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TradeWars Services
INTRODUCTION
~~~~~~~~~~~~
TradeWars Services requires TradeWars 2002 v2.0. It has been tested with
TradeWars 2002 v2.0 wide-beta 1 through wide-beta 5. This version of the
program may or may not work with future versions of TradeWars. The latest
version of this program is always available at the Alpha sites listed in
Contacting the Authors. Use this version with other versions of TradeWars
at your own risk.
OPERATION
~~~~~~~~~
TradeWars Services reads all your drop file information and modem
configuration from TradeWars. If you run TradeWars with the TWNODE
environment variable then also run TradeWars Services with the same TWNODE
setting. TradeWars Services also supports the command-line parameter
TWNODE=xxx. So if you have node 1 setup to use DOOR.SYS and use IRQ 7 on
port 2 then TradeWars Services will automatically read all this information
from TradeWars, so you don't have to setup your nodes twice.
CONFIGURATION
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
You can enable/disable all of the features TradeWars Services provides. You
can also customize most of the settings for these features. Setup of
TradeWars Services is done through CONFIG.EXE. When you run CONFIG you will
see a menu of 9 choices. Here is a description of all the options sorted by
topic.
Main Configuration
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Path to TradeWars Data Files:
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
This is the drive and directory that you have TradeWars installed in.
SysOp Name:
~~~~~~~~~~~
This is the full name of the SysOp. If registered this must be entered
exactly as supplied, the registration code is case sensitive.
Board Name:
~~~~~~~~~~~
This is the name of the BBS TradeWars Services will be running on. If
registered this must be entered exactly as supplied, the registration code
is case sensitive.
Registration Code:
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
More information and the address to obtain a registration code can be
found in the REGISTER.TWD file.
TOWING CONFIG:
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Allow users to tow their current ship:
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
If set to true this feature will allow users to tow the ship they are in
to any sector in the Tradewar galaxy that does not contain any hostile
forces.
Allow users to tow their extra ship:
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
If set to true this feature will allow users to tow any ship they own and
are not occupying to any sector in the Tradewar galaxy that does not contain
any hostile forces.
Allow users to tow planets:
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
If set to true this feature will allow users to tow any planet they own to
any sector in the Tradewar galaxy that does not contain any hostile forces.
Cost to tow a manned ship:
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
This feature will only be enabled if you have set "Allow users to tow
their current ship" to true. Enter a credit amount that will be charged
each time a user tows their ship to another sector.
Cost to tow an unmanned ship:
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
This feature will only be enabled if you have set "Allow users to tow their
extra ship" to true. Enter a credit amount that will be charged each time
a user tows their ship to another sector.
Cost to tow a planet:
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
This feature will only be enabled if you have set "Allow users to tow
planets" to true. Enter a credit amount that will be charged each time a
user tows their ship to another sector.
Casino Config:
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Is coin toss active:
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
If set to true this feature will enable the coin toss section of the casino.
Is slot machine active:
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
If set to true this feature will enable the slot machine section of the
casino.
Is Hi-Lo active:
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
If set to true this feature will enable the Hi-Lo section of the casino.
Maximum bet in coin toss:
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
This feature will only be enabled if "Is coin toss active" is set to true.
Enter the credit amount you will limit users to betting each time a bet
is placed in coin toss.
Maximum # of turn in coin toss:
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
This feature will only be enabled if "Is coin toss active" is set to true.
Set this value to the maximum amount of time you want to allow users to
play coin toss daily.
Base jackpot in slot machine:
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
This feature will only be enabled if "Is slot machine active" is set to true.
Set this value to the minimum amount of credits you want users to users to
win at slot machine.
Cost per turn in slot machine:
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
This feature will only be enabled if "Is slot machine active" is set to true.
Set this value to the amount of credits you want to charge to play slot
machine.
Cost to play Hi-Lo:
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
This feature will only be enabled if "Is Hi-Lo active" is set to true. Set
this value to the amount of credits you want to charge to play Hi-Lo.
Maximum # in Hi-Lo:
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
This feature will only be enabled if "Is Hi-Lo active" is set to true. Set
this value to the largest number Hi-Lo can use when selecting a number for
users to guess.
# of turns allowed in Hi-Lo:
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
This feature will only be enabled if "Is Hi-Lo active" is set to true. Set
this value to the largest amount of guesses you want users to have when
trying to guess a number.
Jackpot in Hi-Lo:
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
This feature will only be enabled if "Is Hi-Lo active" is set to true. Set
This value to the amount of credits you wish to allow users to win if they
win Hi-Lo.
Teleporting Config:
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Allow teleporting colonists:
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
If enabled this feature will allow users to teleport colonists from Terra or
from a planet they own to any other planet they own.
Allow teleporting products:
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
If enabled this feature will allow users to teleport products from one
planet to another.
Cost per colonist to teleport:
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
This feature will only be enabled if "Allow teleporting colonists" is set
to true. Set this value to the amount of credits you wish to charge users
to teleport one colonist.
Maximum colonists to teleport per day:
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
This feature will only be enabled if "Allow teleporting colonists" is set to
true. Set this value to the amount of colonists you wish to allow users
to teleport daily.
Cost per hold of product to teleport:
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
This feature will only be enabled if "Allow teleporting products" is set to
true. Set this value to the amount of credits you wish to charge users to
teleport one hold of any type product.
Maximum holds of products to teleport:
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
This feature will only be enabled if "Allow teleporting products" is set to
true. Set this value to the maximum amount of holds of products a user can
teleport daily.
Registry Config:
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Allow changing name:
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
If enabled this feature allows users to change their player name.
Allow changing ship name:
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
If enabled this feature allows users to change the name of any of their
ships.
