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Dashboard: ABORT2

[BBC Micro disc version, Docked]

Name: ABORT2 [Show more] Type: Subroutine Category: Dashboard Summary: Set/unset the lock target for a missile and update the dashboard
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Set the lock target for the leftmost missile and update the dashboard.
Arguments: X The slot number of the ship to lock our missile onto, or &FF to remove missile lock Y The new colour of the missile indicator: * &00 = black (no missile) * &0E = red (armed and locked) * &E0 = yellow/white (armed) * &EE = green/cyan (disarmed)
.ABORT2 STX MSTG \ Store the target of our missile lock in MSTG LDX NOMSL \ Call MSBAR to update the leftmost indicator in the JSR MSBAR \ dashboard's missile bar, which returns with Y = 0 STY MSAR \ Set MSAR = 0 to indicate that the leftmost missile \ is no longer seeking a target lock RTS \ Return from the subroutine