User Guide

Pressing the S E L E C T S H I P button, in the upper right corner of your console, (or hitting P on your key-
board) brings up an option screen with the different ships you can choose to fly. When you select a
particular ship by single-clicking on it, the screen will also indicate the ship’s weapon loadout. Once
you have decided which ship you want to fly this mission, and have clicked on it, hit S E L E C T to save
and return to the main option screen. Press C A N C E L if you want to return to the main option screen
without saving your choice.
Selecting Your Wi n g m a n
We have taken four pilots from the ranks of the Terran Confederation and used their profiles to
model the wingmen in this simulator. You may recognize some of these fighters from your readings
in class. The W I N G M A N button located in the right column on your console (or W on your keyboard)
calls up an option screen with five different wingmen options. If you choose N O N E , you will fly this
mission alone. Selecting one of the wingman names by single-clicking on it shows you a portrait of
the pilot and informs you about piloting and dogfighting skills as well as attitude. Choose the pilot
you want on this particular mission (or choose N O N E ) and hit A C C E P T to save your choice. C A N C E L
returns you to the main screen without saving a wingman choice.
Saving a Mission
If you have created a mission that you wish to save, you must first type a name for the mission into
the slot allocated in the top left corner of the console. When you select the slot (press T A B until you
highlight the slot you want, or click on the slot), a cursor will appear. You can now use B A C K S P A C E t o
erase the current name in the slot. Enter the new mission name and select the S A V E button in the right
hand column of your computer screen (or hit S on your keyboard). A new option menu with num-
bered slots will pop up. When you click on a numbered slot, the mission name you just entered will
appear. You are also free to move this mission to any slot you wish by dragging it. (Click-and-hold the
pointer on the name, drag the pointer to your preferred slot, and release the mouse button.) Once
you have placed the mission name in the desired slot, hit S A V E to return to the main console. You may
save a total of 24 games in this manner. If you decide to save a new mission in a slot which already
contains a mission name, the simulator will overwrite the old data with the new mission. You will be
asked whether you want to overwrite the currently saved mission or not. If you change your mind and
decide not to save your mission after all, you can escape to the main screen by clicking C A N C E L .
S AV I N G A M I S S I O N
Name You’re Giving to
Mission Being Saved
Press to Display More
Saved Mission Slots