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From: cg@myrias.UUCP (Chris Gray)
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Subject: Re: arctic fox beginner mode beaten
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Date: Fri, 4-Apr-86 16:00:49 EST
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Huh? ArcticFox is a bit slow to respond, but I've found that it's quite
consistent about it (about a second is my guess). What it does lack is
some feedback and some options. E.g. when using the mode that lets me raise
and lower the gun, I'd like a way to simply STOP the ArcticFox without
going out of that mode (since I'm zeroing in on an approaching fighter).
It would also be nice to have some more distinct feedback about whats
happening with the missiles - the little 'time remaining' bars at the
bottom aren't very noticeable, and the image switches (I use the big screen
for the missile views) sometimes don't change that much when I goof and
plow the missile into a hillside). What would also be nice is a way to
ABORT a missile, especially after I've "locked on" to nothing.

I would suggest that the game takes a fair amount of practice to get the
hang of. Four of us have been playing, for a total of 50 odd games, and
we're still learning techniques and features. My best game so far (last
night) was in beginner mode (I still don't know my way around enough
to venture more than experimentally into Tournament mode), and I got both
the Communications fort and the main fort for a total of 26800 points.

A minor hint: the missiles on autopilot seem to zero in on the center of the
nearest/biggest target. This isn't always what you might want.

		Chris Gray (ihnp4!alberta!myrias!cg)