Tanarus®

Thunder accross post-apocalyptic cities and industrial wastelands at the helm of your very own tank and blast any enemy that dare get in your way.

1. When you first enter the game, you'll be in a chat room known as the Command Center. Just type to chat. At the top of the screen there are various buttons. Click the Arenas button. Select an arena type, then click OK to enter the arena. There are many types of arenas, but the basic three are Open style, Force Wars, and Phoenix Wars.
   
   • Open style allows full selection of tank types and equipment configurations and this version is Tanarus at its best. Choose and play in Beginner to learn the ropes.
   • Force Wars is a variant in which everyone plays the same tank and carry only force missiles. Force missiles do not damage opponents but instead give them a good shove. Force opponents into ramps or off catwalks to kill them.
   • Phoenix Wars is another variant in which all players use the same tank, but can carry both phoenix missiles and rockets. It's a fast action game, but you'll drive more than fight at first.
2. Once you've chosen an arena, you will see a list of the available cities. Find one that has an opening on one or more of the 4 teams and click on that team's button.
3. You are now at the Tank Selection screen. Near the screen's top center, choose a tank by clicking on the arrows on either side of the tank. Use the default weapons for now by pressing the Load Config button. Enter the city by clicking on Enter Arena button.
4. You are in your team's base. All tanks that are your color are on your team. Don't shoot them. Stay with them and shoot the other guys. In the upper right corner is your radar. You are in the center.
5. The F2 key toggles an arena map display. You are the blinking spot. Your teammates show up as colored dots. The white dots are recons used to repair and recharge your tank. To use these recons, drive over the square and hit Enter. You have a special "base recon" where you can reconfigure your tank. You can only use recons that are white or the same color as your team. Enemy recons will drain your power.
6. To talk in the arenas hit / for arena chat and ' for team chat.

Tags: trivia game, war game, shooter game, internet game

Minimum

• Pentium 120 or greater
  
• Windows 95/mouse
  
• 1 MB video RAM
• 16 MB system RAM
• 30 MB free harddrive space
• 32bit Internet connection
• DirectX 5.0 or greater