-It is stardate 2116. The Federation is being attacked by
-a deadly Klingon invasion force. As captain of the United
-Starship U.S.S. Enterprise, it is your mission to seek out
-and destroy this invasion force of 7 battle cruisers.
-You have an initial allotment of 14 stardates to complete
-your mission. As you proceed you may be given more time.
+Stardate 4176.
-You will have 4 supporting starbases.
-Starbase locations- d8 b6 f3 f2
+57 Klingons.
+An unknown number of Romulans.
+And one (GULP) Super-Commander.
+14 stardates.
+4 starbases in h5 d5 h8 b7
-The Enterprise is currently in Quadrant a2 Sector g9
+The Enterprise is currently in Quadrant g7 Sector e6
Good Luck!
+ YOU'LL NEED IT.
COMMAND> # SST2K version 2.7
-# Test use of death ray (successful)
-# recorded by esr@snark.thyrsus.com on Wed Aug 16 05:26:11 2023
-m a d1
-
-COMMAND> sh up
-Shields raised.
-COMMAND> chart
- STAR CHART FOR THE KNOWN GALAXY
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
-a | 102 <..8> ..1 ... ... ... ... ... |
-b | ..8 ..3 ..5 ... ... .1. ... ... |
-c | ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... |
-d | ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .1. |
-e | ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... |
-f | ... .1. .1. ... ... ... ... ... |
-g | ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... |
-h | ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... |
-
-COMMAND> m a a1 d10
-
-Ensign Chekov- "Course laid in, Captain."
-
-Entering Quadrant a1.
-
-Enemy attack reduces shield strength to 95%, torpedoes left 10
-COMMAND> deathray
+# Test death ray (successful)
+# recorded by esr@snark.thyrsus.com on Thu Aug 17 05:19:31 2023
+deathray
Spock- "Captain, the 'Experimental Death Ray'
is highly unpredictible. Considering the alternatives,
WHIRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR
Sulu- "Captain! It's working!"
-***Klingon at Sector a6 destroyed.
+***Klingon at Sector j8 destroyed.
+***Klingon at Sector h2 destroyed.
+***Klingon at Sector b4 destroyed.
+***Klingon at Sector b8 destroyed.
+***Klingon at Sector e9 destroyed.
Ensign Chekov- "Congratulations, Captain!"
Spock- "Captain, I believe the `Experimental Death Ray'
has been rendered nonfunctional."
Good Luck!
YOU'LL NEED IT.
COMMAND> # SST2K version 2.7
-# Test bad-guy movement code; demonstrate energy exhausion
+# Death ray failure (kaboom)
# recorded by esr@snark.thyrsus.com on Wed Aug 16 15:02:57 2023
chart
STAR CHART FOR THE KNOWN GALAXY
WHIRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR
Sulu- "Captain! It's working!"
+***RED ALERT! RED ALERT!
+***MATTER-ANTIMATTER IMPLOSION IMMINENT!
+
+***RED ALERT! RED A*L********************************
+******************************************************
+****************** KA-BOOM!!!! *******************
+******************************************************
+************ Entropy of Enterprise maximized *********
+******************************************************
***Klingon at Sector c2 destroyed.
***Commander at Sector b4 destroyed.
***Klingon at Sector e1 destroyed.
-***Klingon at Sector a8 destroyed.
-***Klingon at Sector h1 destroyed.
-***Klingon at Sector d4 destroyed.
-***Klingon at Sector c8 destroyed.
-***Klingon at Sector d9 destroyed.
-Ensign Chekov- "Congratulations, Captain!"
-Spock- "Captain, I believe the `Experimental Death Ray'
- has been rendered nonfunctional."
