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3 ttack 3 perate tachyon generator 2 ove ": 2 nd move 2 hange weapon 2 ake weapon " 2 ;" PRESS ANY KEY TO CONTINUE ": 1 ump " 1 s 1 r 1 ove " 1 nd attack " 1 irection 1 elect 1 c @ 1 RULES 1 Created by Muf www.speccy.cz 1 ;;;;;;;;;;;; 1 ;;;;;;;;; >;;;;;;;;;;;; >;;;;;;;;;;;; >;;;;;;;;;;;; >;;;;;;;;;;;; >;;;;;;;;;;;; `>;;;;;;;;;;;; >;;;;;;;;;;;; ` >;;;;;;;;;;;; >;;;;;;;;;;;; >;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;; 1 ;;;;;;;;; 1 ;;;;; ((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((> 1 ;;';;;;;;;;; >;;;;;;;;;;;; >;; 1 ;"the time you have to return before your powerpack runs out. Pressing any key,will give you the details of the era in which you land and the foes you will meet there." 1 ;"or is it a distant giggling frominside the ship? No,that can't be right-sound can't travel in a vacuum." 1 ;"of any injuries incurred in the landing.You will also see a clock,which counts up to twelve hours (game time),for this is " 1 ;"Your weapons,which are scattered on the battlefield are as shown;" 1 ;"Your own characteristics are DEXTERITY(starts at 8),DEFENCE (12) and MOVEMENT(6).Your ENDURANCE starts at 20 and will be reduced as you receive woundsYou will have a chance to recover,if you kill the enemy but this incurs a time penalty (20 minutes per ENDURANCE point)" 1 ;"Your enemies have ATTACK/DEFENCEstrength RANGE (if they have range weapons) and SKILL,which represents their chances of hitting you." 1 ;"You will then have two options." 1 ;"You may attempt to travel through time when you are carrying the tachygen component." 1 ;"You fight desparately to repairyour ship.But time is running out.The last sound you hear,as the massive gravitational forcesdrag you over the event horizon,is a faint rumbling in your ears" 1 ;"You are on patrol,investigatingreports of mineral deposits on the planet Minerva 7.Your only companion is your friendly neighbourhood computer 'ava'." 1 ;"You are drawn down into the whirlpool of time and emerge somewhere in the past or is it the future?" 1 ;"When the attack option is chosen an arrow will appear at the top lefthand corner of the screen.The arrow is positioned over the target figure using theD and G keys as for movement. Having positioned the arrow, pressing the R key will produce values for the range of the shot and the chance of a hit." 1 ;"Use your tachygen to select era 1 ;"Under certain conditions you will have no option but to end your movement in which case press E." 1 ;"The weapons will get unloaded asyou use them,they have four levels of unloading,when their status reaches 0,they may not befired." 1 ;"The weapon he is currently using ( 1 ;"The chance of you being hit depends on the enemy skill,and your DEFENCE strength,which will also go down if you are wounded. Your MOVEMENT is reduced if youreceive wounds." 1 ;"The chance of hitting an enemy depends on the range,the attack strength of your weapon,the enemy defence strength,and your DEXTERITY,which will go down if you are badly wounded." 1 ;"The best way to learn the tactics of the game is by playing it.You will meet a wide range of opponents and differenttactics will work in different battles." 1 ;"The attempt is made by pressingthe O key." 1 ;"The attack option is selected by pressing A.You will then be given the following options." 1 ;"The arrow points in the direction you will go when you press G.If you are pinned you cannot move.To pick up an objectmove onto the object and press PTo change weapon press C,then press T to take that weapon." 1 ;"The actions available are shown at the bottom of the screen." 1 ;"TIMEQUEST": 1 ;"Stunner"; 1 ;"She also adds,rather smuggly, that you are on the edge of a black hole.No time to lose. Bravely,you venture forth, carrying your weapons pack and tachygen (tachyon generator)." 1 ;"STRENGTH UNLOAD" 1 ;"Pressing the O key is an attempt to travel through time, you may or may not be successfulyou must have picked up the tachygen to try this option." 1 ;"Pressing the M key will allow you to move,actions are;" 1 ;"Pressing the F key fires the shot,and the result will be shown.Only one shot is allowed per combat round." 1 ;"Phasor"; 1 ;"On the outward journey 'ava' advises you that a fault has developed,which can only be fixed by going EVA." 1 ;"Loading RULES"; 1 ;"Laser Rifle" 1 ;"In this battle Gryf( 1 ;"If you wish to end the attack without firing,then pressing theE key will return to the basic options." 1 ;"If you kill off all the enemy, you will have the option of resting to recover from wounds. It takes 20 minutes(game time) to recover one wound point." 1 ;"He is pinned by two spearmen (North and South) and cannot move.Only N,S,E and W positions cause a pin." 1 ;"HAPPY TIME TRAVEL!!!" 1 ;"GOOD LUCK!!!" 1 ;"For as everyone knows,a tachygenis indispensible if you happen to fall into a black hole." 1 ;"FRIDAY 27th MAY 1999: 6.00 p.m. " 1 ;"Each piece has a salvage value and you need to collect 20 points of salvage,to be able to return home to 'ava'.As you get more salvage you will be able tocontrol your time travel more accurately.As you emerge from the whirlpool you will be told " 1 ;"During the course of the game you will land in different eras in time.The components of your tachygen have been scattered through time and you must collect enough pieces to allow you to control your travel through time and return to your own era." 1 ;"By pressing J you will travel randomly through time.You may attempt to select the era in which you land by pressing S. Your chances of success depend on the amount of salvage you have collected.When you have 20 salvage points you will have complete control of your travel and may return home(1999)." 1 ;"An arrow will appear at your current location,pressing D willchange the direction of the arrow." 1 ;"ATTACK RANGE CHANCE TO " 1 ;"A battlescene is shown on the next page" 1 ;" Timequest is a science fiction,role-playing game.You take the part of Gryf Allan,an explorer with the Federation." 1 ;" PRESS Y TO GO BACK TO BATTLE " 1 ;" PRESS R TO RUN RULES AGAIN ": 1 )is in state 1 (almost unloaded),the other weapon is instate 4.He has received 7 woundsthis being shown by the black onyellow bar to the right of the battlefield." 1 ),value(Val) of 3,his total points(Ct) is 0.The tachygen( 1 ) is fighting Persian spearman( 1 ) in the year 490 BC.He is 1 hour and8 minutes into the adventure and has picked up two weapons ( 1 ) are lying on the ground." 1 ) and the phasor ( 1 ) and salvage( 1 20 20 30%"; 1 20 5 20%" 1 15 10 10%" 1 ;;;;;;;;;;;; ;;;;8888;;;; ;;;;;;;;;;;; ` ;;;;;;;;;;;;