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Magus' Liero Guide v1.0
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Copyright Magus (shinra9@yahoo.com) 2000.
v1.0-Weapons List, Strategies
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Contents
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1)Introduction
2)Weapons
3)Strategies
4)Acknowledgements
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1)Introduction
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First it started off with the Tank Wars craze. A simple, yet extremely
fun way to blow your friends up. Then came along the release of the
very popular Worms. Turn based combat, using Worms and with hilarious
weapons? Sweet!
In 1998, Liero was made. While not well known, while not being leased
to a publisher, and while only being a small DOS game which people
could download off the net, got rid of the turn-based system and opted
for real-time combat.
And hell did it work. While only with support for two players, and no
internet/modem/LAN support, it's still a damn fine game for what,
380kb? www.mikrobitti.fi is the place to get this game from.
Like Worms, it's about you being a worm, and trying to kill the other
player in a confined area, full of dirt and rocks. There are plenty
of weapons, and "built in" to your worm is the ability to dig, jump
and use a ninja rope at your will.
There's also a strategical element needed to play Liero. In the vast
array of options, you can set loading times so that you either have
to wait for your weapon to reload after you've emptied it, or you
can have a full on slugfest where you don't have to reload at all.
The many weapons available range from the Minigun, a high-powered,
fast-firing gun, to the Mine, step on it and Ka-Boom!, to the
super Chiquita Bomb, think Banana Bomb with many more particles.
At the start of each round, you get to pick five, and only five
weapons to use. In game, however, there are the bonus crates.
Of course, being a DOS game, and only 380kb, the graphics aren't
too flash hot. But, the sounds are pretty good, with each explosion
sounding like...well, an explosion.
Other options include the ability to change colour of your worms,
change the blood value, number of lives etc. There are also a couple
of game modes: Kill'em All, Tag, Capture the Flag and Simple CTF. All
of these add up to the lastability of Liero.
Even though the graphics aren't that good, and there's only support
for two players on the same PC, it's a mighty fine effort for a DOS
game. For those of you who thought DOS was dead, well, the graphics
are, wake up and smell the aroma of worms burnt to a crisp. Now that's
gaming.
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2)Weapon List
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Bazooka
Type: Projectile
Fires a single missile, for moderate damage.
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Big Nuke
Type: Bomb
This bomb rocks! Launch it, and then after a while, it will seperate
into many different parts, and then all of those parts will detonate.
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Blaster
Type:Projectile
Fires a round ball, which detonates when it hits something, leaving a
fairly large crater.
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Booby Trap
Type: Bomb
Annoy the opponents with these. They look exactly like weapon and health
pickups, but they will blow up in your face when you touch them.
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Bouncy Larpa
Type:Projectile
(No info yet)
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Bouncy Mine
Type: Bomb
The most annoying weapon. Once fired, bounces around a LOT and hits for
a lot of damage.
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Cannon
Type:Projectile
Fires a cannonball. Gravity applies, as when shot straight, seems to
fall down in an arc a bit. Nice damage.
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Chaingun
Type:Projectile
Rapid firing gun. While not as fast as the Minigun, it's almost as
damaging. Hold down to fire very rapidly.
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Chiquita Bomb
Type: Bomb
The mother of all bombs. Shoot it, and it will explode, sending out
lots of "bananas" everywhere, and each of them will detonate, lots of
damage.
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Cluster Bomb
Type: Bomb
Like a Chiquita Bomb, but less damage, less particles.
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Crackler
Type:Projectile/Bomb
Fire it, and a spinning bullet will come out, and it will spit out
small bombs which will deal a lot a damage in confined spaces.
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Dart
Type:Projectile
Weakest weapon. Fire one dart for small damage.
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Dirtball
Type:Projectile
When it settles, a clump of dirt will appear. Rebuild torn landsacpes,
hide yourself. It's pretty effective.
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Doomsday
Type:Projectile
Fire two missiles at a fast rate. They do nice damage and the fast
fire rate is extremely handy too.
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Explosives
Type: Bomb
Fire these, and the explosives will detonate after a set time or when
it hits something. Not that much damage.
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Fan
Type:Projectile
Blow things away! Bombs, projectiles, even the other worm!
