How to play ATC-NG

This section of the documentation provides information on how to play the ATC-NG game. If you are curious about the programming side of it or would like to contribute to the project in some way (you don’t need to be a programmer to help!) please consult this other section instead.

• The very basics
  • Objective
  • Three things to keep in mind
  • How the game unfolds
• The game interface
  • The radar screen
  • The command console
  • The status bar
  • The flight strips
  • The airport maps
  • The score
• Aeroplane sprites
  • Orientation
  • Shape
  • Colour
• Flight progress strips
  • Anatomy of a strip
  • Strips handling
• Game commands
  • HELP
  • LIST
  • LOAD
  • PAUSE
  • QUIT
  • SCORES
  • SORT
• Aeroplane commands
  • ABORT
  • ALTITUDE
  • BYE
  • CIRCLE
  • CLEAR
  • HEADING
  • LAND
  • SPEED
  • SQUAWK
  • TAKEOFF
• Fuel
  • Fuel units
  • The expedite flag
  • Fuel emergency
  • Running out of fuel
• Taking off
  • Setting a post-take off course
  • Take off phases
  • Use of runways
  • Locked status
• Landing
  • Landing phases
  • Aborting and the locked status
  • Other landing “gotchas”
• Leaving the aerospace
• Scoring System
  • Rationale
  • Events
  • Fuel
  • Controller’s proficiency
• Configuration & Settings
• Tips & Tricks
  • Shorthand notation
  • Autocompletion
  • Command history
  • Cleaning the command line
  • Approaching
  • Taking off
  • Running out of fuel
  • Combining expedite commands