User Guide

BARRACKS
Loading and Saving Games
When you’re at the Wildcat base, you can visit the barracks to save the game in progress or to load
a previous one. The barracks can be reached from the right doorway in the hangar.
Sleeping Pilot (Loading Games). You’ll notice another Wildcat pilot sleeping in a cot in the
barracks. Wake her up (select her) to load a previous game. A screen will appear listing your saved
games. Select the game you want to load and click on the LOAD button. If you change your mind and
decide not to load a game, click CANCEL to return to the barracks.
Note: If you are using the partial installation option, you may have to re-install portions of the game
to return to a saved game.
Empty Bed (Saving Games). It’s advisable to save your game every time you complete a mission.
Click on the empty bed to bring up the save game window.
To save the current game under a new name, select the
NEW button. Type the name you want to use
for the file and press r. The only limit to the number of games you can save is your hard disk
space.
If you choose to delete a saved game for any reason, select its name on the list and click
DELETE .
When the game asks you to verify, click YES to delete the saved game. Select NO to cancel the
deletion.
If you want to save using the same name as a previously saved game, select that name and click on
OVERWRITE . Once again, you will have to confirm your choice.
To return to the barracks, select
RESUME . To exit your game at this point, select QUIT TO DOS .
VIRGIL’S OFFICE
Managing the Wildcats
Virgil is the Wildcats’ accountant and chief whiner. He may be pessimistic, but it’s not wise to ignore
him, because he may have valuable information.
In Virgil’s office at the Wildcat base, you can talk to him, check squadron finances by reading the
ledger, purchase weapons from the catalog, or view the kill board to compare your progress with
other Wildcat pilots.
Talking to Virgil. When Virgil is sitting at his desk, click on him to receive a fiscal update on the
Wildcats. Virgil will often have important information concerning the squadron’s financial well-
being, so check in with him frequently.
Ledger. View the ledger by selecting the open book on the right side of Virgil’s desk. The first page of
the ledger shows the financial status of the Wildcats, including overhead costs, fighter plane
replacement costs, recent purchases, and net worth. The statistics that are most important to you
are your current cash worth and your projected overhead costs. This will be updated when you
accept a mission. Remember that the overhead is a cost per mission.
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Save Game
Exit to Hangar
Load Saved Game
Barracks Option
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