHOICE": 1 ;" PRESS ANY KEY": 1 ;" "; 1 ;" " 1 ,(()(((((((())((((((((, 1 ,(((((%,(((((((((((((((((((%%%%%%((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((111222222111222222222211122221111112222221112222222222111222211111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 1 )+" "+t$(s(n+1 1 (((((((())(((((((((, 1 %%((()(((((())(((((((((,%%(((((((((()))((()))((((((((((((((((((,(((()))()))(((((((((,,,,,(((((, 1 "TANTALUS"