                     SECRET WEAPONS OF THE LUFTWAFFE

                    Manual and Reference Guide Addenda


This file contains information about Secret Weapons of the Luftwaffe
(SWOTL) which was not printed in the manual or reference guide.


MEMORY REQUIREMENTS

To run SWOTL on your IBM, Tandy, or compatible computer, you must have at
least 581,000 bytes of RAM available.  If your computer is equipped with
expanded memory, you can run SWOTL with as little as 543,000 bytes of RAM
available.  If you experience memory related difficulties in running SWOTL,
use the DOS program "CHKDSK" to see how much free RAM your computer has
available.  You may need to disable one or more TSR programs (if you're
running any) to provide more available RAM for SWOTL to use.


HOT KEYS

Each menu choice in SWOTL has a letter (usually the first) highlighted in
red.  These "hot keys" allow you to move rapidly through several menu
choices in succession.  For example, if you were at the German main menu,
and you wanted to fly the first Flight School mission for the Focke-Wulf
190, you could simply type "F 2 1 S".  This would access the Flight School
menu, choose the FW 190, choose the "Gunnery Practice" mission, and Start
the mission.


CAMPAIGN BATTLES

WINNING/LOSING CONDITIONS:  There are 8 factors which make up the German
war economy in SWOTL:

	1. GERMAN FIGHTER PILOTS
	2. DEPLOYED GERMAN GRUPPEN
	3. AVIAT. FUEL
	4. JET FUEL
	5. GASOLINE IN STOCK
	6. MUNITIONS IN STOCK
	7. BALL BEARINGS IN STOCK
	8. TRANSPORTATION CONDITION

Of these 8 factors, only the first 4 have direct impact on the Luftwaffe.
The last 4 factors are general war industries, and so they affect only the
German ground forces.  American Campaign Battles will have as a goal the
destruction of the war industries (Strategic Bombing), the Luftwaffe
(D-Day Air Superiority), or both (Final Victory).  German Campaign Battles
will concern the defense of the same elements.

THE FRONT:  The position of the Western Front will be indicated by the
location of captured installations.  As the Allies push eastward across
Europe, German industrial and research sites, as well as Luftwaffe
airfields, will be captured by the Allies.  Captured airfields may be
used by the Allies to launch attacks against German targets.


CUSTOM MISSION BRIEFINGS

There are various ways to create SWOTL Custom Mission briefings.  When
creating your own mission briefing, you must save the file with a .TXT
extension with the file name identical to that of your mission.  For
example:  If you have created a custom mission called ATTACK.MIS, you
must name the mission briefing ATTACK.TXT.  Also, the file must be
saved to the MIS directory.

One method is to use a word-processing program and save the file as .TXT
file in ASCII format to be easily accessed by the game.  We'll use the
Microsoft Write program that comes with Windows as an example.  From
Windows Program Manager open the Accessories group.  Open the Write
program.  Enter the text for your mission briefing.  Keep the number of
characters to no more than 19 across so that they will fit in the
mission briefing screen.  When you are finished select FILE, then SAVE AS.
In the lower left corner of the dialog is a list box that allows you
to select the format of the file.  Select the .TXT text file format.
Once the file has been saved, exit Windows.  From the DOS prompt, use the
COPY command to copy the briefing file into the SWOTL directory. For
example:
  COPY \WINDOWS\ATTACK.TXT \CLASSICS\SWOTL
Now start up SWOTL and enter into Custom Missions to view your briefing.

Another method of creating text is to use the DOS EDIT command (NOTE: early
versions of DOS do not have this command).  First change to the SWOTL
directory using a CD command like the following:
  CD \CLASSICS\SWOTL
Now enter EDIT followed by the name of the briefing file you would like to
create.  Following our example, the command to enter would be:
  EDIT ATTACK.TXT
Now enter the text for the briefing.  When you have finished, select File,
then Exit.  When you are asked if you would like to save the changes,
answer yes.  Now start up SWOTL and enter into Custom Missions to view your
briefing.

A final method, for users who have earlier versions of DOS, is to use the
DOS COPY CON command.  First change to the SWOTL directory using a CD
command like the following:
  CD \CLASSICS\SWOTL
Now type COPY CON followed by the name of the briefing file you would like
to create.  Following our example, the command to enter would be:
  COPY CON ATTACK.TXT
Now enter the text for the briefing.  You cannot change anything above the
current line you are working on, so be careful. When you have finished,
press the return key, then press F6, then press the return key.  Now start
up SWOTL and enter into Custom Missions to view your briefing.


