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Introduction
Real Time Simulation + Shooting Game
Requires DirectX 7 or laterADirect3D Compatible video card
Made with Borland C++ Compiler 5.5.1.
This is a real-time simulation game where up to 600 units can fight simultaneously.
Microsoft SideWinder Game Pad USB version 1.0 has been tested as compatible with the game.
YAMAHA FREE MIDI LIBRARY is used for the MIDI. I recommend the XG sound source.
Requires DirectX 7 or laterADirect3D Compatible video card
Made with Borland C++ Compiler 5.5.1.
This is a real-time simulation game where up to 600 units can fight simultaneously.
Microsoft SideWinder Game Pad USB version 1.0 has been tested as compatible with the game.
YAMAHA FREE MIDI LIBRARY is used for the MIDI. I recommend the XG sound source.
2002 - 2003 Copyright (C) KOU All rights reserved
KOU'S HOMEPAGE
YAMAHA FREE MIDI LIBRARY YAMAHA Incorporated
KOU'S HOMEPAGE
YAMAHA FREE MIDI LIBRARY YAMAHA Incorporated
About the game
This application is freeware. KOU is the author.
The author of the software takes no responsibility for any damage caused to your computer.
Unauthorized archival, reassembly, and distribution is strictly prohibited.
The author of the software takes no responsibility for any damage caused to your computer.
Unauthorized archival, reassembly, and distribution is strictly prohibited.
For best performance, a good video card and CPU is needed. A Pentium3 1GHz or processor is recommended.
Object of the game
Lead your many allied units in the battle, and destroy the enemy in a realtime simulation environment.
There is a shooting element to the game whereby the player can participate in the battle directly.
The game is divided into Armament Phase and Combat Phase.
In the Armament Phase, you prepare your forces and recoup losses from the previous battle, and in Combat Phase you fight.
There is a shooting element to the game whereby the player can participate in the battle directly.
The game is divided into Armament Phase and Combat Phase.
In the Armament Phase, you prepare your forces and recoup losses from the previous battle, and in Combat Phase you fight.
Install/Uninstall.
Decompress the downloaded file into its own directory.
To uninstall, just delete the directory the game is in; the registry is not altered during install.
Startup Options
You can change the game options in the dialogue box that appears during startup.
The changes are stored in the game's .ini file.
| Start Windowed Mode | Check the box to play in Windowed mode. |
| Bit depth | Pick from 32, 24, or 16 bit color depth for playing in full-screen mode. |
| Turn off Midi | Check the box to turn off background music. |
| Turn off S.E. | Check the box to turn off WAV sound effects. |
| Change Control Keys | Check the box to change the default control scheme. |
| Turn off Effects | Check the box to turn off effects. |
| Turn on Conversation Events | Uncheck the box to turn off conversation events during battle. |
Armament Phase
During Armament Phase you can save the game or refill, repair, or improve your units and battleships.
Make your choice with the up and down keys, and use button 1 to pick an option.
Depending on the item, the left and right keys can change options.
The items on the top of the screen show your allies' data.
| Statistics | |
| TERRITORY | The current amount of territory you control. This value raises when you win battles and lowers when you lose them. The higher this value, the tougher enemies become. |
| WAR POTENTIALS | Your battle power. With it you can buy new units or power them up. It is essentially the equivalent of money. |
| FRIEND UNITS | The total number of friendly units. Your own unit is included in this number. This number increases when you resupply after battle, or when you buy new units. |
| FRIEND SHIPS | The total number of friendly battleships. Depending on the number and types of battleships you have, the total number of units that can participate in a single battle changes. |
| WARS | Number of battles |
| NEXT BATTLE FORMATION | Displays an image of the upcoming battle. Blue indicates the position of your own units, while red indicates the position of enemy units. |
The commands are displayed at the bottom of the screen.
