doug@hcr.UUCP (Doug Moen) (01/16/84)
After doing a fair bit of experimentation, I've discovered that it is indeed physically possible to use the Force (that is, fly down the entire length of the trench without firing a single shot) on higher levels, and survive.. The bonuses for using the force on the levels I've visited are: 1 - 5000 2 - 10000 3 - 25000 4 - 50000 5 - 100000 6 - 100000 7 - 100000 I've managed this on all the levels from 1 to 7 without losing shield energy (but not all in the same game -- I'm not that good yet). Now some questions for the wizards: Has anybody managed this on really high levels? Does the bonus for using the Force remain at 100,000 for all levels above level 5? And finally, has anyone played a game starting from level 1, and managed to make 800,000 points by the time they arrived at level 5? I can't manage it, even if I use the force on levels 1-4 and clear all the laser towers. Nevertheless, the game gives you an 800,000 point bonus if you start at level 5. Doug Moen, {decvax,ihnp4}!hcr!doug
jrd@browngr.UUCP (john r. durand) (01/21/84)
i have managed to "use the force" in one of the higher level (i don't actually recall but it was probably above 15th) and the bonus was still 100,000. i also played a game from easy and managed to get over 1,000,000 points (i think i had 800,000 at or before level 5 but didn't check.)