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Battle Isle '93: The Moon of Chromos
The Moon of Chromos is the second expansion for Blue Byte's Battle Isle (1993), for DOS and Amiga. It adds lunar maps and revises the units.
Strategy game by Blue Byte (1993) for MS-DOS (in English) and Amiga. Playable in your browser (MS-DOS and Amiga) or downloadable.
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THE CLABA ARCHIVE
Inside the game.
Its history, its ideas and the reasons to come back.
Battle Isle '93: The Moon of Chromos takes Blue Byte's battles to a landscape of craters, lunar installations, and roads linking fortified positions. This 1993 installment, also known as Data Disk II, adds new maps, units, and sounds. The online game uses the English DOS copy and starts in the single-player campaign with the code LUMIT.
The manual announces 24 single-player maps and eight for two players. The split screen lets you watch two sectors at the same time while you prepare movement and action orders. To win, you must eliminate the rival army or capture its headquarters; deciding where you advance remains as important as choosing which unit you send.
Units and lunar terrain
Blue Byte modified the characteristics of the units, including range, attack strength, and armor. It is worth checking the information for each troop and the squares the game marks as possible destinations. A maneuver that worked with a unit from the original Battle Isle may need a different approach in The Moon of Chromos.
Orders are prepared before they are resolved. During a phase you can program movements while your opponent prepares their actions; when both sides are ready, the game carries out the orders and changes the role of each army. Infantry, transports, and installations are part of that plan, along with combat.
For this DOS copy, the folders that were missing from the layout of the collection's ZIP have been restored, keeping the original files. The DOS Carpetas download lets you launch MOON.EXE with the correct structure. The original ZIP is kept as a collection archive. You can also check out Battle Isle and its first expansion, The Desert.
ONE GAME, 2 PLATFORMS
Versions.
2 platforms19932 playable online
Pick a platform: the screenshots, downloads and online game on this page switch with it.
- Year
- 1993
- Developer
- Blue Byte
- Downloads
- 2
- Screenshots
- 2
The MS-DOS version is the one this page covers: the information, review and main screenshots are from this platform.
- Year
- 1993
- Port by
- Blue Byte
- Downloads
- 2
- Screenshots
- 2
The Moon of Chromos for Amiga is the second expansion to Battle Isle, published by Blue Byte in 1993. On the German box it appears as Der Mond von Chromos or Data Disk II. It takes the fighting to a lunar surface with craters and lava and keeps the original's phase-based planning. The edition includes revised units and characteristics; the manual details the differences.
LUMIT opens the first solo mission. The copy in this collection shows the menus in English. The WHDLoad package gathers the necessary data from the base game and this expansion; the two original disks are also offered in their unmodified ZIP.
Starting a solo game
When you open the player, you go straight to the start of LUMIT, before giving orders to your troops. Your forces hold the left half; the other half belongs to the computer. Click inside the game to activate the keyboard. The arrow keys move the cursor across the hexes. Check the unit's name in the bottom strip before giving it an order.
Moving a unit and changing phase
Place the cursor over a friendly unit. Hold down X, press the up arrow, and release X before releasing the arrow. The game will show the squares it can reach. Choose a destination with the arrow keys and press X to see the route. Press X again on that destination to confirm the order. The message UNIT MOVED indicates the order has been registered.
When you finish, find a hex with no building or transport. Hold X, press left, and release X before releasing the arrow. The double arrow of the phase change will appear. When both sides are ready, press A: it is equivalent to the Amiga space bar and confirms SPACE: CHANGE MODE. Wait for the computer's response to finish before continuing.
Amiga keyboard and menus
V opens and closes the on-screen Amiga keyboard. Its arrow keys move across the keys and X presses the selected one; Enter lets you confirm the text when that keyboard is open. It is useful, for example, for entering map codes. In the game menus, the arrow keys choose and a short tap of X confirms. Holding a button may repeat the selection.
What each download contains
The WHDLoad package was prepared from the disks in the collection, using Wepl's installer. To use it outside the site you need an Amiga emulator compatible with WHDLoad and your own Kickstart. The ZIP files marked Original keep the IPF images of the floppy disks; they require an emulator that supports that format. The game is already set up in your browser.
Orders and phases are explained on pages 22–36 of Blue Byte's original manual. The general guides on this game page also describe the DOS edition; use the keys in these notes when you choose Amiga.
