╔ HAVE BEEN A FAN OF THE ╙╘┴╥ ╘╥┼╦ SERIES FOR MANY YEARS BUT ╔ COULD NEVER FIND A COMPUTER SIMULATION OF IT THAT ╔ WAS SATISFIED WITH. ╔ WANTED TO PLAY ONE THAT HAD ALL THE ELEMENTS ╔ LOVED - THE BATTLES, THE NARROW ESCAPES, THE INTERPLAY BETWEEN THE CHARACTERS, JUST THE TOTAL FEEL OF THE ORIGINAL SERIES. ╙O, MORE OUT OF FRUSTRATION THAN ANYTHING ELSE, ╔ DECIDED TO WRITE ONE. ╔ ENLISTED 'TREKERS' AROUND THE COUNTRY, WHO GAVE ME MUCH HELP AND SUPPORT, AND BEGAN WHAT BECAME A FASCINATING "HOBBY". ╘HE RESULT IS ╙TARSHIP ├OMMAND. ╔ DESIGNED THE SHIP, THE UNIVERSE, AND OTHER FIXED ELEMENTS TO INTERACT WITH A STORY LINE OR "EPISODE". ┬ECAUSE OF THIS, NEW EPISODES CAN BE WRITTEN, PLUGGED INTO THE MAIN PROGRAM, AND PLAYED WITHOUT LEARNING A LOT OF NEW RULES OR CONVENTIONS. ┴LL OF THE OTHER ELEMENTS REMAIN CONSTANT, JUST LIKE IN THE SERIES. ╘HE FIRST EPISODE IS "╘╚┼ ╪╧╨╠╧╥ ╔╬├╔─┼╬╘". ╘HIS ADVENTURE INVOLVES EXPLORATION, RESCUE, POLITICAL TENSIONS, AND PLENTY OF ACTION, ALL SET IN DEEP SPACE ALONG THE NEUTRAL ZONE. ╨LEASE FEEL FREE TO REPRODUCE THE PROGRAM AND DOCUMENTATION, BUT ─╧ ╬╧╘ SELL IT. ╘HE NEXT EPISODE IS "─╔╙┴╙╘┼╥ ┴╘ ─┼╬╦┬┴╥" AND IS AVAILABLE NOW. ╘WO MORE ARE CURRENTLY BE WRITTEN. ╔F YOU WOULD LIKE ANOTHER EPISODE, WRITE TO:
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╔NCLUDE THE NAMES OF THE EPISODES THAT YOU ALREADY HAVE AND THE NAME OF THE EPISODE YOU WANT. ╔F YOU DON'T KNOW THE NAME OF THE EPISODE, YOU WILL RECEIVE AN EPISODE THAT YOU DON'T ALREADY OWN. ╔F YOU APPRECIATE THIS SIMULATION ANY DONATION WILL BE GREATFULLY ACCEPTED. ╙END A MINIMUM DONATION OF $10.00 FOR A NEW EPISODE.
╙TARSHIP ├OMMAND PUTS YOU IN THE CAPTAIN'S CHAIR OF THE ├ONSTITUTION CLASS STARSHIP - ╒.╙.╙. ┼NTERPRISE. ┘OU WILL COMMUNICATE WITH YOUR CREW, ASK OPINIONS, GIVE ORDERS, COLLECT INFORMATION, AND MAKE THE COMMAND DECISIONS THAT WILL DETERMINE YOUR FATE AND THE FATE OF YOUR SHIP. ┴LL OF THE FUNCTIONS OF A STARSHIP ARE AT YOUR DISPOSAL. ╘HE GAME HAS BEEN DESIGNED TO PLAY ANY NUMBER OF DIFFERENT STORY LINES OR "EPISODES" WHILE KEEPING ALL OTHER THINGS CONSTANT. ╙O WHEN YOU COMPLETE THIS EPISODE AND MOVE ON TO THE NEXT, THE SHIP WILL FUNCTION THE SAME AND THE UNIVERSE WILL REMAIN FIXED. ╘HIS BOOKLET CONTAINS ALL THE INFORMATION YOU WILL NEED TO LEARN TO PLAY ╙TARSHIP ├OMMAND, BUT DOES NOT OFFER INFORMATION ON ANY SPECIFIC EPISODE. ┴S YOU BEGIN TO PLAY AN EPISODE, ALL OF THE INFORMATION (LOCATIONS, OBJECTIVES, ORDERS, ECT.) NECESSARY FOR THE SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF THAT EPISODE WILL BE AVAILABLE TO THE ALERT CAPTAIN DURING THE COURSE OF GAME PLAY. ╞OR INFORMATION ON OTHER EPISODES SEE ╞╥╧═ ╘╚┼ ┴╒╘╚╧╥.
