<!doctype html public "-//w3c//dtd html 4.0 transitional//en"> <html> <head> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <meta name="GENERATOR" content="Mozilla/4.78 [en] (X11; U; Linux 2.4.7-10smp i686) [Netscape]"> <meta name="Author" content="Mark B. Allan and the Reptile Labour Project"> <title>[ Chromium B.S.U. ] - about</title> </head> <body text="#E0E0E0" bgcolor="#463C64" link="#C0C0FF" vlink="#8080C0" alink="#FFFFFF"> <center><b><font face="Helvetica"><font color="#C0C0FF"><font size=+2>i n f o</font></font></font></b> <br><b><font face="Helvetica"><font color="#281E46"><font size=+2> i n f o</font></font></font></b></center> <p><b><u><font face="Helvetica"><font color="#C0C0FF"><font size=+2> t h e s t o r y</font></font></font></u></b> <br> <center><table COLS=1 WIDTH="80%" NOSAVE > <tr NOSAVE> <td NOSAVE> <ul> <li> <font face="Helvetica"><font color="#E0E0E0">You are captain of the cargo ship Chromium B.S.U., responsible for delivering supplies to our troops on the front line. Your ship has a small fleet of robotic fighters which you control from the relative safety of the Chromium B.S.U. vessel. </font></font></li> </ul> </td> </tr> </table></center> <p><b><u><font face="Helvetica"><font color="#C0C0FF"><font size=+2> y o u r m i s s i o n</font></font></font></u></b> <br> <center><table COLS=1 WIDTH="80%" NOSAVE > <tr NOSAVE> <td NOSAVE> <ul> <li> <font face="Helvetica"><b><font color="#FFFFFF">Do not let </font><font color="#FFFF00">ANY</font><font color="#FFFFFF"> enemy ships get past your fighters! </font></b><font color="#E0E0E0">Each enemy ship that makes it past the bottom of the screen will attack the Chromium B.S.U., and you lose a fighter.</font></font></li> <li> <font face="Helvetica"><b><font color="#FFFFFF">Use your fighters as weapons!</font></b> <font color="#E0E0E0">Crash into enemies to destroy them before they can get past you.</font> </font></li> <li> <font face="Helvetica"><b><font color="#FFFFFF">Strategic suicide is a powerful tactic! </font></b><font color="#E0E0E0">When the Chromium B.S.U. launches a new fighter, it releases a high energy burst which destroys all enemies in range. </font></font></li> <li> <b><font face="Helvetica"><font color="#FFFFFF">Self-destruct to preserve your ammunition!</font><font color="#E0E0E0"> </font></font></b><font face="Helvetica"><font color="#E0E0E0">A double-right-click will cause your current fighter to self-destruct. Before the ship blows up, it ejects its ammunition so that the next fighter can pick it up.</font></font></li> </ul> </td> </tr> </table></center> <br> <br><font color="#DCDCDC"></font> <center><table NOSAVE > <tr ALIGN=CENTER VALIGN=CENTER NOSAVE> <td NOSAVE><b><u><font face="Helvetica"><font color="#C0C0FF"><font size=+2> ammunition </font></font></font></u></b></td> <td></td> <td NOSAVE></td> <td><b><u><font face="Helvetica"><font color="#C0C0FF"><font size=+2> power ups </font></font></font></u></b></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr NOSAVE> <td><img SRC="images/heroAmmo00.jpg" NOSAVE height=120 width=120 align=ABSCENTER></td> <td NOSAVE><b><font face="Helvetica"><font color="#FFFFFF">MACHINE GUN</font></font></b> <br><font face="Helvetica"><font color="#E0E0E0">Otherwise known as the 'pea shooter'. But you'll miss 'em when they're gone.