Star Mine is a 3D first person perspective space shoot ’em up. Awesome old school action! The old federation is dying, poor and desperate. Deep outside the boundaries of known space, alien mines are protected. But not from you. Take cargo, blast star jewel’s from asteroids, steal energy and flight.

## About This Game
Overview
Star Mine is a 3D first person perspective space shoot ’em up game with both
elevation, descent and 360 degree motion. You enter each mine from hyperspace
and then fly through it between the enclosing walls and the laser grid which
protect the interior. Blast the star jewels from the asteroids and steal cargo
from alien space ships. Avoid lightening conductors, worm holes and attractor
fields. Collect shield, hyperspace and weapon energy before escaping to the
next mine.

Story
The old federation is run down dying poor and desperate. Deep outside the
boundaries of known space, alien mines are protected. But not from you. Take
cargo, blast star jewel;s from asteroids, and steal energy from the mines. Now
we are the invaders…

You are piloting a Zeus class star mining ship through alien mines in deep
space. The mines contain worm holes where the inhabitants of the mine enter
and exit. Its floor and ceiling are protected by a laser energy grid within
which the asteroids float endlessly.

The mines contain reserves of shield energy in the form of blue quantum-
magneto-resonance cubes and amber spherical plasma that can increase the
strength of your weapon if collected.

Some mines also contain hyper drive energy, which you may require from time to
time. Beware of the attractor fields powered by the mines energy grid. Avoid
the lightening conductors which form part of the grid.

Steal from the alien mines, so the federation may survive – at least just a
little longer…

Controls

You may define your own keys or map joystick/controller buttons via the start
screen.

Just click on a row of the table with the mouse, and it will be highlighted in
red. Then press a keyboard on the keyboard or a button on the controller that
maps to the control description in the left hand column to map the control.

Pressing F9 (or your configured key) in the game will cause your ship to self
destruct.

Pressing N twill advance to the next in game music track of. There are five
original music tracks to enjoy.

The game may be played at two difficulty levels selectable on the start
screen:
* NOVICE
* EXPERT

Every time you complete a level you will be given a 4 digit code that you may
use to play from that level. If you do not make a note of it, don’t worry, as
the last level code is shown at the bottom of the screen where level code /
pins
are entered. However, this code will not be shown if you exit the game.

How to Play

Your ship gains momentum after you press the thrust key (see in-game for the
key options). You may rotate into any given horizontal direction and
optionally increase or decrease altitude. Your ship will slow down after you
release the thrust key and you may thrust forwards or backwards.

Shoot the asteroids and blow them apart to find the jewels which you are
required to collect (see top right hand corner of the game where a counter is
displayed).

You can also collect cargo that the ships in the mine may be carrying. Any
cargo will float in space after the enemy ship has been destroyed.

Some parts of the mine may be locked and you might have to acquire a key by
destroying the ships that patrol the mine.

Going near or shooting near some aliens may cause them to fight back. Also,
they may attempt to ram you and destroy your ship which is intruding into
their space. Some mines have a power grid and an automatic defence field that
is indestructible. However, your Zeus class ship is know for its high
maneuvering thruster speed and you can outrun any of your adversaries.

Flying over shield energy will increase your shield strength (see the bar on
the top middle right of the screen. The amber energy increases your gun
strength which is shown by three lights on the bottom left. If you are hit
both the gun strength and shields will drop.

There is a radar that shows nearby objects in the centre top of your screen.
Red denotes an alien, green denotes a jewel, asteroid or cargo and light blue
denotes a detection of energy.

Your hyperdrive may run low on fuel. If this happens, you will automatically
arrive at a mine that contains hyperdrive energy. As this is a valuable
resource, it may be locked away in a part of the mine.

Beware of the attractor fields which float in some mines. These are part of
the mine’s built in defense system. These fields cannot be destroyed and will
pass through walls or other objects. The power for these fields comes from the
power generation system parts of which are visible as lightening conductors
scattered throughout the mine.

Once all of the required jewels are collected and provided your ship has
enough hyperdrive energy, you will automatically hyperspace to the next mine.

Star Mine