BATTLESHIPS Typed in by DELTA. Taken from an ST SEWER SOFTWARE doc disk. SCENARIO THE COLD MORNING AIR CHILLS YOUR BONES AS YOU,THE ADMIRAL OF YOUR COUNTRY'S NAVEL FORCES LOOK OUT FROM THE BRIDGE INTO THE DENSE BLANKET OF FOG LYING ON THE OCEANS SURFACE."WHERE ARE THEY?" YOU ASK YOUR SELF WITH A SUDDEN REALISATION THAT YOU ALONE MUST SEEK AND DESTROY THE ENEMY FLEET BEFORE THEY FIND YOURS .HAVE YOU THE NERVE TO FACE THE ULTIMATE NAVAL CHALLENGE AND BRING VICTORY HOME TO YOUR COUNTRY?. PLAYING INSTRUCTIONS ON LOADING YOU ARE PRESENTED WITH A MENU OF OPTIONS.YOU CAN SELECT THESE OPTIONS BY POSITIONING YOUR CURSOR ON THE DESIRED OPTION AND PRESSING THE LEFT MOUSE BUTTON. THE OPTIONS ARE :- 1/ A ONE PLAYER GAME AGAINST THE COMPUTER. 2/ A TWO PLAYER GAME WITH A FRIEND. 3/ A MULTIPLAYER TOURNAMENT BETWEEN TWO OR MORE PLAYERS.TWO PLAY AT ANY ONE TIME;THE WINNER CAN THEN TAKE ON A CHALLENGER AND BY REPEATED WINS AGAINST "ALL COMERS" CAN BUILD UP A HIGH SCORE. 4/ SALVO FIRE: GIVES YOU 4 SHOTS PER SHIP REMAINING.ON STARTING THE GAMES YOU WILL BE ASKED TO SET THE POSITIONS OF YOUR SHIPS ON THE MAP GRID. IF YOU ARE PLAYING A HUMAN OPPONENT,MAKE SURE YOUR MOVES ARE MADE SECRETLY.MOVE THE CURSOR OVER THE GRAPHIC SHIP AT THE SIDE OF THE MAP.PRESS THE LEFT MOUSE BUTTON AND MOVE THE SHIP TO THE DESIRED POSITION.PRESSING THE BUTTON AGAIN WILL PLACE THE SHIP ON THE MAP.TO ROTATE THE SHIP PRESS THE RIGHT MOUSE BUTTON.WHEN YOU HAVE PLACED YOUR LAST SHIP YOUR OPPONENT WILL PLACE HIS.NOW THE GAMES COMMENCES PROPERLY WITH EACH PLAYER ASKED IN TURN TO SHOOT AT THE GRID CO-ORDINATE YOU WANT A SHOT TO BE FIRED AT.THIS IS DONE BY POSITIONING YOUR CURSOR AND PRESSING THE LEFT MOUSE BUTTON.ON SELECTION OF YOUR LAST TARGET,THE SCREEN WILL FLIP TO TO A GRAPHIC REPRESENTATION OF THE FLEET AT SEA.MISSILES WILL BE FIRED FROM YOUR SHIP AS AIRCRAFT FLY OVERHEAD,AND THE PROGRESSIVE DESTRUCTION OF YOUR ENEMY WILL BE SHOWN.
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