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First entry of Paradise Server 2.9 patch 10 Beta

author	darius
date	Sat, 06 Dec 1997 04:37:01 +0000
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+This file is etc/motd
+help files further into the motd
+Admin: me <me@mymachine.world>
+mymachine.world is a Sparc 10 with 32 Megs ram running Solaris (SunOS 5.3)
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+Help on ANY aspect of paradise is available via WWW access:
+http://www.cis.ufl.edu/~thoth/paradise
+You can ftp new clients from both:
+ftp://ftp.cis.ufl.edu:/pub/netrek.paradise/ntparadise.[version].[system].gz
+ftp://ftp.reed.edu:/mirrors/netrek.paradise/ntparadise.[version].[system].gz
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+Planets
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+Planets are the core of the game.  Defense of a planet is important.  However,
+different planets have different values depending upon their attributes.  To
+find out the attributes type 'i' (the Info key) while the mouse is on the
+planet.  You will see a window similar to:
+Name
+The planet's Name
+Owner
+Which team owns the planet (Black
+and White Monitors use this).
+Armies
+How many armies are on that planet.
+You must always have at least 3 armies
+on a planet, or you take a risk of loosing it to a revolution.  Any
+armies above 4 show up on the map.
+Resources
+Resources are current variables to the planet which CAN and do change
+through the play of the game.  Resources are linked with a surface
+attribute (srfc).  For an attribute to appear the surface must be
+available on the planet.  Resouces can be destroyed by continual
+bombing of a planet, after excess armies have been destroyed.  All
+Resources which can appear are:
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+RPR: Repair Station.  These will raise the repair rate of your ship
+if you orbit the planet and enter repair mode (repair mode is
+entered through the 'R' key).  Repair Stations require Metal
+deposits on a planet ('M').
+FUEL: Fuel Station.  Fuel Stations quickly refuel the ship (rather
+than waiting for the recharge).  Fuel Stations require
+Dylithium deposits ('D').
+AGRI: Agricultural planets.  This is somewhat of a misleading name.
+An AGRI planet will boost army production (when in reality
+the planets which would boost army production would be metro
+planets).  Agricultural planets require Arable Land ('A').
+SHPYD: The Shipyard.  Shipyards are entrance points for players.
+A Shipyard cannot appear unless a Repair Station is available.
+Shipyards, as Repair Stations, require Metal deposits on the
+planet ('M').
+NOTE: Player entry is figured by taking first the most valuble
+Shipyard, or, if no Shipyards are available, it is the
+most valuble planet.  Armies and resources are taken
+into consideration when figuring the most valuble planet.
+_If you refit on a planet it becomes your home port_, and
+you appear there until the Shipyard is destroyed or you
+refit elsewhere.
+Atmospheres
+The Atmosphere of a planet effects the Army production rate.  The
+best Atmosphere to have is a Standard Atmosphere.  Toxic Atmospheres
+are the lest favorable, and can actually destroy armies after a certain
+number of them exist.  Atmospheres are:
+STND (Standard), THIN (Thin), TNTD (Tainted), and TOXC (Toxic)
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+Surface
+The Surface of a planet defines what Resources can be developed upon
+it.  If a surface type does not exist, that relative Resource can
+never be developed there.  Surface types are:
+D = Dilithium deposits (Fuel--usually poisons the atmosphere to Toxic)
+M = Metal deposits (Repair/Shipyard)
+A = Arable land (AGRI)
+Time
+The time since your team last recieved an update on the planet.  Planets
+do not instantly update, your team must make a physical effort to get
+updates.  To do this each ship has a scaner.  Due to the fragility and
+expense of the equipment scanner ranges for war vehicles are rather
+limited, usually not extending past their shields, with the exception
+of scouts who have a much larger increased range (Bases also have a larger
+scanner).
+NOTE: Scouting is _EXTREMELY_ important!  Enemies can take planets and
+your team can be completely unaware of it.  Have one roving scout AT
+LEAST every 5 minutes.  If you wonder which planets have been scouted
+lately, toggle the galactic map until there are solid, grayed, and
+empty planets.  This is the scout display.  Solid planets represent
+those which information is so old it is obviously unreliable.  Open
+planets represent those where the information is generally reliable.