</font></font></td> <td><font face="Helvetica"><font color="#3C4664">- - -</font></font></td> <td NOSAVE><img SRC="images/powerUp00.jpg" NOSAVE height=120 width=120 align=ABSCENTER></td> <td><b><font face="Helvetica"><font color="#FFFFFF">SHIELD REPLENISH</font></font></b> <br><font face="Helvetica"><font color="#E0E0E0">The penguin protects you. Grab this power up to restore shields to 100%.</font></font> <br><font face="Helvetica"><font color="#E0E0E0">Let it pass through for big points.</font></font></td> </tr> <tr NOSAVE> <td><img SRC="images/heroAmmo01.jpg" NOSAVE height=120 width=120 align=ABSCENTER></td> <td NOSAVE><b><font face="Helvetica"><font color="#FFFFFF">ION CANNON</font></font></b> <br><font face="Helvetica"><font color="#E0E0E0">This gun slices through your enemies and keeps on going. </font></font></td> <td NOSAVE></td> <td><img SRC="images/powerUp01.jpg" NOSAVE height=120 width=120 align=ABSCENTER></td> <td><b><font face="Helvetica"><font color="#FFFFFF">DAMAGE REPAIR</font></font></b> <br><font face="Helvetica"><font color="#E0E0E0">The penguin gives you life. Grab this power up to repair all damage to your fighter.</font></font> <br><font face="Helvetica"><font color="#E0E0E0">Let it pass through for big points.</font></font></td> </tr> <tr NOSAVE> <td><img SRC="images/heroAmmo02.jpg" NOSAVE height=120 width=120 align=ABSCENTER></td> <td><b><font face="Helvetica"><font color="#FFFFFF">PLASMA REPEATER</font></font></b> <br><font face="Helvetica"><font color="#E0E0E0">Your most powerful weapon. The plasma ammunition runs out quickly, however.</font></font></td> <td></td> <td NOSAVE><img SRC="images/powerUp02.jpg" NOSAVE height=120 width=120 align=ABSCENTER></td> <td><b><font face="Helvetica"><font color="#FFFFFF">SUPER SHIELDS / EXTRA LIFE</font></font></b> <br><font face="Helvetica"><font color="#E0E0E0">Restores shields to 100% and gives you temporary invulnerability.</font> </font> <br><font face="Helvetica"><b><font color="#FFFFFF">TIP: </font></b><font color="#E0E0E0">If you let it pass through the bottom of the screen, you will be rewarded with an extra fighter.</font></font></td> </tr> <tr NOSAVE> <td ALIGN=CENTER NOSAVE><b><u><font face="Helvetica"><font color="#C0C0FF"><font size=+2> items </font></font></font></u></b></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td><img SRC="images/useItem00.jpg" NOSAVE height=120 width=120></td> <td><b><font face="Helvetica"><font color="#FFFFFF">BIG RED BUTTON</font></font></b> <br><font face="Helvetica"><font color="#E0E0E0">The ultimate weapon. Double right-click or press the '0' key twice to eject the fighter's ammunition and self-destruct. </font></font></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> </table></center> <p><b><font face="Helvetica"><font color="#FFFFFF">Chromium B.S.U. command line options:</font></font></b><font color="#FFFFFF"></font> <p><tt><font color="#FFFFFF"> -f/--fullscreen : run in fullscreen mode</font></tt> <br><tt><font color="#FFFFFF"> -w/--window : run in windowed mode</font></tt> <br><tt><font color="#FFFFFF"> -v/--vidmode <mode> : mode 0 = 512 x 384</font></tt> <br><tt><font color="#FFFFFF"> : 1 = 640 x 480</font></tt> <br><tt><font color="#FFFFFF"> : 2 = 800 x 600</font></tt> <br><tt><font color="#FFFFFF"> : 3 = 1024 x 768</font></tt> <br><tt><font color="#FFFFFF"> : 4 = 1280 x 1024</font></tt> <br><tt><font color="#FFFFFF"> -na/--noaudio : do not initialize audio</font></tt> <br><font color="#FFFFFF"></font> </body> </html>
