User Guide

GAMEPLAY SCREEN
The upper left corner of the screen displays nearly all of
the information you’ll need in the game.
A. Tank Health – As stated earlier, the shield strength
is displayed in the form of red bars. The maximum is three.
Weapon fire and drone collisions will decrease this value.
B. Lives Remaining – Your lives remaining are represented
by red tanks. Once you run out of lives, your game is over.
C. Current Score –This number reflects the total number of
the points you have scored in all the levels you have played in the game so far.
D. High Score – The score you’re trying to beat.
POWER-UPS
Power-ups help you gain an advantage over your enemies. To activate a power-up, drive over the floating
cube. The power-up will then be listed in the upper right corner of the screen. Most power-ups last for a lim-
ited amount of time. Flashing text indicates that the power-up is about to expire. Note: More than one
power-up can be active at the same time. The power-ups found in the Combat CD-ROM game are as follows:
YOUR TANK
Your tank is a high-performance hovercraft. It levitates just
above the ground and can turn on a dime (as well as strafe left
and right). You will find you are able to use the ramps to jump
various obstacles, and that falls from one elevation to another
will not damage your tank, although a fall into outer space will
cause your tank to implode. In fact, while airborne, you will find
you have limited directional and speed control.
Tip: Familiarize yourself with the piloting scheme in the tutorals, reached via a portal in the staging area.
DEFAULT CONTROLS
KEYBOARD
Key
Function
F1 Default third-person view
F2 Low, close-in view
F3 Overhead view
Up Arrow Forward
Down Arrow Backwards
Left Arrow Turn left
Right Arrow Turn right
Space Bar Fire
X Emergency brake
Z Strafe left
C Strafe right
P Pause
Esc Quit your current game
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GAMEPAD/JOYSTICK
Button/Stick Function
Y Axis Move forward/backward
X Axis Turn left/right
Left Trigger Strafe left
Right Trigger Strafe right
Button 1 Fire
Button 2 Emergency brake
Button 4 Cycle through player views
Button 7 Strafe left
Button 8 Strafe right
Button 10 Pause
Partial Restore – Restores one
health point to your tank.
Full Restore – Restores your tank
to full health.
1-Up – Gives you an extra life.
3-Up – Gives you three extra lives.
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