+Visit
+Visit represents which teams have gotten information on that planet, at
+some point in the game.
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+Movement
+--------
+There are 3 different engines available on most ships, which in return
+provide 3 different speed types.  They are Impulse, Warp and
+Afterburners.
+Impulse
+Impulse is the speed used while in regular combat.  It is suggested
+that you dogfight at slightly lower than normal cruising speed to
+give you greater maneuverability and higher fuel recharge.
+Impulse speeds are regulated by the 0-1 keys as well as ^number (for
+speeds higher than 9).  The Greater and Less than signs will adjust
+impulse speed by one poing relatively.
+Warp
+Warp is a set rate for each ship.  It is a quick way of getting
+somewhere without intense fuel consumption and engine temp.
+Warp is actually figured in two segments.  There is the initialize
+time, where you wait at a low idle speed while the warp coils
+build up energy, followed by the actual transport period.  While
+in either stages of Warp a ship cannot fire nor cloak.
+Warp is initialized with '-'.  Warp engagement can be suspended
+in the initialization stage with '^-' (control minus) and engaged
+after a pause with the same key ('^-').
+While in warp initialization a tractor or pressor will disrupt
+the process, causing a ship to drop into impulse speeds.
+NOTE: Warp is not transwarp, please do not call it such.
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+Afterburners
+Afterburners can be extremely handy when in a dogfight, however they
+require a high level of skill to use without burning up a ships
+engines.  Afterburners are engaged with the ` key and disengaged
+by initiating any Impulse speed.
+Messages
+--------
+Messages are the root to playing in Netrek.  The game is designed to use a
+high element of teamwork.  You _CAN_ survive without working as a team, but
+those who learn to work together using the "buddy" system usually stomp
+across the galaxy.  All communication between players uses the message
+system.
+There are several 'boards' to the messages system.  The main board
+is the ALL board.  Any message sent to this will be seen by everybody.
+Following the ALL boards are the team boards, the GOD board, and lastly
+the personal board.  To send message to any board, place the cursor in a
+message window.  To specify the board use any of the following keys:
+'A'  -> ALL board                'F' -> FED board
+'R'  -> ROM board                'K' -> KLI board
+'O'  -> ORI board                'G' -> GOD board (these are logged)
+Any lowercase number/character relative to a players connection is used
+as a reference for that player's personal board (i.e. player F4 would be
+a FED on connection 4).
+NOTE: Because using the message board is so important the server will
+send a Cluecheck to each player.  Simply reply as it requests to avoid
+getting ejected from the game.  You have 5 minutes to reply so do not
+panic.  Keep in mind, the server will not run a cluecheck on you
+when you immediately log in, but rather at a random later time.
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+Lingo
+Once you begin reading messages you will see lots of terms which
+may seem unfamiliar.  This is a quick overview of the most common:
+OGG: to attack or suicide a specific person (ie: OGG 4! means to kill
+player 4 using every means possible (suicide if you must))
+<player> ++  means that the player <player> is carrying armies (ie: 4++)
+STONEAGE: to bomb EVERYTHING off a planet, including ALL the resources.
+Planet references are usually done with: <planet>:<star> (ie: Cla:Sol)
+Player location are said as: <player>@<planet>:<star> (ie: 4@Cla:Sol)
+SCUM: somebody who does 1 thing above all else, often equated with
+planet scumming (taking planets with fervor).
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+Ramblings
+---------
+* The idea of the game is to conquer the other race.  Taking
+planets on the periphery which are nowhere NEAR the frontline is simply
+a waste of time, and is considered 'scummy' and 'twinkish'.
+* If somebody does something which frustrates the hell out of you, rather
+than getting pissed and quitting, study how they do it, and try to repeat
+the same maneuver on them.
+* Paradise (NetrekII) is not Netrek
+* Netrek is not Startrek (nor is it Starfleet battles (not the comp game))
+* the rule of attrition:  In paradise EVERYTHING will wear down after a
+while.  All you have to do is keep the heat on.  IF the enemy is placing
+the heat on you, do NOT take a defensive position and try to dig trenches,
+it wont work!  Take the offensive immediately, get in their faces, bomb
+their planets, SCREW THEM!  Only by doing this can you win.
+* The buddy system is the key to stomping across the galaxy, work as a
+team.
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