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speedbar on the left of the screen. Yellow =
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Forward & Blue Reverse •
Ra d a r
You are at the center of the
radar. The "V" facing up is your field of view.
Damage Contra 1
Your 'Mech's
current damage level. .
T r i g g e r s
In basic mode, the red trigger
will fire all weapons at once while the top two
triggers are disengaged.
1. Foot
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5. Heat
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·· TO.: -VGL Associat~ -Members & .Ab·a~e ·
> . ·ffioM: D. -t'lichaels, VGL A~chives . . .. ·
.. RE: Attathed Univ·-13T'<BT/SVII> . OpsM~n~
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9-28.:93 . . .. --~ - - - . -. . -· .. ·- . :.-
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. .· T'lh' e• -~ttached op~ration-s manual, compiled by Ve_teran)JGL pilot D~'yid .: .. ~-
....< Pawn) Gilisoq, _i~ wrftten in our ·pilotto f ~ co_lorful' colloqt.da~ · styl_e~ · '• . ..•. .. .. . .
.-·:. but:will tell you ·everyth~ng- you n·eed kr:~ow _to operate -your _VGL-Sys--
._2 -5 Cockpit in the Battl_eTech-Vi~tual WorltJ~ • · · . . ·
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.· . V~teran and···M~ster.- class pi-lots· ar·e . advised· .-t~ refer · to"pubi ish~d .. , -... ·
. -.--Supple-ments,. which offer in-rdepth,· up-to~date.-intelligence on maps~~-- ··_· _'' ..
'Mechs; weapons;, scod.ng, heat and damage· charts. •As the-VGL. receives ·
. n~w data we will continue to update .all pilots~·
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. .• . ''.' I( YO.U are hew tfl;Battle!'tech ll:!t.: us reassure you now: th~f our crac:k :
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-·· . Technical. ·crew •"'!ill be_-·mahitoring your status all-times.·· When. yo1,.1r • . -
. . ·• '·Mech ha!:) ~taken too' much' damage ·ypur ·pod wfli ·eject ·and ou~ Safety . . ' . . · ·,
' _Crew wil1're·morph it .into a new ·'Mech· Our St;lfety recprd :is'· excel,.. : ' . ''
' _· lent and as long as you follow the' rules you :sl:lould have ·no prob.lein . . . -·~ . ;
in·· returning to 'your· hqme .site . . Always. follow' the inst~uctions· ·of the·
of
Techs; they _are :YO~r· best friends. in the :heat far..:away ,battles- ''.
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.: We ··af. the 'VGL:·wduld ~'tso .l-ikeyou .toke-ep· inmirid . that. yo~-: a~e not
· . c it.izen ·.. of. ·So iari_s VII. .A s ·.a -• visitor~ and· explorer w~ ask tha·t · you . · ·. .. . ·._;·1_
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·treat- the pianet ~sj.-f was ·your hnme_~: JJ youencount~r qny
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. lo~(31S ,_in. the c'oUrSe of·. your expedition please do ·not engage _them. in. (
ba'ttie. -.Unlike· our ·pilots-. they 'do not ··re~urn when :their- 'Mechs are , . · : .
. : : dest~oyed. · Repeat:ed ·. _fai 1~ re ·.to·-.-obey · this·. rule' .will: •resu-1 t in the· ·sus~: :
pensiondf member pri\lilege_s~·.
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. P~shlng forwi(lrd.u ntif~he
. · ·stops-will<mov~ the 'M~c.h fQnivard
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'fuli: sp.eed. Pullin~ throttle all~the :way
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back to its -,,z,ero" .poi'nt will slow:your 'Me~h ....
a ~ompl.ete stop. It's: like the g~s .,edal.of
car;
if you' don~t ~ush it yo~ wo~'t g~ any. ..
. . · If yqu pu,sh ·it .all·t he w~y you'_li go •· ·. ·.
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pljtty fast~ If y()u get blowri;.:up re~ember to . ~. .;·
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pull b~ck on. t~e throttle and ~hen. push· for- .
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td res~art your ~Mech. Different 'Mechs
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bave different :rflaxh)lum. spet:!ds, s.o Check ·.
. . ·. ou:r VGL .Data' $uppl.einents• .· ,·. ... .... . "\" . 0sQ:; J:. 0t. .'