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Flamer
Type:Projectile
Shoots out flame. Not much distance, really not worth it.
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Float Mine
Type: Bomb
The mines which don't move much, but hang around in the air. Can be
knocked about by explosions.
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Gauss Gun
Type:Projectile
High powered, fast and deadly bullets are shot from these. You could
take out a 1000 health dude in about 5 shots.
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Grasshopper
Type: Bomb
Once it blows up, another one will appear and detonate, then another
etc. It'll go on for about 5 bombs. Effective.
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Greenball
Type:Projectile
A faster version of the Dirtball, but this time you have green dirt.
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Grenade
Type: Bomb
Like a cluster bomb, but much, much, smaller explosions.
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Handgun
Type:Projectile
Shoot it once for okay damage. Has a laser sight.
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Hellraider
Type:Projectile/Bomb
Shoot it, and the missiles will arc away, then detonate and split into
more detonating parts. Annoying and really not that effective unless
you are suicidal.
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Larpa
Type:Projectile
(No info yet)
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Laser
Type:Projectile
Hold on to it, and this cuts through dirt like a knife cuts through
butter. Lock on the worm for more damage.
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Mine
Type: Bomb
Set it, and if someone touches it....BOOM!
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Minigun
Type:Projectile
Best rapid firing gun. Fastest rate and best damage.
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Mini Nuke
Type: Bomb
Small Big Nuke. Not too good, as explosions are small.
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Mini Rockets
Type:Projectile
Like Doomsday, but only one missile and more damage.
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Missile
Type:Projectile
High damage missiles which you can control with the directional keys!
Must have.
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Napalm
Type: Bomb
Shoot it, and whatever it hits will be engulfed in flame. For some
reason, slows game down.
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RB Rampage
Type:Projectile
Shoot a bullet, and it will start bouncing. It will detonate after a
while.
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Rifle
Type:Projectile
High powered bullet, deals a heap of damage. Laser sighting is great
as well. Too bad it's got major kickback.
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Shotgun
Type:Projectile
Boom! Boom! Each shot splits into little particles which eat through
dirt and worms.
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Spikeballs
Type: Bomb
Very, very, effective. Shoot these, and they are like razor blades,
slicing through the opposition. Then the blow up, for more damage.
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Super Shotgun
Type:Projectile
Probably the most effective weapon. Not much kickback, but it's made
up for by a high powered, big blast radius projectile.
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Uzi
Type:Projectile
Just like a Chain/Minigun, just a little weaker.
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Winchester
Type:Projectile
(No info yet)
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Zimm
Type:Projectile
(No info yet)
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3)Strategies
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-When picking weapons, you really want to have a good mix of bombs
and projectiles. Always pick the Minigun or Super Shotgun, they are
extremely effective. Some good combinations:
Minigun
Chiquita Bomb
Super Shotgun
Doomsday
Grasshopper
Minigun
Mini Rockets
Crackler
Grasshopper
Gauss Gun
And so on. Experiment!
-Don't forget the ever useful Ninja Rope (Hold down Change Weapon and
press Jump). It's very handy to get you out of any situation, where
there's somewhere to swing to.
-If you have reload times at 0, and lots of health, here's a way to
clear out plenty of land...Missiles! Since they can be remote-controlled,
you can terrorize your opponent while you're at it.
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4)Acknowledgements
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Mets„nEl„imet-For making this great game.
Magus' Liero Guide v1.0
---------------------------------------------------------------------
Copyright Magus (shinra9@yahoo.com) 2000.
v1.0-Weapons List, Strategies
---------------------------------------------------------------------
Contents
---------------------------------------------------------------------
1)Introduction
2)Weapons
3)Strategies
4)Acknowledgements
---------------------------------------------------------------------
1)Introduction
---------------------------------------------------------------------
First it started off with the Tank Wars craze. A simple, yet extremely
fun way to blow your friends up. Then came along the release of the
very popular Worms. Turn based combat, using Worms and with hilarious
weapons? Sweet!
In 1998, Liero was made. While not well known, while not being leased
to a publisher, and while only being a small DOS game which people
could download off the net, got rid of the turn-based system and opted
for real-time combat.
