User Guide

Tactical Tip: If you’ve just dispatched an enemy in the midst of a crowded dogfight, and you don’t want to
divert your attention from the viewscreen to look at the radar, just set your fighter into a spin or tight turn.
Out of the corner of your eye, you can see whenever the right VDU switches from its neutral status to the
Targeting screen. Even if the next target is just out of sight, (left, right, up or down from where you are cur-
rently looking), the Targeting screen will come up and you’ll know you are facing an enemy.
Navigation System
When you press
N
to enter Navigation Mode, the Nav screen shows your currently selected Nav
point and the distance you must travel to reach that objective. Pressing
N
a second time brings up
the full-screen Navigation map, so that you can give it a good look. While you view the Nav map,
game time is suspended—you can study the mission in as much detail as you want, for as long as you
want.
Each mission you fly consists of several objectives at different Nav points. Using the keyboard,
joystick or mouse, you can move the pointer to any Nav point in your current mission. When you
point at something, it will be highlighted, and notes about it appear on the right side of the Nav
map. You can also scroll through the Nav points (and the information about them) by repeatedly
pressing
N
. Pressing
e
exits you from Navigation Mode and returns you to the cockpit screen.
The last Nav point you highlighted becomes your new destination. Also, when you reach a Nav
point, the navigation computer intelligently (and automatically) selects the next assigned Nav point
for you. You can either fly there manually or activate the autopilot and let it take you to your next
objective (see
Autopiloting System, below).
Tactical Tip: The Nav map is drawn in only two dimensions, so it is possible for your ship to appear to be
right on a Nav point while your ship’s systems indicate that you are thousands of kilometers away from your
objective. This simply means that you are “above” or “below” the Nav point.
Autopiloting System
When you activate Navigation Mode, a white cross appears on your radar display and in your
heads-up display. Both crosses represent the location of the current selected Nav point relative to
your starfighter. To reach your selected Nav point, maneuver your ship until these crosshairs are cen-
tered in their respective displays. (Centering one centers the other automatically.) Keep the crosshairs
centered and you will eventually reach your destination.
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RadarEject
Eject
Set Speed
Shields and Armor
Blaster Indicator
Fuel
Right VDU
Current Speed
Autopilot Light
Left VDU
Sabre Cockpit