On-Line #51 25 августа 1996

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Stuck? - Description of the "Evening Star".

                Stuck?


(C) REM
              EVENING STAR
              HEWSON 1986
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   This game - a good simulator control locomotive, or rather
by a train. And the goal of the game is not a breakthrough in 
the fight to some stations, like in "THE TRAIN", but completely 
different, not related to any military action. Need to 
competently express driving with passengers to get to the 
destination station. Someone will say that it's too simple and 
uninteresting, but it is not so. Try to drive like a schedule, 
not spending wasted fuel, and even to the railway inspector who 
goes to your train, you have not written any comments. Believe 
me - it's not so easy. 


   After downloading the program will be the starting point:


   0: Computer Demo - a demonstration of the game. You can see 
how computer controls the train.



   1: Traning Run - a training flight, short and without 
interruption. 


   2: Short Non Stop + Speed ​​Limits - a flight with a few 
stops and speed limit. 


   3: Short Stopper + Signalling - a flight with plenty of 
stops and the need for increased attention to the signals of 
the semaphore. 


   4: Long Stopper - flight to the end station with a small 
number of stops. 


   5: Record Run - a flight to the end station without stopping.


   6: Pines Express - a quick flight to the end station, with 
stops at major stations located closer to the end. 


   7: Problem Run - a flight with stops and various problems
way.


   L: Load saved game - download games delayed from the disk.


   ENTER: Speed ​​Run - view the entire route in the rooted 
version. 


   After selecting one of the options, a menu selection of
control locomotive, characterized by the number of required 
controls: 


   1: Regulator, Cut Off 'Brake - regulator (knob
rate), the valve steam from a boiler in a steam engine, the 
brake valve. 


   2: Plus Blower 'Whistle - plus exhaust valve and whistle.


   3: Plus Injector - plus injector (valve for water dolivaniya
boiler from the water tank).


   4: Plus firing - plus throwing coal into the furnace.


   5: Total control - full control of the locomotive.

With a partial control, the computer controls the rest of 
government as an assistant engineer. 


   So, after you have selected a level of sophistication and 
control you will find yourself in the driver's cab of the 
locomotive and see lots of pens and devices. Talk about them 
more in detail: 


   The rope at the top - a dial tone. Key is activated "W".
Whistle must be submitted before starting upwards and before 
entering the tunnels. 


   Located just below the gauge, which shows the pressure
steam in the boiler.


   Even lower is the thermometer showing the temperature of the 
water in the boiler.



   Levels of left and right of the thermometer shows the level 
of water in boiler.



   We turn to the control valve:


   Above left is the knob that opens the key "R", and closed by 
pressing the "Symbol Shift" + "R". With keys "Symbol Shift" 
similarly closed and all the rest cranes.



   Below is a brake valve, which is controlled by key
"V".


   In the lower part valve steam from a boiler in a steam 
engine. It is managed by the key "C". The more open the crane, 
the greater the power of developing the steam engine, but it 
increases the flow of steam. Recommend to put cock in the 
middle position, and on the slopes of the mountains to the 
minimum, but not shutting down completely, so with the full 
closure of the train slowly begins to stop. 


   On the right are three more cranes. Top, with the letter "I" 
- the injector. With the injector in the boiler water from the 
tank topped. Controlled injector button "I". Boiler water 
should be filled to about half, or even slightly less. 


   Below is an exhaust valve, controlled by pressing "B".
He, unlike the rest has two positions: open and closed. Open 
valve is necessary before full closure of the regulator and 
before entering the tunnels. 


   In the lower part valve further inflate the air in
furnace. Crane control button "D". With this crane
the furnace is pumped additional air, fanning flames.


   In the lower part of the cabin is the engine combustion 
chamber. Door inserts have several provisions to open the 
firebox key "F", close the keys "Symbol Shift" + "F". By 
manipulating the situation door inserts and valve blowing, it 
is necessary to maintain water pot in a boiling state. Coal in 
the furnace is gradually consumed, and periodically it should 
pop. For this we need to fully open the door and press "ENTER". 


   Key "A" is used to accelerate the time fast / normal.
Key "S" to remove / insert the smoke (if it interferes with 
someone), and the key "T" to include a table of time, but more 
on that later. 


