Expertise - walkthrough of the game Mercenary.

                                          
 © Prosto Dyadka, 1995                    
 © Novagen Software Ltd, 1987             
                                          
                                          
   M E R S E N A R Y (Escape from Targ)   
                                          
                                          
                                          
          HOW IT ALL STARTED...           
                                          
 It's been a year since you took the helm of the mighty 
fighter "Guardian".  Freeing     
native Earth from crowds of aliens.  Stuffed  
hand in the extermination of defenseless aliens,
you have become the hero of your planet.  And now 
The entire planet was covered by a radar network.        
There are no places left where aliens could  
slip by unnoticed.  From "Red"
thunder" no one will leave!  What's next?  
 And then there was Mars.  Yes!                  
Mars is something more serious.  He can    
make an impression.  But first        
impression, as always, is wrong.  Already     
after ten minutes of battle, you can understand thatthe invaders have nowhere to go and 'they will get 
for nuts'.                                
 Once again checking your blaster for 
Ephemera, you are left alone with      
base computer.  Bang-bang...... And you,  
It seems like there were some problems left.  Who needs it    
retired pilot.  We also need to think about     
future.  And this future appears in  
rather dark colors...                 
 One day on a sunny day in May,     
the bench on which you are quietly and peacefully        
were resting, a very strange-looking basement  
old man.  Looking closely at the person sitting  
on the guy's bench, sat down next to him and         
spoke with a slight accent.           
He made an unusual proposal:          
 Which represents the galactic empire.  
Lately they have been disappearing frequently     
ships. And not only trading ones.  Missing 
insectoids are suspected that have become  
often appear in the developed 8 galaxies. 
 And just recently, the empire found out about     
barbarians living on the edge of the world.  Was      
a psychological analysis was carried out.  Race    
is very active, killing everything and  
all living things.  The Empire had to make a choice:
Either forget about the barbarians, or be         
destroyed by the Targons.  Residents of the Empire   
chose the first one.  And here he is.          
Would you agree to fight a little in    
the name of freedom.                              
 Well, of course, you couldn’t refuse.Not much time passed, and you       
invited to fly on the Pristinium to      
Gamma-5.                                  
 But here.  And that's how it always is!               
 "Fuck! Bang! Ta-ra-rah!!!"  You have         
there was an accident and... boo-u-mm!!!        
 You crashed on the planet TARG.              
                                          
                                          
      MERCENARY (Escape from Targ)        
                                          
 This game is designed to satisfy tastes    
many.  It combines a small    
adventurous plot, easy to learn and 
easy-to-use airplane simulators and 
car and, finally, a labyrinth containing 
about 180 rooms.  And businessmen        
will not remain idle.  The game has Z8  
items for trade.  Excellent 3D     
graphics similar to 'elite' ones.           
 Amateurs are not left out either.         
shoot (both from the air and from the ground).
But don't shoot at everything you see.
You can get change too!                  
 After you fall, a message will appear  
about the sale of the boat "DOMINION DART" at a price  
5000 credits.  You have 9000.     
 Are we buying?                                
If you take it, press Y (yes) and, having paid 5000, 
you can safely board the boat (by approaching   
him).  In case of refusal (N), you can    
use the boat, but at the first 
trying to sit in it you can get... 
(may the children forgive me), i.e. you will       
attacked by a Palyarov ship. Of course there are 
the opportunity to escape from an attack, but this is not for  
newcomers.  There is no need for destruction.    
If you try to escape, you will have to  
already fight with several ships.       

                                          
            ABOUT CONTROL.               
                                          
1. ELEV - angle between the longitudinal axis      
   ship and horizon.                   
                                         
2. ALTITUDE  - height.  Some boats   
   can climb up to 10,200 meters.      
                                          
3. SPEED - speed.  Maybe          
   positive and negative          
   (reverse).4. COMP- compass.  Shows tacking 
   in degrees.                            
                                          
5. This device shows who it belongs to
   this location: blue color - not        
   belongs to no one, red -          
   belongs to mechanoids, blue -      
   belongs to the Palyars.                  
                                          
6. LOC - placement.  At point 110-110     
                                          
 coordinates change sign. This is one more time 
   proves that the earth is still round.  
                                          
7. Altitude climb indicator.  Lights up  
   if the boat is below 250 meters.  
                                          
8. Window for the on-board computer (and       
   who speak English).              
                                          
                                          
                KEYS.                  
                                          
 The game only supports threeinterface   
joysticks: CURSOR (5,6,7,8,0); SINCLAIR  
(6,7,8,9,0); KEMPSTON.                    
 Outside the ship you can move forward,  
back and rotation around its axis.        
 In a ship - up/down - raise/        
lower the nose and more shooting is added.      
It's better to shoot with glasses.                   
                                          
