Spectrofon #14 23 августа 1995

Игры

Expertise - dismantling the famous game, Pete Cook "ACADEMY."

   We offer to your court
expert examination and Russian
version of the game "ACADEMY" (CRL
Group), who prepared our regular correspondents
Andrew Gagarin and Alexei Litvinov from Perm. Word of the 
authors Russian version.



(C) Gagarin, A., Litvinov AA


   During the work we have made significant changes
in the program, especially in the service section. Was written 
and built-in game instructions, stylized "Tau Ceti", was

Fixed "zaglyuchenny" 5-th level.

   And most importantly - now
the game came the finale, which is absent in all previous 
versions. Since we have it also did not was, and to boot, it is 
clear that He was in the original version, we

decided to do it themselves.


   In one of the descriptions were told that the game should be
sky map, where you can
call my name one of the
stars. We took it as a basis and
made as to the additional
level, which can be accessed successfully passed five. The game 
thus acquired definitive form. And the ending made us quite 
tricky, we have tried to eliminate all variants of fraud, so 
that write your name in all the star

system will be a freebie lover
quite difficult.

   Just for information - the game
was added about 30 kb of new
information, ie scope of work
conducted a fairly large ..



     ACADEMY (TAU CETI II)


     Author: Pete Cooke.

    Manufacturer: CRL GROUP, 1986.


   Academy galaxy is ... Some of these words make thrill the 
hearts of all pilots of the galaxy. Some of them,

those who engage in fair trade, deliver them with hope
and awe. Others, whose
track record is strewn with the names of the stolen and 
destroyed ships, with tears of orphans and hatred throughout 
the civilized galaxy, say it with malice and undisguised awe. 



   Pilots who have graduated from the Academy
- Is the real star lions
fearless and invincible in battle.
Seasoned in the grueling training at the sites that have passed
infernal test of body and spirit in
training centers in the mode snorealnosti, they are the true 
masters of the cosmos. (Mode snorealnosti - is a special mode

training, when the methods gipnoinduktsii pilots are taught
that flight, extending the simulator is a real battle
flight, where each failure
Current drivers can become
his death ...).


   It all began in the XXIII century.
Prior to the founding of the Academy
starship pilots were
training on the ranges Gal Corp
in the Solar System.


   The main areas of training
were Mercury and Uranus system. However, early in XXIII century
there was a significant incident in the constellation of Cygnus.


   In the system of the 61 st star constellations researchers 
Corporation opened a planet that is perfect for foundation 
human colony. Climate and gravity allowed people

feel like on Earth.
The colonists established a number of cities, industry, power 
plants, in short, all that is necessary for full development 
colony. Energy base the world was hyper-reactor generates 80% 
of energy consumption. These reactors have been developed in 
the laboratories of Gal-Corp specifically for extraterrestrial 
settlements. 

   They work in an automatic
mode, and require only routine
inspection.


   Duty change brought
to the reactor at the transport skimmer. At the time, the first 
pilot skimmer was named one of

beginners, just five months ago, finished Space School. 
Unfortunately at the time of the reactor reaching is the 
weather in his area has deteriorated. Strong squally winds 
threw skimmer from side to side. This was

latest information, which
was adopted by the communications satellite, to
moment of his leaving for horizon.


   On the next turn of the orbital landscape of the planet has 
changed recognition.




   Where before there was a district
solid white clouds, now raging crimson flame,
shines bright flashes and obscures only emissions of ash.
On the spot (about four hundred kilometers from the epicenter), 
where 15 minutes ago, shone the lights of the capital of the 
colony, is now dimly glowed red-hot lava.



   Later, experts Corporation
concluded that the pilot had violated instructions Gal-Corp, 
and made an attempt to dock with the reactor in extreme weather 
conditions. Obviously, he did not have enough skill to hold the 
skimmer on the right course, and tonnage ships crashed into the 
building reactor. Reaction of the quark

synthesis are out of control and
spread to the planet's surface.

   In the disaster killed more than
3000. The colony was destroyed.


   A week after the disaster the Board of Directors Gal-Corp to
an emergency meeting decided to establish the Academy to 
improve the skills of pilots Kosmoflota. Pilots who 
successfully complete the Academy entrusted the most complex 
tasks. Cadet, passed exams, could easily take command of the 
spaceship that first class, and after a year of probation even 
take the commander of space raider assault. There was no 
document that was quoted higher than the diploma of the Academy.