Allow changing nebulae name:
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
If enabled this feature allows users to change the name of any sector.
Allow changing planet name:
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
If enabled this feature allows users to change the name of any of their
planets.
Allow changing corporation name:
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
If enabled this feature allows a corporation captain to change the name of
his/her corporation.
Cost to change name:
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Set this value to the amount of credits you want to charge a user to change
their name.
Cost to change ship name:
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Set this value to the amount of credits you want to charge a user to change
the name of a ship.
Cost to change nebulae name:
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Set this value to the amount of credits you want to charge a user to change
the name of a sector.
Cost to change planet name:
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Set this value to the amount of credits you want to charge a user to change
the name of one of their planets.
Cost to change corporation name:
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Set this value to the amount of credits you want to charge a user to change
the name of their corporation.
Turn Config:
~~~~~~~~~~~
Allow buying turns:
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
If enabled this feature will allow users to buy additional turns each day.
Allow selling turns:
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
If enabled this feature will allow users to sell extra turns each day.
Allow saving turns:
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
If enabled this feature will allow users to deposit turns into a bank for
later use.
Cost per turn to buy:
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Set this value to the amount of credits you want to charge users to buy
additional turns.
Max turns allowed to buy per day:
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Set this value to the amount of turns a user can buy daily.
Max turns to sell per day:
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Set this value to the amount of turns a user can sell daily.
Cost per turn to sell:
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Set this value to the amount of credits you want to pay per turn.
Max turns to save:
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Set this value to the maximum amount of turns a user can save.
Max turns to store daily:
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Set this value to the maximum amount of turns a user can save daily.
Max turns to withdraw daily:
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Set this value to the maximum amount of turns a user can withdraw daily.
Investigation Config:
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Allow finding other traders:
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
If enabled this feature allows users to search and find other users.
Allow finding cloaked traders:
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
If enabled this feature allows users to search and find other users, even
those cloaked.
Cost to find a trader:
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Set this value to the amount of credits you want to charge a user to find
another user.
% chance that search will fail:
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Set this value to a number between 0 and 100. This number will be used
in determining the percentage used to determine if a search will succeed.
Set this number lower if you want users to have a better chance of finding
other users.
% chance of fail when cloaked:
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Set this value to a number between 0 and 100. This number will be used
in determining the percentage used to determine if a search will succeed in
finding a cloaked player. This number probably be set higher then 50
since it should logically be harder to find a cloaked planet.
Clear Navigational Hazards:
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Allow traders to clear navigational hazards:
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
If enabled this value will allow users to clear navigation hazards from a
sector.
Cost to clear a navigational hazard:
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Set this value to the amount of credits to charge a user for each percentage
point of hazard found in a sector.
Bank Config:
~~~~~~~~~~~
Allow payroll:
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
If enabled this feature will allow users who have met certain requirements
to receive a paycheck.
Allow users to save credits:
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
If enabled this feature will allow users to save and receive interest on
credits deposited in a bank.
Allow users to transfer credits:
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
If enabled this feature will allow users to transfer credits to any other
user.
Allow users to borrow credits:
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
If enabled this feature will allow users to borrow credits.
Minimum alignment to get paid:
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Set this value to the minimum alignment users need in order to receive a
paycheck.
Minimum experience to get paid:
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Set this value to the minimum experience users need in order to receive a
paycheck.
Amount between pay periods:
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Set this value to the amount of days a user must wait to receive his next
paycheck.
Amount of base pay:
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Set this value to the lowest amount of credits a user can earn for each
paycheck.
Rate of pay for each experience point:
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Set this value to the amount of credits to be paid for each experience point.
Rate of pay for each alignment point:
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Set this value to the amount of credits to be paid for each alignment point.
Maximum amount to pay per pay period:
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Set this value to the maximum amount of credits a user can earn on each
paycheck.
% interest rate for credits saved:
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Set this value to the amount you want to set the percentage paid for credits
saved.
Minimum amount to loan:
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Set this value to the lowest amount of credits a user can borrow.
Increase experience by what rate:
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Set this value to the amount of credits to pay for each experience point.
Increase alignment by what rate:
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Set this value to the amount of credits to pay for each alignment point.
Maximum amount to loan:
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Set this value to the maximum amount of credits users can borrow.
REGISTRATION
~~~~~~~~~~~~
This program is Shareware and does require registration. A limited 30 day
license is granted to the user to try out TradeWars Services. Continued
use after this time requires registration. The registration fee is $10.00
and will be valid for all future versions of this program.
LICENSE
~~~~~~~
This program may NOT be modified in any respect, for any purpose, and no
part of the program may be altered, removed, disassembled, or bypassed for
any reason.
You are free to distribute the publicly released version of this program as
long as the complete program is distributed, and you receive no
enumeration for the program.
WARRANTY
~~~~~~~~
This program is provided AS IS without any warranty, expressed or implied.
This includes without limitation the fitfulness for a particular purpose or
application and any warranties of merchantability.
While we have gone to great lengths to test this program, we shall not be
liable for any damages, from a failure of this program or accompanying
files to operate in a manner desired by the user. We shall not be liable
for any damage to data or property that may be caused directly or
indirectly by use of this product.
In no event will Tri-Write Development or its representatives be liable to
you for any damages, including lost profits, lost savings, or other
incidental or consequential damages arising out of your use or inability to
use the program, or for any claim by any other party. Individuals using
this software bear all risk as to its quality and performance.
Contacting the authors
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
If you encounter any problems, or if you have a suggestion for this program
then feel free to contact us at:
Tri-Write Development
P.O. Box 53
LaCrosse, IN 46348
or you can contact us via email/netmail at:
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