3D Pinball for Windows — Space Cadet rules and strategy
The Strategy
Hit a Mission target, then shoot the left Launch Ramp to start that mission. Complete the displayed objective before fuel runs out. Refill fuel through the fuel chute, the bonus lane, or all three fuel targets, then repeat missions until the progress ring fills and your rank increases.
The goal
Choose a manageable mission at the three left-side Mission targets, start it at the left Launch Ramp, and protect its timer by refilling fuel. Repeat completed missions to fill the progress ring and climb from Cadet toward Fleet Admiral.
Hit one of the three Mission targets to select an objective. Stop changing the selection when the display names a mission you can finish reliably.
Shoot the left Launch Ramp to accept the selected mission.
Follow the mission objective shown on the display; the required shots change with your current rank and selected mission.
Before the last fuel light goes out, send the ball through the fuel chute or bonus lane, or complete all three fuel targets, to refuel and keep the mission alive.
Complete missions until all 18 blue progress lights are on; the game then promotes you and opens the next rank's mission set.
Need to know
- Choose Mission
- Hit one, two, or all three Mission targets; the most recently selected mission is the one the Launch Ramp will start.
- Start Mission
- Shoot the left Launch Ramp while a mission is selected.
- Fuel
- Refill it through the fuel chute, the bonus lane, or all three fuel targets. The active mission aborts when the last fuel light goes out.