╟ETTING ╙TARTED:
╔T IS A GOOD IDEA TO READ THROUGH THE ╙TAR ╞LEET ├ADET ═ANUAL FIRST. ╘HIS WILL GIVE YOU SOME BACKGROUND ON THE THEORY BEHIND HOW THE SYSTEMS ON THE SHIP OPERATE AND WILL MAKE IT EASIER TO UNDERSTAND THE OTHER INSTRUCTIONS. ╙TUDY THE ╒╬╔╓┼╥╙┼ SECTION AND TAKE THE SAMPLE TRIPS IN THE ╬┴╓╔╟┴╘╔╧╬ SECTION. ╧NCE YOU ARE ADEPT AT GETTING AROUND, YOU WILL BE BETTER PREPARED TO TRY ONE OF THE BATTLE SIMULATIONS. ┘OU CAN PAUSE THE ACTION AS NEEDED TO STUDY THE VARIOUS DISPLAYS AND TRY OUT THE DIFFERENT COMMANDS. ┬E SURE TO "LISTEN" TO YOUR CREW. ╘HEY ARE ALWAYS COMMING UP WITH INTERESTING IF NOT VALUABLE COMMENTS. ─ON'T BE AFRAID TO ASK FOR THEIR OPINIONS AT ANY TIME. ╠EARN HOW TO USE THE VARIOUS ACTIVE AND PASSIVE SENSORY SYSTEMS TO IDENTIFY AND ANALYZE CONTACTS. ┘OU WILL ALSO WANT TO TRY OUT THE VARIOUS AUXILIARY SCREENS LIKE TACTICAL AND OPTICAL VIEWS OF SENSOR CONTACTS. ┴LTHOUGH WAGING WAR IS NOT ALWAYS NECESSARY OR EVEN DESIRABLE IN SOME SITUATIONS, IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT YOU DEVELOP THE TACTICAL SKILL TO SURVIVE AT LEAST THE ├┴─┼╘ BATTLE SIMULATION LEVEL BEFORE BEGINNING ANY EPISODE.
╠OAD "ST1",8. TYPE ╥╒╬. ─O ╬╧╘ USE A FAST LOAD OR UTILITY CARTRIGE!
╫HEN THE LOAD IS COMPLETE A MENU WILL APPEAR ON THE SCREEN. ┘OU MAY SELECT FROM SEVERAL LEVELS OF TACTICAL BATTLE SIMULATIONS OR TO PLAY THE CURRENT EPISODE OF THE MAIN ADVENTURE. ╒NDER THE MAIN ADVENTURE SELECTIONS YOU MAY START THE ADVENTURE AT THE BEGINNING OR, IF YOU HAVE A GAME POSITION SAVED, RESTORE A GAME THAT WAS SAVED ON THIS DISK.
╔═╨╧╥╘┴╬╘ ╬╧╘┼: ╔F YOU HAVE OTHER GAME POSITIONS SAVED ON OTHER DISKS, YOU ═╒╙╘ ╞╔╥╙╘ SELECT BEGIN NEW GAME FROM THIS MENU. ╫HEN THE BRIDGE SCREEN COMES UP, INSERT THE DISK CONTAINING THE DESIRED GAME AND USE THE ╠╧─ COMMAND TO RESTORE IT. ╥EMEMBER, ONLY ONE GAME POSITION CAN BE SAVED PER DISK.
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╨RESS '╞1' - BRINGS UP THE ENGINEERING SCREEN ON THE CAPTAIN'S TERMINAL. ╨RESSING '╞1' AGAIN WILL BRING BACK THE BRIDGE SCREEN. ╘HE STATUS OF ALL OF THE SHIP'S MAJOR SYSTEMS IS REPORTED HERE. ╨OWER AND HEAT LEVELS ARE INDICATED BY RED, YELLOW, AND GREEN POWER STRIPS. ╟REEN INDICATES A READY OR SAFE STATUS, YELLOW IS MARGINAL, AND RED IS DANGEROUSLY HIGH OR LOW. ╧THER SYSTEMS ARE MARKED OPERATIONAL OR INOPERATIONAL.
