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1 Hello. In the netrek game you were participating the server ejected you
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2 because you failed to pass a cluecheck. The Cluecheck is a simple thing
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3 which the server sends to your message board, requesting a reply. It is
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4 done because reading and responding to messages is such an important
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5 aspect of the game. When players do not read and respond to messages it
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6 is not only frustrating to those who do, but annoying as well. Therefore
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7 the server will prompt you with a message somewhere during the first
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8 30 minutes of the game, which may look something like:
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10 *******************************************************************************
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11 ***! Cluecheck !**! Cluecheck !**! Cluecheck !**! Cluecheck !**! Cluecheck !***
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12 Send yourself: "cluecheck impulse"
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13 Answer within 5 minutes or be ejected from the game.
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14 *******************************************************************************
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16 The 'cluephrase' is the word after "cluecheck", and it does change each time.
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17 Incase you do not know how to send a message to yourself, the following
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18 has been included in this mail message (from pippin's MOTD):
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20 Messages
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21 --------
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23 Messages are the root to playing in Netrek. The game is designed to use a
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24 high element of teamwork. You _CAN_ survive without working as a team, but
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25 those who learn to work together using the "buddy" system usually stomp
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26 across the galaxy. All communication between players uses the message
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27 system.
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30 There are several 'boards' to the messages system. The main board
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31 is the ALL board. Any message sent to this will be seen by everybody.
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32 Following the ALL boards are the team boards, the GOD board, and lastly
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33 the personal board. To send message to any board, place the cursor in a
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34 message window. To specify the board use any of the following keys:
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36 'A' -> ALL board 'F' -> FED board
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37 'R' -> ROM board 'K' -> KLI board
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38 'O' -> ORI board 'G' -> GOD board (these are logged)
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40 Any lowercase number/character relative to a players connection is used
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41 as a reference for that player's personal board (i.e. player F4 would be
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42 a FED on connection 4).
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44 NOTE: Because using the message board is so important the server will
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45 send a Cluecheck to each player. Simply reply as it requests to avoid
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46 getting ejected from the game. You have 5 minutes to reply so do not
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47 panic. Keep in mind, the server will not run a cluecheck on you
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48 when you immediately log in, but rather at a random later time.
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50 The message board should open when the client is turned on, and is located
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51 as a small window below your tactical. Incase it is not turned on, it can
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52 be opened with they '?' key (unless your keymap has been changed).
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54 I hope this message was of service.