User Guide

MAP SCREEN CONTROLS
Open/close Map screen
<
Move cursor
C
Show/Hide objectives
Y
Cycle objectives
l
or
A
Zoom in/out
w
/
x
Cycle formations/squadrons
s
/
o
Cycle units in selected formation
m
/
q
Jump between units
L
in direction of next unit
Select unit
h
MAP SCREEN ACTIONS
•Click
C
(
h
) to select a highlighted unit or squadron.
•Move the cursor over a coordinate and press
A
to order a selected unit
or squadron to move to that location.
•Move the cursor and press
A
to create waypoints and plot a course.
•Move the cursor over an enemy unit and press
A
to target that enemy
unit with your selected unit.
•Use
w
/
x
to zoom in/out. Pull
w
twice to zoom completely in or out.
•With one ship selected, highlight a friendly ship and press
A
to join
the ships and create a formation.
•With a plane selected, highlight a friendly unit and press
A
to circle
the friendly.
•Set Orders from the Command Menu. (
See page 23.)
•With a unit selected, press
B
to cancel a command.
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ADVANCED MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
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As you advance in your naval career, the ability to fight bravely as an
individual should be overshadowed by the importance of successfully
commanding and directing all the units under your command.
To do this effectively, make the game’s management systems work for you.
There are three separate systems, with some overlap, enabling you to tailor
your Battlestations: Midway gameplay experience to your own tastes.
As missions become more complex, begin balancing your time between
manually commanding a particular unit or squadron, and issuing orders
to other units or squadrons to carry out on your behalf.
•MAP SCREEN
(see below) — Press
<
to open the Map screen, where you get
an overview of the conflict situation in your War Room. You can direct
units, order attacks and plan defense of your units here.
•COMMAND MENU
(see page 23) — Hold down
X
to open the Command
Menu. Issue specific as well as standing orders to individual units, groups
and squadrons. Your orders affect the way these forces react when they
encounter enemy units.
•IN-GAME — Issue orders, join units, set targets, and manually launch
attacks using the crosshairs and
A
.
MAP SCREEN
The Map screen is your center of operations. You can command your entire
fleet through this dynamic map, while observing all enemy unit information
supplied by your units.
a
b
c
a Enemy unit
b Your selected unit
c Radar range (Green
indicates sonar/visual
detection area)
MISSION OBJECTIVES
Gray = Active
Green = Completed
Red = Failed
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