                      " M E R C E N A R Y "

            FOR  SEWER  SEND  BY  RICKY  OF  BELGIUM



GAME PLAY:

The object of the game is to search the tunnels and collect items 
that you need to get off the planet.  These items have names like 
Photon device.  You will be able to tell which are the  technical 
items. There are some geometric shapes that are actually keys. If 
you have a certain shape on you,  you will be able to go  through 
doors that were locked to you before. When you pick "keys" up the 
game  does not tell you it a key.  In order to enter the  tunnels 
you must find an elevator. I have found several and will tell you 
where  one is just to get you started and to show you  what  they 
look  like.  (An elevator is located at 09-05 on the grid.)  When 
you  go  down  in  an  elevator you will  always  end  up  in  an 
underground hanger.  You will save a hell of alot of time if  you 
map the tunnels underground using door locations and room  colors 
to identify the different rooms and how they interconnect.  While 
underground you will run across three types of doors in  addition 
to the different shaped doors.  A door with an "X" on it is  some 
kind of teleportation device. (I never could figure out a pattern 
to were it took me.) If the elevator turns black it is will  only 
go between two locations,  if it turns blue it can go to  several 
different places.  A door with an "/" on it will take you to  the 
same place every time.  Be warned there is no way back from  this 
place (at least that I have found) and I spent along time walking 
the surface to get back to my space craft. The third type of door 
is  simply  a blank door that will take you into the  next  room. 
When you think you have everything you need enter your craft  and 
fly  to  the  white dot in the sky.  You will  find  an  orbiting 
station,  NOW,  I  don't  know  what to do when you  get  to  the 
orbiting station because I didn't save the game and I  accidently 
walked off the platform (try this after you save the game...its a 
great fall),  so I haven't escaped from the planet yet.  But this 
is the basic idea. Also, as you collect items your craft will fly 
faster  and  faster  until you have the ability  to  get  to  the 
orbiting  platform.  The  ground speed of your  craft  will  also 
increase.  Well,  I just that's enough about the game except  the 
controls.

CONTROLS:

E : operate elevators
B : Board craft
L : Leave craft
W : Walking speed
R : Running speed
<space bar> : Freeze location
<up arrow> : Get object
<down arrow> : Drop object
1 - 0 : Throttle
F1 - F10 : Reverse throttle
<left arrow> : Fine tune throttle decrease
<right arrow> : Fine tune throttle increase
HELP :Start over (scatters what you have found over the ground)
ESC : Save game
Numeric keypad <return> : Load game
Numeric keypad <del> : Abort "saved game" load
COMPASS DIRECTIONS:
            --------
           | A - B  |
           |--------|
           |LOCATION|
           |--------|


               (-B)
                 00
                 |
     (-A) 270 ---|--- 90 (+A)
                 |
                180
               (+B)

ALL NUMBERS ARE DEGREES

In  other words,  if you wanted to reduce the number in  the  "A" 
position,  you would change your compass heading to 270  degrees. 
Likewise  to  increase the number in the "B" position  you  would 
change  the compass to a 180 degree heading.  Of course  changing 
the heading to lets say 45 degrees would increase the "A"  number 
while decreasing the "B" number.  The whole map is one giant grid 
so you should soon be able to go exactly where you want to go.


COMBAT:

If  you start shooting up the buildings on the surface  you  will 
soon  be attacked by either or both sides in the war (depends  on 
whose buildings you are shooting up).  The best combat strategy I 
have found is,  as soon as the red light above your COMPASS comes 
on  (indicating  an  attack) press the spacebar  to  freeze  your 
craft.  Start  rotating around and look for a moving  white  dot, 
this will be the attacking ship.  Try to pick him off as he  goes 
by. They are very good and don't often miss, so don't miss on the 
first shot.   If you do miss,  try hitting "0" which will quickly 
move you.  Then hit the space bar again and rotate to get another 
shot at the attacking craft.