BackTrack PC Hints

(Taken from the developer site jvgames.com in 1999)

1. I read somewhere about a cheat mode for WEAPONS in BackTrack, how do I get to it?

To access the cheat mode for the game you first need to get to the pause menu. You do this by pressing ESC from gameplay. Then type "A" then "C" for access computer. A computer terminal will appear. Press "A" for password, and type "WEAPONS" then ENTER. You now have all the weapons available to you. But you still need ammo to shoot it. So type "A" again to enter password, and this time type "AMMO" then press ENTER.

2. I am running around on level 2, most of the doors have a forcefield and I have nowhere to go. What do I do?

Finding secret doors are essential to solving this game. Look around for walls that appear slightly different than its surroundings. The map may also have uncover where potential doors might be. You know you have found a secret door, when you weapon disappears.

3. I found the secret door with the soldier and a button, what do I do now?

That button switches the forcefield between the doors outside. Find the first door, finish the section, press this button. Find the next door without a forcefield, etc...

4. I can't seem to find my way to level six?

Level six, is blocked by two locked doors on level five. If you look on the map at level four, you will notice the frog (I mean skull) in the center of the level. In its eyes are computer terminals. Both must be accessed to unlock the doors on level five.

5. I keep getting killed by laser fire, how do I turn it off?

There are two ways to get passed the lasers. One is to turn it off. There should be several buttons in the center of one level which turn off the lasers. The second, for lasers that do not turn off is to use the deflector to protect you from laser fire. The deflector is a high-tech shield, that looks like an umbrella, that protects you from energy attacks.

6. I can't seem to unlock the door(s) on the center of level eight?

There are several doors to unlock here. The first one is unlocked by a computer terminal that is behind a secret door, right behind it. The password for the door was given to you by the dying soldier on that level. The other doors require keycards that can be obtained throughout the level.

7. I don't know how to start the self-destruct sequence? What is a SP-51 Modulator?

To start the self-destruct sequence, you need the SP-51 Modulator that you found behind the secret door, in the center of level six, right? Then every terminal that you found along the way must have had the destruct fail-safe deactivated. When you try to access the computer with the SP-51 and not all the fail-safes are off, you will see a list of numbers, those numbers are the levels in which the fail-safes are still active.