-COMMAND> chart
- STAR CHART FOR THE KNOWN GALAXY
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
-a | .1. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... |
-b | ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... |
-c | ..6 ..7 ..9 ..9 ... ... ... ... |
-d | ..4 ..6 ..9 ..5 ... ... ..8 ..4 |
-e | ..3 ..2 ..2 ..1 ..6 ... ..3 <..6> |
-f | ... ..1 ..1 102 605 ... 104 ..9 |
-g | ... ..6 ..4 .19 108 ... ... ... |
-h | ... ... ... ... .1. ... ... ... |
-
-COMMAND> sh down
-Shields lowered.
-COMMAND> m a i1
-
-COMMAND> m a e7 i10
-
-Ensign Chekov- "Course laid in, Captain."
-
-Entering Quadrant e7.
-COMMAND> chart
- STAR CHART FOR THE KNOWN GALAXY
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
-a | .1. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... |
-b | ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... |
-c | ..6 ..7 ..9 ..9 ... ... ... ... |
-d | ..4 ..6 ..9 ..5 ... ..2 ..8 ..4 |
-e | ..3 ..2 ..2 ..1 ..6 ..3 <..3> ..6 |
-f | ... ..1 ..1 102 605 ..5 104 ..9 |
-g | ... 106 ..4 .19 108 ... ... ... |
-h | ... ... ... ... .1. ... ... ... |
-
-COMMAND> m a f7 a10
-
-Ensign Chekov- "Course laid in, Captain."
-
-Entering Quadrant f7.
-
-72 unit hit from Klingon at i6
-
-
-Energy left 1067 shields down 23%, torpedoes left 7
-
-43 unit hit from Klingon at i6
-
-
-Energy left 1023 shields down 23%, torpedoes left 7
-COMMAND> torp 1 i6
-
-Torpedo track- b9
-***Star at Sector b9 unaffected by photon blast.
-
-41 unit hit from Klingon at i6
-
-
-Energy left 956 shields down 23%, torpedoes left 6
-COMMAND> m a f10
-
-
-48 unit hit from Klingon at i6
-
-
-Energy left 908 shields down 23%, torpedoes left 6
-COMMAND> torp 1 i6
-
-Torpedo track- g9 g8 h7
-i6
-***Klingon at Sector i6 destroyed.
-COMMAND> chart
- STAR CHART FOR THE KNOWN GALAXY
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
-a | .1. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... |
-b | ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... |
-c | ..6 ..7 ..9 ..9 ... ... ... ... |
-d | ..4 ..6 ..9 ..5 ... ..2 ..8 ..4 |
-e | ..3 ..2 ..2 ..1 ..6 ..3 ..3 ..6 |
-f | ... ..1 ..1 102 605 ..5 <..4> ..9 |
-g | ... ..6 ..4 .19 108 ..4 502 ..9 |
-h | ... ... ... ... .1. ... ... ... |
-
-COMMAND> sh down
-Shields already down.
-COMMAND> m a f1
-
-
-[ANNOUNCEMENT ARRIVING...]
-Lt. Uhura- "Captain, Starfleet Intelligence reports
- the Super-commander is in Quadrant e1.
-COMMAND> chart
- STAR CHART FOR THE KNOWN GALAXY
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
-a | .1. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... |
-b | ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... |
-c | ..6 ..7 ..9 ..9 ... ... ... ... |
-d | ..4 ..6 ..9 ..5 ... ..2 ..8 ..4 |
-e | 103 ..2 ..2 ..1 ..6 ..3 ..3 ..6 |
-f | ... ..1 ..1 102 605 ..5 <..4> ..9 |
-g | ... ..6 ..4 .19 108 ..4 502 ..9 |
-h | ... ... ... ... .1. ... ... ... |
+[CONTINUE?]
-COMMAND> m a h5 a10
-Ensign Chekov- "Course laid in, Captain."
-Entering Quadrant h5.
-COMMAND> m a e3
-Enterprise blocked by object at c6;
-Emergency stop required 125 units of energy.
-Collision detected
-COMMAND> m a e7
-COMMAND> m a e3
-COMMAND> dock
-Docked.