The function of each available command is as follows:
| Armament Phase Options | |
| WEAPON | Change your primary weapon. The weapons each character can equip differ. You can cycle through the available weapons with the left and right keys. |
| PILOT | Change your pilot. The left and right keys cycle through the available pilots. |
| SUBWEAPON | Change your secondary weapon. The sub-weapons each character can equip differ. You can cycle through the available sub-weapons with the left and right keys |
| S-SYSTEM | Change your support system. Cycle through each choice with the left and right keys. |
| BUY UNITS | Buy units and battleships. Each individual unit costs 50. |
| IMPROVE | Buy power-ups. There are 5 different power-ups: WEAPON (attack power), ARMOR (unit lasting power, speed, and energy recharge), FRIEND UNITS (allied units lasting power and attack power) CAPACITY (the maximum number of units you can hold), and DEVELOPMENT (speed of developing new weapons) |
| STATUS | Go to the status screen. |
| BACKDOWN | Withdraw your forces (TERRITORY -5). You will restock your units and get two new battleships. If there is no room for new battleships in your forces, you will get 10,000 battle power for each that will fit. In addition, your pilots' units will be healed of all damage. |
| PHASE SHIFT | Move to Combat Phase. However, if the pilot you have selected has more than 50 damage to their unit, you cannot enter battle. You need to pick another pilot in that case. |
| List of Sub-Weapons | |
| ION BLASTER | A high-powered ion beam. |
| MACRO MISSILE | A large missile that splits and scatters small explosive missiles throughout the area. |
| VULCAN | A gatling-gun with a high rate of fire. |
| MULTIPLE RAILGUN | A powerful, long range set of 4 dlks. |
| MASS-DRIVER CANNON | A long range, penetrating high-velocity cannon. |
| BUSTER CANNON | An exceptionally powerful penetrating, high-speed impulse cannon. |
| DISAPPEAR CANNON | An energy cannon cluster that sports a top-class level of attack power. |
| FUNNEL | Creates 8 automated attack units. |
| HI-ACT MISSILE | Multi-missiles launched from the rear that change trajectory mid-flight to aim at enemies in front of you. |
| MULTI MISSILE | High-speed multi-missiles that cover the entire surrounding area. |
| BEAM SABER | A close-range photon blade. |
| Support Systems | |
| AUTOMATIC TARGETTING | System to automatically target enemies. While active, it has a moderate drain on energy. |
| BOOSTER | System to increase movement speed. While active, it has a large drain on energy. |
| FORCE FIELD | Creates a barrier to completely block enemy attacks. While active, the system has a moderate drain on energy. When it blocks an attack, it drains energy proportional to the strength of the attack. |
| COOLING SYSTEM | Increases the rate of cooling on the unit. While active, the system has a small drain on energy. |
| INCREASE ARMOR | Armor to negate the effect of ballistic weapons. While active, it has a small drain on energy. |
| ACCELERATOR | Increases the speed of energy recovery. While active, it lowers the efficiency of the unit's cooling system. |
Buying Battleships
Sect the battleship you want when buying or selling each type of vessel.
When you pick a battleship, its statistics are displayed.
Taking the cost into consideration, decide whether or not you want to buy it.
| Battleship Data | |
| DEPLOYMENT | The battleship unit's deployment level. The maximum number of units you can deploy in a single battle is calculated from your fleet's Deployment levels. |
| EJECTION | The speed at which a battleship can launch. |
| FIGHTING | The attack power of the battleship. Aircraft carriers and transport vessels only have anti-aircraft weapons, but main warships can use primary cannons. |
| DEFENSE | The battleship's lasting power. |
| EWhile it is not displayed in the statistics screen, each ship has its own separate movement speed. | |
The sell price and buying price for each battleship is the same. You can experiment with various different formations before commiting yourself without risk.
Pick an option with the up and down keys, and use button 1 to make your selection.
| Name | Base lasting power | Movement Speed | Launch Speed | Deployment |
| Radius-class Battleship | WUO | ODU | RPO | PT |
| Primary: Main Cannon Secondary: Anti-aircraft gun |
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| Cordius-Class Battleship | PQSO | ODT | RSO | PR |
| Primary: High Caliber Main Cannon Secondary: Auxillary Cannon Special Fire support: Bonus onf +10% to friendly units' attack power |
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| Arciel-class Transport | QVO | PDO | PWO | PO |
| Primary: Anti-Aircraft gun Special Command--Force launch: Force launch of 5 units | ||||
| Ferenshale-Class Aircraft Carrier | TVO | ODR | QOO | PW |
| Primary: Anti-Aircraft Gun Special Wide-range deployment: 10 Units bonus to maximum Deployment Command--Force Launch: Force launch of 15 units | ||||
| Axdiehl-class Assault Vessel | QOUO | ODW | PXO | PV |
| Primary: High Caliber Main Cannon Secondary: Anti-aircraft Multi-Missile Special Command--Volley shot: Fire continuously for about 10 seconds | ||||
| Fixeria-class Support Vessel | SUO | ODS | SVO | PQ |
| Primary: Anti-aircraft gun | ||||
EThe Special commands work for all ships of the same type.
EYou can only use each command type once per battle.
The Status Screen
You can save or load game data here.
You can also see each type of play data.
The left side shows the titles you have gained so far.
The right side shows how often you use each character and your accomplishments.
The up and down keys pick options, and Button one makes your selection.
Combat Phase
You win Combat Phase if you eliminate the enemy or make them retreat.
If your allies are wiped out or retreat, then you lose.
After Combat Phase is over, pilots not participating in the fight have their units healed 40%, and those that did participate are only healed 10%. If a unit is damaged at 50% or above, then it cannot participate in the next battle.
If your allies are wiped out or retreat, then you lose.
