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 EMPIRE 128.                 
 ( FIREBIRD. A.B.K.. STARS OF KELADAN )  
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 Let me present to your attention
undeservedly forgotten game EMPIRE (not
melt withEMPIRE STRIKES BACK ) from the company
FIREBIRD. which can probably compete with
with the famous ELITE.                      
 To our great regret. when over-
for the disk, the game ceased to be 48th.and
now requires 128K memory. But in it
it became possible to save the state
like a regular disk. and on RAM. In addition
that. Several more innovations have appeared. not
considering that. that we are literally peahumupoba-
Is this program fromMagicversion. but we also
so much has already been said about this. let's allow
get yourself another onea subtle hint for those interested
become pilots of the ELITE class - you have become one
nope.                                     
 And owners of 48-computers - please accept
Our sincere apologies and one piece of advice -
buy 128th computer.                  
 Now about the game itself. Any normal
We did not find any description of this game. a
That's why we decided to write our own. Immediately recognized
Let's be honest - we won't finish this game
passed.  and therefore we beg you not to ru-
go.  if we made a mistake in something. In this
case, we ask knowledgeable people to send
us your letters. and their amendments will certainly
will be published.                       
 So.  all events unfold in one
nom from the arms of our galaxy. where already
extended its tentacles Invincible Earthly
Empire.Despite the terrifying name.
Empire  is   quite peaceful
star state.  united non-
how many humanoidsrace UEmpire. final
but... has its own navy. but he basically
The nom performs peacekeeping functions. yes
that serious conflicts between planets
impossible.  And there are no wars in the Empire. don't count
melting away small local conflicts. which
run out quickly.                     
Scurrying between planetsTraders -pilots
singles.  engaged in trade and sometimes
performing various "dirty" or "light"
ly" orders. those. mercenary traders.   
 And then at one fine moment everything collapsed -
zero. B one of the new ones. areas being developed
tey  appeared  unknown to anyone
an indigenous race of "aliens". Invasion ships
this race began a wide expansion. Nobody
not known. how it happened. but still
One equally beautiful day turned out to be.
that there are alien fighters in every system
meh.  And only the invasion can be stopped
total war and the creation of a new ocbau-
of the territory of large military-space
some bases. The first blow must be taken on the face
bya Merchants.                              
 As you probably already understood. in this game
You act as a Trader.You can
carry out the missions offered to you. you can
deliver the raw materials and people needed to the bases
day.  In the first case, after successful
completion of the task will be issued once
personal new equipment. and secondly -
You will have the opportunity to trade
between planets. But. perhaps. the wisest
there will be a third way - to do both -
go.                                      
 All inscriptions in the game are in English.
but quite simple to understand. External
The type of game is simple - you look at your co-
Rabl from above from a certain porthole. its
his kind of All-Seeing Eye. When flying over
planets, the view changes dramatically - you are observing -
Follow the events from your cockpit.         
 And since we touched the screen. then we'll describe
devices.  which you can see. Let's get started
from the top.  On the next page
a diagram of the arrangement of devices is shown.    
1 - fuel indicator;  if it is empty. then
You urgently need to “eat” a container of ra-
dioactiveore;                        
2 - indicator of time until the end of the competition for
mission completion; those. time. which you
is given for docking with the base. ready pre-
give you a mission;                        
                                          











                                          
3 - fuel supply in the turbo accelerator. co-
which they can give you upon successful completion
research on one of the missions; indicator appears
only if you have the appropriate equipment
ra;                                       
4 - time until the end of the mission;if it ends-
elk.  and the mission is not yet completed. then...
it is considered failed;                
5 - the top part of the main review screen.
the same "All-Seeing Eye";              
       Next. bottom of screen:        
                                          













                                          
1 - indicator of the ship's energy systems
la.  if it reaches zero. then you are quiet and
peacefully turn intopile of scrap metal;  
2 - cabin temperature indicator. if before-
goes to the maximum. then the kebab is ready. here
You just won’t be able to eat it, because
kebab is you; the temperature rises
depends on the operation of your weapon systems (this
almost not scary). or as you get closer
going to a star (but this is damn dangerous);
3 -  compass.  showing direction
(arrow) and range (color of the inner
parts) to the target. in the role of which a high-
blunt or base ("SB"). or selected
Your navigation point ("PO").and when
when flying between systems, this compass indicates
to the new system ("NS");                  
4 - on-board computer screen. they'll be here
All messages you receive will be displayed.
warnings. just help with the keys;
5 - time counter. elapsed since
start of the game;6 - auxiliary compass. pointing to
the purpose of the mission during its execution. or on
old  star  system  ("OS") when
interstellar flight;                     
7 - radiation level indicator in the cabin; we
we think.  modern people do not need
explain the importance of this indicator and what
will happen when it goes off scale. Remember
one thing - you can transport radioactive
ore. which means don’t forget about him;        
8 - state of protective power shields
ship's circle;  if the shields are at zero - it will be
energy decreases;                      
9 -  the main character and hero of the occasion -
Your ship.                              
   The game has several modes: kocmu-
ical flight. flight over the planet. viewing
cards                                    
                                          