╨RESS '╞3' - TOGGELS A TACTICAL SENSOR DISPLAY ON THE CAPTAIN'S MAIN TERMINAL SHOWING VITAL INFORMATION ABOUT ALL ACTIVE SENSOR CONTACTS. ┴LSO SHOWS STATUS OF SHIP'S WEAPONS. ╔F THERE ARE NO ACTIVE SENSOR CONTACTS THE CAPTAIN WILL BE INFORMED. (FOR MORE INFORMATION READ ╙TAR ╞LEET ├ADET ═ANUAL)
BACK ARROW KEY - ACCELERATES GAME TIME BY FACTOR OF SIXTY TO MAKE LONG SPACE TRIPS LESS TEDIOUS. ╨RESS AGAIN TO RETURN TIME TO NORMAL. ╘IME CAN NOT BE ACCELERATED IF THERE ARE ANY ACTIVE SENSOR CONTACTS. ┴LSO, ANY MESSAGES WILL RETURN TIME TO NORMAL.
RUN/STOP - PAUSES THE ACTION. ╨RESS ╥┼╘╒╥╬ TO CONTINUE.
SPACE BAR - CLEAR MESSAGE WINDOW.
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╘HE MAIN BRIDGE SCREEN WILL APPEAR AFTER YOU HAVE MADE YOUR SELECTION FROM THE MENU. ╘HIS IS THE VIEW FROM THE CAPTAIN'S CHAIR ON THE BRIDGE. ╘HE MAIN VIEW SCREEN IS CURRENTLY SHOWING A "NAKED EYE" VIEW OUT INTO SPACE. ╘HERE ARE SEVERAL OTHER THINGS THE CAPTAIN CAN SEE. ┘OU MAY WANT TO TOUCH THE RUN/STOP KEY TO PAUSE THE ACTION WHILE YOU FAMILIARIZE YOURSELF WITH THIS SCREEN. ╨RESS RETURN TO RETURN TO THE ACTION.
LOWER LEFT - SHIP'S CLOCK SHOWS (FROM TOP ROW RIGHT TO LEFT) MINUTES, HOURS, AND DAYS. (┬OTTOM ROW RIGHT TO LEFT) WEEKS AND YEARS (STARTDATE). ╘HIS KEEPS THE SHIPS TIME. ┘OU WILL NOTICE THAT THE MINUTES WILL PASS QUICKLY IF YOU USE THE BACK ARROW KEY TO SPEED UP TIME.
UPPER LEFT - ╤UADRANT NUMBER. ╘HE SHIP IS CURRENTLY IN ╤UADRANT 36.
UPPER RIGHT - SECTOR COORDINANTS. ╘HE SHIP IS CURRENTLY IN SECTOR 30.30.50. ╔F THE IMPULSE ENGINES ARE ENGAGED, THE PARSEC COORDINANTS WILL APPEAR DIRECTLY BELOW THE SECTOR COORDINANTS. (SEE EXPLANATION UNDER ╘╚┼ ╒╬╔╓┼╥╙┼)
LOWER SCREEN CENTER - CONDITION BAR. ╘HE SHIP IS CURRENTLY AT CONDITION GREEN. ╔F A YELLOW OR RED CONDITION IS ORDERED BY THE CAPTAIN IT WILL BE INDICATED HERE. ┴LSO A DIGITAL READ-OUT OF THE SHIPS SPEED WILL APPEAR HERE EX: ╫6 = WARP FACTOR SIX. ╔4 = IMPULSE SPEED FOUR.
UPPER SCREEN CENTER - THE SHIP'S HEADING IS DISPLAYED HERE. ╫HEN THE CAPTAIN ORDERS A HEADING CHANGE THE NUMBERS HERE WILL CONTINUE TO CHANGE AS THE SHIP "SWINGS AROUND" TO ITS NEW HEADING. ╔F THE MAIN VIEW SCREEN IS SHOWING A NAKED EYE VIEW INTO SPACE (NOT LOCKED ON A SENSOR CONTACT OR OTHER AUXILIARY VIEW) IT WILL ALSO CHANGE AS THE SHIP MOVES.