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everse To ~l1vi~ch · -rr--1~. .L.0
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reverse.j ust press. the .throttle' bu,ttp~, once~:. ·>, . 0
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do .:lo{need, ~o ~ero y()ur t"rotti·~ 'bef~~e shift~ ·. . ~ .0
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· io.~o reverse. In fact; shi"ing your 'Mec11 into. .. ' 3t: .· C. 'l
QJ 0
rA111AI··~A·.· i~ the &•$t .brake yo&i ha~e~ If you s~ift' .. . · ~ ·+'
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ih~ movi_,g f~rViard the 'Mech wil~ first slow c.. QQJJ .
ftl'lllllll:'n' ·. tQ a stop anlfth~n will move:backWa·r,t~~.:rhe . ·. <<(;'(() ..s: ::.:J.: .
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an~tAlll'in~t•ium speed in. reverse.foraii_.'Niectis is_40 · ··· .Cs' l ·' >.. .
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• .I t's ne~er a good ide~ to be In· re~e~se for .. : :, > •...t ; .. • ;
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...... " .... :~d~etches. so get 'back. iljto forW~rd. as so.on ·. .. 8'
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as possible.;~S,o~ ~peeds and blind driving· ar4! . . .E..Q.J: . ..V I .
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not,encour~g~d.'·lf·.j.ou·arec~nf\.lsed·about.wtiich
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ldire·C.. t .iI O.·.n you're. moving:.in, just check the COlOr .. P . fu
.......... ,. .. speedbar. Yellow. =,F.orliwanl ~~d Bl1.1e:: ·: . . ·. (.jl..ll,'· '·& >
... ·IWfAU'Ari~A-. To tetLirri to forWard just click th~ but-
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Joystick
.. . . 9" c3 tl 0 n . Turning your iMech f_rolt. $ide to .·
sldeJs velv. simple. Move the joystick right and· your-'l\llecl1' ·
. gradually tu~n right. The· .fas~er you are traveling~ the .
will
. . your tl,lrfl .,~, so if you yiant tc; .turn really .fast you
better slow·dowri. The only~time yoU ·n~ed-.to pu~h· ·fC)r:cefully
wilnt
. yourjoy~tick,.is when·You to>spin ~he 'Mech;rigl1t or.
· The further you push your joy$tick.to· the. sidtfthe · ·
· ·wm spin in that direction. us~ this tactic when an oppo~ · . - -,-
nent is behind YOU ~nd is ~lasting away at yo~~ weakening ·.
armor. Otherwise, wh~n. steering, try .:.ot to jerk the :J()ystick
over the place; it' is a very ser~sitlve ·instrument• . $ince ..
~'I',.!Arllhlll. reqUire~ large movements and :targethtg require~ ..
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~ontrol,· acquiring 'light to~ch with .the joystick is c~-..
cia I. Small, :P~cise· motiorls ate, the, key. to succe~s. on this ... a--,---.....-,.-,-......,.....
level.·lf YOU~re not in cont..Oi· .of the.joystick, you'll end up
of
Targeting
•·h,~i"lil!'ll completely out posi.ior,i to acquire,. your targets~
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. OK, n_ow you'~ navigating your_
-me~n PrettY weh; checking out' the sights of Soiaris VII, but
,is i~ ·the BattleTech· Unhie~e so YOtl probably w;;lnt to · ..
sta_rt kicking some· butt~ L;o.,ing at.your main.·screen you . ·
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se~ the ~oxed ~rosshairs s1.1perilttposed on the
ris VII landscape. These cr(,sshairs.a re your onty tar-.
. ng device·. You ·:can move the cn)s$ha•t5 up by pulling .
•.u a~--1. !·\ on your joystick.. an~ ciut rilove them down by.p ~shing ·
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~n the joystick. Once you S,ee_ •n opponent's ~Mech,
·so·
· your joystick tha.t your c.;,sshairs a~ solidly · , ·
. . . .~.n tbeir ~Mech .. This will ge..,er~te:a:radar loc;k that.
uides YC) ... f weapor-s t() the enemy~ ·You·w ill·b e. alerted to.a ·
•oc:K. . lr:»n· by .th~e different graphics~ the ~msshairs will · •
.• T'""""'ro_.. th.e_enemy's cau-$ign Wit. appear· below ,the •. ' ..
•~lrnc:c:l'll:aii~ and the distance:t o the target (in meter$) wiil
latPIJiealr~above:the ta'rget.lfUJe enemy's .call-sign is visible
. . you pUII<the·r.ed finger trigger you are. goillg to hit~ F9r.
now,. don~t worry about the blue.and green' buttons on the
. · of the joystic~ •. -The~e adclitio.nal trig~ei's_ .are t.iactive ·
:basic mode~we'U get to them soon ~nough. .
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