   So, you too have decided to embark on the thorny path 
kosmoprohodtsa. Well, insert the floppy disk with our toy and 
start. 


   Actually, the description of the game we all herded into the 
program itself, we stylized it under TAU CETI. Also, as in the 
program, you first of our ACADEMY just get a menu from which 
you can read the rules of the game, the control panel and get 
an idea of ​​our firm.



   So what are the changes undergone equipment skimmers,
compared with those to whom
You're used to performing a mission on
Tau Ceti-3?



   First: now you have
restrictions on the installation of devices on the skimmer. 
These restrictions of 100 Cr. Cost

and 100 kg. by weight of the equipment.
Now you yourself have to decide what characteristics
skimmer to donate to
that could be carried out
assignment, written examination paper. Secondly, now
You can not just carry giperperelety and docking with the 
buildings. To do this, your skimmer shall be equipped

special control unit
giperpryzhkom and locking system. Usually the absence of this
Block bewilders Starter
pilots when they can not understand why not open
the door to the support center.



   Okay. Assume you are familiar with all points of the initial 
menu, and decided to start game. Once loaded

main unit, before you swim, "a summary of previous series." 
That is what you already know (or learn) from this description. 
If you do not want read it, simply press the space bar and you 
get to the main menu of the game. 


   As usual, we advise you to immediately engage with the 
management skimmer. Originally installed as follows: Up - S, 
down - X, Left - O, right - P, fire

- SPACE.


   If you do not like it,
or if you want to know about the rest of the keys, click
Menu: Browse / Select buttons.

   There you can reassign
buttons to your liking, click
"Re-election", or make the management of the Kempston joystick, 
or leave it unchanged, clicking the arrow on the "Return to the 
menu." Pressing BREAK restore the original keys. By the way, if 
you assign keys on their own, and

then will generate shipping on
disk, then booted nominated you press
recover, which is very convenient.


   To start the game you want
fill in Gal-Corp. Choose menu item "Admission to the cadets and 
respond to proposed questions.




   In the end you will be a surprise.
The program asks whether you want
look at the sky map, which is waiting for his studies. If you 
answer "Yes", then podgruzit made us block

with a map on which the majority of
stars have not yet opened. Aim
arrow on your favorite star (only larger, of course), and
if it is already open, get
to her detailed information.


   You probably want to,
to and your name was on the
map? Well, it's real. Now we explain how
right to do so.


   So that your name could
appear on the star map, you
should first join the
Academy cadets.


   To do this in the "Admission
Cadets from the main menu of the game enter your name and 
surname. They can be a length of 16 characters. The last 17 
meters, enter any letter, number or symbol. That -

Your personal code. On it will be
determined by the number of expeditions and something else.
Do not worry about that yet
You see it. On the stellar map
He will not be displayed.


   With regard to the character set - in this game, we have 
established the standard QWERTY / YAVERTY without any 
exceptions, unlike "Tau Ceti", where we had to sacrifice some 
of the letters because of the large number of characters 
pseudographics. 



   Then enter your date of
birth. Then you can re-
see the map. To exit
card, press the "BREAK", and then
"FIRE".


   After this, proceed as
usually go through the game, raising the
their qualification pilot skimmer, and when do the last
mission to the fifth level, load the
the next block. When he takes
its place, to congratulate you and
asked to choose a star, and then - to give her name. When you 
are do, the program will record your

data to disk, and describe that
for the system you are lucky enough
open.



   Now your name obessmercheno, and the new generation of pilots
will be treated with reverence
to you, as the great kosmoprohodtsu. If you want to
open another star, then you
will again work through the course
Academy. A pre -
again fill out a questionnaire with the same
name, but as a cipher by introducing another symbol. However, 
if you decide to cheat and the second

never drive a used
shipped with a 5-level, the consequences would be for you a very
Seriously ...


   Let us consider other items. Times
Since we started from the end, and
continue.



    "Disc Menu".


   In it you will be offered to download
previously deferred and stored
disk game to preserve the existing situation in the game
disk, download, or save
you've created skimmers. Unlike the basic version of our
downloading and recording occur instantly. Shipment may be
made only on the disk,
on which the game itself.
No special shipping
file is not created.


    "Rating".


   At this point you can see the results of delivery tests. 
Offset will be made if task is executed at least

90%.


   Here zhy can refresh
memory, what tasks you still
be done in this level, if you for some reason forgotten
their results.


    "Change the skimmer."


