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Battletech, and all related terms, technology and weapons are (c)
and (TM) of FASA corporation. This program is PUBLIC DOMAIN, and
should NOT be distributed without this manual, and should NOT be
modified, mutilated, or otherwise goofed up without my consent. I
encourage this program to be uploaded all over the place so it can
reach as many folks as possible, and if you like, place it on
PD/SHAREWARE disks.
** WHAT THE HECK IS THIS?? **
CONTRUCT-A-MECH lets you design and print Battlemech's for use in
the Battletech game from FASA. You can define the size, speed,
weapons and other factors of your `mech all in easy to understand
question and answer form. Brief help will be given at the start of each
section. And after all is finished, you will be given a professional
technical readout sheet of your `mech.
** WHAT IS NEEDED? **
You need the following to get this program up and running:
* An IBM PC/XT/AT/386/486, etc., preferably 8mhz or faster, but
any speed will do.
* Hercules, CGA, EGA, VGA, MCGA, or TANDY graphics. The menus
are presented in color, but you don't NEED color to use this
program.
* A text printer. The program uses no fancy graphics, so if it
prints, it'll do the job. Try not to use a proportional space
mode, or your printout will look funny.
* A good imagination and a love for Battletech!
** THIS MANUAL **
All headings in this manual are presented in sequential order of
appearance in the program. Each heading is for each question or menu
the program will give you, and how each works and what answers you
should give it.
Now, on to the different sections!
** QUAD **
A Battlemech that has four legs (a quad) is more stable than a
bipedal Battlemech. They also have 6 less critical slots in each arm
location in which to place equipment.
The program will ask if you would like your Battlemech to be a QUAD,
and if so, it will make the proper adjustments to your critical slot
allotments.
** TONS **
A Battlemech can be anywhere from 10 to 100 tons, in 5 ton
increments. The tonnage will determine how many nifty pieces of
equipment you can place inside the `mech's body. Also, the smaller
the `mech, the quicker it can move, conversely, the smaller the `mech,
the lighter the engine weighs. For instance, a Battlemech that weighs
20 tons needs a MUCH smaller engine to make it walk 4 hexes, than a
`mech of 90 tons needs to move the same speed.
You will be asked for a tonnage. The program will reject bogus
tonnages, and will ask you again.
** WALKING **
All Battlemechs can walk...they wouldn't be of much use if they
couldn't. When you enter a walking value at the prompt, the program
figures out the engine rating that will result from that choice. If
you chose a value that would result in an engine that is either too
big for that `mech, the program will ask you again until it likes your
selection. The running speed of the `mech is figured from all this,
and is placed next to it's walking speed at the top of the screen.
** XL ENGINE **
The larger the engine, the heavier it is. XL engines are half the
weight of an older technology engine of the same class. XL engines
require three critical slots in the `mech's right and left torso
areas. If you chose an XL engine, the program will automatically
remove 3 slots from each side torso location.
** ENDO STEEL **
A `mech's framework normally weighs one tenth of the Battlemech's
tonnage. ENDO STEEL reduces this to half of the normal weight. The
problem is that this stuff takes up fourteen critical slots within
the Battlemech itself. If you picked ENDO STEEL, the program will ask
where you place these fourteen locations. Pick wisely, you might not
want to fill up a whole location with ENDO STEEL, as you may want to
place a weapon or other goodie there later.
** JUMP JETS **
Besides walking, Battlemech's can also JUMP. JUMPing requires jump
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