Maybe MyAbandonware can get a hold of the 2005, now it's discontinued and not for sale. Here's an update in 2005 of the 2000 re-release: Scouts CAN'T CARRY Colonists, so don't (waste resources to) make Colonists until you have made ships which can carry them). Press Enter to confirm.ĭO READ the Wiki page for some useful info (e.g. The premise seems to be that of expanding ones galactic presence. Reach for the Stars is a turn based strategy game for up to four players. For the Movement phase, highlight the "." field and START TYPING the name of an intended destination system - it will AUTOCOMPLETE. Reach for the Stars was the first IIGS native game from the Strategic Simulations Group (SSG) in Australia, whom at that point had already created a heap of 8-bit Apple II strategy games, which had also found their way to many different computer platforms. Use Left / Right arrow keys to move the "cursor" (field highlight) around on maps - and when a planetary info box opens, use Del to close it - and when instructing how many Scout ships (etc) to send out. :PĪlmost like saying "There's no screen on this rotary phone, how am I supposed to know what number I'm dialling?" Don't complain about not having mouse capability, especially for games this old, please. I'm "used to" going through the keyboard to see what does what, so. No, it's NOT intuitive, but it's an OLD game. "highlighted" as currently-active), press the key. To CLOSE an active window (first be sure it is selected - i.e. When "windows" open on the game screen (or, eg, if you choose to view the MAP via a menu choice), use the MINUS ("-") key to cycle through open windows (note the header bar "highlights" the currently-active "window"). Arrow keys Up/Dn to navigate, and Enter to select.
Use FUNCTION keys (F1, F2, etc) in order, relative to whichever "menu headings" (located at the BOTTOM of the screen), in order to "open" that menu.
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