Captive© 1990 Mindscape

HintsTo get them dosey droids out of bed in the morning you must plug in therom-constructs into their brains. This instigates the set-up.

To get anywhere, make sure the droids collect anything they find, you neverknow what might come in handy.

If they are military stock then a bit of killing practise will not go amiss -doesn't matter who you hit 'cause experience will be good for them - whateverthe consequences.

Keep an eye on the power levels, these suckers drain faster than a bath with abomb hole in it.

The audio on these decks is superb - use the stereo on the ABCC 500x1 to fulleffect in searching out anything that you want to kill (it will be trying tokill you too, so watch out)

Spare limbs always come in handy (pun intended) in giving you an arm or leg(literally!).

Pillage anything, you can always trade it in for some useful gear later.

Visit ABCCSI HQ as soon as you get going - I'm told their is some whacky stuffgoing down on their planet.

Dancing on the cieling is a great song.

If all else fails push it - you never know what will give way.

---Typed by RASTAN. Edited by PARASITE.

MORE CAPTIVE HINTS

Captive is a quest for freedom. You are imprisoned in a space station thatis jointly protected by 10 factions of a warmongering society. In order torescue yourself you must use the ancient briefcase computer and the fourdroids that you discover on the 'other end' of the body-mind link controlsystem.The system allows remote control of military standard droids across lightyears of galaxy via invisible electrosonic waves.Although you don't know it when you start, there are 10 bases to infiltrateand destroy before you can mount the offensive on the space station andrescue yourself.Each base hase its own distinct design and layout and is populated by anindividual selection of alien hordes. Before you enter a base you will haveto find your way 'cross country' in a hostile world from the landing site tothe base entrance.

LEVEL ZEROThe first level is actually fairly simple once you have mastered theoperational functions of the droids and of the Attache Breif Case Computer.It involves 10 small to medium sized bases and a relatively easy spacestation to rescue yourself from. Early playtesting of the game proved that anew user could complete the game on Level Zero after about three weeks ofregular play.You have to land on the planet Butre (co-ordinates 008W-072N). Zoom in onthe planet (use the right-hand mouse button or the up and down arrows) andclick on the large white dot - this is the landing site marker. Click onOrbit, and The Swan (the droid's ship) will make its way across the vastnessof space to orbit Butre. While the ship is making its merry way across thevoid, it's a good idea to initialise your droids.Click with the right-hand mouse button on the droid's status icon to bring upthe back pack. Click on the computer chip with the left-hand mouse buttonand deposit it on the droid's brain (on the left-hand side of the droid'shead). This will initialise the naming system where the player can type in aname for the droid. The name acts as a personality generator that creates

the droid's Wisdom, Dexterity and Vitality statistics.Repeat the above for all droids and you will have a team ready for action.By this time The Swan should have arrived in orbit around Butre. Click withthe right-hand mouse button to bring up the main view again. Click again onthe landing site to program the drop destination and then click on the Landicon to start the drop.One the lander has landed (as they generally do) you will see a picture ofthe first level's planet. Have a wander around the world and get used to thecontrol system before attempting to enter the base. Don't walk into thewater because it's highly toxic here and will damage your droids.To enter the first base, walk up to the door and pick up the clipboard foundnearby (use the left-hand mouse button on the object in the main view to putit in the player's 'hand'). Holding it in the 'hand' will allow you to readit on the information screen (the grey section below the main view). Thiswill show the combination of buttons to press in order to open the door.Once it's open, go inside and you now be in the base proper. Pick up theexplosives and the clipboard. Walk to the far end of the airlock and use thePUSH control to move the wall and get in the first area of the base (PUSH isachieved by pressing the right-hand mouse button when on the FORWARD icon).There are many ways of completing the game, so here is one way of attackingthe problems. You will find a style suited to your skills and it may well bedifferent but still achieve the same results - this just proves how flexiblea game system Captive's is.You will find new areas of the base to explore once you identify which wallsyou can and can't push. The ones with rollers on the bottom are the rollingwalls.You will come into the generator room fairly quickly. Avoid the temptationto lob in the explosives just yet, since there is plenty more to do.Generally the first base can be completed once you have done some or all thefollowing things...

1) Explore the level completely, examine every nook and cranny and open upevery cupboard you can find.

2) Collect all the gold you can find that is dropped by dead aliens. Usethis in the shops to buy, sell and repair objects. If you have damaged anitem on the droid's body, repair it at the shops.

3) For the first base it's a good idea to concentrate on increasing yourBRAWLING skills only. This makes you a fabulous puncher and is sufficientfor the enemies that you will encounter. If you must buy a weapon, then Irecommend the use of the BALL - it's re-usable and fun!

4) DEVICES are plugged into the droids and give a read out in the monitor atthe top of the screen. A good device to get on this base is the ROUTE-FINDER. This is only available from one shop so you might have to search forit. It's classified as an OPTIC. There are seven types of OPTIC devices.Buy with trial and error until you find the ROUTE-FINDER. If you buy thewrong one you can always sell it back for no loss.

5) The shops in the base operate a co-operative banking system. This allowsthe player to leave any gold he collects at one shop, and the funds will beavailable at any. However, remember to retrieve the money BEFORE you blowthe base otherwise you will be somewhat out of pocket.

6) Find the Professor in the Computer Room for the clue to the next planet'slocation. Kill him for the password into the computer. Click on thecomputer to activate it. Type in the password to reveal the Planet Probe.Collect it (it weighs a lot, so select a droid to carry it carefully) and youare ready for the destruction of the base.

7) The first level is so easy that it's best to use it as a training ground.Kill anything that moves and gain experience. Make sure you spend thisexperience on the skills for each droid. Use money to buy devices and ballweapons. Mines are good to use as well. Use money also to repair anydamaged body parts.

Once you have explored all of the first base, go back to the generators andblow them up by simply throwing the explosives at them from a safe distance.After a short pause they will start to explode - I recommend that then is agood time to run like hell! Use the Route-Finder to get back to the door.Click on the door to get into the lobby. Use the same combination as beforeto get out safely - but don't hang around because the base is explodingaround you!Once outside, go back to the ship and press UP to board. You can then Orbitthe planet again and go back into space. Put the Planet Probe on theplanet map and watch it go to the next base. Land there and continue.

---Typed by SIDEWINDER of LSD.

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