The objective

The idea of the game is to get yourself to the flag.
You can turn and move in four directions and fire a laser.
You cannot travel over water or through solid objects, however if you move a block into the water you can make a bridge.
The laser can move and destroy objects.

The controls

Up Arrow	:	Move/Turn Up
Down Arrow	:	Move/Turn Down
Left Arrow	:	Move/Turn Left
Right Arrow	:	Move/Turn Right
Space/Keypad 0	:	Fire
U	:	Undo
R	:	Restart
S	:	Skip Level
B	:	Back a level
Ctrl-S	:	Store position
Ctrl-R	:	Restore position

The mouse can also be used for navigation by clicking Select in an accessible area. Adjust can be used to fire by clicking in a direct line with the tank.

The game objects

	DIRT This is the ground, you can move freely over it, and shoot across it.
	FLAG This is where you must go to end each level.
	MOVABLE BLOCK Movable blocks can be moved by shooting at it. If it is pushed into the water, it will form a bridge.
	WATER Everything sinks in water however, movable blocks can be pushed in to make a cross-able bridge. You can shoot over the water.
	ICE Ice is very slippery. Anything that can move will slide across the ice until it hits another object.
	THIN ICE This is similar to Ice but once something passes over it, it will turn to water. You can slide over the thin ice once but if you stop there the ice will break and you will sink.
	SOLID BLOCK This type of block can not be destroyed, or moved. You can not shoot through it either.
	CRYSTAL BLOCK Crystal blocks can not be destroyed or moved. You can shoot through it, and anti-tank guns will not see you through them.
	BRICKS Bricks can be destroyed if you shoot them.
	ANTI-TANK GUNS These are enemy laser guns that will shoot you if you get in front of them. If you fire to one of there sides you can push them around, even in to water. If you shoot one in the gun barrel you will destroy it.
	MIRRORS Mirrors can be used by you to deflect a laser shot if you fire on the mirrored surface. If you shoot the mirror base the mirror will move.
	REVOLVING MIRRORS These can be used to deflect a laser shot when fired on the mirrored surface. If you shoot the mirror base, the mirror will rotate a quarter turn anti-clockwise.
	TANK MOVERS These will move your tank (very fast) from one place to another. They won't move anything else ( i.e. mirrors,block's,etc..)
	TELEPORT PAD Either your tank or any movable object can be teleported. When you enter one of them you will exit the other end. There can be up to 8 pairs of teleport pads, they are designated by their colour. If there is not a matching colour teleport pad, then do not enter it, you will be teleported out of existence. If there are more than two teleport pads with a matching colour, you will jump to the most north westerly pad available.

The Menu Options

Level
	Restart:	Restarts the current level
	Change:	Opens the level selector
	Record:	Starts level recorder
	Load default:	Reloads the main level set
Move
	Undo:	Undoes the last move/shot made
	Store:	Remembers the current game position
	Restore:	Returns the game to the last stored position
Editor
	Edit level:	Opens the level Editor
	Save level:	Opens the level save window
Options
	Animation:	Switches animation on/off
	Store Level:	Remembers the last level played
	Save:	Saves the options
	Difficulty:	Choose the level difficulties you want to play
Hint:		Gives you a hint for the current level

The editor

Select an object then draw your level, "Set Name" allows you to enter a new name, author and hint for the level. A good level is simple in design, looking un-cluttered. A sensible hint is also useful.

Credits

Thanks to Jim Kindley for the inspiration and design of this game. It is a re-implementation, designed to be compatible with his original Windows version.

Also, thanks to the many people who have designed the levels included with this game.

Laser Tank is supplied "as is". You may use it entirely at your own risk. There is no guarantee this program will work or be safe to run on your machine. You are free to distribute this program to anyone you please, as long as you are not supplying it for personal or commercial gain and it is delivered with all of the supplied files unaltered.