IO92257@MAINE.BITNET (10/03/90)
Well, folks, is Rocket Ranger impossible? I've been playing it for years, and still havn't conquered it....only got to the moon ONCE! An awesome game. If anyone knows any cheats, please tell me! -<io92257 at maine)
quimbyjs@mentor.cc.purdue.edu (Jeff Quimby) (10/05/90)
Well, Rocket Ranger is not impossible because I have beat it many of times. I don't have cheats but do have some tips. To get to the moon faster do this. When the game begins go to map then place agents in Russia and Egypt or some Scand. Countries before you go rescue the Doc's daughter. When you come back your agents will have infiltrated the countries then convert them right away but don't go flying around just wait a few months. The key is to slow down the blimp with countries in North Africa and Europe ---Block its path which will allow a lot of time to find rocket parts. As I said before don't go flying off to a country if a rocket part is found use your year that you have at the base to convert countries because each time you go on a trip the blimp will defeat a country so if you don't go it has to travel there and destroy it. Just go to Sites that have Fuel and Rocket Parts don't worry about the other things because it will just slow you down. When You get to the moon start from your left and work slowly to your right but not to slow because this arcade part is timed. --Paractice firing the gun. With these hints the came should become easy. -Jeff P.S. If the Blimp seems to be moving fast and takeover countries at a super fast rate just give up and start over because then it is IMPOSSIBLE to Win!!!
dsheythe@milton.u.washington.edu (Donald Sheythe) (10/06/90)
WARNING: ROCKET RANGER SPOILERS FOLLOW
Here are some tips that I figured out:
1. WAR ROOM: When the stuff is loading from the disk, pause the game with
the mouse button. I've found that I can save at least 1 month this way.
That's 1 month longer that you get to stay in the war room and move
your guys.
NEVER USE high priority agents or put two agents in one country.
That col. leermeister really seems to like it if you do.
Stay in the war room as long as you can (8 months or so) but after that
make sure you get out of ft. dix.
2. Blimp screen : shoot those missles!!!! if you shoot a whole bunch,
you can advance to the next screen more quickly and the blimp will
not move across the atlantic as much as it would. By the way,
the blimp will be in the atlantic for 1 year after the start of the
game. Once you get on the blimp, don't be a smart aleck!!!
I know its fun, but its not wise :-)
3. Locate the lunarium dumps right away.
4. Only go across the atlantic if you need to - locate all the parts
and lunarium dump before you doo this. You should do this step
about halfway through the game.
General rule: Going across the atlantic costs a full year and
each flag on the map is about 1 month. You save time by moving very
efficiently and not crisscrossing back and forth.
I've found that one trip across the ocean is all that you need.
While you're away from home, Make SURE you don't run out of lunarium, cause
that sub ride costs a lot of time. Pause the game and plot your course,
(don't think this is dumb: remember this game is part strategy).
4a. Destroying bases DOES help timewise. After practice, you can
get past any obstacle. planes: only kill one or two each pass, any more
and you will get shot too. However, getting shot down costs you time.
5. make a map and keep track of which parts are where.
You can use the RangerPad picture on one of the cucug disks at
ux1.cso.uiuc.edu.
6. the lunarium dumps are always in certain countries. get used to
putting your agents here. also Canada almost always has a rocket
part.
7. on the moon, watch out for those nazi babes!!!
Hope this helps,
Don Sheythe
dsheythe@milton.u.washington.edu