   Initially in the game there
three typical skimmer. We decided to
call them the "Lenin", "Stalin" and
"Yeltsin," as few people as
our country know who the
Lincoln and Wilson. If the first
still remembered for "The Mysterious
island ", then the second general information is available. We 
decided to replace American presidents on our heads. If

somebody does not like some kind of name on the list - sorry.



   Typical skimmers are not always
convenient to accomplish the mission,
therefore, for the Cadets was provided an opportunity to create
convenient for him a car.


   At the entrance to this menu you can choose the skimmer from
standard, which you need,
or create their three. You can start to get information on a 
skimmer, by selecting point to data on the skimmer, or

look at his instrument panel and selecting "Review Panel".


   If the standard car you
not satisfied, choose the item
"The new skimmer, and begin to choose the equipment necessary
You in this mission.



   When selected all that you
necessary, click the arrow on the
under "Project Panel", and if
You missed the restriction,
You will be prompted to choose the texture and
color of the dashboard. If y
You burn the overload indicator,
you will have something left.
Well, if you change one's mind to build
a skimmer, then click
"Add."


   When you choose the color of skin panels skimmer, click
para "position of the instrument, and
then place them on the panel,
how do you like best. At the end of
You will be prompted to enter a name created by the ship.



    "Change event".


   At this point you can choose a mission that would
vyponit. To do this, check it
tick. You can also read the description of the mission by 
selecting "Data on the job." When This will take you to a menu 
where be able to request information

on a mission and planetary system, in which you will be her
perform.


   If you complete all the tasks
this level, then cross over
point "next block" will turn into a tick. Then you can
load the next block.


    Start the job. "


   By selecting this option, you will start
execution of the mission.

   List of teams who understands on-board computer skimmer
You can see by typing "."
and pressing ENTER. Which means that each team - will read in
embedded description. And while on the
those teams are on the menu
no. The machine understands two commands:


   "VERSION" - in response to her
They will show you the version number of the game;


   "Reactor" - this team - not
from the first "TAU CETI", has pushed as written. Simply, it 
was used in the EXTRA-LEVELe, which to us did not make it, so 
You from it will be of little use. 



   Now something about the new technique with which you will 
encounter in carrying out the mission. Since the time of

commemorative expedition to the Tau Ceti-3, mankind has 
developed new and dangerous toys.



   1. Robot bombers. This self-propelled torpedo, flying
at low altitude with great speed. Bears
currently stokilogrammovy charge sverhtrotila. Has a high 
survivability, its force field can withstand rocket

shock.


   2. Hunter MK-4. Designed to meet military
experience of previous models. Armed with a powerful
laser. Its surface is covered
absolute fiber reflector
previously used in the mirrors
photonic rockets. Due to this
it is practically immune to laser fire.


   3. Tank-robot. Tyazhelobronirovannaya machine, armed with a 
laser. It is used to protect important sites. The drawback is 
its poor mobility.



   4. Sverhraketa. Appeared
to light during attempts to copy the laboratories GalKorp 
sverhrakety created by scientists of the third planet Tau Ceti. 
Equipped with miniature iskrivitelem space, so has become 
invulnerable to laser fire and shock antiraket. Bears

on itself desyatikilogrammovy charge sverhtrotila. Data 
sverhraketami equipped with the latest models of planetary 
strongholds. 

   5. Sverhmina. After the research taukityanskih
sverhraket earth scientists
established copied iskriviteli space barrage mines. The result 
is a terrible weapon that can stop almost any attack. Sverhminy 
immune for laser and missile fire and

carry a huge explosive charge.


   In addition, there were changes in the peaceful technology. 
AND You can find all sorts of

new objects.


   1. Solar disk. The revolutionary invention of the earth 
scientists. This device directly converts energy

sunlight into electricity.
In the future, the solar disk
can replace all other energy sources because of their 
efficiency sostavlaet almost 100%. Solar disk are experimental

devices, and often fail. They are armed
high-powered laser units
which is powered by the energy converter.


   2. Watchtowers.
Designed to collect information on the defensive
hostile objects and coordination of protective devices. Covered 
with a reflector for the absolute protection laser fire.


   3. Droid-drillers. Universal robot used in
mainly for the installation of foundations of solar disc, which 
have a device to disable security systems. Covered layer 
reflector for the absolute protection from accidental 
discharges. 


   4. Unit tracking system.
The mobile radar station.
It is used for intelligence gathering.


   Basically this is all new items
technical progress, which
You can meet during the mission.


          Good luck!