• The Story
• How to Play
• Controls

• Basics
• Default Controls
• Using Gamepads with MacOS 8/9
• Using Gamepads with Mac OS X
• Using Keys

• Game Window - What's What?
• Weapon Selection
• Enemies

• Ground
• Air

• Gameplay Hints

• Scoring
• Levels
• Special Bonuses
• Combat
• Penalties

• Performance
• Cheats
• Online Extras
• Technical Support
• About Us

Unit	Description	Points
Ground
	Bonus Station Harmless but heavily shielded bunker. Releases a random bonus on destruction, but watch out! It may just set free a Shenobi Assault Mine!	0
	Cash Station Heavily shielded, like a mini Fort Knox! Releases a random number of coins on destruction. Just don't let greed distract you from your mission!	0
	Pulse Tank Lightly shielded, with a short-range Pulse Turret that will not activate until your VacFighter is within close range.	200 + bonuses
	Laser Base Heavily shielded gun platform, with a long-range laser, activates on medium range detection of VacFighter.	500 + bonuses
	Turbinium Fusion Reactor An alien technology that generates huge amounts of energy and shielding for large weapon systems. Extremely well armored, you'll have to take these out before tackling the weapons they power.	0
	Laser Tank Medium level armour combined with a greater detection range and a long range laser turret means that you need to treat this guy with respect.	300 + bonuses
	Hospital Being made of ceramics, aerogels and vat-grown bionics, your robodroid opponents do not need to use this kind of facility. But Martian civilians certainly do, so watch where you bomb!	-10,000
	BioSilo Intel is conflicted about this beastie. We suspect that the silo learns from its battles, and develops new tactics. To be on the safe side, watch out and don't take it for granted!	1000 + bonuses
	Tracking Station Gravity wave detectors which release random bonuses on destruction. Watch out! If these guys lock on to you, they can alert other forces that you are in the area.	300-500 + random bonuses
	Scatter Panzer Keep clear! The Panzer is a heavily armored killing machine designed to do one thing. You can guess what that is.	400 + bonuses
	Matter Cannon Base While retracted in its shell, this weapon is quite invulnerable, so you'll have to time your attacks. Unfortunately, that's exactly when it will be attacking you with high-velocity matter cannon fire!	1000 + bonuses
	Shield Station Heavily shielded, but releases a Shield Powerup when destroyed. Capture the Powerup with your VacFighter to recharge your shields to 100%.	0
	Life Station Good luck trying to crack this nut! But if you do, a free VacFighter is your reward!	0
	Swivel Gun A deceptive opponent that you'd do well to stay clear of. Although only moderately shielded, this gun fires very rapid bursts and can track your VacFighter in an instant.	500
	Flare Base An unpredictable nasty. Not only does this thing spout glowing death like it's going out of fashion, but it seems to know when you're most vulnerable.	2000 + bonuses
	Strike Panzer The evolution of the robodroids' mobile ground forces reaches a new level with this instrument of doom. The Strike Panzer has a devastating array of plasma launchers, very fast reactions and too much shielding.	500 + bonuses
	Silo Zapper Most usually found in groups, these guys coordinate their attacks. They cannot be damaged while retracted so learn their pattern and time your assault.	???
	Nuke Cannon Heavily shielded, smart, and spits out streams of not-very-depleted uranium slugs. What's to like? Save yourself the pain and give up now. Flee, flee!	???
	Turbinium Base Intel doesn't have much of a dossier on this little number. Nobody has ever engaged it in combat and reported back to tell the tale. Do us a favor, and be the first, okay?	???
Air
	Buzzsaw Mk I Grunts spawned by the thousands in the underground robodroid autofacs. With a small electronic brain, they're tactically primitive and easily dispatched even by rookie VacPilots.	60
	Buzzsaw Mk II The next generation of grunt from the busy beavers in the robodroid labs. Smarter and faster than the original, these are capable of sudden changes in velocity and can surprise even experienced VacPilots.	60
	Assault Flipper Essentially a ramjet with armour, these guys attempt to ram you before lighting the afterburners and heading home. You can stay out of their way, but where's the glory and cash in that, eh?	80
	Shuriken It slices! It dices! It kills you if you let it get past you! Don't let its humble appearance fool you, if it gets near you it will blossom into a whirling whirly thing of death.	90
	SuperCobra Gunship A versatile and nimble opponent, the Supercobra has a habit of finding your blind spots and appearing where least expected. Although not heavily armored, it's smart, and dangerous in numbers.	90
	Screw Mk I The Screw is a pretty lousy attacker. Only the most inexperienced VacPilots will fall prey to it's one-shot wave motion gun. However, it attacks in numbers and is very good at keeping you busy while other robodroids move in for the kill!	80
	Screw Mk II This model has a few more tricks than its predecessor. Not only can it fire in two directions at once, but repeatedly, and Intel reports that Screws in attack formation have been spotted, so watch out!	80
	Screw Mk III Those cybernetic boffins down in the robodroid labs have added a new twist to their Screw: the wave motion gun has been adapted to launch high-energy Gravity Drones!	80
	Gravity Drones Alien technology in small packages equals hurt central. They'll interfere with your flying and soak up your weapon fire. We suggest you take out the Screws before they can launch these things.	60
	NeoHarrier High-speed, unarmed, suicidal tendencies, with a pretty sweet turning circle. Harriers have been known to work together when hunting their prey...	100
	Shenobi Assault Mine Avoid.	1000 + bonuses
	NeoBaccula Defense Shield It's unknown whether this flying shield can be destroyed. What is certain, however, is that your VacFighter will be instant toast if you make contact.	???

