1,000 Game Levels 2/1,000 Game Levels 2.iso/DOSARC/ATANK.ZIP/README.TXT

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***  ANNIHILATOR TANK v1.0  ***

(c)Andrew McNab 1996 (email: [e-mail]).
Parts of this program, (c)Virtek International Corporation

Minimum requirements: 486 DX or greater, 3Mb ram (2Mb defined as EMS).
Sound Blaster supported.

HOW TO PLAY

Make sure you have at least 2Mb of EMS memory available before you run
the program.  To make EMS available to dos programs you need a line similar
to the following, in your config.sys file - 'DEVICE=C:\DOS\EMM386.EXE 2048'
Win95 users need to configure their system so that 2Mb of EMS are available
to the program when it is run.  Refer to your Dos or Win95 Manual for more
information on making EMS/expanded memory available.
  Type 'Go' and enter (from within the program directory) to run the game
from the dos prompt.  If you have a Sound Blaster compatible sound card, it
should be automatically initialized when you run the program.  If you have a
joystick attached, the program will get you to calibrate it, press Escape if
you want to skip this.
  From the title screen you can start a new game or load a saved one, or
go to the options screen to change the skill level or redefine the keys.
  In each scenario you have at least 10 missions to complete.  A number of
enemy targets must be destroyed in each, the number remaining is shown near
the bottom of your screen.  There is also a damage bar, radar and compass at
the bottom of the screen, F5 & F6 turn these displays on or off.
The radar shows the mission area and all large objects within it. Your tank
is shown as a yellow dot. Green dots are vegetation, red represent enemy
vehicles or guns and white marks show walls and buildings.
Each mission takes place within a limited area, you can not move beyond the
edge of this area.  Your own gun and the enemy guns also have a limited range.

  Your view is from outside your tank and can be adjusted as follows:
+,-  =  zoom view in,out
F1   =  select forward view
F2   =  (default view) select view looking along the turret gun
F3   =  select above view
  The default keys to control your tank are:
cursor keys =  move forward,backwards or turn
<,>         =  rotate turret left or right
m           =  hold to centre turret
spacebar    =  fire
  The tank can also be controlled by joystick, at any time, as follows:
-Move the stick forward or back to go forward/reverse.
-Move the stick left or right to turn.
-Button 1 fires.
-To turn the turret only, hold down button 2 and push the stick left or right.
-Holding down both buttons centres the turret forward.

Pressing 'P' during a game saves out a pcx screenshot called 'screen.pcx'
into the data directory.

Slow Machines: To get the best frame rate turn off the displays with F6 and
               zoom out your view.

gameplay tip: You must use your turret to fire at enemies so that you
are not driving directly towards them and can avoid their fire better.
Circling an enemy with your turret turned 90 degrees is the most effective
way to attack an enemy without taking damage yourself.


REGISTER FOR THE FULL VERSION

Annihilator tank is shareware.  Only the first scenario is available to play
in this version.  To register for the full version see the 'register.txt'
file. Registration costs £12/$20 and gets you a new version of the game with:

 **  2 more mission based scenarios
    (24 more zones to complete)

 **  'Combat Unlimited' scenario
    (in which you are attacked by an unlimited supply of enemy tanks and
    must take out as many as possible before you are destroyed)

 **  New graphics and enemy targets

 **  More densely packed mission zones with more enemies and bigger
     fortresses to attack.