            Fort Apocalypse 
            Copyright/Publisher: Synapse Software, Release Year: 1982,
            Categorie: Air Combat Horisontal Scroll, Number Of Players: 1





                  INTRODUCTION:
                  Deep inside the Earth's mantle is an evil so great that man 
                  dares not speak its name. The KRALTHANS, lords of the inner 
                  Earth, have built FORT APOCALYPSE - a prison so filled with 
                  danger that all who have attempted to penetrate its secrets 
                  have vanish- ed without a trace. 
                  The SKY DWELLERS have chosen you from their best assault 
                  pilots for a daring raid on FORT APOCALYPSE itself. 
                  As you lift off in your ROCKET-COPTER and check the NAVATRON 
                  for enemy attack units, your nerves turn to ice. You've heard 
                  rumors that these vast underground vaults are defended by 
                  rock-boring WORMLINGS. whose digestive juice are powerful 
                  enough to dissolve MOLYCHROME-III copter hulls. And in the 
                  KRALTHAN armories are the latest SERVO-TANK INTERCEPTORS, as 
                  well as ultra-fast ROBOCHOPPERS. You think of the hopeless 
                  captives, taken as slave-thralls by the KRALTHANS. 
                  You must descend through the KRALTHAN DISRUPTOR fields, 
                  capture weapons and fuel, and free the enslaved masses. The 
                  danger grows in the VAULTS of DRACONIS. Where the very granite 
                  is locked in a temporal matrix. Then swiftly, you descend into 
                  the ROTATING FIELD ENVELOPE, where time itself is scarred and 
                  twisted back on itself. 
                  Will you triumph or be destroyed by the iron fist of KRALTHA? 
                  Encounter FORT APOCALYPSE! 
                  Options:
                  Press F5 to display the option page. You may step through the 
                  options by pres- sing the F3 key. You then press the F5 button 
                  to step through your choice. 
                  Once your gravity, skill level and number of pilots has been 
                  selected press F7 to begin game. 
                  Special Instructions:
                  Connect your joystick to Port 2. 
                  When landing your rocket-copter on landing pads, fuel stops, 
                  or to rescue prisoners, LAND GENTLY . . . your life may depend 
                  on it! 
                  OBJECT OF THE GAME
                  The Kralthans and their dreaded Fort Apocalypse must be 
                  destroyed before they destroy you! 
                  Your mission begins at your fuel depot. After refueling your 
                  Copter you must fly to the portals of the Draconis caves and 
                  bomb through the access doors. After blowing an entrance the 
                  first level of defense you maneuver through the caves blasting 
                  through impact shields, into the Hyper-Chambers and 
                  subterranean elevators. You must rescue eight prisoners from 
                  the Draconis level. 
                  After completing the Draconis level you descend into the 
                  Crystalline Caves. You must rescue an additional eight men, 
                  various locations in the Crystalline Caves and then proceed 
                  into the heart of darkness, Fort Apocalypse itself. 
                  After the fortress is destroyed you must fly back through the 
                  Kralthan Caves to freedom in order to complete your mission. 
                  The Rocket Copter
                  Your rocket copter is controlled by the joystick. Moving the 
                  joystick in any direction causes your rocket copter to move in 
                  the chosen direction. As you change direction from right to 
                  left or vice versa the rocket copter turns to face forward and 
                  then con- tinues the turn to the desired direction. 
                  To fire your interceptor rockets press the joystick fire 
                  button you are facing front you will release plasma-bombs 
                  instead of interceptor rockets. 
                  Interceptor rockets are used to destroy Kralthan tanks, 
                  missile drones, impact shields, etc. Plasma-bombs destroy 
                  access doors, SPM's, etc. 
                  Fuel
                  Your mission begins at your fuel depot. In order to fuel your 
                  rocket copter you must land on thefueling station. Upon 
                  landing, the top of the fuel tank will descend and you will 
                  drop down after it. Upon reaching the floor of the tank you 
                  will be refueled. 
                  Your fuel level is constantly displayed at the left side of 
                  the command bar, to the left of the navatron. 
                  The Navatron
                  The navatron is a long range navigational aid. It will give 
                  you information about the terrain you are about to encounter 
                  as well as enemy units in the area. 
                  Kralthan Tanks
                  Due to the advanced state of defense armor, tanKs can be 
                  destroyed only by direct hits to the tank treads, The tanks 
                  launch drone missiles which track your rocket copter and quite 
                  often destroy it. 
                  Impact Shields & Access Doors
                  Impact shields and access doors will be encountered at various 
                  points in the Kralthan defense system. They must be destroyed 
                  by plasma-bombs or interceptor missiles. 
                  SPM'S (Self-Propelled Mines)
                  SPM's contain plasma bombs and are deadly to your rocket 
                  copter. They float independently through the atmosphere and 
                  the Kralthan Caves. 
                  Impact Shields & Access Doors

                  Robo-Choppers
                  The Kralthan robo-choppers are android controlled attack 
                  helicopters. They are armed with missiles and hunt you 
                  relentlessly. Treat them with great respect. 
                  Prisoners
                  Prisoners are rescued by picking them up with your rocket 
                  copter. 
                  Landing Pads
                  White landing pads are scattered throughout the Kralthan 
                  Caves, the last place that you landed will be the spot (in 
                  case of destruction of your rocket copter), that your 
                  replacement copter will appear. 
                  Hyper Chambers
                  Hyper chambers are distinguished from laser chambers by their 
                  glowing nudes. If you are zapped in a hyper chamber you will 
                  be transported to any one of four identical chambers on your 
                  level. CAUTION: If you rematerialize in another hyper chamber 
                  that already contains an SPM or robo chopper you will be 
                  destroyed. 
                  Rotating Field Envelopes
                  There are horizontal and vertical RFE shafts in the defense 
                  net- work with energy blocks that move through them. You must 
                  enter and keep ahead of the blocks to order to survive. 
                  Pressing the fire button changes the direction of the block 
                  movement. 
                  Fort Apocalypse
                  The fort is destroyed by a well aimed missile from your rocket 
                  copter. 
                  Options
                  Press (SELECT) to display the option page. You may step 
                  through the options by pressing the (OPTION) key. You then 
                  press the (SELECT) button to step through your choice. 
                  Once your gravity, skill level and number of pilots has been 
                  selected press (START) to begin game. 
                  Bonus
                  The bonus points for the level is displayed to the right of 
                  the navatron. The longer your mission takes, the less bonus 
                  points you will be awarded at its completion. 
                  Ratings
                  Your rating will be displayed at the end of the game. It is 
                  com- puted acccording to the level at which you are playing 
                  and the amount of time required to complete your mission. 
                  GENERAL NOTES
                  1. You must rescue all the survivors in order to move to the 
                  next level. Information on how many men remaining is displayed 
                  under the navatron. 
                  2. Monitor your fuel levels constantly. You may take on up to 
                  2000 units of fuel at one time. 
                  3. Press (SPACE BAR) to pause the action at any point in the 
                  game. Pressing (SPACE BAR) again will restart the game where 
                  you left off. 




