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163 lines
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BATTLE BUGS
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DOCS
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by
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Nueromage
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Credits
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Supplier:Unknown
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Cracker: Unknown
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Quick Personal Greets to:
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Tazman - I don't believe they are the same, you peanut.. You woke me up at 7am.
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Shadow Master - Why am I doing this? And where is may damn Beer?
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PTG - No, I won't courier for you anymore...
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All - As Sam Sneed Says, "Fuck that nigga, Bitch.. My name's Sam Sneed, you
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better Recognize.."
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Basic Intro
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As a Battle Bug, you face 56 battles that become more difficult as you go along.
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You need to use different tactics and special weapons throughout the game...
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Display and Keys
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To move around largeer battlefields, Hold the right mouse button and drag the
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cursor in the direction you want to go..You can also use your arrow keys..
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F9 switches between 800X600 and 640X480 graphics..
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Command TV
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Changing Channels - Click on the up and down arrow to change he TV channel(CH).
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Or you can press the number key that corresponds to the
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channel.
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Music/Sounds - Click the "note" or "Speaker" switch below the arrows to switch
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or use the M key to toggle music and the S key to toggle SFX..
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Channel 1- Battlefield Map. Overhead View of the battlefield.. The Green Box
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outlines the area currently displayed.Blinking red dots indicate
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enemy units..Blinking Green dots indicate your forces..
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Channel 2- Bugs/Food info.
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Channel 3- Game options.. Save, Load..etc..
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Channel 4- Local Programming
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Channel 5- Help
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The watch shows the battle time remaining..Click on it to Pause or unpause game
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while you strategize..You can also pause by hitting P..
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Status Display
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This shows the selected bug's vital statistics. Green bar shows life..
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The yellow bar shows remaining energy for bugs that can fly, jump oor perform
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other special tasls..
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Press [CTRL] + [SHIFT] to see which bugs are packing bimbs, Rockets, cheese,etc.
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Giving Commands
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To see one of your bugs on the battle screen, click on him..
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Movement commands:
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For Aerial units, the Switch Aerial Mode command (orange or yellow arrow) lets
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you specify ground or air for slected bug.
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The Go to X command tells the bugs to take the most direct path it can to the
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point that you click on..
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The Go to bug command tells the bug to take the most direct route to the bug you
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click on..
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The custom Path command lets you drag out a custom path for the bug to follow.
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The Moth and Water Boatma are transports that can carry another bug..
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Misc Commands
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The Sop command tells the selected untis to stand in place.. Landing if need be.
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The Attack mode command (crosshairs) lets you switch between attacking an enemy
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you run into, or attacking a specific bug only..
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The Adjust Defensive Perimeter comand (circle) commands the selected unit to
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attack the first enemy that comes withing a specified circle..
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Quick Reference
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M - Music Toggle
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S - Sound FX toggle
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Space Bar - Skip Animation
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Left Click - Select Bug
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Alt + Left Click - Select Bug in a crowd
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Space - Cancel Current Order [in game]
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P - Pause 1 player
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Tab - Pause 2 player [Us]
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P - Pause 2 player [Them]
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F1 - Help
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1-5 - Tune TV
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CTRL + Shift - Bomb Detector
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F2 - Load New Campaign
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F3 - Save Campaign
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F4 - Replay Earlier Battle
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Backspace - Restart Battle
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Esc - Quit to DOS
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F9 - Switch Video Mode
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Bug Dossiers
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Ant - The ant is a fast walker, and can throw bombs farther than the pillbug..
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Attack 6/Defend 3
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Assassin Bug - This stealthy bug can pass undetected through defensive
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Perimeters and deliver one powerful blow.Attack 2/Defend 0
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Bee - The Bee is a strong fighter with superior range, and makes and excellent
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long range bomber..Attack 13//Defend 4
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Cockroach - A very storng defender, the cockroach is also immune to poison and
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harmful terrain.. Attack 6/Defend 7
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Commander - A commander gives attack and defense bonuses to friendly bugs within
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his command radius..Attack 6/Defend 5
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Diving Beetle - Of the bugs that can cross water, the diving beetle is by far
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the best fighter.Attack 15/Defend 6
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Flea - A fast walker who can make short jumps, the flea is a weak fighter..
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Attack 4/defend 7
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Grasshopper - The grasshopper is a very powerful jumper with a moderately potent
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attackm but is a very weak defender..Attack 8/Defend 1
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Jumping Spider - A Weaker jumper but a stronger defender than the grasshopper,
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and the fastest walker of all.. Attack 8/Defend 4
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Lightning Bug - A moderately good figher, the lightning bug is a stronger flier
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than the mosuito, but weaker than the bee..Attack 10/Defend 3
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Medic Ant - The medic ant can heal injured bugs, but needs energy to do it.
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Medics do not fight at all..Attack 0/Defend 0
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Mosquito - The mosquito is the fastest flier and has a sharp bite, but is a weak
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defender Attack 8/Defend 2
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Moth - The moth can aerially transport one other bug (except for rhinoceros
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beetles and oher transports). It canot drop bombs..Attack 2/Defend 1
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Pill Bug - Pill Bugs can throw bombs (though notas far as ants). They are tough
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defenders, and are immune to explosives..Attack 7/Defend 7
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Praying Mantis - This bug has an extermely powerful attack, and can overwhelm
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any bug except a rhinoceros beetle. It cannot fly.. Attacl 16/Defend 5
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Rhinoceros Beetle - The most powerful fighter of all, the rhinoceros beetle
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walks at the same speed, regardless of terrain.. Attack 16/Defend 7
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Robber Fly - This bug can steal bombs from enemies, but can carry only one at a
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time. It is the only unit that can disengage from battle. IT flies.
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Attack 4/Defend 2
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Spider - This bug is the oly unit that can attack multiple bugs simultaneously.
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It is the most effective against a crowd of enemies occupied with another
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unit. Attack 14/Defend 4
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Stink Bug - As long as it has energy, this bug can break wind, confusing foes.
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It is immune to cheese bomb fumes,and turns into a cheese itself when killed.
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Attack 4/ Defend 2
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Wasp - The Wasp is the most powerful fighter of all the fliers..
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Attack 15/Defend 6
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Water Boatman - This bug can cross water while carrying one another bug (except
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Rhino beetles and other transports). It has a reasonably strong attack..
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Atack 10/Defend 4
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Water Bug - This bug is a weak fighter that walks slowly on land but very
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quickly on water. Attack 4/ Defend 2
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================================================================================
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Special thanks to Tazman for calling me at 6:45am..At least I got to wake Shadow
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Master up for once instead of Vice Versa..
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Thanks to Merlin for actually couriering to my board.. Finally a group that
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supports it's boards...<cough>PTG<cough>PNX<cough>
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