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                  SABRE TEAM - REFERENCE GUIDE

                         AMIGA A1200


GETTING STARTED:

Before  loading  the  game,  please check that the following items are also
contained within this package:

. The SABRE TEAM manual

. The COPY PROTECTION card

. Five SABRE TEAM double density (88Ok) disks

The  manual  included  in your package was written as a universal guide for
Sabre Team on all computer formats.

All other information for the Amiga A1200 version, is described within this
reference guide

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS:

To play SABRE TEAM you will need an Amiga A1200 computer and a mouse

A Hard Drive with at least 5 Megabytes free space (OPTIONAL)

Up to 3 external floppys are also supported (OPTIONAL)

INSTALLING SABRE TEAM:

To INSTALL Sabre Team onto A HARD DRIVE load WORKBENCH and insert the Sabre
Team  Disk  1  into drive DF0 then click with the mouse pointer on the disk
icon called "SABRE TEAM DISK 1", a window will open containing 2 icons.

Select the "INSTALLHD" Icon to start Hard Drive installation and follow the
on screen instructions.

Select  the  README  icon  for  instructions  on running the game from Hard
Drive, after the installation is complete.

RUNNING SABRE TEAM:

To load and play SABRE TEAM please follow the steps outlined below.

1. Boot your conmputer as you normally would.

2. Insert SABRE TEAM Disk 1.

3. The game will now automatically start loading, you will be prompted on
   screen to insert additional disks when required.

4. The Krisalis logo will eventually appear, followed by the title screen
   and then the credits, to skip these press your left mouse button.

5. A screen will now appear giving you the choice of EASY, NORMAL or HARD
   difficulty  settings.   To  choose  one  of  these  press the approprate
   function key (F1, F2 or F3).

6. At  this  point  a  screen  will appear, giving you the choice of five
   languages.  Press the appropriate function key (F1 to F5) to select.

7. The  next  screen will be the COPY PROTECTION screen.  This displays a
   picture of a GUN together with various STATISTICS.  Have your brown COPY
   PROTECTION card to hand, this is used to identify the correct statistics
   for  the type of GUN currently shown.  Enter each statistic for that gun
   by  placing  the  mouse pointer over the appropriate box icon next to it
   then  press  the  left  mouse  button  to  select  (the box will then be
   highlighted) To deselect click on another box icon until the correct one
   is  highlighted.  When all statistics have been selected place the mouse
   pointer over the gun picture and press the left mouse button to proceed.

NOTE:   A  gun will be randomly selected each time the game is loaded, this
wil be highlighted by a small box icon next to its description.  At the top
of  the  screen.  If the incorrect statistics are entered for the gun shown
then  the  protection will fail and the DOS prompt will appear.  Please try
again.

8.  The  game  is  about to start, the first Mission overview, will appear
    please read your mission objectives before proceeding.

9.  Following the Mission overview are a few intro screens.

10. When the GAME SETUP MENU appears you have two choices:



1.  QUICKSTART GAME - Use A PRESET Sabre Team.

Please refer to the QUICKSTART section contained in this guide.

2.  NORMAL START - Choose your own Sabre Team

Please refer to the SABRE TEAM game manual for instructions

LOADING/SAVING/QUICKSTART

LOADING SAVED GAMES:

You  can  LOAD a saved game from the GAME SETUP MENU or the GAME TURN MENU.
(Please refer to your game manual for a description of these two MENU`S).

To LOAD a saved game insert the disk you SAVED the game onto into drive DF0
and  place  the  mouse  pointer  over the LOAD GAME icon and press the left
mouse button.  The saved game will now load from the disk

QUICKSTART:

Once  the  game  has  loaded  select the DEPLOY icon on the GAME SETUP MENU
using  the  mouse pointer and then press the left mouse button You will now
enter  the  first  mission (EMBASSY SIEGE) with 2 PRESET Sabre Team members
equipped with the best Weapons and ready to be deployed.

Please  refer to the SABRE TEAM game manual for instructions on playing the
game.   Remember  that  these  2 team members are far from optimal they are
merely provided to allow you an easy introduction to the game.

SAVING GAMES:

You  can  SAVE the game either after you have initially chosen and deployed
your SABRE TEAM at the very beginning of a mission or after each enemy turn
from the GAME TURN MENU

To  do this insert the disk to SAVE to (this must be a FORMATTED disk) into
drive DF0, position the mouse pointer over the SAVE DISK icon and press the
left  mouse  button to start saving.  When the SAVE is complete you will be
prompted to insert a game disk.

NOTE:   A  game  must be saved to a formatted floppy disk even when playing
the game from a hard drive

QUITTING THE GAME:

When  playing  a  mission  you  can  QUIT  the  current game at any time by
pressing  the  ESC key once This will take you back to the Mission overview
screen  (After  the game has completed any current task) prior to selecting
your team.  If you wish to restart from the title screen (before DIFFICULTY
and WINDOW selection) then press ESC once on the GAME SETUP MENU.

TURNING MUSIC ON/OFF:

Pressing  the  function  key "F10" during a game will toggle the background
music  ON or OFF.  Please note that the Sound Effects will remain on at all
times.

CREDITS:

A1200 PROGRAM/DESIGN   -   Richard Teather
A1200 GRAPHICS/DESIGN  -   Phil Hackney
A1200 INTRO GRAPHICS   -   Mark Potente
                           Dave Colledge
                           Tracy Hudson
MUSIC & SOUND          -   Matt Furniss
SPEECH                 -   Nick Codey
QUALITY ASSURANCE      -   Steve Sumner
INSTALL PROGRAM        -   Richard Teather
SABRE TEAM MANUAL      -   Steve Sumner
REFERENCE GUIDE        -   Steve Sumner
PROOUCTION             -   Amanda Pugh