Game play hints for Galactic Patrol:
Alien Shots - If you've been playing GP for a while you probably figured out that the yellow cork-screw looking objects are alien shots. Did you know though that they have behavior patterns? Some alien shots are aimed at your ship, while other shots are straight. Knowing this is helpful because as long as you stay moving, even just an inch, the shots will not hit you. Shots do not track.
Power-Ups - Some aliens are carrying power-ups. Usually these aliens are being protected by weaker aliens and are in fewer number on the screen. For example, if you see 10 blue aliens that die in one shot along with 3 bee like aliens that take two shots to kill, chances are the bees are carrying a power up. Most power-ups will fall into your ships tractor beam (in other words, you can't miss them). A few will move straight and you will have to pick them up or they will be lost forever.
Shot Power-Ups - Shot Power-ups are time based. They will drain regardless if you use them sparingly or relentlessly. If an easy wave of alien slaughter produces a shot power or shot speed power-up , try to avoid collecting it until you have killed all the aliens. Especially in the first level, aliens are easy kills. If a destroyed alien produces a power-up, move around the perimeter of the screen to avoid picking up the power-up. Your ship is faster than the power-up. Once all the aliens are dead, pick up the power-up. The next wave will start and you will have a fully charged shot power-up.
Conserver Power-Ups - It's tempting to use your power-ups as soon as you get them. We encourage that, but remember that at the end of every fifth level, there is a boss alien. Try to conserve your power-ups so that come the boss, you can open up with something a little more beefier than your shots. Of course, using your power-ups is more important than getting blown to bits.
Secret Warp Gates - If you have every missed a level warp gate, then you know about the asteroid field. There are a couple asteroid fields that have a unique molten rock asteroid that when destroyed will produce a warp gate to a higher level. It's tricky to destroy and tricky to enter the gate, but it can be done. There is also one of these asteroids that appear in the middle of a wave in the higher levels.
Cheat code for Galactic Patrol:
You must type this code in slowly and consistently, no pauses and no speed typing. For the numbers, use the keys above the text keys on the keyboard.. do not use the keypad. You can type this code in at any point during the game... Once the code has been entered.. the game's cheat keys will be enabled.. these keys are:
- F2- Loads all power up weapons
- F3- Increases shot power
- F4- wipes everything from screen
- F5- Suicide
- F6- Starts wave over
- F7- advances wave
- F8- advances sector
- F9- increases armor
- F10- Extra lives
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