User manual GAMES PC BATTLECRUISER 3000AD

[. . . ] BATTLECRUISER 3000ADv2. 0 GALCOM COMMANDERS SUPPLEMENT ® Copyright 1989-1999 3000AD, Incorporated. 3000AD reserves the right to alter the contents of this manual and the product described in this manual at any time and without notice. Unless authorized by the expressed written consent of 3000AD, no part of this document or software may be copied, reproduced, translated, transmitted, or reproduced in any form or by any means, electronically or mechanically for any purpose. 3000AD, Battlecruiser 3000AD, GALCOM, Xtreme Carnage, and associated logos are the trademark and copyright properties of 3000AD Inc. [. . . ] That's it, you are now in orbit. 82 12. 6 Planetfall Operations You can fly to and enter the atmosphere of any planet or moon in the galaxy. Simply locate the planet or moon visually or by selecting it in the NID. Once you've located it, use normal flight controls and fly directly toward it. Continue to fly toward it until your ship is captured in the planet or moon's gravitational field. A short external camera transition sequence will occur after which your ship will be located within the atmosphere. Controls will then be handed over to you by the flight computer once the planetfall procedures are completed. To leave a planet or moon's atmosphere, pitch the ship upward and apply sufficient thrust to breach the planet or moon's escape velocity. Once this is breached, the ship will leave the planet and after an external camera transition, will be located in space. Controls will again be handed over to you by the flight computer once orbital breach procedures are completed. You can also press the [O] key when you want to immediately engage orbital breach procedures when above 45, 000 feet. One of the worst things that can happen to you when on a planet is if your ship is too damaged to achieve enough thrust to breach the planet's escape velocity. If you cannot attain this thrust level, your ship will never reach the 45, 000 feet minimum altitude required to engage orbital breach procedures. You can either: (a) scuttle the craft and send a rescue team of Marines to the surface to protect the survivors until an evacuation plan gets underway, (b) using the TACOPS computer, you can beam survivors back to the ship using the transporters, (c) using the TACOPS computer, you can send a shuttle down to the surface to evacuate personnel, or (d) using the TACOPS computer, you can send a shuttle down to the surface to tow the downed craft back to the Battlecruiser. Flying down to the surface of a planet or moon can be an enjoyable experience. There are scores of objects to see, places to visit, and beautiful terrain. If you fly around long enough, you will witness night and day complete with sunrise, sunset, night stars, etc. You will also witness variable weather and terrain conditions such as desert, temperate, polar, etc. The visibility on gaseous planets and moons is limited and at night you can use your ship's infra-red visual aid to guide you. Most planets and moons are divided into hostile, friendly, and neutral sections. AUTO-LANDING SYSTEM You can use the auto-landing system by pressing the [SHIFT-E] key when on a planet. The system works only in AI mode (not DIRECT mode) so while landing is in progress you cannot cancel AI mode (but you can cancel auto-landing using [SHIFT-E]). If the ship does not have a waypoint set or does not have some target (in the NID or CVD) for the AI system to follow, takeoff will not work correctly because the ship does not accelerate. 83 While you're busy gawking at the terrain, remember, hostile planets don't like unwelcome guests. [. . . ] Please contact your hardware manufacturer to see if there are updated drivers for your card. This includes virus checkers, disk or system monitors, as well as the Windows 95/98 Find Fast scheduling program. ü Read the FAQ available in the BC3K install folder or at the website. 27. 1 Video problems 2D Video Card (All brands) BC3K supports over 85 types of 2D chipsets. [. . . ]