And hell did it work. While only with support for two players, and no
internet/modem/LAN support, it's still a damn fine game for what,
380kb? www.mikrobitti.fi is the place to get this game from.
Like Worms, it's about you being a worm, and trying to kill the other
player in a confined area, full of dirt and rocks. There are plenty
of weapons, and "built in" to your worm is the ability to dig, jump
and use a ninja rope at your will.
There's also a strategical element needed to play Liero. In the vast
array of options, you can set loading times so that you either have
to wait for your weapon to reload after you've emptied it, or you
can have a full on slugfest where you don't have to reload at all.
The many weapons available range from the Minigun, a high-powered,
fast-firing gun, to the Mine, step on it and Ka-Boom!, to the
super Chiquita Bomb, think Banana Bomb with many more particles.
At the start of each round, you get to pick five, and only five
weapons to use. In game, however, there are the bonus crates.
Of course, being a DOS game, and only 380kb, the graphics aren't
too flash hot. But, the sounds are pretty good, with each explosion
sounding like...well, an explosion.
Other options include the ability to change colour of your worms,
change the blood value, number of lives etc. There are also a couple
of game modes: Kill'em All, Tag, Capture the Flag and Simple CTF. All
of these add up to the lastability of Liero.
Even though the graphics aren't that good, and there's only support
for two players on the same PC, it's a mighty fine effort for a DOS
game. For those of you who thought DOS was dead, well, the graphics
are, wake up and smell the aroma of worms burnt to a crisp. Now that's
gaming.
---------------------------------------------------------------------
2)Weapon List
---------------------------------------------------------------------
Bazooka
Type: Projectile
Fires a single missile, for moderate damage.
---------------------------------------------------------------------
Big Nuke
Type: Bomb
This bomb rocks! Launch it, and then after a while, it will seperate
into many different parts, and then all of those parts will detonate.
---------------------------------------------------------------------
Blaster
Type:Projectile
Fires a round ball, which detonates when it hits something, leaving a
fairly large crater.
---------------------------------------------------------------------
Booby Trap
Type: Bomb
Annoy the opponents with these. They look exactly like weapon and health
pickups, but they will blow up in your face when you touch them.
---------------------------------------------------------------------
Bouncy Larpa
Type:Projectile
(No info yet)
---------------------------------------------------------------------
Bouncy Mine
Type: Bomb
The most annoying weapon. Once fired, bounces around a LOT and hits for
a lot of damage.
---------------------------------------------------------------------
Cannon
Type:Projectile
Fires a cannonball. Gravity applies, as when shot straight, seems to
fall down in an arc a bit. Nice damage.
---------------------------------------------------------------------
Chaingun
Type:Projectile
Rapid firing gun. While not as fast as the Minigun, it's almost as
damaging. Hold down to fire very rapidly.
---------------------------------------------------------------------
Chiquita Bomb
Type: Bomb
The mother of all bombs. Shoot it, and it will explode, sending out
lots of "bananas" everywhere, and each of them will detonate, lots of
damage.
---------------------------------------------------------------------
Cluster Bomb
Type: Bomb
Like a Chiquita Bomb, but less damage, less particles.
---------------------------------------------------------------------
Crackler
Type:Projectile/Bomb
Fire it, and a spinning bullet will come out, and it will spit out
small bombs which will deal a lot a damage in confined spaces.
---------------------------------------------------------------------
Dart
Type:Projectile
Weakest weapon. Fire one dart for small damage.
---------------------------------------------------------------------
Dirtball
Type:Projectile
When it settles, a clump of dirt will appear. Rebuild torn landsacpes,
hide yourself. It's pretty effective.
---------------------------------------------------------------------
Doomsday
Type:Projectile
Fire two missiles at a fast rate. They do nice damage and the fast
fire rate is extremely handy too.
---------------------------------------------------------------------
Explosives
Type: Bomb
Fire these, and the explosives will detonate after a set time or when
it hits something. Not that much damage.
---------------------------------------------------------------------
Fan
Type:Projectile
Blow things away! Bombs, projectiles, even the other worm!