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Controls
Click the game to use the keyboardOn mobile, play with the on-screen controller- ↑←↓→
- cursor
- F1
- confirm phase change
Hold Space + an arrow key and release Space first: command. Campaign: Options, code LUMIT, OK, Start.
- Full screen
Use the button on the bar. Esc returns to the game page; “Exit” closes the game.
- Saves
Save keeps the files the game creates, not the exact moment. Save inside the game, then press Save.
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- Save states in this browser
- Controller, keyboard or touch
Controls
Click the game to use the keyboardOn mobile, play with the on-screen controller- ↑←↓→
- move the cursor
- X
- move with the up arrow, releasing X first
- X
- press twice to set a destination
- X
- request a phase with the left arrow
- A
- confirm the phase
- V
- Amiga keyboard
Amiga.
- Full screen
Use the button on the bar. Esc returns to the game page; “Exit” closes the game.
- Saves
Save State, in the game's menu, keeps the exact moment. Load brings it back when you return.
- Mobile and tablet
Press Controls during the game to show buttons and keyboard. Gamepad support depends on the browser.
Saves live in this browser and device. Clearing the site data deletes them too.
THE SECRET SIDE OF THE GAME
Tips, tricks and secrets.
A hint at the right time. A code that changes everything.
Tip: re-check the unit stats
Don't assume a unit keeps the values it had in the previous Battle Isle. The manual points out changes in range, attack, and armor. Review its data before giving it the same role you remember.
Tip: check the permitted destinations
The movement order draws the range over the terrain. Use that outline to choose a valid square and avoid planning an advance your unit cannot make.
Tip: prepare the capture of the headquarters
Protect the infantry that will have to occupy the buildings. Eliminating a headquarters' defenses is no substitute for the unit that must enter it to complete the capture.
Tip: review everything before resolving the phase
Pending orders are carried out when both sides accept the phase change. Check the routes and the units still awaiting instructions before pressing F1.
No matches. Try another effect or code.
THE NEXT STEP, CLEARER
Guides to move forward.
From the first installation to that mission that won't give in.
Starting the LUMIT campaign
Wait for the main menu and select Options with the arrow keys and Enter. On the first line, press Enter, type LUMIT, and confirm with Enter. Choose OK and then Start. The first single-player map places the blue army opposite the green rival on the lunar surface.
The manual also offers LUNAR as a single-player starting code, and LUPOS and SONNE for two players. The game session verified for this page uses LUMIT against the computer.
Selecting a unit and confirming movement
The arrow keys move the cursor. To choose an order, hold Space, press an arrow key, and release Space before releasing the arrow key. On one of your own units, up selects movement or attack depending on the phase. Right opens the overview and down lets you look up information.
During the movement phase, the game shows the available destinations. Place the cursor on a valid square, press Space to see the route, and press it again on that square to confirm. An occupied or out-of-range destination cannot be used to complete the order.
Changing phase and the site's controls
To end the phase, place the cursor on terrain with no building or transport, hold Space, press left, and release Space first. A double arrow appears. When both sides are ready, the screen shows F1: CHANGE MODE; press F1 to carry out the orders.
If the computer is calculating, wait for it to finish. The player bar lets you pause, mute, switch to full screen, restart, and exit the session.
Choosing the download and launching with DOSBox
Use the DOS Carpetas download: it keeps the original data and executables but returns each file to the folder the game needs. Extract the ZIP, mount that folder as drive C in DOSBox, and run MOON.EXE. As a starting point you can use 16 MB of memory and 12,000 CPU cycles.
The Original ZIP is kept unchanged. Its files were gathered in the root and it does not reproduce on its own the structure needed to launch correctly. The tutorial DOSBox from scratch explains how to mount folders.
Original manual and documentation
The original Blue Byte manual carries a 1993 copyright. Printed page 2 explains the DOS installation and launching with MOON; page 7 gives the starting codes and the number of maps; pages 8–9 explain the objectives and the order cycles.
The identity, keyboard controls, and phase change were verified on the collection's DOS copy. The screenshots on this page come from that session, and the cover reproduces its box for IBM PC.
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ARCHIVE SECRETS
Did you know?
- The original manual presents 24 maps for one player and eight for two players.
- LUMIT is one of the single-player starting codes provided by the manual itself; you shouldn't use CONRA or BLOCK, which belong to the earlier campaigns.
- The documentation warns that the range, attack, and armor of the units have changed compared with the previous game.
- The edition includes an instruction and background manual and another one devoted to weaponry.
