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Elite v1.0 for Amiga - Playing Guideby George Hooper

Comments

Initially released as Elite in 1984, the release of Elite for the Amiga in 1991 added several new items to the game. was the first game in the series to se a lan!hing bay animation, and an advan!ed options s!reen, setting the standarfor the games to follow. It also introd!ed "etro#"o!$ets, the forernner of "everse %hrsters in &E' and &&E. Elite fo

Amiga was the only version of the game to have the deadly (olf )$ II !lass ship. )edi!al *pplies were added to th!ommodities, whi!h was later e+panded to a starting mission for &&E. Add in a swarm of bad gys and %hargoids, daomnios graphi!s, stereo msi!, and phase shifting of the adio, and get ready for a serios wor$ot with yor oysti!$-

Controls

)ost !ontrols are easily a!!omplished by !li!$ing on them with the mose andor oysti!$ /doble#!li!$ the fire btton0%he following tables and information in!ldes the $eyboard !ommands, whi!h !an be faster to se in !ombat.

SPACE FLIGH !ey "oy #ouse SPACE C$#%A !ey #ouse

( "oll 2 left move left &ire 3aser A left btton ( "oll right move right %arget )issile % an!el "oll !li!$ right btton &ire )issile ) 5ive * fore psh 6narm )issile 6 limb 7 ba!$ pll loa$ing 5evi!e

&ire "etro "o!$ets " E) E In! *peed *AE right btton : psh E) ;ammer 3 5e! *peed right btton : ba!$ Energy

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&* &ore *hield on!e depleted, starts to drain energy ban$sA* Aft *hield on!e depleted, starts to drain energy ban$s&6 &el 3evel for hyperspa!e mp% abin %emp go too near a sn # yo die3% 3aser %emp overheat, laser !ts ot

A3 Altitde !ant land on a planet, too !lose # yo die* *peed mst be at ma+imm to initiate a lo!al system mp"3 "oll Gyro

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5rive Jrger 3ightfast In!lded #na# system spa!e5rive 7e+or#Irri$on In!lded #na# hyperspa!e*hields @ieman#!harged In!lded #na# fore and aftEnergy irim .1 # '.B All pri!e varies)issile 3an!e : &erman 4+4 ? Allargo

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Fn!e yo obtain a 5o!$ing ompter, several types of atomati! do!$ing are available on the Fptions pag*3F(&A*% 5o!$ing ompter toggles between ma$ing the rn in from prote!ted spa!e to the station, or eliminating !ompletely. FF&& 5o!$ing *een!e toggles the do!$ing and lan!hing animations . *etting the 5o!$ing ompter &A*%, and the 5o!$ing *een!e to F&&, and yo will arrive at the station in a few se!onds. %his is ni!e to have wheyo are ma$ing many rns to in!rease !redits or !ombat rating. %ype MN to toggle the 5o!$ing ompter FF&&.

)rive y,es

%he !rugerdrive is sed within system spa!e. General speed !hanges are !ontrolled with the M*AEN MN $eys. %hnit also in!ldes a mp drive featre M;N, whi!h greatly a!!elerates yor speed. %he mp drive will only operate whe

yor !rrent speed setting is at ma+imm, and no other obe!ts are within s!anner range of yor ship.

%he Irri5ondrive is sed to hyperspa!e to another system. *ele!t a planet on the 3o!al lster hart M&CN that is witha D. ly mp range /white !ir!le0. )ove the !rsor to it, then type M*AEN. A distan!e vale will be given, and yor drivwill also be lo!$ed to it.

%he 6e3or-Hi5an Interglati Hy,ers,aedrive is sed to mp from one gala+y to the ne+t in nmeri!al order. ta$es one drive for EAH gala+y mp, so yo will need to by another one in the ne+t gala+y. %ype MGN then MHN thyperspa!e to the ne+t gala+y.

C+art #odes

%he Gala!ti! M&BN and 3o!al lster harts M&CN are sed with the !rsor $eys, distan!e M5N, and find M&N $eys to obta

distan!e information on systems. %he !rrent hyperspa!e range is displayed with a large white or red !ir!le arond th!rrent position. %his siLe of the !ir!le !hanges, depending pon the amont of hyperspa!e fel onboard the ship. %hdistan!e $ey M5N is sed in the 3o!al lster hart to find the distan!e from yor !rrent position, to the system nearesthe O!stomP !rosshair. %he M&N $ey when do!$ed will prompt for a system to find. %he !rsor $eys !an move the !sto!rsor to a system, and the M*AEN $ey will sele!t the system. li!$ing on a system with the mose does the samthing. *ele!ting a system within range, sing any of the methods, will atomati!ally sele!t that system as the hyperspa!!oordinate. Fn!e sele!ted, the 5ata on *ystem page M&DN will display detailed information on the system. %he *tatpage M&9N will always show the present system yo are in, and the system yo are lo!$ed to for a hyperspa!e mp.

