ABOUT MACRO WAR Ver. 1.0 (1991)
MACRO WAR works on ATARI ST's and Mega ST's with a mono-
chrome monitor. MACRO WAR is a war game partly inspired by
TENNIS,COREWAR and ARCADE games ! However, the game has its
own orginal gameplay and philosophy.
Two tank squadrons clashes together in the battlefield.
The leaders of the two opposing forces might be controlled
by two human players on a computer equipped with two joy-
sticks. It is also possible for one player to play against
the computer. The tank columns are always controlled by
written MACROS, hence the title MACRO WAR. By means of the
MACROS it is possible for you as the LEADER to "command"
your forces in an intelligent way, i.e. how your tanks
will move and how to direct the fire.
There are 20 levels, and at each level your tanks will
have varying abilities and strenghts. Your tank formation
will be "commanded" (i.e. the MACROS programmed) by means of
an interactive/graphic editor. The editor functions should
be fairly intuitive. For example, the lack of particular
abilities for each type of tank is indicated by "grayed out"
options.
If you find this kind of editing difficult, just go
ahead with the ready-made MACROS. Soon you will master
"tank tactics", and you will make your own MACROS.
Good luck !
Arne Standnes
Voldene 4
N-5031 Laksev†g
NORWAY
Last but not least: Thanks to Frank Ostrowski and
his companions at GFA Systemtechnik for making MACRO WAR a
real pleasure to create, through his excellent programming
environment GFA Basic 3.0 .