Overview
Overview
Overview
Overview
General - Updated Features
General - Updated Features
General
New Features
Go Integrated chat
Go "Who's Playing"
Go Real-time messaging
Go Global messaging
Go NavPoints
Go Quick-stats
Go "Backtrack" key
 
Updated Features
Go Interactive Combat
Go Cooperative play
Go Real-time ship movement
Go Independent Alien, Ferrengi, and Feds
Go Turn recovery every hour
Go Daily taxation
Go Real-time stats
Go "New Mail" notification
Go Stabilized planet and port updates
Go Works with DOS & MBBS helpers
 
Integrated Chat
 
Talk to other players through the three globally accessible chat functions or a fourth available at the Lost Trader's Tavern.  Send one-line quick messages, or enter a line-wrapping multiple line mode (perfect for those sessions when you'd rather talk than work). 

Federation Comm-Link Help 

    Messages sent over the Fed Comm-Link will be visible to all players unless they've disable the channel. 
Sub-Space Radio Help 
    Messages are sent over a specified radio frequency.  This is useful for corporate conferences.  Conversations are semi-private, but be wary of channel surfers…
Hailing Frequencies Help 
    Use this feature to communicate directly to another player on a secured channel.  A two-way comm-link can be established through this function if both players open the channel.
Tavern Chat Help 
    Engage in conversation at the Lost Trader's Tavern.  A good place for corporate meetings, but you never know who's lurking in the crowd…
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"Who's Playing" List Help
 
 
Display a list of all online players.  For example, 
 
Who's Playing
  
Private John 
Captain Gary
  
There may be many more players in the game, but these are the "live" players. 
  
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Real-time Messaging
 
The Trade Wars universe is more "alive" than ever, as other online players, Feds, Ferrengi, and Alien Traders carry out their business.  With real-time notification, you'll be aware of all activity within your current sector. 
  
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Global Messaging
 
There's no longer a need to quit what you're doing to receive or send messages.  Notifications are displayed from most menus and prompts, and the chat functions can be accessed globally.  There are some exceptions.  For example, you won't receive notification of events in your sector when on a port or a planet (unless you're in a Citadel with a Combat Computer). 
  
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NavPoints
 
Navigation has been simplified with the addition of the NavPoint menus. 

Set NavPoints Help 

    Use this option to assign a sector to one of four programmable NavPoints.
Move to NavPoint Help 
    This option displays a list of all player assigned NavPoints, Terra sector, and StarDock (at SysOp's discretion).  NavPoint sectors in FedSpace, or those containing at least one deployed fighter, are displayed with a current status report that includes planets and ports.  Selecting one of the listed NavPoints will lay in a course for that destination.
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Quick-stats Help
 
This new global was added to put your player stats at your fingertips, wherever you might need them.  Simply type </> from any prompt for a compact, 3 to 5 line overview of your Trader. 

As an alternative, you can toggle the Computer/Personal Settings/Persistent Info Display on.  This will display the information at the top of the screen.  Typing </> with this setting active will toggle the display on and off. 
  

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"Backtrack" Key Help
 
Another feature to simplify navigation is the "backtrack" key.  Use this command to retreat to the previously occupied sector.  When trading adjacent port-pairs, this command is quite useful. 
  
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New Features
Go Auto v2 to v3 data conversion
Go Fossil driver support
Go Modify real-time move delays for all player ships
Go Self-cleaning real-time message file
Go Online system status report
 
Updated Features
Go TEDIT and EXTERN run concurrently with Trade Wars sessions
Go Separate message and mail files
Go Alien, Ferrengi, and Fed processing distributed
Go Some player activities limited to once daily
Go Improved TEDIT prompting
Go Various code optimizations
 
 
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General - Updated Features
General - Updated Features