            Space flight.            
 This is the main mode in the game and perhaps the sleep
It's time to talk about the control keys
niya.                                      
 Basic control of turns and forward
by moving the ship you can make
Bo KEMPSTON JOYSTICKom (if you start
pressed J - select KEMPSTONa). or key-
mi:                                       
O  - turn the ship counterclockwise -
ki;                                       
P - rotate clockwise;           
X - shot;                              
Sym.Shift  - turning on the engine. when pressing
Pressing this key turns on the engine.
when released -turns off;             
M - braking.                           
 Other keys:                      
S - release external cargo hooks;    
W - remove external cargo hooks;       
G - call up a map of the galaxy area. details
but about her a little lower;                       
T - calling a map of the current star system; 
Break - pause.                            
                                          
              Star bases.              
 As you probably already understood. Your flight
is not open (which means
desert)   space.  a  inside
star systems. populated plane-
tami. stars. bases. ships.
All your research begins with -
a house with a certain structure. state-
neck of two disks. each of the co-
which consists of concentric
circles This design is the same
star base. for docking with co-
you need to fly into space-
space between the disks and orient
ship like that. so that the nose points to
center of one. and the stern - to the center of the other.
It is necessary to dock with the cargo compartments removed.
with flails. If you have an external suspension on-
Containers were circulating. then the station itself
takes them as soon as you clean up your dirt
new vile. ubiquitous hooks.       
When docked with the base, you find yourself in  
menu:                                     
1. TRADE 2. DISK 3. MISSION 4. PODS    
 The item is selected by pressing
corresponding number key.  If you
you don't want to choose anything.  then click
Space  and continue your flight. Now o
points.                                  
1. TRADE - trade. For normal behavior
Trade registration must be completed immediately
several conditions: you must have a card
trader's point (Trading Pass. it is given after
le completing the first mission) and at the base
there must be a surplus of some resource.  
2. DISK  - work with disk.                
 This submenu has the items  LOAD GAME and
SAVE GAME.with which you correspond
Responsibly, you can either consider the game to be dis-
ka.  or write it down there. or go out to
previous menu.  After selecting SAVE or
LOAD You will needenter the file name. EU-
Do you want to leave it the same as in
past its access to the disk. it's just
press  ENTER. If you want to save
thread/read state fromRAMdisk. then on-
put the word RAM in the file name.           
 When working with the disk, all
disk errors.  which is in keeping with the spirit
time.  Besides.  when loading may
the message 'DISK ERROR appears. TRY AGAIN
Y/N' in case:                       
 1) there is no such state file;     
 2) the downloaded file turned out to have an incorrect
checksum. those. the file has from-
distant relation toEmpire 128;          
 3) if a disk error occurs, you
to request 'CAN'T PROCEED READING THIS
TRACK. RETRY OR ABORT ?' answered ABORT. If it becomes clear during recording. what file with
there is such a name. then it will automatically re-
will sign up.  moreover. if this file too
was the state fileEmpire.then it was re-
written to the same location on the disk.           
3. MISSION - receiving a mission.  report about her
fulfillment and rewards.                     
 Worth noting.  what does this point mean?
It makes sense to look only at the bases. which
announced their readiness to offer you
mission.  If the base offers you a mission.
then a text appears in the message screen indicating
Denmark and after your departure from the base,
The countdown begins until its completion. If
You have just completed the task. then
by selecting this item.You will receive what is due
You will be rewarded.                       
4. PODS  - containers (more precisely, literally
capsules).                                 
 In some cases. such as "case-
new" capture of your container by the base.
when you receive a new device for your
slave. your purchase of any resource on
base territories appear belonging toContainers for you.  at the same time they are displayed in
top of the screen. For that. what would ba-
“gave them into your hands” for you and this one serves
item. You will be asked to choose any container -
ner and pressENTER to do this. to release
push him into space.                        
                                          
