Instructions:
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In terra probe, you control a red subterranean mining probe, whose
sole aim in life is to seek out and acquire precious gems.

You must manoever the probe around, digging channels within the 
rock and earth, collecting diamonds as you do so.

As you excavate the diamonds, you will encounter the mining droids
from rival companies ( blue, green ). If they see you, they will pursue
you, and if they catch you, you die. 

Within the caves, there are many rocks, which are held up by the earth.
If the earth beneath them is excavated they drop into the space. Falling 
rocks, can be used to kill rival droids. When a rival droid is killed in 
this way, the pressure and heat turns the rocks nearby into gems.

The boulders can be pushed around simply by moving into them.

Within the cave system, there are various mining implements scattered
around. There are pressure crushers which are white and have a funnel
into which boulders can fall. Out the other end of the crusher comes
a gem.

There are timed explosives, which resemble a red circle with a grey cross
overlaid. When touched, a countdown begins and an explosion follows.
Any rocks/rival droids within the range of the explosion, are turned into
gems.

Also, there is a laser device ( green circle with rotating shield ) which
when touched, starts a countdown. When the countdown expires, a laser
is emitted from the device and this can kill rival droids.

Finally there is a protective shield device ( looks like a yellow mining
droid ), which gives you invulnerability for a short duration.

Beware the expanding web creatures which inhabit the caves. Given space
they will swell in size. Contact is lethal, although rocks can kill them.


At the start of each new cave, you will be told how many diamonds you 
must collect before the level is complete.

When you have collected the required number of gems, the exit ( purple
and yellow swirling vortex ) will open. Move into the vortex to progress 
to the next cave.


Good luck


Derrick


INSTALL NOTES:
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To Run:

run terra.exe
Under windows 95, you will see a dialog saying:
'do you want to create a short cut to run this
 under dos?'

click 'no' and you will see a dos window,minimised
on your startup bar. Click on it and the game
was running all along!

Use F1 to quit the game
    F2 for controls screen





