Chapter 1 - Lucas' Abandonware - Free

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Pilot Record
Though there are many pilots serving on bothsidesoftheconflict, you
can only play one pilot in any campaign. However, this doesn’t limit
the types of missions or airplanes you can fly. The same pilot can fly
a bombing mission one day, intercept enemy pilots the next, and
provide close support later in the week.
Each campaign is a separate game, and you can have as many games
as you have disks to store them on.
Creating a New Pilot
Since you can only have one pilot in a campaign, creating a new pilot
is equivalent to starting a new game. Both sides begin with new
airplanes, airbases, carriers, cities, factories, radar installations and
SAM sites. Unless you save the old pilot, his current status will be lost
when you create the new pilot.
To create a new pilot:
If you just loaded Birds of Prey, creating a new pilot
is simple-type a name and press Return.
If you’ve flown a mission since you loaded the game
but you want to start a new game with a new pilot,
press N. A box appears asking you if you want to
create a new pilot-press Y to answer yes. When
the flashing cursor appears, type a name and press
Return.
Alternately, you can make a new pilot using the Make New Pilot
option in the Pilot Menus. See Pilot Menus below.
Loading & Saving Pilots
Loading and saving pilots may differ between machines. For details
on loading and saving pilots with your computer, see the Command
Summary Card.
Editing a Pilot Name
You can edit the name of any pilot regardless of whether you’ve just
created or loaded him.
To edit a pilot name:
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Changing Terrain Types
Press E. When the flashing cursor appears, type a
new name and press Return.
Click on the pilot’s name. When the flashing cursor
appears, type a new name and press Return.
YOU can choose to fly over green fields, desert, or arctic terrains.
To cycle through the terrains:
Left-click on Terrain.
Press T.
Alternately, you can change terrains using options from the Pilot
Menus. See Pilot Menus below.
Changing Difficulty Levels
Difficultylevelsaffectthenumberand type of aircraft you face as well
as number of aircraft you can lose before being removed from the
front lines. There are four difficulty levels:
Rookie - Up to four lost aircraft allowed
Pilot - Up to three lost aircraft allowed.
Squadron Leader - Up to two lost aircraft allowed.
Wing Commander - Only one lost aircraft allowed.
To cycle through the difficulty levels:
Left-click on Difficulty Level.
Press D.
Alternately, you can setthedifficultylevel usingoptionsfrom the Pilot
Menus. See “Pilot Menus” below.
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