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New as of version 3.55:
This is the first release of an OS/2 version of Czar Wars. For
changes to previous versions, please consult the HISTORY.TXT file
included with the DOS version of Czar Wars. Please read LICENSE.TXT
for more information on obtaining the DOS version.
New as of version 3.58:
Starbases now inform the owner of the number of fighters it will take
to destroy them. For example, a type 4 starbase will look like this:
[Type 4 Starbase! Strength: 1000]
The mail file size was changed to 100 messages. This should cause no
problem when upgrading an on-going game but when you get a chance you
should delete the mail file and reinitialize it with CZAR_UTL for a 50K
space savings and reduced backup requirements. If you would like to
avoid reinitializing your mail file, you can convert version 3.55 mail
files to the new, smaller format by using COPYMAIL. It is available
on "The Parkway BBS" in the Czarwars file area. See LICENSE.TXT for
for dialing information.
The /D, /PCB, and /PCB14 modes have been removed. These modes were
primarily a holdover from the DOS version of Czarwars and have little
use in the OS/2 environment. The command line mode using the "!" has
been enhanced significantly so that Czar Wars can now be run as an
OS/2 door by accepting a port handle from the parent BBS. In addition,
the command line now accepts the user's time limit.
A number of additional events are now captureed in the news file and
some others are reported more precisely now. Also, the news file size
has been expanded to 512 events instead of the old 256. Run CZAR_UTL
to re-initialize the news file. This will cause the news up to that
point to be lost but will cause no other ill effects in an on-going
game.
The antimatter bonus that has historically been given to players
who missed 1 or 2 days has been changed. The bonus is now smaller for
1 and 2 days missed, but continues to rise with ever smaller increments
for additional missed days.
The ranks have changed slightly and the promotion scheme has also
changed. It now takes longer to make the ranks of Warlord and Czar.
The government has expanded to fill sectors 1-50.
If you're upgrading an existing game, check for fighters and starbases
deployed in sectors 41-50. Any player with fighters there won't be able
to retrieve them nor will they be able to upgrade starbases in that area.
Best recommendation is to move any fighters to a nearby non-govt sector
and alert the player as to your action. With starbases, it is probably
best to simply delete it and give them a refund for the cost of it.
Otherwise, you might ask them where they would like a new one of the
same size.
The commerce report command [C] now defaults to the current sector
if no sector number is entered.
There have been a number of small changes to the CZAR_UTL program in
an attempt to make it easier to generate and modify maps.
In stand-alone BBS mode CZAR_PGM now displays the time and moves
the waiting-for-a-call display every 6 seconds to prevent screen
burn-in. Also, when waiting for a call in stand-alone BBS mode,
the dialog that CZAR_PGM has with the modem is no longer displayed.
The 'summon-the-sysop' alarm sound has been changed from beeps to
more audible series of alternating tones.