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StarFight V - Hell's Gate
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How to play

StarFight V is a shoot 'em up game.  Therefore the basic thing is to destroy all opposition by using your fighter's weapon systems. However, things might get more complicated, since there's often more than a dozen starships on the battlefield...

An acrade mission is passed once all mission objectives are complete.
 

Overview
 

Messaging system serves as your communication channel. Trough it you will see all messages beeing transmitted during battles. If the messages are displayed too fast and you're unable to read them press <BACKSPACE> to view all sent messages from the message log.

Target pointer points the direction to the target you've selected. <ENTER> will select the nearest hostile vessel as the active target. Pressing <SHIFT><ENTER> will select the nearest friendly ship. <T> cycles trough all visible ships on the battlefield.

Ship status on the bottom panel shows the status of your weapon system, energy shield and hull.

Targeting system shows information about the selected target. Range meter shows the range to target in kilometers. Damage shows the percentage of damage taken by the targeted craft. A ship is destroyed when the damage exceeds 100%. Ship ID shows the name of the target craft. Class displays the type of the target craft.

Radar shows an overview of the battlefield. Dots represent starfighters or other small craft whereas rectangles represent capital class starships. Red color represents a hostile vessel, green color a friendly one. Selected target is displayed in yellow color. System's active range is 10 kilometers.