BATTLETANX - Multi Player Strategy Guide
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Version .01 - Made basic outline for multiplayer strategy guide.
I'll add more when I get a better feel for the game. Keep checking for
updates often.
Last Updated January 20, 1999
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This game is certainly one of the best multiplayer games around. Almost
as fun killing each other as the Goldeneye multiplayer.
Controls:
Z- Fire
A- Fire/Use Special Weapon
B- Change Special Item
L- Change tank view to close up or back to normal
START- Pause
C-Up- Change tank or move top of tank around
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The Items:
Special Weapons or Items appear in square boxes you can find in the open
or under destroy buildings. These get a rating on how useful they are.
From # - it's almost useless, to ##### - awesome
SWARMERS: Fire three missels at once at an opponent. Very effective. ####
GUIDED MISSELS: This is awesome, it allows you to guide the missel after you shoot it! ###
GUN BUDDIES: These are guns you can plant anywhere and they'll shoot
at the opposing player/team. You can always use these ;) #####
HEALTH: Pretty self explainatory. Adds an ammount of health to your
tank. You can save these and use them if you have full health. ###
NUKE: Use the nukes very carefully. Set one off and it will hurt
everyone including yourself. Don't use if low on health. ##
AMMO: Adds 30 bullets to your main gun. #
CLOAKING: allows you to be invisible to opposing players for a short period of time. ####
MINES: set them around but be careful to avoid them or boom. ###
LASER: Powerful yet they take a while to reload. ##
GRENADES: Very boring. Only use these to set off mines. #
STAR: Recieve after killing an opposing player. Either gives you more health or ammo. #
SHIELD: Makes a force field around you against enemy attack. Wears off after a while. ####
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Many different types of battle play:
1) Deathmatch - This is the normal blow em up game. Fun for beginners especially.
First blow up the other man 7 times wins.
2) Battlelord - This is my favorite. Especially fun with 4 players. You have two queens at
different bases you must protect, while also attemping to raid the other
team's base and steal their queen and bring it back to your own.
3) Family Mode - In this mode you fire the last thing you've picked up.
Easy for a quick round.
4) Annihilation - You have several tanks on your side, and the last
player thats still alive is the winner.
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You can choose from 9 gangs with different tanks. Each gang has it's
own special (start game with this weapon/item) and order of tanks.
When you die you may become a different tank.
GRIFFENS ARMY: This is one my favorite gang because of it's simplicity.
Good for almost anything.
Special: None
Order of Tanks: You are always the medium sized standard tank.
URBEN DECAY: Very similar to Griffen's army.
Special: Swarmers
Order of Tanks: Again always the standard tank.
CHARLIE COMPANY: Wide variety of tanks good to get the hang of different tanks.
Special: Lasers
Order of Tanks: Standard Tank, Standard Tank, Small Tank, Large Tank
AFTER SHOCKS: Mostly small tanks. I don't really like this gang much.
Special: Grenades & Mines
Order of Tanks: Standard, Small, Small, Small, Standard
DARK ANGELS: Fairly good gang. Not much to say about it.
Special: Cloaking
Order of Tanks: Standard, Small
NUCLEAR KNIGHTS: Slow yet powerful. Good on deathmatch or annihilation,
but horrible on battlelord.
Special: Nukes
Order of Tanks: Always large tanks.
MECH MANIACS: These are the best for Battlelord probably. Very good special.
Special: Gun Buddies
Order of Tanks: Standard, standard, Small, Small
SKULL RIDERZ: Good for hit and run missions. Fair on Battlelord but not good for much else.
Special: Guided Missels
Order of Tanks: Always Small Tank
PYSCHO BRIGADE: Real close to Mech Maniacs.
Special: Shields
Order of Tanks: Standard, Standard, Small, Small
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TANK PROS & CONS-
Large tank: good in deathmatch
Pro's: Powerful, good protection
Con's: Extremly Slow
Standard Tank: good in everything
Pro's: none
Con's: none
Small Tank: Good for hit and run missions (or Battlelord)
Pro's: Speed
Con's: No Protection, bad main gun
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BATTLELORD STRATEGIES:
If you're playing on a team, have one player choose a big tank gang, and the other a small.
Have the big tank gang guard your queen, while the small tank gang go
for the other teams queens. Go in with Cloaking and Shields and they won't know what
hit them! If you want to change your tank or get back to your base quickly commit
suicide. That's right. Smash all all the C buttons at once. Since it
doesn't matter how many times you die feel free to do it as often as
you like. Also get Guided Missels and stand away from the other team's
base. Make sure you can see the hole, and rocket it around to nail their
Gun Buddies!
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MISC OTHER STRATEGIES & SECRETS:
* If you're about to die in battle against someone smash the C buttons to
commit suicide and keep the other player from getter a kill.
[more to come]
I'd love to hear from you. Comments or tips or strategies. Just mail me:
battletanx@evs7.com
© 1999 Lance H. All rights reserved.