   Well, the management seems to be sorted out, we go to the 
informational part of the game: 


   In the red box, top of the screen reported the name of the 
tunnel or station to which you are approaching.



   The left side of the screen is still some information 
windows. The upper window shows the amount of water "WATER" and 
Coal "COAL", as well as the speed of "SPEED". 


   Below, in a window "SIGNAL" displayed semaphore signals.


   Even lower in the window "GRADIENT" shows the topography of
indicating rutizny Hauling.


   In the bottom window "POSITION" shows the position of trains 
between two end stations.



   Finally, at the bottom shows the playing time in hours,
minutes and seconds.

Pressing the "T", will take you to a temporary table and you 
will see something like this: 


 LEVEL OF PLAY
 LEVEL CONTROL
 1:00 Initial station to terminal station



       travel time on the flight schedule.

 Dis Station Sch Act
00 name of the station 00 00
10 1 / 2 10 13
14 3 / 4



   1 2 3 4



               Drivers Hints
               ------------
Select Save / T'table / Event / ENTER


   Field 1 - the distance to the station from the start.


   Field 2 - Name of the station on which note the time of 
their passage, or departure time with them. If the name is 
written in large letters, then this station must make a stop. 


   Field 3 - time of departure / travel station on schedule.


   Field 4 - Your journey time / departure from the station.


   Also in the table, the following keys:


   "S" - unloading of the disc.


   "E" - view the comments of the inspector.


   "T" - back to the table.


   "ENTER" - a return to management.


   At the end of the flight you will be presented the results 
of your flight as a percentage:



   Economy - saving fuel and water.


   Timekeeping - adherence to schedule.


   Safety - safety.


   RESULT - the overall result.


   The reasons that the game ends:


   TRAIN DERAILDED - the train derailed. This happens, for 
example, during the passage of the arrows at high speed. 


   OVERRUN STOP SIGNAL - travel ban signal.


   BLOWBACK - is not open vent valve before entering the
tunnel or in front of a full closure of the regulator.


   BOILER OVERFILL - pot filled with water.


   FUSIBE PLUGS GONE - all the water in the pot boil dry.


   UNSAFE REVERSING - train rolled back (with slides).


   CRASHED AT - a train wreck near the station ---.


   RUN COMPLETE - flight over.


   If the game ends, it can continue clicking after
appearance of the table key "R" (Resume) - continue the game or
go to the start menu by pressing the "S" (Start).


   Some remarks Inspector:


   EM brakes at / station name / - emergency (EM-Emergency)
stopping near the station ---.


   Speeding near / station name / - fare station --- with 
speeding. 


   No stop at / station name / - did not stop at the station -

   Short stop at / station name / - short stop for
Station ---.


   Long Stop at / station name / - a long stop at the station 
---. 


   Rough stop at / station name / - rough stop at the station 
---. 


   Poor stop at / station name / - bad stop at the station ---.


   No whistle at / station name, the tunnel / - no dial tone 
before departure from the station --- / before the tunnel 
entrance ---. 


   Also, record all the reasons why the game was over.


   And finally, some tips to engineer - a newbie, transferred 
from this game: 


   1. Always open the exhaust valve before the full closure
regulator and before the tunnel entrance.


   2. Always Give whistle before start and before entering
tunnels.


   3. Two hundred locomotive at the far end of the platform 
(locomotive - is, in this case, the engine). 


   4. Do not use the maximum inhibition, except for emergencies.


   5. Do not throw up coal at high heat and high pressure steam.


   6. Fuel economy: a pop-coal, when coal slide in the furnace 
is almost burnt. 


   7. Before tossing coal, completely opens the door inserts.


   8. Brake gently to create a comfort to its passengers.


   9. Fuel economy: reduce the consumption of steam supply valve
steam from a boiler in a steam engine, whenever possible.


   Well, perhaps that's all. I intentionally did not disclose 
all secrets of this game, so as not to diminish your interest 
in it. Good luck and success in the game.


                         Pavel Ignatov (REM)
                    MDM 188-7730; 19:00 / 23:00
                           (Weekdays)