7ea,ons

%he ship in!ldes 1 plse laser and ? missiles. 3asers are fired sing the spa!e bar, bt !an i!$ly heat p, !asintheir firing to !t ot. %he lse laser is the wea$est, and ta$es a lot of hits to destroy an enemy ship. %he

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*aving a game !an only be performed while do!$ed. %he GF35E "63E of the Elite series of games is to Q*ave thgame, and save often-Q. %ype M#N or MN while do!$ed to goto the save gameoptions page. %ype in the name of yoommander, and that name will appear the ne+t time yo load the save game. *aving nder the same name woverwrite the old file. o !an save nder as many different names as yo desire.

Hints

%he best profits are made when trading between different e!onomi! systems # a ri!h indstrial and poor agri!ltra(rite down the mar$et pri!es of ea!h system yo visit, ntil yo be!ome familiar with what bys and sells best at ea!h"epeat trading between two planets will !onsiderably affe!t their mar$et pri!es.

*pe!ial missions will appear at !ertain times in the game. %he first one is triggered by the nmber of !redits yo hav%he rest are triggered by the nmber of hyperspa!e mps yo have made A&%E" yo have left the first gala+y.

o !an get >irim &el by s$imming the !orona of a sn, if yo have a &el *!oop fitted. (at!h that !abin temgage. o !an also se the s!oop to retrieve drifting !argo. *lowly fly toward it so that the !argo dissappears st beloyor display s!reen.

or Elite rating is based on the nmber of $ills yo obtain. %he ratings in!rease i!$ly at first, then slowly later oA%IEE is being tested here, as it ta$es a lot of $ills to be!ome Elite.

Amiga Elite is one of the most aggressive !ombat versions of the game. o will sally be atta!$ed by grops enemy ships, even in what is regarded as O*afeP systems. In Anar!hy systems yo are also atta!$ed, with the additio

that the enemy ships $eep !oming at yo in waves. &ailre to i!$ly dispat!h the first wave of ships, !an get yo introble with the ne+t wave. Fn!e an enemy ship is within range, and fires at yo, they rarely miss. roper !ombate!hnies, as des!ribed below, are essential for srvival.

%he rear laser, espe!ially a beam type, allows yo to fire at atta!$ing ships while speeding away from them. %his giveyo more time to $ill them before they $ill yo. %his manver is essential when a pa!$ of ships, in!lding a %hargoid ana (olf )$ II, are on yor tail. 3ater, as yor s$ills and weapons improve, yo !an go head#on with the enemy. A tri!when sing a oysti!$ # "otate the oysti!$ 18 degrees, and the !ontrols will now be oriented !orre!tly for firing from threar of the ship. If sing a Opistol gripP type oysti!$, "everse 5ivelimb !an also be set on the Fptions page.

3ooping manvers at different speeds is a good defense against mltiple ships. %his allows yor Energy

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the !ommodities are nderlined. ote that antities and pri!es are always !hanging, and the table provides relativvales.

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Alien Items 58.0 55.1 57.6 54.7 58.0 55.1 65.2 61.9 51.2 48.6 36.0 34.2

)ed *pplies 106.8 101.4 90.8 86.2 119.6 113.6 94.0 89.3 81.2 77.1 97.2 92.3System $&IA $(E('E $((E(E 89A$( 89I(I (ACommodity %uy Sell %uy Sell %uy Sell %uy Sell %uy Sell %uy Sell&ood 2.8 2.6 5.6 5.3 2.4 2.2 5.2 4.9 8.0 7.6 2.0 1.9

