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The Project 64 etext of the Chain Reaction manual by Encore, convertedto etext by Peter Karlsson .

CHAINR10.TXT, April 1997, etext #190.

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CHAIN REACTION

The Anti-Nuclear Party have reprogrammed power station robo-equipmentto empty the containment vault and attack all human staff. They havescattered eighteen cannisters of highly dangerous radioactivefuel-rods throughout the seven-storey building. You have 30 minutes,an armour-piercing machine-gun and a personal jet-pack. You have thelatest anti-radiation suit. The building has decontamination showersthat may help you, but you will be fighting against time, intense

radiation, robo-weapons, and all of this in a hostile environment withdangerously open floors, and the ever-present threat of falling downthe vault.

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LOADING INSTRUCTIONS

Spectrum 48K (Cass) LOAD ""Spectrum +2/+3 (Cass) USE LOADERCommodore 64/128 (Cass) SHIFT + RUN/STOPCommodore 64/128 (Disc) LOAD "CHAIN",8,1

Amstrad/Schneider (Cass) CTRL + ENTER

GAME CONTROLS

Joystick or redfinable keyboard.

Note: If you press Fire with an object held, you will drop theobject before firing can commence.

Note: If a joystick is used pressing jetpack will automatically makeyou fly forwards. On the keyboard you may press jetpack + anyother keys to control your flight.

Note: You pick up rods by walking towards them. Once dropped, youmay then nudge them down holes (also by walking towards them).If you wish to pick up a dropped rod you will have to leavethe room and re-enter.

QUICK START INSTRUCTIONS

You can start in the central room, ground floor, of a seven storerybuilding (floors are colour coded). In front of you is the containmentvault - do not fall in!

The door at the top of the screen leads to a room with a fuel rod

canister in it. Shoot the robot guarding it, walk into the rod (i.e.pick it up), return to the containment vault room, press Fire to droprod, then nudge it down the hole (without falling in).

The door on the upper right of the screen leads to a room with adecontamination shower (one of many) which you should use when yoursuit's radiation level (gauge on bottom left) gets near the red (oryou will die). Your radiation goes up when robots shoot at you, andwhen you are carrying or nudging the fuel rods.

When you're skilled you will be able to jetpack over the vault,pressing Fire midway across to jettison the rod. On the bottom rightof the screen you will see the remaining rods, colour coded toindicate the floors on which they may be found. Use the lifts to goup, and the square holes in the upper floors to come (fall) down.Don't waste time fighting with robots. Use your jetpack economicallyin short bursts. You have about 30 minutes!

SCREEN DISPLAYS

RAD shows your current contamination. This bar will increase whenyou get shot and when you carry or nudge a fuel rod.

JET shows how much power is present in your jetpack. The jetpackwill automatically reain power when not in use.

SCORE increases as you gain points, while TIME runs out.

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RODS are shown on the bottom right, in the colour of their currentfloor location.

SCORE

Kill Robot 1001st Rod in vault 64

2nd Rod in vault 1283rd Rod in vault etc. 192 etc.Al Rods (Bonus) 10000

(c) 1989 Elite Systems Limited

All rights reserved worldwide. Unauthorised copying, lending,broadcasting or resale without the express permisson of Elite SystemsLtd. is strictly prohibited.

GUARANTEE

This software product has been carefully developed and manufactured tothe highest quality standards. Please read carefully the instructionfor loading which are included. If for any reason you have difficultyin running the program, and believe that the product is defective,please return it directly to the following address:

Customer Service Dept.Elite Systems LimitedAnchor HouseAnchor RoadAldrigeWalsall WS9 8PWTelex 336130 ELITE G

Our Quality Control Department will test the product and supply animmediate replacement at no extra cost. Please note that this does notaffect your statutory rights.

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End of the Project 64 etext of the Chain Reaction manual.

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