********* Welcome to Project 64! The goal of Project 64 is to preserve Commodore 64 related documents in electronic text format that might otherwise cease to exist with the rapid advancement of computer technology and declining interest in 8- bit computers on the part of the general population. If you would like to help by converting C64 related hardcopy documents to electronic texts please contact the manager of Project 64, Cris Berneburg, at 74171.2136@compuserve.com. Extensive efforts were made to preserve the contents of the original document. However, certain portions, such as diagrams, program listings, and indexes may have been either altered or sacrificed due to the limitations of plain vanilla text. Diagrams may have been eliminated where ASCII-art was not feasible. Program listings may be missing display codes where substitutions were not possible. Tables of contents and indexes may have been changed from page number references to section number references. 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Neither the author(s) nor the members of Project 64 will assume liability for damages either from the direct or indirect use of this etext or from the distribution of or modification to this etext. ********* The Project 64 etext of the unofficial Space Viking documentation. Converted to etext by The COG, supplied by "Frank" Jeno E. Kontros , the Non Stop Cracker. Some of the information in this etext is assumed to be close enough to the original hardcopy version until an original can be converted, which is likely to be called SPVIK10B.TXT. SPVIK10A.TXT, September 1996, etext #88. ********* SPACE VIKING DOCS....BY THE COG FROM: THE ROM RAIDER DR. DIGITAL SPACE VIKINGS IS A SPACE COMBAT SIMULATION THAT COMBINES 3-D GRAPHICS, REAL TIME, AND TACTICAL CONSIDERATIONS. IT IS MOST EASILY PLAYED WITH A JOYSTICK, ALTHOUGH PADDLES CAN BE USED. WHEN THE DISK IS BOOTED YOU WILL BE PRESENTED WITH AN OUT-OF-THE-WINDOW VIEW WITH FLIGHT INSTRUMENTS. THE INSTRUMENTS ARE: -------------------- SPEED INDICATOR: 4 KEY = FAST ACCELERATION 3 KEY = FAST DECELERATION 2 KEY = SLOW ACCELERATION 1 KEY = SLOW DECELERATION ENERGY INDICATOR - ENERGY LEFT FOR WARP ENGINES. TURN AND VERT - TURN AND CLIMB STATUS OF SHIP MANUAL/AUTO - TOGGLES WITH THE "A" KEY. AUTO MAINTAINS PRESENT COURSE MISSILE/LASER - TOGGLES WITH THE "W" KEY BETWEEN MISSILE AND LASER WEAPON SYSTEMS. USE BUTTON #0 TO FIRE. ORBIT - WHEN GREEN, IN ORBIT. WHEN WHITE, SHIP IS WITHIN THE PLANET'S ATMOSPHERE. DAMAGE - GREEN-OK, RED-SHIELDS HAVE BEEN PENETRATED. CONDITION - GREEN-NORMAL OPERATION, BLUE-ALERT STANDBY, RED-BATTLE STATIONS ALERT. USE THE KEY "B" TO TOGGLE. BE SURE TO BE IN RED WHEN ENGAGING IN BATTLE. SHIELDS - THE "S" KEY TO TOGGLE ON AND OFF. USE THE "R" KEY TO GO INTO RADAR MODE. THIS WILL GIVE YOU AN OVERHEAD VIEW WITH YOUR SHIP IN THE CENTER. PRESSING THE SPACE BAR WILL SCAN THE AREA FOR SHIPS. SPACE AGAIN RETURNS YOU TO RADAR. THE "X" KEY CANCELS. THE "H" KEY ENGAGES THE HYPERDRIVE ENGINES. A COURSE MUST BE SET. THE "C" KEY ACTIVATES THE MASTER COMPUTER AND DISPLAYS 5 OPTIONS: 1) COMPUTER - HERE YOU HAVE ANOTHER FIVE OPTIONS: NAVIGATION COMPUTER - USE PLANTER NUMBERS FOUND IN GALAXY DIRECTORY (SEE NEXT) GALAXY DIRECTORY - LISTS THE PLANETS AVAILABLE AND THEIR NUMBERS FOR USE IN THE NAVIGATION COMPUTER. GALAXY MAP - POSITION CROSSHAIRS AND USE THE FIRE BUTTON TO IDENTIFY PLANET. A WHITE PLANET MEANS INDEPENDENT, PURPLE MEANS CONQUERED. SHIP STATUS - USE THE SPACE BAR TO TOGGLE THIS MODE. SUPPLIES REPORT - SHOWS WHAT YOU HAVE AVAILABLE TO SELL WHEN YOU RETURN TO BASE. 2) GROUND FORCES - HERE YOU HAVE AFTER SHORE LEAVE. SHORE LEAVE - CAN BE GIVEN TO A CONQUERED OR HOME PLANET. USE WHEN THE WEAPONS ARE USED ON THE HOME PLANET. REPAIR/RESTOCK - ALLOWS SHIP TO BE REPAIRED WHILE ON HOME PLANET. SELL LOOT - AGAIN USED ON THE HOME PLANET. LOOT WILL BE EXCHANGED FOR CREDITS TO BUY TROOPS AND WEAPONS. ESTABLISH BASE - YOU'LL NEED MANY CREDITS TO DO THIS. CRYOGENIC SLEEP - USED ON TROOPS AFTER THEY HAVE RETURNED FROM BATTLE OR SHORE LEAVE. HAS AN EFFECT ON MORAL LEVEL. 3) RADAR - SAME AS BEFORE. 4) END - ALLOW SAVING OF THE GAME IN PROGRESS. SHIP MUST BE IN ORBIT TO DO THIS. ********* End of the Project 64 etext of the unofficial Space Viking documentation. *********