TOP - COMMUNICATION WINDOW. ╘HE CREW WILL "SPEAK" TO THE CAPTAIN THROUGH THIS WINDOW. ╘HE NAME OF THE CREW MEMBER IS DISPLAYED AND THEN THE MESSAGE. ┴ SMALL ARROW WILL APPEAR AT THE FAR LEFT JUST BELOW THE WINDOW TO INDICATE THAT ANOTHER MESSAGE IS WAITING. ╨RESSING THE SPACE BAR WILL CLEAR THE WINDOW AND IF THERE IS A MESSAGE WAITING THE NEXT MESSAGE WILL BE DISPLAYED.
┬OTTOM CENTER - WHITE COMMAND BAR. ╘HE CAPTAIN ENTERS HIS ORDERS HERE BY USING THE KEYBOARD TO TYPE IN COMMANDS FROM THE COMMAND SET.
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╘HIS SCREEN PROVIDES THE CAPTAIN WITH VITAL INFORMATION CONCERNING THE SHIPS VARIOUS SYSTEMS. ╘HE SCREEN IS DIVIDED INTO THE MAJOR HEADINGS - WEAPONS, DEFENSIVE SHIELDS, POWER PLANTS, AND AUXILLIARY SYSTEMS. ╘HE DISPLAY FOR EACH OF THESE CATAGORIES HAS BEEN DESIGNED SO THAT THEIR STATUS CAN BE EVALUATED WITH A QUICK GLANCE. ═ANY TIMES, ESPECIALLY IN THE HEAT OF BATTLE, THATS ALL THE TIME THE CAPTAIN HAS TO MAKE A LIFE OR DEATH DECISION. ╘HE STATUS OF EACH OF THE FOUR PHASERS IS GIVEN IN ONE OF TWO WAYS. ╔F THE PHASERS ARE ARMED AND OPERATIONAL A POWER BAR WILL INDICATE THE CURRENT LEVEL OF CHARGE WITHIN EACH PHASER BANK. ╔F THE PHASER IS DAMAGED IT WILL READ ╔╬╧╨┼╥ UNTILL REPAIRS ARE MADE. ╘HE NUMBER OF PHOTON TORPEDOES REMAINING IN STOCK IS ALSO GIVEN HERE AND THE FORWARD AND AFT TUBES WILL BE INDICATED AS ╧╨┼╥┴╘ OR╔╬╧╨┼╥. ╘HE STATUS OF THE SIX DEFENSIVE SHIELDS IS GIVEN BY POWER BARS SIMILAIR TO THE PHASERS. ╔F A SHIELD IS HIT ITS POWER WILL BE REDUCED AND IF IT FAILS OR BECOMES DAMAGED IT WILL BE INDICATED BY ╔╬╧╨┼╥. ╘HE STATUS OF THE TWO POWER SYSTEMS, WARP DRIVE AND IMPULSE ENGINES, ARE DISPLAYED NEXT. ┴ HEAT INDEX BAR WILL INDICATE THE OPERATING TEMPERATURE OF THESE ENGINES. ╔F THE BAR GETS INTO THE YELLOW OR RED THAT POWER SYSTEM IS RUNNING HOT. ╘HE CURRENT LEVEL OF THE IMPULSE RESERVES SHOULD BE CLOSELY MONITORED ON THIS DISPLAY. ╘HE STATUS OF THE OTHER AUXILLIARY SYSTEMS IS INDICATED BY EITHER ╧╨┼╥┴╘ IF THEY ARE FULLY FUNCTIONAL OR ╔╬╧╨┼╥ IF THEY ARE DAMAGED. ╔N ADDITION TO THIS SCREEN THE CHIEF ENGINEER WILL OFTEN KEEP THE CAPTAIN INFORMED WITH VITAL DAMAGE OR REPAIR MESSAGES.
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┴LL COMMANDS ARE ENTERED THROUGH THE KEYBOARD AND WILL APPEAR ON THE COMMAND BAR AT THE BOTTOM OF THE SCREEN. ├OMMANDS ARE ╙TAR ╞LEET COMMAND WORDS ABBREVIATED TO THREE LETTERS. ╫HEN THE COMMAND IS TYPED IT WILL STAY IN THE COMMAND BAR UNTIL THE NEXT COMMAND IS TYPED. ╔F AN ERROR IS MADE THE 'DEL' KEY WILL BACK-SPACE OR HITTING A RETURN WILL ALLOW YOU TO START OVER. ╟IVEN HERE IS A BRIEF DEFINITION OF EACH COMMAND. ╞OR MORE INFORMATION READ THE ╙TAR ╞LEET ├ADET ═ANUAL.
