User Guide

Saving a Mission on a Floppy Disk
If you want to save a mission onto a floppy disk, you must first save the mission in one of the allocat-
ed slots. Note the slot number(s) of the mission(s) you are transferring to a floppy, then exit to DOS
on the simulator computer and insert a disk into the desired disk drive. From the C: prompt, type:
C D \ W C A \ M I S S I O N S
(If you installed the game in a directory other than the default directory, type the name of that
directory instead of “ WCA ” here, and anywhere else it appears in this section.) You are now in the
missions subdirectory of WCA . At the prompt, typing DIR will provide you with a list of all available
saved missions. The missions are listed by numbers and not by their names, so you must remem-
ber the slot number of the mission you wish to save. To copy onto your disk, type:
C O P Y C : \ W C A \ M I S S I O N S \ M I S S I O N .<mission number> <destination drive>
For example, you might type:
C O P Y C : \ W C A \ M I S S I O N S \ M I S S I O N .007 B :
When you want to upload this mission from disk and save it as a certain mission number, insert the
floppy disk into the disk drive and type:
C O P Y <source drive>:\ M I S S I O N .<mission number> C : \ W C A \ M I S S I O N S \ M I S S I O N . <desired mission
n u m b e r >
For example, you might type:
C O P Y B : \ M I S S I O N .007 C : \ W C A \ M I S S I O N S \ M I S S I O N . 0 0 8
(If you inserted the disk into drive A :, enter A : instead of B : as the source drive.)
Now the saved game will appear as a saved mission in slot number 8.
Loading a Mission
If you want to play a mission that was previously saved, you can retrieve it by clicking on the L O A D
button, in the right column of your computer console (or typing L on your keyboard). The new
option screen will show you 24 numbered slots with the saved missions. Select the game you want
to load and click on L O A D to confirm your choice. This will return you to the main menu on the
console. If you change your mind, you can always go back to the main screen by hitting C A N C E L .
Other Console Functions
C A N C E L . Should you decide you are not ready to fly a mission right now, you can click on the C A N -
C E L button, in the right column of the computer console, (or hit E S C on your keyboard) to deactivate
the simulator. You can exercise this option if you wish to re-configure your Music and Sound FX
selections in the wall panel of the simulator room or if you want to leave the simulator room
through the DOS area of the Academy.
E X E C U T E .Selecting the E X E C U T E button (or typing X ) will let you fly the mission you have just con-
figured or loaded. The walls of the simroom light up and then fade away. In a few seconds you find
yourself in the cockpit of the ship you have chosen to fly.