• Destroyed enemies will release one or more coins, which will flit around for a short period before disappearing. Grab these coins with your VacFighter and they will be tallied up at the end of each level, and converted to points. Each coin is worth more as you progress through the levels so collecting coins on later levels can be very lucrative! In general, try to grab every coin you can, but not at the expense of a VacFighter.
  
  
• If your VacFighter is destroyed, all the coins that you have collected in that level will be released, so be quick and grab them all again when you reappear. It is considered rude to steal the coins of your fellow player. (But, boy, is it fun!)
  
  
• The color and size of the coin represents its value, with a small silver coin having the smallest worth, and a large gold coin worth oodles!
  
  
• Some enemies, most notably ground units, will also release Score Powerups, which will instantly increase your score if you touch them.
  
  
• You can have up to 10 VacFighters, including the one in use. You get a free VacFighter at the first 10,000 points, then 30,000 points. After that, each new craft is progressively harder to get, and you'll need another 30,000 points, then another 40,000, and so on.
  
  
• To reset the high scores, hold down the Option key and click on the Scores button.

• The game will remember the highest level that you have fully completed, but only if you start the game from the first level (Mariner Valley). You can select which level you'd like to start from, up to and including this highest level, from the level selection screen. However, be aware that if you start at a higher level, you start with only one VacFighter, the game does not count for high scores and the game will not remember the highest level achieved.

• To fully complete the game and qualify for the End of Mission bonus sequence, you must have started from Mariner Valley.
  
  
• Destroying all hostile ground targets in a level qualifies you for the 100% Ground Accuracy Bonus. Extra Life bunkers are not included in this count, so don't be too upset if you miss those bunkers as you won't be penalized for it.
  
  
• Achieving 100% Ground Accuracy in all levels will qualify you for a massive bonus on completion of the game. It's worth it!
  
  
• There are secret ground targets ripe for the bombing in all levels, which can release Shield Powerups, coins and other treasure! No bonuses are hidden in flat, uninteresting areas. (Psst, think Yellowstone! Geysers may be pretty, but they emit noxious, ozone-depleting chemicals. Be environmentally friendly and bomb them!)
  
  
• Completing a level without suffering any damage will earn a Shield Bonus. This award increases in value as you progress through the levels. Note that taking damage and recharging via a Shield Powerup will not qualify you for this bonus.

• Use breaks in the action to power-up your air weapon. Many enemies will cluster together and a well timed weapon release will take out many of your opponents at once.
  
  
• If an enemy fires salvos at you, you can often lead its projectiles away from you by feinting in one direction and then pulling back in another.
  
  
• Pressing down while the VacFighter is at the bottom of the screen will cause the bomb crosshair to drop down towards the VacFighter. This is good for hitting any pesky ground targets that may slip by you.
  
  
• To succeed, you will need to master the art of firing at air enemies and bombing ground targets at the same time. Configure your controls so that you can comfortably hold down the Fire Air Weapon control (for weapon powering-up) while also hammering the Fire Ground Weapon key. If you have to constantly switch between firing at air targets and ground targets, the robodroids will always win.
  
  
• Be sure to use the right weapon for the job. For each level that you play, your Plasma Bomb launcher is automatically upgraded for you, but you will need to select which air weapon to use at any given time. The Ion Cannon is a good, basic tool but you'll need to use the other weapons as they become available. Good VacPilots can quickly switch between the different weapons, and know where each is best used.
  
  
• Sometimes caution is the name of the game. Many of the ground enemies have certain detection ranges within which they can lock on to your VacFighter. If you are hurting, or simply want to priorities your targets, you can often hang back and deal with one set of enemies while staying out of range of another.
  
  
• If there is a series of peek-a-boo ground targets, they usually don't open up all at once, but in sequence. Try and note the sequence so you can wait in ambush for the first one after they've all fired off their first volley.
  
  
• Radars will release random bonuses when destroyed, but they also have another purpose: alerting other forces that you are within range, causing the bad guys to activate. So if you're hurting, you may want to avoid allowing a radar to lock on to you.
  
  
• Shenobi Assault Mines aren't as hard as they look. Well, okay, they are, but they're not invincible. Though faster than your VacFighter, they are not quite as agile. Trying to outrun one in any given direction will just land you in a World Of Pain. So don't. Instead, try rapid changes in direction and keep shooting.
  
  
• In general, stay loose. Directing the enemy movements and firing sequences by moving your VacFighter around, and timing your attacks, is usually far more lucrative (and easier on your wrists and fingers!) than just blasting away.

• The War Crime penalty applies when you bomb a hospital. Sadly, as has often been the case throughout the history of warfare, your opponents have no problems with conducting their operations next to a hospital. So be careful about where you place those bombs!

1. start a 1 or 2 Player game,
2. activate the game console by pressing the tilde (~) key,
3. type supermunki, and press Return.

To use one of the following codes, simply activate the game console again, and type in the code.

• MacOS 8.6 or later.
• A 266mHz iMac or faster Macintosh is recommended if running MacOS 8 or 9. A somewhat faster machine is required when running Mac OS X. The Deimos Rising application actually contains two versions, one optimized for MacOS 8/9, and a version for Mac OS X. The correct version will be used automatically when the application is launched.
• At least 40Mb of free RAM.
• 640x480 screen or larger, supporting at least thousands of colors.
• QuickTime must be installed and enabled.
• DrawSprocket 1.7.2 or later.
• InputSprocket if running in MacOS 8 or 9.