AWACS Written By:Eldar The Wizard --------------------------------------- Concept: The idea of the whole game is to succesfully destroy each wave of enemy fighters and bombers.Those planes are: MIG-25's MIG-23's TU-26's Your planes are: F-15's B-1's You are an AWAC plane. A plane which flies around the screen and pinpoints the locations of enemy planes and relays them to missle silos on the ground.The keys for movement are... I J K M Planes are indictated on the screen by flying numbers. They range from 1-9. To identify which type of a plane a certain number is that is flying on the screen, you hit that number on the keyboard. Example... Say the number 3 was flying around on my screen.I hit the #3, and at the bottom of the screen the name and blueprints of the plane will appear.You can then decide whether to destroy it or leave it alone. To destroy a plane (or number flying on the screen) you must currently have that plane and its blueprints at the bottom of the screen. Example..... Since I hit 3 (above), the blueprints of whatever 3 is (let's a MIG) will appear at the bottom of the screen. I can then hit the RETURN key and a missle will launch from the nearest U.S. missle silo (indicated by the squares on the screen.) If I hit a number on my keyboard, and that number is not currently visible on my screen, no blueprints will appear and it will give the message NOT IDENTIFIED. A word of advice. A number will not neccesarily be the same plane throughout the entire game. Example... The #3 could fly on my screen, and I could identify it as a MIG. Before I have time to blast it, however, it flies off. 10 seconds later the same number (3) could fly on again, but it might just be a U.S. plane. It's a good idea to check before you blast. Fuel: The fuel indicator will get lower and lower as the game goes on. If you run out of fuel before you wipe out the enemy, the game is over.You do have 1 chance per wave of replenishing your fuel supply. If your fuel supply is running low, you can hit the T key. A funny little beep will sound, but other than that, that's all that happens. What has really happened is that one of your bases has dispatched a fuel plane, which is a KC 707. Don't blow this up if you see it! You only have one!! Once you hit "T", the KC 707 will automatically fly up to you (it will also be using a number) dock with you,and return home. You can only do this once per wave, so use it wisely. Another feature is the PANIC button. On the right side of the screen is the word PANIC written vertically.Along with the word will be either 1 or more warheads. If things ever get too crowded, and too many enemy planes are flying towards you, you can hit the "/" key.This will alert all bases currently on the screen to help out, and they will destroy every enemy plane on the screen. Each time you hit the "/" key, one warhead disappears from the side of the screen. Again,you only get one per turn. But..unlike the fuel plane,if you don't use the panic button, you get to keep the warhead you didn't use, and get an extra warhead for completing the wave. Also...don't hit the "B" key. I don't know what the hell this is, but whenever I hit it, it drops me into the monitor. After a wave is completed, you recieve bonus points for however many bases are still up (the enemy planes like to drop bombs on your bases, that's why your destroying them). After all the bonus points have been tallied, your fuel tank will be filled, you will recieve and extra PANIC warhead, and a flashing READY will appear on the screen. Hit return, and the game will proceed with the next wave of enemy planes.