i can explain to you anything you like,
and would appreciate knowing
what you can't understand,
so i can make it better.
for instance, if it's the movement system your confused by,
in space, there's no friction; when you start going, you don't
stop...this is reflected in the game by Acceleration. you accelerate
your fleet a little each turn, and its speed builds up, and then in
a couple game-seconds you're moving really far.
note that "Turning" in the game is not as realistic, because you can't
just turn around and still be going the same speed in real life.
i recommend getting up to a speed of ~30. also keep in mind that you
can look at the AI ships and read their speed. if you're chasing them
but you're not going FASTER than them, you'll never catch them.
or firing:
you need to left-click one of your ships. it should
then have a blue box around it, and be displayed in upper right.
then RIGHT-click on an enemy ship, and it will get a red target on it.
look at yuor weapons (bottom right) and they will show ACC:0-99 if
they are ready to fire. if they have a high enough accuracy (in your
opinion) fire them but clicking on the weapon pic.)
or Camera Control:
you can either HOLD DOWN THE CENTER MOUSE BUTTON (WHEEL) and move the mouse,
OR you can use the arrow keys on the keyboard to move the camera view around
you can not change the camera angle, only its position.
thanks for trying it out,
bob
http://astrumgames.com
completed games: Astrum Erus, Centipoid, Hero Of Garaven, WarpFlight, Higher Ground , Circular Breakout
