Dogs-of-War/Files/Amiga-OCS/Dogs-of-War-Hints.txt

Dogs of War (Elite)
A few hints by Mr Creosote
http://www.goodolddays.net

First, and probably most important, thing to understand is that you don't actually HAVE TO kill everybody. You win a mission just by reaching your target (killed enemies count for the 'revenge bonus' awarded at the end of the mission, though).

This is important, because survival is often hard enough. On many screens, it is actually enough to get to the side of the enemies. They'll still be running to where you came from and firing in that direction. However, note that this is not true for stationary structures, like turrets of bunkers: they WILL aim at you whereever you are.

As for weapons, don't bother with any whose shots don't go all the way across the screen (unless the game is too easy for you). The flame thrower is the obvious exception: although its flames don't reach that far, they don't have to hit the enemies directly. Just getting close is enough to burn them alive. This is great, because real aiming isn't usually possible anyway in the heat of battle. Also, the flame thrower can shoot through / over many obstacles (fences, walls,...), so you can just stand behind one where the enemy bullets can't reach you and still roast them (watch out for grenades, though). In two-player mode, the flame thrower mustn't be used, because you'll kill your partner with it.