{Combat modes}
Combat modes:
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Action mode requires a player to use his/her own skills to determine whether the player scores a hit. The player's dexterity pads the error range.

Random mode requires the computer to generate a random number which is
then compared against a player's dexterity to determine whether a hit is scored. Random mode is often referred to as Statistical Mode.

Persons using high speed modems that experience slow responses during Action Combat should use Random mode. Also, OOII games running under multi-tasking systems may cause slow response times during combat.
{Action Expl}
For Action Combat, the results of your character's battle relies on your
own actual skill. Your character's dexterity will help you in your ability
to be successful in Action Combat.

You will be given a target letter in the range of 'A', 'B', or 'C'.

A sequence of letters will be scrolling across your screen. The object is
to hit your spacebar when you think the target letter will appear in the sequence. The sequence of letters will start with either "A","B", or "C"
and continue in that order. For example, you will see the following lines print out during Action Combat:

────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
Hit the spacebar at "A".

········AAA·······BBB·······CCC·······AAA·······BBB·······CCC·······

────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────

Since the randomly picked target letter is "A", hit your spacebar when
the "A" letter appears on your screen during the sequence. If you press
your spacebar within the letter range, you will hit your opponent. In
more detail:

────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
Hit the spacebar at "A". ("A" is the target letter!)

········AAA·······BBB·······CCC·······AAA·······BBB·······CCC·······
^^^ (spacebar!)

[^^^^letter series^^^^^] [^^^series repeated^^^]
────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────

When the letters start to scroll across your screen, watch the first
series of letters (in this case, AAA...BBB...CCC). That same exact series
will repeat itself. The optimal time to hit spacebar is during this second series. Look above and see how the first series (AAA...BBB...CCC) is
followed immediately by the same series (AAA...BBB...CCC). So watch the
first series scroll across; determine where in the series you must hit the spacebar; hit the spacebar when the second series prints out.

Of course, the sequence of letters may not necessarily start off with
the letter 'A'. For example, if the sequence starts with the letter
'C', the complete sequence appears (in short form): C..A..B..C..A..B.

Action Combat is not as hard as it is sounds, so don't give up trying!
If you do end up frustrated, there is an option inside the Complex to
practice your Action Combat skills without the threat of your character perishing. In the Barracks, go to the Games Room. Here, you can select SharpShooter to hone your skills and simulate Action Combat. Good luck! {endofcombatmodes}