User manual GAMES PC RISING SUN-GOLD

[. . . ] Introduction On the morning of December 7th, 1941 Japan set the spark to one of the most bitterly contested theatres of the Second World War. The devastating surprise attack at Pearl Harbor heralded the rising sun of a new phase in Japan's war of conquest and empire. Nearly five years, and hundreds of thousands of lives later, this empire would lay in ashes beneath the ominous glow of a second sunrise--the horrific atomic bomb attacks at Hiroshima and Nagasaki that finally ended the war and ushered in an era of Americamandated peace. Between these two rising suns, the vast conflict of the Pacific war was played out in hundreds of little known atolls, islands and jungle back ways that are now etched into the history of those desperate days. [. . . ] Thus, a player can always view "his" units along the "nearer" bottom edge, facing the enemy along the "further away" top edge. Map Dimensions The Map Editor's Tool Bar You may have decided that the original dimensions you selected for your map were not large enough, or too large, depending on the overall scenario you wish to create. To change the size of your map select Resize from the "Extent" pop-down menu. Note: There is a restriction that confines each map to having an even number of hex columns; i. e. , you can't have an "odd" number for a map's width. TIP #1 SCALE: Keep in mind that each hex in the game represents an area approximately 250m from side to side or top to bottom (thus, one km would be 4 hexes). Map Elevation The various buttons of the map editor's Tool Bar provide an easy means to quickly switch from one map editing tool to another. The terrain buttons available will differ, depending on the region (Tropical or Temperate) of the currently open map. A description of each button is provided when you roam your cursor over the button. For even more information on what each Tool Bar button is for, as well as descriptions of all of the items of each pop-down menu, press the F1 key, or select Contents from the "Help" pop-down menu. Note: In order to click on hexes of the map without changing the data, use the "None" tool on the Tool Bar. This allows you to examine an individual hex without making any changes. If you accidentally change a hex you can always use the "Undo" button to return the hex to its original state. Each terrain type and hexside type have a corresponding button on the Tool Bar. Select the terrain you wish to place, then left-click once in the hex that you wish to have that terrain. For hexsides, select the hexside type you wish, then click on (or near) the hexside you wish to have it on. You can remove a terrain (hex or hexside) type you have placed by right-clicking on the hex. Map Labels: You can also use the Tool Bar to name or label certain areas or features of your map. You can also adjust the size of the copy, and the color ("Plain" for a black label, "Water" for a blue label, and "Forest" for a green label). The "Justification" allows you to center the map title, or have it "flush" left or right. Warning: If the "T±" (map labeling) button is "on" (i. e. , depressed), a rightclick on the map will delete the nearest map label to the area right-clicked on. Fill: To quickly fill in large areas of your map with one particular terrain type or elevation there are two "fill" features that you can use: TalonSoft's rising sun 95 You can also change the base elevation and adjust the elevation change delta. To change these values, select Elevations from the "Values" pop-down menu. To define the height (in meters) of the lowest elevation on the map, input a number for the "Base" value. [. . . ] The Lasting Honour - the Fall of Hong Kong 1941 186 TalonSoft's rising sun rising sun bibliography - appendices Long, Gavin. The Six Year War: A Concise History of Australian in the 1939-45 War Lunt, James. Iwo Jima: Monuments, Memories, and the American Hero, Massachusetts, Harvard University Press. Peleliu Tragic Triumph: The Untold Story of the Pacific War's Forgotten Battle, New York, Random House. [. . . ]