'╚─╟' - (HEADING) ORDER THE HELMSMAN TO PREPARE FOR A HEADING CHANGE. ╫HEN THE HELMSMAN ASKS FOR THE NEW HEADING IT MUST BE TYPED IN EX: 270.090
'╙┼╘' - (SET COURSE) ORDER THE HELMSMAN TO PLOT A COURSE FOR A SPECIFIC DESTINATION. ╫HEN THE HELMSMAN ASKS FOR THE DESTINATION TYPE IT IN EX: ╙╘┴╥ ┬┴╙┼ ╓
'╫╞X' - (WARP FACTOR) ORDER THE HELMSMAN TO COME TO WARP SPEED WHERE X IS THE DESIRED WARP FACTOR. EX: ╫╞9
'╔╨X' - (IMPULSE POWER) ORDER THE HELMSMAN TO COME TO IMPULSE POWER. ├ANNOT BE ENGAGED WHEN TRAVELING AT LIGHT SPEED.
'╙╚X' - (SHIELDS) ORDER THE TACTICAL OFFICER TO RAISE THE SHIELDS. X INDICATES THE AMOUNT OF POWER THAT SHOULD BE USED.
'╙╚─' - (SHIELDS DOWN) LOWERS SHIELDS
'╨╚X' - (PHASERS ARMED) - ORDER THE WEAPONS OFFICE TO POWER PHASER BANKS TO THE GIVEN POWER LEVEL.
'╨╚─' - (PHASERS DOWN) - ORDER THE WEAPONS OFFICER TO POWER DOWN THE PHASER BANKS.
'╞╘┴' - (FOTONS ARMED - THE SPELLING OF FOTON WAS ADJUSTED TO REDUCE CONFUSION) ORDER THE WEAPONS OFFICER TO READY THE FORWARD AND AFT FOTON TORPEDOES.
'╞╘─ - (FOTONS DOWN) - ORDER THE WEAPONS OFFICER TO DISARM THE FOTONS.
'╠╨X' - (LOCK PHASERS ON TARGET) ORDER THE WEAPONS OFFICER TO LOCK AVAILABLE PHASERS ONTO THE GIVEN SENSOR CONTACT X.
'╠╞X' - (LOCK FOTON TORPEDOES ON TARGET) ORDER THE WEAPONS OFFICER TO LOCK FOTONS ONTO THE GIVEN SENSOR CONTACT X.
'╞╨X' - (FIRE PHASER) AUTHORIZE WEAPONS OFFICER TO FIRE THE PHASER GIVEN BY X (1-4)
'╞╞╞' - (FIRE FORWARD FOTON) AUTHORIZE THE WEAPONS OFFICE TO FIRE THE FORWARD FOTON TORPEDO
'╞┴╞' - (FIRE AFT FOTON)
'┴╬X' - (ANALYZE SENSOR CONTACT) ORDER THE SCIENCE OFFICER TO RUN AN ANALYSIS SCAN OF A SENSOR CONTACT WHERE X IS THE NUMBER OF THE SENSOR ARRAY THAT HAS THE CONTACT.
'╧╙X' - (ON SCREEN) ORDER THE HELMSMAN TO FOCUS THE MAIN VIEW SCREEN THROUGH SENSOR ARRAY X. ╘HIS WILL PROVIDE A CLOSE-UP VIEW OF THE CONTACT ON THE MAIN VIEW SCREEN. ╟IVING THE COMMAND WITH ZERO WILL TURN OFF THE ON SCREEN
'╟╥┼' - (CONDITION GREEN) THIS RESTORES THE CREW TO NORMAL OPERATING CONDITIONS.
'┘┼╠' - (CONDITION YELLOW) ORDERS THE CREW TO ALERT STATUS - GENERAL QUARTERS.
