		     -- Space Rogue QuickStart --
			 -- Blackstar 259 --

TO BEGIN PLAY

1) Insert the Space Rogue diskette into your disk drive, label side
up.

2) Turn on your computer.  After a short wait, the Space Rogue title
sequence appears.  If nothing appears, see Troubleshooting.  Press a
key during the boot up sequence to bypass the title sequence.

3) If you are starting a new game, press "N" for "new game."  You will
see the opening story screens that describe your situation in the
game.

4) If you wish to continue an old game, press "O" for "old game."  The
game will prompt you for some worthless piece of information from the
manual.  Type anything, ("fuck", "shit", etc), to get around this.


QUICK-START INSTRUCTIONS

You begin the game in the deep space of the Karonus star system.
Follow these steps to reach the nearest star base.

1) Plot a course.  Press N for navigation mode, the use the joystick
or keyboard cluster (described in the following sections) to select
the CHART command.  Press Return or a joystick button.  Move the
cursor across the map of the Karonus star system until you find
Hiathra Starbase: the green square symbol at coordinates 13,19.  Press
Return or joystick button.

2) Select the HELM command.  Autopilot will guide your ship to the new
coordinates.

3) If a ship attacks you on the way, the journey stops.  Select
COCKPIT to fight the battle.  Press T to target the enemy, and the
space bar or joystick buttons to fire a weapon.  Consult the next
section for other commands.

4) After your ship arrives at its destination, (sector 13,19), select
COCKPIT to return to the space view.  If you haven't done so already,
press T to activate your targeting computer.  It displays the range
(in meters) and direction to the star base.  Move your ship so that
the arrows on the edge of your viewscreen are centered and point
inward.  The starbase should appear onscreen as two pyramids connected
by a light-colored axle.  To dock slowly maneuver your ship to touch
the axle.

5) At the base, walk around, talk to everyone you meet, and buy some
cargo.  To leave the base, return to your ship.  You're on your way...

COMMANDS USED IN SPACE FLIGHT

Joystick Movement and Attack Commands:

	To turn, push the stick in the direction you want to turn.
	To accelerate, press the first button.
	To slow down, press the second button.
	To fire a ready weapon, press both buttons at once.

Keyboard Movement and Attack Commands:

The Keyboard allows full control of your Sunracer in flight.  Either
of the following keyboard clusters provides the maneuverability you
need for a heartpounding dogfight or a delicate docking.

W or 8 - Nose Down		C or 3		- Roll ship clockwise
X or 2 - Nose Up		Z or 1		- Roll counterclockwise
A or 4 - Left Turn		(=) or (+)	- Accelerate
D or 6 - Right Turn		(-) minus key	- Decelerate
S or 5 - Stop Rotation		Spacebar or 0	- Fire Ready Weapon

Additional Keyboard Commands (See Sunracer Manual for details)

G	- give up; try to surrender to attackers
J	- jettison all cargo
L	- toggle between manual and automatic laser fire
N	- go to Navigation Control screen
R or .	- ready a new weapon
T	- target base/ship with Target Acquisition Computer (TAC)
V	- toggle between "camera views"
Ctrl-C	- toggle between joystick and keyboard control
Ctrl-E	- toggle between Cruise Flight and Newtonian Flight
Ctrl-F	- adjust the animation rate
Ctrl-S	- save game
Ctrl-T	- toggle TAC display between graphics and data
Esc	- pause game

COMMANDS USE WHEN DOCKED AT BASE

Moving with a joystick:

	Push the stick in the direction you want to walk.  To talk to
	someone or inspec something, stand next to it, push the stick
	in its direction, and press a button.

	Pushing either button while the stick is centered brings up a
	command menu.

	In conversations, move the cursor bar by pushing the stick up
	or down.  Highlight your response and push a button.  During
	some conversations, you may be give the "OTHER..." option.
	Selecting the "OTHER..." option allows you to type in
	messages, such as secret passwords.

Moving with the keyboard:

	To move, use one of the following keyboard clusters.  Pressing
Return brings up a command menu.  In conversations, use a keyboard
cluster to move the cursor bar and press Return to select the
highlighted choice.

Q W E		7 8 9
A   D		4   6
Z X C		1 2 3

COMMANDS USED WHILE NAVIGATING

Use the keyboard cluster or joystick to highlight a command from the
onscreen menu.  Press Return or a joystick button to select the
highlighted command.

COMMANDS USE IN HIVE!

	Use joystick or keyboard cluster to move/change facing
	Use button or space bar to fire plasma rifle

GAME SPEED

	The game selects an animation rate for the 3-D display
appropriate to the speed of your Apple.  You can adjust this rate by
pressing Ctrl-F.

SAVING THE GAME

During play, press Ctrl-S to save the game's current position onto a
previously made backup copy of the DATA disk.  You can only save the
game while you are in space, not at a base or while using the
Navigation computer.

TROUBLESHOOTING

	If the game fails to load or you can't save the game, make
	sure your computer and disk drive are plugged in, turned on,
	and connected properly.  Re-insert the disk, label side up, in
	the proper drive.  Close the drive door and try again.

	If you are saving a game, read the section of "Saving the
	Game" above.

	If nothing works, you may have a damaged disk or hardware
	problem.  Call your computer dealer for help.


EXTRA HINTS:

At Hiratha, when you get your pilot's licence, the answers are:

1) 3.26
2) O
3) F=ma
4) Imperium
