ASTROPLANER
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CREATED BY JOHN KENEALLY

Zardon's interstellar armada has been detected approaching Earth. You need to maintain the industrial capacity
by transporting mutants to the factory site before Zardon's mutant convertor kidnaps them to complete the 
mutation.


To load Astroplaner, type: LOAD "" (press enter) 

Your mission is to transport mutants to the factory in your operating area, protecting them from the Zardon 
invaders. Your combat patrols are vital, defending the Earth's industrial base, ready for the day when we can 
finally eject these ruthless enemies from the solar System.

When loaded, the game will go into a demonstration mode. Press 'O' for instructions, and to select the various 
games options. Press 'P' to Start a game with the existing settings. Press O to freeze a game, space bar to 
restart.

The ship is equipped with Controls for drive, weapons, and teleport.

Controls: Up = L, or A; Down = Symbol Shift or Z; Left = A or K; Right = D or Enter; Fire = S or L or use 
a Kempston joystick Fire/Drive interlock option may be selected, which stops horizontal movement whilst firing.

To operate the ship's 'teleport', hover just above a mutant, press the up and down keys together, or press the 
joystick fire button twice in quick succession. Once the mutant is on board, it may be released by descending 
to ground level.

The mutants can be carried direct to the factory, or dropped elsewhere and left to walk the rest of the way to 
the factory.

There are four skill levels:- 1 = Rooky; 2 = Trainee; 3 = Experienced; 4 = Veteran. 

You may also alter the ship's power distribution profile. Use 'F', 'R', and 'D' to select: Fire Rate, Repair 
Capability, and Drive Power, respectively. The Cursor keys 6 and 7 are used to alter the settings. Press 'Q' 
when adjustments are correct.

Points: 	Mutant Transporters = 80 points
		       Yellow Stars = 20 points 
		        Mine Layers = 150 points 
		    Guided Missiles = 100 points 

More than one hit may be needed to destroy a target.


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