Game PC Desert Strike User Manual

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INTERACTIVE

PRESENTS:

Senior Programmer - Alex Metallis

Graphic Artist -James Hartshorn

Assistant Programmer - Clive Francis

Assistant Programmer - Jon Medhurst

Manual - Martin Calpin

Producer - Tony Casson

Sim Furniss and Mick Sheehan

Additional Levels by Gremlin Graphics

Music and Sound Effects - Neil Biggin

Quality Assurance - Tony Howe, Lee Campbell, Rob Millington,

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considered suitable viewing by the age range(s) indicated.

This product is exempt from classification under U.K. Law. In

accordance with The Video Standards Council Code of Practice it is

Install Instructions Desert Strike and Jungle Strike Combined CD

Turn your computer on and insert your CD-Rom into your CD-Rom Drive.

To install the game(s) first change drives to your CD-Rom Drive (e.g. D:, E:).

Then to install Desert Strike Type Desinst at the prompt and press the return key.

To install Jungle Strike Type Junginst at the prompt and press the return key.

Follow all the on screen instructions.

To play either of the games move to the directory in which the game you wish to play is installed and type

Remember you need to have the CD-Rom in the CD-Rom drive to play either game.

either Desert or Jungle (depending on which game you wish to play) at the prompt and press return.

WE DO NOT RECOMMEND THAT YOU PLAY THIS GAME UNDER WINDOWS 95, RESTART YOUR MACHINE IN DOS

MODE AND INSTALL AND PLAY THE GAME FROM DOS

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Without warning a madman has emerged in the Middle East and threatens to start Armageddon. The international

community knows very little about this menace, the self-styled “General” Kibaba, but we have enough evidence of

his military capabilities to take his threats very seriously. The President of the United States has chosen you to fly a

series of dangerous pre-emptive campaigns in the desert to vanquish this inimical despot.

MAIN MENU.

Using the Main Menu.

Use the up/down cursor keys to toggle between the red choice buttons on the main

menu, to select press fire (if this is the first time you’ve played Desert Strike and you

haven’t changed any of the default keyboard settings - then press the default fire keys Z,

X or C).

CHOOSE YOUR CO-PILOT

Your co-pilot is responsible for aiming the guns and operating the winch. The more

capable your co-pilot, the easier your job as pilot will be. Each co-pilot has a dossier.

Press fire on the Co-Pilot button to go to the Co-pilot Menu.

You will see a picture of each co-pilot and a description of their skills and attributes. You

will notice that one of the Co-pilots is listed as MIA or Missing In Action. You can’t

select a pilot who is listed as MIA. They are out there somewhere, and if you find them

and return them safely to the frigate for some much needed first aid, you’ll be able to fly

the subsequent campaigns with the best co-pilot of the bunch. Press fire on the next

button on the co-pilot menu to select a co-pilot, when you’ve chosen a co-pilot, the co-

pilot shown in the window represents your selection, move to the exit button and press

Configure CONTROLs and sound OPTIONS

Move to the button and press fire to select. You are will be presented with the following

fire to return to the main menu. Your co-pilots name will now be shown in the window

on the main menu.

options Define Keys, Calibrate Joystick, Sound Card and Screen Size.

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Define Keys

Move to the button and press fire to select. This feature allows you to change the default keys used for gameplay. The default keys are as

follows:

Left

Right

Forward

Reverse

Gun

Hydra

Hellfire

Once you’ve chosen the keys you wish to use the menu will automatically close and return you to the Configure Controls and Sound Menu.

Calibrate Joystick

Move to the button and press fire to select. Follow the on screen instructions, the menu will automatically close and return you to the

Configure Controls and Sound Menu once the joystick is configured. Because most joysticks have only two buttons we’ve designed the

controls so that you can use the space bar to toggle between weapons (Gun, Hydra and Hellfire), if for example you are using the fire button

on your joystick to operate the Gun press the space bar will switch weapons to the Hydra. Pressing the space bar again will bring the Hellfire

into use, press the spacebar again and you’ll switch back to the gun.

machine.

Sound Card

Press fire on the Sound Card button and the name of the sound card will appear in the window on the left, select the name of the sound card

you wish to use by pressing fire. Do not select a soundcard driver that isn’t installed or 100% compatible with the soundboard in your

Screen Size

Use the fire button to alter the size of the gameplay screen on your monitor, you can choose full, medium or small play screen area.

ENTER PASSWORD

simple type the password in again.

The password will save your co-pilot selection but it won't save any non-standard control settings you may have chosen. You have about five

minutes to write down the password before it disappears.

If this is the first time you’ve played Desert Strike you won’t have a password. At the end of each successful campaign you receive a

character password and your current score. Make sure to write it down if you wish to return to the game at the beginning of the next campaign

with your score intact, rounded down to the nearest thousand points. If you get the password incorrect a ? will appear the password window,

You are now ready to play Desert Strike, move to the start campaign button and press fire.