New Features 

Tactical Control

Tactical Control will always be played in turn mode. This
change of design enables players to get a fair chance to
issue orders. Although the Tactical Control window looks the
same as it did in v1.01, combat is different.

Combat is now based on turns. Each turn consists of 10
impulses. At the onset of each turn, you will be asked to
enter your password. If you have a password type it and hit
OK, if you do not, just select OK or hit enter.

The processes of reviewing fleets and issuing orders are
identical to those of v1.01 and both are fully explained in
the Rules of Protocol (pp.56-58).

After you assign orders to all of your fleets, select
Done.

After each combatant gets a chance to issue orders, ten
impulses of combat will occur.

If the combat is not resolved after the ten impulses, you
will be asked to issue new orders. If you do not wish to
change your initial orders, just select Done.

Tactical Combat Results

A Tactical Combat Results dialog will open after a battle.
The dialog assesses the damage. To dismiss the dialog,
click anywhere.

Combatants:
Lists all the empires that were involved in the combat.

Fleet Losses:
Indicates the total percentage of damage endured by each
empire's fleet(s). Fractional damage to individual ships is
accounted for in this percentage.

Ship Loses:
Compares the number of starting ships to the number of
destroyed ships.

Escort includes:
     Scouts
     Des Escorts
     Frigates
     Destroyers

Capital includes:
     Light Cruisers
     Heavy Cruisers
     Battle Cruisers
     Dreadnaughts

Transport includes:
     Small Transports
     Medium Transports
     Large Transports

Tender includes all tenders.

Assault, Raid, and Land Missions

The actual target objectives of the three attack
missions differ slightly from the ones documented.

Assault Misson:
     Targets bases only.

Raid Mission:
     Targets all infrasture except bases.
     Targets small portions of the population.

Land Mission:
     Targets large portions of the population.

Mission Status Reports

After you conduct a Raid, an Assault, or a Land missions, a
dialog will open. This dialog summarizes the mission's
results.

Planetary Attack Feedback

If one of your surfaces is attacked by another empire, your
Defense Minister will notify you. The minister will state
your attacker's name and the location of the attack.

New Stock System and Stock Ships

All stock systems and ships have been altered.

Mission Profiles for Ships

Mission profiles are automatically assigned to stock and
custom-design ships. Each profile is determine by a ship's
hull type and the tech systems on board. When you design a
ship in Ship Design, the mission profile will appear in the
Acceptance dialog. In the Ship Build window, mission
profiles appear in the bottom-left corner of the ship's blue
print.


Mission Profile               Requirements
Surveillance          Target sensor
Electronic Warfare    Target sensor with ECM and, or ECCM
Transport           		Any Transport hull
Space Combat          Space weapons
Ground Attack         Planetary weapons 
Multi-Role Combat     Space and Planetary weapons Fleet
Repair             			Fleet Tender hull
In System          		 No Star Drive

Note: Mission profiles are a classification system designed
to help you recognize a ship's potential. Profiles do not
determine exact usages. For example, you can use a Muli-Role
Combat ship as a Space Combat ship.

Permanent Removal of Ship Designs and Tech Designs

Ship Designs:
1) Open the Ship Design window.
2) Click and hold on the Review pop-up menu button.
3) Drag to the undesirable ship design and let go.
4) Select Retire and a dialog will appear.
5) Select Retire.

Note: Retire will eliminate a design, it does not scrap
active ships. If you need to scrap an existing ship, use the
Scrap button in the Fleet Control window.

Tech Designs:
1) Open the Tech Design window.
2) Select the system type (Weapon, Shield, Drives, or24
Sensors).
3) Click and hold on the Review button
4) Drag to the undesirable tech system and let go.
5) Select Retire and a dialog will appear.
6) Select Retire.

Ambassador Status

A status bar is located within the Ambassador window. The
color of this bar represents your political relationship
with other empires. Reference this bar when you declare war
or make peace initiatives.

Relationship        Status Color
Friendly        Green (white on B&W monitors)
Neutral         Yellow (gray on B&W monitors)
Hostile         Red (black on B&W monitors)

Note: Peace initiatives may or may not succeed on the first
try.

Send Fleets via the Fleet Control Window

The Fleet Control window contains two Send Fleet To New
Destination buttons. Each button will send the fleet located
above it to a new destination. To use the buttons follow
these instructions:

1) Select a fleet via the pop-up menu button.
2) Select the Fleet To New Destination button and, the
cursor changes into the Send cursor.
3) Double click within the Universe, Star, or Planet
windows.