'╥┼─' - (CONDITION RED) ORDERS THE CREW TO BATTLE STATIONS. ╔F IN A BATTLE SITUATION CREW RESPONSE TIMES WILL BE QUICKER IF BATTLE STATIONS HAD BEEN ORDERED.
'╘┬X' - (LOCK TRACTOR BEAM) ORDER THE WEAPONS OFFICER TO LOCK THE TRACTOR BEAM ON THE GIVEN CONTACT.
'┴╞╞' - (AFFIRMATIVE) GIVE AFFIRMATIVE RESPONSE NORMALLY TO A DIRECT QUESTION FROM A CREW MEMBER.
'╠╥╙' - (LONG RANGE SCAN) ORDER THE SCIENCE OFFICER TO RUN A LONG RANGE SCAN OF THE ENTIRE SECTOR.
'╥╨╘' - (REPORT) REPORT RESULTS OF LONG RANGE SCAN.
'╠├X' - (LIBRARY COMPUTER) ACCESS THE SHIPS LIBRARY COMPUTER FOR INFORMATION ON STAR SYSTEMS IDENTIFIED BY THE LONG RANGE SCAN. ╘HE 'X' IS THE NUMBERED ORDER AS THE SYSTEMS WAS LISTED IN THE ╠╥╙ REPORT.
'╧╚╞' - (OPEN HAILING FREQ.) ORDER THE COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER TO OPEN ALL HAILING FREQS.
'┴╒─' - (AUDIO) ORDER THE COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER TO PUT INCOMING MESSAGE ON AUDIO (WRITE IT IN THE COMMUNICATION WINDOW)
'╥╙├' - (READ SUBSPACE COMMUNICATION) IF THE COMMUNICATION OFFICER ANNOUNCES THAT YOU HAVE RECEIVED A ╙╙├ THIS WILL PUT IT ON THE SCREEN.
'╙┴┘' - (SAY AGAIN) REPEATS THE LAST COMMUNICATION REGARDLESS OF SOURCE.
'╧╨╬' - (OPINIONS) ASK FOR OPINIONS OF SENIOR OFFICERS ON CURRENT SITUATION.
'┼╘┴' - (ESTIMATED TIME OF ARRIVAL) WHEN ENTERED AFTER THE '╙┼╘' COMMAND THE HELMSMAN WILL GIVE ┼╘┴ TO THE PLANNED DESTINATION AT CURRENT SPEED.
'┴╪╠' - (AUXILIARY POWER) ORDER THE CHIEF ENGINEER TO "DUMP" THE AUXILIARY POWER RESERVES INTO THE MAIN IMPULSE RESERVES.
╚╠╨ - (HELP) PAUSES THE ACTION AND DISPLAYS A LIST OF ALL OF THE AVAILABLE COMMANDS AND THEIR FUNCTIONS. ╨RESS RETURN TO CONTINUE.
╧╥X - (ORBIT) ORDER THE HELMSMAN TO BEGIN A STANDARD ORBITAL APPROACH TO THE GIVEN NUMBERED PLANET. ╘HIS ORDER CAN ONLY BE GIVEN WHILE IN A PLANETARY SYSTEM.
╙╥╙ - (SHORT RANGE SCAN) ORDER THE SCIENCE OFFICER TO BEGIN A SENSOR SCAN OF THE PLANET SURFACE. ╘HIS ORDER CAN ONLY BE GIVEN WHILE IN ORIBT AROUND A PLANET. ╫HEN THE SCAN IS COMPLETE THE SCIENCE OFFICER WILL REPORT HIS FINDINGS.
╙╓┼ - (SAVE) SAVE THE CURRENT GAME POSITION TO DISK.
╠╧─ - (LOAD) LOAD A SAVED GAME POSITION FROM DISK.