---------------------------------------------------------------------
Flamer
Type:Projectile
Shoots out flame. Not much distance, really not worth it.
---------------------------------------------------------------------
Float Mine
Type: Bomb
The mines which don't move much, but hang around in the air. Can be
knocked about by explosions.
---------------------------------------------------------------------
Gauss Gun
Type:Projectile
High powered, fast and deadly bullets are shot from these. You could
take out a 1000 health dude in about 5 shots.
---------------------------------------------------------------------
Grasshopper
Type: Bomb
Once it blows up, another one will appear and detonate, then another
etc. It'll go on for about 5 bombs. Effective.
---------------------------------------------------------------------
Greenball
Type:Projectile
A faster version of the Dirtball, but this time you have green dirt.
---------------------------------------------------------------------
Grenade
Type: Bomb
Like a cluster bomb, but much, much, smaller explosions.
---------------------------------------------------------------------
Handgun
Type:Projectile
Shoot it once for okay damage. Has a laser sight.
---------------------------------------------------------------------
Hellraider
Type:Projectile/Bomb
Shoot it, and the missiles will arc away, then detonate and split into
more detonating parts. Annoying and really not that effective unless
you are suicidal.
---------------------------------------------------------------------
Larpa
Type:Projectile
(No info yet)
---------------------------------------------------------------------
Laser
Type:Projectile
Hold on to it, and this cuts through dirt like a knife cuts through
butter. Lock on the worm for more damage.
---------------------------------------------------------------------
Mine
Type: Bomb
Set it, and if someone touches it....BOOM!
---------------------------------------------------------------------
Minigun
Type:Projectile
Best rapid firing gun. Fastest rate and best damage.
---------------------------------------------------------------------
Mini Nuke
Type: Bomb
Small Big Nuke. Not too good, as explosions are small.
---------------------------------------------------------------------
Mini Rockets
Type:Projectile
Like Doomsday, but only one missile and more damage.
---------------------------------------------------------------------
Missile
Type:Projectile
High damage missiles which you can control with the directional keys!
Must have.
---------------------------------------------------------------------
Napalm
Type: Bomb
Shoot it, and whatever it hits will be engulfed in flame. For some
reason, slows game down.
---------------------------------------------------------------------
RB Rampage
Type:Projectile
Shoot a bullet, and it will start bouncing. It will detonate after a
while.
---------------------------------------------------------------------
Rifle
Type:Projectile
High powered bullet, deals a heap of damage. Laser sighting is great
as well. Too bad it's got major kickback.
---------------------------------------------------------------------
Shotgun
Type:Projectile
Boom! Boom! Each shot splits into little particles which eat through
dirt and worms.
---------------------------------------------------------------------
Spikeballs
Type: Bomb
Very, very, effective. Shoot these, and they are like razor blades,
slicing through the opposition. Then the blow up, for more damage.
---------------------------------------------------------------------
Super Shotgun
Type:Projectile
Probably the most effective weapon. Not much kickback, but it's made
up for by a high powered, big blast radius projectile.
---------------------------------------------------------------------
Uzi
Type:Projectile
Just like a Chain/Minigun, just a little weaker.
---------------------------------------------------------------------
Winchester
Type:Projectile
(No info yet)
---------------------------------------------------------------------
Zimm
Type:Projectile
(No info yet)
---------------------------------------------------------------------
3)Strategies
---------------------------------------------------------------------
-When picking weapons, you really want to have a good mix of bombs
and projectiles. Always pick the Minigun or Super Shotgun, they are
extremely effective. Some good combinations:
Minigun
Chiquita Bomb
Super Shotgun
Doomsday
Grasshopper
Minigun
Mini Rockets
Crackler
Grasshopper
Gauss Gun
And so on. Experiment!
-Don't forget the ever useful Ninja Rope (Hold down Change Weapon and
press Jump). It's very handy to get you out of any situation, where
there's somewhere to swing to.
-If you have reload times at 0, and lots of health, here's a way to
clear out plenty of land...Missiles! Since they can be remote-controlled,
you can terrorize your opponent while you're at it.
---------------------------------------------------------------------
4)Acknowledgements
---------------------------------------------------------------------
Mets„nEl„imet-For making this great game.