-COMMAND> damage
-DEVICE REPAIR TIMES
- IN FLIGHT DOCKED
- Computer 2.80 0.69
- Death Ray 40.00 9.99
-COMMAND> rest
-How long? 3
-[ANNOUNCEMENT ARRIVING...]
-Lt. Uhura- "Captain, Starfleet Intelligence reports
- the Super-commander is in Quadrant f3.
-[ANNOUNCEMENT ARRIVING...]
-Lt. Uhura- "Captain, Starfleet Intelligence reports
- the Super-commander is in Quadrant e4.
-[ANNOUNCEMENT ARRIVING...]
-Lt. Uhura- "Captain, Starfleet Intelligence reports
- the Super-commander is in Quadrant d6.
-11 stardates left.
-COMMAND> damage
-DEVICE REPAIR TIMES
- IN FLIGHT DOCKED
- Death Ray 40.00 9.99
-COMMAND> r 1
-UNRECOGNIZED REQUEST. Legal requests are:
- date, condition, position, lsupport, warpfactor,
- energy, torpedoes, shields, klingons, system, time.
-COMMAND> rest
-How long? 1
-[ANNOUNCEMENT ARRIVING...]
-Lt. Uhura- "Captain, Starfleet Intelligence reports
- the Super-commander is in Quadrant f8.
-Uhura- Captain, Medusa in Quadrant g5 reports it is under attack
-by a Klingon invasion fleet.
-Mr. Spock- "Captain, shall we cancel the rest period?"y
-10 stardates left.
-COMMAND> m a a5
-COMMAND> sh up
-Shields raised.
-COMMAND> m a g5 j5
-Ensign Chekov- "Course laid in, Captain."
-Entering Quadrant g5.
-Enemy attack reduces shield strength to 98%, torpedoes left 10
-Enemy attack reduces shield strength to 97%, torpedoes left 10
-COMMAND> phasers
-Weapons Officer Sulu- "High-speed shield control enabled, sir."
-Manual or automatic? a
-Phasers locked on target. Energy available: 4669.10
-340 units required. Units to fire= 340
-Shields lowered.
-174 unit hit on Klingon at Sector a9
-***Klingon at Sector a9 destroyed.
-Shields raised.
-COMMAND> planets
-
-Spock- "Planet report follows, Captain."
-
-No information available.
-COMMAND> sh down
-Shields lowered.
-COMMAND> m a c4
-COMMAND> m a a4
-
-COMMAND> sh up
-Shields raised.
-COMMAND> m a f5 j4
-
-Ensign Chekov- "Course laid in, Captain."
-Entering Quadrant f5.
-Enemy attack reduces shield strength to 77%, torpedoes left 10
-
-37 unit hit from Klingon at g3
-
-23 unit hit from Klingon at c4
-
-27 unit hit from Klingon at c8
-
-
-Energy left 4076 shields up 65%, torpedoes left 10
-COMMAND> phasers
-
-Weapons Officer Sulu- "High-speed shield control enabled, sir."
-Manual or automatic? a
-Phasers locked on target. Energy available: 3851.85
-1851 units required. Units to fire= 1851
-
-Shields lowered.
-
-168 unit hit on Klingon at Sector g3
-***Klingon at Sector g3 destroyed.
-240 unit hit on Klingon at Sector c4
-***Klingon at Sector c4 destroyed.
-213 unit hit on Klingon at Sector c8
+***Klingon at Sector a8 destroyed.
+***Klingon at Sector h1 destroyed.
+***Klingon at Sector d4 destroyed.
***Klingon at Sector c8 destroyed.
-224 unit hit on Klingon at Sector b7
-***Klingon at Sector b7 destroyed.
-825 expended on empty space.
-
-Shields raised.
-
-12 unit hit from Klingon at a4
-
-13 unit hit from Klingon at a1
-
-
-Energy left 1975 shields up 63%, torpedoes left 10
-COMMAND> phasers
-
-Weapons Officer Sulu- "High-speed shield control enabled, sir."