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╙PACE! ╘HE FINAL FRONTIER. ╔S THE UNIVERSE LIMITLESS? ╫ELL, IN THIS SIMULATION, ALMOST! ╘HE ╒NITED ╞EDERATION OF ╨LANETS HAS DIVIDED THE KNOWN UNIVERSE INTO MAJOR, THREE DIMENSIONAL AREAS CALLED ╤UADRANTS. ╘HESE AREAS ARE SO VAST THAT IT CAN TAKE A STARSHIP TRAVELING AT WARP FOUR TWO WEEKS TO CROSS ONE. ╘HERE ARE SIXTY FOUR ╤UADRANTS IN THE EXPLORED UNIVERSE. ┼ACH ╤UADRANT IS DIVIDED INTO SECTORS ALONG ITS THREE DIMENSIONS (X,Y,Z). ┼ACH ╤UADRANT IS ONE HUNDRED SECTORS WIDE, ONE HUNDRED SECTORS HIGH, AND ONE HUNDRED SECTORS DEEP MAKING A ╤UADRANT CONTAIN 100 TO THE THIRD POWER SECTORS OR 1,000,000 SECTORS. ╚OWEVER, SECTORS ARE STILL LIGHT YEARS ACROSS REQUIRING WARP SPEED TO TRAVERSE SO THEY ARE ALSO DIVIDED. ╙ECTORS ARE DIVIDED INTO 100 PARSECS IN EACH DIRECTION MAKING 1,000,000 PARSECS IN EACH SECTOR. ┴ SHIP CAN TRAVEL WITHIN PARSECS USING IMPULSE POWER. ╙TARSHIP NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEMS HAVE BEEN DESIGNED TO KEEP THE EXACT LOCATION OF A SHIP. ╞OR EXAMPLE ╤UADRANT 35 SECTOR 65.78.50 PARSEC 32.34.40 GIVES A SHIP'S EXACT LOCATION. ╞EDERATION STARSHIPS USE THE TRI-AXIONAL DIRECTIONAL NAVIGATION SYSTEM DESIGNED CHIEFLY BY ╬EMZIN ╘ALL OF ╓ULCAN. ╔T IS BASED ON THE HUMAN CIRCLE OF 360 DEGREES AND THREE AXIS OF X,Y,Z COORDINANTS. ╘HIS SYSTEM IS POPULAR BECAUSE OF ITS SIMPLICITY AND THE FACT THAT HEADINGS CAN BE GIVEN IN ONLY TWO NUMBERS AS IN 270.090.(READ TWO SEVENTY MARK ZERO NINE ZERO). ╘HE FIRST NUMBER IN THE HEADING IS THE X,Y DIRECTION OF THE SHIP WITHIN THE ╤UADRANT. ╞OR EXAMPLE: HEADING 090 WILL POINT THE SHIP DIRECTLY ALONG THE X AXIS (INCREASE THE FIRST COORDINANT NUMBER 270 WOULD DECREASE IT). ╚EADING 045 WILL POINT THE SHIP AT A 45 DEGREE ANGLE (INCREASE FIRST AND SECOND COORD.) ╘HE SECOND NUMBER CONTROLS THE VERTICAL MOVEMENT OF THE SHIP (MOVEMENT ON THE Z AXIS). ╞OR EXAMPLE: 010 WOULD POINT THE SHIP "UP" AND 160 WOULD POINT IT "DOWN" ALTHOUGH THERE IS NO UP OR DOWN IN SPACE, THIS IS RELEVENT WITHIN THE ╤UADRANT. ╧F COURSE, THE RANGE FOR THE SECOND NUMBER IS 0 (STRAIGHT UP)TO 180 (STRAIGHT DOWN). ╒SING THIS NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM, A SHIP CAN TRAVEL TO ANY SECTOR IN THE KNOWN UNIVERSE BY SETTING A TWO NUMBER HEADING. ╫ARP SPEED IS NORMALLY USED TO MOVE ACROSS SECTORS AND IMPULSE POWER IS WITHIN PARSECS. ╘RANSPORT SHIPS DO CROSS SECTORS UNDER IMPULSE POWER BUT IT TAKES MONTHS FOR THEM TO DO SO.
═OST ╞EDERATION VESSELS AND CAPTAINS SPEND THEIR LIVES INSIDE THE FIRST EIGHT ╤UADRANTS OF EXPLORED SPACE BUT THE GREAT STARSHIPS CONTINUE TO PUSH AGAINST THE BOUNDARIES OF THE KNOWN UNIVERSE, GOING WHERE NO MAN HAS GONE BEFORE AND EXPLORING NEW WORLDS. ╘HE ├ONSTITUTION CLASS STARSHIP HAS BEEN DESIGNED SPECIFICALLY FOR THIS ENDEAVOR. ╔T IS A SPECIAL SHIP. ╘O TAKE COMMAND OF ONE IS TO SECURE A PLACE IN HUMAN HISTORY.