                                          
           OTHER KEYS.             
                                          
1,2,3,4 - speed (4 - maximum).    
                                          
SYMBOL SHIFT + 1,2,3,4 - reverse.      
                                          
CAPS SHIFT + ENTER - pause.               
                                          
CAPS SHIFT + S - sending the state to  
disk.CAPS SHIFT + L - loading a delayed game.
                                          
CAPS SHIFT + Q  - appropriate          
use if the boat is lost.  After    
pressing you find yourself in a boat, and that’s all   
objects in hand, random    
are scattered throughout the city.         
                                          
T (TAKE) - raise.  Total possible          
carry up to 10 items.               
                                          
D (DROP) - throw an item.               
                                          
B (BOARD) - get on the boat.                
                                          
L (LEAVE) - get out of the boat.              
                                          
E (ENTER/EXIT) - enter/exit the hangar. GAME.                    
                                          
 With a successful combination of circumstances, you   
managed to board the boat and even   
take off.  And that's good.  Via           
some time comes from the palyars      
message:                                
"An opportunity to earn money. To receive   
For detailed instructions visit BRIFFING    
ROOM in the complex located at 09-06"    
 09-06 - coordinates of the hangar serving     
entrance to the complex. Total of such complexes 
seven, and one more is in the air -    
Palyarov residential ship.                   
 All complexes have a common basement. Basement 
- This is an underground labyrinth.  Main connection 
in the labyrinth occurs through doors.
But not all doors can be entered.  Very   
There are often locked doors.  To them  
you will need keys.  There are several types of them,   
the doors are shaped like keys that they    
open.  There are also dark ones 
rooms you shouldn't go into    
without photon emitter.  Doors like this  
rectangular rooms with painted on   
them with a triangle.  There are also rooms     
traps.  You shouldn't hit them.      
The doors to these rooms are marked  
signs that are understandable even to a child.       
INthe complex also has teleportation 
systems operating in one direction.       
On the plan they are indicated by one line.     
Rooms are marked with a double line         
working in both directions.          
 When you come to the BRIFFING ROOM, you will read       
offer to earn extra money (from palyars). But 
don’t rush headlong into fulfilling the offer
palyarov.  Check out the instrumental room   
room in the mechanoid complex.           
You will be offered exactly the same job.      
 Then everything depends on you.  It's up to you to decide    
work for “those” or “them”.  But if 
If you sell the mechanoid to the palyars, then   
it will not be possible to push any thing       
mechanoids.  They will demand their return     
leader in place.                          
And this is impossible.  More items sold  
don't lift.  And yet, at the slightest          
suspicion that you are working for     
palyarov, mechanoids will not pay either        
credit for the destruction of palyars' buildings. 
 And you shouldn't rush headlong into battle,  
so you can be left without funds.       
 You can ask the question: what is all this for?    
Have you forgotten the name of the game?  ESCAPE WITH    
TARGA.  When you have enough      
funds, then within two minutes          
the spacecraft will be delivered to     
air base (location 08-08), and having    
hyperdrive You can go      
continue on with your business.Or you can quench your bloodthirstiness.    
Go out onto any road and blow everything up 
that flies under the wing. Another one for now 
the attacking ship will not contrive and will not      
will inject a charge of plasma into the belly.  And it's not    
scary.  You take it out of your wide trousers - 
boat. And again into battle.  But you should remember 
how many cars are left?  But no, you have to  
walk to the nearest location.       
It's good if she's not far away.  B    
otherwise you will stomp and stomp.     
                                          
                                          
          GAME DICTIONARY.                
                                          
ARMOURY - warehouse with weapons.                
                                          
STORES - stocks.                          
                                          
EXCHEQUER - finance.                      
                                          
KITCHEN - kitchen.                          
                                         
CONFEREDE ROOM - conference room.            
                                          
INTERVIEM ROOM - press room.      
                                          
CONTROL ROOM - control room.        
                                          
ENGINE ROOM - machine room.               
POWER ROOM - energy remote control.        
                                          
                                          
         SOMETHING ABOUT OBJECTS.             
                                          
ANTIGRAV (AN) - anti-gravitator.           
 An extremely useful thing.  Serves       
 for lifting heavy objects.  Again   
 You can only lift 10 items.    
 But what kind!  Do you want to fight?  Threw 
 anti-gravity type items you need     
 hyperdrive, several machines for     
 movement, spacecraft and   
 you don't have to worry about anything. I'm tired of it 
 flygo down to the hangar, zasunte       
 the ship on which they flew anti-gravity, and 
 you can freely stomp around the dungeon    
 on foot.  Wherever you please.           
                                         
S - ship.                              
                                          
