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ANACREO2.ZIP Index , Moves the cursor.
Selects an entry. Exits the index. Help! F The on-line screens have charts and tables that you might need while L playing. Use the and keys to move through the screens. Press the key to see the index. M If you have NOT read the manual, here are some quick hints to play the game: K þ You can refer to planets by their coordinates. The coordinate system is H cartessian (positive x to the right, positive y towards the top) and centered on your capital. N þ You must deploy fleets to attack worlds or move ships about. Fleets do not move until you end your turn. K þ To get back to the main menu, end your turn with . When 4 the computer asks for your password, press . G Status Windows Page 2 Help Window. > Display Window. Closes all other windows. L World Status. Class, type, tech level, and materials. 8 Military Status. Ships and defenses. F Fleet Position. Status, position and destination. ? Fleet Status. The composition of fleets. News. D Empire Status. Industrial and military totals. = Names. Currently defined names. 7 Map. Map of the galaxy. Exit a window. J Windows are very useful because they provide the emperor or empress with 5 instant information from any point in the program. G World Types Page 3 # a agricultural sup H A ambrosia amb 1 and A class worlds only C b base planet ships produce LAMs as well C C capital ships center of the empire # c chemical che A i independent ships non-aligned worlds + j jumpship base hkr,jmp,jtn # m metal mining met < N ninja base amb,nnj need ambrosia C o outpost - starbase designation + r raw material mine che,met,tri ' s starship base str,pen ' t transport base fgt,trn I U research university - helps empire increase tech # z trillum mine tri G World Classes Page 4 D 0 artificial (starbase) j class j (standard) D 1 paradise (good for all) k class k (standard) D 2 ruins (ancient tech) l class l (standard) D A ambrosia (ambrosia) m class m (standard) K a arid (dry, need sup) O ocean (poor for mining) H B barren (air-less) P poisonous (good for che) K D desert (good for tri) U underground (good for mining) K E earth-like (standard) V volcanic (good for mining) " F forest (good for sup) " G gas giant (good for che) h hostile life (alien life) " I ice world (poor for all) " J jungle (good for sup) N The class of a world is an indication of its natural environment. Different L environments affect industries differently. E.g. ocean worlds are good for 7 the production of supplies, but poor for metal mining. G Technology Page 5 pt pre-technological sup % p primitive men, met pa pre-atomic che % a atomic GDM, tri pw pre-warp fgt w warp trn * j jump jmp, jtn, ion 8 b bio-technology hkr, pen, def, amb, OUTPOST A s starship str, nnj, SRM, COMPLEX, COMMAND, LAM & pg pre-gate frt, LINK ! g gate GATE I Attaining a given tech level is a pre-requisite to attaining any of its K technologies. All technologies for a given level must be acquired before N the next tech level can be reached. For example, a capital must be bio-tech N level before it can acquire hunter-killers, but ALL the technologies must be 6 acquired before the capital can reach starship level. G Ships and Defenses Page 6 5 Ships Drv Arms/Armor Tech Notes - fgt fighters Wrp light/none pw @ hkr hunter-killers Jmp medium/light b stealth/cloaking - jmp jumpships Jmp light/light j - jtn jumptransports Jmp none/light j F pen penetrators Wrp2 medium/medium b stealth/warp 2 sectors - str starships Wrp heavy/heavy s - trn transports Wrp none/none w 5 Defenses Arms/Armor Tech Notes 0 def defense satellites heavy/heavy b - GDM ground defense medium/none a - ion ion cannons medium/medium j M LAM attack missiles heavy/none s only base planets build these - men GAT, troops ---/--- p I nnj ninja ---/--- s very powerful against men G Materials Page 7 $ Materials Units Tech Notes I amb ambrosia KTons b a drug that increases worker productivity. E che chemicals MTons pa used to build ships and make ambrosia. @ met metals MTons p used to build ships and industry. 3 sup supplies MTons pt food, medicine, etc. = tri trillum KTons a used to build and power ships. L Any world that has ambrosia will run the risk of addicting its population. L Once the population is addicted, workers will be more efficient, but there- E after any interruption in their supply will cause widespread riots. K Trillum is needed on all worlds that deploy fleets. The amount will vary K depending on the size and composition of the fleet, but you should try to - keep at least 200 Ktons on all your worlds. G Map Window Page 8 @ ÄÅÄ ú ú ú ú ÄÅÄ°°°°°°°°°°°°ÄÅÄ # Construction Site 3 ú p Unknown ú °°°°°°°°°°°° + SRMs A ú World ú °°°°°°°°°°°°°°° ã Industrial Complex ; ú ú °°Dark Nebula°° þ Command Base 7 ú Fleet ú °°°°°°°°°°°° ð Fortress " ÄÅÄ ú ú ú ú ÄCÄ ú ú °°°°°°°°° 8 ú Enemy Fleet ±±±±± Warp Link 3 ú ú ±±±±±±±±±±±± Gate " ú ú ±±±±±±±±±±±±±±± " ú ±±±±±±±±±±±±Nebula±±± " ÄÅÄ ú ú ú ú ÄÅÄ ú ±±±±±± ú ÄÅÄ N The scan window displays the positions of all the planets in the galaxy. If K the world has been scouted by the empire, then the letter designating its E type will appear on the map, otherwise the letter 'p' will show its / position. Other symbols are identified above. G World Status Window Page 9 # Name or coordinates Ambrosia % of the world addiction 3 ³ ³ Revolution E ³ Empire to which ³ index Raw materials E ³ it belongs ³ ³ on the world = ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ A PlntName Sta C T Tl Pop Eff A Impt Expt Rev jtn trn amb..tri 6 ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ÀÄÂÄÙ ³ ³ 6 ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ISSP setting ³ ³ 6 ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ H ³ ³ ³ ³ Efficiency (%) ³ Number of transports H ³ ³ ³ Population (in billions) ³ on the world F ³ ³ Technology Level ³ G ³ World Type Number of jumptransports ? World Class on the world H Construction Page 10 F Symbol Construction Tech che/yr met/yr tri/yr Years D COMMAND command base s 460 2300 180 6 D COMPLEX industrial complex s 590 2600 150 10 D FORTRESS fortress pg 840 2870 250 12 D GATE stargate g 2530 3920 1450 15 D OUTPOST outpost b 350 1120 150 3 D SRM mines s 110 500 80 2 D LINK warp link pg 1560 2550 290 5 I Every year you must supply the construction site with the necessary raw M materials. For example, if you're building a stargate, every year you must I have a fleet at the site with at least 2530 megatons of chemicals, 3920 3 megatons of metals, and 1450 kilotons of trillum. H Combat Page 11 M The best way to learn how to attack is to read the manual, but if your must ) try right away, follow these guidelines: M þ First, target all your groups with the arget command. Pressing <-> for . a target means that the group is defending. J þ If there are enemy ships in the same orbit with you, press ngage to M carry out the attack. If there are no ships opposing you, press ove to advance to the next orbit. L þ In the ove command, the options for each group are: tay, etreat, or dvance. H þ Once your transports have landed on the ground, press ngage until 4 the enemy surrenders, or all your men are killed.
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