-Manual or automatic? a
-Phasers locked on target. Energy available: 1775.72
-491 units required. Units to fire= 491
-
-Shields lowered.
-
-101 unit hit on Klingon at Sector a4
-***Klingon at Sector a4 destroyed.
-18 unit hit on Klingon at Sector a1
-239 expended on empty space.
-
-Shields raised.
-
-9 unit hit from Klingon at a1
-
-
-Energy left 1275 shields up 63%, torpedoes left 10
-COMMAND> m a c7
-
-
-8 unit hit from Klingon at a1
-
-
-Energy left 1266 shields up 62%, torpedoes left 10
-COMMAND> torp 1 a1
-
-Torpedo track- c6 b5 b4
-b3 b2 a1
-***Klingon at Sector a1 destroyed.
-COMMAND> sh down
-Shields lowered.
-COMMAND> m a c1
-
-COMMAND> sh up
-Shields raised.
-COMMAND> m a f4 c10
-
-Ensign Chekov- "Course laid in, Captain."
-
-Entering Quadrant f4.
-
-84 unit hit from Klingon at f1
-
-
-Energy left 866 shields up 58%, torpedoes left 9
-
-87 unit hit from Klingon at f1
-
-
-Energy left 778 shields up 54%, torpedoes left 9
-COMMAND> torp 1 f1
-
-Torpedo track- c9 d8 d7
-d6 e5 e4 e3 f2
-f1
-***Commander at Sector f1 damaged-- displaced by blast to Sector f10
-*** Klingon from Sector i10 retreats to Sector i10.
-
-6 unit hit from Klingon at i10
-
-
-Energy left 747 shields up 53%, torpedoes left 8
-COMMAND> torp 1 i10
-
-Torpedo track- d10 e10 f10
-g10 h10 i10
-***Klingon at Sector i10 destroyed.
-COMMAND> chart
- STAR CHART FOR THE KNOWN GALAXY
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
-a | .1. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... |
-b | ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... |
-c | ..6 ..7 ..9 ..9 ... ... ... ... |
-d | ..4 ..6 ..9 ..5 ... ..2 ..8 ..4 |
-e | ..3 ..2 ..2 ..1 ..6 ..3 ..3 ..6 |
-f | ... ..1 ..1 <..2> ..5 ..5 ..4 ..9 |
-g | ... ..6 ..4 .19 ..8 ..4 502 ..9 |
-h | ... ... ... 205 112 504 ... ... |
-
-COMMAND> m a h5 a1
-
-Ensign Chekov- "Course laid in, Captain."
-
-Entering Quadrant h5.
-
-195 unit hit from Klingon at a8
-
-
-Energy left 551 shields up 46%, torpedoes left 7
-
-346 unit hit from Klingon at a8
-
-***CRITICAL HIT--S. R. Sensors damaged.
-
-Energy left 205 shields up 37%, torpedoes left 7
-
+***Klingon at Sector d9 destroyed.
-It is stardate 4738.4.
-Your energy supply is exhausted.
+It is stardate 4731.3.
-Your starship is a derelict in space.
+Your starship is now an expanding cloud of subatomic particles
The Federation will be destroyed.
-[CONTINUE?]
+Your score --
+ 11 ordinary Klingons destroyed 110
+ 2 Klingon commanders destroyed 100
+ 7.96 Klingons per stardate 3979
+ 9 casualties incurred -9
+ 1 ship(s) lost or destroyed -100
+Penalty for getting yourself killed -200
+TOTAL SCORE 3880
+May the Great Bird of the Galaxy roost upon your home planet.
+[CONTINUE?]
-Your score --
- 20 ordinary Klingons destroyed 200
- 2 Klingon commanders destroyed 100
- 2.53 Klingons per stardate 1267
- 9 casualties incurred -9
- 1 ship(s) lost or destroyed -100
-Penalty for getting yourself killed -200
-TOTAL SCORE 1258
-May the Great Bird of the Galaxy roost upon your home planet.