MIG - airplane.                            
 A very good plane.  Good in battle   
                                          
 obeys control.  But speed has 
 smaller than DOMINION DART and find it 
 hangar is not so simple.                     
                                          
DATA BANK (DB) - data bank.             
                                          
GOLD (G) - gold.                        
                                          
ANTENNA - antenna.                         
 Without an antenna you will not be able to escape from     
 planets although you need to do this.    
 Even if you already have a bunch of credit cards.        
 An antenna will be needed for communication.  Her       
 shouldinstall in (COMMUNICATION   
 ROOM).  And then you can catch passes. 
                                          
COFFIN - coffin.                            
 Find a use for this item yourself.  
 Well, if you don’t find it, then it’s better for you.  
                                          
LARGE BOX - large box.              
                                          
S - your own boat.                           
                                          
CHEESE - cheese.                             
                                          
NEUTRON FUEL - neutron fuel.        
                                          
USEFUEL ARMAMENT (U) - a useful weapon.   
 You cannot confuse this item and      
 sell to the wrong place.  But you can       
 leave as a memory of Targa.              
                                          
WINCHESTER (W) - hard drive.               
                                          
NOVADRIVE  (N) - hyperdrive.          
 Everyone knows that every device      
 you can't do without an engine. Even a horse 
 it is available.  In this regard, the starship is not 
 exception.  In deep space       
 you may need a lot of flights   
 equipment.  But there is no room on the ship 
 so much.  The people who wrote this game     
 thought deeply about it.  And here you are   
 a little instruction.  Try     
 in the flames of ruthless battlesDO NOT LOSE  
HYPER ENGINE.Otherwise you'll have to look   
 him until his last days.             
                                          
INTER STELLAR SHIP (IS) - starship.      
 When you have accumulated enough funds, then 
 you can afford such a little,    
 like a starship.  Having a nice chat on the radio with 
 ship "HERZ", rent it.  For     
 this requires only 999999 credits.       
                                          
MEDICAL SUPPLIES (MS) - medications.FLYING SAUCER (FS) - flying saucer.    
                                          
SHIP (SH) - another ship.               
                                          
METALL DETECTOR (MD) - metal detector.   
 A metal detector may be needed if  
 You would like to earn extra money in addition to    
 trade in items found in         
 rooms.  It will help you distinguish       
 palyarov from mechanoids.  Both   
 promise to pay you for destruction     
 substantial sums of enemy buildings.           
                                          
                                          
POWERAMP (RA) - amplifier.                
 The amplifier itself is unmistakable. 
 At first glance it is clear why it can be used
 use. Looks a lot like feathers 
 for the arrow.  I really wish you to find   
 him right away.  Fortunately, he lies nearby.  
 Although it's locked.  Otherwise, no  
 try to get to the flying city.
                                          
CATERING PROVISIONS (SR) - provisions.      
                                          
PHOTON EMITTER (PE) - photon emitter.
 You won’t need an emitter right away, but you will need it.
 Some places you can only get through 
 with him.                                   
                                          
ANTITIME BOMB (AT) - anti-time bomb. 
                                          
ENERGY CRISTSL (EU) - energy      
 crystal                                
                                          
SIGHTS (SI) - glasses.                       
 Glasses will help you move around        
 corridors.  This means it's easier to get into 
 door.  And in battle they are simply irreplaceable.   
                                          
Q - boat.                                
                                          
MECHANOID (M) - mechanoid.                 
 I didn’t come across a mechanoid for some reason.        
 Try to find him.  He probably doesn't   
 runs by himself.  But the search comes with risks. 
                                          
PASS (Р) - pass.                       
 The pass can be obtained as a reward for      
 destruction of occupied locations      
 mechanoids.  It allows you to enter the hangar 
 located at 0Z-15.                   
                                          
                                          
               LOCATIONS.                   
                                          
 The city map shows many       
locations.  In a combat situation             
a metal detector will help you distinguish whose  
they.  And on the map there are mechanoid locations       
are marked with circles, and palyarov -         
squares.                               





Here are their coordinates that you can       
you will need: 15-02 trainer and horses     
                                          
              12-13  Jordan Airport   
                                          
              8-7  Beauchana Stadium      
                                          
              6-0 Walton Monument 
                      famous         
                      architect         
                                          
              6-3  Stalyaros street      
                                          
              7-9  house of the leader of the palyars 
Due to the fact that there is a war on the planet  
coordinates, power and names could be  
changed.  Galactic Federation and      
the galactic empire does not have      
fresh data.  They were classified    
after the Targon invasion of this part      
galaxies.  The city has quite       
specific structures.  These are promotional  
shields and a strange object called -     
NOVABILL, very similar profile      
an avid bureaucrat.  When hitting      
billboard "ATARI" You will be praised. After 
how you destroy the NOVAGEN shield   
attacksmechanoids and palyars become    
very professional.                 
                                          