After Combat Phase is over, pilots not participating in the fight have their units healed 40%, and those that did participate are only healed 10%. If a unit is damaged at 50% or above, then it cannot participate in the next battle.
| @P@ | Status. From the top it shows the player's surplus energy gauge, structural integrity gauge, the generator's heat gague, and below that it has a simple battle forces balance gauge. The number on the balance gauge indicates the total number of units. From the left, it displays the number of units launched, maximum number of units that can be launched simultaneously, number of units waiting, and the number on the right side indicates the enemy's total number of units participating in battle. The final gauge indicates the balance of power between the forces. |
| @Q@ | The enemy's and your areas of influence. Blue indicates your own forces, and red, the enemy. |
| @R@ | Mouse Cursor. It is normally hidden, but when you right-click it is displayed. Let go of the right button and after a set period the cursor will disappear. |
| @S@ | When you pick a battleship with the mouse, a line will be drawn between it and the mouse cursor. This is the path on which the battleship will move. The green gauge is its structural integrity. |
Use of a joypad is recommended.
| Joypad/Keyboard Controls | |
| Movement keys (Cursor keys) | Move player |
| Button P(r or w) | Attack with primary weapon (can be held down) |
| Button 2 (v or `) | Command (orders) controls |
| Button 3 (u) | Turn on/off Support Systems |
| Button 7 (` or y) | Use Special Weapon (can be held down) |
| Button 8( c or b) | Hold (Keep player's facing the same) |
| Button 4 (p) | Change Camera Mode (Center Mode/Long-view mode) |
| Mouse Controls | |
| Move Mouse | Move Mouse Cursor |
| Right Button | Display Mouse Cursor |
| Right Button (drag) | Scroll Map |
| Controls when Mouse Cursor is displayed | |
| Left Button over Battleship | Select Battleship |
| Left Button while Battleship is selected | Pick location to move battleship to |
| [r ] key | Use selected Battleship's Special Command |
COMMANDS
Press Button 2 and you can give Commands (Orders)
While pressing Button 2, the following commands are displayed.
RUSH and STANDBY cannot be used until a minute after battle has started.
While holding Button 2, prsess the up or down keys to select a command.
Release Button 2 to give the command.
| Command Types | |
| ATTACK | Order to all nearby units. Attack. (Move to target) |
| DEFEND | Order to all nearby units. Defend (Attack while remaining still) Units not moving will slowly regenerate their life values. |
| DEPARTURE | Order to all ships. Permit launch of waiting units. |
| STOP | Order to all ships. Stop launching waiting units. |
| RUSH | Order to all forces. Direct all units to attack. |
| STANDBY | Order to all forces. Direct all units to defend. |
| RETREAT | Order to all forces. Retreat. A short while after giving the order, the retreat will be successful. |
| CANCEL | Cancel giving commands. |
Information on the Battle System
Critical Hits
Normally, critical hits are dealt when a unit is shot from behind.Critical hits do double danage.
Penetrating weapons do not deal critical hits.
These rules apply to any non-battleship unit.
Escort Units
Depending on the number of times a pilot has participated in battle, escort units will accompany the player.
Escort units are powerful allies, equipped with high-speed beam guns and missiles.
Special Weapons
You can use Button 7 to fire Special weapons, but they take a lot of energy to use.
In addition it puts a large burden on the generator, so the more powerful the weapon, the more difficult it is to fire continuously.
Cooling Device
The Cooling Device reduces the heat produced by the generator.
When in the Red Zone, it has a bad effect on energy resupply and cooling.
Enemy Reinforcements
In the latter half of the game, enemies will sometimes bring in reinforcements.
As they can appear suddenly, it is important to always be ready to repel them.
Hints
Attack from the edges
Attack the enemy where their forces are spread thin, and cut off their battleships.
Look over the map, and attack areas where there are few battleships.
Don't move rashly
When the player moves away from escort units, they will follow.
If the player keeps moving, the escorts will not be able to attack sufficiently.
Keep to formation
It is better to keep allied battleships concentrated in one area.
If they are spread out they won't be as effective, and will get destroyed individually.
Utilize penetrating attacks
You can turn the battle in your favor by defeating enemy battleships.
With long-range penetrating weapons like the Mass Driver Cannon or Buster Cannon,
you can fire on enemy battleships from a safe distance.
Use BACKDOWN effectively.
You can manipulate difficulty by choosing to BACKDOWN.
At about 60%, battles become much more difficult, so if you cannot win, you can BACKDOWN and save money.
Keep balance in mind when powering-up
Keep your total number of units and your units' powerups as a top priority.
But if you invest in your player's unit, then it will be easier to use effectively
and can by extension improve your entire forces' effectiveness.
Characters
Ryu Hayami
Farna Ramilia
Gyaran Hunt
Sara Cordelia
Nameless Escort Pilot
Nameless Escort Pilot
Jeffrey Murdoch Earth Federation ArmyMercenary Unit. Captain of the Black Union Jackal Unit.
Callous and cool-headed.
Orgaham Cooper Earth Federation ArmyOne of the Black Union Jackals
Loves killing, and is a mercenary for fun and profit.
Woll H Garrat Earth Federation ArmyOne of the Black Union Jackals.
Looks down on space-born people with scorn.
Chris Raymond Earth Federation ArmyOne of the New Aegis troop, fighting for her father,
who was imprisoned for advocating revolution.
Weets Rockford Earth Federation ArmyCaptain of the Earth Regulars.
A strange person, always wearing a
mask-like eyepiece to correct his vision.