%e+tiles 6.4 6.0 8.0 7.6 5.6 5.3 7.6 7.2 8.4 7.9 5.2 4.9

"adioa!tives 21.2 20.1 25.2 23.9 18.0 17.1 24.8 23.5 28.0 26.6 17.6 16.7

*laves 12.8 12.1 22.4 21.2 8.8 8.3 15.6 14.8 18.0 17.1 8.4 7.9

3ior(ines 23.6 22.4 33.2 31.5 19.6 18.6 32.8 31.1 35.2 33.4 19.2 18.2

3+ries 98.4 93.4 89.2 84.7 101.2 96.1 88.8 84.3 78.8 74.8 100.8 95.7

ar!oti!s 195.6 185.8 176.8 167.9 194.4 184.6 132.0 125.4 106.8 101.4 181.6 172.5

ompters 96.0 91.2 79.6 75.6 101.2 96.1 79.2 75.2 62.0 58.9 100.8 95.7

)a!hinery 63.6 60.4 56.8 53.9 64.0 60.8 56.4 53.5 48.8 46.3 63.6 60.4

Alloys 42.4 40.2 44.8 42.5 40.8 38.7 38.0 36.1 33.2 31.5 40.4 38.3

&irearms 96.0 91.2 80.8 76.7 99.2 94.2 80.4 76.3 64.4 61.1 98.8 93.8

&rs 57.6 54.7 84.8 80.5 64.8 61.5 65.2 61.9 85.2 80.9 51.6 49.0

)inerals 8.0 7.6 9.6 9.1 7.2 6.8 9.2 8.7 10.0 9.5 6.8 6.4

Gold 38.8 36.8 40.4 38.3 36.4 34.5 40.0 38.0 40.8 38.7 36.0 34.2

latinm 72.4 68.7 78.4 74.4 69.6 66.1 71.6 68.0 70.4 66.8 69.2 65.7

Gem#*tones 18.0 17.1 22.8 21.6 15.6 14.8 22.4 21.2 20.0 19.0 15.2 14.4

Alien Items 59.6 56.6 42.0 39.9 63.6 60.4 41.6 39.5 23.2 22.0 63.2 60.0

)ed *pplies 119.6 113.6 116.4 110.5 113.2 107.5 71.6 68.0 62.0 58.9 100.4 95.3

System (E$(E (IE)89A I$&ISLA 9S:AA 6EESLE :A$&CECommodity %uy Sell %uy Sell %uy Sell %uy Sell %uy Sell %uy Sell&ood 2.0 1.9 2.4 2.2 6.8 6.4 5.6 5.3 5.6 5.3 7.2 6.8

%e+tiles 5.2 4.9 6.4 6.0 7.6 7.2 7.2 6.8 7.2 6.8 8.8 8.3

"adioa!tives 19.2 18.2 18.8 17.8 24.8 23.5 24.4 23.1 22.8 21.6 26.0 24.7

*laves 10.0 9.5 9.6 9.1 14.0 13.3 12.0 11.4 10.4 9.8 21.6 20.5

3ior(ines 20.8 19.7 20.4 19.3 31.2 29.6 29.2 27.7 27.6 26.2 32.4 30.7

3+ries 100.8 95.7 102.0 96.9 81.6 77.5 88.4 83.9 88.4 83.9 82.8 78.6

ar!oti!s 194.4 184.6 194.4 184.6 118.4 112.4 167.2 158.8 141.6 134.5 137.6 130.7

ompters 100.8 95.7 102.0 96.9 67.2 63.8 78.8 74.8 78.8 74.8 68.4 64.9

)a!hinery 65.2 61.9 64.8 61.5 49.2 46.7 56.0 53.2 54.4 51.6 50.4 47.8

Alloys 42.0 39.9 41.6 39.5 31.6 30.0 34.4 32.6 32.8 31.1 39.2 37.2

&irearms 100.4 95.3 100.0 95.0 67.6 64.2 80.0 76.0 78.4 74.4 68.8 65.3

&rs 66.0 62.7 65.6 62.3 79.6 75.6 74.4 70.6 72.8 69.1 74.4 70.6)inerals 6.8 6.4 8.0 7.6 9.2 8.7 8.8 8.3 8.8 8.3 10.4 9.8

Gold 37.6 35.7 37.2 35.3 38.4 36.4 39.6 37.6 38.0 36.1 39.6 37.6

latinm 70.8 67.2 70.4 66.8 67.6 64.2 68.0 64.6 66.4 63.0 75.2 71.4

Gem#*tones 16.8 15.9 16.4 15.5 17.6 16.7 18.8 17.8 17.2 16.3 18.8 17.8

Alien Items 64.8 61.5 64.4 61.1 27.2 25.8 41.2 39.1 39.6 37.6 28.4 26.9

)ed *pplies 113.2 107.5 113.2 107.5 68.4 64.9 106.8 101.4 81.2 77.1 87.6 83.2