STARTING THE SU-25 STORMOVIK DEMO

To play the SU-25 Stormovik Demo, you need 512K of memory for 
CGA or EGA, and 640K of memory for other modes.

Type SU25 and press Enter. The game loads and you see the
title screen. Press spacebar to continue.

STARTING FEATURES
When you start SU-25 Stormovik, the program detects the best 
graphics mode for your computer. If you want to start the simulation 
in a different graphics mode, add characters to the start command. 

EXAMPLE: To use EGA graphics, type SU25 EGA and press Enter. 

The order of the extra arguments doesn't matter.

These arguments are for Video:
    cga    - cga 320x200 4 color mode
    ega    - ega 320x200 16 color mode
    mcga   - mcga 320x200 256 color mode
    vga    - vga in mcga 320x200 256 color mode
    tga    - tandy 320x200 16 color mode (Tandy computers only)

These arguments are for Input Device:
    j      - joystick control 
    k      - keyboard control 
    m      - mouse control (for standard mice)
    m2     - slow mouse control (for hi-res mice)

These arguments are for Sound:
    quiet  - No sound 
    pc     - IBM PC speaker sound
    adlib  - Adlib or Adlib compatible sound boards
    tandy  - Tandy 1000 sounds
    cms    - Creative Music Systems sound boards

These arguments are for Detail Level:
    low    - low detail level 
    med    - medium detail level
    hi     - hi detail level
    simple - use simple 3D shapes (saves RAM and speeds up program)

MISSION PROCEDURES
You're assigned a mission, you adjust your weapons load, and you
receive your waypoint map.

WEAPON SELECTION AND LOADING
In addition to your machine gun, your Stormovik has ten hardpoints. 
Press the left or right arrow keys to highlight the hardpoint you
want to change. Press the up and down arrow keys to change between
available weapons on that hardpoint.  Press Enter to continue.

WAYPOINT MAP
In your Stormovik, the map numbers your waypoints in the approach 
order. The Z key switches between waypoints.  Be sure to end your
mission at waypoint 3.  Your mission objective is to destroy the
enemies near waypoint 2.

DEBRIEFING
When you land at your destination airport, the mission ends and you
are shown one of three images depicting your success. To end the
mission unsuccessfully and await rescue, press Shift-C.

CHANGING YOUR VIEW ANGLE
Press the arrow keys on the keypad to change the direction you're
looking out the cockpit. (Keyboard users: hold down the Ctrl key
while pressing the keypad keys.) This lets you see in different 
directions, which is useful for spotting and targeting enemies. The 
crosshair in the center of the Head Up Display (HUD) shows you the 
direction your Stormovik is pointed. If you have a target lock and 
you change views, you lose your lock.

CHANGING YOUR VIEW PERSPECTIVE
There are many different view perspectives, some from outside of 
your Stormovik. See the "View" menus for a complete list of views 
and keyboard commands.

TAKEOFF
To take off, increase the throttle and pull back slightly on the
stick. Press 5 to open the throttle to 100%.  The controls are
calibrated toward low-speed flying. Press key G after taking off to
retract your landing gear.  Well before you get to waypoint two, you
should ease the throttle back to 15-30% (keys 2 or 3) extend your
flaps (key V) and reduce your speed to 100-150 kph (use key B to
apply your airbrakes)


NAP OF THE EARTH FLYING
There's only one way to fly a dozen miles over enemy territory
without using all your weapons in self-defense before you reach your
target, and that's to fly low as possible, Try to stay between
100-200 meters.

LANDING
Press key G to lower the gear or you'll crash. The gear symbol is
visible in the lower left corner of your cockpit, below the plane
outline, as three colored boxes- green if your landing gear is down
and you are below 50 meters, red if your gear is up below 50 meters,
gray if your gear is up above 50 meters, and yellow if your gear is
down above 50 meters.

To Land, follow this checklist:
1.  Reduce your throttle (key 2).
2.  Extend your flaps (key V).
3.  Extend your gear (key G).
4.  Reduce your speed to 100 - 150 kph (key B).
5.  Line up on the runway, watch your speed.
6.  Point your plane (the "w" on the HUD) at the end of the runway.
7.  When you are over the runway press key B to slow down even more.
8.  Touch down at 80 - 100 kph.

