Stonkers

Starting a Game

NOTE - To play the game using a controller, ensure that Kempston is chosen during input selection.

Stonker’s menu uses a scrolling options list, where each option is shown for a short period. When the desired option is shown in the scrolling section of text, press the Select menu item button on the controller.

To begin a game using the controller, press the Select menu item button on the controller when Kempston is shown.

After selecting an input device, choose a game difficulty. Game difficulty affects the skill level of the computer player, and the visibility of enemy units. On higher difficulties, enemy units need to be close to your own in order to see them.

Gameplay

Move your selection cursor using the movement keys.

Stonkers has two camera modes - a zoomed out map view, and a focused view which zooms into a region of the map, showing units nearby. To swap between camera modes, press the Select key. Pressing Select and entering focused view will zoom in on a region around the location of the selection cursor.

Map view can show current friendly, and some of the enemy units in the form of flashing tiles. Incoming supply ships are displayed as black dots.

While in focused view, the camera can be moved around the area by moving the selection cursor to the borders of the screen.

The information displays key game events as the game progresses in the form of scrolling text - for instance, when a ship has delivered supplies, and if a unit has been lost.

Moving Units

Locate a unit and switch to focused view near its location. Select the unit by moving the selection cursor over it, then pressing the Select key. Move the cursor to the desired location for the unit, then press the Select key again. If a destination isn’t chosen manually after a short period, the unit will begin moving to the position of the selection cursor.

Resupplying Units

Each unit in your army has a base level of supplies upon spawning. If a unit runs out of supplies while in the field, it will be destroyed.

To resupply units, move a resupply truck on top of the unit - this will consume some of the resupply truck’s resources.

Over time, supply ships will appear in your docks at the top left of your side of the map. When new supply trucks arrive, move them towards your army to avoid losing units to travelling time.

Structures

With the exception of an armies HQ, all units have attributes which can change over time, and depending on the terrain they are standing on:

• Supply Strength: The number of supplies this unit has remaining. If this reaches zero, the unit will be destroyed.
• Combat Strength: The military strength of this unit. Different units will have a higher combat strength, making them more likely to win encounters with the enemy.
• Mobility: Affected by the tile the unit is standing on. Impacts the unit’s movement speed. Units will have slower mobility when on a mountainous, woodland or marsh tile.

Infantry

Basic infantry unit

Artillery

Strong against infantry units, capable of dealing moderate damage.

Tank

Slower moving. Superior to both infantry and artillery units.

Resupply Truck

Used to resupply friendly units, keeping them alive. Enemy supply trucks can be captured by other units. When a resupply truck runs out of supplies, a new one will be delivered when the next supply ship arrives.

Headquarters

The HQ of your army. If this structure is destroyed, the team loses the game.

Win Conditions

A game of Stonkers is won by destroying all of the enemy units, or destroying the enemy HQ.

Interface

1. Information bar
2. Selected division information