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                      |   LUNAR COMMAND VERSION 1.00    |
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                                   05/10/93

                       Developed by Wesson International
                       Published by Mallard Software, Inc.

Welcome To Lunar Command, here are a few hints to make your simulation more
enjoyable!

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   ********************* !!! READ THE MANUAL !!! *************************
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  Sure, we know.  You never read manuals...just fire up the program and
  muddle through from there.  Well you may not get very far that way with
  this program!  You must know the economics of Lunar Command and what your
  lunar inhabitants need to survive and be content in order to have a self-
  sufficient happy lunar base.  So after reading this README file, open up
  your manual too!
                  
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                       ¯¯ SOUND & MEMORY PROBLEMS ®®
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  Lunar Command is designed to produce sound effects and voices with the Sound
  Blaster, Sound Blaster Pro and most compatible boards.  If you have a
  Sound Blaster compatible sound board and should fail to get these sounds,
  please check the following:

       1. Sounds, especially voices and the intro and lunar lander soundtracks,
          are the first thing to go if your memory is low or not configured
          properly.  The following is all that is needed in your CONFIG.SYS
          and AUTOEXEC.BAT files, a bootable floppy disk may be needed:

          -------------------------------
          CONFIG.SYS
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          DEVICE=C:\DOS\HIMEM.SYS
          FILES=20
          BUFFERS=20
          (Make sure to include disk compression driver if Lunar Command is
           installed on a compressed hard disk, it can be loaded low, LC uses
           extended memory)

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          AUTOEXEC.BAT
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          @ECHO OFF
          SET BLASTER=A220 I7 D1 T4
          MOUSE
          CD\LUNAR

       2. Is your sound board %100 Sound Blaster compatible?  It may
          not be %100 compatible although it claims compatibility.  Sometimes
          a TSR is used to emulate a Sound Blaster, this can steal valuable
          memory that Lunar Command uses for sound.

       3. Make sure your board is set-up and functioning correctly, consult
          the users manual if unsure how to do this.

       4. Lunar Command 'senses' that you have a sound board by reading the
          BLASTER variable set in your AUTOEXEC.BAT file, make sure this
          statement is included in that file:

          SET BLASTER=A220 I7 D1 T4
                       ^^^  ^  ^  ^       Type of Sound Board (Pick the closest)
                        |   |  |  |______ 3= Sound Blaster  4= Sound Blaster Pro
                        |   |  |_________ Specifies DMA Channel
                        |   |____________ Specifies the Interrupt Line
                        |________________ Specifies the I/O Port

          * Note: These are the default settings for the Sound Blaster Pro,
                  check your sound board for correct DMA, Interrupt, and I/O.

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                 ¯¯ CONTROLLING THE LANDER IN MANUAL MODE ®®
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  Ctrl-J  =  Activate Joystick Control
             Fire Button = Vertical (Z) Thrust
             Yoke        = Directional (X,Y) Thrust

  Ctrl-K  =  Activate Keyboard Control
             Enter Key   = Vertical (Z) Thrust
             Arrow Keys  = Directional (X,Y) Thrust

  It is NOT always an easy task to land the lander.  You must land directly
  on the Landing Pad as indicated by the white square on the radar screen,
  and vertical thrust must be above -16.

  The default mode is via the keyboard as stated in the manual. In order
  to use your joystick as the controlling means, Press Ctrl-J upon entry
  into the manual lander screen. This will allow you to calibrate the
  joystick. It will then be active until you exit lunar command. If you wish
  to use the keyboard later on, then press Ctrl-K which will make the keyboard
  active again.

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                        ¯¯ ADDITIONAL GAME HINTS ®®
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        1. SAVE your Lunar base often!

        2. Use the shift key while placing power/thermal cables, airlocks, roads
           or bulldozing, this keeps them straight!

        3. Explore for water in only the LARGEST creators, it is rare, but can
           be found.


ajm-05/10/93