NAVIGATION
Your list of waypoints is available on the MAP (key F3) and it's
visible when you first enter Stormovik. Waypoint 2 is your first
destination. At the top center of the HUD is a < or > marker.  When
it is >, you should fly too the right.  f it is <, fly to the left.
<> means you are on course. Key Z changes your next waypoint.

COUNTERMEASURES
When an enemy spots you, the appropriate Search light comes on, 
telling you if the search is by radar or infrared. at the right hand
side of your cockpit  RED lights are for IR, ORANGE for Radar.

If an enemy starts tracking you, the appropriate Tracking light comes
on, telling you if the track is by radar or infrared. Turn on your
jammers to scramble the enemy's target lock; key R for the infrared 
jammers, or key E for the radar jammers.

If the enemy fires a guided missile at you, the appropriate Guidance 
light comes on, telling you if the target lock is on your radar or 
infrared signature. If it's a radar lock, quickly dump chaff by 
pressing key D. If it's an infrared lock, quickly drop a flare by
pressing key F. If your countermeasures are successful, the color of
the missile on your RWR changes.

WEAPON TARGETING AND FIRING
Select your weapon by pressing key Q or key W. The name of the
selected weapon appears on your HUD in the lower left corner.

Press key A to track the first available target on the left.
Repeatedly pressing key A cycles through all the available targets
from left to right, and then it starts over again on the left.

When you're tracking a target, a circle appears over it on your HUD. 
You can only track targets in your field of vision, though you can 
change your view angle by pressing the cursor keys (keyboard users 
must press Ctrl and the cursor keys). When the target comes within 
range of your selected missile, a second circle appears on the
tracking marker indicating you have a target lock. Guns do not give
you a target lock, neither do empty hardpoints.

Fire the weapon by pressing the fire button on the control device 
you're using.

V-57 rockets are unguided and fire straight out from your Stormovik.

AA-2s and AT-6's are fire-and-forget weapons.

FLIGHT MENU OPTIONS
Menus are available during flight to let you change various aspects
of the simulation. Active options have check marks next to them. Some
options can be selected with a keyboard command; these keys appear
after the option on the menus in the game. To make a selection:

1.		Press Esc to display the Menus.
2.		Press the right or left cursor key to display each menu.
3.		Press the up or down cursor key to highlight the option you 
	              want to select.
4.		Press Enter to select that option.

If you decide not to make a selection, press Esc again to hide the 
Menus. Please experiment with the menu items, as there is not enough
room to explain all of their uses here.

KEYBOARD CONTROLS

~               Reduce throttle 5%
1               0% throttle
2               15% throttle
3               30% throttle
4               45% throttle
5               100% throttle
6               Increase throttle 5%
-               Decrease magnification
+               Increase magnification
G               Raise/lower landing gear
Backspace	Toggle cockpit on and off (only in cockpit view)
Q or W		Select weapon 
Space, Button 0	Fire selected weapon
A, Button 1	Select next target to the right of current target
S		Select target closest to aiming crosshair
D		Drop chaff cartridge
F		Drop flare
E		Toggle radar jammers on/off
R		Toggle infrared jammers on/off
,		Decrease RWR magnification
.		Increase RWR magnification
Z		Select the next waypoint on your navigation gear.
T		Toggle time compression 2x (makes time go by twice as fast)
H               Change HUD color
Ctrl-P		Pause the game. Press any key to resume.
Ctrl-C		Abort mission.

SU-25 Stormovik

This demo is designed to give you a small taste of the experience of 
flying for the VVS (Soviet Air Force) in an SU-25 Stormovik during
combat. In the complete version of this computer simulation, you
follow the role of a pilot fighting in defense of peace over East
Germany.  In the complete version many more features and missions are
available, and a 60+ page manual describes the game, how to fly the
Stormovik, and the tactics required to successfully complete your
missions. We welcome you to purchase a copy of SU-25 Stormovik Soviet
Attack Fighter for the complete piloting experience.