 Planets.                  
 Each station is on a constant
orbit over one of the planets. so what if
near the base.  then the planet is nearby. Planet
looks like a huge one that doesn't fit on
one screen circle. More precisely, this is not the plan itself
nope. and the outer radius is npotubometeoputhoro
power screen. which pushes everything away.
what is confronting him. including people
former ships. But you can get to the planet.
At the diametrically opposite station
point   planetary orbit   is
central gateway portal.  entering which
any body must fly along a curved
tunnel and eventually get into the atmosphere
feru of the planet.                             
 If you have done everything described above andsafely passed the protective tunnel. then
Your ship enters atmospheric mode
flight.  Since you arrived on the planet in
troubled times.  then they start you right away
fire at robotic anti-aircraft weapons
tahobku.  but you can dodge their missiles
vat. or shoot down. We succeeded a couple of times
even shoot down all the missiles. after which we could
calmly enjoy the atmospheric flight
and slowly commit your atrocities. A evil
Our (and your) deeds consist of this:
the planet is a source of raw materials. which means
can be transported from its surface into space
the resources you need. All resources are
they fly through the air in containers. but
it's even better - no need to waste fuel
for landing.  It's enough just to "butt"
container image. and he teleported-
extends beyond the planetary power transmission
rimeter. and even in double quantity.     
 All containers in the game are
circle with a mark. by which you can find out o
content:                               
(P) - container with people;                 
(M) - with minerals;                       
(O) - withradioactive ore;              
(X) - this is not a container. this is a teleport. co-
which will help you return back to space
mos.                                      
 After that.  how did you decide to leave at-
mosphere of the planet. automatic device
teleports you directly into space. depriving
opportunity to “fly” in the tunnel again.
Back.  near the portal you will find everything
those containers. who "caught" - now
You can transport them to any star
bases in any quantity.                 
                                          
        Map of the galaxy region.         
              (GALAXY MAP)                
 On it you see the current star system
mu (flashing dot). as well as the cursor. note
considering the position of the target system.  Right here
information about the current system is displayed
(CURRENT)  and targets  (TARGET)  - name
(name). population (pop). number of ra-
diactive ore (ore). minerals (min).and
alien invasion forces  (inv);  using
CURSOR JOYSTICK (keys 5.6.7.8) You can
you can move the cursor from one system to
another.  Exit this mode using the key
SPACE.  For reasons that are not yet clear to us
information is sometimes not displayed.  instead of
then the message"No info" appears. even in
information window about the current system. With what
it's connected.  we don't know. what don't you
we wish.                                   
 Also shown here. what percentage
star systems  control   aliens
(ALIEN'S SYSTEMS) and how much you (SYSTEMS
WITH YOUR STARBASE).Map of the current star system.     
             (SYSTEMS MAP)                
 In the center. naturally. star (to which
approaching is strictly not recommended). a
The following shows the planets and orbits according to which
these planets rotate and base. Shown
containers as well. in the form of small green
ny points. And most importantly - your navigation
tion point.  which you can change
scope on the map. usingCURSOR JOYSTICK. 
 In addition. row keys A-L you can
reduce the map scale i.e. make it
more detailed. and the keys of the row Q-P hao-
borot increase it. Current scale and that
system area. which you can see
with this scale. displayed on the left side
rons from the card itself. This is a green square.
inside which is shown in purple
Your field of view. If the entire square is purple
purple that means you see the entire system map
entire topics.  which corresponds to the maxi-
small map scale.                  
                                          
          Flight between systems.          
 At its core, this is an ordinary space
flight. but under unusual conditions. There's no
planets.  no bases.  nor strangers. but there is a lot
chaotically flying asteroids. which will
You make life difficult in every possible way.             
 For this purpose.  to make an interstellar
flight. All you have to do is fly abroad
systems.  When approaching the border on the e-
If there are no messages, a warning will be issued
"NEARING THE EDGE OF THE SYSTEM" - "approx.
the border of the system is being licked." after which you.
unless you change direction. fly out of
systems ("OUT OF SYSTEM"). At the same time, the left one.
the main compass shows the direction to
new system ("NS"). auxiliary - on
old ("OS").                            
                                          
 That's basically all. what we wanted to say
Let me tell you about this game. Other gaming
moments you will probably be interested in knowing
to learn ourselves during the fight against the alien invasion
life. And one more thing. read the messages carefully
messages to your address - we are somehow “foolishly”
missed the message about that. what in such and suchsystem  production of a ship with
hyperdrive!