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The Bargain Hunter V2.0
For
Trade Wars 2002 V1.00+
by
Dave Noel
INTRODUCTION
Welcome to The Bargain Hunter! If you are an avid
Trade Wars 2002 player I think you will like this support
program. When I played Trade Wars 2002 I very quickly
accumulated a piece of paper with pairs of sectors numbers
that contained ports selling what the other was buying.
Soon I had a messy piece of paper with tons of numbers on
it. To make it even worse I was playing the game on several
different BBS's. Wanting to rid myself of this mess and to
optimize my trading I came up with The Bargain Hunter.
The purpose of this program is to find the best trade
routes in your Trade Wars 2002 game. What I mean by the
best is two ports that are located in adjacent sectors that
are both selling a product that the other is buying. After
the routes are found The Bargain Hunter will write them to a
file which you can print out from DOS or an ASCII editor.
DISTRIBUTION
You may distribute The Bargain Hunter free of charge
provided that no charge is levied.
You may distribute The Bargain Hunter provided that no
changes are made to the program or documentation.
DISCLAIMER
Dave Noel provides The Bargain Hunter software package
as is. I shall in no way be responsible for any damages to
your computer system nor the data stored therein.
OPERATION
To execute this program you must be playing a game on
version 1.0 or higher. First run your favorite Terminal
software, log onto the BBS and start playing Trade Wars
2002. Type C at the main prompt to initiate the Crai XXV
OnBoard Computer. At this point shell to DOS and execute
the batch file I have included called TBH.BAT. It looks
like this : @ECHO OFF
TBH2002.EXE
NOTE! Do not attempt to execute TBH2002.EXE directly it
has a tendency to make your terminal program lockup and you
will have to reload it. I recommend that you install this
batch file as an external protocol or as a hot-Key in your
terminal software for more convenient use and to retain
starship appearance.
When TBH loads it will ask you a few simple setup
questions.
What com port you are using
(only 1 and 2 are supported)
Current baud rate
(300,1200,2400,4800,9600,19200, or 38400),
Parity (none, even, or odd)
Stopbits(1 or 2)
Databits(5 through 8)
Name of file to store results in
I suggest naming it similar to the name of the
BBS the game is on.
NOTE! Data file must not contain a path. TBH
will also add the extension '.TBH'
Produce full port report. (Registered Ver. only)
If set to yes information about what is being
bought and sold is also recorded to the data
file along with some other information.
After these questions are answered TBH will engage the
Crai XXV OnBoard Computer of your Starship and download
information about the ports you have seen and sectors you
have visited. After TBH finishes downloading this
information, it searches the data and links together
starports that will produce the largest financial gain with
the least number of turns. TBH will then write the report
of linked sectors to your specified data file and return you
to the Computer menu of 2002.
NOTE! TBH will only be able to create a report for your
known universe. It will not create a report for
unexplored space.
SUPPORT
I have only tested this version at 1200/2400 8N1 I am
not sure how it will operate at higher speeds (I am not as
fortunate as some to own a 9600+ baud modem). If you find
any bugs please let me know. I will do what I can to fix
them. I can be reached via BITNET DCN1@LEHIGH or at the
addresses listed later in this file
REGISTRATION
If you register your copy of The Bargain Hunter you
will have other options available to you.
They are :
1. As I mentioned before registered users will be able
to create A full Port report along with a quick one. Look
at the included SAMPLE.TBH file for an example.
2. The StarDate is written to the header of all '.TBH'
files. This is very useful in determining when The Bargain
Hunter was last executed.
3. Another data file will be written to your disk with
the extension '.888'. This file will contain the sector
numbers of all the class 8 ports in your known universe
sorted from least warps out of that sector to the most. If
you ever wanted to create the ultimate trading planet, this
option will solve your problems. Look at SAMPLE.888 for an
example.
4. A new program has been added to TBH package. It is
called The Space Walker 2002. This program makes a giant
leap forward in the game play of Trade Wars 2002. If you
ever ran out of turns for the day and still wanted to roam
the galaxy, this program is for you. It allows you to move
through your known universe while off-line. You might want
to use this in conjunction with the class 8 port report to
find a very secluded part of the galaxy for a planet, or
just to get a better feel of how the sectors are
interconnected in your particular game. To use this program
just run your registered version of TBH on your favorite
BBS. TBH will then write a datafile called
'File_name_entered_by_you.SPW'. Then when off-line execute
SPW2002 and type in the file name you entered when prompted
by TBH(Do not enter the extension). When in emulation mode
SPW2002 will display the sector number you are in, any port
information in that sector, and the warps out of that
sector. Sectors you have not visited are in red and ones
you have seen are in blue. One important thing about
SPW2002 is that you can jump to any sector you have been
to(similar to TransWarp.) So for example if you are in
sector 45 which only has a warp to 78 you could type in 235
and you would be there.
These are the Registered options to TBH. More options
are being created at this very moment, So if you register
now you will be registered for all new options added to
future releases of TBH. To register your copy please fill
out the inclosed order form and send to one of the following
addresses along with a self addressed stamped envelope and
$3 for the one key or $5 for two keys.
AUG 20-MAY 10 :
Dave Noel
Lehigh University
U.C. #29 BOX F18
Bethlehem, PA 18015
or
MAY11-AUG 19 :
Dave Noel
14 Christine Drive
Atkinson, NH 03811
NOTE! If you sent in a donation of $2 before AUG 15 1991
send in the enclosed order form with two names and I
will send you two keys free of charge.
Good Luck Battling the Ferrengi
Dave Noel
Trade Wars 2002 is (C) Copyrighted 1990, 1991 under the
names of Gary & Mary Ann Martin
Martech Software, Inc (TM)