Tool Bar

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Toolbar Icons from left to right.

Open RST File: Unpacks a RST file from the HOST program and creates a WAR file.

Open WAR File: Opens any WAR file in your WAR directory..

Close WAR File: Closes the WAR file saving any commands that you have placed.

Make TRN File: Using the current Open WAR file makes a TRN file that is to be sent to the HOST program. The TRN files has all your new commands.

Also See: File Types and What They Do

Large Star Map: The main map. The map is used to select objects for the space command panel. Shows all visible object in space and can be used to change way points.

Mini Map: A small radar view that displays the whole universe and the positions of the hammer and anvil objects.

Space Command Panel: The panel that is used to select objects, and access their command and information screens.

Zoom In: Works on the main star map

Zoom Out Works on the main star map

Magnetic Way Point Locking: Works on way points for ships and fighter wings. When depressed (green) the way points on the main star map will snap to the nearest object when dragged and dropped. When not depressed the way points will stay anywhere you drop them, even if it is in deep space.

Scroll Pad: Causes the scroll pad and magnify power bar to appear on the main star map in the lower right corner.

Quick Way Point: If the current hammer object is a ship or a fighter wing that you are able to give commands to this button will cause a way point to appear at near the ship. After that first way point appears you can drag and drop it anywhere on the main star map. To quickly lay in a complex course hit quick way point, drag the way point to the most distant place you want the ship to travel to, then drag the mid points (blue squares with yellow triangles) to all the places in between you want the ship to travel to.

Auto Hammer (or Anvil): If you have the hammer select or anvil select depressed on the space command panel and this button is depressed ( green ), any object that you click on in the main star map will be instantly loaded into the hammer object or anvil object slot. This option is most commonly used with the hammer select depressed and the HUD option on the main star map on, to use just the star map alone to view ship and wing statuses in the main star maps HUD display.

Draw Virtual Point On The Map: When depressed your next click on the main star map will be a virtual point in space. You can draw the point anywhere on the map. Once you draw one point the button will pop back up. You will need to depress it again to draw another virtual point. The virtual points you draw only you will be able to see, they are saved from turn to turn. You can use them as a marker for navigation in deep space, so that you have a group of ships all converging on the same point in deep space were there is currently nothing. The command screen of the virtual point allows you to delete the point or transform it into a message buoy that any race you select can see.

Tracker Trails: When clicked the main star maps will display trails behind all the objects on the map displaying every where they have been in the last 10 turns. As soon as you click on the map again the trails will all be erased to cut down on map clutter.

Notepad: Your personal notepad. You can write a note for any object on the map. When you have a note on an object the object will have a white flag sticking out of it. You also have the option of sticking a red green and yellow flag in the object. The flags are saved from turn to turn and you are the only one that will ever see the note.

Read Incoming Messages: Allows you to read messages from other race leader and from members of your own race that are have really important problems, events or news. The more uninteresting events will show up in the object logs and not the incoming messages.

Transmit A Message: If you have an object that has a sub space transmitter ( ship or base ) you can send a message to another race. They will know what position the message was transmitted from. . .

Pending Orders: When a base places an order to form a new fighter wing, build a new ship or buy contraband on the black market the pending orders panel can be used to cancel the order if you change your mind. The pending order panel will allow you to review all orders before you decide to cancel any of them. The pending orders button is only active when the current hammer object has pending orders.

Central Command: The central command for your race, you can buy tech levels , order your spies to spy and enter your leader ' s name for all to see.

Data Grid: Sorts objects by many different types and attributes. You could, for instance, sort all the ships by the ones with the least amount of fuel. You can select them as your current hammer object using the grid screen and then give them new orders.

Hot Sheets: Holds lists of objects that you want to keep an eye on. Like a list of ships that were seen near your space that you want to track of or a list of your ships that are out of fuel and need help. You can name the lists and add and delete objects at any time.

Video Combat Recorder: Shows you the big fights. Has a report screen that breaks the fight down into detail.