Deep Space - Katana Fighter
(c) Sir-Tech


Preflight Choices
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Joystick--moves the highlight from choice to choice

Fire Button--confirms a choice of mission or difficulty level


Ship Operation
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Joystick--steers the ship

F5--accelerates. hold down to keep accelerating

F7--retrothrusters (brakes)

Fire Button--fires weapons


Shield Activation Indicator Color
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The -S- below the shield status rectangle will be red when shield is 
up, white when it is down.


Status Rectangle Color
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The status rectangles in all system monitors (laser, missile, engine 
and shield) use the same color code:

green--system ok
red--system needs repair


Command Mode
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Spacebar--selects command mode from the cockpit
Joystick--moves the highlight in the command mode menu
Fire Button--chooses command mode menu item while erasing
             command mode menu


Using Joystick with Map
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Joystick--move target cursor

Fire Button--confirm target, erase map from screen


map colors
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In Commodore-equipped ships the map color used for special objects 
on the map is orange. These objects include:

- the katana, 
- outposts without ore, 
- antimatter shards, and 
- the border in the escort mission. 

The tokimara locator square will be green when the katana is in
the destination sector and white at other times. 

All other objects and boundaries are colored white.


+++++special features ++++++

F1---switches sound on/off

F3---pause the game

Fire Button---return to game from pause