      Here are the coordinates of all hangars.        
                                          
 09-06 palyar complex                
                                          
 09-05  connected by corridors with 09-06      
                                          
 03-00 mechanoid complex              
                                          
 03-15 secret hangar of palyars         
                                          
 11-13  palyar complex                
                                          
 81-35 palyar complex                
                                          
 110-110 these coordinates are somewhat inaccurate 
because it is far beyond     
cities.  To find it you have to go up  
to a height of 10-15 kilometers on this        





coordinate.  Having carefully searched for yourself   
under your feet you can see a point.  Here  
she may turn out to be a complex. If 
If you are in the wrong place, then get up and   
search again.  There is a hangar there.           
Verified.                                
 The last of the palyars' locations is theirs     
residential ship.  Its coordinates are 08-08, and   
height 64997 meters.  Get to it   
this is only half the battle, we need more              
dock.  From below the ship looks like
star and it’s not so easy to separate him from the stars   
simple.                                   
 It’s more convenient to find the necessary coordinates and       
rise vertically. Don't forget 
grab the amplifier.  Climbing up      
altitude about 65200, it is advisable to reset  
speed and turn towards the planet.  Under   
you will see the city with yourself.  Before     
descend should combine speeds    
rotation of the city and boat.  Flying up to    
enough distance, move to     
first gear and reaching an altitude of 64997  
meters, stop the boat (key     
SPACE).                                   
 From my own experience I know that the first time     
it's hard to sit down.  For docking you needalmost “elite” technology.  But       
There is no docking computer.       
Be attentive and careful, you have everything 
it will work out.                                
 During my walks around the ship       
you should be as careful as possible.  Not  
should stick your nose into dangerous places.  you   
you may fall and hurt yourself.  And to fall   
it's not close, get on the boat while you're there   
falling is not possible.  He 
heavier and will immediately significantly overtake you in 
falling.                                  
                                          
                                          
               SHIPS.                   
                                          
 There are five types of ships in the game.  I   
I'll give you the coordinates of these ships.             
  08-08 - This ship will be offered to you      
  buy when you collapse on the planet.  He 
  costs 5000 credits.  The fastest     
 ship.                                
                                          
  09-05 - Its speed is 1931 meters,         
  moves only on the surface.    
  Does not have 3 or 4 reverse speeds.         
                                          
  03-00 - Speed ​​831 meter.  Pretty    
  maneuverable boat.  All ships, you     
  attackers, of this particular design.     
                                          
  12-13 - Speed 415. Most         
  useless form of transport.             
  Moves only on the surface.    
  Doesn't have 4th reverse speed.  In that    
  versions that I have, he has       
  strange view, but move around          
  it is possible on it.                           
  110-110 - The best boat for combat.      
  Has a speed of Z750.  To find him   
  You will have to work hard.  Most        
  a little.  The boat has a small      
  turning radius and good speed, 
  which allows you to effectively fight with    
  other ships.                      



                                          
                                          
                 PRICES.                    
                                          
 As you know, any product has a price. And   
Here are the prices for the items you transport.__________________________________________
                                          
OBJECT  PRICE DESTINATION   
__________________________________________
                                          
                                          
valuable weapon - palyars 65,000     
------------- mechanoids 120,000     
                                          
destination - ARMORY            
                                          
energy crystal -                 
-----------------------                   
                  palrr 100,000     
                mechanoids 100,000     
                                          
destination - POVER ROOM         
                                          
provisions 60.000     
---------KITCHEN                      
gold  100.000     
--------- EXCHEQUER                    
mechanoid250.000     
--------- INTERVIEM ROOM               
pepsicol  50.000     
---------CONFEREN SE ROOM             
medicines  40.000     
----------- INFIRMRY                     
databank  100.000     
----------- CONTROL ROOM                 
                                          
                                          
 And in conclusion, a few words...         
Maybe somewhere there will be enough      
powerful programmers who will combine the two 
such great games as "ELITE" and        
"MERCENARY".  At first sight they    
are asking for it.  Good luck to them!          
                                          
 The skill, as well as them, is very      
You will need it too.   Although with diagrams      
There will be a lot of locations to go through this game 
simpler.                                    
                                          
 Good luck with your game!                        
                     December 29, 1995 Uncle brings you his deepest     
Apologies for any errors in the text.  
He does not have such brilliant knowledge that   
you have.                                
                                          
 "E": It's okay - mistakes We        
we'll fix it, but writing a description is   
yes... What about combining the two games,    
it's worth thinking about.   And also, huge 
Thanks (thank you), for such an interesting and   
detailed description.