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- BEGIN, A Tactical Starship Simulation has been, or should be,
- uploaded to this BBS. It is the finest, most accurate Starship
- Simulation yet (or at least we hope it is).
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- Unlike almost all other "Trek" games, Begin does not employ the
- unrealistic "quadrant-sectors" or the "Mass Hoard of aliens" approach.
- Instead, all ships are created equal with intelligent enemy strategy
- being used to defeat the unsuspecting human player. For the novice
- player even a one-on-one scenario is quite a challenge.
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- Begin also features four different nations, Federation, Klingon,
- Romulan and Orion, with the human player becoming the nation of their
- choice. The program also provides for numerous ship classes of varying
- design for each of the different nation.
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- There are not any artificial "difficulty levels" in Begin. Instead
- if a player wishes for an easier scenario, they may command a fleet of
- up to seventeen ships against a smaller enemy force. For a more
- difficult scenario, one-on-nine is a more likely challenge.
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- Currently Begin will run on any video adapter including the IBM
- monochrome adapter although we recommend a color display.
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- We are currently planning Version 2.0 and are interested in your
- ideas. To make this exchange easier for all, we have set up the Micro
- Foundry BBS. It is an open board giving all callers 60 minutes with no
- uploads requirements.
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- If you are, or become, a Beginner, we hope to hear from you.
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- Tom Nelson
- Author, Begin
- Sysop, The Micro Foundry
- The Micro Foundry
- PO Box 610338 May 20, 1988
- San Jose, CA 95161
- (408) 258-3484
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