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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.